Projects
Our projects span from the field to the lab to the cloud. Dive into our past, present, and emerging projects exploring the evolutionary ecology of the gut microbiome and animal cognition. We combine fieldwork, lab-based techniques, and advanced analytics to tackle big questions—using autonomous data collection, molecular and microbiological methods, next-generation sequencing, and cutting-edge tools in bioinformatics, machine learning, and statistical modelling.
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Our advanced data collection tools have uncovered previously undescribed cognitive abilities in wild birds.
We apply dietary, antibiotic and microbial strain interventions to causally identify how gut microbiomes influence hosts while maintaining ecological validity.
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Using computerised feeders and nestboxes, we autonomously collect behavioural data from wild birds in real time. These data fuel analyses of individual variation, supported by machine learning and advanced data science.
By studying animals in the wild, we explore how differences in behaviour, cognition, and the gut microbiome shape survival and life history in a changing world.