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Behavioural &
Ecological Physiology Research Group
School of Biosciences
The University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TT, UK
Ph: +44 (0) 121 414 3822
Fax: +44 (0) 121 414 5925
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The behavioural and ecological
physiology research group is currently focused on investigating the
physiology, energetics and behaviour of a range of aquatic birds.
Species currently under investigation include barnacle geese, macaroni,
little and king penguins, great cormorants and black-browed albatrosses.
These studies
are conducted both in the lab at the University of Birmingham, and
in the field at Crozet, South Georgia, Svalbard, Australia, and
Brazil.
Our group
pioneered the use of implantable heart rate data loggers to obtain
long-term metabolic rate estimates of free-ranging animals.
Previously,
members of the group have studied tufted ducks, south-georgian
shags, common eiders and gentoo penguins, as well as fur seals,
marine iguanas and the brown trout.
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