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Dr Theoni Photopoulou
Newton International Fellow
I am a quantitative ecologist with a background in marine and environmental biology and statistics. I am interested in the movement ecology of animals - mainly swimming, diving and flying animals. More generally, I like using statistical methods to learn about pattern and process in the ecology and biology of animals.
During my Newton International Fellowship at the University of St Andrews I will be looking at the effects of ocean properties on the movement ecology of Weddell seals under the project title EMEWS. There is a strong methods development and implementation focus for this project, particularly time series models for animal movement.
For more information on my news, latest publications, and research projects please see my personal webpage.
Research Overview:
I am a quantitative ecologist with a background in marine and environmental biology and statistics. I like using statistical methods to learn about pattern and process in the ecology and biology of animals in general, but my main interest is the movement ecology of animals – mainly flying, swimming and diving animals.
For my Newton International Fellowship I am working on adapting and developing methods for better understanding the diving ecology of a truly Antarctic, ice dependent species, the Weddell seal. Using statistical methods for information collected through time, I am looking at how diving behaviour changes over time in individual seals, and how that relates to the oceanographic features they are experiencing in the Weddell Sea, a part of the Southern Ocean that is regarded as a sentinel for climate change.
15 (of 15 /dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/status/published available) for tp14. (source: University of St Andrews PURE)
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 2020 vol. 287
Royal Society Open Science 2019 vol. 6
Nature Ecology and Evolution 2018 vol. 2 pp. 773-774
Movement Ecology 2018 vol. 6
Ecology and Evolution 2018 vol. Early View
Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2017 vol. 8 pp. 161-173
Ecology 2017 vol. 98 pp. 1932-1944
Frontiers in Zoology 2017 vol. 14
PLoS ONE 2016 vol. 11
2015
Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2015 vol. 6 pp. 278-288
Animal Biotelemetry 2015 vol. 3
Marine Mammal Science 2014 vol. 30 pp. 923–938
African Journal of Marine Science 2012 vol. 33 pp. 393-401
Contact Details:
Dr Theoni PhotopoulouScottish Oceans Institute
East Sands
University of St Andrews
St Andrews
KY16 8LB
Fife
UK
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room: 2.12 / CREEM 202
email: tp14@st-andrews.ac.uk
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research@st-andrewsMy website
Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling
Sea Mammal Research Unit
School of Biology
National Centre for Statistical Ecology
Scottish Oceans Institute
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Scottish Oceans Institute
Institiud Chuantan na h-Alba
Gatty Marine Laboratory
East Sands St Andrews
KY16 8LB
Scotland
UK
tel: +44 (0) 1334 463472
fax: +44 (0) 1334 463443
email: soi@st-andrews.ac.uk
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