Chris Duncan (KMP Manager)

BSc Hons Biological Sciences (University of Birmingham) Senior Project Manager KMP – Technical Manager (2015 – 2017) I have always been interested in biological research; during and prior to my BSc in Biological Sciences at the University of Birmingham I had various short term field and lab based research stints.…

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Gabriella Gall, Ph.D. student

Website: http://www.ieu.uzh.ch/en/staff/phd/gall-gabriella.html Contact: gabriella.gall@yahoo.de   Group coordination during foraging in meerkats (Suricata suricatta)   Animals living in cohesive groups need to coordinate their activities, for example when making decisions about their foraging destination or timing of travel. Thereby individual group members need to compromise to overcome potential conflicts of interest.…

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Ines Braga Goncalves, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate

Website: http://www.ieu.uzh.ch/en/staff/postdocs/goncalves.html Contact: ines.goncalves@ieu.uzh.ch   Activational and maternal effects on meerkat vocal communication   In social species like meerkats, animals form complex relationships and social structures that require sustained communication between group members in order to be maintained. Animal vocalisations, like human voices, can provide a plethora of information regarding…

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