Dr Steve Portugal, Animal Behaviour and Physiology

This week we spent some time at Birdworld for MSc student Ellie Lucas’s project. We’re measuring the visual fields of various tropical seabird species to determine if there is a visual basis undermining why some species are prone to flying into man-made objects and others are not. We’re very grateful to Birdworld for allowing us access to their wonderful Inca Terns. The data were fascinating. More to follow!