Emilie FAVARO

: Publication : 22 février 2023

Emilie FAVARO

Student at bioengineering school ENSAT, Toulouse

CEFE/CNRS

Campus du CNRS

1919, route de Mende

34293 Montpellier cedex 5

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Research interests

I am currently focusing on Great Tits behaviour and especially on sexual selection related to factors influencing mate choice. As an intern, I have the opportunity to work on several projects such as 1) mate choice in a global warming context. I am studying if the origin of the bird determines the choice of partner (forest tits and urban tits) 2) cognitive performance in Great Tits as part of the ANR-EvolCog coordinated by Dr. Blandine Doligez (CNRS - Univ. Lyon 1, France) and Dr. Laure Cauchard (Swiss Ornithological Institute, Switzerland). I am working on cognition in a changing world: exploring the evolutionary potential of cognitive performances in the wild. A multi-population study of factors shaping variation in problem-solving performance in great tits.

My work in evolutionary and behavioral ecology on various topics allows me to mix office and field work throughout the season.

Supervisors

Samuel CARO (CEFE, Montpellier); Anne CHARMANTIER (CEFE, Montpellier)

Keywords

Behavioural ecology, great tits, sexual selection, mate choice, cognition

Charlène GEMARD

: Publication : 20 février 2023

PhD student at the Université Montpellier II

CEFE/CNRS
Campus du CNRS
1919, route de Mende
34293 Montpellier cedex 5

Office 206B

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Research interest

My PhD work focuses on the vocal communication in two species of burrowing petrels in Kerguelen: the Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea) and the Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata). During the breeding period, these seabirds occupy burrows in crowded colonies and they are vocally active at night. In this context, acoustic and olfactory communications may play a major role in information exchange. While recent studies investigated the function of olfaction, the vocalizations remain poorly studied.

The aim of my PhD is to study :

the stable and temporary information transmitted in male calls
the role of male calls in sexual selection

Supervisors

Francesco BONADONNA (CEFE, Montpellier); Thierry AUBIN (NeuroPSI, Orsay)

Keywords

Vocal communication, petrels, seabird, sexual selection, bioacoustic, behavioural ecology