PhD student

CEFE/CNRS
Campus du CNRS
1919, route de Mende
34293 Montpellier cedex 5
Office 206B

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CV

2020 - 2023 PhD Student, Écologie et biologie évolutive. Université de Montpellier, Ecole doctorale GAIA
2018 - 2020 Master, Biodiversité Ecologie Evolution, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
2016 - 2020 Diplôme d'ingénieur, Agronomie, Agroalimentaire, Environnement, VetAgro Sup Clermont Ferrand
2014 - 2016 CPGE BCPST Biologie, Chimie, Physique, Sciences de la Terre, Besançon
2014 Baccalauréat Scientifique, Héricourt

Research interest

I am a behavioural ecologist interested in understanding what drives individuals choices in reproduction. In my PhD thesis, I study phenological timing and investment in reproduction in birds. More particularly, I study which environmental and social cues they use to decide when to reproduce and how much invest in it (number of eggs, egg size). The environmental cue I am interested in is the volatile organic compounds emitted by trees, so I study if birds can use their olfactory capacities to modulate their reproduction. I also study the influence of mate preference on the reproductive investment of females.
I am working with blue and great tits and I conduct experiments both in the field and in aviaries.

Supervisors: Samuel CARO (CEFE, Montpellier)

Keywords: reproduction, birds, volatile organic compounds, mate choice