WOMEN IN SEABIRD SCIENCE
Lauren Evans
she/her
PhD student
Bangor
University
Discipline
Behaviour, Migration & Movement Ecology, Molecular Ecology
Regional Focus
Bardsey Island, Wales
Years Active
0-2 years
Species Focus
Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
Tell us about your work with seabirds.
My PhD project is investigating oceanographic drivers of foraging behaviour and diet in Manx shearwaters. I am using a combination of GPS-tracking to identify foraging behaviour, and DNA metabarcoding to determine the diet of chick-provisioning Manx shearwaters and the consequences for chick growth.
What advice would you offer to individuals aspiring to pursue a career as seabird scientists?
Get involved with as much as you can and gain as much practical experience as possible- whether that be through volunteering, surveying, ringing or working as a research assistant, it will all be fun and useful!
Lauren Evans, wearing a blue cap and purple jacket, holding a fluffy European Storm Petrel in the world's largest colony on Nolsoy, Faroe Islands. This photo was taken during a research trip to the Faroe Island to GPS-track breeding Storm Petrels.
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