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Synopsis

Subdominant or mesopredator predator populations may be directly suppressed by apex predators. Pre-encounter avoidance behaviours, using secondary cues and signals such as scent and sound, are less well studied and understood. 

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This project will use existing data to investigate whether signals from an apex predator, African lion, affect the movement of a subdominant predator, the African wild dog. Using high-resolution GPS data from African wild dogs in the Okavango delta Botswana, and known scent-mark and roaring bout locations of African lions, you will investigate the use of signals in a landscape of fear paradigm

Student benefits

This is a desk-based study. You will conduct research on movement ecology and interspecific communication and competition. Through this project you will learn how to:

• Carry out sophisticated data manipulation and extraction
• Carry out sophisticated statistical analysis
• Write a scientific paper 

Supervisors: Dr Neil Jordan