Claire Tanner

Current Focus

I am a Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology at the University of South Wales, UK. I have a number of ongoing projects, broadly encompassing animal behaviour and conservation. I am studying the parental care in shorebirds in Madagascar (three species of plover which breed in the same location) to compare nest survival and brood care between the species and find the drivers behind survival. The data for this project was collected using funding from ÉLVONAL Shorebird Science. I am also completing projects on the human-wildlife-conflict between small scale fisheries and seals in the UK, funded by Oxford Policy Engagement Network and the John Fell Fund, in collaboration with the University of Oxford. The data for this project was collected during my postdoctoral researcher and postdoctoral fellow positions at the University of Oxford.

My previous research mostly involves work developed during my PhD, of which I am currently publishing. I specialise in animal behaviour, specifically parental care, with a primary focus on applications for conservation. My research involves using behavioural data to investigate survival, behavioural traits and the life history traits associated with these. Additionally, I explore the implications of sex roles in the decision of individuals to provide parental care.

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