It seems to me that the Natural World is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty, the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.
– David Attenborough –
I am an ecologist passionate about movement ecology and bird migration. My research focuses on understanding how individuals adapt their movement behaviour to the environmental conditions and in response to human-induced environmental change. I am also interested in understanding how movement strategies develop over the lifespan of individuals. To do so, I combine field observations with the use of technological tools, such as animal-tracking devices (e.g., GPS transmitters) and accelerometers.
Currently, I am investigating how the use of anthropogenic food resources during early-life influence the health and body condition of gulls and storks, as well as their postfledging movements and survival.