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Details for Professor Andy Radford
| Personal details | |
| Name | Professor Andy Radford |
| Job title | Professor of Behavioural Ecology |
| Department | School of Biological Sciences University of Bristol |
| Personal web page | http://www.bio.bris.ac.uk/people/staff.cfm?key=1195 |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Qualifications | M.A. (Cantab), M.Sc.(Oxon.), Ph.D.(Cantab.) |
| Professional details | |
| Membership of professional bodies | Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour International Society of Behavioural Ecology Fisheries Society of the British Isles |
| Keywords | social behaviour vocal communication anthropogenic noise information use group decision-making bird behaviour development of behaviour group-living |
| Areas of expertise | I am primarily interested in behavioural ecology and bioacoustics. My research group currently pursue two main themes. The first concerns the conflicts and collaborations which arise within and between social groups and particularly how they are mediated by vocalisations. Using observational data, sound recordings and a variety of experimental manipulations, we are investigating a number of issues in three group-living bird species in South Africa. Current research interests include: sentinel behaviour and vigilance patterns; alarm-call use and development; group decision-making; the function of foraging vocalisations; mediation of territorial conflict between groups. The second major topic is the impact of anthropogenic noise on fish behaviour, physiology and development. Using a combination of laboratory and field based experiments on a variety of species, and acoustic soundscape mapping, we are considering the scale of impact of this increasing and global issue. |
| Media experience | Regular appearances on radio shows to talk both about my own work and to discuss interesting stories of relevance in the media. Some similar experience on TV. Many articles published about my work in the national and international print media. |