Miss Amy Morris-Drake
MSc, BSc
Current positions
Research Associate
School of Biological Sciences
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Research interests
In February 2021 I finished my PhD with Prof. Andy Radford on the effects of within- and between-group conflict in dwarf mongooses (through the Dwarf Mongoose Research Project, South Africa). I am now a postdoc in Andy's group continuing my research into the consequences of between-group conflict.
Publications
Recent publications
12/02/2025The combined effects of elevated predation risk and anthropogenic noise on dwarf mongoose vigilance behaviour
Biology Letters
Investigating the impact of anthropogenic noise on the decision-making of dwarf mongoose offspring
Royal Society Open Science
Life-history and genetic relationships in cooperatively breeding dwarf mongoose groups
Royal Society Open Science
Social and seasonal variation in dwarf mongoose home-range size, daily movements and burrow use
Behavioral Ecology
A positive effect of cumulative intergroup threat on reproductive success
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Thesis
Consequences of within- and between-group conflict in dwarf mongooses
Supervisors
Award date
23/03/2021
