Adam Fisher
Email: adam.fisher@liverpool.ac.uk
Start Year: 2015, 2nd cohort
Host University: The University of Liverpool
Department: Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour
Supervisors: Tom Price (University of Liverpool), Stephen Cornell (University of Liverpool), Greg Holwell (University of Auckland)
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Academic profile
Education
First class Masters in Biology, University of Liverpool (2010 – 2014)
Skills and relevant qualifications
Animal behaviour theory, programming
ACCE PhD Research topic
Sexual cannibalism in declining populations
Due to rapid habitat change fuelled by anthropogenic factors, many species are becoming less able to thrive in their natural environments. Behaviours that were previously adaptive may become less advantageous or even maladaptive when the conditions under which those behaviours evolved are changed rapidly. Such changes may have an impact on the survival of populations. My PhD aims to investigate the effects of sexual cannibalism on populations in declining habitats.