WOMEN IN SEABIRD SCIENCE
Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas
she/her
Professor
University of
GdaĆsk
Discipline
Behaviour, Reproductive Biology & Life History, Migration & Movement Ecology
Regional Focus
Svalbard
Years Active
More than 20 years
Species Focus
Auks (Alcidae)
Tell us about your work with seabirds.
Having a luxury of permanent position at uni I am the head of a great research group, where people work on their topic within the three lines of research: 1) seabirds response on the ongoing climate changes, 2) breeding ecology of seabirds (parental care, inter-individual communication, etc), 3) non-breeding ecology (wintering/migration).
What advice would you offer to individuals aspiring to pursue a career as seabird scientists?
Read papers, learn statistics and be friendly.
I am behavioural ecologist, with a wide range of scientific interests and research on various animals species. However, my special focus is on breeding ecology and reproductive behaviours (now particularly coordination of parental performance at any level) and most of my studies I do on birds, with polar seabirds being my favorite group.
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