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Research overview

I'm a behavioural ecologist interested in the proximate mechanisms and the ultimate functions underlying social behaviours in mammals. Currently, I'm working with Dr Manon Schweinfurth to understand the ontogeny of social competence and cooperative behaviours in wild-type female rats.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Science, The interplay between sociality and health in free‑ranging rhesus macaques, University of Exeter

Award Date: 10 Jul 2023

Master in Science, Early handling promotes resilience to prenatal stress‑induced deficits in juvenile rats, Universidad de Valparaíso

Award Date: 7 Oct 2016

Bachelor of Science, Inferences about habitat use by Pudu (Pudu puda) during the late Pleistocene in south‑central Chile, Universidad Austral de Chile

Award Date: 12 Jun 2012

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