Dr. Ross Crates

Biography

Ross Crates completed an undergraduate degree in Ecology at the University of East Anglia in 2006. After graduating, he worked for three and a half years as a research assistant at the Edward Grey Institute of Ornithology at Oxford University, where he contributed to a large-scale research project on social evolution in songbirds. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Australian National University, focusing on the ecology, evolution, and conservation of birds. His PhD research concentrated on the critically endangered regent honeyeater, including developing a new monitoring program to identify factors affecting its decline due to extensive habitat loss. Crates has also been involved in projects examining the management of noisy miners and their impact on Australia's threatened bird species. He is interested in the emerging field of animal cultures and how captive breeding and reintroduction programs can enhance conservation outcomes. Crates is also registered to supervise research students and is open to outreach and collaboration opportunities.

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