About us

The SN Behavioural Ecology Lab questions nature and strives to find clues to possible answers. The group was founded at the arrival of Shinichi Nakagawa (SN) to the Department of Zoology, the University of Otago in 2008. We test and create hypotheses with model organisms in different taxa, in collaboration with many other researchers at this department, other departments and other universities.

Our group follows three mottos:
1. Questions are more important than organisms.
2. Think like a scientist and act like one too.
3. Complete the cycle if you are going to do it at all (the cycle = conceiving an idea, carrying out a study and writing results up for publication).

Contact

Department of Zoology, 340 Great King Street, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand

Tel: 64 3 479 5046, Fax: 64 3 479 7584, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

News

Apr 2012: Annual brewery tour for the group members and friends. On the blog soon.

Mar 2012: Alistair got a paper accepted to Biological Reviews. Awesome!

Feb 2012: Nat and Mike started their MSc study.

Feb 2012: Jamie and Losia got their manuscripts accepted for publication. Well done!

Feb 2012: Doug is back to continue his PhD.

Jan 2012: Morgan got MSc with distinction. Congratulations!

Jan 2012: SN and Losia are back in Dunedin after sabbatical.

Jan 2012: SN's paper was highlited as a Fast Moving Fronts paper - check out  

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