Mathilde Martin, PhD

Postdoctoral researcher
University of Zürich

Animal behaviour – Terrestrial and Marine Mammals

Acoustic communication – Movement ecology

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My research focuses on acoustic communication in group-living terrestrial and marine mammals. I aim to decipher the role of vocal signals in the establishment and modulation of social interactions and collective behaviours. More recently, I have expanded my work to investigate how moving animals use acoustic communication, together with the cognitive mechanisms underlying orientation and navigation. My projects rely on a range of field-based data collection methods, including active recordings of animal vocalisations, passive acoustic monitoring, and the deployment of embedded multi-sensor tags. My approach combines analyses of acoustic signals with behavioural and movement data, and incorporates experimental methods such as playback experiments and translocation paradigms.

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