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Pierre Tichit


​In my research project, I want to understand the interactive effects of climate change and invasive species in cold ecosystems. With a focus on the sub-antarctic island of South Georgia, I am combining field surveys, plant growth experiments and modelling to assess the vulnerability of native ecosystems to invasive plants and invertebrates that may benefit from climate change.

I am originally trained as a sensory and behavioural ecologist with a focus on how the world influences the visual anatomy, ecology and behaviours of insects. I obtained my PhD on the visual ecology of bees in the Vision Group at Lund University (Sweden). I then investigated the eyes and navigation behaviours of dung beetle at the insect lab (Stockholm University). I now have a strong interest in applying fundamental research to conserve and restore nature, with a a broad curiosity for transversal themes such as sensory pollution or climate-mediated behavioural shifts.



Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Biosciences

Supervised by: Wayne Dawson

Membership: Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution Research (BEER) Centre

Contact Details: Department of Biosciences,
Contact Details: Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE.
Contact Details: Email: pierre.tichit@durham.ac.uk 

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Education
2021              Postdoc, Stockholm University, Sweden
2021              PhD, Lund University, Sweden
2015              MSc, École Normale Supérieure Lyon, France

2013              BSc, École Normale Supérieure Lyon, France
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Selected Publications

Tichit P, Zhou T, Kjer HM, Andersen Dahl V, Bjorholm Dahl A, Baird E. 2022 InSegtCone: Interactive Segmentation of crystalline Cones in compound eyes. BMC Zoology.

Jezeera M, Tichit P, Balamurali GS, Baird E, Kelber A, Somanathan H. 2021 Spatial resolution and sensitivity of the eyes of the stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 1-14.

Tichit P, Alves-dos-Santos, I, Dacke, M, Baird, E. 2020 Accelerated landings in stingless bees are triggered by visual threshold cues. Biology Letters. 16.

Baird E, Tichit P, Guiraud M. 2020 The neuroecology of bee flight behaviours. Current Opinion in Insect Science. (doi:10.1016/j.cois.2020.07.005).

Tichit P, Alves-Dos-Santos I, Dacke M, Baird E. 2020 Accelerated landing in a stingless bee and its unexpected benefits for traffic congestion. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 287.

Taylor GJ, Tichit P, Schmidt MD, Bodey AJ, Rau C, Baird E. 2019 Bumblebee visual allometry results in locally improved resolution and globally improved sensitivity. Elife 8.

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