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 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.
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.
