Marine Vertebrate Ecology Lab

Lessons learnt by four fieldwork rookies The 2024 MAVE Lab team: Lavinia Stokes, Benjamin Laforet, Katharina Peters, Elise Beaumont and Will Perkins 1. Remember and listen carefully to names This tops our list for good reason – it’s essential for a successful fieldwork experience! During fieldwork, you’ll often meet many new people, and remembering their names shows respect, builds rapport, and helps you avoid awkward moments later. And it’s not just names— nicknames matter t

We are currently seeking expressions of interest from PhD candidates to join the MAVE Lab at the University of Wollongong, NSW,...

One of the most fundamental pieces of information about individuals (including dolphins) is their age. In biology studies, scientists need to know how old an animal is to understand many aspects of its life history and, for example, to estimate the viability of a population. But estimating an animal’s age is no easy feat when its date of birth is unknown. Because there is no universal indicator for the aging process, it is especially difficult to age long-lived animals. In th