Rhagolwg
I am a researcher in the School of Ocean Sciences, interested in animal behaviour and movement ecology, with a focus on seabirds.
Currently I work on the foraging decisions and energetics of Manx shearwaters breeding at colonies in the Irish Sea. My previous research has focused on (i) individual behavioural variation in polar seabirds and (ii) using long-term tracking data to understand the demography of threatened bird species.
Diddordebau Ymchwil
Selected publications:
Harris SM et al. (2023) Understanding the demography of a reinforced population: Long-term survival of captive-bred and wild-born houbara bustards in Morocco. Biological Conservation 284:110185.
McCully F, Descamps S, Harris SM et al. (2023) Links between personality, reproductive success and re-pairing patterns in a long-lived seabird. Ethology 129: 686-700.
Descamps S, Harris SM et al. (2022) Variation in Antarctic petrel foraging ecology: not all individuals specialise on krill. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:809852.
Jouanneau W, Sebastiano M, Rozen-Rechels D, Harris SM et al. (2022) Blood mercury concentrations in four sympatric gull species from South Western France: insights from stable isotopes and biologging. Environmental Pollution 308:119619.
Trevail AM, Green JA, Bolton M, Daunt F, Harris SM et al. (2021) Environmental heterogeneity promotes individual specialisation in habitat selection in a widely distributed seabird. Journal of Animal Ecology 90: 2875-2887.
Harris SM et al. (2020) Personality-specific carry- over effects on breeding. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287:20202381.
Harris SM et al. (2020) Personality predicts foraging site fidelity and trip repeatability in a marine predator. Journal of Animal Ecology 89:68-79.
Cyhoeddiadau
2025
- E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuAdjustable wind selectivity in shearwaters implies knowledge of the foraging landscape
Harris, S., Bishop, C. M., Bond, S., Fernandes, P. G., Guilford, T., Lewin, P. J., Padget, O., Robins, P., Schneider, W., Waggitt, J., Wilmes, S.-B. & Cordes, L., 14 Ion 2025, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Current Biology.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydAdvancing Seabird Diet Studies Through Buccal Swabbing for DNA Metabarcoding
Evans, L. G., Harris, S. M., Thompson, P. M., Ellison, A. & Cordes, L. S., 1 Gorff 2025, Yn: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 7, e71606.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuArctic‐breeding black‐legged kittiwakes show individual variation in foraging responses to glacial conditions without consequences for reproductive output
Mckendrick, F. C., Descamps, S., Arnold, K. E., Jenouvrier, S., Harris, S. M., Bertrand, P., Kohler, J., Pelt, W. V., Chastel, O., Jouanneau, W., Léandri‐Breton, D., Blévin, P., Gillies, N. E., Hop, H., Assmy, P., Bailey, A., Wold, A., Strøm, H. & Patrick, S. C., 20 Medi 2025, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Oikos. e11558.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2023
- CyhoeddwydLinks between personality, reproductive success and re‐pairing patterns in a long‐lived seabird
McCully, F. R., Descamps, S., Harris, S. M., Mckendrick, F., Gillies, N., Cornell, S. J., Hatchwell, B. J. & Patrick, S. C., 9 Tach 2023, Yn: Ethology. 129, 12, t. 686-700 15 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydUnderstanding the demography of a reinforced population: Long-term survival of captive-bred and wild-born houbara bustards in Morocco
Harris, S., Robinson, O., Hingrat, Y., Le Nuz, E. & Ruiz Gutierrez, V., 1 Awst 2023, Yn: Biological Conservation. 284, 110185.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2020
- CyhoeddwydPersonality predicts foraging site fidelity and trip repeatability in a marine predator
Harris, S. M., Descamps, S., Sneddon, L. U., Bertrand, P., Chastel, O. & Patrick, S. C., 1 Ion 2020, Yn: Journal of Animal Ecology. 89, 1, t. 68-79 12 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydPersonality-specific carry-over effects on breeding
Harris, S. M., Descamps, S., Sneddon, L. U., Cairo, M., Bertrand, P. & Patrick, S. C., 9 Rhag 2020, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 287, 1940, 20202381.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid