During the course of travel and fieldwork I have built up a collection of images, many of which have been published in US and European books and magazines. Concurrently, we have both collected sound recordings of birds and mammals, depositing some in the sound archives at the British Museum, London, and others at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Ithaca. A small selection of images and sounds is included on this website.
Previous consultancy work includes reviews of conservation opportunities at Rio Tinto's worldwide mining operations, and impact assessments or mitigation proposals for Asian dam projects.
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I work at the interface of evolutionary biology, ecology and conservation. I use a range of methods, including field experiments and phylogenetic analyses, to understand the forces generating biodiversity, shaping phenotypes and structuring the natural world. The main themes of my research are as follows: