Jan van Gils

 

Dr. Jan A. van Gils
Post-doctoral researcher Marine Ecology		Anti-predation behaviour Carrying capacity Digestive constraints Energy budgets Functional and aggregative responses Incomplete information Optimal foraging theory Patch use Prey selection
Jan.van.Gils@nioz.nl +31(0)222-369573 +31(0)222-319674
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Landsdiep 4 NL-1797 SZ 't Horntje (Texel) The Netherlands   Tel. (+31) (0)222-369300 Fax: (+31) (0)222-319674	P.O. Box 59, NL-1790 AB Den Burg The Netherlands

 

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Personal
Family name     First name(s) Date of birth Place of birth	van Gils Jan 21 September 1971 Tilburg, The Netherlands
Education
2004   1996 1990 1989	PhD Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Groningen [ cum laude ] MSc Biology, University of Groningen [ cum laude ] BSc Biology, University of Groningen [ cum laude ] Athenaeum B, Theresialyceum, Tilburg
Prizes & Grants
2011 2009 2007 2006 2005 2004	ALW Open Competition, NWO VIDI-grant, NWO Dutch Zoology Prize, Royal Dutch Zoological Society WOTRO Integrated Programme, NWO TALENT Grant, NWO Best PhD Thesis in Functional Ecology Graduate School
Employment record
2010-2015 2006-2010 2006-2007   2003-2008 2003-2004 1997-2004   1995-1996	Post-doc at NIOZ (VIDI-project) Post-doc at NIOZ (Fragile biodiversity linkages) Post-doc at Bristol University, UK (Optimization models on phenotypic flexibility) Post-doc at NIOO-KNAW (Avian spatial ecology) Post-doc at NIOZ (Effects of shellfisheries on shorebirds) PhD student at NIOZ/University of Groningen (Foraging decisions in red knots) Author for Handbook of the Birds of the World, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain

 

Research Interests	Top ^
I try to understand population ecology by looking at individual behaviour, with an emphasis on foraging. During my PhD at NIOZ/University of Groningen, I studied foraging decisions of red knots (Calidris canutus), aiming to reveal the ongoing evolutionary arms race between predators and their prey. In 2003, I became a post-doc at NIOO-KNAW, Nieuwersluis, in order to study large-scale movements of overwintering waterbirds (notably Bewick's swans Cygnus columbianus bewickii) and how these affect population parameters. After spending a year (2006) at Bristol University, UK, where I further improved my modelling skills, I returned to NIOZ, in order to study the mechanisms underlying the tremendous carrying capacity of Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania) for wintering waders.

 

Projects	Top ^
Pervasive impact of avian migrant predators on intertidal communities may connect ecosystems on a global scale (VIDI, NWO).

 

Links	Top ^
Electronic copy of my PhD Thesis The Flexible Phenotype

 

Selected Publications	Top ^
See my publications at ResearcherID