Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- v.louca@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272781
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Biological Sciences
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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SBS Postgraduate Teaching coordinator
Member of the University Postgraduate Forum
- External Memberships
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Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Biology
- Research
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Research Overview
Key Research Interests:
- Wetland ecology
- Aquatic and terrestrial animal movement and emigration
- Drivers influencing animal community structure and biodiversity patterns
- Conservation of freshwater systems
- Animal behaviour
- Global change and vector-borne diseases
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Freshwater Biology
- Ecology
- Animal Behaviour
- Marine Biology
- Entomology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
* Wetland, estuarine and coastal ecology
* Animal dispersal and networks
* Desalination impacts on the coastal environment
Funding and Grants
CREW funded project "Assessing the impact of forestry on water quality in Scotland: A review of modelling capabilities". £93 090.30 grant. P.I. start: December 2023.
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
Programme coordination
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
Programme coordination
Courses
Course coordination and lectures.
Course coordination and lectures
Course coordination and lectures
Teaching Responsibilities
Programme coordination:
SBS Postgraduate Teaching coordinator
Co-coordinator of the MSc programme in Environmental Science
Course coordination and teaching:
Level 2 Ecology: lectures on population growth
Level 2 Conservation Biology: Lectures on PVA analysis, biodiversity, reintroductions and MPAs
Level 2 Freshwater and Terrestrial Ecology field course: coordination and running of the field course with Cath Dennis
Level 3 Behavioural Biology: lectures on parasites, predators, foraging theory and reproduction
Level 3 Animals in captivity: lectures on the ethics of keeping fish in captivity
Level 5 Environmental pollution: lectures on freshwater pollution
Level 5 Catchment management: lectures and coordination
Level 5 Core Skills in Environmental Sciences: coordination and lectures on statistical analyses and sampling designs
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Personal tutor
- Publications
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Analyzing Species Diversity in Rocky Intertidal Communities over Multiple Spatial Scales among Understudied Eastern Pacific Ecoregions
Diversity, vol. 16, no. 8, 498Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAnalysing species diversity in rocky intertidal communities on multiple spatial scales among three understudied eastern Pacific ecoregions
DiversityContributions to Journals: ArticlesA new species of Pontocrates Boeck, 1871 (Amphipoda, Oedicerotidae) from Cyprus
Zootaxa, vol. 5474 , no. 1, pp. 59-67Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA case for trans-regional intertidal research in unstudied areas in the northeast and southeast Pacific: Filling the gaps
Coasts, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 323-346Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAlgal cover as a driver of diversity in communities associated with mussel assemblages across Eastern Pacific ecoregions
Marine Ecology, vol. 45, no. 1, e12785Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHow to Decarbonize Greece by Comparing Wind and PV Energy: A Land Eligibility Analysis
Energies, vol. 17, no. 3, 567Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPredicting diversity in benthic macro-scale communities associated with mussel matrices in three Pacific ecoregions
Marine Ecology, vol. 44, no. 2, e12741Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBenthic biodiversity near brine discharge sites in the Port of Rotterdam
Water Resources and Industry, vol. 27, 100173Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAspects of environmental impacts of seawater desalination: Cyprus as a case study
Desalination and Water Treatment, vol. 211, pp. 15-30Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssessing watermilfoil invasion effects on native macrophyte communities in North American lakes using a novel approach for macrophyte sampling
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, vol. 422, no. 1, pp. 1-9Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe multidimensionality of female mandrill sociality-A dynamic multiplex network approach
PloS ONE, vol. 15, no. 4, e0230942Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe dynamics of grooming interactions: maintenance of partner choice and the consequences of demographic variation for female mandrills
PeerJ, vol. 7, e6332Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6332
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11914/1/peerj_6332.pdf
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Term-time Employment and Student Attainment in Higher Education
Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 28-38Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCompetition for shelter occupancy between a native freshwater crab and an invasive crayfish
Aquatic Ecology, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 273-278Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-015-9522-7
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Role of fish as predators of mosquito larvae on the floodplain of the Gambia River
Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 546-556Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1603/033.046.0320
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Do culverts impact the movements of the endangered white-clawed crayfish?
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, vol. 14, no. 17, pp. 45-57Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2014029
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Habitat associations, reproduction and diet of the Guinean tilapia Tilapia guineensis of the Gambia River floodplains
Journal of Fish Biology, vol. 76, no. 10, pp. 2469-2485Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02634.x
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Sex matters: A social context to boldness in guppies (Poecilia reticulata)
Behavioral Ecology, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 3-8Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arp142
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Agriculture and the promotion of insect pests: Rice cultivation in river floodplains and malaria vectors in the Gambia
Malaria Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 170Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-170
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Fish community characteristics of the lower Gambia River floodplains: A study in the last major undisturbed West African river
Freshwater Biology, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 254-271Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02105.x
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Factors triggering floodplain fish emigration: Importance of fish density and food availability
Ecology of Freshwater Fish, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 60-64Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0633.2008.00323.x
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The effects of different predator species on antipredator behavior in the Trinidadian guppy, Poecilia reticulata
Naturwissenschaften, vol. 93, no. 9, pp. 431-439Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-006-0131-0
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Predator choice in the field; grouping guppies, Poecilia reticulata, receive more attacks
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 181-184Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-005-0018-7
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