I am a spatial analyst with extensive Geographical Information Systems (GIS) expertise and a background in mathematics. I specialise in the analysis of marine biological data, developing bespoke software routines and applying statistical models to better understand the distribution, ecology and conservation of marine predators and their prey. My recent research areas include the movement and activity patterns of seabirds and pinnipeds, environmental drivers of Antarctic krill distribution, and the influence of sea ice dynamics on krill fishing effort.

Phillips, R.A., Silk, J.R.D. and Croxall, J.P. (in press) Foraging and provisioning strategies of the light-mantled sooty albatross at South Georgia: competition and co-existence with sympatric pelagic predators. Marine Ecology Progress Series.

Phillips, R.A., Silk, J.R.D., Phalan, B., Catry, P. & Croxall, J.P (2004) Seasonal sexual segregation in two Thalassarche albatross species: competitive exclusion, reproductive role specialization or trophic niche divergence? Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B 271, 1283-1291.

Phillips, R.A., Silk, J.R.D., Croxall, J.P., Afanasyev, V. and Briggs, D.R. (2004) Accuracy of geolocation estimates for flying seabirds. Marine Ecology Progress Series 266, 265-272.

Catry, P., Phillips, R.A., Phalan, B., Silk, J.R.D. and Croxall, J.P. (2004) Foraging strategies of grey-headed albatrosses Thalassarche chrysostoma: integration of movements, activity and feeding events. Marine Ecology Progress Series 280, 261-273.

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