Andjin Siegenthaler

My research focuses on the ability of animals to deal with natural and anthropogenic variation in their environment and places it in a behavioural and ecological context. Past research projects assessed the effects of magnetic fields in sharks, habitat selection of post larval reef fish and the behaviour of temperate sea cucumbers.

My PhD project, supervised by Dr Chiara Benvenuto and Prof Stefano Mariani, investigates the behaviour and ecology of the brown shrimp, Crangon crangon, in relation to environmental and anthropogenic factors. By using a combination of behavioural, ecotoxicological and molecular approaches, I am assessing the importance of these factors on the shrimp’s diet and ability to camouflage. Prior to my PhD at the University of Salford, I conducted my Bsc and Msc at the University of Wageningen and completed an international Msc in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (EMBC)

Previous publications:

• Huijbers, CM, Nagelkerken, I, Lossbroek, PAC, Schulten, IE, Siegenthaler, A, Holderied, MW & Simpson, SD (2012). A test of the senses: fish select novel habitats by responding to multiple cues, Ecology 93: 46-55
• Siegenthaler, A, Cánovas, F, González-Wangüemert, M. (2015). Spatial distribution patterns of Holothuria arguinensis in the Ria Formosa (Portugal). Journal of Sea Research 102: 33-40
• Siegenthaler, A., Niemantsverdriet, P. R. W., Laterveer, M.,Heitkönig, I. M. A. (2016) Aversive responses of captive sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus to strong magnetic fields. J Fish Biol. doi:10.1111/jfb.13064