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Dr G N Askew, Dr C M Bishop No more applications being accepted Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

About the Project

The aim of this project is to obtain a detailed understanding of bird flight energetics and to develop approaches to measuring energy use in the field. It will involve performing a range of physiological approaches to quantify metabolic energy expenditure and mechanical performance at the levels of both the whole animal and the individual flight muscles. This will be done during wind tunnel flights and using in vitro muscle physiology experiments. In addition, though a smaller component of the project, some physiological measurements will also be made during free flight.

Funding Notes

White Rose BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership in Mechanistic Biology
4 year fully-funded integrated research and skills training programme, starting October 2021:
• Research Council Stipend (estimated £15,600 per year)
• Tuition fees at the UK fee rate (£4,473 per year)
• Research training and support grant

Please note: international tuition fees for 2021 entry are £23,750

Not all projects will be funded; the DTP will appoint a limited number of candidates via a competitive process.

Requirements:
At least a 2:1 honours degree or equivalent. We welcome students with biological, chemical or physical sciences, or
mathematical backgrounds interested in biological questions.

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The energetics of bird flight

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences