Benjamin Ellis
Ph.D. student
University of Plymouth
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
Email: ben.ellis@plymouth.ac.uk
and
Institute of Marine Research
Acoustics and Observation Methodologies Research Group
Flødevigen Research Station
Nye Flødevigveien 20
4817 His, Norway
Email: benjamin.alexander.ellis@hi.no
Education
Ph.D. (2023- ) University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Res. M. (2023) in Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
B.Sc. (Hons) (2021) in Marine Biology, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Current research
I am a Ph.D. student researching behavioural ecology of the corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops). My research focusses on how individual differences in social, cognitive, and reproductive behaviours in this species influence their life history and ecology, to better understand the fine scale impacts of the anthropogenic pressures faced by these enigmatic fish.
Research Interests
• Individual differences
• Cognition
• Parental care
• Behavioural ecology
• Anthropogenic impacts
Publications
Canovi, N., B.A. Ellis, T.K. Sørdalen, V. Allken, K.T. Halvorsen, K. Malde, & C. Beyan. 2024. Trajectory-based fish event classification through pre-training with diffusion models. Ecological Informatics. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102733.
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