Carlos Camacho Olmedo

I am a Ramón y Cajal (tenure-track) researcher at Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC). My research addresses issues at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and behaviour. Much of the data I use comes from long-term (15-40 years) studies of marked individuals in their natural environments, such as that of the red-necked nightjar in the Doñana National Park, S Spain. Current research interests include: (1) post-fledging ecology, from independence and prospection to dispersal and settlement (2) phenotypic selection in natural populations, and (3) evolution of nocturnality. My research group usually comprises 4-5 students, including undergraduate, graduate and doctoral candidates, and 1-2 research assistants. Our research combines field observations and field experiments to address basic questions in evolutionary ecology and applied questions in conservation biology.