Charles Bishop

Dr. Charles Bishop is a Reader in Zoology (Avian) at Bangor University's School of Environmental & Natural Sciences, focusing on vertebrate flight performance and migration. His research integrates physiological and morphological adaptations with advanced tracking technologies, including miniature electronic data loggers and GPS satellite tags, to study energy expenditure, cardiovascular dynamics, and behavioral responses in birds such as bar-headed geese and homing pigeons. He also contributes to conservation biology through projects on seabirds and captive primates.

• Education: Not explicitly detailed in the text.
• Research Interests: Flight biomechanics, high-altitude migration physiology, thermoregulation, and ecological tracking.
• Key Projects: Investigating wind selectivity in shearwaters, energy conservation in flocking pigeons, and hypoxia tolerance in bar-headed geese.
• Collaborations: Active in international networks, particularly in Central Asia and the Mediterranean.

His recent publications (2023-2025) emphasize flight energetics, thermoregulation strategies, and environmental interactions, showcasing interdisciplinary applications of accelerometry and GPS tracking. Current projects include studying the impact of wind patterns on shearwater foraging and analyzing flight dynamics across species.