Dr Vasilis Louca

Dr Vasilis Louca
Dr Vasilis Louca
Dr Vasilis Louca

Senior Lecturer

Accepting PhDs

About
Email Address
v.louca@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 272781
Office Address

School of Biological Sciences
University of Aberdeen
Cruickshank Building, Room 1.10
Aberdeen AB24 3UU

School/Department
School of Biological Sciences

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

SBS Postgraduate Teaching coordinator

Member of the University Postgraduate Forum

External Memberships

Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Biology

Research

Research Overview

Key Research Interests:

 

  • Wetland ecology
  • Aquatic and terrestrial animal movement and emigration
  • Drivers influencing animal community structure and biodiversity patterns
  • Conservation of freshwater systems
  • Animal behaviour
  • Global change and vector-borne diseases

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Biological and Environmental Sciences.


Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

Email Me

Biological and Environmental Sciences

Supervising
Accepting PhDs

Research Specialisms

  • Freshwater Biology
  • Ecology
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Marine Biology
  • Entomology

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Current Research

* Wetland, estuarine and coastal ecology

* Animal dispersal and networks

* Desalination impacts on the coastal environment 

Funding and Grants

CREW funded project "Assessing the impact of forestry on water quality in Scotland: A review of modelling capabilities". £93 090.30 grant. P.I. start: December 2023.

Teaching

Programmes

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

Programme coordination:

SBS Postgraduate Teaching coordinator

Co-coordinator of the MSc programme in Environmental Science

 

Course coordination and teaching:

 

Level 2 Ecology: lectures on population growth

Level 2 Conservation Biology: Lectures on PVA analysis, biodiversity, reintroductions and MPAs

Level 2 Freshwater and Terrestrial Ecology field course: coordination and running of the field course with Cath Dennis

 

Level 3 Behavioural Biology: lectures on parasites, predators, foraging theory and reproduction

Level 3 Animals in captivity: lectures on the ethics of keeping fish in captivity

 

Level 5 Environmental pollution: lectures on freshwater pollution

Level 5 Catchment management: lectures and coordination

Level 5 Core Skills in Environmental Sciences: coordination and lectures on statistical analyses and sampling designs

Non-course Teaching Responsibilities

Personal tutor

Publications

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  • Role of fish as predators of mosquito larvae on the floodplain of the Gambia River

    Louca, V., Lucas, M. C., Green, C., Majambere, S., Fillinger, U., Lindsay, S. W.
    Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 546-556
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Do culverts impact the movements of the endangered white-clawed crayfish?

    Louca, V., Ream, H. M., Findlay, J. D., Latham, D., Lucas, M. C.
    Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, vol. 14, no. 17, pp. 45-57
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Habitat associations, reproduction and diet of the Guinean tilapia Tilapia guineensis of the Gambia River floodplains

    Louca, V., Lindsay, S. W., Piyapong, C., Lucas, M. C.
    Journal of Fish Biology, vol. 76, no. 10, pp. 2469-2485
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Sex matters: A social context to boldness in guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

    Piyapong, C., Krause, J., Chapman, B. B., Ramnarine, I. W., Louca, V., Croft, D. P.
    Behavioral Ecology, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 3-8
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Agriculture and the promotion of insect pests: Rice cultivation in river floodplains and malaria vectors in the Gambia

    Jarju, L. B., Fillinger, U., Green, C., Louca, V., Majambere, S., Lindsay, S. W.
    Malaria Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 170
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Fish community characteristics of the lower Gambia River floodplains: A study in the last major undisturbed West African river

    Louca, V., Lindsay, S. W., Majambere, S., Lucas, M. C.
    Freshwater Biology, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 254-271
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Factors triggering floodplain fish emigration: Importance of fish density and food availability

    Louca, V., Lindsay, S. W., Lucas, M. C.
    Ecology of Freshwater Fish, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 60-64
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The effects of different predator species on antipredator behavior in the Trinidadian guppy, Poecilia reticulata

    Botham, M. S., Kerfoot, C. J., Louca, V., Krause, J.
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 93, no. 9, pp. 431-439
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Predator choice in the field; grouping guppies, Poecilia reticulata, receive more attacks

    Botham, M. S., Kerfoot, C. J., Louca, V., Krause, J.
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 181-184
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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