Carmen Kayan

Affiliation / Function

Development of novel tools for monitoring biodiversity
Development of new biocontrol strategies to deal with pests and pathogens in organic agriculture
Creation of communication materials

Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Biodiversity Learning Optics and Sequencing System for Orchard Monitoring - Seeking a novel approach to biodiversity monitoring (BLOSSOM)	01.01.2026	31.12.2028
ongoing	CH	Wireworm control with cover crops and companion plants	01.03.2025	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Flower reservoirs or flower boxes? Seeking the best low input strategy to promote biodiversity and pest control in modern stone fruit orchards	01.03.2023	31.12.2027

Since 2025 Scientific collaborator, FiBL Switzerland
2024 - 2025 Professional internship, FiBL Switzerland
2022 - 2023 Science teacher, International School of Lausanne, Switzerland
2019 - 2022 Science and maths teacher, Academia International School Basel, Switzerland
2017 - 2019 Biology teacher, Bellerbys International School Cambridge, United Kingdom
2012 - 2016 PhD student in Behavioural Ecology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
2008 - 2011 BSc (hons) student in Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

Isden, J., Dingle, C., Kayan, C. & Madden, J.R. (under revision) How are the bower displays of spotted bowerbirds dependent on food availability? EMU- Austral Ornithology.
Dingle, C., Isden, J., Kayan, C., Kelley, L.A & Madden, J. R. (submitted) Impact of inter-annual variation in rainfall on sexual selection in a non-resource-based mating system. EMU- Austral Ornithology.
Kayan, C., Llanelly, S., Dingle, C., Isden, J., & Madden, J.R. (2026). Consistent individual differences in decoration colour choice behaviour by male Spotted Bowerbirds Chlamydera maculata. Emu - Austral Ornithology, 1–13. doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2025.2598304
Panayi, C. (2016). How male tooth-billed bowerbirds construct their courts. Doctoral Thesis, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Isden, J., Panayi, C., Dingle, C. & Madden, J. (2013) Performance in cognitive and problem-solving tasks in male spotted bowerbirds does not correlate with mating success. Animal Behaviour, 86 (4), 829-838. doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.07.024