Louise Chilvers

Barbara Louise Chilvers is a New Zealand marine biologist who researches marine mammals. She is Professor of Wildlife Ecology in the School of Veterinary Science at Massey University and Director of Wildbase Oiled Wildlife Response at the university.

Academic career Chilvers graduated with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from Lincoln University in 1994. She moved to James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland to study for a PhD which she completed in 2002. Her thesis was titled "Behavioural ecology of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops aduncus, in S.E. Queensland, Australia: Adaptations to ecological and anthropogenic influences".

Returning to New Zealand, Chilvers joined Massey University where she was appointed full professor with effect from 1 January 2019.

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