Christian Drerup | Department of Zoology skip to content

Department of Zoology

 

Amazed by the underwater world since my very childhood, studying and working with aquatic animals has always been my dream. Driven by this, I first obtained a B.Sc. in Biology, followed by an M.Sc. in Marine Biology. While my passion and main research focus lies with cephalopods, I have also been involved in research projects studying fish, crustaceans and even hawkmoths in the past. In recent years, I have specialised in the behavioural and visual ecology of invertebrates.

Since October 2020 I am a PhD student in the Marine Behavioural Ecology Group, investigating how cuttlefish and other cephalopods exploit and adapt to visually challenging environments.

Publications

Key publications: 

Drerup, C., Cooke, G.M. (2021). Shoaling behaviour in the European cuttlefish Sepia officinalis. Accepted in Ethology. Doi: 10.1111/eth.13226

Drerup, C., Jackson, A., Rickard, C., Skea, M., Cooke, G.M. (2021). Field observations on the behavioural ecology of the stout bobtail squid Rossia macrosoma (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae). Marine Biodiversity 51, 57. Doi: 10.1007/s12526-021-01202-y

Drerup, C. (2021). First detailed description of the burying behaviour of a bottletail squid, Sepiadarium kochii Steenstrup 1881. Molluscan Research 41, 87-91. Doi: 10.1080/13235818.2021.1927464

Drerup, C., How, M.J. (2021). Polarization contrasts and their effect on the gaze stabilisation of crustaceans. Journal of Experimental Biology 224, jeb229898. Doi: 10.1242/jeb.229898

Drerup, C., Sykes, A.V., Cooke, G.M. (2020). Behavioural aspects of the spotty bobtail squid Euprymna parva (Sepiolidae: Cephalopoda). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 530-531, 151442. Doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2020.151442

Other publications: 

Drerup, C.*, & Cooke, G.M. (2019). Cephalopod ID Guide for the North Sea. Doi: 10.5281/zenodo.2589266

Drerup, C.*, & Cooke, G.M. (2019). Cephalopod ID Guide for the North-East Atlantic. Doi: 10.5281/zenodo.2589228

Drerup, C.*, & Cooke, G.M. (2019). Cephalopod ID Guide for the Mediterranean Sea. Doi: 10.5281/zenodo.2589226