Alexandre Roulin is a full professor of biology at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and an evolutionary biologist interested in the evolution of life. His atypical career path began with an apprenticeship of civil engineering, followed by night school to get his “maturity degree” before attending university. His main scientific interests are the adaptive function of melanin-based coloration and negotiation processes taking place in animal societies using the barn owl as a model organism. His research is now expanding into other fields such as conservation psychology and social psychology.
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Professor Alexandre Roulin
Head of the Owl for Peace Initiative, University of Lausanne