Dr Melissa Pavez Fox

Dr Melissa Pavez Fox

Research Fellow

Email
mapf1@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Research areas

I'm a evolutionary biologist interested in the proximate mechanisms and the ultimate functions underlying social behaviours in group-living animals. Currently, I'm working with Dr Manon Schweinfurth to test theoretical predictions on the evolutionary origins of cooperation in laboratory-housed female rats.

Selected publications

  • Pavez-Fox, M. A., Wongsaengchan, C. & Schweinfurth, M., Jul 2026.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

  • Open access
    Pavez-Fox, M. A., Siracusa, E. R., Ellis, S., Kimock, C. M., Rivera-Barreto, N., Negron-Del Valle, J. E., Phillips, D., Ruiz-Lambides, A., Snyder-Mackler, N., Higham, J. P., De Moor, D. D. & Brent, L. J. N., 28 Mar 2025, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 79, 15 p., 47.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Silva-Rodriguez, E. A., Pavez-Fox, M. A. & Moreira-Arce, D. A., 12 Jun 2025, Deer of the world: ecology, conservation and management. Melletti, M. & Focardi, S. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 523-532 (Fascinating life sciences).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Open access
    Pavez-Fox, M. A., Wongsaengchan, C. & Schweinfurth, M. K., 1 Feb 2024, OSF Registries.

    Research output: Other contribution

  • Open access
    Pavez-Fox, M. A., Wongsaengchan, C. & Schweinfurth, M. K., 1 Feb 2024, OSF Registries.

    Research output: Other contribution

  • Open access
    Wongsaengchan, C., Pavez-Fox, M. A. & Schweinfurth, M. K., 29 Feb 2024, OSF Registries.

    Research output: Other contribution

  • Open access
    Wongsaengchan, C., Pavez-Fox, M. A. & Schweinfurth, M. K., 29 Feb 2024, OSF Registries.

    Research output: Other contribution

  • Open access
    Wongsaengchan, C., Pavez-Fox, M. A. & Schweinfurth, M. K., 29 Feb 2024, OSF Registries.

    Research output: Other contribution

  • Open access
    Sanchez-Rosado, M. R., Marzan-Rivera, N., Watowich, M. M., Negron-Del Valle, A. D., Pantoja, P., Pavez-Fox, M. A., Siracusa, E. R., Cooper, E. B., Negron-Del Valle, J. E., Phillips, D., Ruiz-Lambides, A., Martinez, M. I., Montague, M. J., Platt, M. L., Higham, J. P., Brent, L. J. N., Sariol, C. A. & Snyder-Mackler, N., 1 Apr 2024, In: GeroScience. 46, p. 2107–2122

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Siracusa, E. R., Pavez-Fox, M. A., Negron-Del Valle, J. E., Phillips, D., Platt, M. L., Snyder-Mackler, N., Higham, J. P., Brent, L. J. N. & Silk, M. J., 16 Dec 2024, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 379, 1916, 14 p., 20220462.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review