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Wings of Coenagrion puella vary in shape at the northern range margin...
This is part of a series of short lay summaries that describe the technical publications I have authored. This paper, entitled “Wings of Coenagrion puella vary in shape at the northern range margin...
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Stormwater ponds can contain comparable biodiversity to unmanaged wetlands in...
This is part of a series of short lay summaries that describe the technical publications I have authored. This paper, entitled “Stormwater ponds can contain comparable biodiversity to unmanaged...
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Continental variation in wing pigmentation in Calopteryx damselflies is...
This is part of a series of short lay summaries that describe the technical publications I have authored. This paper, entitled “Continental variation in wing pigmentation in Calopteryx damselflies is...
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Bergmann’s rule is maintained during a rapid range expansion in a damselfly...
This is part of a series of short lay summaries that describe the technical publications I have authored. This paper, entitled “Bergmann’s rule is maintained during a rapid range expansion in a...
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Time stress and temperature explain continental variation in damselfly body...
This is part of a series of short lay summaries that describe the technical publications I have authored. This paper, entitled “Time stress and temperature explain continental variation in damselfly...
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Do dragonflies give birth to live young?
Something strange seems to be happening in one particular species of damselfly, the common blue jewel Rhinocypha perforata (pictured right). Or at least it has been caught on video for the first time…...
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a monk!
I am fascinated by the field of “biomimetics” – attempting to find solutions to problems by looking to the natural world. Sometimes this involves buildings that work like termite nests, swimsuits that...
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PhD funding for biological research at the University of Leeds
If you are interested in doing a PhD but are struggling to find funding that fits your project or have been unsuccessful in applications to the funding schemes that are scattered around (e.g. the NERC...
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Dragonfly mind control?
For those of you not familiar with Cordyceps fungus, that’s the one that attacks insects (and other arthropods) by infecting and then spreading through the whole body. The result is something like what...
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Can you recognise individual dragonflies from their faces?
Dragonflies are beautiful, alien-looking animals. They have bits that move and bend in ways that you wouldn’t expect, enormous eyes, and intricately patterned wings. I have written about the hydraulic...
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