- Research fellow, Newcastle University
I am an ecological entomologist investigating the mechanisms driving trophic interactions using molecular techniques and nutritional analysis. I lead the Foraging Ecology Research Group which investigates trophic interactions, the behaviour and ecology that prelude them, and the biotic and abiotic constraints that determine them. I am particularly interested in improving our understanding of the mechanisms underlying trophic interactions using interdisciplinary approaches.
Experience
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2023–presentAcademic Track Fellow, Newcastle University
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2021–2023Postdoctoral research associate, Newcastle University
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2020–2021Postdoctoral research associate, Cardiff University
Education
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2020Cardiff University, PhD Biosciences
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2016Cardiff University, MRes Biosciences
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2014Cardiff University, BSc Biology
Publications
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2024Understanding trophic interactions in a warming world by bridging foraging ecology and biomechanics with network science, Integrative & Comparative Biology
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2024The case for open research in entomology: reducing harm, refining reproducibility and advancing insect science, Agricultural and Forest Entomology
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2024Sources of prey availability data alter interpretation of outputs from prey choice null networks, Ecological Entomology
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2024Prey nutrient content is associated with the trophic interactions of spiders and their prey selection under field conditions, Oikos
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2024Networking nutrients: how nutrition determines the structure of ecological networks, Journal of Animal Ecology
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2024Metabarcoding advances agricultural invertebrate biomonitoring by enhancing resolution, increasing throughput, and facilitating network inference, Agricultural and Forest Entomology
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2024Identifying archived insect bulk samples using DNA metabarcoding: A case study using the long-term Rothamsted Insect Survey, Environmental DNA
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2024Ecology, natural history, and conservation status of Scolopendra abnormis, a threatened centipede endemic to Mauritius, Endangered Species Research
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2024Biomonitoring of biocontrol across the full annual cycle in temperate climates: Post-harvest, winter and early-season interaction data and methodological considerations for its collection, Agricultural and Forest Entomology
Honours
Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
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