Check out this new preprint that Jordan led with an incredible team of researchers across Newcastle University (including our very own Ben Hawthorne) and the University of Innsbruck! The analysis of DNA from stomachs, faeces and regurgitates has revolutionised trophic ecology over the last two decades, but RNA has scarcely been considered within this context.ContinueContinue reading “New preprint: Dietary RNA: diagnostic and functional RNA offer a potential paradigm shift for molecular dietary analyses”
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NEW PAPER: ScannerVision: Scanner-based image acquisition of medically important arthropods for the development of computer vision and deep learning models
Check out this new paper that Jordan contributed to, led by Song-Quan Ong (Aarhus University and Universiti Malaysia Sabah): ScannerVision: Scanner-based image acquisition of medically important arthropods for the development of computer vision and deep learning models The paper demonstrates how flatbed CCD scanners can be used to digitise insect traps and how these digitalContinueContinue reading “NEW PAPER: ScannerVision: Scanner-based image acquisition of medically important arthropods for the development of computer vision and deep learning models”
Ainsley and Jack co-author new paper on the decline of UK fisheries
Check out the new paper that Ainsley and Jack have contributed to, published in Fish and Fisheries: “Recognising and protecting the national benefit of sustainable fisheries in the UK”. The article discusses the many national benefits of sustainable fisheries, the risks of losing them and the uneven losses to these fisheries across the UK. ThisContinueContinue reading “Ainsley and Jack co-author new paper on the decline of UK fisheries”
Our nutritional networks paper shortlisted for the 2024 Elton Prize!
We are super excited that our paper from last year proposing the concept of ‘nutritional networks’ has been shortlisted for Journal of Animal Ecology’s 2024 Elton Prize! The Elton Prize celebrates ‘the best paper published in Journal of Animal Ecology by an early career author.’ It is named after Charles Elton, a pioneer in the field ofContinueContinue reading “Our nutritional networks paper shortlisted for the 2024 Elton Prize!”
Our recent spider paper featured on the cover of Oikos
Our recent paper on the nutritional dynamics of spiders in the field has made the cover of Oikos! Check out the paper here, or our recent blog post about it here. Check out the full issue here!
SPECIAL ISSUE: Advances in insect biomonitoring for agriculture and forestry
For the past year, Jordan has been leading the editorial work for a special issue of the journal Agricultural and Forest Entomology, titled “advances in insect biomonitoring for agriculture and forestry”. This has now been finalised and published, containing 11 excellent articles from across the world spanning this broad topic. Check out the full issueContinueContinue reading “SPECIAL ISSUE: Advances in insect biomonitoring for agriculture and forestry”
New preprint: Spatio-temporal variation in diet among age and sex cohorts of a model generalist bird species, the great tit Parus major, revealed by DNA metabarcoding
Check out this new preprint that Jordan contributed to, led by Dr Jenny Coomes: Spatio-temporal variation in diet among age and sex cohorts of a model generalist bird species, the great tit Parus major, revealed by DNA metabarcoding This preprint characterises the diet of the great tit, Parus major, using DNA metabarcoding and shows how itsContinueContinue reading “New preprint: Spatio-temporal variation in diet among age and sex cohorts of a model generalist bird species, the great tit Parus major, revealed by DNA metabarcoding”
Jordan interviewed about spider nutrition for The Naked Scientists
Check out Jordan’s interview for the podcast The Naked Scientists in which he talks about his recent work on the nutritional ecology of spiders in the field! The paper, published recently in Oikos, highlights how nutrients influence the trophic interactions of spiders in the field. The interview delves into the underpinning theory, including nutrient-specific foraging,ContinueContinue reading “Jordan interviewed about spider nutrition for The Naked Scientists”
New preprint: Identifying the Fusarium species involved in foot rot disease of faba beans in the UK using a combined molecular and microbiological approach
Check out this new preprint led by our very own Basem Attar: Identifying the Fusarium species involved in foot rot disease of faba beans in the UK using a combined molecular and microbiological approach! The foot and root rot disease complex is a devastating broad bean productivity globally, including in the UK (the third largestContinueContinue reading “New preprint: Identifying the Fusarium species involved in foot rot disease of faba beans in the UK using a combined molecular and microbiological approach”
NEW PAPER: Prey nutrient content is associated with the trophic interactions of spiders and their prey selection under field conditions
Check out the latest paper from the group: Prey nutrient content is associated with the trophic interactions of spiders and their prey selection under field conditions! We show that the interactions of spiders relate to prey nutrient contents and this is likely driving prey preferences, which vary nutritionally between spider genera, life stages and sexes!ContinueContinue reading “NEW PAPER: Prey nutrient content is associated with the trophic interactions of spiders and their prey selection under field conditions”
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