NEW PAPER: Threatened endemic arthropods and vertebrates partition their diets with non-native ants in an isolated island ecosystem

Check out this new paper led by long-term FERG collaborator Max Tercel, which Jordan contributed to: Threatened endemic arthropods and vertebrates partition their diets with non-native ants in an isolated island ecosystem Invasive species are among the greatest threats to biodiversity in the 21st century, and ants are among the most ecologically damaging. In thisContinue reading "NEW PAPER: Threatened endemic arthropods and vertebrates partition their diets with non-native ants in an isolated island ecosystem"

Rosy published in the British Arachnological Society Newsletter!

Following a successful start to Rosy's 'Spider Spies' project (which you can read all about here), she has published an article all about it in the British Arachnological Society Newsletter! The article describes these wonderful spiders, why Rosy is looking to collect them and any records of them, and what Rosy's wider work on themContinue reading "Rosy published in the British Arachnological Society Newsletter!"

NEW PAPER: Aquatic biological invasions exacerbate nutritional and health inequities

Check out this new paper led by Josie South from University of Leeds, which Jordan contributed to: Aquatic biological invasions exacerbate nutritional and health inequities This research extends the concept of nutritional networks (developed by and continuing to evolve within FERG) to social-ecological networks. The flow of nutrients through ecological systems naturally influences the nutrientsContinue reading "NEW PAPER: Aquatic biological invasions exacerbate nutritional and health inequities"

Basem published some of his previous research on chickpea Ascochyta blight!

Check out Basem's new paper, published in Arab Journal Of Plant Protection: Genetic diversity and mating type distribution of Ascochyta rabiei populations affecting chickpea This paper is an outcome of Basem's previous work with the International Center for Agricultural Research in The Dry Areas (ICARDA) in Lebanon. The paper investigates the genetic diversity and matingContinue reading "Basem published some of his previous research on chickpea Ascochyta blight!"

NEW PAPER: Spatio-temporal variation in diet among age and sex cohorts of a model generalist bird species, the great tit Parus major: new insights revealed by DNA metabarcoding

Check out this new paper which Jordan contributed to, led by Jenny Coomes, who Jordan co-PhDed with: Spatio-temporal variation in diet among age and sex cohorts of a model generalist bird species, the great tit Parus major: new insights revealed by DNA metabarcoding This study used dietary metabarcoding to characterise the diets of great titsContinue reading "NEW PAPER: Spatio-temporal variation in diet among age and sex cohorts of a model generalist bird species, the great tit Parus major: new insights revealed by DNA metabarcoding"

NEW PAPER: Bridging digestive physiology and ecology for a more integrative understanding of invertebrate predators

Check out this new paper from Shawn Wilder's lab at Oklahoma State University in the US, which Jordan contributed to: Bridging digestive physiology and ecology for a more integrative understanding of invertebrate predators The paper examines the interface between foraging ecology and digestive physiology, particularly focusing on how integrating micronutrients, foraging behaviour, symbiomes and AnthropoceneContinue reading "NEW PAPER: Bridging digestive physiology and ecology for a more integrative understanding of invertebrate predators"

New preprint: Dietary RNA: diagnostic and functional RNA offer a potential paradigm shift for molecular dietary analyses

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.Continue reading "New preprint: Dietary RNA: diagnostic and functional RNA offer a potential paradigm shift for molecular dietary analyses"