Dr. Rafał Zwolak

Rafał Zwolak: Behaviour types in animal-mediated seed dispersal

Dr. Rafał Zwolak, a professor in the Department of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland, discusses his paper, “Animal personalities and seed dispersal: A conceptual review”, as well as his favorite research project and his opinions on the best and worst parts about being an ecologist.

Dr. Rafał Zwolak
Dr. Rafał Zwolak
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The rufous-collared kingfisher (Actenoides concretus) is a marvelous, uncommon bird to catch in the net. Photo credit Tanith Hackney-Huck.

Simone Messina: Effects of logging on stress levels of birds in Borneo

Simone Messina, a PhD student in the Behavioral Ecology and Ecophysiology Group in the Department of Biology at the University of Antwerp, shares the basis of his recent publication, “Glucocorticoids link forest type to local abundance in tropical birds”, as well as his opinion on the “highs and lows” associated with being an ecologist. What is the background behind your paper? The integrity of tropical … Continue reading Simone Messina: Effects of logging on stress levels of birds in Borneo

Ana Salgado Photo credit: Lucía Maldonado

Ana Salgado: Butterfly oviposition preference affects offspring survival

Dr. Ana Salgado shares with us the background behind and synopsis of her paper “Narrow oviposition preference of an insect herbivore risks survival under conditions of severe drought”, as well as her experience in becoming an ecologist, her hobbies, and why this project has been her favorite so far during her academic career.

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Kechang Niu: A plant’s perspective

In our latest Insight, Kechang Niu of Nanjing University talks about the importance of individual variation in harsh environments, the background to his latest paper Harsh environmental regimes increase the functional significance of intraspecific variation in plant communities Nanjing University, and his unusual path into ecology.

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