Olle Lindestad is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Zoology, Stockholm University. Olle will be defending his thesis this February. In this insight, Olle discusses with us his article “Variation in butterfly diapause duration in relation to volitinism suggests adaptation to autumn warmth, not winter cold”, how his interest in ecology was shaped, as well as his interests outside of research.

Julia Boyle, a M.Sc. candidate at the University of Toronto, discusses her recent publication “Plasticity and habitat choice match color to function in an ambush bug”, big questions left to answer, as well as her journey to becoming an ecologist.

In our latest blog post, Talia Stelling-Wood dives into her new paper, Habitat variability in an underwater forest: Using a trait‐based approach to predict associated communities.

Moshe Zaguri, a Ph.D. candidate at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, discusses his paper “Odours of non-predatory species help prey moderate their risk assessment”, the importance of this work, as well as his research interests.

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