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Behind the paper

Junghyuk Keum: Smart bird catches the worm

In this week’s blog post, we delve into the intelligent mechanisms behind how and why the smart bird catches the worm! Author Junghyuk Keum gives us a glimpse into the Cognitive Buffer Hypothesis – a theory they used to explore seabird ecology in their recently published paper: “Does brain size matter? Linking cognitive and ecological traits to climate change vulnerability in seabirds.” Junghyuk expands on … Continue reading Junghyuk Keum: Smart bird catches the worm

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Behind the paper

Noah Leith: Understanding how thermoregulation affects insect survival and reproduction in the face of climate change 

In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, Noah Leith – a PhD candidate in the Fowler-Finn Lab at Saint Louis University – discusses his research article Thermoregulation enhances survival but not reproduction in a plant-feeding insect, which was recently published in Functional Ecology. Noah discusses the impacts of thermoregulation on treehopper survival and reproduction, the joys of temperature models, and how his interest in animal … Continue reading Noah Leith: Understanding how thermoregulation affects insect survival and reproduction in the face of climate change 

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