The invisible interplay between herbivorous insects and their monitoring ants on a chemically diverse plant

May 21, 2019by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Plants exhibit impressive genetic and chemical diversity, and this variation is important for structuring ecological communities. A recent paper in the Journal of Animal Ecology investigated this with regard to […]

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Field Reports: Natalie Clay, Elton Prize winner

August 9, 2018by Ravindra Leave a comment

For this special episode of Field Reports, I interviewed the winner of this year’s Elton Prize, Dr Natalie Clay. We talk about ants, art, girls in STEM, nutritional ecology, and […]

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Natalie Clay – Winner of the 2017 Elton Prize

April 16, 2018by Samantha Ponton 2 Comments

We are delighted to announce that Natalie Clay has been awarded the 2017 Elton Prize for her paper: Towards a geography of omnivory: Omnivores increase carnivory when sodium is limiting. […]

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