My last paper from my research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama has now finally been published. The study has taken quite a while to get out. First because it took a while to find the right home for it (although I appreciate the useful comments...
This spring/summer I will be teaching two courses in animal behaviour aimed for the general public. Both courses are introductions to animal behaviour taught at a first year undergraduate level, which assume no prior knowledge of biology (a brief introduction to...
The first proper paper from the ‘Structure and forces in orb webs’ project is out in the Journal of Experimental Biology. In this paper we measure web geometry and silk material properties, and use these, together with published data on pre-stress, to...
I have collaborated with Prof. William G. Eberhard from the Smithsonian Institute and the Universidad de Costa Rica on a study exploring the cues that orb spiders use during The study has just been published in: Eberhard, W. G. and Hesselberg, T. (2012). Cues that...
This year I have started a part-time position as fellowship advisor for the Daphne Jackson Trust based at the University of Surrey in Guildford. The Daphne Jackson Trust offers fellowship to people with a background in a STEM field, who wishes to return to active...
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