by Thomas | Jan 27, 2025
I’ve recently been made an associate editor on the Royal Entomological Society’s journal Ecological Entomology, which I am very excited about. The journal focusses on the ecology of insects and other arthropods (including spiders) and aims to publish high...
by Thomas | Oct 18, 2024
I had the honour of being invited to give an online talk on the behavioural adaptations of cave spiders at the hugely popular interactive entoLIVE webinars organised by the Biological Recording Company, the British Entomological and Natural History Society, the...
by Thomas | Apr 1, 2024
A new paper using the comprehensive data-set on the functional traits of European cave spiders that I was involved in a few years ago, have now been published in Global Ecology and Biogeography. In the paper, we took advantage of the very comprehensive data-sets of...
by Thomas | Apr 1, 2024
I have been fortunate to be invited as co-author to a study on the effects of heavy metal pollution on the genetic diversity in the grasshopper (Aiolopus thalassinus) from various heavy and less polluted sites in Egypt. I analysed some of the results and developed...
by Thomas | Oct 21, 2023
We know very little on the behaviour (and ecology and physiology) of most cave-living species, but a few papers have been published on behavioural adaptations to these dark and usually nutrient limited habitat. In this paper led by Enrico Lunghi we carefully trawled...
by Thomas | Oct 13, 2023
In this paper, I argue that the unique habitat, limited gene flow and high level of endemicity that we find in cave organisms results in a very wide range of fascinating adaptations. This means that cave-adapted species are a potential treasure trove for develop novel...
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