@Bio_blake

Postdoc at @michiganstateu working on insect pest management, pollination and carrion ecology | Entomologist

 Lansing, Michigan, USA
Joined July 2019
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It's easy to assume that any insect visiting a flower is a pollinator. But not all visitors are effective pollinators, even if you successfully attract large numbers into fields. @Bio_blake does a great job showing this in his new paper below: 🪰 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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John Fieberg@FiebergJohn7 Feb 2024
I'm excited to share that I published a first version of my Statistics 4 Ecologists book with University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. You can now download a (FREE) pdf version of the book here: conservancy.umn.edu/handle/1…
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Our new paper on crop-pollinating flies has been published! We reviewed 431 fly species found globally & compiled their diets and habitat needs into a freely-accessible database. @ESAApplications zenodo.org/record/7827128 doi.org/10.1002/eap.2859 @rominatwi @ManuSaunders – at Newcastle, New South Wales
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New paper! Invertebrates are the backbone of rainforest ecosystems. But how genetically diverse are their populations? link.springer.com/article/10…
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What is an ephemeral resource patch? How do their dynamics drive evolution and shape ecosystems? We discuss these questions in our new review! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

The ephemeral resource patch concept

Ephemeral resource patches (ERPs) – short lived resources including dung, carrion, temporary pools, rotting vegetation, decaying wood, and fungi – are found throughout every ecosystem. Their short-...

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Isabella CK@ck_isabella29 Apr 2022
New paper out! I’m very excited about this publication, it’s been a long time coming. We investigated the sublethal impact of two commonly used #pesticides on #CentralBeardedDragons.(1/2) @UOW_CSES @uowresearch @frenchkris007 #newresearch #ecotoxicology #lizards #ecology #phdchat
ConservationPhysiology@conphysjournal28 Apr 2022
New in #ConPhys! Sublethal pesticide exposure influences behaviour, but not condition in a widespread Australian lizard Read more here: academic.oup.com/conphys/art… #pesticide #lizard #ecotox
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Calliphora pryori - a stunning new species of "golden blowfly" from Australia described by @nature_nik and James Wallman! This carrion-breeding fly is found only in South Australia and Victoria. bit.ly/3nSjXLf #EntoTwitter #FlyFriday
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New paper out! These three Australian #flies have taken sexual selection to the extreme! Females fight males, males fight each other, and they perform totally unique courtship dances: bit.ly/3auRVOE
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1/3 Excited to announce a Monograph I have been working on for the last 4 years is now published. This paper revises the entire Aussie Protomiltogramma, describes eight species new to science and provides a detailed key for their identification.
Zootaxa updates@Zootaxa24 Sep 2021
Monograph Integrative taxonomy reveals remarkable diversity in Australian Protomiltogramma (#Diptera: Sarcophagidae) was published today. mapress.com/zt/issue/view/zo… #Taxonomy
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New paper on New Zealand harvestman natural history just out! Packed full of observations on Neopilionidae diet, predators, and defensive mechanisms. Find it open access in the Journal of Arachnology here: americanarachnology.org/JoA_…
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Do flies go through puberty? Yes! And they display their sexual maturity by changing their pheromones! Check out our new paper: link.springer.com/article/10…
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35 new post-doc positions across Australia with @CSIRO just announced!! Ranging from reef sustainability science, to ageless electronics, artificial intelligence, and social sciences. #AcademicChatter #Academia jobs.csiro.au/go/Postdoctora…
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Aenigmetopia is an enigma no more! Five new species of this mysterious Australian flesh fly genus are described and phylogenetically placed – this has some interesting implications for other flesh fly genera! check it out: doi.org/10.1071/IS19051
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Welcome to Australia Macronychia, Check out our description of the first Australian species of this genus! @fleshflies @dwhitmore79 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Emma Spencer@EE_Spencer20 May 2020
How long does it take for a deer carcass to decompose? The answer to this question is highly dependent on season (insect and microbe activity) as well as the vertebrate scavengers that are present. Here's a deer carcass we monitored from September to December 2018. #ProjectOzScav
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Emma Spencer@EE_Spencer13 May 2020
Headless blowflies and wasps that attack dingoes. Sound interesting? Read more in our short communication piece on observations of European wasp scavenging in Kosciuszko National Park, Australia: authors.elsevier.com/a/1b2u1…. @NewsomeTM, @pbarton_ and Bill Ripple. #ProjectOzScav
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New preprint is here: Blowfly wings display an exceptional diversity of interference colours. These patterns are perceptible to flies, are species-specific, and may play a role in sexual communication! biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Been getting a lot of emails from this predatory journal lately, so I decided to submit this manuscript. Stay tuned. 🤞🤞🤞 longdom.org/entomology-ornit…
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UOW CSES@UOW_CSES14 Jan 2020
🚨VOLUNTEERS NEEDED🚨 We plan to survey for dead & living animals in recently burned areas by walking transects through the forest, Jan 21st, likely to be in Kangaroo Valley. Appropriate PPE required, contact [email protected] for more. @BushfireHub @OwenBushfire @uowresearch
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Graphic warning. Absolutely gut wrenching drive into Batlow this morning. Never seen anything like it. #AustraliaFires @abcnews @ABCemergency – at Batlow, New South Wales
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