This year I have been so lucky to have not one, but three students selecting my summer studentship projects. These are projects that usually last between 6 and 8 weeks and are designed to give a flavour of research to undergraduate students. Last year I had fun surveying local pollinators and estimating range shifts in beetles in England with my summer students. This year, I am collaborating with my colleague Marcello Ruta to look at insect egg morphometrics (project 1) and simulating heatwave effects on butterflies (project 2). Lucy Boulton and Connor Hutchings are joining Marcello and I digitising egg images from over 120 insect families to analyse shape and outlines of lots of beautiful eggs to understand more about shared character ancestry. Meanwhile Electra Poluha has helped Luke Crosby catch and raise large white butterflies (also known as cabbage white) Pieris brassicae, for my field experiment simulating heatwave conditions. I can definitely say these projects are the highlight of my year!
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