(Dissertation) The Heterogeneity-Predation Hypothesis: Investigating Interactions of Environmental Spatial Heterogeneity and Predation and the Combined Effects on Species Richness via the in silico model REvoSim v3.0.0

Investigating Cirsium erisithales in the Italian Alps

In my second year of university I had the opportunity to go on a field course to the alps in Italy. Here I used photography and imaging software to determine there was no significant relationship between droop angle and light intensity in the thistle species, Cirsium erisithales.

Podcast on Striga hermonthica

One of my assignments in a module covering disease was to create a short 5 minute podcast on a paper about a pathogen. The aim was to roleplay being the researcher. I chose the parasitic plant Striga Hermonthica, a weed which hijacks the roots of crops, including rice, and causes large economic damage in the world. I discuss the taxonomy, development, dispersal and research on the topic.

The paper can be found here and the podcast is below: