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Marcus Hicks

@marcushicks.bsky.social
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PhD student at QMUL and UCL CBER

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Marcus Hicks @marcushicks.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
We reveal widespread occurrence of seasonal reproductive plasticity, including reproductive diapause, in butterflies in a seasonal rainforest in the Amazon. This highlights that not only in temperate but also tropical habitats, seasonality is an important driver of plastic life history strategies.
The tropical butterfly Catonephele acontius perched on an open hand with its wings spread out
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Marcus Hicks @marcushicks.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I'm looking forward to sharing how this project has matured into genomic and transcriptomic work in the next few months, with exciting results to come!
Female Catonephele acontius perched on my hand in the Peruvian forest
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Marcus Hicks @marcushicks.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Very happy to have had the opportunity to share my research @eseb2025.bsky.social yesterday - a great turnout and some great discussion afterwards! #eseb2025
Me presenting at European conference Me presenting at European conference
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Marcus Hicks @marcushicks.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Another week another poster! Pleasure to present at the QMUL Postgraduate Research Symposium
Academic poster alongside academic presenter
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Marcus Hicks @marcushicks.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Great to take my first foray into Pedagogy at the Festival of Education yesterday - lots of very inspiring scholars and teachers !!
Poster presentation about drop in coding sessions
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Marcus Hicks @marcushicks.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Brilliant time at the @projectpsyche.bsky.social spring meeting in Lund this week - lovely conversations and an even lovelier library
Lund University Library amongst a clear blue sky
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Marcus Hicks @marcushicks.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
I had the privilege of sharing my work with some of the world's leading lepidopterists today - many thanks to @gmkov.bsky.social and co for hosting Lepinars year round!
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Marcus Hicks @marcushicks.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Another busy edition of our departmental EED (EcoEvoDevo) meetings, with special thanks to @katieemelianova.bsky.social for a great talk about TEs and radiations!
Well-attended departmental seminar
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