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Nick Royle

@royleresearch.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology at The University of Exeter (Cornwall). Research on parental care, social evolution, life-histories, and broader ecology & conservation. Mostly involving beetles (burying, dung & ground varieties)

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Nick Royle @royleresearch.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Interested in doing a funded ecology #MastersbyResearch in Cornwall? Then look no further. Includes projects I am offering on #buryingbeetle #holobionts and #bluegroundbeetle ecology. The deadline for applications is now just a week away.
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Nick Royle @royleresearch.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
One week to go before the closing date on this ansum PhD. Like rainforests? Like Beetles? Like Devon and Cornwall? Then resolve to apply now!
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Nick Royle @royleresearch.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Article highlighting some of the funky species found in temperate rainforests in Britain including, of course, blue ground beetles...
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Nick Royle @royleresearch.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Splendid PhD opportunity on ecology and conservation of #bluegroundbeetles in #temperaterainforests in the Southwest of England now available: tinyurl.com/BGBeetle. Come join the team! Interested? Email me: n.j.royle@exeter.ac.uk for further info. Please share.
Clockwise from bottom left: A pair of mating Blue Ground Beetles (BGBs) - males are typically smaller than females. Deadwood, on the ground and standing, is an important resource for BGBs and many other temperate rainforest species. Top right: BGB awaiting fitment of radio-tag, and below, BGB on the move with radio-tag in place. All photos taken in Dendles Wood on Dartmoor, Devon, UK.
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