Martin Taylor

I am an evolutionary biologist / molecular ecologist focussing mainly on aquatic organisms.

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

Anyone got a pdf copy of this? Including tables?

Garstang W (1905) Report on the trawling investigations, 1902–3, with especial reference
to the distribution of the plaice. International Fisheries Investigations......Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, UK, 67–198.

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

Non- pixelated team photo

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

Science outreach at Latitude. 3 days of lobster fun, natural soundscapes and insect investigation. A great team + lots of science knowledge imparted!

@_SimonButler
@biouea
@Latitudefest
@SAWTrust
@RainBeetles
@mtaylor_lab
@buchanding
@Nat_B_Zielonka
@iainrbarrreco

[Jenni Rant @SAWTrust]

All set up and ready to roll in the kids area at @LatitudeFest fri-sun 10-5, come join our #NatureDetectives workshop with @biouea scientists! @_SimonButler @RainBeetles @mtaylor_lab

[Jenni Rant @SAWTrust]

We are going to #Latitude!

Come and find us in the kids area and become #NatureDetectives

Find out the interesting way we can tell a lobsters age, explore the different songs made by our feathery friends and what's happening to the beetles in the UK.

#biodiversity

[Jenni Rant @SAWTrust]

Getting our top secret #NatureDetective files ready for @LatitudeFest!

With our friends from @biouea, we'll be listening to #bird song in our sound lab, talking citizen science with #beetles, and looking at how to tell the age of a #lobster!

Come and find us in the kids area!

[Jenni Rant @SAWTrust]

#NatureDetectives @LatitudeFest Have you ever heard the call of the European green woodpecker?

Come and find us at Latitude this weekend to learn more about the unique calls birds make in our sound lab.

#educational #Latitude23

[Simon Creer @SiCreerProf]

Huge congratulations to @ElieKent for passing her @uniofeastanglia @EarlhamInst @ueaceec @BBSRC #pollinators #biodiversity #DNA #PhD viva yesterday! Big thanks to @mtaylor_lab for hosting and @LynnDicks for the invite! Good luck in @DefraGovUK!

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

Foos 1 - Monkeys 0
Just an observation.

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

Bee orchids for the 3rd year running in the no-mow front garden. Dominated by some form of daisy this year…

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

A visually stunning talk by @pansdamen at the #icc10 meeting on jellyfish associated amphipods. Yes, amphipods live inside many spp. of jellyfish! Could this help explain why so many fishes consume jellyfish? (https://t.co/bLQQSblMDy)

#ParaZoo @lamb_ecology

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

@Brent_C_Emerson I’m in Wellington this week and can confirm the situation on the ground. There are no sheep here.

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

@PhilipLeftwich I’m sure it’s absolutely fine. They’ve only stolen names, dobs, NI numbers and pension member numbers. What could a malevolent person possibly do with that lot?

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

@PhilipLeftwich https://t.co/cZRdCAjxCp

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

A couple of spiders found on gorse. A cucumber green orb weaver (Araniella cucurbitina sensu lato) and what looks like a furrow orb weaver (Larinioides cornutus).

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

What a beetle! The green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) which is armed with an impressive set of jaws and is by all accounts a formidable predator.

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

The amazing Green longhorn moth (Adela reaumurella). Males have extremely long antennae and appear to court femaies in lek like aggregations. These were found on gorse in N Norfolk, UK.

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

Eye spots are common in Lepidoptera and may startle predators or deflect attacks away from the head. This Peruvian moth has raised metallic eye spots that look very similar to spider eyes. Another example of predator mimicry? @buchanding @j_gilroy1 @coleopteriste

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

The jumping spider mimicking moth study can be here: https://t.co/nNQ05histP

[Martin Taylor @mtaylor_lab]

Here is sp of plume moth (Pterophoridae) from Peru that may be a mimicking a mantid nymph. Possibly a rare case of predator mimicry where prey mimics a predator to avoid attack. This also occurs in Brenthia moths that mimic jumping spiders. @buchanding @j_gilroy1 @coleopteriste