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Mechanical Ecology Lab

Field Work

  • Ankle-deep in the swamps while on field work in Brunei during rainy season.
  • Measuring the fluid level in N. rafflesiana pitchers in situ
  • Anne investigating leaf responses to drop impacts in the departmental allotment in Bristol
  • Using a custom-built portable rheometer to measure the viscoelastic properties of the pitcher trap fluid in the field in Brunei
  • Field rheometry, mark II.
  • Field work doesn't get much better that this - investigating the prey capture mechanisms of Nepenthes pervillei in the Seychelles
  • The less glamorous side of field work in Borneo (photo by Joachim Moog)
  • On the way to the office (a.k.a. White Sands field site)
  • Measuring surface wetness on the pitcher trap rim in the field in Brunei
  • The team samples the local food.
  • On the way up Mt Mulu, ready to spend 2 weeks on 1,800m researching interactions between pitcher plants and tree shrews
  • Following the logging railway deep into the peat swamp forest of Brunei
  • Field work doesn't always go to plan...
  • Essential field work skills #1: opening a coconut!
  • Essential field work skills #2: karaoke!
  • Caught in flagranti: a mountain tree shrew on the (pitcher) loo
  • Sampling pitcher nectar in the field in Brunei (photo by Bruno di Giusto)
  • Where it all began: field work on Nepenthes bicalcarata in the peat swamp forest of Brunei in 2005 (photo by Joachim Moog)

Recent Posts

  • Poster prize success for Exeter Mechanical Ecology Lab members at recent conferences
  • Moving from X to Bluesky
  • Another fully-funded PhD studentship now available!
  • Fully funded PhD Studentship available for a start in 2025
  • Oona’s first research paper is out!

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