We are interested in how human activities affect insect and plant behaviour, population dynamics, diversity, and their functional roles (especially insect pollinators & host plants). A focus has been on revealing the impacts of agricultural land use and climate change, particularly how aspects of habitat loss, chemical applications and environmental temperature can influence individual molecular responses, physiology, behaviour and fitness. Complementing these findings with molecular methods, field studies and modelling, we look to determine how these factors may be selectively shaping populations and scaling up to alter community composition and interaction networks. 

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Whilst not wedded to a particular study system, social insects have been a large focus of our research. Their large and intricate societies exhibit efficient and complex cooperative behaviours making them not only interesting for the study of animal behaviour, but also a dominant insect group in the environment that provide vital ecosystem functions and crucial ecosystem services important for human welfare.

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