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Bristol Mechanical Ecology Lab

Our research on biomechanics and ecology of plants and plant-insect interactions

Congratulations to Anne Lenz for winning a talk prize at the SEB Conference!

Posted on 09/07/2021 by ulrike.bauer

Anne successfully braved some technical issues and the general awkwardness of giving a talk online to win the second prize… Read more Congratulations to Anne Lenz for winning a talk prize at the SEB Conference!

Congratulations to Oona Lessware

Posted on 28/06/202110/11/2021 by ulrike.bauer

…who secured full funding for a 3-year PhD with us starting in October 2021. Oona will receive a stipend from… Read more Congratulations to Oona Lessware

Review paper on fast plant movements published in Proceedings B

Posted on 26/05/202126/05/2021 by ulrike.bauer

Our first publication of 2021 is a review paper on the use of elastic structures in rapid trap movements of… Read more Review paper on fast plant movements published in Proceedings B

Calling for contributions (reviews or research papers) for JXB special issue on Mechanical Ecology

Posted on 13/05/202113/05/2021 by ulrike.bauer

Paper accepted!

Posted on 01/05/2021 by ulrike.bauer

We’re very pleased that our review paper on the “Complexity and diversity of motion amplification and control strategies in motile… Read more Paper accepted!

Sustainability!

Posted on 27/04/2021 by ulrike.bauer

As of today, we are the proud holders of a Bronze level award under the Bristol Green Labs scheme that… Read more Sustainability!

New collaborative grant

Posted on 01/04/2021 by ulrike.bauer

We are super-excited to have been awarded an HFSP Research Grant as part of an international team of applicants led… Read more New collaborative grant

JXB Special Issue on Mechanical Ecology – call for authors

Posted on 16/03/2021 by ulrike.bauer

We are still looking for authors who want to contribute a review paper to our upcoming special issue on “Mechanical… Read more JXB Special Issue on Mechanical Ecology – call for authors

SEB session on Mechanical Ecology postponed

Posted on 01/03/2021 by ulrike.bauer

After much consideration with the organisers and invited speakers, we have decided to postpone our 1-day session on ‘Mechanical Ecology… Read more SEB session on Mechanical Ecology postponed

J Exp Bot Special Issue on Mechanical Ecology

Posted on 06/11/2020 by ulrike.bauer

As organisers of a dedicated Mechanical Ecology symposium at the 2021 SEB Conference in Antwerp, Simon Poppinga and I have… Read more J Exp Bot Special Issue on Mechanical Ecology

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