I’ve known Terrell Roulston for a long time (18 years, I think). We come from the same rural corner of…
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Looking to understand how dung beetles reduce GHG emissions from cow dung? Shape and size of the dung pat both matter!
There’s been a fair chunk of work looking at how dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) can influence greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)…
Alexe named to the Dalhousie High-Performance Leadership Program!
Alexe Indigo has recently been named to the Dalhousie’s High-Performance Leadership Program! This cohort of students from across the wider…
New Paper – “The Porcupine Map” (1750) is an object of fascination… but why didn’t they call it the “Insect Map”?
Maps are political. Maps are not neutral representations of geography! This objectivity expands beyond borders to the artistic embellishments found…
Does the munch affect the bunch?
Many in our lab have a long-standing fascination with digital natural history records! These community-sourced natural history records are invaluable…
This lab is now run by an Associate Professor! ^_^
This blog is updated by Paul Manning. As of July 1, I’m happy to share that I was awarded tenure…
Welcome to the Lab Kaz!
We’ve got a new student joining us this summer. Kazimir Mullaly joined us in May 2026, to support Em’s fieldwork…
MSc Student Matt Dean shines at the Global Soil Biodiversity Conference
Last week MSc student Matthew Dean (co-supervised by the wonderful Erin Cameron at SMU) spent a few days in Victoria…
New Paper: Supplementing beef cattle diets with brown seaweed affects dung use by coprophagous beetles!
MSc Alumnus – Samantha Bennett recently published the first paper from her MSc. Sam’s thesis was looking at the downstream…
Matt & Em Slay on Grad Research Day
Today, both Matt and Em completed their grad research day presentations. It’s always so rewarding to see a thesis come…
