https://www.ecomedina.com/research daily 0.75 2019-05-26 https://www.ecomedina.com/about daily 1.0 2021-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/1558515384315-GU50E7MEVUJN1GR70G5P/IMG_0053.jpg About Tectocoris diophthalmus, Cotton Harlequin Bug female with eggs. Photo: Thomas Wallenius https://www.ecomedina.com/research-1 daily 0.75 2024-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/1558520925785-KVK3075WPW3ECV0LHS7V/IMG_0322.jpg Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/1558687884491-ICE1T2YN6HEU6V91TBHE/IMG_9246.jpg Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/1558518185075-CE4HIV8DYX0OV4IMUBOO/IMG_0321.jpg Research https://www.ecomedina.com/opportunities daily 0.75 2025-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/1558606445889-N6BJEXLQRGZG8IE75N1I/IMG_7375.jpg Opportunities https://www.ecomedina.com/our-team daily 0.75 2025-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/4474889f-5477-4499-a591-02f15eed2115/Jessica.jpg Our team - Dr Jessica McLachlan Jessica is our incredible research assistant and who coordinates and leads all our field seasons. She is an amazing birder and brilliant biologist who loves nature, and who happens to be a wonderful photographer too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/5cf050d3-c4f4-48e3-a39f-ccd5da4f1ac1/PHOTO-2021-09-16-18-57-55.jpg Our team - Dr Iliana Medina I am a behavioural ecologist and evolutionary biologist and I am fascinated by the evolution of animal behaviour. I am originally from Colombia and did my PhD at ANU (2012-2016) and now have a group based at University of Melbourne. We explore the drivers of variation in behaviours and the consequences that behavioural interactions have at a broad scale. My work focuses mainly on two topics: the evolution of warning colourations and the evolution of bird traits, such as colour and nest design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/8de0a99f-7c9c-4807-aeac-5590133523d3/cacde41039aa604c73d71206233d2aa.jpg Our team - Chenyue Yang Chenyue is a PhD student (2025–2029) from China co-supervised by Prof. Shai Meiri. She is broadly interested in avian behavioural ecology and macroevolution. Chenyue's research focuses on the macroevolution of flexibility in birds' nest-building behaviours, combining museum collections, field measurements, and comparative analyses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/d0ed6cc6-1de0-49e3-a14a-35f925186df8/SilviaPhoto.jpg Our team - Silvia Colombo Silvia is a PhD student (2021-2025) working on the evolution of nest structure, specifically the evolution of domed nests and the drivers of variation in nest design. Her work combines field, museum and macroevolutionary approaches. Silvia’s CV can be found here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/1ee60906-780a-4f98-9165-ec46fb23ce36/amy.jpeg Our team - Amy Carboon Amy is a MSc student (2023-2025) co-supervised by Prof. Devi Stuart-Fox. Amy’s work explores the links between courtship behaviours and visual effects in bird feathers. She collates detailed measures of iridescence on museum feathers from many different species and will relate these measures to mating behaviours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/1c7babc3-724f-4b32-8bd1-675fa34f8127/Tarani.jpg Our team - Tarani Jindal Tarani is an international MSc student from India (2024-2026), co-supervised by Dr. Damien Esquerre. She is Interested in behavioural and evolutionary biology. Her research will focus on studying sex-biased dispersal in Harlequin bugs. Having worked with birds, fish and snakes in India, she is keen to explore the incredible fauna in Australia, both marine and terrestrial. Outside of research, Tarani enjoys performing arts (such as theatre and dance). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/e2e5cd3b-2a96-4f01-86d6-c7d0fa40fb30/keilin.jpg Our team - Kei-Lin Ooi Kei-Lin is a PhD student (2021-2025) co-supervised by Prof. Devi Stuart-Fox. Kei-Lin explores the drivers and consequences of having warning signals in butterflies and insects, from a macroevolutionary approach. Kei-Lin’s CV can be found here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce50816a8389000017e6b8f/eb346881-6e4a-40c8-9488-5e51099672e7/Alexis+-+crop.JPG Our team - Alexis Goh Alexis is a PhD student (2024-2028) from Singapore, co-supervised by Prof. Devi Stuart-Fox and Prof. Megan Head. She has a keen interest in conservation, entomology, and behavioural ecology. Alexis will be investigating how native leaf beetles can deter predators, using their colourful appearances, behaviours, and toxic defenses.