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Research Interests
Beetles; Aquatic Entomology; Systematic Entomology; Freshwater Conservation; Historical Biogeography.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Micro-Refuges or Ecological Traps: Context-Dependent Effects of Rock Pools on Intertidal Biodiversity Across Latitudes
Firth, L. B., Desiderato, A., Knights, A. M., Aguirre, J. D., Astudillo, J. C., Azofeifa-Solano, J. C., Bilton, D. T., Chee, S. Y., Christie, H. C., Christofoletti, R. A., Curd, A., Dafforn, K. A., Dethier, M. N., Dong, Y. W., Droual, G., Dubois, S. F., Espinosa, F., Evans, A. J., Foggo, A. & Hawkins, S. J. & 44 others, , Feb 2026, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 35, 2, e70208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new species of Anacaena Thomson, 1859 from the Cederberg Range, South Africa (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)
Bilton, D. T., Mlambo, M. C. & Balke, M., 26 Mar 2025, In: Zootaxa. 5613, 1, p. 165-170 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intraspecific Sensory Diversity and the Decapod Claw: Patterns of Sensillation Are Heterochelic and Sexually Dimorphic In Pagurus bernhardus
Drummond, A., Holloway, T., Nash, S., Wilson, A. D. M., Turner, L. M., Briffa, M. & Bilton, D. T., May 2025, In: Journal of Morphology. 286, 5, e70054.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intraspecific variation of thermal tolerance along elevational gradients: the case of a widespread diving beetle (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Pallarés, S., Carbonell, J. A., Picazo, F., Bilton, D. T., Millán, A. & Abellán, P., Aug 2025, In: Insect Science. 32, 4, p. 1453-1465 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Scaling up eco-engineering: The role of topographic complexity and spatial variability in shaping biodiversity on coastal structures
Clubley, C. H., Knights, A. M., Allen, J., Bilton, D. T., Foggo, A., Hanley, M. E., Murphy, J., Wood, L. E. & Firth, L. B., 10 Jul 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 985, 179738.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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University of Plymouth Reports Findings in Science (Multi-generational dispersal and dynamic patch occupancy reveals spatial and temporal stability of seascapes)
13/09/24
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