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The Ecologist and the Artist – A Powerful Duo for Insect Conservation
Four inspiring women (from left to right) Prof. Laura Miotto (School of Art, Design and Media, NTU), Prof. Eleanor Slade (TEElab, Asian...
liyuenchiew
Mar 162 min read


Flower-rich, less-cut road verges support butterflies in urban environments
Urban road verges, often overlooked as simple roadside greenery, can serve as valuable habitats for butterflies and other insect...
Tharaka
Mar 42 min read


TEE Lab at NTU Open House 2025: Inspiring the Next Generation of Ecologists
The NTU Open House 2025 was a fantastic opportunity for our lab to connect with students, parents, and curious minds passionate about...
liyuenchiew
Mar 32 min read


🎉Heartiest Congratulations, Dr Tharaka!!
We are super happy and proud of Dr Tharaka S. Priyadarshana and his successful defense of his PhD thesis, " Conserving invertebrate...
Xin Rui Ong
Feb 151 min read


🎉 Dr. Ong Xin Rui’s Remarkable PhD Achievement!
Dr. Ong Xin Rui with her supervisor, Associate Prof. Eleanor Slade (to her left), and co-supervisor, Assistant Prof. Nalini Puniamoorthy...
liyuenchiew
Jan 171 min read


NEW PUBLICATION: Identifying Knowledge & Capacity Gaps in Southeast Asian insect conservation
The hyper-diverse tropical region of Southeast Asia is experiencing high levels of anthropogenic impacts, such as deforestation and...
Xin Rui Ong
Jan 82 min read


Understanding the Vital Role of Biodiversity in Southeast Asia's Ecosystems
Check out this graphic to learn about several services provided by biodiversity and why studying ecology and biodiversity is important...
liyuenchiew
Dec 30, 20241 min read


Exploring the Intersection of Ecology and Data Science via Bioacoustics
Hello! I am Joanna , a part-time student from NTU CCDS Masters in Data Science . In this entry, I will be summarizing my recent work for...
Joanna Chua
Dec 17, 20246 min read


Rudolf meier visits tee lab - Advancing biodiversity research with molecular innovations
The Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab (TEE Lab) recently had the honor of hosting Prof. Rudolf Meier from the Berlin Natural History...
liyuenchiew
Nov 19, 20241 min read


The mighty nature engineer in restoring tropical soils - The dung beetle
The Tropical Ecology and Entomology Lab (TEE Lab) is proud to have contributed to a groundbreaking study led by Dr Nadine Keller . This...
liyuenchiew
Nov 19, 20241 min read


New Publication: A Comprehensive Synthesis of Dung Beetle Records (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Sabah, Malaysia
With the aim of enhancing the understanding of dung beetle taxonomy and their distributions in Southeast Asia, we are excited to announce...

Marx Yim
Oct 8, 20242 min read


JSPS Meeting in Kyoto
On 30-31 August 2024. the Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab (TEE Lab) had our first in-person meeting with our collaborators in Kyoto,...
Xin Rui Ong
Sep 18, 20241 min read


New YouTube Shorts: Key Findings of Riparian Protection & Pest Control in Oil Palm Plantations
The TEE Lab is excited to announce the release of two YouTube shorts showcasing the key findings from our recently concluded research...

Marx Yim
Sep 17, 20241 min read


(PODCAST) Climate Connections: is This Stool Taken? Charting the Dung beetle World in Singapore by Money FM 89.3
Podcast alert! TEE lab members Assoc Prof Eleanor Slade and first year PhD student Zann Teo Jiexin recently hopped onto the Climate...

Marx Yim
Jul 2, 20241 min read


Exciting News: Our Research Featured in The Straits Times!
We are thrilled to share that our recent research article on landscape and crop heterogeneity effects on farmland biodiversity has been...
Tharaka
Jun 25, 20241 min read


SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION: EXPLORING BRUNEI DARUSSALAM'S BIODIVERSITY
Recently, TEE lab members Sean (me!) and Calvin participated in the scientific expedition: Exploring Brunei Darussalam's Biodiversity,...
Sean Yap
Jun 21, 20243 min read


(Media feature): Spotlight on moths in S’pore to assess impact of climate change, habitat loss on biodiversity
We are excited to share that our groundbreaking collaboration with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) has been featured in the...
Ng Wan Lin
Jun 19, 20241 min read


(NEW PUBLICATION) Invertebrate-Mediated Ecosystem Processes are Resilient to Disturbance Across a Land-Use Gradient in Borneo
Ecosystem functions are important processes that regulate energy fluxes, nutrients, or organic matter within the ecosystem. Many of these...
Chiew Li Yuen
Jun 18, 20241 min read


Sharing Session on Dung Beetle Research
Dung beetles are an ecologically important group of insects as they provide many vital ecosystem services, respond rapidly to...
Xin Rui Ong
Jun 13, 20241 min read


(research article) Diversity in farm landscapes helps wildlife, global study finds
On World Environment Day, we are excited to feature the TEE Lab's recent study, "Crop and landscape heterogeneity increase biodiversity...
Xin Rui Ong
Jun 7, 20241 min read
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