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2023 DISCOVER URECA Poster Competition Winner - TEE LAB Student Samuel Cheong
The TEE Lab is super pleased in congratulating Samuel Cheong for bagging the 4th prize under the Natural and Physical Sciences category...
Xin Rui Ong
Nov 28, 20231 min read
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Learning is fun! - tee lab @ the UGM Tropical biodiversity & sustainable development course
In June, Dr. Eleanor Slade was invited to lecture in the field course component of the Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable...
Nicole Dorville
Oct 23, 20235 min read
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$1.8Mil CoT Grant Awarded to Dr. Eleanor Slade & Dr. Lam Weng Ngai for SG Nutrient Dynamics Study
The Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab (TEE Lab) is ecstatic to announce that PI Dr. Eleanor Slade and Senior Research Fellow Dr. Lam Weng...

Marx Yim
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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A Gathering of Minds
Insights from a Luncheon Meeting at Wilmar International & RSPO-Monash Joint Symposium At a recent luncheon meeting held at the...
Xin Rui Ong
Oct 17, 20232 min read
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Conferences Galore!
2023 has so far been an eventful year, and the TEE Lab has been showcasing our research in multiple conferences! In a short span from...
Xin Rui Ong
Sep 15, 20233 min read
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(New Publication) Insect declines in the Anthropocene
The “Insect Apocalypse” narrative has led to more public and scientific interest in the insect biodiversity crisis and has been a much...
Xin Rui Ong
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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Assessing the change in saproxylic insect community across Singapore’s forest regeneration gradient
Hi this is Calvin Leung, a PhD student who studies the diversity and ecosystem functions of saproxylic insects in tropical rainforest....

Marx Yim
Sep 3, 20233 min read
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(New Publication) Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity
During the recent Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, Canada, multiple nations have pledged to...
Xin Rui Ong
Aug 25, 20231 min read
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Exploring the Fascinating World of Dung Beetles
Dung Beetle Identification Workshop with Staff & Research Assistants of SEARRP. As part of the Permian Global on 7th – 11th August 2023....
Xin Rui Ong
Aug 22, 20232 min read
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Addressing the Diversity of Dung Beetles in Sabah: From Checklist to Conservation Effort
During the 8th-Quinquennial Memorandum of Understanding with SEARRP on the Danum Valley Research Programme On 28 July 2023, a signing...
Xin Rui Ong
Aug 22, 20232 min read
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The Little Critters Matter Too
Hello, I am Belle and in this blog post, I will be sharing more about my Final Year Project (FYP) which I did under the supervision of...
Xin Rui Ong
Aug 21, 20235 min read
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ATBC 2023
During the summer of 2023, TEE Lab members, Dr. Eleanor Slade, Dr Chiew Li Yuen, and Ong Xin Rui, had an exciting opportunity to present...
Xin Rui Ong
Aug 3, 20232 min read
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ASE Ecology Graduate Zann Teo Wins Koh Boon Hwee Scholars Award & Honours Asst. Prof Eleanor Slade
The TEE Lab is overjoyed to congratulate Zann Teo, a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Earth Systems Science graduate specializing in...

Marx Yim
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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Visiting & 'Dung Beetling' at Danau Girang Field Centre
Towards the end of May 2023, TEE Lab members, Dr. Eleanor Slade, Ong Xin Rui and Chiew Li Yuen, had the amazing opportunity to visit...
Xin Rui Ong
Jun 21, 20232 min read
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(NEW Publication) The Future Of Tropical Insect Diversity: Strategies to Fill Data & Knowledge Gaps
The tropics harbor a large proportion of biodiversity, with recent estimates suggesting that they hold the highest arthropod biomass...
Xin Rui Ong
Jun 21, 20231 min read
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(NEW Publication) Effects of land use change ON Dung Removal & DB Taxonomic & Functional diversity
Land use change, particularly the conversion of natural landscapes to agricultural areas, is a major contributor to biodiversity loss in...
Xin Rui Ong
Jun 21, 20232 min read
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Bagging Awards! Best Poster Prize in RES Student Forum + 1st prize in 3MT Heats
We are super happy for two of our TEE lab members, Zann and Xin Rui, who have won awards for presenting their research in the recent...
Xin Rui Ong
Jun 15, 20231 min read
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(New Publication) Enhancing the ecological value of oil palm agriculture through set-asides
In oil palm agriculture, set-asides (i.e. uncultivated parts of agricultural landscapes) may help minimize environmental impacts but also...
Xin Rui Ong
Jun 8, 20231 min read
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Dragonflies and damselflies can provide effective biological control of mosquitoes
Mosquitoes pose a significant threat to human lives as they transmit deadly diseases. Each year, over a million people succumb to...
Tharaka
Jun 6, 20232 min read
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(GBIF-BIFA) Examining the Dung Beetle Collections at Oxford University Museum of Natural History
In the early days of March this year, TEE Lab project officer Marx Yim travelled to Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH)...

Marx Yim
Mar 31, 20231 min read
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