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Roadkills in Northern Peninsular Malaysia
As Malaysia’s economy continues to grow, an ever-expanding road network is being built to support the new developments. Whilst roads...

Marx Yim
Nov 15, 20212 min read


Mobilising Data on Ecologically Important Insects in Malaysia & Singapore GBIF Project By BIFA/MOEJ
The Tropical Ecology and Entomology (TEE) Lab is ecstatic to announce that we are embarking on a Global Biodiversity Information Facility...

Marx Yim
Nov 1, 20212 min read


Dung Beetles as Hydrological Engineers
New paper by TEE Lab associated PhD student Nadine Keller! Dung beetles are important nutrient recyclers in both tropical and temperate...

Marx Yim
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Dung Beetle Trap Type Matters
Dung beetles are most often surveyed using baited pitfall traps (BPTs) and flight interception traps (FITs). Quantitative comparisons of...
Xin Rui Ong
Oct 24, 20211 min read


Wait No More - Get It DONE!
In a time of uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic, research fieldwork has been hit hard. Travel restrictions were imposed globally...

Marx Yim
Oct 15, 20212 min read


Double Achievements For ASE Ecology Undergraduate Students
For their outstanding URECA AY20/21 research, ASE 4th year undergraduates and NTU President Research Scholars (NTU PRS), Alexis Goh and...

Marx Yim
Oct 7, 20211 min read


ASE Ecology Student Tay Li Si Commended For Arthropod-Forest Restoration Study
Heartfelt congratulations to ASE 4th year ecology specialisation student and NTU President Research Scholar (NTU PRS), Tay Li Si for...

Marx Yim
Oct 7, 20212 min read


ASE Ecology Student Alexis Goh wins URECA Research Excellence Award for Pollinator-Nature Way Study
Our warmest congratulations to ASE 4th year ecology specialisation student and NTU President Research Scholar (NTU PRS), Alexis Goh for...

Marx Yim
Oct 7, 20211 min read


Nature Finds A Way — Reflections
Hello everyone, I'm Alexis, a year 4 undergraduate studying Ecology! It's actually my third year being part of the TEE Lab, and I...
Alexis Goh
Sep 13, 20212 min read


Crop heterogeneity and beneficial insect diversity
The rapid expansion and intensification of agriculture has altered the composition of communities and disrupted ecosystem services, yet...
Tharaka
Sep 8, 20212 min read


Little Things Making Big Impacts
In the last few months, my trusty research assistant Sabidee and I (Li Yuen) have been working hard on a huge dung beetle curation...

Marx Yim
Aug 13, 20212 min read


Dung beetles help keep ecosystems healthy - Frontiers for young minds
Dung beetles primarily use dung of mammals for feeding and nesting thereby playing a huge role in nutrient cycling. They also aid in seed...

Marx Yim
Jun 17, 20212 min read


Beyond the protected area network – Identifying priority areas for conserving biodiversity
Hi everyone, I’m Clarice, a Y2 undergraduate that recently joined the TEE Lab in January! Over the the past six months, I’ve been working...
cyan006
May 16, 20213 min read


Whose dung is it anyway?
Artwork by Jay Hosler Environmental DNA (eDNA) is defined as genetic material that is collected from environmental samples, such as soil...
Xin Rui Ong
Feb 23, 20211 min read


Arthropod diversity #1 - My First research experience
Hi! It's Li Si :) A year ago, I went on a search for a research project, and was kindly offered a chance to study about termite...

Li Si
Feb 12, 20213 min read


CY1400 Research award
Congratulations to Zann for being awarded with the CN Yang Scholars Programme CY1400 Research Award! Zann's project poster In her first...
Xin Rui Ong
Jan 21, 20211 min read


Balancing trade-offs for sustainable oil-palm production
We have contributed to a new review article in Nature Plants on the environmental impacts and trade-offs of palm oil production, and how...
eleanorslade
Jan 5, 20211 min read


New Publication - Riparian buffers act as microclimatic refugia in oil palm landscapes
Study location & design. Source Williamson et al 2020. Riparian buffers are established around agricultural landscapes, such as oil palm...
Xin Rui Ong
Nov 17, 20201 min read


Using science to help inform decision making: Stakeholder workshops on riparian buffers in Sabah
The TEE Lab is working with the South East Asian Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP), the University of Kent, and the Department of...
eleanorslade
Sep 21, 20201 min read


Is this stool taken?
The TEE Lab's recent publication in Biotropica, titled " Dung beetle-megafauna trophic networks in Singapore’s fragmented forests", has...
Xin Rui Ong
Sep 3, 20201 min read
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