Research Projects

I have been involved in the following research projects. For further information on each projects, please email me.

Project short name:  Anti-predatory and foraging behaviour in cave orb spiders (2023-2024)
Location: Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford.
Funding Sources: The John Fell Fund and the British Cave Research Association Research Fund.
PI: Dr Thomas Hesselberg

Project short name: Host selection of the acacia orb spiders (2022 – 2024)
Location: Coiba AIP and The Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford
Funding Sources: The Royal Society, UK and SENACYT, Panama
PIs: Dr Thomas Hesselberg & Dr Dumas Galvez

Project short name:  WEBSTRUCT – Impact forces and structure of orb webs (2009-2011)
Location: Dept. of Zoology, Oxford.
Funding Source: Intra-European Marie Curie Fellowship to TH
PI: Prof. Fritz Vollrath

Project short name:  Behavioural flexibility in neotropical orb weavers  (2008-2009)

Location: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Funding source: Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellowship to TH
PI: Prof. William G. Eberhard

Project short name: Flight control in Drosophila (2006-2007)
Location: Dept. of Neurobiology, Ulm
Funding source: BMBF Biofuture and Bionic grants to FOL
PI: Dr. Fritz-Olaf Lehmann

Project short name: Functional morphology and locomotion in ragworms (2002-2006)
Location: Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Bath
Funding source: The European Commission – BIOLOCH project to JFVV
PI: Prof. Julian F. V. Vincent

Project short name: Effects of neurotoxins on orb webs (2001-2002)
Location: Dept. of Zoology, Aarhus
Funding source: SNF grant to FV
PI: Prof. Fritz Vollrath