Insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth, but their small size and high diversity
have always made them challenging to study. Recent technological advances have the …

If you have been lucky enough to visit a natural history museum and you are reading this, it
is highly likely that you found that visit inspirational. It is also highly likely that natural history …

Image-based methods for species identification offer cost-efficient solutions for
biomonitoring. This is particularly relevant for invertebrate studies, where bulk samples often …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to transform many aspects of society, and the study of
evolutionary morphology is no exception. Classical AI methods such as Principal …

The chequered skipper butterfly Carterocephalus palaemon was reintroduced to Fineshade
Wood, England in 2018 as part of a Butterfly Conservation-led project following several …

Animal phenotypic traits are utilised in a variety of studies. Often the traits are measured from
images. The processing of a large number of images can be challenging; nevertheless …

The shell morphology of limpets can be cryptic and highly variable, within and between
species. Therefore, the visual identification of species can be troublesome even for experts …

Introduction: Historic museum collections hold a wealth of biodiversity data that are essential
to our understanding of the rapidly changing natural world. Novel curatorial practices are …

Over 41% of global insect species have declined over the past decade, compared with 22%
of vertebrate species. For Lepidoptera, 53% of species are declining and 34% are …

Simple Summary Temperature increases driven by climate change threaten species
survival. The concept that temperatures may exceed the physiological limits of species …