Associate Professor Therésa Jones

Associate Professor Therésa Jones

Senior Lecturer, Evolution and Animal Behaviour, School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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Sciences & Technology

Insects have more complex immune systems than we thought

Ants, beetles, and all other invertebrates have complex immune systems which can protect their offspring

Environment

New design tech offers hope for urban wildlife

Designers and ecologists are working together to reimagine cities as more-than-human places

Sciences & Technology

Willie wagtails: The werewolves of the bird world

The willie wagtail, an iconic Australian bird, is known for its fan tail and twinkling song. By recording birds across Victoria, a new study shows that willie wagtails also sing to the moon

Sciences & Technology

Where have all the stars gone?

Stars helped shaped human culture for thousands of years, but we see far fewer of them now than our ancestors or rural friends; now a citizen science program will map light pollution across Australia

Environment

What happens to wildlife in a city that never sleeps?

Artificial lights have brightened the night in cities across the world and urban wildlife is being forced to adapt – but what happens when, after 3.5 billion years of evolution, light invades what should be darkness?