Max’s Research

Maximillian Tercel

I’m Max Tercel, a PhD student at Cardiff University studying the ecology of invasive ants on Round Island, Mauritius. My general academic interests are in conservation and insect behaviour, physiology, ecology and evolution. Especially ants and invasive species.

My Research Themes

Myrmecology

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Trophic Ecology

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Invasion Ecology

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Molecular Ecology

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Functional Ecology

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My Publications

Peer-reviewed publications:

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Cuff et al. (in press). Overcoming the pitfalls of merging dietary metabarcoding into ecological networks. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

Cuff et al. (2021). Density-independent prey choice, taxonomy, life history and web characteristics determine the diet and biocontrol potential of spiders (Linyphiidae and Lycosidae) in cereal crops. Environmental DNA.

Tercel et al. (2021). DNA metabarcoding reveals introduced species predominate in the diet of a threatened endemic omnivore, Telfair’s skink (Leiolopisma telfairii). Ecology and Evolution.

Tercel, Symondson & Cuff (2021). The problem of omnivory: A synthesis on omnivory and DNA metabarcoding. Molecular Ecology.

Cuff et al. (2021). MEDI: a rapid, cheap and streamlined protocol for Macronutrient Extraction and Determination from Invertebrates. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

Cuff et al. (2020). Money spider dietary choice in pre- and post-harvest cereal crops as revealed by metabarcoding. Ecological Entomology.

Tercel et al. (2018). Phylogenetic clustering of wingbeat frequency and flight-associated morphometrics across insect orders: Flight strategies between insect orders. Physiological Entomology.

Informal articles:

Woodrow, Tercel & Carnaghi (2021). EntoCareers Meeting. Antenna.

Cuff and Tercel (2021). MEDI: Macronutrient Extraction and Determination from Invertebrates. Methods.blog.

Bruford et al. (2020). Cardiff University Ecosystem Resilience and Biodiversity Action Plan (ERBAP) 2021-2023. Cardiff University.

Tercel (2020). A PhD in a pandemic. British Ecological Society Blog.