Animal and Insect Biology

In your are interested in the animal kingdom then this is the subject for you! Take a look at some of our animal biology suggestions below:

Example animal and insect biology dissertation topic 1:

Ecology and management of the bloody-nosed leaf beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa)

The continued expansion of towns and cities into wildlife areas, and the growing tendency for roadsides to be paved or cemented is known to be a danger to many species. Thus, the continued existence of the bloody-nosed leaf beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa), which lives mostly in roadside hedgerows, grasslands and heathlands, is threatened. This dissertation aims to look first at the specific ecology of the bloody-nosed leaf beetle and then at the manner in which growing urbanisation threatens its existence. Further, it examines the recent work by Coventry University to evaluate the status of the species, and programmes by Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull to raise awareness of the bloody-nosed leaf beetle amongst the community.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Lonsdale, D. (1991) Habitat conservation for insects: A neglected green issue Feltham: AmateurEntomologists’ Society.
• Maudsley, M.J. (2000) ‘A review of the ecology and conservation of hedgerow invertebrates in Britain’, Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 60(1), pp. 65-76.
• New, T. (2007) Beetles and conservation. London: Springer.