Behind the Image: The Great Spotted Woodpecker
As beautiful as he may be, this great spotted woodpecker is not the star of this show. By perching on tree trunks, these birds disperse many species of… Read more »
Francesca Martin
Francesca graduated from Uppsala University with an MSc in Immunology & Infection Biology. She joined BioMed Central in June 2016.
Latest posts by Francesca Martin (see all)
- Behind the Image: Two tranquil towers - 6th October 2017
- Behind the Image: Oystercatchers at dawn - 29th September 2017
- Behind the Image: Camera-shy Octupi - 22nd September 2017
Developing standardized guidelines for simulation based research
Standardized guidelines are necessary to ensure all simulation studies are performed to the highest standard. In this podcast, Miranda Wilson-Wood spoke to Adam… Read more »
Behind the Image: An Earthworm Labyrinth
Taken above the Colombian savanna, this photo shows hundreds of earth mounds created by large earthworms. Landscape ecology and ecosystems image competition… Read more »
Behind the Image: Flight of the Bumblebee
Wolfsbane - toxic to humans yet tasty to bumblebees. Each week, we show you the story behind each winning image from this year's BMC Ecology competition.… Read more »
Behind the Image: The Gregarious Great-tailed Grackle
Behold the great-tailed grackle! This photograph depicts this mexican bird perched between two intense hues. BMC behavioural and physiological ecology image… Read more »
Behind the image: Springbok at sunrise
A picture paints a thousand words, or so it seems with this overall winner of our annual BMC Ecology competition. Davide Gaglio, a conservation biologist based… Read more »