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Dr Liam O'Reilly

Current positions

  • Research Associate

    School of Biological Sciences

Contact

  • liam.oreilly@bristol.ac.uk
  • Life Sciences Building
    24 Tyndall Avenue
    Bristol
    BS8 1TQ
  • +44 117 455 1055

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Publications

Recent publications

09/08/2023
  • An analysis of time-varying dynamics in electrically sensitive arthropod hairs to understand real-world electrical sensing

    • Ryan A Palmer, 
    • et al.

    Journal of the Royal Society Interface

    • Article
    • Published
  • 18/11/2022
  • Observed electric charge of insect swarms and their contribution to atmospheric electricity

    • Ellard Hunting, 
    • et al.

    iScience

    • Article
    • Published
  • 03/05/2021
  • Convergent Evolution of Wingbeat-Powered Anti-Bat Ultrasound in the Microlepidoptera

    • Liam J O'Reilly, 
    • et al.

    Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

    • Article
    • Published
  • 05/02/2019
  • Deaf moths employ acoustic Müllerian mimicry against bats using wingbeat-powered tymbals

    • Liam O'Reilly, 
    • et al.

    Scientific Reports

    • Article
    • Published
  • Thesis

    • Passive anti-bat defences in nocturnal Lepidoptera

      • Liam J O'Reilly

      Supervisors

      • Daniel Robert, 
      • Marc Holderied

      Award date

      23/01/2020

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