Sometimes it seems the night is just buzzing with insects. But are there really more insects out at night? We analysed all the evidence on insect activity across the day–night cycle to find out.
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Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley
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Professeur, Chercheur Ornitologue, Université de Lausanne
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biology, Newcastle University
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Forrest Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Ecology, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Biology, Lund University
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Professor of Dinosaur Paleontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Biology, Université de Lausanne
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Associate Professor of Biology, Scripps College
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Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Oxford
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Adelaide
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of York
