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Arda Cem Kuyucu, PhD

Researcher in Ecology

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I am a researcher at Hacettepe University dedicated to understanding how environmental change shapes the biological and evolutionary trajectories of species.

Research Interests

My research integrates thermal biology, entomology, and ecological niche modeling to predict how climate-driven shifts affect biodiversity—from the microclimatic preferences of ticks and lizards to the adaptive divergence of polymorphic insects. By combining traditional fieldwork with computational tools in R and Python, I strive to build robust models that reveal the complex dynamics of life in a changing world.

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Selected Publications

  • Kuyucu, A. C., Sahin, M. K., & Caglar, S. S. (2018). The relation between melanism and thermal biology in a colour polymorphic bush cricket, Isophya rizeensis. Journal of Thermal Biology, 71, 212-220. 

  • Caglar, S. S., Karacaoglu, C., Kuyucu, A. C., & Saglam, I. K. (2014). Humidity and seasonality drives body size patterns in males of the bush cricket Isophya rizeensis Sevgili, 2003 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae). Insect Science, 21(2), 213-226. 

  • Hekimoglu, O., Elverici, C., & Kuyucu, A. C. (2023). Predicting climate-driven distribution shifts in Hyalomma marginatum (Ixodidae). Parasitology, 150(10), 883-893. (22 Citations)

  • Duffy, G. A., Kuyucu, A. C., Hoskins, J. L., Hay, E. M., & Chown, S. L. (2021). Adequate sample sizes for improved accuracy of thermal trait estimates. Functional Ecology, 35(12), 2647-2658. 

  • Kuyucu, A. C., & Caglar, S. S. (2016). Thermal Preference of the Bush Cricket Isophya rizeensis; Testing the Effect of Countergradient Selection. Journal of Insect Behavior, 29(2), 172-189. 

  • Kuyucu, A. C., & Chown, S. L. (2021). Time course of acclimation of critical thermal limits in two springtail species (Collembola). Journal of Insect Physiology, 130, 104209. 

  • Hekimoglu, O., Kuyucu, A. C., & Ozer, N. (2020). Preliminary investigation on the genetic diversity and population structure of Hyalomma marginatum (Acari: Ixodidae) in Turkey. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 25(10), 1867-1882.

  • Kuyucu, A. C., & Hekimoglu, O. (2024). Predicting the distribution of Ixodes ricinus in Europe: integrating microclimatic factors into ecological niche models. Parasitology, 151(9), 1012-1023. 

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