Dr Bowler’s scientific background is in ecology, particularly dispersal ecology and population dynamics. She has published several peer-reviewed journal articles of her primary research, as well as systematic reviews/meta-analyses, from her PhD and post-doctoral research in the UK. She has also acted as a peer reviewer for various ecological/biological journals. More recently, she was a JSPS post-doctoral research fellow at Kyoto University, studying predator-prey interactions using an acarine laboratory system. Dr Bowler joined the Edanz Group in 2011 as a specialist Editor in the Fukuoka office.