Maria Merian’s Butterflies. Kate Heard.

A portrait of budding yeasts: A symbol of the arts, sciences and a whole greater than the sum of its parts

“…Merian's efforts in documenting interspecies relationships are regarded as early contributions to modern natural history and ecology, although the term ‘ecology’ was coined approximately two centuries later (Etheridge, 2011a, 2011b; Pieters & Winthagen, 1999). Her influence can be seen in the work of naturalists such as John James Audubon (Etheridge, 2015; Palmeri, 2017). Merian's success in part stems from her ability to use art to bolster her science and vice versa.…”