Isaac Planas-Sitjà
@iplanass.bsky.social
Researcher at RIKEN & lecturer at the Tokyo University. Interested in behavioural ecology & theoretical ecology. Enjoy mountain sports, drawing & craft beer.
best conversation I heard this week: - waw! These croissants are so good! We should go to a country that is famous for their croissants... Which can it be? - IDK... Canada probably. Yeah... Mmmh... Why not... 🙄
Should the term 'personality trait' be really used in animal personality studies? With Sasha Dall and @dingemanselab.bsky.social we don't think so. We explain why in this commentary published in Animal Behaviour. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Unbelievable... And their reaction is just horrendous... Shame.
We will remember who brought ICE-style deportations to Europe. History will remember this vote. And it will also remember the applause that followed. Click the link to add your name to the petition and stand against ICE-style deportation politics in Europe: go.wemove.eu/NoDeportatio...
Marta Quitian explains her work in Ogasawara islands. "Invasions are not just about which species arrive, but about how multiple newcomers interact". Read more here 👇 Invaders Don’t Come Alone: Rethinking Biological Invasions Through Co-invasion www.anoleannals.org/2026/06/14/i...
Invaders Don’t Come Alone: Rethinking Biological Invasions Through Co-invasion
Species invasions are usually studied one at a time, but ecosystems rarely have that luxury. This project began with a simple frustration: while reading about invasive predators, invasive competito…
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First the Swiss team... Now #CorticalLabs... Would "living" servers ever be a thing? 🤯 Are we finally waking up to a budget version of #TheMatrix? Please don't pitch this idea to Elon Musk... He may already have a simulation ready... 💾 #AI #TechNews #science www.livescience.com/technology/c...
I may have found my favourite political party! As an expert on cockroach behaviour, I'd be honoured to serve as advisor 😉
We are the cockroaches ! New Anthem released by #CockroachJantaParty #India #CorruptBJP
Molt decepcionat amb @grufian.bsky.social (si no està tret fora de context). El burka és un tema complicadíssim q s'utilitza per justificar el racisme, com si la nostra cultura fos la 'bona'. Tolerància i respecte no són d'esquerres? En tot cas ha votat contra la prohibició.. ja és molt.
Gabriel Rufián, tras votar la víspera contra la prohibición del burka: "El burka es una salvajada. Si somos izquierda laica de verdad, no podemos permitir que se invisibilice a las mujeres de esta manera". #rufian #gabrielrufian #burka #mujeres #velo #politica
Low-dispersal insects show a decline in species richness over an 11-year period, largely associated with climate change. It's cool to see field studies matching our predictive results (arxiv.org/abs/2603.29116) #entomology #climateChange #ecology
Disentangling the interactive effects of anthropogenic disturbances on biodiversity
Anthropogenic activity threatens biodiversity through climate change, habitat fragmentation, and increasing frequency and scale of disturbance. Various theoretical studies have sought to shed light on...
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New research in Spanish forests shows that climate change is affecting saproxylic insects. Large beetles with low dispersal are declining, while smaller, more mobile species are now more common, especially in oak forests. #InsectDecline #Ecology doi.org/10.1007/s108... @javimusako
I came across this sketch in my notebook. Painted it 3 years ago in Philippines... I clearly remember that moment, was the pure definition of "bonheur"
After 6 years of planning, getting funds (thanks #JSPS & #NatGeo), field work, tons of video-analysis, our publication with M. Quitián is out! Was a great experience and an amazing team work! We show that #predator top-down effects dominate impacts on #pollination networks ⬇️ doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
Coinvasional disruptions to island pollinator networks
Biological invasions can adversely affect pollinator diversity by threatening the maintenance of animal-pollinated plant communities. Although most studies have examined single invasive species, acce...
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Els nord-catalans hauran de triar entre Pyrénées-Orientales, Pyrénées Catalanes o Pyrénées-Méditerranée - Ràdio Arrels www.radioarrels.cat/noticia/5519...
Els nord-catalans hauran de triar entre Pyrénées-Orientales, Pyrénées Catalanes o Pyrénées-Méditerranée
La presidenta del Consell departamental Hermeline Malherbe, i el vicepresident, Nicolas Garcia, han presentat el balanç de les consultes ciutadanes celebrades aquest hivern sobre el futur nom del Depa...
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Oh.. de veritat? 🙄 Han tardat 13 anys per averiguar que M. Rajoy era en realitat, agafeu-vos fort... Mariano Rajoy 😲 (no hi hauria dit mai.. 😒 - irònic)
Bárcenas confirma que "M.R." era Rajoy y que encargó "destruir un audio cortito" con él y otro sobre la "contabilidad extracontable" del PP. www.rtve.es/noticias/…
Our paper has been selected as Featured Article in Evolutionary Ecology 🥂 #termite #evolution #castes #investment rdcu.be/e4cL3
Variation in soldier investment is linked to the evolution of termite soldier defense strategies
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If you have ever thought 'I wish I could track individuals in real-time' or 'this tracker runs too slow on my laptop' or 'I want to remove observer bias in my study' or 'how could I automatise my setup?', then you'd like this project 👇 @asab.org @ceiussi.bsky.social @iussi-nwes.bsky.social
Such a fun project led by really talented and passionate people! If you want a free, user-friendly tracking option (live and post-hoc) check out TracktorLive! doi.org/10.64898/202... @rasmusern.bsky.social @jutfelt.bsky.social @tnorin.bsky.social @shaunkillen.bsky.social @zegnitriki.bsky.social
Interested in automating lab experiments or tasks with camera-trackable animals? We (@vivekhsridhar.bsky.social, @domroche.bsky.social, @iplanass.bsky.social) are launching TracktorLive, a real-time #python package for tracking and response. Video below by @iplanass.bsky.social [1/4]
Interested in understanding how bumblebees are responding to climate change? Well look no further than a competition funded PhD position with me and Rachael Dudaniec at Macquarie University, Sydney 🇦🇺 Details below ⬇️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Funded PhD: Using mathematical models to predict the impact of climate change on pollinators at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Funded PhD: Using mathematical models to predict the impact of climate change on pollinators at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com
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#okayama rules! Avui una manifestació contra el genocidi de Gaza. Diria que és la primera vegada q veig gent amb pancartes contra Netanyahu i el genocidi, o cridant #free_palestine a Japó.
The breakthrough brings scientists a step closer to fusion propulsion - technology that mimics the energy reactions powering the Sun.
Could fusion rockets transform space travel? UK test marks major step
The breakthrough brings scientists a step closer to fusion propulsion - technology that mimics the energy reactions powering the Sun.
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Our paper is now published in Evolutionary Ecology "Variation in soldier investment is linked to the evolution of termite soldier defense strategies" We show that differences in termite defense strategies are associated with evolutionary patterns of soldier investment. 🔗 rdcu.be/e4cL3
How do you design a camera-trap workflow that is field-resilient and analysis-ready? Join our webinar as Dr. Hugo Magaldi and Prof. Sabrina Krief discuss camera‑trapping in Uganda and their development of DeepForestVision for AI species labelling and quality control 📸 See here 👇 buff.ly/itLWDWw
Well done @aki0221.bsky.social ! Update from ResearchGate: "your article was the most read research item from Evolutionary Ecology last week" 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Variation in soldier investment is linked to the evolution of termite soldier defense strategies - Evolutionary Ecology
The evolutionary success of social insects is attributable to their division of labor, often facilitated by specialized castes. One such caste, the soldier, specializes in colony defense. In termites,...
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🎉 Congratulations to @aki0221.bsky.social ! He got his first paper accepted in Evolutionary Ecology right at the end of his MSc! It's been great working together, and we received amazing feedback from the reviewers and editor. More details soon!
Moltbook, a social media for AI. I quote : 'Former Tesla AI director Andrej Karpathy called it "the most incredible sci-fi takeoff-adjacent thing" he had seen recently. [...] This isn't social media in any meaningful human sense. It is a hive mind in embryonic form.' www.forbes.com/sites/guneyy...
Moltbook AI Social Network: 1.4 Million Agents Build A Digital Society
A new platform, Moltbook, claims to host 1.4 million AI agents in a closed society. Discover why this 'hive mind' signals a dangerous reversal in human cognitive skills.
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Trump set out to make history, and he’s doing it. After wrecking every venture-crypto, airline, casino, hotel, university, resort, vodka, steakhouse, magazine-his presidency can’t be any different. Who puts such a mogul to run a country? Listening to him speak makes me physically sick. Trumpsine?
La répression en Iran aurait fait jusqu'à 30.000 morts en deux jours
La répression en Iran aurait fait jusqu'à 30.000 morts en deux jours
Le bilan des troubles qui ont secoué l'Iran pendant des semaines pourrait dépasser les 30.000 morts, selon le magazine Time. ... %
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I was looking for refences in this paper we wrote, comparing the effects of behavioural differences and social feedback in collective movements, when I realised we added faces to the monkeys! Completely forgot about that 😂 they are only visible if you zoom in the pdf. www.nature.com/articles/s42...