SLU Aqua is looking for a permanent full-time Researcher. The position involves fish stock assessment, quantitative analysis & modelling, & contributing to scientific advice for fisheries management. Location: West coast of Sweden Deadline: 15 Sept web103.reachmee.com/ext/I017/111...

📑 #NewStudy by Ingelbrecht et al. uses donated sawfish rostra and historical catch data to identify possible locations of nurseries for these critically endangered rays. 👀 doi.org/10.1093/mcfa...

📑 #NewStudy by Pini-Fitzsimmons et al. assess two commercially available deterrents that may help prevent endangered sharks and rays becoming bycatch. 👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

This is really unfortunate... ICESJMS no longer accepting pre-printed articles. 'exclusive' high-quality content = pay to publish? academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti... @icesmarine.bsky.social

Fully-funded 4-year PhD-position available! The PhD-student will investigate the effects of restocking European eel. The position will be based at SLU Aqua in Stockholm, Sweden. Application deadline is July 6. Info about the PhD-position and link to apply: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

New #NaturalHistoryNote in Austral Ecology by @danhoops.bsky.social A bicycle dragon was observed eating a live Jan's banded snake in South Australia. A review of published diets found vertebrate prey records in Ctenophorus are exceptionally rare🦎🐍 doi.org/10.1111/aec.... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

In fisheries models, natural mortality (M) is often set to 0.2 per year. A detailed derivation of this result was provided by John Pope in 1975, see below:

New #NaturalHistoryNote in Austral Ecology: Treefrogs in Brazil's Cerrado were found carrying tiny ostracods, providing the first evidence of phoresy in this species = Frogs may help disperse aquatic invertebrates between bromeliads & other habitats🐸 doi.org/10.1111/aec.... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

New #NaturalHistoryNote in Austral Ecology by @danhoops.bsky.social A bicycle dragon was observed eating a live Jan's banded snake in South Australia. A review of published diets found vertebrate prey records in Ctenophorus are exceptionally rare🦎🐍 doi.org/10.1111/aec.... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

2/n "Wasps (Agelaia pallidiventris) inhabiting the ant nest without causing apparent harm, with no visible signs of aggression or avoidance". doi.org/10.1111/aec....

1/n New #NaturalHistoryNote in Austral Ecology: Social wasps living inside ant nests in the Brazilian Amazon — with no visible aggression between the species — provide rare evidence of a potentially mutualistic wasp–ant nesting association. 🐜🐝🌿🌍 doi.org/10.1111/aec.... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

1/n New #NaturalHistoryNote in Austral Ecology: Social wasps living inside ant nests in the Brazilian Amazon — with no visible aggression between the species — provide rare evidence of a potentially mutualistic wasp–ant nesting association. 🐜🐝🌿🌍 doi.org/10.1111/aec.... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

We agree! #TheScientificNaturalist is all about sharing those "wow" natural history observations via short, accessible pieces grounded in solid science. With striking photo/video evidence, these studies connect rigorous ecology with a broad audience

Lachlan Fetterplace@fiskeforbrains.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I really like the #TheScientificNaturalist format, & this "Big sharks in the dark" paper is a great example—sufficient details, but written in a way that makes the work accessible & engaging to a broad audience. doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... @esajournals.bsky.social

I really like the #TheScientificNaturalist format, & this "Big sharks in the dark" paper is a great example—sufficient details, but written in a way that makes the work accessible & engaging to a broad audience. doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... @esajournals.bsky.social

I was supposed to present my research on deep-sea sharks in the western Caribbean Sea at #SI2026, but I was, er... let go from my job shortly before the conference and am not there. Since I gained a few followers from this, I thought I would share some of what I would have presented yesterday (1/9)

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I made a Bluesky starter pack of shark science and conservation professionals. Many are attending sharks international #SI2026 ! Please follow and share. go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB @sharks-int.bsky.social 🧪🌎🦑🦈

Giant Cretaceous octopi. What started out as a bad year for fossil octopi (looking at you, @taphonomist.bsky.social) has suddenly taken a turn for the awesome www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

📢 Apply now for the ASFB’s Student Awards! 🚨 All applications are due 30th April 🚨 👀 See thread for award details

Plenary Session: Shifting cultures in elasmobranch conservation 🗓 Tuesday, 5 May ⏰ 09:00 AM – 10:00 AM 📍 Sirimavo Expo Centre, Hall A 👉 Explore the full schedule of plenary sessions, side events and more, on our website now: si2026.org

New Natural History Note in Austral Ecology: Rare peat-bound karstic wetlands in Lutruwita/Tasmania—alkaline, groundwater-fed systems within acidic peatlands. Endemic flora + living stromatolites. Monitoring shows slow change but infilling risk. 🌱🧪🌍 doi.org/10.1111/aec.... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

New Natural History Note in Austral Ecology: Tiny sundew bugs dodge capture & steal prey from their carnivorous host plants & manage to appear when Drosera sundews are most sticky — timing their heists to peak prey capture. 🪰🌱🧪🌍 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

For comparison, the longevity record for BTO (Ireland and UK) Common Ringed Plover is 21y 10m 12d (from ringing to latest report). More longevity-records here: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w... @btobirds.bsky.social #ornithology

Lachlan Fetterplace@fiskeforbrains.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New Natural History Note in Austral Ecology: Exceptional Longevity in a Neotropical Shorebird A male Two-banded Plover (A. falklandicus) was resighted over nearly two decades at the same Patagonian beach. 🐦🪶🧪🌍 doi.org/10.1111/aec.... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

PhD opportunity at the University of the Sunshine Coast: Movement Ecology and Trophic Dynamics of Bull Sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in Southeast Queensland 💰 stipend of $15,000/yr for 3.5 yrs (+ RTP scholarship) Dr Bonnie Holmes: www.unisc.edu.au/staff/dr-bon... Dr Matt McMillan (DPI, Queensland)

Can we overcome the shifting baseline syndrome? At @au.dk they offer at three year PhD project Co-supervised by me, which aims to intertwine local ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge to gain insights into seabird breeding distributions prior to rat invasion phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...

New Natural History Note in Austral Ecology: Tiny sundew bugs dodge capture & steal prey from their carnivorous host plants & manage to appear when Drosera sundews are most sticky — timing their heists to peak prey capture. 🪰🌱🧪🌍 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

New Natural History Note in Austral Ecology: Exceptional Longevity in a Neotropical Shorebird A male Two-banded Plover (A. falklandicus) was resighted over nearly two decades at the same Patagonian beach. 🐦🪶🧪🌍 doi.org/10.1111/aec.... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

Jobs thread - Lots of aquatic research related jobs open here at SLU Aqua Sweden right now (with a few bonus aquatic jobs in other departments). Around half are English language roles. Come and work with us🙂 1/n

Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’

Highly cited paper was used as evidence that the widely used herbicide Roundup is safe

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Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Put it in reverse! Captivating deep-sea footage reveals the mysterious movements of abyssal fish", featuring some amazing footage: doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... It highlights a paper by Priede and Jamieson doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

Let's try this #AcademicSky 1 fav, 1 funny, strange, or unexpected scientific anecdote about a paper, a scientist, a fact, hoping that some will be new to you.

Replication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecology url: academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...

Replication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecology

Replicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d

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