Can fish think clearly in polluted waters? Common antidepressant found in waterways impairs learning in fish… but only in males! Go check it out at: doi.org/10.1021/acs.... 🐟 🧠 💊 Huge thanks to the epic team💙 @Elly Moore @bbmwong.bsky.social @michaelgbertram.bsky.social @jake-m-martin.bsky.social

Neuroactive Pollution Disrupts Cognition in Fish by Causing Sex-Specific Effects on Spatial Learning

Cognition underpins how animals perceive, navigate, and respond to their environment, yet these fundamental processes are increasingly threatened by environmental pollutants. Neuroactive pharmaceutica...

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Happy to share our latest paper out now in ES&T, 'Are Behavioral Ecotoxicity Endpoints Relevant at the Population Level? Evidence-Based Insights for Environmental Protection' 🧪🐟 👉 Read the full Open Access paper here: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

New research from Jack Manera, Bob Wong & co shows boat noise changes how shrimp and gobies behave, but not their partnership. Read more 👉 https://www.monash.edu/science/news-events/news/2025/when-shrimp-hear-the-engines-roar-how-boat-noise-rattles-marine-besties-but-not-their-friendship/

Check out new paper led by @jackmanera.bsky.social on impacts of noise pollution. @monashscience.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social #BobWongLab

Behavioral Ecology@behavecol.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Boat noise alters individual behaviors but not communication between partners in a fish-shrimp mutualism #NoisePollution #SpeciesInteraction doi.org/10.1093/behe...

Excited to share our latest paper in Behavioral Ecology! 🐟 🦐 🚤 doi.org/10.1093/behe... Fieldwork on the Great Barrier Reef revealed species-specific responses to noise pollution from different boat engines. @jake-m-martin.bsky.social @bbmwong.bsky.social

Congratulations to @upama.bsky.social, @shiho-ozeki.bsky.social, Jack Manera, and @rhieastment.bsky.social who all received awards for their presentations at #AusEvol2024 @austevolsoc.bsky.social #BobWongLab

Congratulations to our winners of the top 5 best student presentations, Rhiannon Eastment (@rhieastment@bsky.social), Chris Blake, Jack Manera, Kate Cooper, and Shiho Ozeki (shiho-ozeki@bsky.social)! And congratulations to Patricia Slattery for taking out the best flash talk!