Ken Welch
@kcwelch.bsky.social
Professor-Zoologist at U Toronto Scarborough. Interested in things with high-sugar diets like hummingbirds, bats, bees, and my two daughters. Ecophysiology, ecotoxicology, science communication.
The State Department said it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.
Welp, I'm officially promoted to (full) professor as of today! I am deeply grateful to my mentors, my colleagues, and my trainees. I am here because of them.
Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB...
@romtoronto.bsky.social opens today, May 16th, Bees: A story of Survival, an immersive exhibition using art & science to help you imagine life from a 🐝's perspective. From the National Museums of Liverpool & Wolfgang Buttress. I'm bee-side myself that my image was chosen for the ads #bees 🐝1/2
🧪 A stunning photo and a new record of vertebrate predation in Waterhouse's leaf-nosed 🦇! Fantastic work by all involved! What a great natural history note! * Also, should be considered for wildlife photo of year competitions! doi.org/10.18475/cjo...
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RIP Professor Jodie Holt, academic supervisor to many, including my wife @botanist-robin.bsky.social. I am very glad I got to know her a little and can consider her a friend. cnas.ucr.edu/news/2026/05... #FuckCancer
In Memoriam: Remembering Jodie Holt, Scholar, Educator, and Campus Leader
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Understanding how animals perform bouts of physical activity involves integration across scales & physiological systems. In their Commentary the Guest Editors of the Integrative Biology of Exercise SI highlight 5 themes, bridging fields & scales of study doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
New review article from the lab! In addition to discussing relatively easily studied hovering animals (hummingbirds, nectar bats), we call for further work studying energetics/fuel use in other nectar and fruit-feeders! With @giuliarossi.bsky.social @utscbiology.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca 🦇🧪
Journal of Experimental Biology@jexpbiol.bsky.social · 4mo agoHummingbirds and nectar bats sustain hovering flight using sugar as a fuel source. In their SI Review, Welch & Rossi discuss the convergent and divergent mechanisms that these animals use to fuel this energetically costly mode of flight doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
Overwintering bumble🐝 queens can survive submersion for days and can even breath (a little) under water. @jexpbiol.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/s...
Bumblebee Queens Can Breathe Underwater
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Great work by Alejo Rico-Guevara and team! Though, even the slender-tongued, specialized nectar 🦇s take insects regularly as part of their diet. Gotta get that protein somehow!
Journal of Experimental Biology@jexpbiol.bsky.social · 5mo agoRead the full research at journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Sunbirds are red. Hummingbirds look like jewels. Birds can eat tons of sugar With the right DNA tools. www.sciencenews.org/article/bird...
Here’s how honeyeaters and other birds thrive on sugary diets
Birds that feed on nectar or fruit evolved better mechanisms for managing metabolism, blood pressure and high glucose.
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New Faculty Positions opening up at Wilfrid Laurier University! Integrative Organismal Zoologist: careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo... Microbial Systems: careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo... Computational Ecology/Modelling Biologist: careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo... Biochemistry: careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo...
Assistant Professor-Department of Biology (Zoologist)
Assistant Professor-Department of Biology (Zoologist)
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There’s a wolf in LA for the first time in 100 years. A collared gray wolf entered the mountains of north Los Angeles County yesterday. Known as “BEY03F” she traveled hundreds of miles from her pack in Plumas County crossing highways, mountains, creeks and valleys. www.latimes.com/environment/...
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the 3-year-old female arrived in the mountains north of Santa Clarita, as tracked by a GPS collar.
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The Toronto Zoo is hiring a seasonal research assistant in their Nutrition Science group. Experience with wild animal feeding/handling is preferred! DM me for more details or questions. workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
Recruitment
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🤣🤣🤣 Not related to the current news, thankfully!
The Onion@theonion.com · 7mo agoSteph Curry Finally Finishes Eating Mouthguard
Join our wonderful #PeerReview team! We’re looking for a Scientific Editor to help uphold rigorous peer review and support our editors, reviewers, and authors. Applications are now open. Apply now 📚▶️ https://ow.ly/1ziL50XulU8 #ScienceJobs #NowHiring
In 1996, almost thirty years ago, Stephan Clemens & Wolfgang Barz described a methylenedioxy bridge formation reaction, converting calycosin to pseudobaptigenin. Today, we have identified the enzyme catalyst from red clover! 🍀 @UTSC @UtscBiology www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
@utoronto.ca announces funding for 100 new PDFs across the university. @utsc.utoronto.ca get 3/year. CAD$80K/year + CAD$10K/year in research funds. Read more here: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/grad-edu/res...
Research Excellence Postdoctoral Fellows Program | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The Research Excellence Postdoctoral Fellows Program is a centrally supported program to fund 100 new two-year postdoctoral appointments over two cohorts. Cost-shared with divisions, the initiative ai...
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Regular registration ENDS on November 12th for the @cspbscbv.bsky.social Eastern Regional Meeting to be held at Wilfrid Laurier University later this month! @laurierbiology.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social #CSPB_ERM CONFERENCE WEBSITE: event.fourwaves.com/erm2025
Canadian Society of Plant Biologists - Eastern Regional 2025 Meeting
Fourwaves - Canadian Society of Plant Biologists - Eastern Regional 2025 Meeting
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Danve Castroverde@danvec.bsky.social · 10mo agoThe 2025 @cspbscbv.bsky.social Eastern Regional Meeting will be held at Wilfrid Laurier University on November 28th-29th featuring our Plenary Speakers Prof. @edelplopez.bsky.social (@ulaval.ca) and Prof. @elianagv.bsky.social (@utsc.utoronto.ca)! #CSPB_ERM
