Privileged to have had the chance to discuss my work with the global crocodylian conservation community at the 28th IUCN SSC Crocodile Specialist Group Working Meeting in Agadir, Morocco last week. Thrilled to have been awarded first prize for my talk on our Cuban crocodile research 🐊 #CSG2026
Sachin Bhardwaj Lock
@sachinbhardwajlock.bsky.social
He/Him. London NERC DTP PhD Student working on the Conservation Palaeobiology of Island Crocodylians 🐊🏝️ @ucl.ac.uk @nhm-london.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social
We'll be hosting a joint Crossing the Palaeontological–Ecological Gap (CPEG) meeting & Conservation Paleobiology Symposium @ucl.ac.uk in London in August 2027, which aims to bridge spatial and temporal gradients between palaeontology, ecology, and conservation: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
My first wasp publication is out! @waspwoman.bsky.social and I have written a piece highlighting why wasps are so cool in Frontiers for Young Minds... perfect for children but equally as fascinating for all ages!
The Wonderful World of Wasps
When you hear the word “wasp”, you probably imagine a stripey yellow-and-black insect that you see flying about at your summer picnic. You would be right! But there is much more to wasps than you thin...
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I was lucky enough to grow up as a regular visitor to @londonzoo.bsky.social so it was a real privilege to speak there at the @zslofficial.bsky.social Science & Conservation Conference about my PhD work on Cuban crocodiles, based partly at ZSL. Honoured to have been awarded the prize for best talk!🐊
Great to have the chance to talk about the conservation palaeobiology of Cuban crocodiles at #2025SVP in Birmingham last week and also to see so many fantastic talks and posters from the other members of the @es-ucl.bsky.social palaeo group! 🦴🐊
#2025SVP @sachinbhardwajlock.bsky.social: Extinction dynamics of the Cuban crocodile throughout the Holocene
Really excited to share the first paper from my PhD - it’s all about assumptions in modelling and the history of early population genetics… 🧵 doi.org/10.1111/ahg....
The History of the Panmictic Population Concept and Its Legacy in Contemporary Population Genetics
ABSTRACT The panmictic population concept is at the heart of population, evolutionary and conservation genetics. However, in nature, true panmictic populations are vanishingly rare. As an idea conce...
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A real pleasure to give a talk on my research focused on the conservation palaeobiology of Cuban crocodiles @cpeg-cpb25.bsky.social in Zurich last week. So many inspiring speakers using data from the past to protect species' futures. Especially honoured to have won 2nd prize for my efforts! 🐊