robknell.bsky.social
Evolutionary ecologist working on mating systems and adaptation to changing environments. Mostly insects but open to the existence of other animals. Knows enough stats to be dangerous. Will write R code for beer. Also running/triathlon/technical diving.
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That earwig paper has some issues... most obviously too many statistical tests without correction, straight lines fitted through obviously non-linear relationships (last 4 panels of figure 2), plus the assumption that positive allometry = sexual selection is deeply questionable.
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Natasha LeBas' review from some years ago: Lebas, N. R. (2006). Female finery is not for males. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 21(4), 170–173.
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He was depressingly inept when he was at QMUL, I was astonished when he failed upwards and ended up at Bangor.
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Yeah OK that's quite hard to argue with.
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One from April.
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I'll see your cassowary and raise you a lammergeier. Or a harpy eagle.
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You're right and I was wrong. Apologies to all concerned.
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No disagreement with that.
Also going to Anfield June 4th :-)
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I was hoping he'd finish the set with No Surrender which would have put the icing absolutely on the cake but sadly not this time.
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Yeah-he was flying in and out with normal sized twigs, then headed off in a different direction, was gone for ages and then nonchalantly came back with half a tree.
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Wow-amazing. Sure you'll do a great job Anjali.
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CEO Weeno Best...
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I've often pondered doing a review of safari advertisements to draw attention to the 'white people staring at wildlife' trope that dominates their imagery.
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Excellently awful. Simultaneously aesthetically offensive and uninformative.
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Hey hey! Congratulations!