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nicholaswu.bsky.social
Ecophysiology, herpetology, functional morphology, macroecology, meta-analysis, data viz, all manner of things. Kiwi postdoc in Australia
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We are hiring!! 🦎🧠🐍 2 year postdoc to work on on the evolution of brains in snakes and lizards (on our current ARC Discovery project). Applications close 25th March 2025! careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...

Great summary by @nicholaswu.bsky.social of his new paper in @conphysjournal.bsky.social

New paper out in @conphysjournal.bsky.social! We show that pond drying πŸ’§ during the tadpole period has carry-over costs on metamorph jumping ability 🐸 | doi.org/10.1093/conp...

Interested in mechanistic & hybrid species distribution models? Don't miss our workshop! Online - 2-4 April @gfandos.bsky.social REGISTER: www.biogeography.org/news/news/wo...

Hey you! Yes...you! You study early life stages? You like multiple taxa? You should consider presenting in our session: Vulnerability and adaptations of early life stages to environmental stressors (A14). 🚨Deadline : March 7th 🚨 See you at the #SEBCONFERENCE in Antwerp!✌️ @sebiology.bsky.social

Open position for an Associate Professor in Marine Biodiversity in the Dept. of Biology at NTNU in Trondheim. Deadline 31 Mar 2025. #ecology www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

There are just over two weeks left to get your abstract in for the in-person track of the WDA 2025 annual international conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, July 27 to August 1, so there's no time to waste. www.wda2025.com

A reminder that there is a starter pack for the CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY COMMUNITY. Today we welcomed cons phys gurus @trishschulte.bsky.social @physiologyfish.bsky.social & @craigefranklin.bsky.social. Ping me if you work in this space and want to be added! go.bsky.app/RRAUWkk

πŸ“’ Call for Papers 🚨 @conphysjournal.bsky.social is now accepting submissions for a special issue on biologging in freshwater, marine & terrestrial ecosystems. πŸ“ Guest Editors: @andreafuller.bsky.social & Erika Eliason πŸ“… Submission deadline: 30 Nov πŸ”— More info: academic.oup.com/conphys/page...

New paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org led by @danielwanoble.bsky.social. We highlight community-driven preprints like #EcoEvoRxiv support rapid sharing of different types of articles and languages, increase accessibility, and promote open science | doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

The JTB is currently accepting paper submissions for our upcoming special issue: Ontogenetic variation in thermal biology: assessing life stage-specific adaptations and sensitivity in animals. πŸ¦‰πŸ¦«β˜€οΈβ„οΈ πŸ“Submit your papers now! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

At long last, I am delving into social media & this platform seems to underpin my principles & values. Bear with me as I navigate this landscape. I am on here to celebrate the creativity & impact of experimental biology & the research that is being conducted by dedicated & passionate scientists.

PhD opportunity: I am looking for a PhD student to study taxonomy and systematics of labrid fishes and other coral reef taxa. Successful applicants will be jointly based at the University of Sydney and the Australian Museum Research Institute.

"Our research addresses a critical gap in our understanding of prey naΓ―vetΓ©. Through field-based foraging experiments, we investigated why this phenomenon occurs following the introduction of an invasive predator..." Read the full paper by Rebecca McKee and colleagues here: https://buff.ly/4fMiXzZ

🚨Field research position alert: spread the word!🚨 Join our team in studying the behavior, health, and ecology of wild capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica πŸ‡¨πŸ‡·πŸ’πŸŒ΄ See full position description: groups.google.com/a/g-groups.w... Learn more about the Santa Rosa Primate Project: www.santarosaprimates.org

Novel method to distinguish heliothermy (radiant heat gain from the sun) & thigmothermy (heat gained or lost via conduction) strategies in small, terrestrial ectotherms | doi.org/10.1371/jour... | #ecophys

Do you want to carry out fieldwork in Togo, West Africa? Are you a bird ringer who is available from Feb-May 2025? Then check out the (paid) field worker positions available here: cutt.ly/yeM807A9. The deadline for applications is January 13 2025. #ornithology

Hey All, plz repost, and share with grads, post-docs and disease folks! We are hiring a post-doc to work on mechanisms of immune responses of frog hosts to Bd infections. Deadline is February 1, 2025. Details for the position can be found at the link below. 🐸🐸🐸 zamudiolab.org/2024/12/17/p...

I am hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to study the comparative biomechanics & thermal effects of chameleon feeding! See attached flier for more info & contact me directly with questions! Official job add & application portal: yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/41941

Friends, plz repost and share! We are hiring a lab technician with exp in mol biology and general lab management. BS or MS degree and good org skills are required. Deadline Feb 1, 2025. We are a welcoming and equitable lab community. Details at link below. 🐸🐒🐍🦎 zamudiolab.org/2024/12/18/k...

Do you need a salamander phylogeny? You're in luck! We put together the largest salamander phylogeny to date based on molecular markers and used more fossil calibrations than any other currently available trees. 765 salamander species! Check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Roll up roll up!! Ahead of @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESAus2024, and at @euanritchie.bsky.social's excellent suggestion, I to have made a starter pack: go.bsky.app/2A8GiTX Please reply if you identify as a woman working in #ecology and #conservation in Australia/NZ so I can add you! 🌏πŸ§ͺ

It seems that our wonderful scientific community is moving to this space. Welcome everybody! Did you know the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (SORTEE) is also on BlueSky? Go give SORTEE a follow at: @sortee.bsky.social and help us spread the word πŸ™

🚨JOB 🚨Would a title "Professor of Life History Evolution" suit you? If yes... Become a colleague of us here in Mainz! I am happy to provide more information if this intrigues you. cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de/karriere/wp-...

In the simpler days of 2015/16 we wrote the BES Guide to Reproducible Code: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/wp-content/u.... It’s time for a refresh! Would you like to help? I’m looking for people to review the existing booklet by 5th December.

Re-upping this as folks join the new platform: Our department is hiring!!! If you've got some quantitative and/or mammals experience, come join our wonderful department @wfcbucdavis.bsky.social! Deadline for applications is Dec 2! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06725

I am accepting graduate students this year. Please contact me if you are interested in joining our PhD and Masters program fantastic program in beautiful #Tucson

A starter pack of people working on thermal biology or metabolic theory. Presently a very short list, but I know y'all are out there - please tell me if you'd like to be added! (Or if you'd like to be taken off) go.bsky.app/nHLZbD

I began to craft a started pack for Conservation Physiology #conservationphysiology - Ping me if u work in this space and want to be added! go.bsky.app/RRAUWkk

Starter pack of ecological and evolutionary physiologists. Definitely missing people so let me know go.bsky.app/N5Xvr8v

@puttert.bsky.social and I are organising the ANU Research School of Biology's Ecology and Evolution seminar series for 2025 πŸŒπŸ—£. Any researchers based in Oz πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί and keen to connect with #TeamCanberra should reach out! We have also budget for travel πŸ›©

If you or someone you know are looking for an exciting funded PhD opportunity at Western Sydney University, please share or get in touch - full details here: tinyurl.com/2xfvv6h2

I made a #Herpetology starter pack because I haven't found one yet & have been struggling to find all the herpers on here! 🦎🐊🐒🐍🐸 I'm still searching for more users so comment below and I'll add you! go.bsky.app/6yaYc2u

I was looking for an #Entomology Starter Pack but I couldn't find one - so I started to build one! It's already morphing into more of a list of invertebrate aficionado/lovers. Did I miss you? Aplogies! Reply to this post and I'll remedy that! #StarterPack #Invertebrate go.bsky.app/7CaCbMC

WSU bat team is seeking a PhD candidate (stipend provided) to work on the ecology of the eastern horseshoe batπŸ¦‡ & its sensitivity to the impacts of fire πŸ”₯ | www.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/... πŸ“· A. Musser

Beautiful figure showing bird 🐦 wings & legs evolve independently, while bat πŸ¦‡ wing & leg proportions are integrated. This may have inhibited bat adaptive responses such as lower rate of phenotypic evolution & homogeneous evolutionary dynamics in contrast to birds | www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Increasing land drying & drought will threaten water-sensitive species such as frogs 🐸. We examine their potential exposure risk under different warming scenarios | doi.org/10.1038/s415...

If you missed out on my talk today at NASBR, here is a poster that summarises the current progress of our work πŸ¦‡. #bats #WNS