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@mrillig Mine got lost when my computer crashed…

User guide to the head of the lab: I just updated mine. Read the newsletter post to find out what I added and why.... 😃 Interested in hearing what you think. open.substack.com/pub/matthiasri…

@inaturalist Gynadromorph?

Goldenrod Crab Spiders (Misumena vatia) are sexually dimorphic in size & color. The spider here is one of a few iNat observations of the species that shows both variations of dimorphism! 📷 cryokinesis on iNaturalist 📍 Canada 🔗: inaturalist.org/observations/2… #ObservationOfTheDay

@Bill_Sutherland This is brilliant- many thanks- I’ve just sent it to all our students on our new Conservation Evidence course…..

Really important paper in which 18 funders, including many major ones, describe how they now ask applicants what the evidence is for the effectiveness of their suggested actions. The supplementary material gives the details of each. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Female Culex mosquito outside in January in West Cornwall

Only 1 week to go before the closing date on this PhD opportunity in Devon and Cornwall. Like rainforests, beetles and ecology? This could be for you. Apply now!

Happy New Year- it’s great to see the Penryn Campus in bloom again @FXTechServices

Out in ME! In the search for corals' resilience to heat, this new work unexpectedly identified a gene that seems to help them adapt to the cold. @kristi_leilani @LineKBay @heatshok @texas_IB @WileyEcolEvol Read More: buff.ly/4fFu6ma 📷: Kristina L. Black

On Christmas Day 1984, Nobel Prize laureates Elizabeth Blackburn (left) and Carol Greider (right) discovered the first evidence for the enzyme telomerase, which affects the way our cells age. They were awarded the medicine prize, alongside Jack Szostak, in 2009. #NobelPrize

@Dr_TheHistories @flygirlNHM I assume you’ve seen this?

Egyptian Gold Necklace (15th Century BC), with three pendants in shape of flies. It was found in 1859 in Dra Abu el-Naga, at western end of Luxor, Egypt. It belonged to New Kingdom, late XVII - beginning of XVIII dynasty (1570-1540 BC). Egyptian Museum, Cairo #drthehistories

@windmillfarmnn1 @CornwallRAG Never seen one this dark before?

⁦@MatthewOates76⁩ 2 December in West Cornwall

⁦@talbotlabTSL⁩ a star to guide you through the New Year!

Congratulations to all the graduates at @UniofExeter's Winter Graduation Ceremony! 🎓🎉 You've worked hard, and today is a testament to your dedication and achievement. A heartfelt thank you to all our colleagues who have shared these unforgettable moments with our students.

After 60 years, scientists finally know why ginger, calico, and tortoiseshell #cats look the way they do. bit.ly/4eTU84K @NewsfromScience

* NEW #PhD * #Evolution #Ecology of Immune #Senesence in Wild Badgers with me, @B_Tschirren and our brilliant collaborators @ APHA, at @UniExeCEC in Cornwall. 50 year data sets+immune analyses. PLEASE SHARE! See animalsocieties.org and apply here: exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/…

Good bye to Linda Peeka on her well deserved retirement! A large part of the success of Biosciences at Exeter….. ⁦@talbotlabTSL⁩

#EarlyView👀 study of Iran's Lepidoptera fauna, reveals a significant mismatch between protected areas and biodiversity hotspots for this order #OpenAccess #OriginalArticle⬇️ doi.org/10.1111/icad.1… @Aso08725777 @Royentsoc @WileyEcolEvol

We’re 4th in the World for Ecology! 🏆 The 2024 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects by Shanghai ranking has ranked us in the top 5 in the World! #Ecology #Ecological #Biodiversity #BiodiversityConservation #UniversityRankings

Cordier et al found that for effective conservation, the discrepancies and biases in global species data used to identify #protectedareas need to be corrected.🐾 Learn more at doi.org/10.1111/cobi.1… #conservation #science

Researchers have reconstructed the complete wiring diagram, or connectome, of the fruit fly’s adult brain—a feat akin to mapping all the buildings, avenues, and streets in a complex city. bit.ly/4hc6BmO @NewsfromScience