Alexander Wilson

The fab @Louise_Firth_IE giving her talk at #ITRS2023 on epibiosis on limpets! Cool stuff!

My favourite study of "how often does a family with small children get a respiratory infection?" is this one, from the USA: doi.org/10.1093/cid/ci… Children <5y have one of 16 common respiratory viruses detected in a nasal swab 50% of the year!

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Fully funded #phd #opportunity (UK only) with mix of #teaching and #research in #fish #behaviour. Personality, Network Analysis, Collective behaviour with field work in Costa Rica or Trinidad - contact me if interested! lnkd.in/eMQX-hv3

The IUCN Freshwater Fish Specialist Group #FFSG is creating a fantastic new website to showcase freshwater fish species. Despite 51% of fishes being freshwater, 99% of fish photographs are of marine fishes (I made that up!). But please consider helping FFSG by sharing your photos

Great to see this cool project with @ashleyjwward and @TimothySchaerf in print! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

@LysanneSnijders @TimberRing @RalfKurvers Congratulations! Terrific news :)

@Lee_FG Congrats man, well deserved!

Happy to share that I’ll soon begin a career as a DFO Research Scientist in the Riverine Ecology Lab! I’ve always been inspired by DFO science (people & products) and always had a soft spot for Manitoba’s fisheries 🎣

1 wing flap from 15 moth species

@LWZoology Enjoy :) and stay in touch!

Off to the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest I go for my first uni placement! #amazonrainforest #Ecuador #travel #southamerica

A Lego submarine that actually works and has depth control Source of video: Brick Experiment Channel:

Ghanaian musician Moussa Diarra demonstrating how to play the kush-kosh. Pure joy.

Botanists are disappearing – just when the world needs them most theconversation.com/botanists-are-… @ConversationUK 🌳☘️🌴🍁🌿🎋🌼🪷#plants #plantblindness #natureawareness #iamabotanist

A cross-section of an elephant’s foot alongside a human foot x-ray, revealing a striking skeletal likeness [source, credit, University of Queensland: buff.ly/2LXrkAb]

Oh my Ocean 🌀💫 from @NASAWebb #deepfield

An adult eel is capable of producing lethal levels of electricity, up to 600 volts, which is enough to kill large animals, like caimans, crocodiles & alligators [read more: buff.ly/2XXP1iH, buff.ly/3NHTkm8] [source: buff.ly/3CCJXyI] twitter.com/Raw_News1st/st…

A friend of mine sent me this tonight. Unbelievable herd of fallow. Makes Hampshire look like the bloody Serengeti.

PhD advert! More details and info on how to apply here: swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/s… Deadline: 9th September 2022 For enquiries - please email me! Please RT! 🐒🥃💩🥼🧪🦠

What a fantastic picture of an elusive snow leopard in Ladakh, probably reacting to the shutter sound of the camera trap. saschafonseca.com/project/snow-l…

The Danger of Minimalist Design (& the death of detail) A short thread...