Phil Cox

I wrote an article for the Conversation about this paper: theconversation.com/red-squirrels-…

New paper by @KimChandler1407 @DrEloyGL me and others. Feeding red squirrels peanuts may have changed their skull and jaw morphology: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Our @MehranMoazen is co-editor of the Dec 2024 issue of the Journal of #Anatomy, dedicated to various aspects of #craniosynostosis (kray-nee-o-sin-os-TOE-sis), where babies have a misshapen head, because fibrous skullbone joints prematurely closed. @MariusDidziokas @UCL @uclcdb

@HoudzGeorge @royalsociety @VertEvo @laellyn1 Thanks! Happy to chat about it with you if you need more info.

Very pleased to see this study finally published. Many thanks to @royalsociety for funding the APEX grant awarded to Pete Watson and me, and to @VertEvo and @laellyn1 for inviting us to be part of their special issue.

Our @drphilcox & Peter J Watson, @UniversityLeeds, show that grey squirrel #skulls perform better during #feeding than the red, suggesting a potential selective advantage for accessing and processing hard #food (e.g. nuts). @ucl @UCLLifeSciences @uclcdb anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar…

Invasive gray squirrels have replaced native red squirrels across much of Great Britain. A new study on skull feeding biomechanics sheds light on the ability of grey squirrels to outcompete reds! Research by @drphilcox & Peter Watson: doi.org/10.1002/ar.255…

Pine martens caught on camera playing on children's swingset in Ardnamurchan, Scotland. The owner of the video, Les Humphreys, tells us this is a nightly occurence in his garden. Credit: Les Humphreys, Ardnamurchan Wildlife Watch Facebook Group #pinemarten #wildlifephotography

@ajfedorec I'd definitely fund it.

Well I just accidentally sent a very rough draft grant to every PI in the department. Pretty embarrassing but I guess it’s good to get more eyes on it

Job alert! One-year postdoc position available in my lab @ucl @CIA_UCL to work on a #UKRIFLF funded project looking at development and evolution of the reptile skull! ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

📢Come join us!📢 @JournalofAnat are looking to appoint a new Social Media editor. More information on the role and how to apply can be found here: anatsoc.org.uk/news/all-news/… Applications close February 5th, so don't delay!

*Save the date* of 15th February 2024 if you'd like to join @CIA_UCL's free all-day #symposium on functional #morphology in UCL's #Anatomy Building, London and afterwards at a local hostelry. Speakers & further details to be announced soon #formandfunction #evolution #paleo @ucl

🏝️ Love Islands? 🦴 Love Evolution? 👩‍💼Want to do research in just about the nicest science department in the land? Come and do a PhD with me, Gavin Thomas & @nhcooper123 findaphd.com/phds/project/a…

@OsteoSophia We are, but we wish you were here as well!

I hope everyone is having a great time at #ICVM2023!

...closely followed by another @CIA_UCL member: @LauraBPorro telling us about the biomechanics of early tetrapods

Susan Evans @CIA_UCL tells us all about Jurassic salamanders #ICVM2023

Unfortunately, @OsteoSophia isn't at #ICVM2023 but you can find out about her new method for locomotor classification from @DrEloyGL and me at her poster today @CIA_UCL

@Dr_Rat_Boy @BeekGeak Amazing news! Many congrats, Phil. Does this mean that you actually get to live with your husband, rather than in a different city/country/continent?!

It’s now been officially confirmed, so I’m thrilled to announce that BBSRC have funded a project I’ll be working on for the next few years as a named postdoc with @BeekGeak and Pete Watson. Expect a great deal of me complaining about bird skulls being too bendy from here on!

We are #hiring a #research technician! Want better to understand how cranial soft tissues constrain #bird & #mammal #brain and #skull #evolution? Like to use our micro-CT #scanner & #image segmentation with Amira/Avizo? #travel #speak #career @rfelice ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

@Welshsquirrels @HeritageFundCYM @BBCSpringwatch @MenterMon @RedSquirrelsinW @BangorSNS Well done Craig! That was a great segment on the Anglesey reds, and also a great piece on pine martens.

Our @HeritageFundCYM funded #Magicalmammals project is on @BBCSpringwatch tonight! The show will highlight 25 years of red squirrel and pine marten conservation coordinated by @MenterMon @RedSquirrelsinW and @BangorSNS Pic R. Fuller