Bruno Alves Buzatto
@brunobuzatto.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Terrestrial Ecology at Flinders University, South Australia
Interested in Australian scorpions? Apply to come to @flindersuniversity.bsky.social for a PhD with Dr Russell Bicknell, Professor Mike Lee and I:
www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships...
Project and scholarship fully funded by the ARC. [Amazing photo of Urodacus manicatus by Panduka Amarasekara]
www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships...
Project and scholarship fully funded by the ARC. [Amazing photo of Urodacus manicatus by Panduka Amarasekara]
October 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Interested in Australian scorpions? Apply to come to @flindersuniversity.bsky.social for a PhD with Dr Russell Bicknell, Professor Mike Lee and I:
www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships...
Project and scholarship fully funded by the ARC. [Amazing photo of Urodacus manicatus by Panduka Amarasekara]
www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships...
Project and scholarship fully funded by the ARC. [Amazing photo of Urodacus manicatus by Panduka Amarasekara]
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#AES2025 Day2, Jackson Randell discusses the importance of understanding genetic purging and its implications for trapdoor spider conservation 🕷️
@austevolsoc.bsky.social @brunobuzatto.bsky.social @rowanlym.bsky.social @reneecatullo.bsky.social
@austevolsoc.bsky.social @brunobuzatto.bsky.social @rowanlym.bsky.social @reneecatullo.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#AES2025 Day2, Jackson Randell discusses the importance of understanding genetic purging and its implications for trapdoor spider conservation 🕷️
@austevolsoc.bsky.social @brunobuzatto.bsky.social @rowanlym.bsky.social @reneecatullo.bsky.social
@austevolsoc.bsky.social @brunobuzatto.bsky.social @rowanlym.bsky.social @reneecatullo.bsky.social
Following funnel-web spiders — amazing work by Caitlin Creak:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Study initially by @braxtonjones.bsky.social, Danilo Harms and I (funded by NatGeo and AusGeo), taken up by Caitlin with Russell Bonduriansky and Mike Kasumovic. Congrats all, especially Caitlin! :)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Study initially by @braxtonjones.bsky.social, Danilo Harms and I (funded by NatGeo and AusGeo), taken up by Caitlin with Russell Bonduriansky and Mike Kasumovic. Congrats all, especially Caitlin! :)
August 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Following funnel-web spiders — amazing work by Caitlin Creak:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Study initially by @braxtonjones.bsky.social, Danilo Harms and I (funded by NatGeo and AusGeo), taken up by Caitlin with Russell Bonduriansky and Mike Kasumovic. Congrats all, especially Caitlin! :)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Study initially by @braxtonjones.bsky.social, Danilo Harms and I (funded by NatGeo and AusGeo), taken up by Caitlin with Russell Bonduriansky and Mike Kasumovic. Congrats all, especially Caitlin! :)
My legendary students Incheol Shin and Seb Hayden published a fantastic study on kin recognition and the evolution of lethal fights in bulb mites, well done guys!
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
Media attention here:
econews.com.au/67589/meet-t...
www.ecovoice.com.au/meet-the-tin...
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
Media attention here:
econews.com.au/67589/meet-t...
www.ecovoice.com.au/meet-the-tin...
Mate competition and relatedness among males mediate the evolution of lethal fights in bulb mites
Abstract. Aggression can enhance direct fitness by aiding aggressors in securing reproductive resources, but it negatively impacts inclusive fitness when d
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August 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
My legendary students Incheol Shin and Seb Hayden published a fantastic study on kin recognition and the evolution of lethal fights in bulb mites, well done guys!
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
Media attention here:
econews.com.au/67589/meet-t...
www.ecovoice.com.au/meet-the-tin...
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
Media attention here:
econews.com.au/67589/meet-t...
www.ecovoice.com.au/meet-the-tin...
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Last week at CEB, Jackson discussed the conservation and population genomics of south-western Australian trapdoor spiders. Such genomic approach is important for their conservation.🕷️
@reneecatullo.bsky.social @rowanlym.bsky.social @brunobuzatto.bsky.social #LeighSimmons
#ConservationGenomics #UWA
@reneecatullo.bsky.social @rowanlym.bsky.social @brunobuzatto.bsky.social #LeighSimmons
#ConservationGenomics #UWA
August 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Last week at CEB, Jackson discussed the conservation and population genomics of south-western Australian trapdoor spiders. Such genomic approach is important for their conservation.🕷️
@reneecatullo.bsky.social @rowanlym.bsky.social @brunobuzatto.bsky.social #LeighSimmons
#ConservationGenomics #UWA
@reneecatullo.bsky.social @rowanlym.bsky.social @brunobuzatto.bsky.social #LeighSimmons
#ConservationGenomics #UWA
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It’s 2025, we’ve got to stop barbaric methods of wildlife management, there are far better ways.
Some comments from me in this article by @michaeldahlstrom.bsky.social.
au.news.yahoo.com/australian-a...
Some comments from me in this article by @michaeldahlstrom.bsky.social.
au.news.yahoo.com/australian-a...
Aussie rangers caught unlawfully using 'cruel' devices on native animals
The practice had occurred for years, but then hurriedly suspended after questions were raised by Yahoo. Find out more.
au.news.yahoo.com
August 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It’s 2025, we’ve got to stop barbaric methods of wildlife management, there are far better ways.
Some comments from me in this article by @michaeldahlstrom.bsky.social.
au.news.yahoo.com/australian-a...
Some comments from me in this article by @michaeldahlstrom.bsky.social.
au.news.yahoo.com/australian-a...
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Wanna come work with me? We're advertising a fixed term Lecturer in Animal Behaviour at Waikato. We're especially keen on someone who works on birds, reptiles, bats etc. Let me know if you have questions!
www.seek.co.nz/job/83279795...
www.seek.co.nz/job/83279795...
Lecturer - Animal Behaviour Job in Hillcrest, Waikato - SEEK
Seeking an enthusiastic Lecturer in Animal Behaviour to teach, research, and supervise in ecology, biodiversity, and animal behaviour.
www.seek.co.nz
April 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Wanna come work with me? We're advertising a fixed term Lecturer in Animal Behaviour at Waikato. We're especially keen on someone who works on birds, reptiles, bats etc. Let me know if you have questions!
www.seek.co.nz/job/83279795...
www.seek.co.nz/job/83279795...
Amazing work on Fijian bees by Tricia Slattery! :)
One week later, and the DOI is working! Check out our paper using network analyses to assess vulnerability for Fijian bees along an elevational gradient.
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
You wouldn't bee-lieve how good I'm getting at completing side-projects and ignoring my thesis.
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
You wouldn't bee-lieve how good I'm getting at completing side-projects and ignoring my thesis.
Network Assemblages of Elevational Niche‐Associated Diversity in Fijian Native Bees
Using network analyses, this paper demonstrates the aggregated distribution of Fijian Lasioglossum (Homalictus) bees in elevational niches. Combining the nestedness explored in this study with previo...
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March 17, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Amazing work on Fijian bees by Tricia Slattery! :)
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Sperm transfer in spiders is complex and sometimes dangerous. Our latest paper is trying to figure out what behavioural and morphological traits affect sperm transfer
doi.org/10.1111/1749...
doi.org/10.1111/1749...
doi.org
February 17, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Sperm transfer in spiders is complex and sometimes dangerous. Our latest paper is trying to figure out what behavioural and morphological traits affect sperm transfer
doi.org/10.1111/1749...
doi.org/10.1111/1749...
My legendary students independently made a bunch of stickers for the lab with this logo (which they also created; art by Diego Solano-Brenes). I'm so lucky to have this crew — check their projects out here:
www.buzatto.info/people
Special thanks to Tricia Slattery and Diego!
www.buzatto.info/people
Special thanks to Tricia Slattery and Diego!
January 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
My legendary students independently made a bunch of stickers for the lab with this logo (which they also created; art by Diego Solano-Brenes). I'm so lucky to have this crew — check their projects out here:
www.buzatto.info/people
Special thanks to Tricia Slattery and Diego!
www.buzatto.info/people
Special thanks to Tricia Slattery and Diego!
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✨International fieldwork bee/fly Honours degree opportunity✨
I am happy to be able to share an opportunity with myself and a few others at the Uni of Wollongong to undertake an Honours research degree with field work in Fiji!
You will get a scholarship on your CV but must be an Australian Citizen
🧵
I am happy to be able to share an opportunity with myself and a few others at the Uni of Wollongong to undertake an Honours research degree with field work in Fiji!
You will get a scholarship on your CV but must be an Australian Citizen
🧵
January 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
✨International fieldwork bee/fly Honours degree opportunity✨
I am happy to be able to share an opportunity with myself and a few others at the Uni of Wollongong to undertake an Honours research degree with field work in Fiji!
You will get a scholarship on your CV but must be an Australian Citizen
🧵
I am happy to be able to share an opportunity with myself and a few others at the Uni of Wollongong to undertake an Honours research degree with field work in Fiji!
You will get a scholarship on your CV but must be an Australian Citizen
🧵
First paper of 2025 — the Sydney funnel-web spider is actually at least three different species:
bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@flindersuniversity.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de
bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@flindersuniversity.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de
The world’s most venomous spider is a species complex: systematics of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atracidae: Atrax robustus) - BMC Ecology and Evolution
The Sydney funnel-web spider Atrax robustus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877 is an iconic Australian species and considered among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans. Originally described in 18...
bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
First paper of 2025 — the Sydney funnel-web spider is actually at least three different species:
bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@flindersuniversity.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de
bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@flindersuniversity.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de
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📣New paper📣
We estimate the number of extinctions of Australian #invertebrates, plus the ongoing #extinction rate … Both figures are far higher than those currently recognised, pointing to alarming gaps in #conservation of an important area of #biodiversity
🪳🕷️🐌🪰🪲🪱
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
We estimate the number of extinctions of Australian #invertebrates, plus the ongoing #extinction rate … Both figures are far higher than those currently recognised, pointing to alarming gaps in #conservation of an important area of #biodiversity
🪳🕷️🐌🪰🪲🪱
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper: Estimating the number and ongoing rate of extinctions of Australian non-marine invertebrates | Cambridge Prisms: Extinction | Cambridge C...
This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper: Estimating the number and ongoing rate of extinctions of Australian non-marine invertebrates - Volume 2
www.cambridge.org
December 9, 2024 at 11:12 PM
📣New paper📣
We estimate the number of extinctions of Australian #invertebrates, plus the ongoing #extinction rate … Both figures are far higher than those currently recognised, pointing to alarming gaps in #conservation of an important area of #biodiversity
🪳🕷️🐌🪰🪲🪱
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
We estimate the number of extinctions of Australian #invertebrates, plus the ongoing #extinction rate … Both figures are far higher than those currently recognised, pointing to alarming gaps in #conservation of an important area of #biodiversity
🪳🕷️🐌🪰🪲🪱
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...