Daphne Cortese
@cortesedaphne.bsky.social
Fish ecology, physiology and behaviour. Fascinated by the underwater world.
Postdoctoral fellow at IFREMER-MARBEC
(she/her)
Postdoctoral fellow at IFREMER-MARBEC
(she/her)
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We face two potential missteps in ecophysiology: 1) measuring animals under socially unrealistic conditions & 2) extrapolating results to nature, where social dynamics alter trait expression, plasticity, & evolutionary outcomes. Our new commentary in @jexpbiol.bsky.social : doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
We face two potential missteps in ecophysiology: 1) measuring animals under socially unrealistic conditions & 2) extrapolating results to nature, where social dynamics alter trait expression, plasticity, & evolutionary outcomes. Our new commentary in @jexpbiol.bsky.social : doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
When studying animal physiology we carefully control temperature, oxygen…but often ignore who animals live with.
Social context such as parents (1), social environment (2), litter mates (3) can shape physiology and later plasticity (4). We discuss it in this commentary 👉 doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
Social context such as parents (1), social environment (2), litter mates (3) can shape physiology and later plasticity (4). We discuss it in this commentary 👉 doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 PM
When studying animal physiology we carefully control temperature, oxygen…but often ignore who animals live with.
Social context such as parents (1), social environment (2), litter mates (3) can shape physiology and later plasticity (4). We discuss it in this commentary 👉 doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
Social context such as parents (1), social environment (2), litter mates (3) can shape physiology and later plasticity (4). We discuss it in this commentary 👉 doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
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🧵1/9 There are 35,000+ fish species, but we have formal social-behaviour classifications for a tiny fraction. Most knowledge lives in the experience of researchers, fishers, divers, aquarists, naturalists, and Indigenous communities, but almost none of it is centralised. So we built ShoalBase.org.
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ShoalBase offers a global database on fish social behaviour, supporting research, conservation, and ecology through community contributions and visual data mapping.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Our new study: territorial cichlids ramped up metabolic rate around conspecifics, while cardinal tetras showed little change. And only in tetras did individual sociability relate to metabolic rate. Energetic consequences of “social living” depend on social system. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Our new study: territorial cichlids ramped up metabolic rate around conspecifics, while cardinal tetras showed little change. And only in tetras did individual sociability relate to metabolic rate. Energetic consequences of “social living” depend on social system. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🧵THREAD: (1/7) Standard metabolic rate (SMR) is one of biology's most measured traits. We argue it isn't the constant baseline it's assumed to be. Our preprint discusses how sleep-wake cycles create a 'metabolic mosaic' that requires us to rethink how we interpret SMR. ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
The myth of the metabolic baseline: how sleep-wake cycles undermine a foundational assumption in organismal biology
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August 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🧵THREAD: (1/7) Standard metabolic rate (SMR) is one of biology's most measured traits. We argue it isn't the constant baseline it's assumed to be. Our preprint discusses how sleep-wake cycles create a 'metabolic mosaic' that requires us to rethink how we interpret SMR. ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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If anyone at #SEBconference in Antwerp this week wants to hear about field metabolic rates in pelagic fishes (from otolith isotope analysis), I'll be talking on Wednesday - and happy to meet up / chat if schedules allign and you reply to this!
July 7, 2025 at 6:14 AM
If anyone at #SEBconference in Antwerp this week wants to hear about field metabolic rates in pelagic fishes (from otolith isotope analysis), I'll be talking on Wednesday - and happy to meet up / chat if schedules allign and you reply to this!
March 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Pelagic Fish Session at SEB: Only a few days left to submit your abstract if your research brings new insights into pelagic species biology and conservation! Check it out 👇
Session: lnkd.in/eu4iQcHw
Abstract: lnkd.in/ejV9rRyx
Session: lnkd.in/eu4iQcHw
Abstract: lnkd.in/ejV9rRyx
March 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Pelagic Fish Session at SEB: Only a few days left to submit your abstract if your research brings new insights into pelagic species biology and conservation! Check it out 👇
Session: lnkd.in/eu4iQcHw
Abstract: lnkd.in/ejV9rRyx
Session: lnkd.in/eu4iQcHw
Abstract: lnkd.in/ejV9rRyx
Do you work on small or big pelagic fishes? Check out our session at SEB 2025 @sebiology.bsky.social:
A11 - Open water: The Biology of Pelagic Fishes 🐟
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Abstract submittion here ⬇️
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
A11 - Open water: The Biology of Pelagic Fishes 🐟
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Abstract submittion here ⬇️
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Do you work on small or big pelagic fishes? Check out our session at SEB 2025 @sebiology.bsky.social:
A11 - Open water: The Biology of Pelagic Fishes 🐟
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Abstract submittion here ⬇️
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
A11 - Open water: The Biology of Pelagic Fishes 🐟
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Abstract submittion here ⬇️
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
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Join Davide at the #SEBconference in Antwerp.
Book your place now ⬇️
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Submit your abstract now ⬇️
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Check out our animal sessions ⬇️
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Book your place now ⬇️
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Submit your abstract now ⬇️
sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Check out our animal sessions ⬇️
sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
More information ⬇️
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February 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Join Davide at the #SEBconference in Antwerp.
Book your place now ⬇️
sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Submit your abstract now ⬇️
sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Check out our animal sessions ⬇️
sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
More information ⬇️
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Book your place now ⬇️
sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Submit your abstract now ⬇️
sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Check out our animal sessions ⬇️
sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
More information ⬇️
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
It's amazing to see this book out! Proud to have contributed a chapter, led by Amelia Munson, and with @shaunkillen.bsky.social, on the effects of multiple stressors on animal behaviour. Thank you @bbmwong.bsky.social and @ulrikacandolin.bsky.social for the huge work 🙏
🧵1/4. New book finally coming out on 26 December 2024. This has been a monumental effort and I take the opportunity to thank my co-editor @ulrikacandolin.bsky.social, all of the amazing contributors, chapter reviewers and the team at Oxford Academic.
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December 27, 2024 at 8:18 AM
It's amazing to see this book out! Proud to have contributed a chapter, led by Amelia Munson, and with @shaunkillen.bsky.social, on the effects of multiple stressors on animal behaviour. Thank you @bbmwong.bsky.social and @ulrikacandolin.bsky.social for the huge work 🙏
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Outstanding meta-analysis of 165 studies led by Izzy Tiddy, examining effects of pollutants on individual sociability and group cohesion in fish. Complex effects observed across various pollutant classes. With Amelia Munson, @cortesedaphne.bsky.social @drtblew.bsky.social ! doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
December 14, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Outstanding meta-analysis of 165 studies led by Izzy Tiddy, examining effects of pollutants on individual sociability and group cohesion in fish. Complex effects observed across various pollutant classes. With Amelia Munson, @cortesedaphne.bsky.social @drtblew.bsky.social ! doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
A few keywords about my research and images of some study species I've been working with 🤿🐟🐠
November 23, 2024 at 3:25 PM
A few keywords about my research and images of some study species I've been working with 🤿🐟🐠
Habitat size changes can influence reproductive output and offspring traits in wild anemonefish populations - thrilled to see this large field work study from my PhD finally out doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
With @claradiaz @ricardobeldade @shaunkillen @zoescholz & @suzannemills!
With @claradiaz @ricardobeldade @shaunkillen @zoescholz & @suzannemills!
November 22, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Habitat size changes can influence reproductive output and offspring traits in wild anemonefish populations - thrilled to see this large field work study from my PhD finally out doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
With @claradiaz @ricardobeldade @shaunkillen @zoescholz & @suzannemills!
With @claradiaz @ricardobeldade @shaunkillen @zoescholz & @suzannemills!