Hugo Flávio
@hugoflavio.com
Post-doc at Dalhousie University. Aquatic animal #movement and #physiology. Developer of the #Rstats package actel for #acousticTelemetry. Having fun building respirometers :)
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Assessing metabolic rate and post‐tagging recovery in juvenile fish
Juvenile fish play a crucial role in the health of aquatic ecosystems, serving both as the foundation for future adult populations and as a valuable food source. Studying the juvenile life stage of f...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
At work, we often anaesthetise, perform surgery on, and tag juvenile fish. We wanted to find out if these procedures impact their oxygen consumption in the following days. Good news, we didn't find cause for concern! 🙂
Open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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I am a serious professional scientist. I am also a commissioner of climate change and have to discuss practical and pragmatic solutions with people who disagree strongly with climate action. I have a calm and optimism-driven approach to climate action.
40 inches of rain is biblically catastrophic.
40 inches of rain is biblically catastrophic.
Hurricane Melissa which is en route to decimate Haiti and Jamaica rapidly intensified to category 4 storm. Rapid intensification is a hallmark of climate change, but that category is only a measure of its wind speed. It is also expected to bring up to 40 inches of rain
October 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I am a serious professional scientist. I am also a commissioner of climate change and have to discuss practical and pragmatic solutions with people who disagree strongly with climate action. I have a calm and optimism-driven approach to climate action.
40 inches of rain is biblically catastrophic.
40 inches of rain is biblically catastrophic.
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You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned
You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned
Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists
The pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires.
Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance Minds International. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned
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Have you ever seen a baby gar eating?
This little Spotted Gar is about a week old and has started feeding on zooplankton (in this case brine shrimp/Artemia/ aka "sea monkeys").
This little Spotted Gar is about a week old and has started feeding on zooplankton (in this case brine shrimp/Artemia/ aka "sea monkeys").
October 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Have you ever seen a baby gar eating?
This little Spotted Gar is about a week old and has started feeding on zooplankton (in this case brine shrimp/Artemia/ aka "sea monkeys").
This little Spotted Gar is about a week old and has started feeding on zooplankton (in this case brine shrimp/Artemia/ aka "sea monkeys").
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Atlantic killifish are robust little fish, but now @tblanchard.bsky.social & co reveal that fluctuating temperatures while the embryos are developing in the egg can have beneficial and damaging consequences
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
September 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Atlantic killifish are robust little fish, but now @tblanchard.bsky.social & co reveal that fluctuating temperatures while the embryos are developing in the egg can have beneficial and damaging consequences
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
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climate change is causing larger temperature variations BUT we know very little about how variable temperatures impact sensitive, developing fish
in this new study with @tblanchard.bsky.social & @trishschulte.bsky.social we found surprising impacts during development and after hatch!!
🧪👩🏻🔬 🐠 🌎 🌐👇🏼
in this new study with @tblanchard.bsky.social & @trishschulte.bsky.social we found surprising impacts during development and after hatch!!
🧪👩🏻🔬 🐠 🌎 🌐👇🏼
Atlantic killifish are robust little fish, but now @tblanchard.bsky.social & co reveal that fluctuating temperatures while the embryos are developing in the egg can have beneficial and damaging consequences
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
October 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
climate change is causing larger temperature variations BUT we know very little about how variable temperatures impact sensitive, developing fish
in this new study with @tblanchard.bsky.social & @trishschulte.bsky.social we found surprising impacts during development and after hatch!!
🧪👩🏻🔬 🐠 🌎 🌐👇🏼
in this new study with @tblanchard.bsky.social & @trishschulte.bsky.social we found surprising impacts during development and after hatch!!
🧪👩🏻🔬 🐠 🌎 🌐👇🏼
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Thinking about all of my US colleagues today that work for USGS, USFWS, US Parks Service, NOAA and the EPA. From front line environmental practitioners to scientists and policy makers, these folks ensure that waters are swimmable, fish are edible, that natural areas are accessible, etc, etc, etc.
October 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Thinking about all of my US colleagues today that work for USGS, USFWS, US Parks Service, NOAA and the EPA. From front line environmental practitioners to scientists and policy makers, these folks ensure that waters are swimmable, fish are edible, that natural areas are accessible, etc, etc, etc.
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#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
the last 2 years i’ve been investigating why these giant fish are dying across BC
and i’ve started to identify the stressors that could be driving mortality!!
if you want to learn more, check out this video: tinyurl.com/4m4xxrkh
tldr; it’s getting hot out here yall 🥵
the last 2 years i’ve been investigating why these giant fish are dying across BC
and i’ve started to identify the stressors that could be driving mortality!!
if you want to learn more, check out this video: tinyurl.com/4m4xxrkh
tldr; it’s getting hot out here yall 🥵
September 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
the last 2 years i’ve been investigating why these giant fish are dying across BC
and i’ve started to identify the stressors that could be driving mortality!!
if you want to learn more, check out this video: tinyurl.com/4m4xxrkh
tldr; it’s getting hot out here yall 🥵
the last 2 years i’ve been investigating why these giant fish are dying across BC
and i’ve started to identify the stressors that could be driving mortality!!
if you want to learn more, check out this video: tinyurl.com/4m4xxrkh
tldr; it’s getting hot out here yall 🥵
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Just in case you were wondering why capital letters are also called "UPPERcase" :)
September 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Just in case you were wondering why capital letters are also called "UPPERcase" :)
At @patferreira.bsky.social's request, a box to incubate slides during immunostaining.
Might be useful to other folks out there :)
Might be useful to other folks out there :)
Slide incubation box by hugoflavio.com | Download free STL model | Printables.com
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September 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
At @patferreira.bsky.social's request, a box to incubate slides during immunostaining.
Might be useful to other folks out there :)
Might be useful to other folks out there :)
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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
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Another little creb 😊
September 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Another little creb 😊
I am again improving my respirometry controllers in prep for an experiment 🐟
Today, I learned how to use one arduino to control any number of others!
This is a huge upgrade because now I can control _any number_ of flush pumps while using only 1 USB port on the computer.
Today, I learned how to use one arduino to control any number of others!
This is a huge upgrade because now I can control _any number_ of flush pumps while using only 1 USB port on the computer.
September 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I am again improving my respirometry controllers in prep for an experiment 🐟
Today, I learned how to use one arduino to control any number of others!
This is a huge upgrade because now I can control _any number_ of flush pumps while using only 1 USB port on the computer.
Today, I learned how to use one arduino to control any number of others!
This is a huge upgrade because now I can control _any number_ of flush pumps while using only 1 USB port on the computer.
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com
p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com
p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com
Earlier this year, @andyturko.bsky.social taught me how to use a 3D-printer. It's the most useful skill ever for experimental biologists!
Today, I decided to create a printables account to share my models with the world :) Only one simple model there for now, but more to come!
Today, I decided to create a printables account to share my models with the world :) Only one simple model there for now, but more to come!
air tubing clamp by hugoflavio.com | Download free STL model | Printables.com
www.printables.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Earlier this year, @andyturko.bsky.social taught me how to use a 3D-printer. It's the most useful skill ever for experimental biologists!
Today, I decided to create a printables account to share my models with the world :) Only one simple model there for now, but more to come!
Today, I decided to create a printables account to share my models with the world :) Only one simple model there for now, but more to come!
At work, we often anaesthetise, perform surgery on, and tag juvenile fish. We wanted to find out if these procedures impact their oxygen consumption in the following days. Good news, we didn't find cause for concern! 🙂
Open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Assessing metabolic rate and post‐tagging recovery in juvenile fish
Juvenile fish play a crucial role in the health of aquatic ecosystems, serving both as the foundation for future adult populations and as a valuable food source. Studying the juvenile life stage of f...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
At work, we often anaesthetise, perform surgery on, and tag juvenile fish. We wanted to find out if these procedures impact their oxygen consumption in the following days. Good news, we didn't find cause for concern! 🙂
Open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Hugo Flávio
JUST IN:
A historic conviction: Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.
A historic conviction: Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.
Brazil's Supreme Court forms a majority to convict ex-President Bolsonaro of a coup
A historic conviction: Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.
n.pr
September 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
JUST IN:
A historic conviction: Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.
A historic conviction: Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.
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This week we drove 4000km to collect giant floaters and tiny lake sturgeon and bring them back to Halifax. What a journey it was! Our new guests are now happy in their new homes 😊
September 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This week we drove 4000km to collect giant floaters and tiny lake sturgeon and bring them back to Halifax. What a journey it was! Our new guests are now happy in their new homes 😊
This week we drove 4000km to collect giant floaters and tiny lake sturgeon and bring them back to Halifax. What a journey it was! Our new guests are now happy in their new homes 😊
September 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This week we drove 4000km to collect giant floaters and tiny lake sturgeon and bring them back to Halifax. What a journey it was! Our new guests are now happy in their new homes 😊
Reposted by Hugo Flávio
Essay: I’m aware of how vulnerable I am on my bike when I place my left foot on the pavement, waiting for the light to change, surrounded by cars next to me ready to roar, writes Mathilde Piton. At the same time, there’s a feeling of power. I’m in charge.
How I fell in love with my e-bike
I’m aware of how vulnerable I am on my bike when I place my left foot on the pavement, waiting for the light to change, surrounded by cars next to me ready to roar, writes Mathilde Piton. At the same ...
www.wbur.org
August 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Essay: I’m aware of how vulnerable I am on my bike when I place my left foot on the pavement, waiting for the light to change, surrounded by cars next to me ready to roar, writes Mathilde Piton. At the same time, there’s a feeling of power. I’m in charge.
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‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
PARIS—In an effort to modernize the principles and empirical procedures of examining phenomena and advancing humanity’s collective knowledge, the International Council for Science announced Thursday t...
theonion.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
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Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
July 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
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New research tracking the first-year survival rates for lake sturgeon released to a #GreatLakes tributary, the Maumee River, in 2018, 2019 + 2021 suggests that efforts are on track to achieve naturally-reproducing lake sturgeon in the river (hopefully) by 2038 news.utoledo.edu/index.php/07...
July 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
New research tracking the first-year survival rates for lake sturgeon released to a #GreatLakes tributary, the Maumee River, in 2018, 2019 + 2021 suggests that efforts are on track to achieve naturally-reproducing lake sturgeon in the river (hopefully) by 2038 news.utoledo.edu/index.php/07...
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Congratulations to Patricia Ferreira, the winner of this year's JEB sponsored YSAS award at the 2025 #SEBconference for their talk titled 'Will you miss me when I am gone? Gastric proton pump knockout and the importance of gastric acid in digestion, metabolism & growth in fish'
July 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Congratulations to Patricia Ferreira, the winner of this year's JEB sponsored YSAS award at the 2025 #SEBconference for their talk titled 'Will you miss me when I am gone? Gastric proton pump knockout and the importance of gastric acid in digestion, metabolism & growth in fish'
