Lucas Voirin
@lucasvoirin.bsky.social
PhD Student
Quantitative Conservation Biology Lab
Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Quantitative Conservation Biology Lab
Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Check out pypi.org/project/xeno... where you'll find xcapi: a Python package for downloading animal sounds using the Xeno-canto API. Courtesy: Burooj Ghani (of AvesEcho etc. fame). #bioacoustics
October 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Check out pypi.org/project/xeno... where you'll find xcapi: a Python package for downloading animal sounds using the Xeno-canto API. Courtesy: Burooj Ghani (of AvesEcho etc. fame). #bioacoustics
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Monty Python understood p-hacking
October 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Monty Python understood p-hacking
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October 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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New OA 🦇 research 📄
Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @bat-cesco.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @bat-cesco.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
Passive acoustic monitoring of bats is used in a growing number of studies in applied and basic research, from local to global scales. Despite the publication of good-practice recommendations, sev...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
New OA 🦇 research 📄
Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @bat-cesco.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @bat-cesco.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Lucas Voirin
MC Stan is here! Follow for the latest Stan news, and tag if you want us to repost your posts about new papers, packages, courses, etc. about Stan
September 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
MC Stan is here! Follow for the latest Stan news, and tag if you want us to repost your posts about new papers, packages, courses, etc. about Stan
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Bioacoustics Winter School - January 2026
Time to apply! 👇Program and application form👇
www.eneslab.com/bioacoustic-...
Time to apply! 👇Program and application form👇
www.eneslab.com/bioacoustic-...
Bioacoustics Winter School | ENES lab
www.eneslab.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Bioacoustics Winter School - January 2026
Time to apply! 👇Program and application form👇
www.eneslab.com/bioacoustic-...
Time to apply! 👇Program and application form👇
www.eneslab.com/bioacoustic-...
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[ 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑩𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 ]
"𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠"
Here, the authors propose a standardized framework for reporting methodological parameters to improve comparability, reproducibility, and transparency
"𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠"
Here, the authors propose a standardized framework for reporting methodological parameters to improve comparability, reproducibility, and transparency
Lost in Translation—How Transparency Can Improve Comparability and Reusability in Acoustic Bat Research
Acoustic monitoring is a key method for assessing bat populations and their ecological patterns, but the diversity of hardware and software requires transparent documentation to ensure reproducibilit...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
[ 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑩𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 ]
"𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠"
Here, the authors propose a standardized framework for reporting methodological parameters to improve comparability, reproducibility, and transparency
"𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠"
Here, the authors propose a standardized framework for reporting methodological parameters to improve comparability, reproducibility, and transparency
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More @openacousticdevices.info AudioMoth-GPS-Sync experiments to visualise the sound sources within recordings.
August 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
More @openacousticdevices.info AudioMoth-GPS-Sync experiments to visualise the sound sources within recordings.
Reposted by Lucas Voirin
Check out our latest preprint 📣 TADA guidelines 📣
TADA (Transferable, Accessible, Documented, Annotated) helps researchers across disciplines share code, with the ultimate goal of increasing code availability & its quality.
Brilliantly led by @eivimeycook.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X2D...
TADA (Transferable, Accessible, Documented, Annotated) helps researchers across disciplines share code, with the ultimate goal of increasing code availability & its quality.
Brilliantly led by @eivimeycook.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X2D...
August 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Check out our latest preprint 📣 TADA guidelines 📣
TADA (Transferable, Accessible, Documented, Annotated) helps researchers across disciplines share code, with the ultimate goal of increasing code availability & its quality.
Brilliantly led by @eivimeycook.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X2D...
TADA (Transferable, Accessible, Documented, Annotated) helps researchers across disciplines share code, with the ultimate goal of increasing code availability & its quality.
Brilliantly led by @eivimeycook.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X2D...
Reposted by Lucas Voirin
It just happened again, as it happens multiple times each year: Someone's student asked me to look at their model output, I asked why they chose those variables, they say "these variables might influence outcome". This is a failure of training in biology, not student's fault. Committee is no better!
June 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
It just happened again, as it happens multiple times each year: Someone's student asked me to look at their model output, I asked why they chose those variables, they say "these variables might influence outcome". This is a failure of training in biology, not student's fault. Committee is no better!
Reposted by Lucas Voirin
AudioMoth Dev Case allows you to deploy an AudioMoth Dev with three D-cell batteries, a massive amount of capacity!
Want to protect a device throughout a long-term deployment, or with a GPS/external microphone? The Dev Case is available now at @groupgets.bsky.social
groupgets.com/products/aud...
Want to protect a device throughout a long-term deployment, or with a GPS/external microphone? The Dev Case is available now at @groupgets.bsky.social
groupgets.com/products/aud...
April 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
AudioMoth Dev Case allows you to deploy an AudioMoth Dev with three D-cell batteries, a massive amount of capacity!
Want to protect a device throughout a long-term deployment, or with a GPS/external microphone? The Dev Case is available now at @groupgets.bsky.social
groupgets.com/products/aud...
Want to protect a device throughout a long-term deployment, or with a GPS/external microphone? The Dev Case is available now at @groupgets.bsky.social
groupgets.com/products/aud...
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I have learned that some people have still not heard the Good News about Hamiltonian Monte Carlo. My gentle animated interactive explanation: elevanth.org/blog/2017/11...
Markov Chains: Why Walk When You Can Flow?
In 1989, Depeche Mode was popular, the first version of Microsoft Office was released, large demonstrations brought down the wall separating East and West Germany, and a group of statisticians in the ...
elevanth.org
April 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I have learned that some people have still not heard the Good News about Hamiltonian Monte Carlo. My gentle animated interactive explanation: elevanth.org/blog/2017/11...
Loved it!
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Ten quick tips to get you started with Bayesian statistics
journals.plos.org
April 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Loved it!
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
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Just launched: the BioDCASE challenge! Monitor whales, birds and other animals, through their sounds? We're publishing new datasets, and new evaluations, to help you do so! Please join this new challenge, and please spread the word: biodcase.github.io #bioacoustics #machinelistening #ai4good
April 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Just launched: the BioDCASE challenge! Monitor whales, birds and other animals, through their sounds? We're publishing new datasets, and new evaluations, to help you do so! Please join this new challenge, and please spread the word: biodcase.github.io #bioacoustics #machinelistening #ai4good
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Excellent free book by the world’s expert on spatially explicit capture-recapture (with lots of examples in R)
April 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Excellent free book by the world’s expert on spatially explicit capture-recapture (with lots of examples in R)
Such a cool conversation! A very inspiring example of Bayesian modeling for biodiversity conservation! 🦈
🌊 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬, 𝐏𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞? 𝐘𝐞𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭!
🎧 In this episode, with Aaron MacNeil and @alex-andorra.bsky.social we dive deep (pun intended) into how advanced statistical methods play a surprising role in ocean conservation
🔗 learnbayesstats.com/episode/127-...
#Ecology
🎧 In this episode, with Aaron MacNeil and @alex-andorra.bsky.social we dive deep (pun intended) into how advanced statistical methods play a surprising role in ocean conservation
🔗 learnbayesstats.com/episode/127-...
#Ecology
March 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Such a cool conversation! A very inspiring example of Bayesian modeling for biodiversity conservation! 🦈
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📰 NEW PAPER!
Really pleased to see this published in @jappliedecology.bsky.social - a summary of the main sources of bias in ecoacoustic surveys, with recommendations on how best to control for these. 🎙️🐦🐸
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Really pleased to see this published in @jappliedecology.bsky.social - a summary of the main sources of bias in ecoacoustic surveys, with recommendations on how best to control for these. 🎙️🐦🐸
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Mitigating bias in long‐term terrestrial ecoacoustic studies
The sources of bias and suggested mitigations described here will be of relevance to hardware manufacturers, ecological researchers and conservation practitioners. Researchers and conservation practi...
doi.org
February 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📰 NEW PAPER!
Really pleased to see this published in @jappliedecology.bsky.social - a summary of the main sources of bias in ecoacoustic surveys, with recommendations on how best to control for these. 🎙️🐦🐸
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Really pleased to see this published in @jappliedecology.bsky.social - a summary of the main sources of bias in ecoacoustic surveys, with recommendations on how best to control for these. 🎙️🐦🐸
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Reposted by Lucas Voirin
Reposted by Lucas Voirin
Actual code sharing remains terribly low in ecology (source: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...)
January 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Actual code sharing remains terribly low in ecology (source: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...)
Reposted by Lucas Voirin
Preparing @openacousticdevices.info #AudioMoth Dev for field trials as part of the WILDLABS Awards 2024 with Lydia Katsis @ ZSL. These use the AudioMoth Dev Case with GPS, external audio sensors and custom audio circuitry to enhance low frequency elephant rumbles
January 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Preparing @openacousticdevices.info #AudioMoth Dev for field trials as part of the WILDLABS Awards 2024 with Lydia Katsis @ ZSL. These use the AudioMoth Dev Case with GPS, external audio sensors and custom audio circuitry to enhance low frequency elephant rumbles
Reposted by Lucas Voirin
Extinction of experience among ecologists dlvr.it/THHFk2
Extinction of experience among ecologists
Fieldwork-based research and education in ecology are under multiple threats and are progressively declining. We call for greater attention to this ongoing loss of direct field experience within the ecology community, as it could have widespread consequences for science and education, ultimately hindering efforts to address the ongoing biodiversity crisis.
dlvr.it
January 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Extinction of experience among ecologists dlvr.it/THHFk2
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There are many issues with preprints, but one of the biggest is when they are seen as credible before being peer-reviewed.
This is potentially very dangerous. A 🧵
🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
This is potentially very dangerous. A 🧵
🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
Preprints often make news. Many people don’t know what they are
The public needs context about unreviewed manuscripts, survey suggests
www.science.org
January 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
There are many issues with preprints, but one of the biggest is when they are seen as credible before being peer-reviewed.
This is potentially very dangerous. A 🧵
🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
This is potentially very dangerous. A 🧵
🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky
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... we are back. Land mammals now also welcome on XC!
January 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
... we are back. Land mammals now also welcome on XC!
Reposted by Lucas Voirin
I’ve grown wary of using metrics of functional diversity and rarity to guide conservation planning. In this paper I explain why, and discuss three promising approaches for accounting for functionality in the identification of global conservation priorities. (1/7) 🌐
Accounting for functionality in the identification of global conservation priorities: promises and pitfalls | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Whereas preventing species extinctions remains a central objective of conservation
efforts, it must be complemented by the long-term preservation of functional ecosystems
and of the benefits humans de...
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I’ve grown wary of using metrics of functional diversity and rarity to guide conservation planning. In this paper I explain why, and discuss three promising approaches for accounting for functionality in the identification of global conservation priorities. (1/7) 🌐
Reposted by Lucas Voirin
Huge congrats to @ambercowans.bsky.social on the acceptance of her first PhD chapter in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social:
'Improving the integration of AI into existing ecological inference workflows'
It's a perspective piece, but if you cant wait, the preprint is here:
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
'Improving the integration of AI into existing ecological inference workflows'
It's a perspective piece, but if you cant wait, the preprint is here:
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
a group of people standing next to each other with the words right perspective on the bottom right
ALT: a group of people standing next to each other with the words right perspective on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Huge congrats to @ambercowans.bsky.social on the acceptance of her first PhD chapter in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social:
'Improving the integration of AI into existing ecological inference workflows'
It's a perspective piece, but if you cant wait, the preprint is here:
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
'Improving the integration of AI into existing ecological inference workflows'
It's a perspective piece, but if you cant wait, the preprint is here:
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...