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Michael Bertram
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A/Prof @ Swedish Uni of Agricultural Sciences l Guest Researcher @ Stockholm Uni l Board Member @ ipcp.ch l Board Member @ sortee.org l Assoc Editor @ Proceedings B l Behavioural Ecology & Ecotoxicology l 🇦🇺→🇸🇪

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · Apr 10
Over the moon to finally share our new study in @science.org led by the amazing @jack-brand.bsky.social!

Pharmaceutical pollution at environmentally realistic levels alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon, directly affecting survival

👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Reposted by Michael G. Bertram

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Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana.bsky.social · 18h
The story on chemical communication in #poisonfrogs doesn't stop with the sexy fingers! "Histological and Gene Expression Analyses of the Arm and Finger Macroglands of Two Hyloxalus Frogs" is the new paper by the super talented Diana Abondano (Link in comments)! Out now in MolEcol. #cienciacriolla🇨🇴

Reposted by Michael G. Bertram

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Behavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 11d
Boat noise alters individual behaviors but not communication between partners in a fish-shrimp mutualism
#NoisePollution #SpeciesInteraction

doi.org/10.1093/behe...
a boat is going through a body of water with the number 0 on the side
ALT: a boat is going through a body of water with the number 0 on the side
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Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 13d
Chinese national interested in a PhD using fish?

Fully-funded scholarships @bristolbiosci.bsky.social from the China Scholarship Council-University of Bristol

Success rates are high, check out the details here and get in touch:
www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...

Please circulate widely!

Reposted by Michael G. Bertram

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 13d
Jack Manera and Rhiannon Eastment representing the lab talking about their research on pollution impacts on wildlife at the Monash Sustainability Forum. @monashbiol.bsky.social

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 14d
Thank you, Julie!! 🥳🙌

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Life Science Studios - Scientific Illustration @lifesciencestudios.bsky.social · 14d
New lab logo just dropped!

@michaelgbertram.bsky.social's lab studies how chemical pollution disrupts animal behavior, using Atlantic salmon and European perch in much of their research. The logo needed to showcase study organisms with an ecotoxicology twist. Enjoy your new lab logo, Bertram Lab!
Lab logo design featuring an Atlantic salmon and European perch

Reposted by Michael G. Bertram

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Upama Aich @upama.bsky.social · 18d
Our new review paper on the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions is out now @royalsocietypublishing.org
Led by #IssacLigocki with a group of talented people 👇
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Reposted by Anthony Ricciardi, Valeria Mazza

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 19d
Happy to share our new review in @royalsocietypublishing.org on the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions

Part of our upcoming Special Feature issue on 'Wildlife behaviour and movement ecology in a human-dominated world'!

Available Open Access 👉 tinyurl.com/ptsjmbpn

Reposted by Michael G. Bertram

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Jack A Brand @jack-brand.bsky.social · 24d
Fun week tagging rainbow trout in central Sweden! A part of a larger project investigating the movement dynamics of fish farm escapees.

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Jack Manera @jackmanera.bsky.social · 25d
Excited to share our latest paper in Behavioral Ecology! 🐟 🦐 🚤
doi.org/10.1093/behe...

Fieldwork on the Great Barrier Reef revealed species-specific responses to noise pollution from different boat engines.

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 25d
That's the shark I was talking about! 🙌

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 28d
📢 Only one day left! There's still time to join us for the 5th SORTEE Conference 2025 on October 15-16!

Check out the Conference Program and register here: sortee.org/upcoming/ #SORTEE2025
Upcoming events
Upcoming conference by Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)
sortee.org

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · Oct 7
The Global Framework on Chemicals Fund is now accepting project proposals!

Grants up to $800K are available for projects (up to three years) developing innovative, scalable solutions that prevent harm from hazardous chemicals and waste.

Apply by 15 Dec: www.unep.org/technical-hi...
A person’s hand holds a glass test tube filled with water above the surface of a pond, with ripples spreading outward. Text reads: “Call for projects — Grants available to strengthen chemical safety and promote sustainable solutions.” The UNEP logo appears in the top right corner.

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Oct 2
From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution #ProcB
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

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Life Science Studios - Scientific Illustration @lifesciencestudios.bsky.social · Sep 25
I thought it might be fun to show you a little behind the scenes of creating a fish scientific illustration from sketch to painting to publication.

🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · Sep 23
Fantastic interview and exciting about the GEM presentation in London. Plus, great production quality on the podcast! 🙌

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Sep 23
Grateful for the opportunity to work with fantastic students, staff and faculty in a supportive community, and to partner with local, state and federal governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and international colleagues over the years at Baylor University

#WaterQualityMatters
Baylor Connections: Water Research
YouTube video by Baylor University
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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Sep 23
From policy to practice: progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution #ProcB #OpenAccess royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · Sep 22
Achieving a circular economy is dependent on our ability to safely reuse materials that would otherwise be classed as waste. Check out our new open access paper discussing how chemical hazards in our waste can be managed in a circular economy:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Understanding how chemical risk can be managed in a circular economy
Achieving a circular economy is dependent on our ability to safely reuse materials that would otherwise be classed as waste. This paper outlines chall…
www.sciencedirect.com

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · Sep 20
So cool to visit the Motus workshop at Birds Canada headquarters. The Motus community is studying the movement of birds, bats and insects. This tiny radio telemetry device will fit on a Monarch butterfly 😲 #invertebrates #birds 🌿 www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
Brown wood-sided building with a wi Dow and a door. Sign above the door says, “Motus Workshop and Research Laboratory”. Tiny antenna with a rectangular box on the end. The whole thing is on an open hand and is about 5cm long. Orange and black butterfly on purple flowers.

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Sep 19
From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social #ProcB
@eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

Reposted by Michael G. Bertram, Mariana C. Chiuffo

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Sep 19
How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ
Scientific productivity gap based on English-language peer-reviewed papers. Shown are the maximum % differences in the number of peer-reviewed papers published by female native English speakers from a high-income country (-45%), female non-native English speakers from a high-income country (-60%), and female non-native English speakers from a lower-middle income country (-70%), compared to male native English speakers from a high-income country (red flag). Credit: Tatsuya Amano

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Life Science Studios - Scientific Illustration @lifesciencestudios.bsky.social · Sep 19
Have you considered using an illustrated poster for outreach?

That's just what @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social did. We created 5 posters about the ISC's mission, Virginia invasive species, and the impacts of invasive species on economics, environment, and health.

Visit: tinyurl.com/mr9s93a3 🐡 🧪
Illustrated outreach: Posters as Tools for Invasive Species Awareness
Even in a digital age, posters remain one of the most effective and accessible tools for bringing community awareness of environmental issues. The Invasive Species Collaborative at Virginia Tech...
www.lifesciencestudios.com

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · Sep 18
Individual variation in #sociability is a central feature of every society, including #HoneyBees. This study shows that specific genetic variants & #brain gene expression patterns are linked to variation in the social act of sharing liquids (trophallaxis) in bees @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3VjjXnJ
Left: Barcoded honey bee workers share liquid food via trophallaxis. Credit Tim Gernat. Right: A barcoded honey bee worker sitting on a flower during a foraging trip. Credit: Zachary Huang.

Reposted by Michael G. Bertram, Pol Capdevila

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · Sep 18
Thanks also to @royalsocietypublishing.org for letting me write a blog about this fantastic team effort:

royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
From policy to practice: Progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Royal Society
Edward Ivimey-Cook tells us more about a new study that reviewed the clarity, strictness, and timing of data- and code-sharing policies across 275 journals in ecology and evolution, and assessed autho...
royalsociety.org

Reposted by Michael G. Bertram, Elina Takola

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · Sep 18
Our latest #SORTEE-led paper is out now in #ProcB!

We reviewed data/code-sharing policy clarity, strictness & timing across 275 EcoEvo journals

We also worked with #ProcB & #EcologyLetters to assess initial compliance with sharing mandates. Huge team effort! 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
From policy to practice: progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. However, in ecology and evolution, we still do not know how widespread data- and ...
doi.org

Reposted by Matthew MacLeod, Michael G. Bertram

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Stockholm University @stockholm-uni.bsky.social · Sep 18
For the first time since Stockholm Univ. was awarded UN observer status, a researcher (Prado Domercq) attended negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution as part of the Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty. @marleneagerstrand.bsky.social
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When science meets politics: Inside the stalled plastics treaty negotiations - Department of Environmental Science
This August, delegates from 183 nations gathered in a spacious UN hall in Geneva with a daunting task: to negotiate the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution. More than 2,600 p...
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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · Sep 17
Plus, check out this new post on the @royalsociety.org blog about the paper, its origins, and our fearless lead-authors!

👉 royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
From policy to practice: Progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Royal Society
Edward Ivimey-Cook tells us more about a new study that reviewed the clarity, strictness, and timing of data- and code-sharing policies across 275 journals in ecology and evolution, and assessed autho...
royalsociety.org

Reposted by Karen A. Kidd

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · Sep 17
Only 38% of ecology and evolution journals mandate data sharing and just 27% mandate code sharing

New paper out today on how to fix this! Thnx to @eivimeycook.bsky.social @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org

👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

Reposted by Julia Koricheva, Michael G. Bertram, Joan Dudney

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Sep 17
New in #ProcB - From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...