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Linette Umbrello
@planigale.bsky.social
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Molecular and morphological evolution of Australia's smallest marsupials. Conservation genetics of threatened Pilbara bats. Research Scientist. Perth, Western Australia.
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ausmammals.bsky.social
Join the fun at this link - australianmammals.org.au/membership
January 15, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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draliceclement.bsky.social
JOB ALERT! Collection Manager job going in Palaeontology at the Australian Museum in Sydney, Australia iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/collecti...
Find your next role in the public sector I Work for NSW
iworkfor.nsw.gov.au
December 15, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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iucn-small-mammals.bsky.social
Complete Rainforest Elevational Gradient Reveals Unusual Diversity Patterns of Non‐Volant Mammals in New Guinea - Vejmělka - 2025 - Diversity and Distributions - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Complete Rainforest Elevational Gradient Reveals Unusual Diversity Patterns of Non‐Volant Mammals in New Guinea
Aim We address a critical gap in the elevational community ecology of tropical non-volant mammals in the Australian and Oceanian zoogeographic realms. Specifically, we document alpha and beta divers...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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geneticsaus.bsky.social
UPCOMING WORKSHOP🚨
dartRverse: Harnessing the Force of R for Conservation Genomics

Hands-on training in population genetics and conservation genomics using R and dartR 🧬🌿🦘🐟🐜

📆8–14 March 2026 @ ANU Kioloa Coastal Campus + online participation options

Details here:
cba.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
dartRverse
Genomic data is transforming how we study biodiversity, ecosystems, and agriculture, but analysing large datasets can be overwhelming, especially if you’re new to R or bioinformatics. That's where dartRverse comes in.
cba.anu.edu.au
December 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
planigale.bsky.social
The Draft National Recovery Plan for the Ghost Bat is open for public consultation until the 10th March 2026. Head to to the DCCEEW website below to find out more
consult.dcceew.gov.au/draft-nation...
December 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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arc-tracker.bsky.social
“This feels like yet another attack on our research community that is already under siege”

Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social has issued a media release about the ARC's proposed restructure and job cuts 👇
Black text on white background underneath the Australian coat of arms at the top. Larger text near the top says "SENATOR DAVID POCOCK", "MEDIA RELEASE" and the headline in the largest print says "ARC RESTRUCTURE RISKS JOBS"?.
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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weatherwa.bsky.social
Perth Reached 39.0 Degrees At 1:32pm 🌡️ 40.0 At Gooseberry Hill, 39.8 At Pearce, 39.7 At Perth Airport, 39.5 At Millendon (Swan Valley) 39.2 At Jandakot, 38.4 At Swanbourne, 36.8 On Garden Island, 36.4 At Hillarys, 36.2 On Rottnest, 36.1 At Bickley & 35.2 At Mandurah 🥵 #PerthWeather #WesternAustralia
December 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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theg-cat.bsky.social
Very proud of our PhD student @nirjana-dewan.bsky.social for delivering an excellent talk at #AOC2025 on her white-tailed black cockatoo genomics work this morning! Looking forward to being able to share some nicely assembled genomes in the near future...stay tuned!
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
planigale.bsky.social
So exciting our lab won the Government Science project of the year for 2025!
#WASciAwards
#2025PremiersScienceAwards
www.wa.gov.au/organisation...
Premier's Science Awards 2025: Government Science Project of the Year Finalists
Meet the 2025 finalists of the Premier's Science Awards: Government Science Project of the Year category.
www.wa.gov.au
November 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
planigale.bsky.social
I work on bats AND dasyurids, which symposium will I go to 🤔
ausmammals.bsky.social Australian Mammal Society @ausmammals.bsky.social · Nov 13
Save the date - don't miss out!
The 72nd Australian Mammal Society Conference will be held in Canberra (Shine Dome) from 5th - 10th July 2026! This very special conference will be jointly held with the #australasianbatsociety
- ECR workshops on 5th
- focussed #bat and #dasyurid symposia on 6th
🦇🐾🐭🐨
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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michaeldahlstrom.bsky.social
Over five years after cameras were set up within a sprawling Western Australian landscape, an elusive “chuditch” has been filmed for the first time.
au.news.yahoo.com/camera-captu...
Camera captures rare Aussie predator believed extinct across 70km landscape
A $5 million project has helped change the region, allowing for the animal's return.
au.news.yahoo.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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nicolekearney.bsky.social
🐘 There is more funding for elephant conservation than there is for all reptiles combined 🦎 (and the majority of reptile funding is for marine turtles). @achughes.bsky.social #LivingData2025 #DatosVivos2025
October 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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I'm increasingly tired of seeing ChatGPT writing style everywhere. It sticks out, especially high en-dash usage, poor similes, and supposed-to-be-clever "that's not just A, it's B" statements. Wikipedia has a nice list of AI "tells": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
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October 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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realtuckfrumper.bsky.social
Tiny New Marsupial With a Tail Longer Than Its Body Discovered in Peru
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Tiny New Marsupial With a Tail Longer Than Its Body Discovered in Peru
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September 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
planigale.bsky.social
As a previous staff member of this faculty I'm alarmed at the proposed forced redundancies!
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Sign the Petition
Stop Forced Redundancies at QUT's Faculty of Science
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October 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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dianafisher1080.bsky.social
The latest Australian University wanting to diminish science capacity and training. At least 18 academic staff in the science faculty threatened with job loss. A petition to save science at #QUT Queensland University of Technology here www.change.org/p/stop-force...
Sign the Petition
Stop Forced Redundancies at QUT's Faculty of Science
www.change.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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alextomlinson.com
Flat, graphic illustrated poster entitled "Red-Eyed Birds of North America" featuring shadowy gray-blue silhouetted birds punctuated by bright red eyes. 23 birds are depicted in total, some highlights being the Snail Kite, Roseate Spoonbill, Common Loon, and Wood Duck.
October 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
planigale.bsky.social
@wamuseum.bsky.social advertising TWO science jobs. 1. A 5-year(!) Project coordinator in marine biodiversity search.jobs.wa.gov.au/page.php?pag...
WA Government Jobs | Project Coordinator (Marine Biodiversity)
search.jobs.wa.gov.au
October 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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lauradbertola.bsky.social
A cautionary note on using STRUCTURE to detect hybridization in a phylogenetic context
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A cautionary note on using STRUCTURE to detect hybridization in a phylogenetic context
Using simulations, we provide the first systematic evaluation of the performance of STRUCTURE under a variety of cross-species hybridization scenarios. We find that STRUCTURE performs well in identif...
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October 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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bhl-au.bsky.social
This #MarsupialMonday we bring you a trio of critters: the fat-tailed dunnart, the yellow-footed antechinus and the red-tailed phascogale.
September 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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ceb-uwa.bsky.social
🐭 Cryptic Kultarr 🏆
@kultarrcam.bsky.social studies hidden biodiversity in carnivorous marsupials, uncovering strong genetic and morphological evidence for multiple distinct species of kultarr across Australia🧬🏜️🐀 6/11
@reneecatullo.bsky.social @kennytravouillon.bsky.social @planigale.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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nicholaswu.bsky.social
New paper in @funecology.bsky.social led by @felixpleiva.bsky.social. We present ShareTrait, a community-driven platform for standardising & sharing individual-level trait data in ectotherms to improve data reuse across studies.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

#OpenScience #FAIRdata
September 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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dmacalvert.bsky.social
Using this piece by @reallygoodwizard.bsky.social in my introductory lectures for my design students.
An image of a robot with a "NO" circle around it and the text "AI IS FOR LOSERS! REJECT FASCISM! THINK FOR YOURSELF! I CAN MAKE ART THAT'S UGLY AND BAD ALL BY MYSELF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!"
August 31, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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jessicalwarelab.bsky.social
AMNH is hiring a #curator! We are searching for an “Assistant Curator in #Climate #Physics: #Atmosphere or #Ocean”! Join us! careers.amnh.org/postings/4579 #academicjobs #tenuretrack
careers.amnh.org
September 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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theg-cat.bsky.social
Looking for a #PhD project (or know someone who is)? I'm currently recruiting for a student to work on #conservation and #PopulationGenomics of two freshwater #fish using whole genome and ddRAD data: more info in the flyer below! #PopGen #ConsGen #Biodiversity 🐟🧪🧬
An A4 flyer for the project "Little Fishes, Big Problems: Using Genomics to Inform Conservation and Management of Pygmy Perches". Text reads "This exciting PhD project will generate and apply cutting edge genomic datasets (whole genomes and genotype-by-sequencing) to inform conservation and management of two freshwater fish species endemic to Western Australia. The highly collaborative research program is will directly contribute to conservation actions and water management in the region. The ideal candidate will have experience with applying molecular techniques to answer ecological, conservation or evolutionary research questions, including DNA extraction bioinformatic pipelines and genomic analysis (not essential). To apply for the project, please submit your academic CV and one page cover letter describing your research interests and relevant experience to Dr. Buckley." It includes a photo of a male western pygmy perch in breeding colours, a QR code, and several logos.
September 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM