Rachel Paterson
@rachelpatersonnz.bsky.social
Ecological parasitology researcher - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
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@BiodiversaPlus #IMPACT has revisited the Glomma River (Norway) as part of our EU-wide assessment of the current status & long-term trends in freshwater fish parasite diversity. So many beautiful parasites 😍@NINAnature @UiTNorgesarktis
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Huge thanks to Dr. Jerusha Bennett at the University of Otago @zoologyotago.bsky.social for the opportunity for us to create the animation of this incredible trematode parasite Copiatestes!! ❤️ Check out the video and learn more about the mysterious anklets on sea bird legs!
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Threads of Trouble: The Story of Copiatestes and Our Manu by Dr. Jerusha Bennett
YouTube video by Global Parasitologist Coalition
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November 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Huge thanks to Dr. Jerusha Bennett at the University of Otago @zoologyotago.bsky.social for the opportunity for us to create the animation of this incredible trematode parasite Copiatestes!! ❤️ Check out the video and learn more about the mysterious anklets on sea bird legs!
youtu.be/EAt9cONTD88
youtu.be/EAt9cONTD88
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"Conserving the forgotten" - @jabalbuena.bsky.social shares why IMPACT is relevant to the Neotropics. #XIIICOPANEO
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Conserving the forgotten" - @jabalbuena.bsky.social shares why IMPACT is relevant to the Neotropics. #XIIICOPANEO
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Crouching Parrot, Hidden Louse:
The Kyloring (Pezoporus flaviventris) is a critically endangered species of Australian parrot, and it is host to Forficuloecus pezopori - a species of louse which lives only on the Kyloring and nowhere else.
#Invertebrate 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2024/06/forf...
The Kyloring (Pezoporus flaviventris) is a critically endangered species of Australian parrot, and it is host to Forficuloecus pezopori - a species of louse which lives only on the Kyloring and nowhere else.
#Invertebrate 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2024/06/forf...
<i>Forficuloecus pezopori</i>
Parasites are a major part of biodiversity, but they spend most of their time hidden in plain sight. Even with some animals that have been k...
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September 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Crouching Parrot, Hidden Louse:
The Kyloring (Pezoporus flaviventris) is a critically endangered species of Australian parrot, and it is host to Forficuloecus pezopori - a species of louse which lives only on the Kyloring and nowhere else.
#Invertebrate 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2024/06/forf...
The Kyloring (Pezoporus flaviventris) is a critically endangered species of Australian parrot, and it is host to Forficuloecus pezopori - a species of louse which lives only on the Kyloring and nowhere else.
#Invertebrate 🧪
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2024/06/forf...
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Everything you always wanted to know about parasites and stable isotopes in one book chapter:
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
From the new #openaccess book on Aquatic Parasitology, edited by @nicojsmit.bsky.social & @berndsures.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
From the new #openaccess book on Aquatic Parasitology, edited by @nicojsmit.bsky.social & @berndsures.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
June 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Everything you always wanted to know about parasites and stable isotopes in one book chapter:
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
From the new #openaccess book on Aquatic Parasitology, edited by @nicojsmit.bsky.social & @berndsures.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
From the new #openaccess book on Aquatic Parasitology, edited by @nicojsmit.bsky.social & @berndsures.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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The decline of salmon continues – Norwegian wild salmon is at a historic low.
A summary of the status of wild Atlantic salmon in Norway 2024 is now available in English:
vitenskapsradet.no/Nyheter/stat...
A summary of the status of wild Atlantic salmon in Norway 2024 is now available in English:
vitenskapsradet.no/Nyheter/stat...
Status of wild Atlantic salmon in Norway 2025
The decline of the salmon continues. Norwegian salmon populations are at a historically low level, and the number of salmon returning from the sea to Norway in 2024 hit an all-time low. In fact, three...
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June 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The decline of salmon continues – Norwegian wild salmon is at a historic low.
A summary of the status of wild Atlantic salmon in Norway 2024 is now available in English:
vitenskapsradet.no/Nyheter/stat...
A summary of the status of wild Atlantic salmon in Norway 2024 is now available in English:
vitenskapsradet.no/Nyheter/stat...
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Our latest newsletter profiles IMPACT's student members. Find out how they contribute to our understanding of parasite biodiversity here 👉 www.nina.no/english/IMPACT
June 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Our latest newsletter profiles IMPACT's student members. Find out how they contribute to our understanding of parasite biodiversity here 👉 www.nina.no/english/IMPACT
Congratulations to NTNU Masters student Sara Lutro on a successful thesis exploring trophically transmitted parasites as indicators of resource use by sea trout 🐟 @grimsruddavidsen.bsky.social @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Congratulations to NTNU Masters student Sara Lutro on a successful thesis exploring trophically transmitted parasites as indicators of resource use by sea trout 🐟 @grimsruddavidsen.bsky.social @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
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Integrating parasites into aquatic biodiversity monitoring? Cyril Hammoud (NIOZ) explains how #IMPACT will achieve this at the @biodiversa.eu Biodiversity Monitoring Science Fair, Barcelona
May 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Integrating parasites into aquatic biodiversity monitoring? Cyril Hammoud (NIOZ) explains how #IMPACT will achieve this at the @biodiversa.eu Biodiversity Monitoring Science Fair, Barcelona
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IMPACT gathered last week for our mid-term meeting. As our family grows, so too does the recognition of parasites in biodiversity. Watch this space for exciting developments!
May 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
IMPACT gathered last week for our mid-term meeting. As our family grows, so too does the recognition of parasites in biodiversity. Watch this space for exciting developments!
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Two jobs at a wonderful Zoo Dept at the University of Otago - a very high quality of life
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Lecturer/Pūkenga - Evolutionary Ecology
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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May 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Two jobs at a wonderful Zoo Dept at the University of Otago - a very high quality of life
otago.taleo.net/careersectio...
otago.taleo.net/careersectio...
please repost and apply!
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please repost and apply!
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The wait is over!! Our Open Access @springernature.com book on Aquatic Parasitology was just published! 23 Chapters, 202 illustrations & 662pp with everything you ever wanted to know about the amazing world of marine & freshwater parasites. @berndsures.bsky.social link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Aquatic Parasitology: Ecological and Environmental Concepts and Implications of Marine and Freshwater Parasites
A unique open access collection on ecological and environmental parasitology in marine and freshwater. Covers climate change and parasite conservation.
link.springer.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The wait is over!! Our Open Access @springernature.com book on Aquatic Parasitology was just published! 23 Chapters, 202 illustrations & 662pp with everything you ever wanted to know about the amazing world of marine & freshwater parasites. @berndsures.bsky.social link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Want to know more about aquatic parasitology? For free? Check out the link below for online open access ⬇️
Great News: Our book Aquatic Parasitology: Ecological and Environmental Concepts and Implications of Marine and Freshwater Parasites has been published online open access! link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @nicojsmit.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social
Aquatic Parasitology: Ecological and Environmental Concepts and Implications of Marine and Freshwater Parasites
A unique open access collection on ecological and environmental parasitology in marine and freshwater. Covers climate change and parasite conservation.
link.springer.com
May 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Want to know more about aquatic parasitology? For free? Check out the link below for online open access ⬇️
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🧪🌍 #PhD
Funded PhD opportunity @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social to identify the effects of hydropower operations on functional biodiversity in 🇧🇻 lakes. Apply by 20 May.
🔗 Details:
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Funded PhD opportunity @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social to identify the effects of hydropower operations on functional biodiversity in 🇧🇻 lakes. Apply by 20 May.
🔗 Details:
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Norwegian Institute for Nature Research | PhD position in freshwater ecology and environmental effects of hydropower
Would you like to pursue a PhD in freshwater ecology within one of Norway’s leading research environments? If so, the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and this position could be just wha...
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April 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🧪🌍 #PhD
Funded PhD opportunity @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social to identify the effects of hydropower operations on functional biodiversity in 🇧🇻 lakes. Apply by 20 May.
🔗 Details:
nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs/75-phd-...
Funded PhD opportunity @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social to identify the effects of hydropower operations on functional biodiversity in 🇧🇻 lakes. Apply by 20 May.
🔗 Details:
nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs/75-phd-...
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The Research Council will publish a new call in May with a budget of over 8M euros for recruitment of international scientists to universities and research institutes in Norway. 🌍 www.forskningsradet.no/nyheter/2025...
April 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Research Council will publish a new call in May with a budget of over 8M euros for recruitment of international scientists to universities and research institutes in Norway. 🌍 www.forskningsradet.no/nyheter/2025...
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🚨Tic Tac🚨
It's happening tomorrow.
Still time to register 👇🏻
Join us tomorrow!
#aquaticfungi #monitoring #MoSTFun #EBVs
It's happening tomorrow.
Still time to register 👇🏻
Join us tomorrow!
#aquaticfungi #monitoring #MoSTFun #EBVs
📢 New webinar on Essential Biodiversity Variables in collab with @mostfun.bsky.social & @biodiversaplus.bsky.social
Learn how EBVs bridge raw data & policy, their strengths, coverage across ecosystems & workflows from data collection to modeling
📅 April 9, 2pm CEST
🔗 mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Learn how EBVs bridge raw data & policy, their strengths, coverage across ecosystems & workflows from data collection to modeling
📅 April 9, 2pm CEST
🔗 mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🚨Tic Tac🚨
It's happening tomorrow.
Still time to register 👇🏻
Join us tomorrow!
#aquaticfungi #monitoring #MoSTFun #EBVs
It's happening tomorrow.
Still time to register 👇🏻
Join us tomorrow!
#aquaticfungi #monitoring #MoSTFun #EBVs
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The Natural History Museum of Geneva is looking for a post-doc specialized in in non-arthropod invertebrates (preferably but not exclusively on terrestrial or freshwater mollusks, annelids, or nematodes)! www.geneve.ch/administrati...
Chargé ou chargée de recherche en invertebres non-arthropodes à 100%
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April 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Natural History Museum of Geneva is looking for a post-doc specialized in in non-arthropod invertebrates (preferably but not exclusively on terrestrial or freshwater mollusks, annelids, or nematodes)! www.geneve.ch/administrati...
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Looking for a PhD? There is an opening for a PhD-student in evolutionary ecology on phenotypic plasticity in aquatic organisms at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway – with two super-good supervisors (Sigurd Einum and Tim Burton) - highly recommended! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
April 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Looking for a PhD? There is an opening for a PhD-student in evolutionary ecology on phenotypic plasticity in aquatic organisms at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway – with two super-good supervisors (Sigurd Einum and Tim Burton) - highly recommended! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Glochidia (parasitic stage of freshwater mussels) found on fossilized fish!
Fossilized fish up to 16 million years old found in Australia, with last meal still intact | CNN
Paleontologists in Australia discovered a remarkably preserved fish species, revealing its last meal and offering new insights into the region’s historic ecosystem.
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April 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Glochidia (parasitic stage of freshwater mussels) found on fossilized fish!
Vote for the invertebrate of the year 2025! The tongue-biting louse is shortlisted. Help make it number one!
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Invertebrate of the year 2025: vote for your favourite
Since February we’ve gone in search of the invertebrate of the year. Now it’s your chance to choose
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April 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Vote for the invertebrate of the year 2025! The tongue-biting louse is shortlisted. Help make it number one!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'Parasites should get more fame' - couldn't agree more!
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‘Parasites should get more fame’: the nominees for world’s finest invertebrate – podcast
Invertebrates don’t get the attention lavished on cute pets or apex predators, but these unsung heroes are some of the most impressive and resilient creatures on the planet. So when the Guardian opene...
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April 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
'Parasites should get more fame' - couldn't agree more!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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NINA is expanding its expertise in vegetation ecology and restoration and is seeking a skilled and dedicated researcher to strengthen our team in Bergen.
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March 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
NINA is expanding its expertise in vegetation ecology and restoration and is seeking a skilled and dedicated researcher to strengthen our team in Bergen.
nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs/70-rese...
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Available position as Senior Engineer Seabirds in NINA. The work includes monitoring and research on seabirds and human-made challenges such as fisheries, climate and offshore wind development and mapping of distribution and area use.
nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs/68-seni...
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March 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Available position as Senior Engineer Seabirds in NINA. The work includes monitoring and research on seabirds and human-made challenges such as fisheries, climate and offshore wind development and mapping of distribution and area use.
nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs/68-seni...
nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs/68-seni...
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Bioinformatician wanted at NHM Geneva
80% position for 12 months. Experience in next-gen seq data analysis, genome / mitogenome assembly, phylogenomics and population genomics. If interested, check here blascocosta.ch/opportunities/ original in FR: institutions.ville-geneve.ch/fr/mhn/insti...
80% position for 12 months. Experience in next-gen seq data analysis, genome / mitogenome assembly, phylogenomics and population genomics. If interested, check here blascocosta.ch/opportunities/ original in FR: institutions.ville-geneve.ch/fr/mhn/insti...
a glow in the dark dna structure with the letters g and t
ALT: a glow in the dark dna structure with the letters g and t
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March 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Bioinformatician wanted at NHM Geneva
80% position for 12 months. Experience in next-gen seq data analysis, genome / mitogenome assembly, phylogenomics and population genomics. If interested, check here blascocosta.ch/opportunities/ original in FR: institutions.ville-geneve.ch/fr/mhn/insti...
80% position for 12 months. Experience in next-gen seq data analysis, genome / mitogenome assembly, phylogenomics and population genomics. If interested, check here blascocosta.ch/opportunities/ original in FR: institutions.ville-geneve.ch/fr/mhn/insti...
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Lots of parasite ecology today at the Joint Parasitology Spring Meeting organised by BSP, DGP and SSTMP in Würzburg, including Sofia Rainey and Kamil Hupala from our EU Biodiversa+ project @impact-parasites.bsky.social ky.social !
March 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Lots of parasite ecology today at the Joint Parasitology Spring Meeting organised by BSP, DGP and SSTMP in Würzburg, including Sofia Rainey and Kamil Hupala from our EU Biodiversa+ project @impact-parasites.bsky.social ky.social !