Sable Island Horse Project
@sihorses.bsky.social
News from a long-term study on the ecology, evolution, and conservation of Sable Island horses. @Usask and @ucalgaryvetmed
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🦋 intro:
The Sable Island project is a long-term individual-based study of feral/wild 🐴 in 🇨🇦. >1500 horses have been monitored yearly since 2007 (current pop size ~500). Research focusses primarily on the causes and consequences of ecological and individual variation. #ecology #evolution #consgen
The Sable Island project is a long-term individual-based study of feral/wild 🐴 in 🇨🇦. >1500 horses have been monitored yearly since 2007 (current pop size ~500). Research focusses primarily on the causes and consequences of ecological and individual variation. #ecology #evolution #consgen
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New @sihorses.bsky.social publication by @mstothart.bsky.social on the toxicity of Beach Pea on Sable Island doi.org/10.22621/cfn...
Little evidence that Beach Pea (<i>Lathyrus japonicus</i>) toxins cause gait abnormalities in Sable Island Feral Horse (<i>Equus ferus caballus</i>)
| The Canadian Field-Naturalist
doi.org
March 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
New @sihorses.bsky.social publication by @mstothart.bsky.social on the toxicity of Beach Pea on Sable Island doi.org/10.22621/cfn...
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And also @mickyahn.bsky.social for his honourable mention @sihorses.bsky.social photo 😍🐴
February 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
And also @mickyahn.bsky.social for his honourable mention @sihorses.bsky.social photo 😍🐴
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Time to complete the move and introduce myself to 🦋:
I am a behavioural ecologist and just started as postdoc at the lab of @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social at UCalgary. I will work on microbiome-behaviour interactions in wild 🐎 @sihorses.bsky.social 🐎 hence, my profil picture will be updated soon 🐦⬛➡️🐎
I am a behavioural ecologist and just started as postdoc at the lab of @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social at UCalgary. I will work on microbiome-behaviour interactions in wild 🐎 @sihorses.bsky.social 🐎 hence, my profil picture will be updated soon 🐦⬛➡️🐎
February 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Time to complete the move and introduce myself to 🦋:
I am a behavioural ecologist and just started as postdoc at the lab of @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social at UCalgary. I will work on microbiome-behaviour interactions in wild 🐎 @sihorses.bsky.social 🐎 hence, my profil picture will be updated soon 🐦⬛➡️🐎
I am a behavioural ecologist and just started as postdoc at the lab of @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social at UCalgary. I will work on microbiome-behaviour interactions in wild 🐎 @sihorses.bsky.social 🐎 hence, my profil picture will be updated soon 🐦⬛➡️🐎
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Congratulation to Dr. Julie Colpitts 👩🎓 for (very) successfully defending her PhD thesis on genomic variation in @sihorses.bsky.social today 🎉🎉
And a big thank you to co-supervisor Philip McLoughlin and external examiner @colingarroway.bsky.social
And a big thank you to co-supervisor Philip McLoughlin and external examiner @colingarroway.bsky.social
December 19, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Congratulation to Dr. Julie Colpitts 👩🎓 for (very) successfully defending her PhD thesis on genomic variation in @sihorses.bsky.social today 🎉🎉
And a big thank you to co-supervisor Philip McLoughlin and external examiner @colingarroway.bsky.social
And a big thank you to co-supervisor Philip McLoughlin and external examiner @colingarroway.bsky.social
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Hello! I'm Micky, a PhD Candidate at the University of Calgary studying the ecology and evolution of parasites in Sable Island horses using DNA metabarcoding. I spent 3 summers on a deserted island as a glorified poop picker and amateur horse photographer.
November 27, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Hello! I'm Micky, a PhD Candidate at the University of Calgary studying the ecology and evolution of parasites in Sable Island horses using DNA metabarcoding. I spent 3 summers on a deserted island as a glorified poop picker and amateur horse photographer.
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The first paper from my PhD is out in Parasitology! Using DNA metabarcoding, I show patterns of parasite infection in Sable Island horses!
It's open access, so go check it out!
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
It's open access, so go check it out!
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses | Parasitology | Cambridge Core
Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses
doi.org
December 12, 2024 at 4:26 PM
The first paper from my PhD is out in Parasitology! Using DNA metabarcoding, I show patterns of parasite infection in Sable Island horses!
It's open access, so go check it out!
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
It's open access, so go check it out!
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
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I guess I should reintroduce myself! I’m a PhD candidate on the @sihorses.bsky.social project at @usask.bsky.social, and did my MSc on the Ram Mountain bighorn sheep project at @usherbrooke.bsky.social Currently working on density-dependent carry-over effects on SI horse life history traits
November 21, 2024 at 7:04 PM
I guess I should reintroduce myself! I’m a PhD candidate on the @sihorses.bsky.social project at @usask.bsky.social, and did my MSc on the Ram Mountain bighorn sheep project at @usherbrooke.bsky.social Currently working on density-dependent carry-over effects on SI horse life history traits
🦋 intro:
The Sable Island project is a long-term individual-based study of feral/wild 🐴 in 🇨🇦. >1500 horses have been monitored yearly since 2007 (current pop size ~500). Research focusses primarily on the causes and consequences of ecological and individual variation. #ecology #evolution #consgen
The Sable Island project is a long-term individual-based study of feral/wild 🐴 in 🇨🇦. >1500 horses have been monitored yearly since 2007 (current pop size ~500). Research focusses primarily on the causes and consequences of ecological and individual variation. #ecology #evolution #consgen
November 21, 2024 at 4:34 PM
🦋 intro:
The Sable Island project is a long-term individual-based study of feral/wild 🐴 in 🇨🇦. >1500 horses have been monitored yearly since 2007 (current pop size ~500). Research focusses primarily on the causes and consequences of ecological and individual variation. #ecology #evolution #consgen
The Sable Island project is a long-term individual-based study of feral/wild 🐴 in 🇨🇦. >1500 horses have been monitored yearly since 2007 (current pop size ~500). Research focusses primarily on the causes and consequences of ecological and individual variation. #ecology #evolution #consgen
We’re still marooned on Sable Island, but at least the sky’s putting on its happy face. So, it’s official: the only thing more trapped than us right now are those who haven't migrated to 🦋!
Follow us for updates from the long-term study on the ecology, evolution and conservation of Sable Island 🐴
Follow us for updates from the long-term study on the ecology, evolution and conservation of Sable Island 🐴
November 19, 2024 at 1:15 AM
We’re still marooned on Sable Island, but at least the sky’s putting on its happy face. So, it’s official: the only thing more trapped than us right now are those who haven't migrated to 🦋!
Follow us for updates from the long-term study on the ecology, evolution and conservation of Sable Island 🐴
Follow us for updates from the long-term study on the ecology, evolution and conservation of Sable Island 🐴