Bob Wong
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#Conflict is rife in the natural world & lots of animals use #vocal #signals before & during #contests. But what about in their aftermath? Wonder no more - read our #review on post-contest acoustic signalling:
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
@josharbon.bsky.social #AmyMorris-Drake
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
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@josharbon.bsky.social #AmyMorris-Drake
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After the fight: post-contest acoustic signalling | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Animal contests often involve acoustic signals at different stages, but empirical work has primarily focused on usage before and during antagonistic interactions. Far less attention has been paid to post-contest acoustic signals (PCAS): those occurring ...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#Conflict is rife in the natural world & lots of animals use #vocal #signals before & during #contests. But what about in their aftermath? Wonder no more - read our #review on post-contest acoustic signalling:
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
@josharbon.bsky.social #AmyMorris-Drake
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
@josharbon.bsky.social #AmyMorris-Drake
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
Excited to be part of the #QueersInScience (Vic) Symposium line up during LGBTQIA+ STEMM Day this year hosted at Swinburne University of Technology on 18 November! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Register here:
queersinscience.org.au/events/
📸 Brian Gratwicke
queersinscience.org.au/events/
📸 Brian Gratwicke
October 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Excited to be part of the #QueersInScience (Vic) Symposium line up during LGBTQIA+ STEMM Day this year hosted at Swinburne University of Technology on 18 November! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Register here:
queersinscience.org.au/events/
📸 Brian Gratwicke
queersinscience.org.au/events/
📸 Brian Gratwicke
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New study funded in part by our Rosemary Grant Advanced Award - congratulations @yukihaba.bsky.social !!
How does life evolve to adapt to modern cities?
Out now in Science, my PhD work with @lindymcbr.bsky.social uncovers the ancient origin of the “London Underground mosquito” – one of the most iconic examples of urban adaptation.
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@science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady4515
Out now in Science, my PhD work with @lindymcbr.bsky.social uncovers the ancient origin of the “London Underground mosquito” – one of the most iconic examples of urban adaptation.
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady4515
Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito
Understanding how life is adapting to urban environments represents an important challenge in evolutionary biology. In this work, we investigate a widely cited example of urban adaptation, Culex pipie...
www.science.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
New study funded in part by our Rosemary Grant Advanced Award - congratulations @yukihaba.bsky.social !!
Check out new paper led by @jackmanera.bsky.social on impacts of noise pollution. @monashscience.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social #BobWongLab
Boat noise alters individual behaviors but not communication between partners in a fish-shrimp mutualism
#NoisePollution #SpeciesInteraction
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
#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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October 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Check out new paper led by @jackmanera.bsky.social on impacts of noise pollution. @monashscience.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social #BobWongLab
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Such an honour and pleasure to supervise @gabrielmelhado.bsky.social on his PhD studying the effect of pharamacutical pollution on behaviour and immunity in native rainbowfish with @annempeters.bsky.social & @bbmwong.bsky.social
Gabe presented his final milestone today @monashbiol.bsky.social!
Gabe presented his final milestone today @monashbiol.bsky.social!
October 30, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Such an honour and pleasure to supervise @gabrielmelhado.bsky.social on his PhD studying the effect of pharamacutical pollution on behaviour and immunity in native rainbowfish with @annempeters.bsky.social & @bbmwong.bsky.social
Gabe presented his final milestone today @monashbiol.bsky.social!
Gabe presented his final milestone today @monashbiol.bsky.social!
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Happy #Halloween!
Check out some 'spooky' wildlife, and find out ways to celebrate 🎃 in an environmentally-friendly way!
Why not let nature inspire your costume? Ghost bat, thorny devil, goblin shark, southern blue devil, vampire squid, Tasmanian devil...
theconversation.com/lets-celebra...
Check out some 'spooky' wildlife, and find out ways to celebrate 🎃 in an environmentally-friendly way!
Why not let nature inspire your costume? Ghost bat, thorny devil, goblin shark, southern blue devil, vampire squid, Tasmanian devil...
theconversation.com/lets-celebra...
Let’s celebrate nature’s spookiest and freakiest animals this Halloween
From blood-squirting lizard eyes to zombie cockroaches, the natural world is ready for a truly terrifying Halloween.
theconversation.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Happy #Halloween!
Check out some 'spooky' wildlife, and find out ways to celebrate 🎃 in an environmentally-friendly way!
Why not let nature inspire your costume? Ghost bat, thorny devil, goblin shark, southern blue devil, vampire squid, Tasmanian devil...
theconversation.com/lets-celebra...
Check out some 'spooky' wildlife, and find out ways to celebrate 🎃 in an environmentally-friendly way!
Why not let nature inspire your costume? Ghost bat, thorny devil, goblin shark, southern blue devil, vampire squid, Tasmanian devil...
theconversation.com/lets-celebra...
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🎃 You don’t have to look to the supernatural for nightmares - nature has plenty of its own. But far scarier than the most bizarre animals is the toll Halloween takes on the environment, particularly the surge in single-use plastics 🧪
What animal sends chills down your spine?
#Halloween #Wildlife
What animal sends chills down your spine?
#Halloween #Wildlife
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
🎃 You don’t have to look to the supernatural for nightmares - nature has plenty of its own. But far scarier than the most bizarre animals is the toll Halloween takes on the environment, particularly the surge in single-use plastics 🧪
What animal sends chills down your spine?
#Halloween #Wildlife
What animal sends chills down your spine?
#Halloween #Wildlife
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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!
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!
October 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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!
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!
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A young PI here in Mainz has a fabulous PhD position that will be filled soon! By you? Keywords: Social insects, ageing, gene expression. www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb10-evoluti...
Behavioural Ecology and Social Evolution
www.blogs.uni-mainz.de
October 29, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A young PI here in Mainz has a fabulous PhD position that will be filled soon! By you? Keywords: Social insects, ageing, gene expression. www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb10-evoluti...
Is sustainability a luxury? Thought provoking panel discussion at our Sustainability Forum led by students in our Master of Environment and Sustainability course. @monashscience.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Is sustainability a luxury? Thought provoking panel discussion at our Sustainability Forum led by students in our Master of Environment and Sustainability course. @monashscience.bsky.social
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
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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
@monashuniversity.bsky.social inaugural sustainability forum off to a creative start as participants reflect on what sustainability means to them.
October 29, 2025 at 5:58 AM
@monashuniversity.bsky.social inaugural sustainability forum off to a creative start as participants reflect on what sustainability means to them.
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Happy environmental story www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
How ecologists turned fish 'hotels' into 'bungalows' to save a species
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
www.abc.net.au
October 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Happy environmental story www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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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
Part of our upcoming Special Feature issue on 'Wildlife behaviour and movement ecology in a human-dominated world'!
Available Open Access 👉 tinyurl.com/ptsjmbpn
October 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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
Part of our upcoming Special Feature issue on 'Wildlife behaviour and movement ecology in a human-dominated world'!
Available Open Access 👉 tinyurl.com/ptsjmbpn
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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.
@jake-m-martin.bsky.social
@bbmwong.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Fieldwork on the Great Barrier Reef revealed species-specific responses to noise pollution from different boat engines.
@jake-m-martin.bsky.social
@bbmwong.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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.
@jake-m-martin.bsky.social
@bbmwong.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Fieldwork on the Great Barrier Reef revealed species-specific responses to noise pollution from different boat engines.
@jake-m-martin.bsky.social
@bbmwong.bsky.social
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Exciting ASAB news: increased grant money 💰💰 😍😍
📣 @asab.org grants BOOSTED! 📣
We've increased most of our research-related grants by 50%, effective from the next deadline of 1st Feb 2026.
Check out what we offer here:
www.asab.org/grant-overview
We've increased most of our research-related grants by 50%, effective from the next deadline of 1st Feb 2026.
Check out what we offer here:
www.asab.org/grant-overview
October 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Exciting ASAB news: increased grant money 💰💰 😍😍
This shark took form in Aurukun, spent ten years in my living room in Melbourne and has now finally found its rightful home in Canberra among other First Nations masterpieces in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. 🥰
Min Thapangumpan (shark) by Leigh Namponan (Wik Peoples).
Min Thapangumpan (shark) by Leigh Namponan (Wik Peoples).
October 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This shark took form in Aurukun, spent ten years in my living room in Melbourne and has now finally found its rightful home in Canberra among other First Nations masterpieces in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. 🥰
Min Thapangumpan (shark) by Leigh Namponan (Wik Peoples).
Min Thapangumpan (shark) by Leigh Namponan (Wik Peoples).
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Start planning your stay in Turin! Accommodation can be easily booked directly on our website ➡️ isbe2026.com/accommodation/
October 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Start planning your stay in Turin! Accommodation can be easily booked directly on our website ➡️ isbe2026.com/accommodation/
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This week members of the @isbe2026 Local Organizing Committee are sharing their own favourite impressions of the host city! Discover Turin through their eyes!
October 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This week members of the @isbe2026 Local Organizing Committee are sharing their own favourite impressions of the host city! Discover Turin through their eyes!
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Jack Manera and co-authors investigate the impacts of boat noise pollution on the 5 behavioural interactions between two susceptible marine taxa: fish and crustaceans. They found different boat noises affect the taxa differently. doi.org/10.1093/behe... @bbmwong.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Jack Manera and co-authors investigate the impacts of boat noise pollution on the 5 behavioural interactions between two susceptible marine taxa: fish and crustaceans. They found different boat noises affect the taxa differently. doi.org/10.1093/behe... @bbmwong.bsky.social
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What are the ‘social dimensions’ of moving species for conservation and why does engaging with them matter?
This is the focus of our new paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... published in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social olevo.bsky.social led by ever talented @aisrayne.bsky.social
📷 Kevin Parker
This is the focus of our new paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... published in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social olevo.bsky.social led by ever talented @aisrayne.bsky.social
📷 Kevin Parker
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What are the ‘social dimensions’ of moving species for conservation and why does engaging with them matter?
This is the focus of our new paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... published in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social olevo.bsky.social led by ever talented @aisrayne.bsky.social
📷 Kevin Parker
This is the focus of our new paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... published in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social olevo.bsky.social led by ever talented @aisrayne.bsky.social
📷 Kevin Parker
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🐸Poison frog chemical defences are influenced by environmental availability and dietary selectivity for ants ➡️ buff.ly/NyBIPVP
Rodriguez et al., link spatial variation in leaf litter ant communities to frog chemical defences.
Rodriguez et al., link spatial variation in leaf litter ant communities to frog chemical defences.
October 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🐸Poison frog chemical defences are influenced by environmental availability and dietary selectivity for ants ➡️ buff.ly/NyBIPVP
Rodriguez et al., link spatial variation in leaf litter ant communities to frog chemical defences.
Rodriguez et al., link spatial variation in leaf litter ant communities to frog chemical defences.
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Global Scholar Recruitment Campaign - Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong job with CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG | 399559
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Global Scholar Recruitment Campaign job with
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Global Scholar Recruitment Campaign job with
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