Carsten Schradin
carsten-schradin.bsky.social
Carsten Schradin
@carsten-schradin.bsky.social
Behavioral ecologist studying social evolution in comparative studies and long-term field studies in South Africa. Studying the solitary bush Karoo rat and the socially flexible striped mouse. Animal behavior. Succulent Karoo Research Station. CNRS, IPHC.
African striped mice control the production and temporal dynamics of their vocalisations, addressing targeted
information to specific receivers via the acoustic channel.

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April 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
On the International Women`s Day we celebrate our research station manage, and by now Dr. Lindelani Makuya, postdoc in France. Without her strong dedication, the bush Karoo project and SKRS wont exist anymore.
March 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Nearly all desert animals drink water when they get the opportunity to do so, even when its full with bees!
March 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
One side effect of field work in Namaqualand: Awe for the universe!
March 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Summer field work at SKRS
March 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
February 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Group meeting at SKRS.
February 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Putting ibutoons into tunnels and nests of bush Karoo rat lodges. Controls under a shrub without lodge, on ground or in an old nest.
February 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
That guy is not healthy to handle.
February 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Field work at the Succulent Karoo Research Station
February 20, 2025 at 5:08 AM