Chiara Benvenuto
@cbenvenuto.bsky.social
Evolutionary behavioural ecologist born on the Mediterranean Sea, in love with aquatic organisms. Coffeeholic. I like to see the world through camera lens, to get it in focus. 🐟🦈🦐🦀 Sexual systems-sequential hermaphroditism-biodiversity
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Diverging fish biodiversity trends in cold and warm rivers and streams. Nature (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Diverging fish biodiversity trends in cold and warm rivers and streams - Nature
In the past three decades, fish abundance, richness and uniqueness have diverged across cold and warm streams, and the effects on native fish communities of stream warming and increases in introduced ...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Diverging fish biodiversity trends in cold and warm rivers and streams. Nature (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Meet our plenary speaker Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi
Director of the India Program for the Snow Leopard Trust working on snow leopards and human-wildlife coexistence in the high Himalaya. His work focuses on the interactions between large carnivores, their wild prey, and farming communities.
Director of the India Program for the Snow Leopard Trust working on snow leopards and human-wildlife coexistence in the high Himalaya. His work focuses on the interactions between large carnivores, their wild prey, and farming communities.
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Meet our plenary speaker Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi
Director of the India Program for the Snow Leopard Trust working on snow leopards and human-wildlife coexistence in the high Himalaya. His work focuses on the interactions between large carnivores, their wild prey, and farming communities.
Director of the India Program for the Snow Leopard Trust working on snow leopards and human-wildlife coexistence in the high Himalaya. His work focuses on the interactions between large carnivores, their wild prey, and farming communities.
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Meet our plenary speaker Felicity Muth!
Assistant professor at the University of California Davis, her lab group are broadly interested in cognition, especially aspects of learning and memory that have a clear function in the natural world, focusing on captive and wild bumblebees.
Assistant professor at the University of California Davis, her lab group are broadly interested in cognition, especially aspects of learning and memory that have a clear function in the natural world, focusing on captive and wild bumblebees.
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Meet our plenary speaker Felicity Muth!
Assistant professor at the University of California Davis, her lab group are broadly interested in cognition, especially aspects of learning and memory that have a clear function in the natural world, focusing on captive and wild bumblebees.
Assistant professor at the University of California Davis, her lab group are broadly interested in cognition, especially aspects of learning and memory that have a clear function in the natural world, focusing on captive and wild bumblebees.
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Meet our plenary speaker Eva Ringler!
Professor at the University of Bern, Eva Ringler and her research group are interested in understanding variation in animal behaviour from an ecological and evolutionary perspective focusing on Neotropical poison frogs and glassfrogs.
Professor at the University of Bern, Eva Ringler and her research group are interested in understanding variation in animal behaviour from an ecological and evolutionary perspective focusing on Neotropical poison frogs and glassfrogs.
October 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Meet our plenary speaker Eva Ringler!
Professor at the University of Bern, Eva Ringler and her research group are interested in understanding variation in animal behaviour from an ecological and evolutionary perspective focusing on Neotropical poison frogs and glassfrogs.
Professor at the University of Bern, Eva Ringler and her research group are interested in understanding variation in animal behaviour from an ecological and evolutionary perspective focusing on Neotropical poison frogs and glassfrogs.
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Meet our plenary speaker Renata Sousa-Lima!
Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Renata ‘s research focuses on bioacoustics of aquatic mammals and has pioneered the field of ecoacoustics and soundscape ecology in Brazil.
Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Renata ‘s research focuses on bioacoustics of aquatic mammals and has pioneered the field of ecoacoustics and soundscape ecology in Brazil.
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Meet our plenary speaker Renata Sousa-Lima!
Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Renata ‘s research focuses on bioacoustics of aquatic mammals and has pioneered the field of ecoacoustics and soundscape ecology in Brazil.
Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Renata ‘s research focuses on bioacoustics of aquatic mammals and has pioneered the field of ecoacoustics and soundscape ecology in Brazil.
This is for @alicepawlik.bsky.social 🐸
In biblical times, frogs were seen as a plague
Today, thanks to new research, we know they’re actually guardians against disease 1/5
Today, thanks to new research, we know they’re actually guardians against disease 1/5
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This is for @alicepawlik.bsky.social 🐸
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2025. Known and Unknown Biases: A Framework for Contextualising and Identifying Bias in Animal Behaviour Research. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Known and Unknown Biases: A Framework for Contextualising and Identifying Bias in Animal Behaviour Research
As scientists, we are prone to biases. These biases can influence our ideas, how we conduct our research and how we interpret our findings. Individual researchers can take active steps to locate and ....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
2025. Known and Unknown Biases: A Framework for Contextualising and Identifying Bias in Animal Behaviour Research. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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@sushantbangru.bsky.social and @rdiegmiller.bsky.social new review on regeneration is out in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. A fun piece to write and another great collaboration with @kenposs.bsky.social.
New Online! Signal control during tissue regeneration in adult animals
Signal control during tissue regeneration in adult animals
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Published online: 11 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41580-025-00917-1The ability to track single cells in vivo, combined with insights into chromatin structure, immune–tissue crosstalk, bioelectric and metabolic cues and quantitative modelling, is changing our understanding of how tissues are repaired and renewed. This Review discusses how signals are regulated during regeneration and future directions for a more quantitative understanding of regenerative biology.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
@sushantbangru.bsky.social and @rdiegmiller.bsky.social new review on regeneration is out in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. A fun piece to write and another great collaboration with @kenposs.bsky.social.
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Time, space, memory and brain–body rhythms
György Buzsáki
(2025)
Physical time is measured using arbitrary units whereas experienced time is linked to a hierarchy of brain–body rhythms... these rhythms, may be the source of our subjective feeling of time. 👇💥
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Time, space, memory and brain–body rhythms
György Buzsáki
(2025)
Physical time is measured using arbitrary units whereas experienced time is linked to a hierarchy of brain–body rhythms... these rhythms, may be the source of our subjective feeling of time. 👇💥
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Time, space, memory and brain–body rhythms - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Understanding how the brain represents experienced time and how representations of space and time are integrated to form episodic memories has been a goal of much neuroscientific research. In this Per...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Time, space, memory and brain–body rhythms
György Buzsáki
(2025)
Physical time is measured using arbitrary units whereas experienced time is linked to a hierarchy of brain–body rhythms... these rhythms, may be the source of our subjective feeling of time. 👇💥
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Time, space, memory and brain–body rhythms
György Buzsáki
(2025)
Physical time is measured using arbitrary units whereas experienced time is linked to a hierarchy of brain–body rhythms... these rhythms, may be the source of our subjective feeling of time. 👇💥
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The winners of our 2025 infographic competition are up! Visit our website for the results www.asab.org/education-news . Here are some of the judges favourite to wet your whistles! Well done to all the entrants.
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The winners of our 2025 infographic competition are up! Visit our website for the results www.asab.org/education-news . Here are some of the judges favourite to wet your whistles! Well done to all the entrants.
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📣CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!!
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📣CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!!
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
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Large-eyed animals like owls 🦉 have a trade-off between large eyes & short optic nerves, which lowers eye mobility (to compensate they evolved swivelly necks)
But chameleons 🦎 have long, coiled optic nerves with extra slack for eye mobility, allowing them to use their famous large swivelly eyes 👀🧪🌏
But chameleons 🦎 have long, coiled optic nerves with extra slack for eye mobility, allowing them to use their famous large swivelly eyes 👀🧪🌏
The twisted secret behind a chameleon’s oddball eyes | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
The twisted secret behind a chameleon’s oddball eyes
Coiled nerves allow the reptiles to move their peepers in multiple directions at once without moving their heads
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Large-eyed animals like owls 🦉 have a trade-off between large eyes & short optic nerves, which lowers eye mobility (to compensate they evolved swivelly necks)
But chameleons 🦎 have long, coiled optic nerves with extra slack for eye mobility, allowing them to use their famous large swivelly eyes 👀🧪🌏
But chameleons 🦎 have long, coiled optic nerves with extra slack for eye mobility, allowing them to use their famous large swivelly eyes 👀🧪🌏
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1/n We have discovered that bees can keep track of time duration!
Bees can discriminate long 🟡🟡 vs short🟡 flashes, a bit like the "dash" and "dot" of the Morse code.
Check our new paper royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... and videoclip youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk?... @preparedmindslab.bsky.social
Bees can discriminate long 🟡🟡 vs short🟡 flashes, a bit like the "dash" and "dot" of the Morse code.
Check our new paper royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... and videoclip youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk?... @preparedmindslab.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
1/n We have discovered that bees can keep track of time duration!
Bees can discriminate long 🟡🟡 vs short🟡 flashes, a bit like the "dash" and "dot" of the Morse code.
Check our new paper royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... and videoclip youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk?... @preparedmindslab.bsky.social
Bees can discriminate long 🟡🟡 vs short🟡 flashes, a bit like the "dash" and "dot" of the Morse code.
Check our new paper royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... and videoclip youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk?... @preparedmindslab.bsky.social
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A biologist at the American Museum of Natural History, Jonathan Coddington, cataloged a new genus of South American spiders in 1986.
Two things about the spider were unique:
they lived in caves & laid cubic eggs.
So he called them genus 'Plato', and that's the nerdiest thing I have read all year.
Two things about the spider were unique:
they lived in caves & laid cubic eggs.
So he called them genus 'Plato', and that's the nerdiest thing I have read all year.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A biologist at the American Museum of Natural History, Jonathan Coddington, cataloged a new genus of South American spiders in 1986.
Two things about the spider were unique:
they lived in caves & laid cubic eggs.
So he called them genus 'Plato', and that's the nerdiest thing I have read all year.
Two things about the spider were unique:
they lived in caves & laid cubic eggs.
So he called them genus 'Plato', and that's the nerdiest thing I have read all year.
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Think your fishery has no data? Think again. Learn how to uncover hidden catch info 🕵️♀️🐟 bit.ly/catchrecon
Sea Around Us launches catch reconstruction course to empower global fisheries research | Sea Around Us
Catch reconstruction video tutorials.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Think your fishery has no data? Think again. Learn how to uncover hidden catch info 🕵️♀️🐟 bit.ly/catchrecon
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New publication out, highlighting the link between genetic diversity (GD) and policy! 🧬📜
"Conserving genetic diversity in accordance with the Global Biodiversity Framework"
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
We summarize the highlights in this thread. 🧵
"Conserving genetic diversity in accordance with the Global Biodiversity Framework"
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
We summarize the highlights in this thread. 🧵
Conserving Genetic and Genomic Diversity in Accordance with the Global Biodiversity Framework
Adopted in December 2022, the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) under the Convention on Biological Diversity outlines a visionary road map guiding humanity's relationship wit...
www.annualreviews.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
New publication out, highlighting the link between genetic diversity (GD) and policy! 🧬📜
"Conserving genetic diversity in accordance with the Global Biodiversity Framework"
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
We summarize the highlights in this thread. 🧵
"Conserving genetic diversity in accordance with the Global Biodiversity Framework"
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
We summarize the highlights in this thread. 🧵
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"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
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There are two populations of white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum): Northern & Southern.
The Northern white rhino is functionally extinct. The last male, 'Sudan', died in 2018.
Two females remain, leaving only the possibility of artificial insemination with frozen sperm.
The Northern white rhino is functionally extinct. The last male, 'Sudan', died in 2018.
Two females remain, leaving only the possibility of artificial insemination with frozen sperm.
Stem cell breakthrough could save the northern white rhino
To save the northern white rhino species from extinction, researchers are turning stored rhino tissue samples into sperm and egg cells.
www.freethink.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
There are two populations of white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum): Northern & Southern.
The Northern white rhino is functionally extinct. The last male, 'Sudan', died in 2018.
Two females remain, leaving only the possibility of artificial insemination with frozen sperm.
The Northern white rhino is functionally extinct. The last male, 'Sudan', died in 2018.
Two females remain, leaving only the possibility of artificial insemination with frozen sperm.
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Congrats @rodrigodomingues.bsky.social!!!! 🦈🦈🦈
Over seventy years after DNA’s structure was first described, its code is now helping Rodrigo Domingues understand Brazil’s endangered guitarfishes.
Genetic studies are showing us how these elusive rays evolve, adapt, and what it may take to ensure their survival.
saveourseas.com/update/four-...
Genetic studies are showing us how these elusive rays evolve, adapt, and what it may take to ensure their survival.
saveourseas.com/update/four-...
Four letters, countless possibilities: Using DNA to protect Brazil’s Guitarfishes
In their article describing the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule, Watson and Crick, whose breakthrough was made possible by Rosalind Franklin’s critical X-ray diffraction data, wrote: “We wi...
saveourseas.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Congrats @rodrigodomingues.bsky.social!!!! 🦈🦈🦈
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Over seventy years after DNA’s structure was first described, its code is now helping Rodrigo Domingues understand Brazil’s endangered guitarfishes.
Genetic studies are showing us how these elusive rays evolve, adapt, and what it may take to ensure their survival.
saveourseas.com/update/four-...
Genetic studies are showing us how these elusive rays evolve, adapt, and what it may take to ensure their survival.
saveourseas.com/update/four-...
Four letters, countless possibilities: Using DNA to protect Brazil’s Guitarfishes
In their article describing the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule, Watson and Crick, whose breakthrough was made possible by Rosalind Franklin’s critical X-ray diffraction data, wrote: “We wi...
saveourseas.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Over seventy years after DNA’s structure was first described, its code is now helping Rodrigo Domingues understand Brazil’s endangered guitarfishes.
Genetic studies are showing us how these elusive rays evolve, adapt, and what it may take to ensure their survival.
saveourseas.com/update/four-...
Genetic studies are showing us how these elusive rays evolve, adapt, and what it may take to ensure their survival.
saveourseas.com/update/four-...
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I am 1 chapter in to @lukekemp.bsky.social 's Goliath's Curse, and it's already one of the best books, and most timely, that I have ever read. Do yourself a favour and pick it up ASAP.
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I am 1 chapter in to @lukekemp.bsky.social 's Goliath's Curse, and it's already one of the best books, and most timely, that I have ever read. Do yourself a favour and pick it up ASAP.
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🇪🇺 @dtobioflow.bsky.social aims to:
🔵 unlock “sleeping” #BiodiversityData that are inaccessible
🔵 create a digital replica of marine biological processes
🔵 harmonise standards and protocols to make biodiversity data interoperable
🔗 tinyurl.com/2mhjzzd2
🌊🧪 #MarineEcology #PhDSky #DTO #AcademicSky
🔵 unlock “sleeping” #BiodiversityData that are inaccessible
🔵 create a digital replica of marine biological processes
🔵 harmonise standards and protocols to make biodiversity data interoperable
🔗 tinyurl.com/2mhjzzd2
🌊🧪 #MarineEcology #PhDSky #DTO #AcademicSky
November 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🇪🇺 @dtobioflow.bsky.social aims to:
🔵 unlock “sleeping” #BiodiversityData that are inaccessible
🔵 create a digital replica of marine biological processes
🔵 harmonise standards and protocols to make biodiversity data interoperable
🔗 tinyurl.com/2mhjzzd2
🌊🧪 #MarineEcology #PhDSky #DTO #AcademicSky
🔵 unlock “sleeping” #BiodiversityData that are inaccessible
🔵 create a digital replica of marine biological processes
🔵 harmonise standards and protocols to make biodiversity data interoperable
🔗 tinyurl.com/2mhjzzd2
🌊🧪 #MarineEcology #PhDSky #DTO #AcademicSky