Chris Jolly
@ecolojolly.bsky.social
Ecology | evolution | behaviour | fire | conservation | herpetology |
Postdoc at Macquarie University. Living on Larrakia Country (Darwin)
Postdoc at Macquarie University. Living on Larrakia Country (Darwin)
A neat artivle published in Scientific American about a study published by @lizardlab.bsky.social @biodiversityguy.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/zoo-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/zoo-...
Zoo Lunch Mishap Reveals Lizards’ Hidden Fire Detector
Australian “sleepy” lizards are not so sleepy when it comes to fire
www.scientificamerican.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A neat artivle published in Scientific American about a study published by @lizardlab.bsky.social @biodiversityguy.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/zoo-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/zoo-...
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the IUCN have passed the Longevity Conservation motion put forward to them by @kellerfish.bsky.social and @pili-scotland.bsky.social and based on the paper we wrote on the value of older individuals in animal societies.
www.cdu.edu.au/news/global-...
www.cdu.edu.au/news/global-...
Global body adopts policy to protect Earth’s old, wise and large animals | Charles Darwin University
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recognised Charles Darwin University-led research into the Earth’s oldest animals with the adoption of the ‘Longevity Conservation’ global...
www.cdu.edu.au
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
the IUCN have passed the Longevity Conservation motion put forward to them by @kellerfish.bsky.social and @pili-scotland.bsky.social and based on the paper we wrote on the value of older individuals in animal societies.
www.cdu.edu.au/news/global-...
www.cdu.edu.au/news/global-...
New paper out today with @biodiversityguy.bsky.social and @lizardlab.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
From anecdote to evidence: experimental validation of fire-cue recognition in Australian sleepy lizards | Biology Letters
Fire has shaped the evolution of both plants and animals. Animals exposed to fire throughout their evolutionary history are predicted to exhibit behavioural adaptations that enhance survival during fire. Here, we investigated whether Australian sleepy ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
New paper out today with @biodiversityguy.bsky.social and @lizardlab.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Hot off the press! Check out our new paper on sleepy lizard aka shingleback skink fire cue discrimination led by @ecolojolly.bsky.social DM if you want a PDF.
September 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Hot off the press! Check out our new paper on sleepy lizard aka shingleback skink fire cue discrimination led by @ecolojolly.bsky.social DM if you want a PDF.
It’s always worth celebrating a student’s first paper! And an excellent one at that!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Knocking out genes to reveal drivers of natural selection on phenotypic traits: a study of the fitness consequences of albinism | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Conclusions about the adaptive significance of phenotypic traits typically rely on
correlations between the trait and fitness, but pleiotropic effects of a single trait
on fitness and covariation amon...
royalsocietypublishing.org
August 29, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It’s always worth celebrating a student’s first paper! And an excellent one at that!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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New paper evaluating the utility of eDNA metabarcoding for detecting the cryptic and Critically Endangered Arnhem rock skink in Kakadu National Park.
Despite sampling high activity crevices, we were unable to detect them using eDNA.
www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC24072
Despite sampling high activity crevices, we were unable to detect them using eDNA.
www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC24072
Evaluating the utility of environmental DNA for detecting a large Critically Endangered lizard in tropical northern Australia
It can be challenging to reliably detect rare or cryptic species. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an emerging tool for detecting species and is increasingly being used to detect reptiles in terrestrial en...
www.publish.csiro.au
January 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
New paper evaluating the utility of eDNA metabarcoding for detecting the cryptic and Critically Endangered Arnhem rock skink in Kakadu National Park.
Despite sampling high activity crevices, we were unable to detect them using eDNA.
www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC24072
Despite sampling high activity crevices, we were unable to detect them using eDNA.
www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC24072
It may be hot and wet, but at least it’s consistent #darwinweather
December 22, 2024 at 10:57 AM
It may be hot and wet, but at least it’s consistent #darwinweather
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✅ Do you use R or Python?
✅ Are you an ecologist/biologist?
Then you might find our website ALA Labs useful!
ALA Labs is full of how-to articles to visualise or analyse biodiversity data. Some are for beginners, others are advanced/experimental 😀
labs.ala.org.au
🧪🌏 #rstats #python #quartopub
✅ Are you an ecologist/biologist?
Then you might find our website ALA Labs useful!
ALA Labs is full of how-to articles to visualise or analyse biodiversity data. Some are for beginners, others are advanced/experimental 😀
labs.ala.org.au
🧪🌏 #rstats #python #quartopub
December 17, 2024 at 5:27 AM
✅ Do you use R or Python?
✅ Are you an ecologist/biologist?
Then you might find our website ALA Labs useful!
ALA Labs is full of how-to articles to visualise or analyse biodiversity data. Some are for beginners, others are advanced/experimental 😀
labs.ala.org.au
🧪🌏 #rstats #python #quartopub
✅ Are you an ecologist/biologist?
Then you might find our website ALA Labs useful!
ALA Labs is full of how-to articles to visualise or analyse biodiversity data. Some are for beginners, others are advanced/experimental 😀
labs.ala.org.au
🧪🌏 #rstats #python #quartopub
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A swamp wallaby, one of my favourite macropods, on the cover of Nature, and I’m a coauthor on the paper www.nature.com/articles/s41..., led by @dadriscoll.bsky.social.
Achievements unlocked!
Achievements unlocked!
December 17, 2024 at 1:13 AM
A swamp wallaby, one of my favourite macropods, on the cover of Nature, and I’m a coauthor on the paper www.nature.com/articles/s41..., led by @dadriscoll.bsky.social.
Achievements unlocked!
Achievements unlocked!
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🧪🌎. Our short film "The Waiting" 🐸🎥🐸🎬 is been awarded as a Vimeo Staff Pick, so since yesterday it's publicly accessable on Vimeo! vimeo.com/1036802517?s...
The Waiting
Karen Lips is researcher and lives for several years in a tiny little shack in Costa Rica to observe frogs. When she leaves the cloud forest for a short time and…
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December 10, 2024 at 8:09 PM
🧪🌎. Our short film "The Waiting" 🐸🎥🐸🎬 is been awarded as a Vimeo Staff Pick, so since yesterday it's publicly accessable on Vimeo! vimeo.com/1036802517?s...
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Research thrives on innovation and the diversity of ideas, yet our funding system often penalizes both. In our new study published in PNAS, we explore the hidden costs of competition in allocating scarce research funds. (1/10) www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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December 2, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Research thrives on innovation and the diversity of ideas, yet our funding system often penalizes both. In our new study published in PNAS, we explore the hidden costs of competition in allocating scarce research funds. (1/10) www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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@biodiversityguy.bsky.social delivering his @ecolsocaus.bsky.social Australian Ecology Research Award.
Congratulations, Dale! Thoroughly deserved recognition for your wonderful and important work. #ESAus2024
Congratulations, Dale! Thoroughly deserved recognition for your wonderful and important work. #ESAus2024
December 10, 2024 at 3:49 AM
@biodiversityguy.bsky.social delivering his @ecolsocaus.bsky.social Australian Ecology Research Award.
Congratulations, Dale! Thoroughly deserved recognition for your wonderful and important work. #ESAus2024
Congratulations, Dale! Thoroughly deserved recognition for your wonderful and important work. #ESAus2024
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December 10, 2024 at 1:06 AM
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How to train your apex reptilian predators! Great research on how to protect varanids from cane toads #ESAus2024
December 9, 2024 at 10:28 PM
How to train your apex reptilian predators! Great research on how to protect varanids from cane toads #ESAus2024
A great article highlighting the incredibly important work @chapplelab.bsky.social, @julesfarquhar.bsky.social and team are doing to improve our understanding of Australia’s data deficient skinks! 🦎
www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildl...?
www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildl...?
Skink on the brink - Australian Geographic
These researchers gave everything to their search – and found not one, but 23 critically-endangered long sunskinks.
www.australiangeographic.com.au
December 10, 2024 at 12:13 AM
A great article highlighting the incredibly important work @chapplelab.bsky.social, @julesfarquhar.bsky.social and team are doing to improve our understanding of Australia’s data deficient skinks! 🦎
www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildl...?
www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildl...?
It’s a big year for snakes in Australia. In fact, it’s always going to be a big year, so homework helps www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
It’s a big year for snakes in Australia. In fact, it’s always going to be a big year, so homework helps
Hot, dry conditions bring numerous species into contact with people and pets, and not just in the bush. It’s good to know which is which
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:06 AM
It’s a big year for snakes in Australia. In fact, it’s always going to be a big year, so homework helps www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Saving ‘old and wise’ animals vital for species’ survival, say scientists www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Saving ‘old and wise’ animals vital for species’ survival, say scientists
Hunting bigger, more experienced animals eradicates memories and knowledge crucial to group survival, research suggests
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Saving ‘old and wise’ animals vital for species’ survival, say scientists www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Our review about the value of older animals appeared this weekend in the Age of Extinction series www.theguardian.com/environment/...
December 7, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Our review about the value of older animals appeared this weekend in the Age of Extinction series www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Don’t even think about it mate!
Exciting to see an endangered northern quoll in Kakadu last night clearly avoiding its primary threat—toxic, invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina).
Exciting to see an endangered northern quoll in Kakadu last night clearly avoiding its primary threat—toxic, invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina).
December 7, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Don’t even think about it mate!
Exciting to see an endangered northern quoll in Kakadu last night clearly avoiding its primary threat—toxic, invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina).
Exciting to see an endangered northern quoll in Kakadu last night clearly avoiding its primary threat—toxic, invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina).
Just because they’re great, here’s a reptile!
Hidden dragon (Cryptagama aurita).
These little pebble mimicking dragons go decades between being seen. Before we found this guy in 2018, they hadn’t been seen since the 90s!
www.publish.csiro.au/book/7930/
Hidden dragon (Cryptagama aurita).
These little pebble mimicking dragons go decades between being seen. Before we found this guy in 2018, they hadn’t been seen since the 90s!
www.publish.csiro.au/book/7930/
December 5, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Just because they’re great, here’s a reptile!
Hidden dragon (Cryptagama aurita).
These little pebble mimicking dragons go decades between being seen. Before we found this guy in 2018, they hadn’t been seen since the 90s!
www.publish.csiro.au/book/7930/
Hidden dragon (Cryptagama aurita).
These little pebble mimicking dragons go decades between being seen. Before we found this guy in 2018, they hadn’t been seen since the 90s!
www.publish.csiro.au/book/7930/
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Celebrating @altmetric.com with this repost!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Islands harbor 1/3 of the world’s #plant species, including 63,280 endemics—making them #biodiversity hotspots. Yet, only 6% meet global #conservation goals.
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
#nature #science #research
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Islands harbor 1/3 of the world’s #plant species, including 63,280 endemics—making them #biodiversity hotspots. Yet, only 6% meet global #conservation goals.
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
#nature #science #research
Islands are key for protecting the world’s plant endemism - Nature
A standardized checklist of all known vascular plants shows the distribution of island native and endemic species, identifies their conservation status and highlights the need for actions to conserve ...
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December 4, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Celebrating @altmetric.com with this repost!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Islands harbor 1/3 of the world’s #plant species, including 63,280 endemics—making them #biodiversity hotspots. Yet, only 6% meet global #conservation goals.
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
#nature #science #research
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Islands harbor 1/3 of the world’s #plant species, including 63,280 endemics—making them #biodiversity hotspots. Yet, only 6% meet global #conservation goals.
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
#nature #science #research
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Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪