Thomas Hossie
@hossiet.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Biology at Trent University. Primarily topics: amphibian conservation, population ecology & predator-prey interactions. Research mostly with insects & amphibians.
https://www.thomashossie.ca/
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A comprehensive global assessment of the status & trends of alien species for major taxonomic groups. This is an outstanding product of the 2023 IPBES assessment on invasive species.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
A comprehensive global assessment of the status & trends of alien species for major taxonomic groups. This is an outstanding product of the 2023 IPBES assessment on invasive species.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Another excellent, in-depth article by @anushkayadav.bsky.social covering the concerns surrounding further cuts to federal environment departments such as the Canada Water Agency. thepointer.com/article/2025...
‘Cuts would directly impact freshwater restoration’: Leaked texts hint that Carney’s cuts will target water protection agency
‘Cuts would directly impact freshwater restoration’: Leaked texts hint that Carney’s cuts will target water protection agency.
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September 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Another excellent, in-depth article by @anushkayadav.bsky.social covering the concerns surrounding further cuts to federal environment departments such as the Canada Water Agency. thepointer.com/article/2025...
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Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference
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Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
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May 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference
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Really interesting analysis on how to make sure your papers are highly cited - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
tl;dr: "include broad titles, use motivational language, use conceptual images, and included clear explanations of the broader context and relevance of their research"
tl;dr: "include broad titles, use motivational language, use conceptual images, and included clear explanations of the broader context and relevance of their research"
Comparing the writing styles of highly and rarely cited papers in conservation biology
For the everyday scientist, being published – and henceforth cited – is a major enterprise. An understanding of the components associated with highly-…
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April 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Really interesting analysis on how to make sure your papers are highly cited - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
tl;dr: "include broad titles, use motivational language, use conceptual images, and included clear explanations of the broader context and relevance of their research"
tl;dr: "include broad titles, use motivational language, use conceptual images, and included clear explanations of the broader context and relevance of their research"
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The University of Toronto's Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department invites postdoc applications. Salary: $70K; start: July–Dec 2025. Deadline: April 25, 2025. More: https://eeb.utoronto.ca/employment-2/ #postdoc
Employment - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Employment - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
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March 20, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The University of Toronto's Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department invites postdoc applications. Salary: $70K; start: July–Dec 2025. Deadline: April 25, 2025. More: https://eeb.utoronto.ca/employment-2/ #postdoc
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Larue: joint mixture models reveal 4 clusters of bighorn sheep ♀️life-history trajectories. One is a 'silver spoon', two show trade-offs between growth and reproduction and one starts and ends badly, mostly dead by 6 yrs. A promising technique for long-term studies. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
March 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Larue: joint mixture models reveal 4 clusters of bighorn sheep ♀️life-history trajectories. One is a 'silver spoon', two show trade-offs between growth and reproduction and one starts and ends badly, mostly dead by 6 yrs. A promising technique for long-term studies. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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On the cutting room floor is the bit where the host introduced their interview series, The Interview, and I asked how long it took to come up with the name. Anyway, here’s me talking about birds and science and burnout and moving through the world. The photo’s nice! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
‘The Interview’: Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World
The Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer talks about burnout from covering the pandemic and how bird-watching gave him a new sense of hope.
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February 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
On the cutting room floor is the bit where the host introduced their interview series, The Interview, and I asked how long it took to come up with the name. Anyway, here’s me talking about birds and science and burnout and moving through the world. The photo’s nice! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
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Thanks to @jdrakephd.bsky.social for highlighting the importance of #amphibians in the services they provide to humans www.forbes.com/sites/johndr... #malaria #disease #frogs #tropical 🐸🧪🌎🦟
Amphibian Declines Increase Malaria In Costa Rica And Panama
New studies quantify how intact ecosystems improve human health
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February 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thanks to @jdrakephd.bsky.social for highlighting the importance of #amphibians in the services they provide to humans www.forbes.com/sites/johndr... #malaria #disease #frogs #tropical 🐸🧪🌎🦟
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Very interesting article about a new take on the Type I functional response by Mark Novak, @kecoblentz.bsky.social and John DeLong, with excellent @peercommunityin.bsky.social Ecology editorial work and recommendation by @fredbarraquand.bsky.social
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ecology.peercommunityin.org/articles/rec...
Revising behavioural assumptions leads to a new appreciation of ...
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February 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Very interesting article about a new take on the Type I functional response by Mark Novak, @kecoblentz.bsky.social and John DeLong, with excellent @peercommunityin.bsky.social Ecology editorial work and recommendation by @fredbarraquand.bsky.social
ecology.peercommunityin.org/articles/rec...
ecology.peercommunityin.org/articles/rec...
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Note that in around 20% of the analyzed datasets from the FoRAGE database, Holling's type III was the best-performing model. Not that rare after all, @gkalinkat.bsky.social !
Frontiers | Empirical evidence of type III functional responses and why it remains rare
More than 70 years after its introduction, the framework of resource density-dependent consumption rates, also known as predator-prey functional responses, r...
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February 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Note that in around 20% of the analyzed datasets from the FoRAGE database, Holling's type III was the best-performing model. Not that rare after all, @gkalinkat.bsky.social !
"How fixing roadside curbs can help reptiles and amphibians survive" by Brianna Grant in @rewildingmag.bsky.social
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The article features curb modifications implemented by @trentuniversity.bsky.social to support our #salamander populations on campus
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The article features curb modifications implemented by @trentuniversity.bsky.social to support our #salamander populations on campus
Fixing Roadside Curbs to Help Reptiles & Amphibians Survive
To lessen the impact of human-built structures on the movement of wildlife, we need to start with smart design.
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February 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
"How fixing roadside curbs can help reptiles and amphibians survive" by Brianna Grant in @rewildingmag.bsky.social
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The article features curb modifications implemented by @trentuniversity.bsky.social to support our #salamander populations on campus
www.rewildingmag.com/how-fixing-r...
The article features curb modifications implemented by @trentuniversity.bsky.social to support our #salamander populations on campus
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"Alligators ameliorate dry-season stress by engineering deep-water habitats and altering food-web dynamics. This study proposes that the stress gradient hypothesis may be a special case of the intermediate disturbance hypothesis..."🐊
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February 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Alligators ameliorate dry-season stress by engineering deep-water habitats and altering food-web dynamics. This study proposes that the stress gradient hypothesis may be a special case of the intermediate disturbance hypothesis..."🐊
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@pjfloodecology
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📰Published📰 Understanding the importance of surprise in antipredator defence
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Understanding the importance of surprise in antipredator defence
Olivier Penacchio, Liisa Hämäläinen, Bibiana Rojas, Kyle Summers, Justin Yeager, Thomas N. Sherratt, Alice Exnerova This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology review article which can…
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January 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📰Published📰 Understanding the importance of surprise in antipredator defence
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Want to get a species protected? Publish in a small, niche journal nature.com/articles/d4158…#conservationo#Researchch
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January 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Want to get a species protected? Publish in a small, niche journal nature.com/articles/d4158…#conservationo#Researchch
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A 2024 professional highlight for me: Canada Post stamps featuring a Fowler's toad & Oregon spotted frog. Working w/ designer Jocelyne Saulnier, I illustrated the postage stamps, souvenir sheet, OFDC, booklet, & cancellation mark. See them here: www.emilydamstra.com/canada-post-...
#sciart #frogs
#sciart #frogs
January 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A 2024 professional highlight for me: Canada Post stamps featuring a Fowler's toad & Oregon spotted frog. Working w/ designer Jocelyne Saulnier, I illustrated the postage stamps, souvenir sheet, OFDC, booklet, & cancellation mark. See them here: www.emilydamstra.com/canada-post-...
#sciart #frogs
#sciart #frogs
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"Fieldwork-based research and education in ecology are under multiple threats and are progressively declining."
This issue is linked to the erosion of natural history training in general.
This issue is linked to the erosion of natural history training in general.
Extinction of experience among ecologists dlvr.it/THHFk2
Extinction of experience among ecologists
Fieldwork-based research and education in ecology are under multiple threats and are progressively declining. We call for greater attention to this ongoing loss of direct field experience within the ecology community, as it could have widespread consequences for science and education, ultimately hindering efforts to address the ongoing biodiversity crisis.
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January 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Fieldwork-based research and education in ecology are under multiple threats and are progressively declining."
This issue is linked to the erosion of natural history training in general.
This issue is linked to the erosion of natural history training in general.
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Fellow Canadians, Nature United (The Nature Conservancy in Canada) is looking for a new Director of Conservation! This is a great opportunity to help inform and direct applied science to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. More info here:
careers.nature.org/psp/tnccaree...
careers.nature.org/psp/tnccaree...
January 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Fellow Canadians, Nature United (The Nature Conservancy in Canada) is looking for a new Director of Conservation! This is a great opportunity to help inform and direct applied science to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. More info here:
careers.nature.org/psp/tnccaree...
careers.nature.org/psp/tnccaree...
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Conservation Cafe happening this Tuesday, January 7th, at The Publican in Peterborough, 7:30 pm. Stephanie Melles on salinization of freshwater ecosystems.
January 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Conservation Cafe happening this Tuesday, January 7th, at The Publican in Peterborough, 7:30 pm. Stephanie Melles on salinization of freshwater ecosystems.
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Everything has changed very dramatically in 35 years. Here's a top 5: 1. More severe and frequent floods and droughts; 2. More dramatic tree blow-downs; 3. More road noise and more people; 4. Loss of diversity; 5. And this very sad paper says it all, really: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Loss of dominant caterpillar genera in a protected tropical forest - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Loss of dominant caterpillar genera in a protected tropical forest
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January 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Everything has changed very dramatically in 35 years. Here's a top 5: 1. More severe and frequent floods and droughts; 2. More dramatic tree blow-downs; 3. More road noise and more people; 4. Loss of diversity; 5. And this very sad paper says it all, really: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Still time to apply! My lab has a postdoc position open! Helsinki is great and working environment is fantastic! join us!
#colours #polymorphism #behavior #experiments #lepidoptera
predatorpreyinteractions.com/opportunities/
#colours #polymorphism #behavior #experiments #lepidoptera
predatorpreyinteractions.com/opportunities/
Opportunities
New opportunities Undergraduate opportunities Postdoctoral Research New opportunities Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology on Colour Polymorphism We are seeking a passionate …
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December 7, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Still time to apply! My lab has a postdoc position open! Helsinki is great and working environment is fantastic! join us!
#colours #polymorphism #behavior #experiments #lepidoptera
predatorpreyinteractions.com/opportunities/
#colours #polymorphism #behavior #experiments #lepidoptera
predatorpreyinteractions.com/opportunities/
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We have a starter pack for people studying predator-prey interactions, dynamics, consequences, ect. Please reply or DM if you want to be added. Also keep an eye out for the Gordon Research Conference on Predator-Prey interactions that will be held in early 2026 in Italy.
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December 1, 2024 at 4:03 PM
We have a starter pack for people studying predator-prey interactions, dynamics, consequences, ect. Please reply or DM if you want to be added. Also keep an eye out for the Gordon Research Conference on Predator-Prey interactions that will be held in early 2026 in Italy.
go.bsky.app/PACvzLU
go.bsky.app/PACvzLU
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Scientists are expected to do peer reviewing but no one tells you HOW. After talking with several folks about this today at #AGU24 , it seems a good time to link to this presentation I made several years ago -- feel free to use/share! docs.google.com/presentation...
Effective, efficient, and fair peer reviewing 2023
Effective, efficient, and fair peer reviewing Ben Bond-Lamberty Based on a presentation at the AGU Early Career Scientist Workshop, 2019 1
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December 12, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Scientists are expected to do peer reviewing but no one tells you HOW. After talking with several folks about this today at #AGU24 , it seems a good time to link to this presentation I made several years ago -- feel free to use/share! docs.google.com/presentation...
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I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution
Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.
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November 7, 2024 at 9:24 PM
I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....