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andyradford.bsky.social
🌟 #MongooseMonday is upon us! 🌟

In dwarf mongoose groups, who provides #information matters.

More experienced individuals are 'trusted' the most: doi.org/10.1093/behe...

New group members take time to settle in: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

#acousticcommunication #mammals #fieldwork #experiments
Dwarf mongoose on sentinel duty in South Africa. Photo by Shannon Benson. Dwarf mongoose on sentinel duty in South Africa. Photo by Shannon Benson.
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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andyradford.bsky.social
Honoured & humbled to receive a #Nature #Award for #Mentoring in #Science yesterday. ☺️

Testament to the wonderful #ECRs I've been privileged to work with. THANK YOU to all who nominated me. 🙏

#proud #support

@natureportfolio.nature.com @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
Certificate for winning Nature Award for Mentoring in Science Professor Andy Radford with some of his mentees at the University of Bristol
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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andyradford.bsky.social
👋to @josharbon.bsky.social who has completed a truly outstanding #NERC-funded postdoc investigating #pre-emptive #behaviour in relation to #intergroup #conflict 👏

Loads of exciting #research, new #methods learned & an awe-inspiring level of help provided to others 🥇

Good luck in #Cambridge, Josh
Dr Josh Arbon out birding. Dr Josh Arbon with a meerkat in the Kalahari, South Africa.
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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laurenvane.bsky.social
☀️New Paper!☀️ In @ecol-evol.bsky.social

Dwarf mongooses lose body mass in hot weather due to limited behavioural plasticity

With top co-authors: @josharbon.bsky.social, Amy Morris-Drake, @juliekern.bsky.social, @andyradford.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71963
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Dwarf Mongooses Lose Body Mass in Hot Weather due to Limited Behavioural Plasticity
Using long-term data from wild dwarf mongooses (Helogale parvula), we demonstrate that on hot days (≥ 35°C) compared to matched cooler ones (≤ 33°C), mongooses emerged and commenced foraging earlier ...
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September 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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andyradford.bsky.social
Apparently, it is 'World #Meerkat Day'. 🤷‍♂️ So what better excuse to post some photos of the #field team in action with the little critters, with thanks to the Kalahari Meerkat Project who make it all possible.
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James Robertshaw
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Juvenile meerkat in the Kalahari. Masters by Research student Lauren Vane collecting data on wild meerkats in the Kalahari, South Africa. Masters by Research student James Robertshaw out in the field with a meerkat on his head. Dr Josh Arbon mimicking a meerkat... or vice versa.
July 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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andyradford.bsky.social
The #Kalahari field season is in full swing for the team of @laurenvane.bsky.social, Josh Arbon & James Robertshaw, aided by the smallest of assistants. 😊 Not jealous of them AT ALL! Bring on the exciting #experiments and data...
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#meerkats #fieldwork #helpers
Researchers Josh Arbon and James Robertshaw watching a meerkat sentinel in the Kalahari. Meerkat pups climbing over the fluffy outer cover (wind shield) of a microphone being used by researchers in the Kalahari. Researcher Josh Arbon and a meerkat pondering life. Researchers Lauren Vane and James Robertshaw enjoying the sunset after a hard day of work in the Kalahari.
May 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM