Kathryn G Holmes
@kathryngholmes.bsky.social
Staff Scientist at Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, @brookfieldzoo.bsky.social | Animal behavior and communication | Passive acoustic monitoring | Social play and development | sarasotadolphin.org | she/her
Reposted by Kathryn G Holmes
Friendship is magic: male dolphins with close friends age more slowly
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Friendship is magic: male dolphins with close friends age more slowly
Like friendship itself, the slower ageing is more than just skin deep.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Friendship is magic: male dolphins with close friends age more slowly
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Reposted by Kathryn G Holmes
New paper out in @commsbio.nature.com: Social bonds decrease epigenetic age in male bottlenose dolphins rdcu.be/eUoID led by @liviagerber.bsky.social @researchdolphin.bsky.social
Social bonds decrease epigenetic age in male bottlenose dolphins
Communications Biology - Across 40 years of behavioural and epigenetic data, male dolphins with stronger social relationships show lower epigenetic ages and therefore appear to age slower compared...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
New paper out in @commsbio.nature.com: Social bonds decrease epigenetic age in male bottlenose dolphins rdcu.be/eUoID led by @liviagerber.bsky.social @researchdolphin.bsky.social
Reposted by Kathryn G Holmes
🎉 Excited to share the 2nd chapter of my PhD!
From 270 eDNA samples across Shark Bay (🇦🇺), we identified 106 fish species and mapped their diversity with remote sensing — all non-invasively! 🌊🐠
A scalable framework for characterising marine biodiversity
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70074
From 270 eDNA samples across Shark Bay (🇦🇺), we identified 106 fish species and mapped their diversity with remote sensing — all non-invasively! 🌊🐠
A scalable framework for characterising marine biodiversity
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70074
Integrating Environmental DNA Metabarcoding and Remote Sensing Reveals Known and Novel Fish Diversity Hotspots in a World Heritage Area
Aim Shark Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Western Australia, is highly vulnerable to climate change, yet its fish biodiversity remains poorly understood at fine spatial scales. We integrated en...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🎉 Excited to share the 2nd chapter of my PhD!
From 270 eDNA samples across Shark Bay (🇦🇺), we identified 106 fish species and mapped their diversity with remote sensing — all non-invasively! 🌊🐠
A scalable framework for characterising marine biodiversity
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70074
From 270 eDNA samples across Shark Bay (🇦🇺), we identified 106 fish species and mapped their diversity with remote sensing — all non-invasively! 🌊🐠
A scalable framework for characterising marine biodiversity
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70074