Katharina Ruthsatz
@kruthsatz.bsky.social
MSCActions postdoc at @ebdonana.bsky.social | Researcher on #stress ecophysiology | Previously: Research group leader at
@tubraunschweig.bsky.social | 🐸(mostly) 🐟 (a bit) ❄️🌡️☣️ | dog lover | art enthusiast | runner
@tubraunschweig.bsky.social | 🐸(mostly) 🐟 (a bit) ❄️🌡️☣️ | dog lover | art enthusiast | runner
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🐸🌡️☣️ In our new paper shorturl.at/1nV4R in
@jexpbiol.bsky.social we investigated the interactive effects of thermal stress and nitrate pollution on development and acclimation capacity in amphibian larvae. @dfgpublic.bsky.social @tubraunschweig.bsky.social
🎨🐸:
Ingrid R. Miguel
🧵(1/8)
@jexpbiol.bsky.social we investigated the interactive effects of thermal stress and nitrate pollution on development and acclimation capacity in amphibian larvae. @dfgpublic.bsky.social @tubraunschweig.bsky.social
🎨🐸:
Ingrid R. Miguel
🧵(1/8)
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Sublethal impacts of climate change on stingless bees, check out our hot off the press publication in @thermal-biology.bsky.social 🔥
How is flight speed impacted by changes in temperature? We tested #TPCs in an arid and subtropical bee 🐝 @pipilika.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How is flight speed impacted by changes in temperature? We tested #TPCs in an arid and subtropical bee 🐝 @pipilika.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Before the brink: considering sublethal impacts of climate change on stingless bee flight performance
Vulnerability to climate change is often predicted using species critical thermal limits (CTMAX), the temperature at which an organism experiences a l…
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October 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Sublethal impacts of climate change on stingless bees, check out our hot off the press publication in @thermal-biology.bsky.social 🔥
How is flight speed impacted by changes in temperature? We tested #TPCs in an arid and subtropical bee 🐝 @pipilika.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How is flight speed impacted by changes in temperature? We tested #TPCs in an arid and subtropical bee 🐝 @pipilika.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Three more weeks left to submit your paper to @thermal-biology.bsky.social for our special issue on Ontogenetic variation in thermal biology 🦉🦫☀️❄️
The JTB is currently accepting paper submissions for our upcoming special issue: Ontogenetic variation in thermal biology: assessing life stage-specific adaptations and sensitivity in animals. 🦉🦫☀️❄️
📝Submit your papers now!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
📝Submit your papers now!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
September 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Three more weeks left to submit your paper to @thermal-biology.bsky.social for our special issue on Ontogenetic variation in thermal biology 🦉🦫☀️❄️
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
Animal brains don’t think in a vacuum, they think in heatwaves & hypoxia, and around predators, parasites, and social groups. Our new review maps mechanisms, timescales, and gaps for understanding animal cognition in changing environments: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lau5Esvgs...
August 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Animal brains don’t think in a vacuum, they think in heatwaves & hypoxia, and around predators, parasites, and social groups. Our new review maps mechanisms, timescales, and gaps for understanding animal cognition in changing environments: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lau5Esvgs...
Updated deadline to October 15th for our Special Issue on ontogenetic variation in thermal biology! @thermal-biology.bsky.social
We a re looking forward to receiving your submission for our Special Issue in @jthermbiol.bsky.social 🌡️ 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!)
The JTB is currently accepting paper submissions for our upcoming special issue: Ontogenetic variation in thermal biology: assessing life stage-specific adaptations and sensitivity in animals. 🦉🦫☀️❄️
📝Submit your papers now!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
📝Submit your papers now!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
July 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Updated deadline to October 15th for our Special Issue on ontogenetic variation in thermal biology! @thermal-biology.bsky.social
We have extended the deadline to OCTOBER 15th!!!
...and are looking forward to receiving your submission for our Special Issue in @thermal-biology.bsky.social
🌡️ 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!)
...and are looking forward to receiving your submission for our Special Issue in @thermal-biology.bsky.social
🌡️ 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!)
The JTB is currently accepting paper submissions for our upcoming special issue: Ontogenetic variation in thermal biology: assessing life stage-specific adaptations and sensitivity in animals. 🦉🦫☀️❄️
📝Submit your papers now!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
📝Submit your papers now!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
June 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We have extended the deadline to OCTOBER 15th!!!
...and are looking forward to receiving your submission for our Special Issue in @thermal-biology.bsky.social
🌡️ 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!)
...and are looking forward to receiving your submission for our Special Issue in @thermal-biology.bsky.social
🌡️ 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!)
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
We a re looking forward to receiving your submission for our Special Issue in @jthermbiol.bsky.social 🌡️ 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!)
The JTB is currently accepting paper submissions for our upcoming special issue: Ontogenetic variation in thermal biology: assessing life stage-specific adaptations and sensitivity in animals. 🦉🦫☀️❄️
📝Submit your papers now!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
📝Submit your papers now!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
January 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We a re looking forward to receiving your submission for our Special Issue in @jthermbiol.bsky.social 🌡️ 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!)
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
A highly comprehensive set of papers across the field of thermal biology. Congratulations to Guest Editors, authors and reviewers @sgiroud.bsky.social @julianowack.bsky.social
📢 Make sure to check out our recent special issue by editor @julianowack.bsky.social!
Explore thermoregulatory and metabolic adaptations in our changing world in this new special issue. 🌤️🌧️🦇🪰
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Explore thermoregulatory and metabolic adaptations in our changing world in this new special issue. 🌤️🌧️🦇🪰
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
February 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A highly comprehensive set of papers across the field of thermal biology. Congratulations to Guest Editors, authors and reviewers @sgiroud.bsky.social @julianowack.bsky.social
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Great poster on hibernators latitudinal body size gradient (Bergmann rule) from Korben Moelter, student at the NMU Energetics Lab, at the 2025 Michigan Wildlife Society Chapter Meeting. Also first communication of the Lab on some work done at NMU. Glad to see this happy face! Very proud as well 😊🙃
March 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Great poster on hibernators latitudinal body size gradient (Bergmann rule) from Korben Moelter, student at the NMU Energetics Lab, at the 2025 Michigan Wildlife Society Chapter Meeting. Also first communication of the Lab on some work done at NMU. Glad to see this happy face! Very proud as well 😊🙃
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
There is still time to apply for this position! Great fit for students interested in combining evolutionary and eco-physiology theory to find solutions that promote pollinators in a warming world. Please distribute in your networks. Details 👇 🐝🦟 ☀️🌡
I am searching for a PhD candidate interested in investigating how knowledge of thermal physiology and ecology of wild pollinators can help promote biodiversity conservation 🐝 Dynamic thermal team at @biologylu.bsky.social. Apply by March 20 👇 I would appreciate a re-post!
Exiting opportunity: Doctoral student to promote sustainable management of natural resources, pollinators & biodiversity through experiments based around bees in the climate change-pollination nexus – @cyanistesnord.bsky.social
Please apply no later than 20 march!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please apply no later than 20 march!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
March 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
There is still time to apply for this position! Great fit for students interested in combining evolutionary and eco-physiology theory to find solutions that promote pollinators in a warming world. Please distribute in your networks. Details 👇 🐝🦟 ☀️🌡
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
🚨Postdoc Opportunity🚨
We're hiring a 2 yr postdoc at Ecophy-CEBC (CNRS, France) to study coastal salinization and its impacts on amphibians 🐸🧂
If you have expertise in ecology/ecophysiology, reach out! Feel free to contact François Brischoux with any questions.
Please share with your networks 🙏
We're hiring a 2 yr postdoc at Ecophy-CEBC (CNRS, France) to study coastal salinization and its impacts on amphibians 🐸🧂
If you have expertise in ecology/ecophysiology, reach out! Feel free to contact François Brischoux with any questions.
Please share with your networks 🙏
March 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🚨Postdoc Opportunity🚨
We're hiring a 2 yr postdoc at Ecophy-CEBC (CNRS, France) to study coastal salinization and its impacts on amphibians 🐸🧂
If you have expertise in ecology/ecophysiology, reach out! Feel free to contact François Brischoux with any questions.
Please share with your networks 🙏
We're hiring a 2 yr postdoc at Ecophy-CEBC (CNRS, France) to study coastal salinization and its impacts on amphibians 🐸🧂
If you have expertise in ecology/ecophysiology, reach out! Feel free to contact François Brischoux with any questions.
Please share with your networks 🙏
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
Vulnerability of amphibians to global warming | Nature 🌎🧪
Vulnerability of amphibians to global warming - Nature
A 4 °C global temperature increase would push 7.5% of amphibian species beyond their physiological limits.
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Vulnerability of amphibians to global warming | Nature 🌎🧪
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
New paper in @nature.com led by @patricepottier.bsky.social! We demonstrated global vulnerability of amphibians to warming, threatening 10% of >5,000 species examined. How did we do it? See thread🧵
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
New paper in @nature.com led by @patricepottier.bsky.social! We demonstrated global vulnerability of amphibians to warming, threatening 10% of >5,000 species examined. How did we do it? See thread🧵
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
The deadline to submit abstracts is approaching!!! ⏰ (March 7th)
Consider submitting an abstract for a talk or poster in our session (A14) if you study the vulnerability of early life stages to environmental stressors! 🐣
The early bird registration deadline is May 16th.
Consider submitting an abstract for a talk or poster in our session (A14) if you study the vulnerability of early life stages to environmental stressors! 🐣
The early bird registration deadline is May 16th.
Hey you! Yes...you!
You study early life stages? You like multiple taxa? You should consider presenting in our session: Vulnerability and adaptations of early life stages to environmental stressors (A14).
🚨Deadline : March 7th 🚨
See you at the #SEBCONFERENCE in Antwerp!✌️
@sebiology.bsky.social
You study early life stages? You like multiple taxa? You should consider presenting in our session: Vulnerability and adaptations of early life stages to environmental stressors (A14).
🚨Deadline : March 7th 🚨
See you at the #SEBCONFERENCE in Antwerp!✌️
@sebiology.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The deadline to submit abstracts is approaching!!! ⏰ (March 7th)
Consider submitting an abstract for a talk or poster in our session (A14) if you study the vulnerability of early life stages to environmental stressors! 🐣
The early bird registration deadline is May 16th.
Consider submitting an abstract for a talk or poster in our session (A14) if you study the vulnerability of early life stages to environmental stressors! 🐣
The early bird registration deadline is May 16th.
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
⏰️ Don't forget to submit an abstract in our session SAB3 in "Science Across Boundaries", that is about cellular metabolism and individual performance in a changing world ! 🦠🐦🐠
#SEB2025
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
#SEB2025
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
SEB Annual Conference Antwerp 2025
Abstract submissions will open from Monday 6th January until Friday 7th March 2025
www.sebiology.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
⏰️ Don't forget to submit an abstract in our session SAB3 in "Science Across Boundaries", that is about cellular metabolism and individual performance in a changing world ! 🦠🐦🐠
#SEB2025
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
#SEB2025
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
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Be sure not to miss talks from our stunning selection of invited speakers, with talks spanning multiple taxa!
🦎 🐸 🪰
From Dr. Wei-Guo Du, @kruthsatz.bsky.social and @englishse.bsky.social.
More info here : www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
🦎 🐸 🪰
From Dr. Wei-Guo Du, @kruthsatz.bsky.social and @englishse.bsky.social.
More info here : www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
February 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Be sure not to miss talks from our stunning selection of invited speakers, with talks spanning multiple taxa!
🦎 🐸 🪰
From Dr. Wei-Guo Du, @kruthsatz.bsky.social and @englishse.bsky.social.
More info here : www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
🦎 🐸 🪰
From Dr. Wei-Guo Du, @kruthsatz.bsky.social and @englishse.bsky.social.
More info here : www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
The #AMPHISTRESS experiments have started this week with 576 tadpoles moving into their buckets 🐸🪄 @ebdonana.bsky.social @igmestre.bsky.social #MSCAction
February 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The #AMPHISTRESS experiments have started this week with 576 tadpoles moving into their buckets 🐸🪄 @ebdonana.bsky.social @igmestre.bsky.social #MSCAction
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
Robin (@robinslnr.bsky.social) is doing some #CT scans of #Xenopus tadpoles with different contrast stainings to visualize soft tissue and skeletal structures in the developing forelimb. Many thanks to @kruthsatz.bsky.social for providing the specimens! 🐸
February 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Robin (@robinslnr.bsky.social) is doing some #CT scans of #Xenopus tadpoles with different contrast stainings to visualize soft tissue and skeletal structures in the developing forelimb. Many thanks to @kruthsatz.bsky.social for providing the specimens! 🐸
We a re looking forward to receiving your submission for our Special Issue in @jthermbiol.bsky.social 🌡️ 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!)
The JTB is currently accepting paper submissions for our upcoming special issue: Ontogenetic variation in thermal biology: assessing life stage-specific adaptations and sensitivity in animals. 🦉🦫☀️❄️
📝Submit your papers now!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
📝Submit your papers now!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
January 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We a re looking forward to receiving your submission for our Special Issue in @jthermbiol.bsky.social 🌡️ 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!)
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
Fear and uncertainty dominated conversations this week among those doing NIH-funded research involving people who are transgender, gender fluid, nonbinary, or otherwise gender minorities. scim.ag/3Ce2Tto
Trump’s ban on funds to ‘promote gender ideology’ could threaten hundreds of NIH research projects
Sweeping executive order likely to be read broadly, experts predict
scim.ag
January 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Fear and uncertainty dominated conversations this week among those doing NIH-funded research involving people who are transgender, gender fluid, nonbinary, or otherwise gender minorities. scim.ag/3Ce2Tto
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
Welcome to our newest Associate Editor Erika Eliason!
As an ecological physiologist, Erika investigates how environmental stressors impact aquatic ectotherms. Her work informs conservation policy and the management of natural resources.
As an ecological physiologist, Erika investigates how environmental stressors impact aquatic ectotherms. Her work informs conservation policy and the management of natural resources.
January 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Welcome to our newest Associate Editor Erika Eliason!
As an ecological physiologist, Erika investigates how environmental stressors impact aquatic ectotherms. Her work informs conservation policy and the management of natural resources.
As an ecological physiologist, Erika investigates how environmental stressors impact aquatic ectotherms. Her work informs conservation policy and the management of natural resources.
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
What is the function of the elongate tail in elasmobranch #rays? A 🧵 and a new hypothesis. A paper with @juliachaumel.bsky.social in @royalsociety.org Proceedings B (shorturl.at/PmfYD) shows that the tail of cownose rays (and a few other species studied so far) has an elaborate lateral line.
January 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
What is the function of the elongate tail in elasmobranch #rays? A 🧵 and a new hypothesis. A paper with @juliachaumel.bsky.social in @royalsociety.org Proceedings B (shorturl.at/PmfYD) shows that the tail of cownose rays (and a few other species studied so far) has an elaborate lateral line.
Reposted by Katharina Ruthsatz
Very happy to announce we are organizing a session on Animal Cognition at the @sebiology.bsky.social conference this summer! 🧠🐟🕊️🐸🐝
Working on cognition and environmental changes? Submit your abstract now to the Animal session A8 at this link➡️
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... 🧪🌍
Working on cognition and environmental changes? Submit your abstract now to the Animal session A8 at this link➡️
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... 🧪🌍
January 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Very happy to announce we are organizing a session on Animal Cognition at the @sebiology.bsky.social conference this summer! 🧠🐟🕊️🐸🐝
Working on cognition and environmental changes? Submit your abstract now to the Animal session A8 at this link➡️
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... 🧪🌍
Working on cognition and environmental changes? Submit your abstract now to the Animal session A8 at this link➡️
www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... 🧪🌍
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We have a few funded spots left for ECRs! Join us if you’re interested in the ecology/evolution of size in unicells!
🧪 Deadline to apply for a funded early-career researcher place at our Workshop 'Why Are Cells the Size They Are?' organised by Dustin Marshall
@djmmeeg.bsky.social and Craig White has been extended to 31 January 2025.
Find out more and apply at
bit.ly/4gVDROh
#BiologistsWorkshops
#ECR
@djmmeeg.bsky.social and Craig White has been extended to 31 January 2025.
Find out more and apply at
bit.ly/4gVDROh
#BiologistsWorkshops
#ECR
January 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We have a few funded spots left for ECRs! Join us if you’re interested in the ecology/evolution of size in unicells!
CALL FOR PAPERS 🌡️ @jthermbiol.bsky.social
Working on life-stage-specific thermal sensitivity? Check out our #SpecialIssue on ontogenetic variation in thermal biology! 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!) @patricepottier.bsky.social @elisathrl.bsky.social, ZL Cowan, F Dahlke
👉https://shorturl.at/D3Bow
Working on life-stage-specific thermal sensitivity? Check out our #SpecialIssue on ontogenetic variation in thermal biology! 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!) @patricepottier.bsky.social @elisathrl.bsky.social, ZL Cowan, F Dahlke
👉https://shorturl.at/D3Bow
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January 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
CALL FOR PAPERS 🌡️ @jthermbiol.bsky.social
Working on life-stage-specific thermal sensitivity? Check out our #SpecialIssue on ontogenetic variation in thermal biology! 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!) @patricepottier.bsky.social @elisathrl.bsky.social, ZL Cowan, F Dahlke
👉https://shorturl.at/D3Bow
Working on life-stage-specific thermal sensitivity? Check out our #SpecialIssue on ontogenetic variation in thermal biology! 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!) @patricepottier.bsky.social @elisathrl.bsky.social, ZL Cowan, F Dahlke
👉https://shorturl.at/D3Bow
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Interested doing a postdoc on animal microbiomes in my lab at Uppsala University?
The local Birgitta Sintring Foundation gives out 2-year postdoc scholarships to early career researchers who applies with a PI at the department. Deadline Feb 9.
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
The local Birgitta Sintring Foundation gives out 2-year postdoc scholarships to early career researchers who applies with a PI at the department. Deadline Feb 9.
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
The Birgitta Sintring Foundation
- Uppsala University
www.uu.se
December 18, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Interested doing a postdoc on animal microbiomes in my lab at Uppsala University?
The local Birgitta Sintring Foundation gives out 2-year postdoc scholarships to early career researchers who applies with a PI at the department. Deadline Feb 9.
www.uu.se/en/departmen...
The local Birgitta Sintring Foundation gives out 2-year postdoc scholarships to early career researchers who applies with a PI at the department. Deadline Feb 9.
www.uu.se/en/departmen...