Lico Tiongson
@licology.bsky.social
🇵🇭in🇭🇰|MSc | marine mammals | ecology | conservation issues
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What an epic 2024. lots of ups and downs. Ended the year with a 13.6m sperm whale necropsy. An extremely difficult and challenging work on a remote mangrove island with limited access. Had to work in waist deep waters
January 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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What an epic 2024. lots of ups and downs. Ended the year with a 13.6m sperm whale necropsy. An extremely difficult and challenging work on a remote mangrove island with limited access. Had to work in waist deep waters
January 4, 2025 at 6:36 AM
What an epic 2024. lots of ups and downs. Ended the year with a 13.6m sperm whale necropsy. An extremely difficult and challenging work on a remote mangrove island with limited access. Had to work in waist deep waters
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I know a lot of UK #phdchat have recently submitted - here's a doc I put together for my own student, based on advice I received 10 yrs ago (!) for my own Viva. I thought I'd share it for anyone else that might find it helpful. (1/3) docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#vivaprep #skystorians
#vivaprep #skystorians
Viva prep
Viva prep: .Value-added and originality · What are the most original (or value-added) parts of your thesis? · Which propositions or findings would you say are distinctively your own? · How ...
docs.google.com
October 9, 2024 at 8:42 AM
I know a lot of UK #phdchat have recently submitted - here's a doc I put together for my own student, based on advice I received 10 yrs ago (!) for my own Viva. I thought I'd share it for anyone else that might find it helpful. (1/3) docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#vivaprep #skystorians
#vivaprep #skystorians
So i just submitted my application and i know acceptance is still not guaranteed, so should i still keep my options open? I currently have offers that would overlap with the start of the PhD. I will only find out if i get accepted for the PhD in November… #PhDsky
I had a preselection interview last week for a PhD post. Just found out the PI chose me to mentor through the application process. Their reason was so they don’t waste applicant’s time and effort to go through the app process and eventually not get in.
never heard of this. Is this common?
#phdsky
never heard of this. Is this common?
#phdsky
August 29, 2024 at 1:47 PM
So i just submitted my application and i know acceptance is still not guaranteed, so should i still keep my options open? I currently have offers that would overlap with the start of the PhD. I will only find out if i get accepted for the PhD in November… #PhDsky
I had a preselection interview last week for a PhD post. Just found out the PI chose me to mentor through the application process. Their reason was so they don’t waste applicant’s time and effort to go through the app process and eventually not get in.
never heard of this. Is this common?
#phdsky
never heard of this. Is this common?
#phdsky
July 30, 2024 at 7:17 AM
I had a preselection interview last week for a PhD post. Just found out the PI chose me to mentor through the application process. Their reason was so they don’t waste applicant’s time and effort to go through the app process and eventually not get in.
never heard of this. Is this common?
#phdsky
never heard of this. Is this common?
#phdsky
June 13, 2024 at 7:03 AM
MSc done. Now on to keep applying for a PhD and get accepted! Record so far from the beginning of this year, applied: 10, accepted: 0 🤣😭 don’t know whether to laugh or cry
June 8, 2024 at 11:17 AM
MSc done. Now on to keep applying for a PhD and get accepted! Record so far from the beginning of this year, applied: 10, accepted: 0 🤣😭 don’t know whether to laugh or cry
Reposted by Lico Tiongson
A wild thought:
Interview your potential PhD advisor
Make sure you understand:
1. Track record of graduation
2. Communication style
3. Authorship patterns
4. Funding procedures
5. Advisor availability
Super important to know before you start.
#academicsky #phdsky
Interview your potential PhD advisor
Make sure you understand:
1. Track record of graduation
2. Communication style
3. Authorship patterns
4. Funding procedures
5. Advisor availability
Super important to know before you start.
#academicsky #phdsky
June 5, 2024 at 12:39 AM
A wild thought:
Interview your potential PhD advisor
Make sure you understand:
1. Track record of graduation
2. Communication style
3. Authorship patterns
4. Funding procedures
5. Advisor availability
Super important to know before you start.
#academicsky #phdsky
Interview your potential PhD advisor
Make sure you understand:
1. Track record of graduation
2. Communication style
3. Authorship patterns
4. Funding procedures
5. Advisor availability
Super important to know before you start.
#academicsky #phdsky
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Cool paper
Seeing killer whales attack a gray just south of this site spurred Richard Connor's ideas on predation and migration.
Back when we raised that the idea that killer whale predation was important for baleen whales' movement ecology we were seen as bonkers.
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Seeing killer whales attack a gray just south of this site spurred Richard Connor's ideas on predation and migration.
Back when we raised that the idea that killer whale predation was important for baleen whales' movement ecology we were seen as bonkers.
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March 21, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Cool paper
Seeing killer whales attack a gray just south of this site spurred Richard Connor's ideas on predation and migration.
Back when we raised that the idea that killer whale predation was important for baleen whales' movement ecology we were seen as bonkers.
🐳🦑
Seeing killer whales attack a gray just south of this site spurred Richard Connor's ideas on predation and migration.
Back when we raised that the idea that killer whale predation was important for baleen whales' movement ecology we were seen as bonkers.
🐳🦑
Reposted by Lico Tiongson
Hey Storytellers! Did you know We have #WhaleTales about over 45 species of cetacean?! Which species is your favourite to read about?!
🎨 Ryan Chadwick
🎨 Ryan Chadwick
March 26, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Hey Storytellers! Did you know We have #WhaleTales about over 45 species of cetacean?! Which species is your favourite to read about?!
🎨 Ryan Chadwick
🎨 Ryan Chadwick
Some cool interspecies interactions 🐬
March 1, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Some cool interspecies interactions 🐬
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Great paper
Right whale calving is a third-power problem
"The effects of decreasing mean body size on reproductive performance are another concerning indication of the worsening prospects for this species"
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Right whale calving is a third-power problem
"The effects of decreasing mean body size on reproductive performance are another concerning indication of the worsening prospects for this species"
🐳🌍
February 28, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Great paper
Right whale calving is a third-power problem
"The effects of decreasing mean body size on reproductive performance are another concerning indication of the worsening prospects for this species"
🐳🌍
Right whale calving is a third-power problem
"The effects of decreasing mean body size on reproductive performance are another concerning indication of the worsening prospects for this species"
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Reposted by Lico Tiongson
After I wrote a eulogy for science twitter, American Scientist asked me what’s next for online public science engagement. Here’s my piece on the science community on Bluesky
Quotes @jay.bsky.team @danirabaiotti.bsky.social 🧪🌎🦑
www.americanscientist.org/blog/macrosc...
Quotes @jay.bsky.team @danirabaiotti.bsky.social 🧪🌎🦑
www.americanscientist.org/blog/macrosc...
The Burgeoning Bluesky Science Community
www.americanscientist.org
February 29, 2024 at 9:25 PM
After I wrote a eulogy for science twitter, American Scientist asked me what’s next for online public science engagement. Here’s my piece on the science community on Bluesky
Quotes @jay.bsky.team @danirabaiotti.bsky.social 🧪🌎🦑
www.americanscientist.org/blog/macrosc...
Quotes @jay.bsky.team @danirabaiotti.bsky.social 🧪🌎🦑
www.americanscientist.org/blog/macrosc...
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Since I've introduced a few of my colleagues to this resource recently:
www.phylopic.org has free to use silhouettes of a large number of organisms. These can be really useful for drawing out phylogenies (for the non biologists: basically a species-level family tree).
www.phylopic.org has free to use silhouettes of a large number of organisms. These can be really useful for drawing out phylogenies (for the non biologists: basically a species-level family tree).
PhyloPic
PhyloPic is an open database of free silhouette images of animals, plants, and other life forms, available for reuse under Creative Commons licenses. Download silhouettes for use in educational materi...
www.phylopic.org
October 31, 2023 at 6:04 PM
Since I've introduced a few of my colleagues to this resource recently:
www.phylopic.org has free to use silhouettes of a large number of organisms. These can be really useful for drawing out phylogenies (for the non biologists: basically a species-level family tree).
www.phylopic.org has free to use silhouettes of a large number of organisms. These can be really useful for drawing out phylogenies (for the non biologists: basically a species-level family tree).
Reposted by Lico Tiongson
Your weekly reminder to come hang out in the feeds & nerd out about animals. Photography, science, art, observations, news, & more is welcome!
🐍 Reptiles/Amphibians: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🦉Birds: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🦑 Marine Life: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🦊 Mammals: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🐍 Reptiles/Amphibians: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🦉Birds: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🦑 Marine Life: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🦊 Mammals: bsky.app/profile/did:...
December 13, 2023 at 1:09 PM
Your weekly reminder to come hang out in the feeds & nerd out about animals. Photography, science, art, observations, news, & more is welcome!
🐍 Reptiles/Amphibians: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🦉Birds: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🦑 Marine Life: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🦊 Mammals: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🐍 Reptiles/Amphibians: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🦉Birds: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🦑 Marine Life: bsky.app/profile/did:...
🦊 Mammals: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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A global biodiversity tipping point as first marine fish extinction declared
A species of ray, so rare it has only ever been recorded once back in the late 1800s, has been declared extinct after an assessment by an international team led by Charles Darwin University (CDU).
www.cdu.edu.au
December 12, 2023 at 7:53 PM
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Hi Birds Feed! 🪶🌿🐡 yall up for another theme? Winter can be gloomy and dreary, let’s fight the Sunday scaries and the winter blues with some colorful birds!
December 10, 2023 at 8:02 PM
Hi Birds Feed! 🪶🌿🐡 yall up for another theme? Winter can be gloomy and dreary, let’s fight the Sunday scaries and the winter blues with some colorful birds!
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Two nice dolphin periotic bones (inner ear bones) I found on our #blackfriday tour! The top one is an unnamed 'platanistoid' dolphin, and the bottom one is cf. Eoplatanista. Both are found only in earliest Miocene rocks (Aquitanian stage, ~23-18 Myo).
November 26, 2023 at 9:16 PM
Two nice dolphin periotic bones (inner ear bones) I found on our #blackfriday tour! The top one is an unnamed 'platanistoid' dolphin, and the bottom one is cf. Eoplatanista. Both are found only in earliest Miocene rocks (Aquitanian stage, ~23-18 Myo).
Reposted by Lico Tiongson
Reposted by Lico Tiongson
How big are those babies, you ask?
(Photo from the workup at the national museum of the Philippines, from @jean8rum.bsky.social )
(Photo from the workup at the national museum of the Philippines, from @jean8rum.bsky.social )
November 17, 2023 at 1:22 PM
How big are those babies, you ask?
(Photo from the workup at the national museum of the Philippines, from @jean8rum.bsky.social )
(Photo from the workup at the national museum of the Philippines, from @jean8rum.bsky.social )
Yeees finally welcome to the sky! Intently following this super cool rare case or a rare animal!
It's been a busy past couple of weeks, so I guess this is my first post here! These are 6 of 7 megamouth shark pups retrieved from a pregnant female that beached in Dipaculao, Aurora province in the 🇵🇭 Philippines last Tuesday (14 Nov). Photo shared by my colleague Dr. AA Yaptinchay who led the team.
How big are those babies, you ask?
(Photo from the workup at the national museum of the Philippines, from @jean8rum.bsky.social )
(Photo from the workup at the national museum of the Philippines, from @jean8rum.bsky.social )
November 18, 2023 at 4:26 AM
Yeees finally welcome to the sky! Intently following this super cool rare case or a rare animal!
I want this sticker! (as if i have a car 😂)
November 4, 2023 at 4:34 PM
I want this sticker! (as if i have a car 😂)