Michael Bertram
@michaelgbertram.bsky.social
A/Prof @ Swedish Uni of Agricultural Sciences l Guest Researcher @ Stockholm Uni l Board Member @ ipcp.ch l Board Member @ sortee.org l Assoc Editor @ Proceedings B l Behavioural Ecology & Ecotoxicology l 🇦🇺→🇸🇪
michaelbertramlab.org l ethocred.org
michaelbertramlab.org l ethocred.org
Pinned
Over the moon to finally share our new study in @science.org led by the amazing @jack-brand.bsky.social!
Pharmaceutical pollution at environmentally realistic levels alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon, directly affecting survival
👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Pharmaceutical pollution at environmentally realistic levels alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon, directly affecting survival
👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Umeå in the snow 😍
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Umeå in the snow 😍
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The story on chemical communication in #poisonfrogs doesn't stop with the sexy fingers! "Histological and Gene Expression Analyses of the Arm and Finger Macroglands of Two Hyloxalus Frogs" is the new paper by the super talented Diana Abondano (Link in comments)! Out now in MolEcol. #cienciacriolla🇨🇴
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The story on chemical communication in #poisonfrogs doesn't stop with the sexy fingers! "Histological and Gene Expression Analyses of the Arm and Finger Macroglands of Two Hyloxalus Frogs" is the new paper by the super talented Diana Abondano (Link in comments)! Out now in MolEcol. #cienciacriolla🇨🇴
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Excited to share our latest paper in Behavioral Ecology! 🐟 🦐 🚤
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Fieldwork on the Great Barrier Reef revealed species-specific responses to noise pollution from different boat engines.
@jake-m-martin.bsky.social
@bbmwong.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Fieldwork on the Great Barrier Reef revealed species-specific responses to noise pollution from different boat engines.
@jake-m-martin.bsky.social
@bbmwong.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Excited to share our latest paper in Behavioral Ecology! 🐟 🦐 🚤
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Fieldwork on the Great Barrier Reef revealed species-specific responses to noise pollution from different boat engines.
@jake-m-martin.bsky.social
@bbmwong.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Fieldwork on the Great Barrier Reef revealed species-specific responses to noise pollution from different boat engines.
@jake-m-martin.bsky.social
@bbmwong.bsky.social
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Chinese national interested in a PhD using fish?
Fully-funded scholarships @bristolbiosci.bsky.social from the China Scholarship Council-University of Bristol
Success rates are high, check out the details here and get in touch:
www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...
Please circulate widely!
Fully-funded scholarships @bristolbiosci.bsky.social from the China Scholarship Council-University of Bristol
Success rates are high, check out the details here and get in touch:
www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...
Please circulate widely!
October 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Chinese national interested in a PhD using fish?
Fully-funded scholarships @bristolbiosci.bsky.social from the China Scholarship Council-University of Bristol
Success rates are high, check out the details here and get in touch:
www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...
Please circulate widely!
Fully-funded scholarships @bristolbiosci.bsky.social from the China Scholarship Council-University of Bristol
Success rates are high, check out the details here and get in touch:
www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...
Please circulate widely!
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Check out new paper led by @jackmanera.bsky.social on impacts of noise pollution. @monashscience.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social #BobWongLab
Boat noise alters individual behaviors but not communication between partners in a fish-shrimp mutualism
#NoisePollution #SpeciesInteraction
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
#NoisePollution #SpeciesInteraction
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
a boat is going through a body of water with the number 0 on the side
ALT: a boat is going through a body of water with the number 0 on the side
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October 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Check out new paper led by @jackmanera.bsky.social on impacts of noise pollution. @monashscience.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social #BobWongLab
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Jack Manera and Rhiannon Eastment representing the lab talking about their research on pollution impacts on wildlife at the Monash Sustainability Forum. @monashbiol.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Jack Manera and Rhiannon Eastment representing the lab talking about their research on pollution impacts on wildlife at the Monash Sustainability Forum. @monashbiol.bsky.social
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New lab logo just dropped!
@michaelgbertram.bsky.social's lab studies how chemical pollution disrupts animal behavior, using Atlantic salmon and European perch in much of their research. The logo needed to showcase study organisms with an ecotoxicology twist. Enjoy your new lab logo, Bertram Lab!
@michaelgbertram.bsky.social's lab studies how chemical pollution disrupts animal behavior, using Atlantic salmon and European perch in much of their research. The logo needed to showcase study organisms with an ecotoxicology twist. Enjoy your new lab logo, Bertram Lab!
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New lab logo just dropped!
@michaelgbertram.bsky.social's lab studies how chemical pollution disrupts animal behavior, using Atlantic salmon and European perch in much of their research. The logo needed to showcase study organisms with an ecotoxicology twist. Enjoy your new lab logo, Bertram Lab!
@michaelgbertram.bsky.social's lab studies how chemical pollution disrupts animal behavior, using Atlantic salmon and European perch in much of their research. The logo needed to showcase study organisms with an ecotoxicology twist. Enjoy your new lab logo, Bertram Lab!
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Our new review paper on the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions is out now @royalsocietypublishing.org
Led by #IssacLigocki with a group of talented people 👇
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Led by #IssacLigocki with a group of talented people 👇
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
October 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Our new review paper on the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions is out now @royalsocietypublishing.org
Led by #IssacLigocki with a group of talented people 👇
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Led by #IssacLigocki with a group of talented people 👇
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Happy to share our new review in @royalsocietypublishing.org on the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions
Part of our upcoming Special Feature issue on 'Wildlife behaviour and movement ecology in a human-dominated world'!
Available Open Access 👉 tinyurl.com/ptsjmbpn
Part of our upcoming Special Feature issue on 'Wildlife behaviour and movement ecology in a human-dominated world'!
Available Open Access 👉 tinyurl.com/ptsjmbpn
October 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Happy to share our new review in @royalsocietypublishing.org on the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions
Part of our upcoming Special Feature issue on 'Wildlife behaviour and movement ecology in a human-dominated world'!
Available Open Access 👉 tinyurl.com/ptsjmbpn
Part of our upcoming Special Feature issue on 'Wildlife behaviour and movement ecology in a human-dominated world'!
Available Open Access 👉 tinyurl.com/ptsjmbpn
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Fun week tagging rainbow trout in central Sweden! A part of a larger project investigating the movement dynamics of fish farm escapees.
October 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Fun week tagging rainbow trout in central Sweden! A part of a larger project investigating the movement dynamics of fish farm escapees.
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The fifth annual @sortee.bsky.social conference has just ended - what a fantastic 27 hours of open science discussion.
A huge thanks to the conference committee and all who helped out with technical support.
Absolutely honoured to be the president of such an engaging and welcoming society.
A huge thanks to the conference committee and all who helped out with technical support.
Absolutely honoured to be the president of such an engaging and welcoming society.
📢 Only one day left! There's still time to join us for the 5th SORTEE Conference 2025 on October 15-16!
Check out the Conference Program and register here: sortee.org/upcoming/ #SORTEE2025
Check out the Conference Program and register here: sortee.org/upcoming/ #SORTEE2025
Upcoming events
Upcoming conference by Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)
sortee.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The fifth annual @sortee.bsky.social conference has just ended - what a fantastic 27 hours of open science discussion.
A huge thanks to the conference committee and all who helped out with technical support.
Absolutely honoured to be the president of such an engaging and welcoming society.
A huge thanks to the conference committee and all who helped out with technical support.
Absolutely honoured to be the president of such an engaging and welcoming society.
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UPDATE: I saw it happen! At the Birds Canada research station at the tip of Long Point I watched an expert ever-so-gently and carefully put one of these tiny tags on a monarch. Let me walk you through the steps (1/4)
So cool to visit the Motus workshop at Birds Canada headquarters. The Motus community is studying the movement of birds, bats and insects. This tiny radio telemetry device will fit on a Monarch butterfly 😲 #invertebrates #birds 🌿 www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...
September 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
UPDATE: I saw it happen! At the Birds Canada research station at the tip of Long Point I watched an expert ever-so-gently and carefully put one of these tiny tags on a monarch. Let me walk you through the steps (1/4)
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The Global Framework on Chemicals Fund is now accepting project proposals!
Grants up to $800K are available for projects (up to three years) developing innovative, scalable solutions that prevent harm from hazardous chemicals and waste.
Apply by 15 Dec: www.unep.org/technical-hi...
Grants up to $800K are available for projects (up to three years) developing innovative, scalable solutions that prevent harm from hazardous chemicals and waste.
Apply by 15 Dec: www.unep.org/technical-hi...
October 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The Global Framework on Chemicals Fund is now accepting project proposals!
Grants up to $800K are available for projects (up to three years) developing innovative, scalable solutions that prevent harm from hazardous chemicals and waste.
Apply by 15 Dec: www.unep.org/technical-hi...
Grants up to $800K are available for projects (up to three years) developing innovative, scalable solutions that prevent harm from hazardous chemicals and waste.
Apply by 15 Dec: www.unep.org/technical-hi...
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For the first time since Stockholm Univ. was awarded UN observer status, a researcher (Prado Domercq) attended negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution as part of the Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty. @marleneagerstrand.bsky.social
www.su.se/department-o...
www.su.se/department-o...
When science meets politics: Inside the stalled plastics treaty negotiations - Department of Environmental Science
This August, delegates from 183 nations gathered in a spacious UN hall in Geneva with a daunting task: to negotiate the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution. More than 2,600 p...
www.su.se
September 18, 2025 at 7:34 AM
For the first time since Stockholm Univ. was awarded UN observer status, a researcher (Prado Domercq) attended negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution as part of the Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty. @marleneagerstrand.bsky.social
www.su.se/department-o...
www.su.se/department-o...
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From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution #ProcB
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
October 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution #ProcB
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
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I thought it might be fun to show you a little behind the scenes of creating a fish scientific illustration from sketch to painting to publication.
🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji
🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji
September 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I thought it might be fun to show you a little behind the scenes of creating a fish scientific illustration from sketch to painting to publication.
🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji
🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji
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Grateful for the opportunity to work with fantastic students, staff and faculty in a supportive community, and to partner with local, state and federal governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and international colleagues over the years at Baylor University
#WaterQualityMatters
#WaterQualityMatters
Baylor Connections: Water Research
YouTube video by Baylor University
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September 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Grateful for the opportunity to work with fantastic students, staff and faculty in a supportive community, and to partner with local, state and federal governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and international colleagues over the years at Baylor University
#WaterQualityMatters
#WaterQualityMatters
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From policy to practice: progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution #ProcB #OpenAccess royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
September 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
From policy to practice: progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution #ProcB #OpenAccess royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Achieving a circular economy is dependent on our ability to safely reuse materials that would otherwise be classed as waste. Check out our new open access paper discussing how chemical hazards in our waste can be managed in a circular economy:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Understanding how chemical risk can be managed in a circular economy
Achieving a circular economy is dependent on our ability to safely reuse materials that would otherwise be classed as waste. This paper outlines chall…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Achieving a circular economy is dependent on our ability to safely reuse materials that would otherwise be classed as waste. Check out our new open access paper discussing how chemical hazards in our waste can be managed in a circular economy:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ
September 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ
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From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social #ProcB
@eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social #ProcB
@eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
September 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social #ProcB
@eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social #ProcB
@eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
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Have you considered using an illustrated poster for outreach?
That's just what @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social did. We created 5 posters about the ISC's mission, Virginia invasive species, and the impacts of invasive species on economics, environment, and health.
Visit: tinyurl.com/mr9s93a3 🐡 🧪
That's just what @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social did. We created 5 posters about the ISC's mission, Virginia invasive species, and the impacts of invasive species on economics, environment, and health.
Visit: tinyurl.com/mr9s93a3 🐡 🧪
Illustrated outreach: Posters as Tools for Invasive Species Awareness
Even in a digital age, posters remain one of the most effective and accessible tools for bringing community awareness of environmental issues. The Invasive Species Collaborative at Virginia Tech...
www.lifesciencestudios.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Have you considered using an illustrated poster for outreach?
That's just what @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social did. We created 5 posters about the ISC's mission, Virginia invasive species, and the impacts of invasive species on economics, environment, and health.
Visit: tinyurl.com/mr9s93a3 🐡 🧪
That's just what @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social did. We created 5 posters about the ISC's mission, Virginia invasive species, and the impacts of invasive species on economics, environment, and health.
Visit: tinyurl.com/mr9s93a3 🐡 🧪
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Individual variation in #sociability is a central feature of every society, including #HoneyBees. This study shows that specific genetic variants & #brain gene expression patterns are linked to variation in the social act of sharing liquids (trophallaxis) in bees @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3VjjXnJ
September 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Individual variation in #sociability is a central feature of every society, including #HoneyBees. This study shows that specific genetic variants & #brain gene expression patterns are linked to variation in the social act of sharing liquids (trophallaxis) in bees @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3VjjXnJ
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Thanks also to @royalsocietypublishing.org for letting me write a blog about this fantastic team effort:
royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
From policy to practice: Progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Royal Society
Edward Ivimey-Cook tells us more about a new study that reviewed the clarity, strictness, and timing of data- and code-sharing policies across 275 journals in ecology and evolution, and assessed autho...
royalsociety.org
September 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Thanks also to @royalsocietypublishing.org for letting me write a blog about this fantastic team effort:
royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...
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Our latest #SORTEE-led paper is out now in #ProcB!
We reviewed data/code-sharing policy clarity, strictness & timing across 275 EcoEvo journals
We also worked with #ProcB & #EcologyLetters to assess initial compliance with sharing mandates. Huge team effort! 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
We reviewed data/code-sharing policy clarity, strictness & timing across 275 EcoEvo journals
We also worked with #ProcB & #EcologyLetters to assess initial compliance with sharing mandates. Huge team effort! 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
From policy to practice: progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. However, in ecology and evolution, we still do not know how widespread data- and ...
doi.org
September 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Our latest #SORTEE-led paper is out now in #ProcB!
We reviewed data/code-sharing policy clarity, strictness & timing across 275 EcoEvo journals
We also worked with #ProcB & #EcologyLetters to assess initial compliance with sharing mandates. Huge team effort! 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
We reviewed data/code-sharing policy clarity, strictness & timing across 275 EcoEvo journals
We also worked with #ProcB & #EcologyLetters to assess initial compliance with sharing mandates. Huge team effort! 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...