Mikaeylah Davidson
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Mikaeylah Davidson
@microbemik.bsky.social
Come for the frogs, stay for the science | PhD candidate @UniMelb | #WildlifeDisease, #Genetics and #Frogs 🐸🧬👩🏼‍🔬 she|her
Thanks Nic!!
May 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
*almost* makes me want to do stats 😅
January 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Oh wait just realised I’m on your first one!! 🙈😂
January 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🙋‍♀️🐸
January 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Oh I didn’t even think of Alana, great idea thank you!
January 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
And not only did we find a range of phenotypic variation across the species, from susceptible
➡️ tolerant ➡️ resistant.

But we also found significant differences in outcomes and influences between repeated experimental exposures in this Critically Endangered #frog 🐸
January 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ahhh you win!!
December 14, 2024 at 9:50 AM
But also I just think it’s super freakin adorable, especially the way the wiggle gets faster after he gets the cricket like his so proud of himself 🥹
December 13, 2024 at 12:15 PM
This ‘toe wiggling’ behaviour is called pedal luring and has been observed in several amphibians using vibrations and movement to attract small insects to come closer to them be gobbled up!
December 13, 2024 at 12:15 PM
…with more exiting working coming soon 🤞🐸
December 10, 2024 at 4:08 AM