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Stefany Rodríguez
@stefanyrh.bsky.social
🪶Biologist
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We concluded the Evolutionary Genomics workshop 2025: Analysis of genomic and transcriptomic data. “I loved the class, the way of teaching…”, “I think is very good, it was very helpful…” were some of the comments of the participants. @sse-evolution.bsky.social @selvaorgco.bsky.social @uniandes.
August 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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New research from @mpiforbi.bsky.social on European jackdaws reveals that when sleep deprived they prioritize deep sleep, even at the cost of vigilance.

This highlights the crucial role of deep sleep.

Explore the research, published in @currentbiology.bsky.social: bit.ly/3EFeIKc
April 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Charles Darwin is best known for his work on evolution.

But he was a prolific scientist who studied much more. Now, over 20,000 of Darwin's letters, books and publications have been recognised as a UNESCO heritage.

Find out what this means 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Darwin’s letters and books recognised as a UNESCO documentary heritage | Natural History Museum
The documents will join other important archives such as the illuminated manuscripts of Charlemagne’s court.
www.nhm.ac.uk
April 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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A hummingbird subspecies endemic to the Equadorian High Andes, was discovered nesting in groups, leading to new questions about the drivers of colonial behavior in hummingbirds.
The New York Times story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/s...
Ornithology paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
Hummingbirds Living in a Hive Found for the First Time (Gift Article)
In a remote mountain cave in Ecuador, hummingbirds were discovered sleeping and nesting together.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Your fun Friday #ornithology read: New research looks at the similarities between parrot vocalizations and human speech.
Parrots and humans share a brain mechanism for speech
Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened to those found in the brains of people.
www.sciencenews.org
March 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM