Dr. Glenn Tattersall
@tattersallg.bsky.social
Thermal Ethologist / Animal Physiologist
Professor, Biological Sciences
Associate Editor, Journal of Thermal Biology
TattersallLab.com
Been working in thermal biology before it was such a hot topic, back when it was cool...
Professor, Biological Sciences
Associate Editor, Journal of Thermal Biology
TattersallLab.com
Been working in thermal biology before it was such a hot topic, back when it was cool...
pretty much anybody working with amphibs & reptiles is used to this reason for rejection, desperately hoping their study animal can grow wings or fur. :)
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Taxonomic chauvinism
Research in ecology and behaviour is dominated by studies on birds and mammals, and scientists who work on less ‘popular’ organisms (such as amphibian…
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September 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
pretty much anybody working with amphibs & reptiles is used to this reason for rejection, desperately hoping their study animal can grow wings or fur. :)
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New paper out in @plosone.org from @melaniedscientist.bsky.social 's PhD research.
June 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
New paper out in @plosone.org from @melaniedscientist.bsky.social 's PhD research.
Thanks @kcwelch.bsky.social. For anyone using Relative Humidity...please read our paper since the salamanders are suggesting that the more biophysically relevant metric is Vapour Pressure Deficit. And who would doubt a salamander?
May 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Thanks @kcwelch.bsky.social. For anyone using Relative Humidity...please read our paper since the salamanders are suggesting that the more biophysically relevant metric is Vapour Pressure Deficit. And who would doubt a salamander?
Here is a good graphic summarising the paper from @movementecology.bsky.social's lab:
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The #Arctic might be a cold place, but microclimates can get HOT! The cliffs where murres nest can get to a whopping 46.5°C in the full sun.
New work by MSc student Frederique Tremblay, @emilyschoy.bsky.social, @tattersallg.bsky.social & many others available free:
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New work by MSc student Frederique Tremblay, @emilyschoy.bsky.social, @tattersallg.bsky.social & many others available free:
doi.org/10.1016/j.cb...
May 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Here is a good graphic summarising the paper from @movementecology.bsky.social's lab:
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