+ new component
Giving a talk on Mirnong Southern Right #Whales @UWA Albany with @robharcourt.bsky.social and Kate Sprogis
www.tohoravoyages.ac.nz
Paper alert: southern right whale - tohorā food+microbiome study led by Aashi Parikh:
Poo DNA from NZ🇳🇿 Aus🦘South Africa🇿🇦 calving grounds + 🇿🇦 feeding ground
🐳 eat LOTS: Decapoda (incl. 🦀 🦞-larval/small ones probably), Copepods, krill
Microbiome 🦠links to diet
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@robharcourt.bsky.social
🧪 Great work on Hector’s & Māui genomes with @laninsky.bsky.social @emma-carroll.bsky.social
phys.org/news/2025-07...