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Exploring behavioral ecology, collective behavior/sensing/intelligence/science, life in the ocean, & more
Group Leader, University of Zurich
Will Oestreich
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Researchers have identified superparamagnetic macrophages in the livers of rock pigeons to be crucial for magnetic sensing. The finding uncovers an unexpected role for immune cells in sensory perception and may fundamentally change our understanding of animal navigation.
https://scim.ag/4nTQ3nq
The concluding paragraphs of this essay by Ted Chiang are particularly thoughtful.
As an ocean scientist, I'm frankly amazed at the attention the dismantlement of OOI has gotten, while the removal of the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer (our only Antarctic icebreaker) and the failure to replace the JOIDES Resolution (our only scientific drilling ship) were met with near silence. 🌊
When the North Atlantic ocean meets Ireland...
Still early in the process of working through this collection on "World models in natural and artificial intelligence", but so far, finding these pieces very thought provoking: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsta/issue/3...
Our paper about how resource variability shapes the ecology of social information is out in this issue of TREE! This eco-evolutionary lens helps explain why collective sensing has evolved across such a wide range of lifeforms, from microbes to blue whales.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Our paper about how resource variability shapes the ecology of social information is out in this issue of TREE! This eco-evolutionary lens helps explain why collective sensing has evolved across such a wide range of lifeforms, from microbes to blue whales.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
To see how important US science is, consider measurements of changes in ocean heat content. US data are ~53% of the total. Over half!
But removing the US data is worse than randomly removing 80% of the total data, because unlike other countries, the US makes measurements everywhere. 🧪🌊
Is bigger always better? For social animals, group size is a dilemma: big groups face more internal competition, yet hold an edge over smaller neighbors. 33 years of data on 12 wild capuchin groups reveals how these forces shape behavior. Out today in *Nat Eco & Evo*: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New paper in @pnas.org - using playback experiments we provide further evidence that bottlenose dolphins can use individual identity signals + social memory to guide decision-making.
Female dolphins use individual vocal labels to track coercive males | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
International collaboration has facilitated a global ocean observing system, providing data to measure ocean heat content at a resolution that enables the tracking of climate change. This study looks ...
May issue of TREE out online now!
www.cell.com/ecology-evol...
Cover article from Eamonn Wooster et al. Featured articles from Kou et al, Morente et al and Noble et al
Articles from Chan et al, Chen & Siemann, Lee et al, Oestreich et al, Perrier et al.
May issue of TREE out online now!
www.cell.com/ecology-evol...
Cover article from Eamonn Wooster et al. Featured articles from Kou et al, Morente et al and Noble et al
Articles from Chan et al, Chen & Siemann, Lee et al, Oestreich et al, Perrier et al.
