New #NaturalHistoryNote in Austral Ecology:
Treefrogs in Brazil's Cerrado were found carrying tiny ostracods, providing the first evidence of phoresy in this species = Frogs may help disperse aquatic invertebrates between bromeliads & other habitats🐸
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Lachlan Fetterplace
We agree! #TheScientificNaturalist is all about sharing those "wow" natural history observations via short, accessible pieces grounded in solid science. With striking photo/video evidence, these studies connect rigorous ecology with a broad audience
In fisheries models, natural mortality (M) is often set to 0.2 per year. A detailed derivation of this result was provided by John Pope in 1975, see below:
I was supposed to present my research on deep-sea sharks in the western Caribbean Sea at #SI2026, but I was, er... let go from my job shortly before the conference and am not there. Since I gained a few followers from this, I thought I would share some of what I would have presented yesterday (1/9)
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New #NaturalHistoryNote in Austral Ecology by @danhoops.bsky.social
A bicycle dragon was observed eating a live Jan's banded snake in South Australia. A review of published diets found vertebrate prey records in Ctenophorus are exceptionally rare🦎🐍 doi.org/10.1111/aec.... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
ESA Journals
1/n New #NaturalHistoryNote in Austral Ecology:
Social wasps living inside ant nests in the Brazilian Amazon — with no visible aggression between the species — provide rare evidence of a potentially mutualistic wasp–ant nesting association. 🐜🐝🌿🌍
doi.org/10.1111/aec....
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social
1/n New #NaturalHistoryNote in Austral Ecology:
Social wasps living inside ant nests in the Brazilian Amazon — with no visible aggression between the species — provide rare evidence of a potentially mutualistic wasp–ant nesting association. 🐜🐝🌿🌍
doi.org/10.1111/aec....
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social
2/n "Wasps (Agelaia pallidiventris) inhabiting the ant nest without causing apparent harm, with no visible signs of aggression or avoidance". doi.org/10.1111/aec....
2/n "Wasps (Agelaia pallidiventris) inhabiting the ant nest without causing apparent harm, with no visible signs of aggression or avoidance". doi.org/10.1111/aec....
I really like the #TheScientificNaturalist format, & this "Big sharks in the dark" paper is a great example—sufficient details, but written in a way that makes the work accessible & engaging to a broad audience.
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Trevor A. Branch
Ivy Baremore, PhD
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I made a Bluesky starter pack of shark science and conservation professionals. Many are attending sharks international #SI2026 ! Please follow and share.
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@sharks-int.bsky.social 🧪🌎🦑🦈
I really like the #TheScientificNaturalist format, & this "Big sharks in the dark" paper is a great example—sufficient details, but written in a way that makes the work accessible & engaging to a broad audience.
doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... @esajournals.bsky.social
