Hairs are growing back! Thanks for the great support of @DrTainaConrad, @MadlenPrang, Jacky and the entire EAE-team! What a wonderful group! It helped a lot!
Only 1 week to go before the closing date on this PhD opportunity in Devon and Cornwall. Like rainforests, beetles and ecology? This could be for you. Apply now!
Splendid PhD opportunity on ecology and conservation of #bluegroundbeetles in #temperaterainforests in the Southwest of England now available: tinyurl.com/BGBeetle. Come join the team! Interested? Email me: n.j.royle@exeter.ac.uk for further info. Please share.
ALT Clockwise from bottom left: A pair of mating Blue Ground Beetles (BGBs) - males are typically smaller than females. Deadwood, on the ground and standing, is an important resource for BGBs and many other temperate rainforest species. Top right: BGB awaiting fitment of radio-tag, and below, BGB on the move with radio-tag in place. All photos taken in Dendles Wood on Dartmoor, Devon, UK.
ALT Screen shot of an article: Animal Behaviour
Volume 217, November 2024, Pages 13-20. The impact of acoustic signalling on offspring performance varies among three biparentally caring species. Taina Conrad, Magdalena M. Mair, Julia Müller, Peter Richter, Sophie Schödel, Ann-Kathrin Wezstein, Sandra Steiger
Just in time for Halloween🎃 our paper "Vibrations from the crypt: Investigating the possibility of vibrational communication in burying beetles" is out in @Ento_EA. doi.org/10.1111/eea.13519 Thanks to my student Marie and my wonderful co-authors @DrLouRoberts and @SteigerLab
Another RSOS @RSocPublishing paper with @GenChangHSU WJ Lin is just out now! We evaluated whether using lab mice to breed burying beetle is representative of wild carcasses, and the answer is yes, despite slight difference in nutrient content!
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As of passing my viva this morning that’s me #PhDone 🎉 I think little Georgia would be quite happy with current Georgia. She was wrong about the marine part but pretty close 🐠
Thanks to my wonderful examiners @_EmCunningham_@SteigerLab for an interesting discussion 🪲
Now seeking new Associate Editors for 2025! AEs receive free membership in SSE and free registration to the annual Evolution meeting. Indicate your interest in this short form by October 31: forms.gle/JwAmeM4YV9FvLNMT9
ALT The SSE logo. Three recent Evolution journal covers. Text: Open Call, Associate Editors, deadline October 31, evolutionsociety.org.
3rd day of our Gevol Meeting with great talks by our invited speaker @GenomeHecker and @eyalprivman. Our students gave really amazing talks about their projects as well. Thanks to the @geobiodiversity for welcoming our Gevol Family this year.
#ISBE2024 coming to an end. What a great conference it was. Really enjoyed the opportunity, presenting my PhD work in front of amazing people. Met lots of cool people, had great discussions and made great friends. Together with Eric representing @SteigerLab in Australia #ISBE2024