Harrowing knowing someone has been found guilty, with evidence, of serial harassment and professional misconduct to own students (of minority status). And faced no consequences, just a raise, new position abroad, and a Nature paper. Academia and palaeontology are a hotbed of lawless misconduct.

Interannual shifts in brook trout anadromy inferred by stable isotopes and otolith microchemistry. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...

I am recruiting Ph.D. students this cycle. Students interested in deep-sea fishes and phylogenetic comparative methods are an especially good fit.

I'd forgotten just what an album this is...

"Can I raise a practical question at this point ..? Have we thought about bringing back Peter Mandelson?"

Estimating the migration pathway of chub mackerel using a state-space model with nitrogen isoscapes and compound-specific nitrogen isotope analysis #stableisotopes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

For those who reached out asking how to help: This gofundme is specifically for graduate students who lost personal items, computers, tablets, etc. in the fire. We were told that these items are not retrievable or reimbursable -an added burden for students during a devastating time. Plz share 🌊💙

New article led by Anna Kebke! 🐳 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🧪 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

There are more individuals of the deep-sea fish Cyclothone than any other vertebrate genus, maybe as many as one million billion. Distinctively ornamented ichthyoliths place the origin of Cyclothone in the greenhouse world of the early Eocene, ~55.6 Ma. royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Wrasse are used as cleaner fish in salmon aquaculture, however their performance may be affected by thermal & ontogenetic changes. This study analysed chemical markers in wrasse at different sites to understand the conditions in which they are most productive 🐟 Read here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...

This study sampled whale baleen from museum specimens to study long term hormone patterns in bowhead whales 🐋 . The results provide clues into whale reproduction and stress over decades, while providing a useful baseline for future research. Read it here ➡️ academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...

Just back from Belize. Definitely recommend... maybe more pictures to come...

Hi all. I am very excited that after 6 years I finally got my phylogenetic comparative methods book and online exercises online. Feel free to use and share. The book is here: nhcooper123.github.io/pcm-primer/. Note that it is not finished, we had to abandon it before the sunk costs fallacy broke us

Press release for our new paper! “…people across the world created inclusive political systems, even under difficult conditions…An understanding of the hallmarks of autocracy and democracy can help identify threats and pump the brakes on burgeoning totalitarian regimes.” phys.org/news/2026-03...

Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Uncovering the lazybones of the shark world": doi.org/10.1111/jfb..... Stable isotopes, going beyond identifying where a fish has come from, or where it has been - now providing data on life-history traits! Paper by Delgado et al doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

Fish will have to adapt to a warming world, what will that adaptation do to fisheries yields? We answer that question today in Science. I’ll summarise our findings very briefly in this thread www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....

It’s started!

Nice large data analysis on fish biomass / distribution response sto warming - species' thermal position within range clearly moderating observed responses www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects. Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Weak trophic position–body mass relationships undermine simple size-spectrum models for coral reefs 🦑🧪 royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Chuffed to have been invited to write for Annual Review of Physiology, describing our work on climate change impacts on terrestrial mammals. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

We face two potential missteps in ecophysiology: 1) measuring animals under socially unrealistic conditions & 2) extrapolating results to nature, where social dynamics alter trait expression, plasticity, & evolutionary outcomes. Our new commentary in @jexpbiol.bsky.social : doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

We have an exciting #FSBI2026 scientific prgm. Confirmed speakers include Prof Rashid Sumaila (Univ of British Columbia), Dr Ioanna Katsiakaki (Cefas), Prof Steven Cooke (Carelton Univ), Dr Bryce Stewart (Univ of Plymouth), & Dr Sarah Brichenough (Southern IFCA) fsbi.org.uk/symposium-2026/

Inferring bird migration from bone isotopes and histology: A fossil‐friendly methodological framework - Duhamel - 2026 - Methods in Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New paper out: The flounder effect: disparities in taxonomic and ecological study intensity across extant and fossil marine organisms hamper conservation with @fossildetective.bsky.social, @bigfacecats.bsky.social, Curtis Congreve & @jonhendricks.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44... 🦑⚒️

We are extending the abstract submission deadline for #FSBI2026! Submit your abstracts by Friday 6 February at 17:00. We are committed to getting decisions back in time for the FSBI Travel Grant deadline on 1 March! fsbi.org.uk/symposium-2026/

New paper out, possibly one of the most tedious projects of my life... it's working name was Project ARDUOUS and boy howdy did it live up to its name 🧪🏺 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

⚠️ 1 week to go until the abstract deadline #FSBI2026!! Deadline: 2nd Feb at 5pm. The conference aims to bring together scientists from a range of disciplines to explore ways of integrating our research and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and policymakers. Don't miss out! bit.ly/45mWtU4

New paper out today! "Fossil otolith assemblages reveal millennial-scale changes in reef fish biomass and trophic structure across the Isthmus of Panama" 🔓https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0419 We used fossil fish otoliths to reconstruct community structure and energetics over millennia.

Our scientists have unravelled a 66 million-year-old mystery behind how our planet transformed from a tropical greenhouse to the ice-capped world of today. Read more: tr.ee/dPOe9u @amoeba-lab.bsky.social | @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social | @russellgroup.bsky.social

Cooking off some cod #otoliths. IYKYK

⚠️ 12 days until abstract deadline #FSBI2026!! Deadline: 2nd Feb at 5pm. The conference aims to bring together scientists from a range of disciplines to explore ways of integrating our research and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and policymakers. Don't miss out! bit.ly/45mWtU4

BREAKING Irish Govt to move Grok to another parish.

Congratulations to Professor John Marshall on his Polar Medal, recognising his decades of research in the harsh polar regions. Awarded by His Majesty King Charles III to those who have made outstanding achievements in polar research. Find out more: www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/01...

You know you’re approaching your mid 50s when you consciously consider the effort required to put your socks on.

Flier for a PhD available based in Southampton, stable isotope forensics, salmon, sea lice - mix of analytical and environmental application development - application deadline Jan 08. Application through QR code linked site

📖 Published📖 Duhamel et al. evaluate the predictability of bird migratory behaviour from bone remains using a novel experimental framework that combines stable isotope and histological analyses 🦴 🦅 🌍 🧪 buff.ly/5CyZpQI

sad news today

Flier for a PhD available based in Southampton, stable isotope forensics, salmon, sea lice - mix of analytical and environmental application development - application deadline Jan 08. Application through QR code linked site

#JFB: Fish eye growth rate and vertical habitat: A maximum for eye growth rate investment in the mesopelagic zone doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70201#JFB#FishSci

I think I had a good science idea this weekend. I’m hoping if I ignore it, it’ll go away and I can try relaxing.

Christmas, innit. How about we get some things for women and children with nothing who are escaping domestic violence? You can do that, as ever, via the brilliant Refuge. Check this out: donate.refuge.org.uk/page/180196/...

What the billionaire desperate to increase lifespan needs to hear. Castration is the answer.. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Flying changes how metabolism scales with body mass –> NEW META-ANALYSIS of insects and spiders in Ecology Letters with @vojsavagjoni.bsky.social, H. Tan, A. Hirst and D. Atkinson onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Inter-method differences (SIMS vs. IRMS) in oxygen isotope fractionation: insights from Chinook salmon otoliths #stableisotopes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Fine‐scale reconstruction of pelagic fish migration by iso‐logging of eye lens - Matsubayashi - Methods in Ecology and Evolution #stableisotopes besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

They took Holling's disc experiment to another level and LARPed predator-prey interactions in the field 🤯

My alma mater, Leicester University, is dissolving its Geology Department leading to the loss of 14 staff. Palaeo is being completely axed, despite Leicester's long and storied history in this area (and its current strengths). Please sign this petition!!: www.change.org/p/save-geolo...

Heading to Denmark 🇩🇰 for a couple of days talking about metabolic scaling - with a send of from first (and possibly only) snøw of the year here…

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