Tips and tricks for writing constructive peer reviews, Conservation Physiology, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2025, coaf085, doi.org/10.1093/conp...

Animal Physiology 2026 - join us in Brazil!

What the heck is going on with these springbok? (other than "hidden trampoline concealed in the grass") The stiff-legged jumping behavior shown here is called "pronking" or "stotting" & it's a bit of a puzzle why they do it. It's observed in a wide variety of ungulates under different conditions.

Tiny recording backpacks reveal bats’ surprising hunting strategy

📢7th Workshop of Ecological and Behavioral Physiology (iimyc.gob.ar/fisioclim). Organizing this event is a significant challenge, especially given the current circumstances facing science in Argentina. For this reason, I warmly invite you to participate. 📍Córdoba, Argentina - March 10-12, 2027

Additionally, we are again looking for proposals for the Global South. These proposals will differ from the standard Workshop programme as we will bring the event to your region. Find out more at biologists.com/workshops/pr... #BiologistsWorkshops

#DNAmethylation data provides an exciting avenue for studying wildlife health. This paper reviews methods used to study methylation, and discusses the potential applications in wildlife, using bottlenose dolphins 🐬 as a case study. Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp... #Epigenetics #Conservation

The process of #PeerReview is vital to contemporary science, but is also under enormous strain. @carlbergstrom.com & Kevin Gross use mathematical models to dissect the threats to the long-term viability of peer review, suggesting ways to stabilize it @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4kR02bo

Science sleuths share their common-sense tips for sniffing out fishy articles go.nature.com/4ceKgVF

📣 Abstract submissions are now open for the #SEBconference 2026! Share your cutting-edge biology research and present in Florence, Italy 🇮🇹 this July. 🗓️ Deadline: 6 March 2026 (Midnight GMT) www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... Submit your work and be part of an amazing scientific programme!

Is it time to change the timing or route of the Tour de France? 🥵

Join Heath at the #SEBconference in Florence. Submit your abstract now ⬇️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... Check out our OED sessions ⬇️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... Book your place now ⬇️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...

Early life stages have been hypothesised to be particularly vulnerable to environmental stressors. This new study highlights a shortage of research into embryos in the #ConPhys field and calls for more research into early life stages 🪺 🐦‍⬛ ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp... #Ontogony #DevelopmentalBio

Join me, @julianowack.bsky.social and Matt Noakes at the @sebiology.bsky.social in Florence in July! We will discuss how mammals and birds cope physiologically with rapid and extreme environmental changes. Sponsored by @thermal-biology.bsky.social, @staroddi.bsky.social and @sablesys.bsky.social

Tomorrow FINE Spring 2026 will start. The 12th season of this free online seminar on social evolution.

The due date for the PLNB #PhD project has been extended to 30th March. 🦇 Apply now: www.murdoch.edu.au/study/schola...

Captive Asian elephants 🐘 in Thailand are increasingly exposed to fine particulate matter, yet little is known of the health impacts. This study found that particulates increased stress hormone concentrations and triggered complex #OxidativeStress patterns in elephants. ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...

New 2026 paper led by @patricepottier.bsky.social, @kruthsatz.bsky.social & I in @conphysjournal.bsky.social show studies on embryos make up <10% of conservation physiology studies, highlighting a major blind spot in predicting vulnerable life stages to climate change. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/conp...

Etchings on a smoked surface...Find out what a rotating brass drum covered with smoked paper could record about the inner workings of the human body. In this blog, Alireza Mani and colleagues from @ucl tell us the #ScienceHistory of the kymograph 🔗 www.physoc.org/blog/the-kym... #HealthData

Essential reading for conservation scientists & ecologists (in fact anyone doing science across borders!) 🌍🧪https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.70227?af=R Remote-control science is an internet-enabled form of "parachute" science FWIW, I see a lot of this in AI and macroecology research

A unique faunal community resides in the groundwater systems of the Yucatan Peninsula. This study of a cave isopod showed how its physiology enables it to survive in this harsh and changeable environment. Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...

🚨 Early career researchers, final moments! 🚨 Applications are open for SEB Awards (Young Scientist Award & Irene Manton Prize) at SEB Florence 2026 🇮🇹. 🗓️ Deadline: 6 March 2026 Apply now: 👉 www.sebiology.org/resource/fin... #SEBconference #Biology #ResearchOpportunities

Looking for lions in Kruger but keep bumping into wild dogs instead. They have the best expressions and craziest range of ears.

Join @cosimaporteus.bsky.social at the #SEBconference in Florence. Submit your abstract now ⬇️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... Check out our animal sessions ⬇️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... Book your place now ⬇️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...

A treat to fly into Kruger National Park today. So green, with full waterways. Off to search for our lions after recent floods.

#Biomarkers are a useful tool for studying the health of threatened species. This study of rhinos 🦏 found the steroid hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) to be a potential indicator of pregnancy. Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...

Cape Town’s Table Mountain boasts more plant species than some entire countries—new tech helps scientists keep track. 🌱 theconversation.com/cape-towns-w... #EnvironmentAndEnergy #Biodiversity

Do not miss the upcoming webinar from @conphysjournal.bsky.social !

Our work showing that drought in the Kalahari led to starvation of aardvarks contributed to their uplisting from Least Concern to Near Threatened.

Consider joining us at the #SEB2026 in Florence. Abstract deadline: 6th March. With Monica Trondrud and Matt Noakes.

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...

#ClimateChange exposes wildlife to changes in temperature and resource availability. This new paper models the effects of food availability and water temperature on growth and reproduction in marine fish species 🐠 . Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp... #Modelling #MarineBio

How does fishing pressure 🎣 affect fish #Physiology and #Behaviour? Find out in this study comparing sand flathead 🐟️ populations in heavily and lightly fished regions. Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp... #MarineBio #Conservation #Angling

Join Francisco at the #SEBconference in Florence.   Submit your abstract now ⬇️  www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... Check out our animal sessions ⬇️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... Book your place now ⬇️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...

📣 Call for Papers – Reproduction Research @sebiology.bsky.social is pleased to promote a call for papers from the @jexpbiol.bsky.social focusing on reproduction. 🗓️ Deadline: 30 June 2026 Access the call here: journals.biologists.com/jeb/pages/re... #CallForPapers #ExperimentalBiology

More than 80% of flying fox colony wiped out as January heatwaves kill thousands of bats

Hawksbill sea turtles 🐢 are #CriticallyEndangered, yet efforts to understand their biology are hindered by a lack of year-round sampling. To bridge the gap, this study reports on foraging physiology over a year, using β-hydroxybutyrate as a #Biomarker. Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...

"Peer review has been the cornerstone of scientific inquiry for centuries and is considered the backbone of scientific quality and rigour." A new article from @conphysjournal.bsky.social takes you through some key tips on how to write a constructive peer review: oxford.ly/3NEZjhj

We are excited to announce the next installment of our #CommunityConversations webinar series! 🌍 💬 Dr Brian Helmuth will discuss how removing the "human lens" can help design more effective conservation strategies. 17/03 2-3pm GMT Sign up here ➡️ shorturl.at/bOGfn #Conservation #SciComm

Pangolin fieldwork late at night. With another scaly creature there, also observing the pangolin! #puffadder Video by Wendy Panaino.

The 10th Annual #Tech4Wildlife Challenge is starting soon!📸 Help us celebrate a decade of conservation technology by sharing how you use #Tech4Wildlife throughout next week. Learn how to participate 👉 wildlabs.net/article/join... #conservation #conservationtech #naturetech

Just a few days left to apply to our editorial internship scheme! #EarlyCareerResearcher #ECR #PeerReview

How do small diurnal mammals in the Kalahari cope with heat? Learn more about the research we are doing, with support from Suzuki South Africa. blog.suzukiauto.co.za/blog/clever-...

Follow the Instagram page “apcis2026” for updates on this new animal physiology conference. 6-9 Dec, Brazil. Website coming soon.

I have two #PhD scholarships available on either the ecophysiology or movement ecology of the Pilbara leaf-nosed #bat at @murdoch.edu.au 🦇 Apply now: www.murdoch.edu.au/study/schola... Lab website: www.nicholaswulab.com

Please repost: 🚨Field assistant position 🐧 We offer a 14-months field assistant position through the French Polar Institute to work on king penguin ecophysiology and behavioral ecology. Requirements: EU citizen < 30yo having experience with harsh fieldwork & wild bird/mammal handling/sampling.

Our work on aardvark has contributed to the species now being listed as near threatened.

Very cool work @duncanmitchellwits.bsky.social ☀️🏃‍♂️🪲 🪭

Polar bears 🐻‍❄️ do not eat when pregnant and nursing, making it essential to build up fat reserves prior to birthing. So how do polar bears fare under climate change when shrinking ice sheets limit their ability to hunt? Find out in this #ConPhysinAction piece by Ghizlane Banousse (link below) ⬇️ 🧵

Just home from a very hot but green Kalahari. Have to head off again soon to a flooding Kruger National Park! #extremeweather