I’m very happy to share that our work on bone inner structure of Madagascar’s subfossil sloth- and koala-lemurs is finally out 🦴🐒 on @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social A big thank you to co-authors @julsam.bsky.social Carla Argilés Esturgó and Damiano Marchi! academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a... 1/6

Cool new insights into some weird fossil mammals from Madagascar 😎 locomotor behaviour of subfossil Malagasy sloth-lemurs (Strepsirrhini: Indriidae) and koala-lemurs (Strepsirrhini: Megaladapidae): new insights from limb trabecular bone url: academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...

🛡 Natural history of the animal kingdom for the use of young people Brighton: E. & J.B. Young and Co., 1889. [Source]

I don't think that the reviewers asking me for higher animal numbers really understand how many 40 goats are. Do you know the CHAOS that comes with dealing with 40 GOATS in an experimental setting! Mice people cannot comprehend. 3 goats alone ate a tarp, a clock, and 2 expensive accelerometers!

Comparisons of climbing behaviors in arboreal mammals indicate that adaptations for vertical descent, including upright postures, played a key role in early primate evolution. doi.org/hbppbb

Our paper, based on a uniquely large dataset of vertical descent behaviours in arboreal mammals, is published in @elife.bsky.social. The findings offer fresh perspectives on reconstructing postures in early primates. You can find the accompanying press release here: elifesciences.org/for-the-pres...

Scaling of internal joint distance in the elbow of small‐ to medium‐sized mammals: Implications for range of motion analyses - Scheidt - Journal of Anatomy - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Biomechanical and energetic considerations indicate that the giant extinct seabird Pelagornis could not feed like a skimmer: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... 🪶🧪 (📷Hellyer-Price et al.)

After teaching my motor control lecture, I was pleasantly surprised to run into some Muybridge originals at the Birmingham Museum of art (for free)! Before his photos in 1878, we didn't know how horses galloped because it was too fast to capture, which is why they look so odd in old paintings! 🧪

Our latest paper is just out 🤩! If you enjoy functional morphology and comparative biomechanics, Adrian's work on the internal joint spacing and its implications for modelling range of motion in the joints of mammals, will be something for you. Cheers! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

More info on our recent paper in this interview in Science... Why does biology keep building things out of tiles? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Thrilled our multi-year work on biological tilings is out in @pnasnexus.org! From virus shells to dinosaurs, seeds to fish scales—tilings are everywhere in biology. Explore the paper and our interactive catalogue (link following in next post): doi.org/10.1093/pnas...

🚨 Final Call! Don't miss your last chance to submit a poster abstract for the Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society 🦎🐦🧬 Contribute your research, connect with colleagues — and be part of it! Submission closes tomorrow. Be there or be square!

Journal of Zoology is now on Bluesky! Follow us to discover what we've published recently in our scientific journal covering all areas of #zoology - and find out more about us at zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1469... @zslscience.bsky.social

Our paper reviewing the neurophysiology of swallowing just came out! We detail 70 years of progress towards understanding neuromotor functioning in feeding, and highlight several emerging technologies for the future Check it out at the link below - journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....

Abstracts due today! Join us in Berlin to explore the full spectrum of zoological research. Expect excellent speakers, an unforgettable evening beneath iconic dinosaur exhibits, engaging city excursions, satellite symposia etc.. Limited slots remain for talks and posters—submit yours now. #DZG2025

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Today's the day! www.nypl.org/events/progr...

Gentle reminder: #DZG2025 in Berlin! The extended Early Bird registration is ending soon. Nab the reduced rate NOW and join us in Berlin. 🤩 dzg-meeting.de

We are lucky to have Merly Vogt (Helmholtz Diabetes Center, Munich) and @beetzjerome.bsky.social (Uni Wuerzburg) as speakers for the neurobiology section 🤗

Wow! Happy to see that the subject groups invited such high-profile speakers as "headliners" for their sections.

Make sure to nab the reduced fee! #DZG2025 in Berlin

📢WE'RE HIRING📢Could you be our new Senior Collections Lead? Would you enjoy working with one of the UK's most important natural history collections? Apply by 22 June to look after our amazing Collections Management, Care & Conservation team. @camunivmuseums.bsky.social www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51272/

Ever wondered how the shape of the genital bone in male Harbour #seals develops throughout #ontogeny? Berghäuser, Wölfer, Böhmer @vertevo.bsky.social & @johnnyakatura.bsky.social @jzoology.bsky.social 2025 Morphology & development of the baculum in harbour seals P. vitulina doi.org/10.1111/jzo....

Why join #DZG2025 in Berlin? Reason #4: A wonderful public lecture (open to everyone without registration). dzg-meeting.de #share #like

Why join #DZG2025 in Berlin? Reason #3: Insightful excursions to diverse (biologically relevant) places in Berlin. Check out our website! E.g., the Ihnestraße Memorial dzg-meeting.de #share #like

Bird feeders have caused a dramatic evolution of California hummingbirds | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

New paper alert! @keifferwilliams.bsky.social has spent many years refining the application of complexity measures to highly variable 🐟🦷 he explains how you can do it in his first chapter of his PhD in @sicbjournals.bsky.social

Why join #DZG2025 in Berlin? Reason #2: Ice-Breaker event in the @mfnberlin.bsky.social spectacular dinosaur hall! For example… #share #like dzg-meeting.de

Come and work with us for a few months on a standalone project! Up to £3,000 (c. 3560 EUR) available for students or postdocs to visit a new lab like ours 👀 Deadline 6th June, but get in touch with me ASAP to discuss your ideas and interests!

Why join #DZG2025 in Berlin? Reason #1: Outstanding plenary speakers! For example… #share #like dzg-meeting.de www.uni-kiel.de/de/forschung...

Why join #DZG2025 in Berlin? Reason #1: Outstanding plenary speakers! For example… #share #like dzg-meeting.de www.nwg-info.de/de/council/e...

Registration NOW OPEN. Join us in Berlin! #DZG2025

Why join #DZG2025 in Berlin? Reason #1: Outstanding plenary speakers! For example… #share #like dzg-meeting.de abl.cnbch.uw.edu.pl/people/marta...

Why join #DZG2025 in Berlin? Reason #1: Outstanding plenary speakers! For example… #share #like dzg-meeting.de www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/museum/to...

Why join #DZG2025? Reason #1: Outstanding plenary speakers! For example… #share #like (bio.kuleuven.be/faculty/0000...)

🐙🌿 Friday Spiday: A beautiful jumping spider, a male Habronattus americanus. This guy's flamboyant coloration (plus some dance moves) is how he impresses a mate. These spiders are only a few mm. long, and not especially colorful from above, so are easy to overlook. I found him last weekend--

Phylogenomic and Population Genomic Analyses of Ultraconserved Elements Reveal Deep Coalescence and Introgression Shaped Diversification Patterns in Lamprologine Cichlids of the Congo River @fishnandoalda.bsky.social et al. (including me!) 2025 Systematic Biology academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...

From @nature.com, “Global hotspots of butterfly diversity are threatened in a warming world.” 🌍🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Why join #DZG2025? Reason #1: Outstanding plenary speakers! For example… #share #like dzg-meeting.de (www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/...)

Nature. Is. Awesome. #FlyDay 📷 James Gregory

Our latest paper is out in the Journal of Anatomy 🤩. PhD student Patricia Berles modelled muscle moment arms and muscle strains in hip extensors of tamarins and marmosets with differing leaping ability/behaviour. doi.org/10.1111/joa....

The German Zoological Society is meeting in Berlin in September! Meet new people 👯, join the fun 😎 and cool science 🐟🦗🐷🪰🦝🦀🦦🐦🦁🦚🐜🐘🔬🧪🔍⚛️

Wow. Looking forward to it...

I had an issue with making updates to PhyloPic for a while. Finally resolved it today. New stuff! www.phylopic.org/images

The result of nearly two decades of work, my coauthors and I have just described two new crayfish species from western North America: introducing the Misfortunate Crayfish and Okanagan Crayfish (doi.org/10.11646/zoo...). More to follow soon, but it should be open access - message if you need a PDF.

New Pleistocene duck Amazonetta cubensis: mapress.com/zt/article/v... 🪶🧪 (📷Zelenkov)

Our latest paper on harbour seals is out. We draw from a vast collection of harbour seal skeletons at the University of Kiel—hundreds of specimens lost to a phocine distemper virus outbreak. Now fully sexed, weighed, and aged in the collection, we begin with... the penis bone doi.org/10.1111/jzo....

We have to talk about #owl necks. 🦉🪶 beaksandbones.substack.com/p/owls-head-... If you'd like to get regular updates on scientific discoveries like this, subscribe to my newsletter for free! beaksandbones.substack.com #birds #ornithology #owls #science #scicomm #biology

Researchers around the world discover fascinating things about #birds every day, but most of their findings remain unnoticed in the community of #bird enthusiasts. 🪶 You don't want to miss out on what they discover? Then my bird #science newsletter might be just for you. beaksandbones.substack.com