'The Micrarium'
at UCL Grant Museum of #Zoology
is our online #art + #science #exhibition for April 2025
in The Signifier : six : shot : gallery
https://medium.com/the-signifier/the-micrarium-d0be5cc9f7aa?sk=6c3d4a850bd9847c34859a4bf3fc2528 #photogaphy
For all the Big Bird lovers and all the scientists here, a talk coming out of a zoologist's dissertation research: "What, if Anything, Is Big Bird?"
https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/what-if-anything-is-big-bird
This is a beautiful little detail on the door of Glasgow University's Graham Kerr Building. Designed by J.J.Burnet and built in the 1920s, it was originally constructed as the Zoology Building.
26-Mar-2025
How #elephants plan their journeys: New study reveals energy-saving strategies
new paper from #Oxford legend Fritz Vollrath
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1077588 #science #zoology #behaviour #ecology #navigation
New article! 
With Rafael Rosa and Daniel Cavallari.
It has everything known about the magician treesnail 
- a species long under the radar.
A highlight is the use of CT scans to observe internal anatomy.
Doing another updated #introduction since most of my pertinent info is in my profile bio.
I'm a late-diagnosed #ActuallyAutistic who joined Fedi in '22 (she/her). I love all things #horror, am learning #Welsh/ #Cymraeg & have a #cat named Moon (short for Amunet).
Other special interests: #Android #FOSS apps, #Horses, #Zoology, #Psychology, British TV, #JoeDallesandro films & reading (#fantasy, science journals, historical mystery, etc).
Special talent: Causing hilarious misunderstandings.
Wild animals possess medical knowledge we can use. Monarch butterflies, chimps, and many other species use medicines derived from plants. #botany #chemistry #zoology #science #medicine https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26535350-700-what-the-extraordinary-medical-know-how-of-wild-animals-can-teach-us/
A Super Fungus Is Evolving in Polluted Cities – And It’s Spreading Through Cats
A biological phenomenon triggers faster evolution rates in woodland salamanders 
Stefan Friedrich Wirth posted a #preLight covering work from Brian Waldron & team. #preprint
Stefan: “The authors were able to use a (…) suitable model to address a topic that researchers in zoology are often confronted with: polymorphisms.”
#preLight 
https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/loss-of-a-morph-is-associated-with-asymmetric-character-release-in-a-radiation-of-woodland-salamanders/
Ecotype (Landscape ecology 
)
Ecotypes are organisms which belong to the same species but possess different phenotypical features as a result of environmental factors such as elevation, climate and predation. Ecotypes can be seen in wide geographical distributions and may eventually lead to speciation.
If it weren't for the fact that american mink are a non-native invasive species destroying the local wildlife, I'd find them rather elegant and fuzzy...
First time of seeing one in the wild myself. Impressed at just how close we got (about 15' across a water channel).
Fantastic skeleton of a Guiana dolphin at the Aquarium-Museum of Liège.
It was originally described by Van Beneden as the type specimen of Sotalia brasiliensis in the 19th century, which is now considered to be a synonym of Sotalia guianensis.
Now published in Peer Community Journal, #zoology section: Negative impact of mild arid conditions in natural rodent populations revealed using markers of physiological condition in natura.
https://buff.ly/MsK2LlR
Visite en coulisses : le centre Louis-Lortet, siège des discrètes mais fourmillantes réserves du Musée des Confluences de Lyon.
#Museum #histnat #zoology #collections
https://www.leprogres.fr/culture-loisirs/2024/12/26/a-la-decouverte-de-la-reserve-secrete-du-musee-des-confluences
Looking for some #astronomy or #mythology or #zoology or #comedy / #chaos content created by women on #InternationalWomensDay??
Check out our pod here or wherever you listen to podcasts 
: https://starrytimepodcast.com/episodes
If you're looking for:
astronomy --> Cosmic Background 
myths --> Myths & Retcons(tellations)
animal fun facts --> Creature Corner
Chaos/comedy/ "Pop Culture" --> Pop Culture Superstar
More #introduction about our ZooCELL network.
We will do a lot of volume electron #microscopy #volumeEM focusing on sensory systems in marine #animals
We will combine this with single-cell #genomics, correlative LM/EM, #AI -based image segmentation and classification, and genetics
You can read more about the participating labs here:
https://zoocell.eu/consortium/#Beneficiaries
We will post about events, projects etc. in the coming years.
If you like #zoology #evodevo #marine #biology follow/boost us!
Piglets will be left to starve in art exhibit in Denmark | World https://www.byteseu.com/788465/ #AnimalRights #AnimalWelfare #animals #AnimalsAndHumans #Denmark #HumansAndOtherSpecies #IssuesInAnimalEthics #MarcoEvaristti #meat #pig #Zoology
Any ESVCE and AVSAB members who would be willing to help obtain conference proceedings from past meetings? #veterinary #veterinarian #animalbehavior #ethology #zoology #dogs #cats
ESVCE = European Society of Veterinary Clinical Ethology
AVSAB = American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior
Are animals more rational than you think?
From MIT Press Reader: "From tool-making crows to alligators that lure birds with twigs, animals may be more rational than we ever imagined."
