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Bill Bateman
@acanthoplus.bsky.social
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At Curtin Uni, Perth, W. Aus - urban ecology, behavioural ecology, wildlife, conservation, eDNA. Twitter @Acanthoplus

Lab. Page: https://www.facebook.com/CurtinUniversityBehaviouralEcology
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acanthoplus.bsky.social
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - karrak - just murdering a marri gum nut for the seeds #WildOz
December 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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emilytaylorscience.com
𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐂 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘

I am recruiting a postdoc to join the lab in summer/fall 2026! This is a fully funded, 2-year position. Please share with your networks!

Application details: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...

Photo is of a rattlesnake I found on campus today (in Dec!)...
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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wildlife.nathan.fun
The animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization, serving as a foundation for the natural history of animals. v.1 plates. London: G. Henderson, 1834-1837. (source: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89321) #nature #illustration #art
The animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization, serving as a foundation for the natural history of animals. v.1 plates. London: G. Henderson, 1834-1837. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89321�
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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incnaturalist.bsky.social
The most beautiful thing I’ve seen this week. I was standing on the edge of a large reservoir at night when this huge, elegant, graceful Gold-ringed cat snake came gliding out of the darkness
December 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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wa-orchids.bsky.social
We’re heading into the Noongar season of Birak, a time of rising heat and reduced rainfall, but there are still flowers still to be seen in the Perth Hills 🌿🌱

🤍 Narrowleaf Mulla Mulla
💛 Yellow Rush-Lily
❤️ Hairy Jugflower
🩷 Mulla Mulla (or Pom Pom)
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #nature #inaturalist
Ptilotus drummondii - Narrowleaf mulla mulla Tricoryne elatior - Yellow Rush Lily Adenanthos barbiger - Hairy Jugflower Ptilotus manglesii - Mulla Mulla
December 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social
A Lace Monitor Lizard investigating a hollow. There have been a few out and about now summer is here. #wildoz #brisbane
December 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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kjmacleod.bsky.social
Our new paper! Led by @miaryras.bsky.social with @wolfgangwuster.bsky.social and others 🦎
jexpbiol.bsky.social Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 12d
Winters are warming faster than summers, which could affect hibernating ectotherms, but it turns out that wall lizards cope well with warm winters & mini winter heatwaves, although they suffer more DNA damage, so the effects of warm winters may be concealed

journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Three common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) in a crack in rocks in the southern UK. Photo credit: Amelia Harvey.
December 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
acanthoplus.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We miss having a dog but it’s the price you pay’: the village that banned pets to save wildlife
Australian eco community is a sanctuary for native animals and a showcase of sustainable living
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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incnaturalist.bsky.social
Tiny baby male Wagler’s Pit Viper with Lego stormtrooper keychain for scale.
December 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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wlallen.bsky.social
🚨Two funded PhDs on the evolutionary ecology of antipredator colouration 🦋 with myself and Iliana Medina.

One in Swansea tinyurl.com/4thtbph6 deadline Jan 12th @crocus-dla.bsky.social

The other in Melbourne - deadline Jan 1st

Please share among potential students!
December 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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wildlife.nathan.fun
Edinburgh journal of natural history and of the physical sciences. Edinburgh [etc.]: Published for the proprietor [etc.], 1835-1840. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33665253) #nature #illustration #art
Edinburgh journal of natural history and of the physical sciences. Edinburgh [etc.]: Published for the proprietor [etc.], 1835-1840. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33665253�
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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angrywagtails.bsky.social
well deserved profile of local wildlife and wildflower photographer

Lyn Alcock captures wild antics of Dryandra's numbat population over 20 years

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Two decades of capturing numbat antics on camera
Lyn Alcock is known as the 'Numbat whisperer', spending hours every day observing and photographing the tiny, endangered marsupials, recording behaviours that have never been seen before.
www.abc.net.au
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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amcell.bsky.social
2025. Behavioural ecology in the twenty-first century - www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Behavioural ecology in the twenty-first century - Nature Ecology & Evolution
This Perspective discusses how the field of behavioural ecology has contributed to fundamental science and tackling global challenges, ranging from understanding how natural selection leads to adaptat...
www.nature.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
acanthoplus.bsky.social
I think this quenda wants to move in #WildOz
November 30, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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ecoinvasions.bsky.social
A study of introductions of large herbivorous mammals outside their native range suggests they do more harm than good to local biodiversity. Only 1 in 5 impacts is positive. Positive effects on certain native species often come at a cost to other natives. #bioinvasions www.unifr.ch/news/en/3344...
Saving a species but at the expense of others?
The way to hell is paved with good intentions. In the hope of saving certain endangered species and ecosystems, some conservation projects propose the introduction of large plant-feeding mammals int...
www.unifr.ch
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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lyndyphotos.bsky.social
In Miami, Great egrets are often found hunting in backyards for lizards, snakes, and small birds. This one caught a brown anole and a stick and is trying to figure out how to swallow one without the other. For the #HeadShots theme of #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #birds Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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wildlife.nathan.fun
Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or birds of paradise and Ptilonorhynchidae, or bower-birds. London: H. Sotheran & Co., 1891-98. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48735398) #nature #illustration #art
Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or birds of paradise and Ptilonorhynchidae, or bower-birds. London: H. Sotheran & Co., 1891-98. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48735398�
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
acanthoplus.bsky.social
Pretty tiger snake #WildOz
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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wildlife.nathan.fun
A monograph of the Nectariniidae, or, Family of sun-birds London: Published by the author, 1876-1880. (source: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/item/113608) #nature #illustration #art
A monograph of the Nectariniidae, or, Family of sun-birds London: Published by the author, 1876-1880. http://biodiversitylibrary.org/item/113608�
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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yungenchee.bsky.social
We have no answers from our institutions as to why Go8 universities endorsed BCA's regressive EPBC recommendations

But 90 of us have signed an 'Independent statement on the Group of Eight’s position on EPBC Act reforms'

🙏 Prof Justine Bell-James for writing & coordinating the independent statement
Independent statement on the Group of Eight’s position on EPBC Act reforms The federal Parliament is currently considering amendments to the flagship federal environmental legislation, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (‘EPBC Act’). This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to strengthen environmental protections to reverse Australia’s current trajectory of extinctions and biodiversity loss. We are academics at the institutions in the Group of Eight (Go8), with expertise in biodiversity conservation science, climate science, policy, economics and law. We support amendments to the EPBC Act to strengthen protections for biodiversity and remove ministerial discretion and legal loopholes, in order to create a level playing field for businesses, and make environmental protection and recovery central to all decision-making processes under the Act. We note that the Go8 has signed a statement by the Business Council of Australia endorsing amendments that will weaken the Act’s protection for the environment. This statement does not reflect the world leading conservation research being carried out at our institutions. It also does not reflect the extensive evidence-based advice provided by experts based at Go8 institutions during the review and consultation processes over the past five years. We disagree with this statement, and the Go8’s endorsement of it. Signatories (in alphabetical order of family name) Professor Justine Bell-James The University of Queensland Emeritus Professor S Don Bradshaw The University of Western Australia Associate Professor Josephine Brown The University of Melbourne Honorary Associate Professor Peter Burnett Australian National University Professor Danielle Celermajer The University of Sydney Professor Iadine Chades Monash University Dr Yung En Chee The University of Melbourne Dr Shawan Chowdhury Monash University Dr Paul Close The University of Western Australia Associate Professor Carly Cook Monash University Professor Graeme Cumming The University of Western Australia Professor Saul Cunningham Australian National University Dr Christopher Cvitanovic UNSW Canberra Dr Nicholas Deal Monash University Associate Professor Angela Dean The University of Queensland Professor Emeritus Christopher Dickman The University of Sydney Professor Kingsley Dixon The University of Western Australia Associate Professor Daniel Dunn The University of Queensland Dr Megan Evans UNSW Canberra Signatories (in alphabetical order of family name) Dr José R. Ferrer-Paris UNSW Sydney Associate Professor Anita Foerster Monash University Adjunct Professor Rob Fowler The University of Adelaide Emeritus Professor Alex Gardner The University of Western Australia Professor Christophe Gaudin The University of Western Australia Professor Andrea Gaynor The University of Western Australia Associate Professor Hedley Grantham University of New South Wales Professor Pauline Grierson The University of Western Australia Dr Liz Hicks The University of Melbourne Professor Dieter Hochuli The University of Sydney Professor Andy Hogg The Australian National University Dr Matthew Holden The University of Queensland Professor Stephen D. Hopper AC The University of Western Australia Dr Brad Jessup The University of Melbourne Laureate Professor David Keith UNSW Professor Richard Kingsford UNSW Sydney A/Professor Carissa Klein The University of Queensland Associate Professor Joanna Kyriakakis Monash University Emeritus Professor Hans Lambers The University of Western Australia Associate Professor Nina Lansbury The University of Queensland Dr Natasha LeBas The University of Western Australia Professor Sarah Legge The Australian National University Distinguished Professor David Lindenmayer The Australian National University Professor Catherine Lovelock The University of Queensland Professor Kristen Lyons The University of Queensland Professor Rosemary Lyster The University of Sydney Professor Andrew Macintosh Australian National University Dr Ray Maher The University of Queensland Professor Martine Maron The University of Queensland Professor Sharon Mascher The University of Western Australia Dr Helen Mayfield The University of Queensland Professor Michael McCarthy The University of Melbourne Associate Professor Phillipa McCormack The University of Adelaide Professor Matt McDonald The University of Queensland Signatories (in alphabetical order of family name) Professor Karen McNamara The University of Queensland Professor Jessica Meeuwig The University of Western Australia Professor Malte Meinshausen The University of Melbourne Professor Nicki Mitchell The University of Western Australia Dr Rachel Morgain University of Melbourne Professor Craig Moritz Australian National University Professor Emily Nicholson The University of Melbourne Professor David Pannell The University of Western Australia Dr Tina Parkhurst The University of Melbourne Professor Kirsten Parris The University of Melbourne Associate Professor Natasha Pauli The University of Western Australia Dr Alexandra Pavlova Monash University Professor Jacqueline Peel The University of Melbourne Professor Jamie Pittock Australian National University Dr Pieter Poot The University of Western Australia Professor Hugh Possingham The University of Queensland Professor John Quiggin The University of Queensland Dr Cristina Ramalho The University of Western Australia Professor Amanda Ridley The University of Western Australia Professor Cynthia Riginos The University of Queensland Professor David Schlosberg The University of Sydney Associate Professor Robyn Schofield The University of Melbourne Professor Leigh Simmons The University of Western Australia Professor Paul Sunnucks Monash University Professor Stephen Swearer The University of Western Australia Professor Erika Techera The University of Western Australia Associate Professor Joseph Tomkins The University of Western Australia Professor Erik Veneklaas The University of Western Australia Professor Peter Vesk The University of Melbourne Dr Ella Vines Monash University Dr Jessica Walsh Monash University Professor Glenda Wardle The University of Sydney Professor James Watson The University of Queensland Associate Professor Alexandra Wawryk The University of Adelaide Professor Brendan Wintle The University of Melbourne Dr Nerida Wilson The University of Western Australia
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
acanthoplus.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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pezoporus.bsky.social
Plenary 3 of #AOC2025 was the iconic @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social talking about Orange-bellied Parrots. Science, insights and lessons from over a decade of research. Without captive breeding this species will become extinct in the wild.
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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natforsdick.bsky.social
Plenary speaker Dejan Stojanovich describes how the orange bellied parrots have been resistant to conservation, and are generally a challenging species to study. A lot of research and conservation trial and effort has been put in to diagnosing causes of decline. #AOC2025
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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natforsdick.bsky.social
With 4 island types and over 300 islands, Palau has a huge diversity of habitats, for at least 168 bird species, #AOC2025 plenary speaker Heather Ketebengang tells us.
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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wildlife.nathan.fun
The animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization, serving as a foundation for the natural history of animals. v.1 plates. London: G. Henderson, 1834-1837. (source: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89321) #nature #illustration #art
The animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization, serving as a foundation for the natural history of animals. v.1 plates. London: G. Henderson, 1834-1837. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89321�
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM