Alex Figueiredo
@alexfig.bsky.social
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Postdoc at U. Oxford. Biology - microbiome 💩 & behaviour 🧠 in wild rodents EvoBio PhD at U. Zurich. birder & ringing trainee. I dig Mini & cooking. He/him
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alexfig.bsky.social
I'm a simple guy, I see Ska-p, I like it immediately
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What better than the massive social network that #eseb2025 is, to learn about social networks? Go check out @eloisenewman.bsky.social 's poster this afternoon!
eloisenewman.bsky.social
Excited to be at ESEB 2025 in Barcelona!

Presenting a poster on my first chapter (with my supervisors Josh Firth and Sarah Knowles) today between 5-7 pm, so come along say hi! Happy to chat about the friendship paradox and animal social networks ☺️ @eseb2025.bsky.social
A woman stands in front of a poster
alexfig.bsky.social
What gif pops up when you type your name?

Perfect.
alexfig.bsky.social
nice!! or The Smacking Pumpkins
alexfig.bsky.social
Slightly diminish a band:
Pearl Jelly
dannagifford.bsky.social
Slightly diminish a band:
Moyen Jovi
drmikewiser.bsky.social
Slightly diminish a band:

They Might Be Taller Than Average
alexfig.bsky.social
I'm the same, so I've contacted the organisation about this. Was told some minor adjustments to the agenda were still being made, and then a pdf version would be released :) #eseb2025
alexfig.bsky.social
Wonderful post! One of my (few) regrets in life is not (yet) being into birds when I was still living in Portugal.
alexfig.bsky.social
Hi Brooke! wonder if I could be added to the postdoc one :) thank you very much!
alexfig.bsky.social
Looking for a PhD in insects, behaviour and/or microbiomes? This is the one for you 👇
joskramer.bsky.social
Ten more days to apply!

Join us in Bayreuth to study how burying beetles use social behaviors to control harmful and beneficial microbial communities during family life!
joskramer.bsky.social
🎓 #PhD in Evolutionary Ecology @UniBayreuth 🇩🇪

Parental care vs microbe communities in burying beetles 🪲🧫
ERC-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & metabarcoding

Details: tinyurl.com/CareVsMicrobes

Apply by May 16, start in September

#AcademicSky #Microbiome #SocialEvolution #Insects
alexfig.bsky.social
Maybe it's time for a 2nd PhD 🤔
Reposted by Alex Figueiredo
plewin.bsky.social
Spring slowly advancing this am in Oxford. Fantastic to ring our first willow warbler of the year among a flush of blackcaps and a lovely bullfinch.

I also heard my first willow warbler yesterday just outside my door. Seemed to be singing somewhere in Elder Stubbs - great to hear them in the city!
Willow warbler in the hand after ringing under licence. Male blackcap in the hand after ringing under licence. Female bullfinch in the hand after ringing under licence. Photo credit: Alex Figueiredo. Female greenfinch in the hand after ringing under licence.
alexfig.bsky.social
Ah thats fair, maybe I misunderstood that emphasis on your original post.
alexfig.bsky.social
Agree the piece is utter nonsense, but why does it matter where the author works?
alexfig.bsky.social
Just checmed your account, awesome work! For the UK there is now @cooperativesuk.bsky.social but dont know much else.
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check out our new paper in ISME! if you're a microbe, is it about who you are or how you get along with others? Find out! 👇
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Highlights of the Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend: 31 simultaneous starling, 1 blackcap and 12 jackdaw, among which these two absolute beauts:
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✅️ Scaup ✅️ Shoveler (patch tick)
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What was probably bird-of-the-year on my patch... and I was stuck in the lab all day 🤦‍♂️ hope it's there tomorrow morning !
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In southern Portugal, we have the absolute best electricians.
Woodpecker digging hole in utility pole Woodpecker clinging to cement utility pole