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Marcel Cardillo

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Australian National University. Macroevolution, macroecology, biogeography, biodiversity, conservation. www.macroevoeco.com

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Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Oct 29

A bit late to the Bluesky party, but I'll start with a plug for our non-technical, non-mathematical, introductory text on macroevolution & macroecology.

It probably won't give you many answers to big questions about biodiversity. But hopefully it will give you the tools to ask good questions.

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Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Sep 9

New paper led by Emmeline Norris based on her Honours project: Land tenure contributions to protected area growth under alternative conservation targets in the Australian monsoon tropics
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Four maps of the Australian Monsoonal Tropics

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David Bridie @davidbridie.bsky.social · Sep 7

New Not Drowning, Waving album with Sir George Telek entitled “Malira” out Sept 19th ahead of Melb Recital Centre show on Sat 20th. Front cover features Wargi Apelis from the acclaimed Moab Stringband of Raluana, Rabaul.

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Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Aug 29

I was ok with it until the last two words of the title

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 11

Other countries will take American scientists, they say.

Hundreds more CSIRO jobs on the chopping block as experts raise fears over impact on science

Exclusive: Concerns Australia is gutting its research capability coincide with Trump’s deep cuts into US science agencies

www.theguardian.com

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Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Jul 25

What about this classic Oz Crawl song that I'm pretty sure was written with the 2020's in mind:
youtu.be/pv9nyNb4NTk

Australian Crawl - Things Don't Seem (1981)

YouTube video by Australian Crawl

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Glasgow Smiley @neokefka99.bsky.social · Jul 22

And one final thought: Ozzy going out after giving an emotional final performance that raised a ton of money for charity is more spiritually uplifting and did more genuine good than anything any televangelist and religious grifter who railed against him ever did combined.

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Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Jul 16

Why is there such variation in species diversity among regions? Work led by @alexskeels.bsky.social shows that the history of climate change driving expansion & contraction of biomes is at least as important as current environments. ‬https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2502129122

Alex Skeels @alexskeels.bsky.social · Jul 15

New paper out today in @pnas.org presenting near-complete phylogeny of the Grevilleoideae subfamily of Proteaceae plants, representing years of work and huge collaboration from an amazing team - ft. @marcelcardillo.bsky.social @hsauquet.bsky.social @austinmast.bsky.social and many others not on bsky

enormous phylogeny of ~700 Grevilleoideae plants plus outgroups with major tribes and fossil calibrations highlighted

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Alex Skeels @alexskeels.bsky.social · Jul 15

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Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thoroughly approve of #3, #5 & #8

Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Jul 11

You could have picked the original Warumpi Band version of My Island Home, but otherwise all good choices 👍

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Faiz Siddiqui @faizsays.bsky.social · Jul 10

Grok 4 release event has started

MUSK: "Grok 4 is smarter than almost all graduate students in all disciplines simultaneously."

"Grok 4 is post-grad level in everything. ... Grok 4 is Ph.D level in everything."

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Jul 4

‘Biodiversity is not declining’ is a claim you may have heard. But science says otherwise. 📉

The @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment reveals 1 million plant & animal species are at risk of extinction. Misinformation clouds the crisis.

Rely on trusted research to understand our shared challenges. 🌍🧪

A split-screen image. The left side shows a rhinoceros mother and calf in a savanna landscape with scattered trees. The right side depicts a forest fire scene with orange flames and silhouetted trees against a dark sky.
Text reads:
"Biodiversity is in crisis" followed by:
"1 million plant and animal species risk extinction
Ecosystems are collapsing
Misinformation slows progress."
"Trust the science.
Conserve, restore and sustainably use biodiversity."

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Ian Brennan @brennian.bsky.social · Jul 4

🚨🐸 Frog Nerds Assemble 🐸🚨

Recently we published a paper on the phylogenetics and taxonomy of Australia and New Guinea's tree frogs, the Pelodryadidae.

Link here: tinyurl.com/4udpmxsm

What does this mean for you Litoria-lovers?
There's a whole bunch more names to use!

Let me explain ...

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Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Jul 3

To be fair I think there’s a just a general all-round drop in support at the moment.

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Riley Black 🦕 🏳️‍⚧️ @restingdinoface.bsky.social · Jul 2

For millions of years, whales walked on land.

Early whale evolution was an evolutionary burst in wetlands, estuaries, and ocean shallows, otter-like mammals with crocodile smiles moving between land and water. This form, Maiacetus, lived in what’s now Pakistan about 47.5 million years ago. 🧪

The skeleton of the early whale Maiacetus suspended from the ceiling. It is a mammal with anatomy like a crocodile’s.

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Terry Hughes @profterryhughes.bsky.social · Jun 26

Congratulations to 17 new Australian Research Council Laureate Fellows, announced today. Regrettably, this appears to be the final year of this scheme. www.arc.gov.au/selection-re...

www.arc.gov.au

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Catherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · Jun 24

Macroevolutionary analysis of polysynthesis shows that language complexity is more likely to evolve in small, isolated populations

Bromham et al., PNAS

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Macroevolutionary analysis of polysynthesis shows that language complexity is more likely to evolve in small, isolated populations | PNAS

Evolution of complexity in human languages has been vigorously debated, including the proposal that complexity can build in small, isolated populat...

www.pnas.org

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Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Jun 18

#ICCB25 I need to do a prioritisation analysis to decide which sessions to attend…

Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Jun 17

You poor things, how did you survive?

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Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Jun 17

It’s so nice to be in Brisbane this week…
#ICCB2025

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Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Jun 15

How to tie a truckies knot

Spooky Bunsz 👻 @copaceticbunsz.com · Jun 15

What’s something valuable your dad taught you ?

Mine showed me how to thrive as an entrepreneur

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · Jun 15

Prescribed fire, it's a very 🔥 topic! What do we know though?

Find out today! Plaza Level Meeting Room P3, 11:06 am. #ICCB2025

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Luke Kelly @ltkelly.bsky.social · Jun 15

Excited to be at #ICCB2025 in Brisbane this week! If you're interested in plant traits, fire or rapid evolution, come along to my talk on 'trait-fire mismatch' Monday at 2:55 PM in Room P5. Hope to see you there! 🌿🔥

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Spooky Bunsz 👻 @copaceticbunsz.com · Jun 15

What’s something valuable your dad taught you ?

Mine showed me how to thrive as an entrepreneur

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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · Jun 15

The US military parade starting with Fogerty's masterpiece about how millionaires send working class kids to war, 'Fortunate Son' is tippety-top subversive resistance. Trump may have missed that but not the lack of crowds or desultory trundling. youtu.be/ZWijx_AgPiA?...

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by CCRVEVO

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Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · Jun 13

Sorry 11:53am not 10:30

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jun 12

This year, at #ICCB2025, I will share our research on butterfly migration. If you are around, come and say hi! Also, feel free to reach out if you are looking for a PhD position. You can find more about our research here: shawanchowdhury.com.

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · Jun 2

I'm proud of our li'l Schoolhouse Rock for Insect Taxonomists cartoon, but if you're not in Bug World here are some annotations for you... www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYSI... cc @danlwarren.bsky.social

The Pest Is Still To Come

YouTube video by Dan Warren

www.youtube.com

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Marcel Cardillo @marcelcardillo.bsky.social · May 31

How did they know

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · May 27

Happy Birthday to Susan Janet Ballion aka Siouxsie Sioux, born on this day in 1957, London, England

#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #siouxsiesioux #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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