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Alec Burslem
@alecburslem.bsky.social
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Research fellow at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa studying humpack whale ecophysiology. Behaviour | Physiology | Conservation | Biologging | Climbing Publications: https://tinyurl.com/bdfu7em6
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Lars Bejder @lbejder1971.bsky.social · Aug 19
Impressive work by Cam Nemeth (not on BlueSky). We hypothesized that the significant lift force produced by the humpback whale’s large pectoral flippers result in them being the only species executing tight, high-speed, sustained turns characteristic of bubble-net feeding doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
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Alec Burslem @alecburslem.bsky.social · Jul 28
It's official! I'm now the newest postgraduate research fellow at the marine mammal research program at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Bio and blog post with more details here:
www.mmrphawaii.org/alec-burslem
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Shippin' out from Scotland
Written by MMRP PostDoc Alec BurslemFor a while it looked like I was going to be a chef. It was 2009, and after a couple of disappointing A-level results in biology and chemistry had shaken my confide...
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Kalyani Twyman @kztwyman.bsky.social · Jun 26
Now all typeset and pretty! A little summary:
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Kalyani Twyman @kztwyman.bsky.social · May 8
Very excited to share that our paper, ‘The clonality window: relatedness and the group covariance effect in the evolution of division of labour’, is out now in @journal-evo.bsky.social advances. With @andygardner.bsky.social

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#OpenAccess #Evolution #Multicellularity
The clonality window: relatedness and the group covariance effect in the evolution of division of labour
Abstract. Cellular division of labour is closely associated with the emergence of organismality in the evolution of obligate multicellularity. Michod has s
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Luke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · May 16
Alec Burslem @alecburslem.bsky.social presented his new non invasive method for measuring body composition in sperm whales - low impact and generalisable 👏👏👏 @seamammalresearch.bsky.social #ECSconference2025 🐋🦑🧪
Dr Alec Burslem in front of his talk title slide about estimating body composition and condition in sperm whales
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Alec Burslem @alecburslem.bsky.social · Apr 19
Had a great time this week presenting at the Scottish oceans institute seminar series, giving an overview of my PhD work on sperm whale behavior and physiology. Recording here: universityofstandrews907-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/person... @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
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Alec Burslem @alecburslem.bsky.social · Feb 6
A wee bit of r&r with @kztwyman.bsky.social in the high Atlas
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Alec Burslem @alecburslem.bsky.social · Dec 12
That's me officially all done on my PhD! I'm now full time on the 3S4 project, investigating the drivers of fine scale baseline behavior and sonar response of killer whales in the Norwegian Arctic. Stay tuned!
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Bryce Stewart @bd-stew.bsky.social · Dec 3
📢 Exciting #PhD alert! Study Atlantic bluefin #tuna in Southwest UK waters using #drones, remote sensing, #ocean profiling & eDNA while working with #anglers🐟 www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear... Supervised by @lilianlieber.bsky.social @marinemicrobes.bsky.social @peterimiller.bsky.social & me!
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Lucy Wright @lucy-wright.bsky.social · Nov 29
JOB VACANCIES!
We're seeking 3 Conservation Scientists to join our friendly team of #seabirders at the RSPB. We're an inclusive team where everyone is welcome.

DEADLINE: Friday 3rd January.

#conservationjobs #ornithology #seabirds #science

Details: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Two fieldworkers sit on a clifftop amongst the grass and wildflowers watching seabirds with a telescope and binoculars. The sun is shining, the sky is blue, the sea is shimmering turquoise, and all is good!
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Alec Burslem @alecburslem.bsky.social · Nov 25
Hey Emma, would you mind adding me too?
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Alec Burslem @alecburslem.bsky.social · Nov 25
Hi everyone! Good to see lots of familiar faces here.
For everyone else:
Research profile: research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/persons/a...
PhD abstract: doi.org/10.17630/sta...
If that seems like your kind of thing, consider giving me a follow
The role of lipid-store body condition in the behaviour and conservation of sperm whales
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