Andrea Fuller
@andreafuller.bsky.social
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Wildlife conservation physiology. Thermal physiology. Wits University, South Africa. Editor-in-chief, Conservation Physiology. Associate editor, Acta Physiologica.
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sebiology.bsky.social
🏅 Nominations are still open for the SEB awards!

🌟 President’s Medals – celebrating outstanding young scientists
www.sebiology.org/grants/award...
🗓 Deadline: 24/10/2025

🎓 Annual Lecture Awards – honouring leading scientists across biology
www.sebiology.org/grants/award...
🗓 Deadline: 31/10/2025
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conphysjournal.bsky.social
Welcome to our new #AssociateEditor João Silva!

João will bring his expertise in #Marine #PlantEcology to this role 🌊🌿 He is based at the Centre of Marine Sciences in Portugal, and is also a member of the Euromarine Steering Committee.
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We're excited to announce Community Conversations, a new #webinar series in partnership with @sebiology.bsky.social 🤝 This is geared towards #EarlyCareer researchers. Our first speaker is @sjcfishy.bsky.social

Sign up here: buff.ly/MTC7R6B

#ConPhys #SEBcareers #ECR #PhD #conservation
Community Conversations: Webinars for building a career in conservation physiology. Speaker Dr Steven Cooke presents his "Reflections on Co-production and Impact in Conservation Physiology". The webinar is online and takes place on 5 November 2025 14:00-15:00 GMT
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From the field to the lab - working out the water and energy content of meerkat prey items!
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One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."
A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute.
Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner.
I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way.
Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose.
The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why.
Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes.
I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic).
"To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus
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vvandvik.bsky.social
The #IPCC is now hireing ‘chapter scientists’ to support the author teams for the upcoming IPCC Report.

If you are an early career scientist with strong synthesis and organisational skills, and from a developing country or a country in transition, do check this out!

www.ictp.it/opportunity/...
IPCC AR7 Chapter Scientists | ICTP
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in the process of preparing its Seventh Assessment report (AR7). The IPCC Working Groups are seeking highly motivated early-career researchers f...
www.ictp.it
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sebiology.bsky.social
🚀 Calling early-career biologists!

The @biologists.bsky.social Travel Grant gives you up to £800 to attend conferences, workshops, or lab visits.

🗓️ This round closes 30 September — don’t miss it!

✅ Apply here:
www.sebiology.org/grants/grant...

#ScienceFunding #TravelGrant #Biology
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conphysjournal.bsky.social
New #MarineBiology research on #Endangered green sea turtles 🐢 creates crucial haematology and biochemical reference points. This data, comparing captive vs. wild individuals, can help #Conservationists prepare animals for a successful release!

Check it out here: doi.org/10.1093/conp...
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This is a very cool one. The scientific report on the first naturally mummified big cats ever found - seven mummified cheetahs, some dating back thousands of years, discovered in caves in Saudi Arabia #science #caves #mummification #mummies #zoology #history 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2497...
Cheetahs naturally turned into mummies in caves in Saudi Arabia
The constant temperature and low humidity of a cave network in Saudi Arabia turned cheetahs, some of which died thousands of years ago, into mummies
www.newscientist.com
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Nothing more pleasing than seeing a previous postdoc signing for his first permanent job in academia. Congrats Vinicius Fonseca - Professor at the Instituto Federal Baiano, Brazil.
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wishartae.bsky.social
For the #ungulates crowd! 🧪🌍 #wildlife
canjzoology.bsky.social
NEW in CJZ:
Harmless tags or hazardous ads? Investigating the potential for ear tags to increase predation on neonatal ungulates

✒️ Turnley et al.
🔗 buff.ly/7Dz1HN3 #OpenAccess 🔓
Two pronghorn neonates shortly after birth. Both are fitted with expandable tracking collars but only one fitted with a yellow eartag.
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Nothing makes field research easier than a superb set of wheels! Thanks Suzuki South Africa for the support. #Jimny
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sebiology.bsky.social
Call for Session Proposals – SEB #Conference 2026

We invite you to propose a session for our Conference in Florence 7–9 July 2026, themed Resilience.

📌 Submission deadline: 1 October 2025.

📍More information :
www.sebiology.org/events/propose-a-session-or-event/session-proposal-form.html
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conphysjournal.bsky.social
New research on #CriticallyEndangered blue sharks 🦈 has measured parameters of their blood, creating a physiological baseline for conservation efforts to monitor sharks’ health.

More details here: doi.org/10.1093/conp...
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biologists.bsky.social
Our next extraordinary biologist is Tshepiso Majelantle, early-career researcher and postdoc at Witwatersrand University, South Africa, who attended @biologists.bsky.social's first Global South Workshop in 2024. #100biologists #NPAW2025
The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right.
 
Portrait of Tshepiso Majelantle to the left, text to the right
 
100 extraordinary biologists

Tshepiso Majelantle

Tshepiso Majelantle is an early-career researcher and postdoc at Witwatersrand University, South Africa, who attended The Company of Biologists' first Global South Workshop, How Global South Research Can Shape the Future of Comparative Physiology, and is joining the team of Outside JEB writers in 2026.

#100biologists #biologists100
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kamermanpr.bsky.social
Went for a morning drive in Kruger National Park (South Africa) with @andreafuller.bsky.social Found a few lion cubs soaking up the morning rays of sunlight.
Photo of yawning lion cub Photo of several lion cubs lying under a bush.
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conphysjournal.bsky.social
When is the best time to nest? For Franklin’s Gulls, nesting time is a predictor of chicks’ survival outcomes and must be precisely timed with migration. So why do some parent gulls nest later than others?

@invasivemm.bsky.social explains more in this #ConPhysInAction paper: doi.org/10.1093/conp...
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mdg-aina.bsky.social
🐋 Just got my hands on some incredible humpback whale footage captured through CATS tags from this 2025 season! 📹 These underwater cameras give us a whale’s-eye view of their world like never before.
🧵 Thread 1/5👇 The best clips below!
#MarineLife 🦑 #Whales #Biologging #Conservation #Madagascar
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conphysjournal.bsky.social
🚨Deadline extension for our #BioLogging Special Issue 💻🐆

You now have until the end of the year to submit your work!

Full info here ➡️ academic.oup.com/conphys/page...
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eiui.bsky.social
Laboratory and field studies are often presented as “either-or approaches” with distinct advantages and challenges. Binning et al. argue for “working across the lab-field continuum” to conduct research that can “better inform #policy and practice” @conphysjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Title, authors’ names, and abstract from a paper about the advantages and challenges of laboratory-based and field-based conservation physiology research for informing policy and practice
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conphysjournal.bsky.social
Conservation physiology researchers typically use lab or field-based approaches, which are often seen as polar and distinct. This review advocates for an integrative approach across the lab-field continuum, to better inform conservation policy and practice.

doi.org/10.1093/conp...
fig.1 from the paper showing the relationship between control and realism in conservation physiology