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Kwasi Wrensford
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Postdoc, UBC Zoology and Biodiversity Research Centre w/ the Gaynor Lab | Animal Behavior, Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 🇻🇮
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Cell Press @cellpress.bsky.social · Jul 26
"Linking individual animal behavior to species range shifts under climate change" http://dlvr.it/TM7Znf

‪@kwasiscientific.bsky.social, Amy L. Angert, ‪@kaitlyngaynor.bsky.social‬
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Kwasi Wrensford @kwasiscientific.bsky.social · Jul 17
Appreciate it Eamonn!!
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Kwasi Wrensford @kwasiscientific.bsky.social · Jul 17
The first paper from my postdoc is finally out! In collaboration with @kaitlyngaynor.bsky.social and Amy Angert, we outline how behavioral plasticity influences animal species’ distributions and can improve our understanding of range shifts under climate change! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Linking individual animal behavior to species range shifts under climate change
Climate change has led animal species to shift their ranges to greater elevations, latitudes, and depths, tracking their preferred abiotic niche. Howe…
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Kaitlyn Gaynor @kaitlyngaynor.bsky.social · Jun 17
Have you ever cited or come across a mention of the 'human shield hypothesis' and wondered: what is the evidence for this hypothesis, and what is the quality of that evidence? Wonder no more!
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The Human Shield Hypothesis: Does Predator Avoidance of Humans Create Refuges for Prey?
The human shield hypothesis posits that predators avoid areas of human disturbance due to perceived risk from humans, and prey therefore seeks refuge in these areas of perceived safety. Our systemati....
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Kwasi Wrensford @kwasiscientific.bsky.social · Apr 28
Hot off the presses, but finally published one of my dissertation chapters! Using open-field tests, we determined that climate resilient Lodgepole chipmunks tend to be more exploratory than climate sensitive range-shifting alpine chipmunks! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Do differences in exploration and boldness inform species level responses to environmental change in montane chipmunks?
How animals behave in novel situations may significantly affect multiple aspects of their biology, including how they respond to environmental change.…
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Kwasi Wrensford @kwasiscientific.bsky.social · Feb 6
Still so grateful to @thexylom.com for giving me the opportunity to share this!
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The Xylom @thexylom.com · Feb 5
From our archives:

Ecologist @kwasiscientific.bsky.social grapples with the knowledge that the closest relatives of Caribbean monkeys are not in Central or South America but across the Atlantic Ocean in Western Africa -- their ancestors brought over on slave ships alongside his own ancestors.
Perspective: What Being Black Across the Diaspora Taught Me About Ecology
The inalienable fact of life being Black, as well as being an immigrant is building a home out of the unfamiliar.
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Kwasi Wrensford @kwasiscientific.bsky.social · Nov 26
Finally made it over to Bluesky! I’ve gone mostly quiet on the other app, but imma try and start posting science and nature stuff again, stay tuned!
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