Krizler C. Tanalgo
@tkrizler.bsky.social
Full Professor and Chair @ USM BioDept 👨🏻💻• Bats 🦇 • Conservation • Ecology• Biodiversity synthesis • Chinese Academy of Sciences 🇨🇳• Zukunftskolleg fellow 🇩🇪
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The second paper of the Current Perspectives on Biosphere Research Initiative is available as a preprint and constructive comments are welcome during the open review process, which ends on 6 November.
Preprint: doi.org/10.5194/egus...
First Paper: bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
#climate #nature
Preprint: doi.org/10.5194/egus...
First Paper: bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
#climate #nature
September 30, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The second paper of the Current Perspectives on Biosphere Research Initiative is available as a preprint and constructive comments are welcome during the open review process, which ends on 6 November.
Preprint: doi.org/10.5194/egus...
First Paper: bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
#climate #nature
Preprint: doi.org/10.5194/egus...
First Paper: bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
#climate #nature
@biotropica.bsky.social Strong El Niño drought in PH 🇵🇭reshaped predator–prey dynamics w/ predation plunged, arthropods rebounded, vertebrates lagged. Findings stress the need for long-term, standardised monitoring to understand ecosystems under climate extremes.
September 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
@biotropica.bsky.social Strong El Niño drought in PH 🇵🇭reshaped predator–prey dynamics w/ predation plunged, arthropods rebounded, vertebrates lagged. Findings stress the need for long-term, standardised monitoring to understand ecosystems under climate extremes.
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Across living and extinct primate species, longer thumbs predict bigger brains, highlighting the neural cost of dexterity, according to a paper in Communications Biology. 🧪
Human dexterity and brains evolved hand in hand - Communications Biology
Thumbs and brains coevolved in primates. Across living and extinct species, longer thumbs predict bigger brains, highlighting the neural cost of dexterity.
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September 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Across living and extinct primate species, longer thumbs predict bigger brains, highlighting the neural cost of dexterity, according to a paper in Communications Biology. 🧪
In our new paper, we showed that 15–23% of Philippine terrestrial vertebrates face extinction, especially larger-bodied & narrowly distributed species. Alarmingly, threatened & endemic species remain understudied and poorly documented. authors.elsevier.com/a/1lgTS_17Gg... #extinction
September 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In our new paper, we showed that 15–23% of Philippine terrestrial vertebrates face extinction, especially larger-bodied & narrowly distributed species. Alarmingly, threatened & endemic species remain understudied and poorly documented. authors.elsevier.com/a/1lgTS_17Gg... #extinction
Turns out, pushing myself into ambitious research work isn’t just about chasing bold ideas. It’s about babysitting them with rigour, honesty, and care, while simultaneously battling imposter syndrome and every challenge the universe throws in. Fun times.
a woman singing with the words i have a little bit of imposter syndrome
ALT: a woman singing with the words i have a little bit of imposter syndrome
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August 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Turns out, pushing myself into ambitious research work isn’t just about chasing bold ideas. It’s about babysitting them with rigour, honesty, and care, while simultaneously battling imposter syndrome and every challenge the universe throws in. Fun times.
Excited to share that I’ll be at UC Louvain this October as a Visiting Professor/Researcher —-my first since being promoted to Full Professor, and hopefully the first of many!
August 10, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Excited to share that I’ll be at UC Louvain this October as a Visiting Professor/Researcher —-my first since being promoted to Full Professor, and hopefully the first of many!
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New online! Phylogenomics and comparative genomic perspective on the avian radiation
Phylogenomics and comparative genomic perspective on the avian radiation
Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 23 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00062-9This Review explores the integration of genomic data and evolutionary history to summarize the state of knowledge surrounding the avian adaptive radiation that gave rise to modern birds.
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June 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
New online! Phylogenomics and comparative genomic perspective on the avian radiation
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When you think you have seen it all, then this: increasing trend of co-authorships for sale:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Authorship for sale: Nature investigates how paper mills work
Companies selling authorship slots thrive in a culture that equates success with a strong publication record. Customers, sleuths and the shadowy owner of a paper mill explain why.
www.nature.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
When you think you have seen it all, then this: increasing trend of co-authorships for sale:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trait-based extinction analysis helps pinpoint species needing urgent protection, but many still lack key trait data (Raunkiæran shortfall)—a major issue in megadiverse countries like the Philippines. Sharing a sneak peek of my short piece exploring this in the Philippine context and beyond.
June 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Trait-based extinction analysis helps pinpoint species needing urgent protection, but many still lack key trait data (Raunkiæran shortfall)—a major issue in megadiverse countries like the Philippines. Sharing a sneak peek of my short piece exploring this in the Philippine context and beyond.
Normal academic life
May 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Normal academic life
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New study by @idiv-research.bsky.social in @cellpress.bsky.social finds 44% of 563 environmental research faced “Gollum effect”: territorial behavior limiting access to data/sites or collaboration, often by senior or competing researchers.
👉 www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...
👉 www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...
May 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New study by @idiv-research.bsky.social in @cellpress.bsky.social finds 44% of 563 environmental research faced “Gollum effect”: territorial behavior limiting access to data/sites or collaboration, often by senior or competing researchers.
👉 www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...
👉 www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...
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The planet is changing—some of it is inevitable, but some of it is on us. 🔍 Researcher Jonathan Chase and podcast host Volker Hahn take on one of the biggest scientific challenges: distinguishing between detection (what’s changing) and attribution (why it’s changing) 📊 1/2
May 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The planet is changing—some of it is inevitable, but some of it is on us. 🔍 Researcher Jonathan Chase and podcast host Volker Hahn take on one of the biggest scientific challenges: distinguishing between detection (what’s changing) and attribution (why it’s changing) 📊 1/2
What can the human population learn from bats?
Read our feature in Animal Ecology in Focus, based on our paper published in @animalecology.bsky.social
animalecologyinfocus.com/2025/05/22/d...
Read our feature in Animal Ecology in Focus, based on our paper published in @animalecology.bsky.social
animalecologyinfocus.com/2025/05/22/d...
Does Being Too Close Hurt Us? Lessons on Overpopulation from Bats
This blog post is provided by Krizler Tanalgo and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “The behavioural costs of overcrowding for gregarious cave-dwelling bats”, which was published last …
animalecologyinfocus.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What can the human population learn from bats?
Read our feature in Animal Ecology in Focus, based on our paper published in @animalecology.bsky.social
animalecologyinfocus.com/2025/05/22/d...
Read our feature in Animal Ecology in Focus, based on our paper published in @animalecology.bsky.social
animalecologyinfocus.com/2025/05/22/d...
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We just held the first Conflict and Environment #Academic Network meeting of 2025!
Kriz Tanalgo presented #research investigating links between armed conflict and #biodiversity #conservation in the Philippines. www.nature.com/articles/s44... 1/3 #AcademicSky
Kriz Tanalgo presented #research investigating links between armed conflict and #biodiversity #conservation in the Philippines. www.nature.com/articles/s44... 1/3 #AcademicSky
Caught in the crossfire: biodiversity conservation paradox of sociopolitical conflict - npj Biodiversity
npj Biodiversity - Caught in the crossfire: biodiversity conservation paradox of sociopolitical conflict
www.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We just held the first Conflict and Environment #Academic Network meeting of 2025!
Kriz Tanalgo presented #research investigating links between armed conflict and #biodiversity #conservation in the Philippines. www.nature.com/articles/s44... 1/3 #AcademicSky
Kriz Tanalgo presented #research investigating links between armed conflict and #biodiversity #conservation in the Philippines. www.nature.com/articles/s44... 1/3 #AcademicSky
Today tested me as the department's chair, but a rough manuscript draft still knows how to test my patience harder ;)
May 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today tested me as the department's chair, but a rough manuscript draft still knows how to test my patience harder ;)
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If you're a new PI within 5 years of your first faculty position, here are two fantastic grants to help develop your research: the Kickstart Travel Grant and ECR Visiting Fellowships Find out more at biologists.com/grants/#jeb The next application deadline is 6 June
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May 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you're a new PI within 5 years of your first faculty position, here are two fantastic grants to help develop your research: the Kickstart Travel Grant and ECR Visiting Fellowships Find out more at biologists.com/grants/#jeb The next application deadline is 6 June
Please repost
Please repost
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Our new paper in @natclimate.nature.com uses a long-term selection experiment to look at the consequences of evolving in response to climate change.
Some surprising results detailed in @jutfelt.bsky.social's thread!
Some surprising results detailed in @jutfelt.bsky.social's thread!
How do fish evolve to tolerate higher temperatures, and are there trade-offs? We explore these questions in our new paper
@natclimate.nature.com led by Anna Andreassen
@annahandreassen.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🐟🦑
@natclimate.nature.com led by Anna Andreassen
@annahandreassen.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🐟🦑
May 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our new paper in @natclimate.nature.com uses a long-term selection experiment to look at the consequences of evolving in response to climate change.
Some surprising results detailed in @jutfelt.bsky.social's thread!
Some surprising results detailed in @jutfelt.bsky.social's thread!
The Philippines, a megadiverse hotspot, may lose 15–23% of its terrestrial vertebrates. Our preprint shows larger endemic species in restricted habitats face the greatest risk www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
May 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The Philippines, a megadiverse hotspot, may lose 15–23% of its terrestrial vertebrates. Our preprint shows larger endemic species in restricted habitats face the greatest risk www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
Collab study reveals widespread ecological and evolutionary traps threatening global bat populations with Kier Dela Cruz and Danilo Russo #bats #chiroptera #ecology #conservation
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kplf1R%7E...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kplf1R%7E...
May 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Collab study reveals widespread ecological and evolutionary traps threatening global bat populations with Kier Dela Cruz and Danilo Russo #bats #chiroptera #ecology #conservation
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kplf1R%7E...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kplf1R%7E...
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Understanding the biogeography of bats across the Eastern Mediterranean, Caucasus and Central Asian biodiversity hotspots – new paper led by Julian Oeser out in the Journal of Biogeography! doi.org/10.1111/jbi.... @humboldtuni.bsky.social @biogeoberlin.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Understanding the biogeography of bats across the Eastern Mediterranean, Caucasus and Central Asian biodiversity hotspots – new paper led by Julian Oeser out in the Journal of Biogeography! doi.org/10.1111/jbi.... @humboldtuni.bsky.social @biogeoberlin.bsky.social
Excited to share our latest paper in Integrative Conservation! Our new work builds on Plang et al.’s study, exploring ecological patterns behind traditional plant use in the Philippines. Grateful for an amazing team! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
May 8, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Excited to share our latest paper in Integrative Conservation! Our new work builds on Plang et al.’s study, exploring ecological patterns behind traditional plant use in the Philippines. Grateful for an amazing team! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
What started as Facebook post turned into a perspectives paper reiterating why we should OPENly and FAIRly share biodiversity data to support conservation in Southeast Asia.
Access the paper for free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1k%7EHk1R%...
Access the paper for free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1k%7EHk1R%...
May 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
What started as Facebook post turned into a perspectives paper reiterating why we should OPENly and FAIRly share biodiversity data to support conservation in Southeast Asia.
Access the paper for free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1k%7EHk1R%...
Access the paper for free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1k%7EHk1R%...