#ecotoxicology — Public Fediverse posts
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Ecotoxicology is the scientific study of the effects of toxic chemicals on biological organisms, specifically at the population, community, and ecosystem levels. The field integrates toxicology and ecology to assess how natural and synthetic pollutants disrupt biological functions, impact biodiversity, and alter ecological dynamics.
#Ecotoxicology #Environmental #sflorg
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The short documentary 'Parkinson tóxico' (in Spanish, but you can add translated subtitles) reveals the connection between pesticides and Parkinson. It is part of a campaign to recognize pesticide-derived Parkinson, one of worlds quickest growing neurodegenerative diseases, as a workplace hazard for farmers and fieldworkers (and of course, to reduce pesticide use).
Directed by Santi Donaire and Alba García Fijo.
Financed by @ecologistas , @Wwf España and Sociedad Española de Agricultura Ecológica (SEAE).@Su_G @climatenewsnow
@IGG_FAU
@ufwupdates
@PAN_NL#Parkinson #Pesticidas #SaludPublica #Agricultura #Documental #SantiDonaire #EcologistasEnAccion #WWF #SEAE #MedioAmbiente #Pesticides #PublicHealth #Agriculture #Documentary #Ecotoxicology #agroecology #agroecologia #Landwirtschafr #Pestizide
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The short documentary 'Parkinson tóxico' (in Spanish, but you can add translated subtitles) reveals the connection between pesticides and Parkinson. It is part of a campaign to recognize pesticide-derived Parkinson, one of worlds quickest growing neurodegenerative diseases, as a workplace hazard for farmers and fieldworkers (and of course, to reduce pesticide use).
Directed by Santi Donaire and Alba García Fijo.
Financed by @ecologistas , @Wwf España and Sociedad Española de Agricultura Ecológica (SEAE).@Su_G @climatenewsnow
@IGG_FAU
@ufwupdates
@PAN_NL#Parkinson #Pesticidas #SaludPublica #Agricultura #Documental #SantiDonaire #EcologistasEnAccion #WWF #SEAE #MedioAmbiente #Pesticides #PublicHealth #Agriculture #Documentary #Ecotoxicology #agroecology #agroecologia #Landwirtschafr #Pestizide
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The short documentary 'Parkinson tóxico' (in Spanish, but you can add translated subtitles) reveals the connection between pesticides and Parkinson. It is part of a campaign to recognize pesticide-derived Parkinson, one of worlds quickest growing neurodegenerative diseases, as a workplace hazard for farmers and fieldworkers (and of course, to reduce pesticide use).
Directed by Santi Donaire and Alba García Fijo.
Financed by @ecologistas , @Wwf España and Sociedad Española de Agricultura Ecológica (SEAE).@Su_G @climatenewsnow
@IGG_FAU
@ufwupdates
@PAN_NL#Parkinson #Pesticidas #SaludPublica #Agricultura #Documental #SantiDonaire #EcologistasEnAccion #WWF #SEAE #MedioAmbiente #Pesticides #PublicHealth #Agriculture #Documentary #Ecotoxicology #agroecology #agroecologia #Landwirtschafr #Pestizide
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The short documentary 'Parkinson tóxico' (in Spanish, but you can add translated subtitles) reveals the connection between pesticides and Parkinson. It is part of a campaign to recognize pesticide-derived Parkinson, one of worlds quickest growing neurodegenerative diseases, as a workplace hazard for farmers and fieldworkers (and of course, to reduce pesticide use).
Directed by Santi Donaire and Alba García Fijo.
Financed by @ecologistas , @Wwf España and Sociedad Española de Agricultura Ecológica (SEAE).@Su_G @climatenewsnow
@IGG_FAU
@ufwupdates
@PAN_NL#Parkinson #Pesticidas #SaludPublica #Agricultura #Documental #SantiDonaire #EcologistasEnAccion #WWF #SEAE #MedioAmbiente #Pesticides #PublicHealth #Agriculture #Documentary #Ecotoxicology #agroecology #agroecologia #Landwirtschafr #Pestizide
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The short documentary 'Parkinson tóxico' (in Spanish, but you can add translated subtitles) reveals the connection between pesticides and Parkinson. It is part of a campaign to recognize pesticide-derived Parkinson, one of worlds quickest growing neurodegenerative diseases, as a workplace hazard for farmers and fieldworkers (and of course, to reduce pesticide use).
Directed by Santi Donaire and Alba García Fijo.
Financed by @ecologistas , @Wwf España and Sociedad Española de Agricultura Ecológica (SEAE).@Su_G @climatenewsnow
@IGG_FAU
@ufwupdates
@PAN_NL#Parkinson #Pesticidas #SaludPublica #Agricultura #Documental #SantiDonaire #EcologistasEnAccion #WWF #SEAE #MedioAmbiente #Pesticides #PublicHealth #Agriculture #Documentary #Ecotoxicology #agroecology #agroecologia #Landwirtschafr #Pestizide
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Scleractinian #corals function as biological archives, absorbing and accumulating anthropogenic compounds—such as pharmaceuticals, herbicides, and personal care products—within their tissues. This process provides a time-integrated record of chemical exposure and pollution in marine ecosystems.
#Ecotoxicology #MarineBiology #EnvironmentalChemistry #Oceanography #sflorg
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This research provides the first biologically based estimate of global oceanic mercury distribution by analyzing blood mercury concentrations in more than 11,000 #seabirds across 108 species.
#Environmental #MarineBiology #Ornithology #Ecotoxicology #Biogeochemistry #sflorg
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Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecotoxicology and #environmentalchemistry section: Exposure to a mixture of organic pollutants in a threatened freshwater turtle Emys orbicularis: effects of age, sex, and temporal variation
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CW: Bad news: pesticides. But an very good approach to calculate ecological toxicity
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@Akshay/116192439506710815
"To determine global pesticide risk, the study researchers looked at data on pesticide use from 2013 to 2019 in 65 nations that collectively represent nearly 80% of global crop acreage. They then combined these statistics with data on the toxicity of 625 pesticides for eight different species groups, including aquatic invertebrates and plants, fish, pollinating insects, soil organisms, and terrestrial arthropods, plants and vertebrates."
This TAT [total applied toxicity] is a very good approach to measure ecotoxicity. This is very important since the often used "tons of pesticides applied" is quite useless when we are talking about substances with highly varying toxicity. 👌
Of many pesticides, we do not really know the toxicity, or there is a lack of scientific consensus because the agrochemical corporations play dirty and have an army of paid pseudo-scientists. Additionally, toxicological studies focus mainly on acute toxicity on humans and not on long-term adverse health effects or the effects of combinations of different pollutants. And the toxicity for ecosystem functions is seldom even considered.
May this TAT help us to not underestimate toxicity so much.@mongabay 🌱
@Akshay :ecoanarchism_heart:
#Toxicology #Ecotoxicology #Microbiology #Agriculture #AgriBusiness #Bayer #Monsanto #Pioneer #Syngenta #Pesticides #SoilBiology #Glyphosate -
CW: Bad news: pesticides. But an very good approach to calculate ecological toxicity
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@Akshay/116192439506710815
"To determine global pesticide risk, the study researchers looked at data on pesticide use from 2013 to 2019 in 65 nations that collectively represent nearly 80% of global crop acreage. They then combined these statistics with data on the toxicity of 625 pesticides for eight different species groups, including aquatic invertebrates and plants, fish, pollinating insects, soil organisms, and terrestrial arthropods, plants and vertebrates."
This TAT [total applied toxicity] is a very good approach to measure ecotoxicity. This is very important since the often used "tons of pesticides applied" is quite useless when we are talking about substances with highly varying toxicity. 👌
Of many pesticides, we do not really know the toxicity, or there is a lack of scientific consensus because the agrochemical corporations play dirty and have an army of paid pseudo-scientists. Additionally, toxicological studies focus mainly on acute toxicity on humans and not on long-term adverse health effects or the effects of combinations of different pollutants. And the toxicity for ecosystem functions is seldom even considered.
May this TAT help us to not underestimate toxicity so much.@mongabay 🌱
@Akshay :ecoanarchism_heart:
#Toxicology #Ecotoxicology #Microbiology #Agriculture #AgriBusiness #Bayer #Monsanto #Pioneer #Syngenta #Pesticides #SoilBiology #Glyphosate -
CW: Bad news: pesticides. But an very good approach to calculate ecological toxicity
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@Akshay/116192439506710815
"To determine global pesticide risk, the study researchers looked at data on pesticide use from 2013 to 2019 in 65 nations that collectively represent nearly 80% of global crop acreage. They then combined these statistics with data on the toxicity of 625 pesticides for eight different species groups, including aquatic invertebrates and plants, fish, pollinating insects, soil organisms, and terrestrial arthropods, plants and vertebrates."
This TAT [total applied toxicity] is a very good approach to measure ecotoxicity. This is very important since the often used "tons of pesticides applied" is quite useless when we are talking about substances with highly varying toxicity. 👌
Of many pesticides, we do not really know the toxicity, or there is a lack of scientific consensus because the agrochemical corporations play dirty and have an army of paid pseudo-scientists. Additionally, toxicological studies focus mainly on acute toxicity on humans and not on long-term adverse health effects or the effects of combinations of different pollutants. And the toxicity for ecosystem functions is seldom even considered.
May this TAT help us to not underestimate toxicity so much.@mongabay 🌱
@Akshay :ecoanarchism_heart:
#Toxicology #Ecotoxicology #Microbiology #Agriculture #AgriBusiness #Bayer #Monsanto #Pioneer #Syngenta #Pesticides #SoilBiology #Glyphosate -
CW: Bad news: pesticides. But an very good approach to calculate ecological toxicity
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@Akshay/116192439506710815
"To determine global pesticide risk, the study researchers looked at data on pesticide use from 2013 to 2019 in 65 nations that collectively represent nearly 80% of global crop acreage. They then combined these statistics with data on the toxicity of 625 pesticides for eight different species groups, including aquatic invertebrates and plants, fish, pollinating insects, soil organisms, and terrestrial arthropods, plants and vertebrates."
This TAT [total applied toxicity] is a very good approach to measure ecotoxicity. This is very important since the often used "tons of pesticides applied" is quite useless when we are talking about substances with highly varying toxicity. 👌
Of many pesticides, we do not really know the toxicity, or there is a lack of scientific consensus because the agrochemical corporations play dirty and have an army of paid pseudo-scientists. Additionally, toxicological studies focus mainly on acute toxicity on humans and not on long-term adverse health effects or the effects of combinations of different pollutants. And the toxicity for ecosystem functions is seldom even considered.
May this TAT help us to not underestimate toxicity so much.@mongabay 🌱
@Akshay :ecoanarchism_heart:
#Toxicology #Ecotoxicology #Microbiology #Agriculture #AgriBusiness #Bayer #Monsanto #Pioneer #Syngenta #Pesticides #SoilBiology #Glyphosate -
CW: Bad news: pesticides. But an very good approach to calculate ecological toxicity
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@Akshay/116192439506710815
"To determine global pesticide risk, the study researchers looked at data on pesticide use from 2013 to 2019 in 65 nations that collectively represent nearly 80% of global crop acreage. They then combined these statistics with data on the toxicity of 625 pesticides for eight different species groups, including aquatic invertebrates and plants, fish, pollinating insects, soil organisms, and terrestrial arthropods, plants and vertebrates."
This TAT [total applied toxicity] is a very good approach to measure ecotoxicity. This is very important since the often used "tons of pesticides applied" is quite useless when we are talking about substances with highly varying toxicity. 👌
Of many pesticides, we do not really know the toxicity, or there is a lack of scientific consensus because the agrochemical corporations play dirty and have an army of paid pseudo-scientists. Additionally, toxicological studies focus mainly on acute toxicity on humans and not on long-term adverse health effects or the effects of combinations of different pollutants. And the toxicity for ecosystem functions is seldom even considered.
May this TAT help us to not underestimate toxicity so much.@mongabay 🌱
@Akshay :ecoanarchism_heart:
#Toxicology #Ecotoxicology #Microbiology #Agriculture #AgriBusiness #Bayer #Monsanto #Pioneer #Syngenta #Pesticides #SoilBiology #Glyphosate -
Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecotoxicology and #environmentalchemistry section: Investigation of the combined influence of salinity and particle concentration on the adsorption of anionic and zwitterionic PFAS onto estuarine sediment using the RSM modelling approach
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Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecotoxicology and #environmentalchemistry section: Impact of chlordecone pollution on biodiversity: The blind spot of 15 years of public policy in the French West Indies
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📍 Séminaire de Lautaro GANDARA #EMBL 📍
📅Vendredi 19 septembre 2025 à 12 h à l'IDEEV▶️Deep #phenotyping in #ecotoxicology: from the #insect apocalypse to the stress response"
▶️ https://www.ideev.universite-paris-saclay.fr/seminaires/
@EMBLEvents #xenobiotic #drosophila #biodiversite #ecologie #lautarogandara
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Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecotoxicology and #environmentalchemistry section: Effects of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) on life history traits and population dynamics of Daphnia magna: comparison of two exposure regimes
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🤩🎉🥳🥂👏 Successful PhD defence by Veronika-Hierlmeier-Hackl @uniinnsbruck on “protectAlps - #Alps, #PersistentPollutants, and #insects”
Congrats to you, Dr. Veronika, & thanks to Julia Seeber, Georg Leitinger, and examiners Gerhard Lammel!
#biodiversity #InsectDecline
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📢 New paper out in Ecotoxicology! 🪲🌿
We tested whether a common glyphosate-based weed killer harms European earwigs.
🧪 Despite exposure to high doses, we found no major effects on maternal care, development, or immunity.
This surprising resilience raises new questions: Why are earwigs so tolerant to chemical pollution?
Read more:
🔗 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10646-025-02912-w#Ecotoxicology #Insects #Glyphosate #Pesticides #Earwigs #Science #PollutionResilience
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Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecotoxicology and #environmentalchemistry section: Evaluating the effects of environmental disturbances and pesticide mixtures on N-cycle related soil microbial endpoints
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PFAS are one of the most important pollution issues of our times.
Thank you for giving attention to the topic!
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🥳 🤩 New paper out in Global Ecology and Conservation!
Clarification of local causes for lesser horseshoe bat extinction in the Bavarian-Tyrolean Alpine region
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03446
@uniinnsbruck
#ecotoxicology #WomeninSTEM #PersistentOrganicPollutants #Lead #Cadmium #conservation # biodiversity -
Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecotoxicology and #environmentalchemistry section: Exposure of wild mammals to glyphosate, AMPA, and glufosinate: a case for “emerging organic contaminants”?
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We need to be critical with toxicological safety levels.
Apart from the ovious political fight and influence by lobbies, there are way too few large-scale toxicological studies that assess multiple toxics, interactions with lifestyle, toxicity of degradation products and long-term effects on human health (reproductive health, endocrine disruptors, gut microbiome etc...) and the environment (yeah, complex topic, I know. But maybe a little bit of cautionary principle?).
We are filling ourselves with toxic shit just because some funds manager can report higher benefits to the already obscenely rich shareholders.
[that said, it's obviously an embarrassment for the authors of the study, but shit happens. I fully agree with their take that the overall conclusions remain: "an order of magnitude lower" sounds like "bah, in reality that's nothing", but the plastic kitchen utensils are by far the only source of toxic contamintants. And the highlighting of the recycling pathway for the pollution of household products is correct. Since we are luckily starting to recycle more stuff, we have to face this problem. And yes, there is also the topic of toxic shit in packaging of foodstuff: https://unwrappedproject.org/recycled-content-in-food-packaging-toxic-chemical-exposure]
@troublewithwords @matthewtoad43
@dlakelan#Toxicology #PlasticPollution #PFAS #EcoToxicology #Toxicocene
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Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecotoxicology and #environmentalchemistry section: Identifying pesticide mixtures at country-wide scale https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.472
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New paper (££ I'm afraid) - environmental pollutant levels of fluoxetine promote wound healing in human skin cell lines and biopsies
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026974912401666X?via%3Dihub
#Ecotoxicology #WoundHealing #Fluoxetine #Skin #Biology -
Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecotoxicology and #environmentalchemistry section: Molecular response to multiple trace element contamination of the European sardine
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Now published in Peer Community Journal, #Ecotoxicology and #EnvironmentalChemistry section: Ecotoxicity of lanthanides to Daphnia magna: insights from elemental behavior and speciation in a standardized test medium https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.440
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Biological rhythms have been broadly ignored in #ecotoxicology.
@michaelgbertram &co highlight the importance of biological rhythms for understanding, predicting, and mitigating the complex ecological repercussions of chemical #pollution.
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Now published in Peer Community Journal,
#Ecotoxicology & #EnvironmentalChemistry section: Characterization of the bioaccumulation and toxicity of copper pyrithione, an antifouling compound, on juveniles of rainbow trout https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.358 -
Just a few days left to apply for this #tenuretrack #academicJob position in my research unit at #UNamur
#ecology #ecotoxicology #phd #biology #aquatic #aquaticEcology
Come to Belgium, there's lots of water here 🐟💦🦐🐚😁
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Scientists develop model to predict #endocrine #disruption by environmental #contaminants in #seals.
#estrogen #bsERα #bsERβ #ecotoxicology #Baikal
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-scientists-endocrine-disruption-environmental-contaminants.html
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Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecotoxicology and #environmentalchemistry section: DRomics, a workflow to exploit dose-response #omics data in ecotoxicology https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.325
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#Rotifers have been studied for >100 years re #microevolution, #EcologicalDynamics & #ecotoxicology. This study presents a #CRISPR-based method for KO mutation of 1 or 2 alleles, and KI mutations, in rotifers with high efficiency @MBLscience #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3Kb8CAC
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Want to know more about levels of pollution in wastewater?
#Ecotoxicology is the answer.🤔 Hear from expert Didier Neuzeret from @ToxMate to find out what invertebrates can tell us about micropollutants in water.
🔊Tune in to #CORDIScovery #podcast 👉 https://bit.ly/3FEGVhF🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CORDIS_EU/status/1643554116965367810
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A new #preprint #OpenScience #PeerReview by #PCI_EcotoxEnvCh Cairo M, Monnet A-C, Robin S, Porcher E, Fontaine C (2023) Identifying #pesticide mixtures at country-wide scale. #hal #Ecotoxicology #environmentalchemistry https://hal.science/hal-03815557
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Calling all free libre supporters / Hacktivists / eco-warriors / biodiversity folks / whatever you are !
Help support important environmental research by donating to our free, open-source bioassay testing project.
I have written some small details and explanations:
libre and open-source seed-based environmental survey test 🌱
https://xavcc.frama.io/call-for-fund-for-free-libre-environmental-seed-based-bioassay-test/My goal is to make ecotoxicology testing accessible to everyone, not just the privileged few.
~ 3 800€ / deadline: 2023/01/31
https://liberapay.com/Xav.CC/Yes, I also admit to being in a personal situation of precariousness and to make a request (charity?) to "work and do research outside of institutional settings".
With your support, I can continue developing methods and techniques and hardware/wetware for testing water and soil quality, and make a real impact on protecting our planet, our environnent and ourselves.
Don't have money to donate?
You can also contribute by spreading the word, sharing this campaign with your networks, or by providing your open-source software skills or equipment/materials.Or just some of you spare time and some chitchat together
Together, we can make a difference. 😉
#ecotoxicology #bioassay #environmentalresearch #investigation
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@PeerCommunityIn The article "Chemical effects on #ecological interactions within a model-experiment loop" is now published in #openaccess in Peer Community Journal, #ecotoxicology and #environmentalchemistry section! https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.209/ https://doi.org/10.24072/pci.ecotoxenvchem.100002
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@PeerCommunityIn Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecotoxicology and #environmentalchemistry section! https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.207/ https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.207
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Let's do an early #FollowFriday #Introduction to help us #Pollution people find each other on the 🐘 site
Add yourself & colleagues into the thread so we can follow you if you work in #Ecotoxicology #Toxicology #EnvironmentalChemistry #EmergingContaminants #POPs #PFAS #Plastic #Microplastics #Nanoplastics #Metals #Hydrocarbons #Pesticides #Particulates #Nutrients #Light #ALAN #Noise #Atmosphere #Water #Soil #Exposome #EnvironmentalRiskAssessment etc
Please boost & add any hashtags I've missed
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#Introduction - I am an #evolutionary #biologist studying the early evolution of #family life and #social life (mainly) in #insects.
The methods I use typically involve #behaviours, #immunity (social immunity), #ecotoxicology (#anthropic effects), and #quantitativegenetics.
My main study system is the #earwig (#Dermaptera), a fantastic but little-known taxon.
I am a very strong defender of #OpenScience
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#Introduction - I am an #evolutionary #biologist studying the early evolution of #family life and #social life (mainly) in #insects.
The methods I use typically involve #behaviours, #immunity (social immunity), #ecotoxicology (#anthropic effects), and #quantitativegenetics.
My main study system is the #earwig (#Dermaptera), a fantastic but little-known taxon.
I am a very strong defender of #OpenScience
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#Introduction - I am an #evolutionary #biologist studying the early evolution of #family life and #social life (mainly) in #insects.
The methods I use typically involve #behaviours, #immunity (social immunity), #ecotoxicology (#anthropic effects), and #quantitativegenetics.
My main study system is the #earwig (#Dermaptera), a fantastic but little-known taxon.
I am a very strong defender of #OpenScience
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#Introduction - I am an #evolutionary #biologist studying the early evolution of #family life and #social life (mainly) in #insects.
The methods I use typically involve #behaviours, #immunity (social immunity), #ecotoxicology (#anthropic effects), and #quantitativegenetics.
My main study system is the #earwig (#Dermaptera), a fantastic but little-known taxon.
I am a very strong defender of #OpenScience