Join our lab and VT FISHWILD department at Virginia Tech Virginia Tech CNRE for a Ph.D. starting in Aug 2024. Dive into fisheries science, management, and conservation with an interdisciplinary and quantitative research project using trawl survey data. Apply now! bit.ly/3Wl7JN6

Last four days to apply!!!

Very happy to share that this Heliconius hybrid speciation paper we contributed to is now out...
nature.com/articles/s4158…

Impact of Quaternary Amazonian river dynamics on the diversification of uakari monkeys (genus Cacajao). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jb…. In this paper, we showed how river rearrangements influenced the geographic distribution, gene flow, and genetic structure of uakaris.

New study on #SharksintheDark published in Science Magazine finds increasing human impact to deepwater sharks and rays. 🧵

#GlobalSharkTrends
bit.ly/SharksInTheDark
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

I'm looking forward to my online talk tomorrow (11am Central Time, 5pm UK time) for UT Austin's Paleo seminar series! Open to all, DM me for zoom link. 🦴🐒🌿🔬

🚨I am delighted to share our article on husbandry of spotted ratfish 👻🦈: we talk about growth parameters, optimal breeding conditions, and more!
We are so glad to show once more the benefits of collaboration between aquaria and academia
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➡️onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Deadline for FSBI #PhD Studentships is less than 1 month away! 4 year funding covering stipend (on average £1000 more than UKRI), university registration fees (up to that required for UK residents) & annual research contribution of £3500 bit.ly/46smDCw Deadline 26/1/24

Congratulations and welcome, Chrysa! I am thrilled! It feels so good having you close Chrysoula Gubili. After so many arrivals/departures, being now at the same place is great. A big thank you to cody, it won't be possible without you! Sponsored by The Royal Society! 🥂

We have a 2-year postdoc in Atlantic Technological University using non-invasive genetics to estimate badger population size/density in Ireland. All to inform Ireland's bTB eradication strategy. Application portal below and closes March 24th at noon. Feel free to get in touch also! gmit.ie/jobs-in-gmit

Invest in early-career researchers in Brazil - see our Letter in this week's Science Magazine led by @guedestb: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Kew Science Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre Naturvetenskap/GU Agência FAPESP

A novel device which creates a powerful, short-range electric field around fishhooks has been found to reduce blue shark bycatch by 91% and pelagic stingray by 71%.

The device has potential to mitigate #bycatch . cell.com/current-biolog… #SharkConservation

Our sister reviews in Science Magazine synthesise current knowledge on #Madagascar 's biodiversity and identify key opportunities for conservation Kew Science Kew Madagascar Antonelli Lab @GGBC Naturvetenskap/GU #COP15 #biodiversity doi.org/10.1126/scienc… doi.org/10.1126/scienc…

With more #shark and #ray species scheduled for CITES-listing, led by the great Andhika Prasetyo, we apply a universal real-time PCR and machine learning method for identifying and distinguishing between these iconic and exploited species. Pre-print: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

The Florida Tech Shark Conservation Lab is hiring!! We're looking for one post-doc and one PhD student to work with us on exciting projects that combine laboratory genomics, fieldwork, and high-resolution modeling. Details in the link!
research.fit.edu/dalyengellab/c…

Our new e-book on the Role of Rivers in the Origins, Evolution, Adaptation, and Distribution of Biodiversity published by Frontiers is now out and free for downloading here: frontiersin.org/research-topic…

FROM THE GEOGENOMICS VIRTUAL ISSUE

The challenges and potential of geogenomics for biogeography and conservation in Amazonia

doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14…

I am looking for a postdoc for 1-2 years. Please write me in private if you are interested in working on sharks and other large predatory fish and interactions with global industrial fishing fleets. bit.ly/pd-fish-ships #FishShips #IUU #FisheriesDataScience