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Ben JJ Walker

@benjjwalker.bsky.social

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Evolutionary ecologist interested in #macroecology | #evolution | #acoustics | #animalcommunication benjjwalker.github.io/portfolio

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UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences @unswbees.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

theconversation.com/animals-can-...

theconversation.com

Animals can talk over huge distances – but humans might be changing their range

Animals on land and sea use sound for different purposes – and alterations in their environment can change the effect it has

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Ben JJ Walker @benjjwalker.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Super excited to share that the first article from my PhD has been published! Taking 60 years of research, we looked at how long distance vocal communication in aquatic and land mammals has evolved and why. Read here: tinyurl.com/3eydkwwc The Conversation article: tinyurl.com/mryr7sme

Blue Whale and a Freediver by Darin Sakdatorn/AdobeStock

Ben JJ Walker / UNSW Sydney, CC BY-NC-ND

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Ben JJ Walker @benjjwalker.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

A really great set of resources for people interested in animal communication! Thanks Kitzes Lab (courtesy Tessa Rhinehart & David Nicholson)

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Ben JJ Walker @benjjwalker.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

What a wonderful paper and awesome insight into the evolution of female bird song! Congrats to Karan Odam, Lauryn Benedict and co!

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Ben JJ Walker @benjjwalker.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Hi everyone! 👋 I've made the move to Bluesky from the other one 🌿 I'm an evolutionary ecologist and teacher of science things at UNSW 🐳🐸🐆 I'm interested in all things related to vertebrate #ecology, #evolution, #morphology - but am especially interested in #bioacoustics & #animalcommunication 🐘🐒

Out tracking Mulgara in Central Australia.

A photo of a leopard, taken by me in Botswana.

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