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Peter Funch

@biofunch.bsky.social
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Researcher at Aarhus University. Interested in sponges, microscopic animals, and diversity of life. Discovered Cycliophora and Micrognathozoa

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Peter Funch @biofunch.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🔬 PhD position in zoophysiology and sustainable fisheries 🦞 “From Physiology to Fisheries: Biological Limits of Live Storage of Lobsters.” Experimental physiology, applied fisheries science, field work, and hands-on laboratory work. 👉 Apply here: phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican...
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Peter Funch @biofunch.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Why do some whelk shells turn green? We study whelk in aquaria to understand why some shells turn green. In the video you can see how whelks extend and move use a long proboscis for feeding. Funded by EMFAF & the EU. #JadeWhelk #MarineBiology #EUfunded #EMFAF
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Peter Funch @biofunch.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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A hydra, seen through microscope, releasing its stinging cells | Biology - Aarhus University
The autumn semester is off to an exciting start for our new biology students 🌿   Recently, they got a close-up look at Hydra under the microscope – a tiny freshwater polyp related to jellyfish. While ...
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Peter Funch @biofunch.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Good morning Breadcrumb sponge – time to stop pumping ☀️Our new preprint shows sunrise-induced contractions in Halichondria panicea👉 Even animals without nerves or muscles respond to daily light cycles doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025... @VILLUMscience #IndependentResearchFundDenmark
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Diurnal rhythms with sunrise-induced oscular contractions suggest photosensitivity in the demosponge Halichondria panicea
Despite their quiescent lifestyle, sponges display contraction-expansion behaviours that regulate water flow through their aquiferous system. These behaviours are intrinsically generated but can be mo...
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Peter Funch @biofunch.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
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Peter Funch @biofunch.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Join Denmark's excellent community of zoomorphologists and evolutionary biologists for a day of stimulating talks, networking, and discussions! Let us know if you will participate and maybe give a talk, on your research or ’cool methods/facilities’ 🔬
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Arnau Sebé-Pedrós @arnausebe.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Monod Conference "Origin of metazoans": fossils, genomes, cell biology, gene regulation, development, and more. Join us in Roscoff for an exceptional speaker line-up and stunning venue! 🗓️Abstract deadline: March 4. Register and share! www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/origin-me...
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Origin of metazoans
Roscoff (Bretagne), France, June 16-20, 2025Deadline for application: March 4, 2025
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Morten DD @mortendd.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Hvis alle brændte biomasse som Danmark, ville al skov i hele verden være fældet om 50 år. Den lader vi lige stå. #dkpol jyllands-posten.dk/debat/leder/...
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Peter Funch @biofunch.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Our new research on a calcareous syconoid sponge, reveals high choanocyte pumping rates and sheds light on its aquiferous system, enhancing our understanding of sponge fluid dynamics. #BiologyAarhus #VILLUMscience #IndependentResearchFundDenmark rdcu.be/dXZ5y
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Aquiferous system, filtration rates and hydrodynamics of the syconoid calcareous sponge Urna sp.
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