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UKIRSC Marine Mammals @ukirsc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📣 SAVE THE DATE! 📣 The 21st UKIRSC Conference will take place 12 - 15th Jan 2027 at the University of St Andrews. A free event for students in marine mammal science to share research, network, and be inspired. More details soon! #UKIRSC #MarineMammals #StudentScience @seamammalresearch.bsky.social

Conference announcement poster stating save the date and stay tuned, 12-15th January 2027, University of St Andrews.Background picture is iconic ruined cathedral in St Andrews

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George Rabin @ghtrabin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Delighted that my master's project @biology.ox.ac.uk about social trade-offs in a wild population of birds is now published in Animal Behaviour @asab.org doi.org/10.1016/j.an... 🧵

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Thomas Stone @ecostone1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Thanks for the intro, very excited to be part of the @ukirsc.bsky.social @marinemammalogy.bsky.social committee this and next year and can't wait for lots of great chats about marine mammal science!! 🦭🐬🐋

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UKIRSC Marine Mammals @ukirsc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Thomas Stone (@ecostone1.bsky.social) introduces an automated method using 3D photogrammetry to rapidly estimate pinniped body volume from drone imagery at scale. 🦭📏 #UKIRSC2026

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Thomas Stone @ecostone1.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Excited to be presenting my Master's research using drone imagery to estimate animal body volume at #ICCB2025 this afternoon, please stop by and say hi at the poster session from 4:15pm (stand no. 7)! 🦭 Full paper: doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14457

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The Oxford Nature Network @biodivoxford.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

We're really looking forward to this seminar next week. More info and to register here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c1b... @amydickman.bsky.social @wildcru.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

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Matthew Morecroft @matthew-j-m-03.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Had a wonderful time at #BES2024 presenting my master’s project research and watching some incredible presentations from colleagues @mcem-oxford.bsky.social (thanks @arielgreiner.bsky.social and @ecostone1.bsky.social for some great 📸s)

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Thomas Stone @ecostone1.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Had a wonderful time at #BES2024 in Liverpool this week, thanks to everyone for making it such a great conference (and especially to the amazing @mcem-oxford.bsky.social and @salgoteam.bsky.social groups!) See you next year in Edinburgh!

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Rob Salguero-Gómez @robsalgo.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

And that’s a wrap! Thanks @britishecolsoc.bsky.social for a wonderful #BES2024 conference. We at the @salgoteam.bsky.social had a wonderful time exchanging ideas, connecting with collaborators and friends, and learning from all the wonderful presentations

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SalGo Team @salgoteam.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Day 2 of #BES2024 - more great talks and posters to check out today! 🦭🎄🧪

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Thomas Stone @ecostone1.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Looking forward to presenting my research titled 'Using UAVs to estimate body volume at scale for ecological monitoring' with @mcem-oxford.bsky.social and @salgoteam.bsky.social at #BES2024 today! Find me in Session 25- Population Ecology (Monitoring) in room 11B at 12pm!

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Ariel Greiner (she/her) @arielgreiner.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Exciting to finally present the coral reef stepping stones work that I've been doing with @emilysdarling.bsky.social @thewcs.bsky.social and colleagues at #BES2024! Thank you @matthew-j-m-03.bsky.social @mcem-oxford.bsky.social for the 📸.

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SalGo Team @salgoteam.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Looking forward to #BES2024 this week! Look out for talks and posters by members of the SalGoTeam - hope to see you there! 🎄🧪

BES conference schedule. Day 1, Wednesday 11th December.
10:45, Man Qi, Auditorium 1C.
11:15, Chris Terry, Room 4A.
12:15, Aryaman Gupta, Room 4A.
16:30, Sean E. H. Pang, Room 3B.
18:00, Young Jun Lee, Poster Hall.
18:00, Sarah Bull, Poster Hall.

BES conference schedule. Day 2, Thursday 12th December.
12:00, Thomas Stone, Room 11B.
12:15, Oliver Spacey, Room 4A.
16:30, Sarah Sophie-Weil, Room 4A.
17:00, Alice Rosen, Poster Hall.
17:00, Jessie McLean, Poster Hall.
17:00, Sruthi M. Krishna Moorthy, Poster Hall.

BES conference schedule. Day 3, Friday 13th December.
10:00, Christina Hernandez, Auditorium 1C.
10:15, Rachael Thornley, Room 11A.
10:45, Rob Salguero-Gomez, Room 11A.
11:45, James Cant, Auditorium 1C.
13:00, Alex Gimenez-Romero, Auditorium 1C.

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MCEM-Oxford @mcem-oxford.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

New Paper- Using UAVs to estimate body volume at scale for ecological monitoring! @ecostone1.bsky.social's Master's research with MCEM was recently published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Check it out below or catch him next week at #BES2024 to chat about it! doi.org/10.1111/2041...

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Using unmanned aerial vehicles to estimate body volume at scale for ecological monitoring

Demographic data are essential to construct mechanistic models to understand how populations change over time and in response to global threats like climate change. Existing demographic data are e...

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Thomas Stone @ecostone1.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Some really exciting research being presented at the #BES2024 Annual Meeting next week from our @mcem-oxford.bsky.social group. Looking forward to next week!

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 15/11/2024

Some species are difficult to get close to, but drones can navigate this issue and avoid disturbing animals 🦭 New research will improve our ability to monitor species and help us make effective conservation decisions 👇 bit.ly/4fPEV5T

Aerial view from a drone over a pinniped colony on a beach beside the sea

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