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Iroro Tanshi @irorotanshi.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Honored to be speaking at the @linneansociety.bsky.social online lecture series. Come for the cute bat photos, stay for the fun research 🦇🦇🦇

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

India is one of the most biodiverse & unique countries on Earth, with high levels of endemism & evolutionary distinctiveness, yet its biodiversity is still poorly understood. It is important to make biodiversity research available to all, starting with collections 👇 🌍

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Linking eras and data: natural history collections as the foundation of India’s biodiversity science

Abstract. India, one of the world’s most biodiverse countries and now the most populous, stands at a critical intersection of ecological wealth and intense

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Iroro Tanshi @irorotanshi.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Great news for North American bats 🦇🦇🦇

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Prof. Sharlene Santana @sesantana.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

🚨🦇New paper alert! We integrate information across fields to highlight key traits associated with the diversification of #bats, their roles as evolutionary drivers, and their importance to global ecosystems: An Integrative Perspective on Bat Evolution www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

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An Integrative Perspective on Bat Evolution

Bats are one of the most widespread, species-rich, ecologically and morphologically diverse mammal lineages, and the only mammals capable of powered flight. Due to their evolution within the constrain...

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Professor Anjali Goswami FRS @evoswami.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

New paper alert! Worked with an incredible group of scientists across fields on this vision for much needed investment in Indian natural history collections: Linking eras and data: natural history collections as the foundation of India’s biodiversity science url: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...

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Linking eras and data: natural history collections as the foundation of India’s biodiversity science

Abstract. India, one of the world’s most biodiverse countries and now the most populous, stands at a critical intersection of ecological wealth and intense

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Kristina Muise, MSc 🦇👩‍🔬 @kristinamuise.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

35 days until Dec 1 - which means I'm gearing up to do #BatMas again this year! What was your favourite bat from last year? (go check through the posts to find your fav😀). Is there any bat species you would like to see this year? 🦇🧪🌎📸 #BatSky

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Chuliang Song @clsong.com · 27/10/2025

Ecology faces an accumulation of models but not an accumulation of confidence. Our new paper w/ Jonathan Levine www.nature.com/articles/s41... in @natecoevo.nature.com introduces a rigorous test rooted in queueing theory to falsify inadequate models and build confidence in useful ones.

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Rigorous validation of ecological models against empirical time series - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Validating theoretical models against empirical data presents challenges. Here the authors present an assumption-light method to validate ecological models against time series data, along with a dedic...

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Tropical Biology Association @tropicalbiology.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

24 early-career ecologists from 13 African countries have arrived at Mpala Research Centre for the #EcologyMasterclass - two weeks of hands-on training in the Kenyan savanna to build skills, confidence and networks. @mpalarc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org

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Nick Haddad @nickhaddad.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I'm excited about the Ecological Society's new Fakhri A. Bazzaz and Steward T.A. Pickett Mentorship Award for Enhancing Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Ecology. Nominate your colleagues who have been outstanding mentors! Due Nov. 13 esa.org/about/awards... @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social

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Ecological Society of America -

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾

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Bat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 24/10/2025

Last Chance! If you're a grad student don't miss your chance to apply for our 2026 Student Scholars program. The application deadline is a week away! Batcon.org/student-scholars

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Student Scholars - Bat Conservation International

Grow global capacity for bat conservation with scholarships and support for students

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Prof. Sharlene Santana @sesantana.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

🚨Call for proposals for Collection Study Grants at the @burkemuseum.bsky.social!! Open to grad students and postdocs for collections-based research, including cross-disciplinary projects. Applications are due December 15, 2025. More information: www.burkemuseum.org/collections-...

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Collections Study Grants

Collections study grants provide financial assistance for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers to study the collections of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (UWBM).

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Sagan Friant @saganfriant.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Come work with us on our integrative anthropology program!

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

for #fatbatweek day 6: snack and species found in Ghana: Spurrell's Woolly bat and Kelewele - fried plantain. With a shout out to @irorotanshi.bsky.social @africanbatcon.bsky.social @batresearch.bsky.social @dailybats.bsky.social

A fluffy tan Woolly bat sitting on a about 7 slices of golden fried plantain that, in turn, rest on a bright green banana leaf.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

91 years is a good long run for most but too short for someone like Jane Goodall. Damn.

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

SCREEEEAAEEEAAEAEEEEAEAAAAA!!!! Oop, looks like our resident pipistrelle is BAT at it again (not with white vans)...this time she's pipisTELLING you to come to our Lunchtime Lecture with @irorotanshi.bsky.social ! You BATter not miss out on this one 🧪🌍🦇

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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Come work with us at S&B! As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on S&B and our sister journal @journalsystpal.bsky.social ! 📖 Apply here: jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

🦇The Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PIB) is making its way through Parliament - and we urgently need your help to protect bats and other wildlife. Please ask your MP to help protect wildlife in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. More information here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/04...

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Iroro Tanshi @irorotanshi.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Celebrating bat appreciation day with the bunny-eared bat aka slit-faced bat (Nycteris arge) ahead of Easter weekend. Muncher of insects big and small, saving farmers millions in pest losses. #BatAppreciationDay

A demure looking bat that has a slit face with super long standing ears.

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Theresa Laverty @theresalaverty.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

New publication out this weekend in Ecology highlighting the long-distance movements of lesser long-nosed bats. Individuals migrated as far as 1631 km between roosts and completed overnight flights across the Gulf of California (~189 km) 🧵1/7 @esajournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecy....

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Long‐haul flights and migratory routes of a nectar‐feeding bat

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Jack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

New OA 🦇 Research 📄 Onboard recordings reveal how bats maneuver under severe acoustic interference www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

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Iroro Tanshi @irorotanshi.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Thrilled to see our work featured in Science, all thanks to the individuals and institutions that make the science and conservation possible. www.science.org/content/arti...

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These two biologists found purpose—and love—trying to save Nigeria's bats

Benneth Obitte and Inoro Tanshi’s efforts have documented a major hot spot of African bat diversity

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Did you join SSE through our Global Membership Assistance program? Then you’re eligible for free registration for virtual #Evol2025 on May 29-30! Check your eligibility and request your code today: www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo... @evolmtg.bsky.social

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Arjun Raj @arjunraj.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Went to a wonderful reunion for the birthday of dear friend and colleague Gerd Blobel yesterday. In the end, it’s funny how all the papers and grants fade away and the main thing you remember are the people.

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

‘Everything (in museums) Everywhere, All at Once’ Blogpost by Julia Sigwart “Collectomics concept represents a holistic modern view of museum collections … new approach shifts the perspective to treating collections as a single global dataset. blog.pensoft.net/2025/04/03/e...

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Everything (in museums) Everywhere, All at Once

'Collectomics' transforms museum collections into a unified, digital, and accessible web of knowledge for biodiversity research, history, and education.

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Iroro Tanshi @irorotanshi.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Congrats! Can’t wait to see this go out to African students through our book program at SMACON.

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Iroro Tanshi @irorotanshi.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

New deadline for our special issue. Please share. Also happy to answer questions.

New deadline for the BJLS special issue on Global south NHCs

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

New deadline May 15th - would love to see your contributions to this important special issue ...

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Very proud of this paper led by @lsu.bsky.social students where we examine what ‘Unexplored’ means in a natural history context - we recommend ‘biodiversity blindspots’ instead for places that lack digitized public data Paper here peerj.com/articles/185... Video abstract youtu.be/QZ8wUrgJEao

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What ‘unexplored’ means: Mapping regions with digitized natural history records

YouTube video by PeerJ

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Nature @nature.com · 29/01/2025

An analysis of published data reveals how genetic diversity has been changing in populations of 622 terrestrial and marine species and the effectiveness of different types of intervention to boost genetic diversity go.nature.com/3CwUUaN

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Conservation strategies aided by assessment of global genetic diversity

Assessment of how genetic diversity has been changing.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/03/2025

Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail. I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review

Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.

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Arizona Bat Rescue 🦇 @azbatrescue.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Another contender for Best Ears! Throwback to the Allen's big-eared bat (I. phyllotis) we had in care. 🦇 #bats #arizona #wildanimals #cuteanimals #wildlife

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Iroro Tanshi @irorotanshi.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Send us your manuscripts on “Mobilizing Natural History Collections in the Global South” 👇🏾

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Ephemeral Resource Adaptations @batichica.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

looking for a good scientific read? This paper is out today and shows how much energy male bats can save by living in groups. Great for buffering environmental unexpectedness! Pic by Rene J doi.org/10.1242/jeb.... @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

1 week left to apply to do a PhD with me & APHA on the Virome of British #bats 🦇🧬🦠 ⚠️⚠️⚠️ #OneHealth

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 20/02/2025

Remarkable thread offering guidance to current and prospective NSF grantees about how to navigate the times ahead — from an NSF program officer who was fired in yesterday's DOGE purge (!)

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Public Statement on Recent Attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Sincerely, the Executive Board of the ASIH (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists) #TeamFish #TeamHerps #ASIH www.asih.org/2025-asih-ex...

Public Statement on
Recent Attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives

On 10 February 2025, the ASIH Executive Committee voted in support of the following statement:

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The Executive Board of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) is concerned about recent turmoil at the United States federal governmental agencies established to promote the advancement of science. Many of our members are supported by federal funds in their scientific pursuits, and this funding is paramount for better understanding the diversity of our natural world. Inquiries into amphibians, reptiles, and fishes have resulted in major breakthroughs in the medical industry, serve as models for our understanding of ecological and evolutionary processes, and have even been used to better prepare our armed forces for international conflicts. Federal funding has supported many of these endeavors. While we understand that funding models change over time, we adamantly condemn any model that does not incorporate cooperation between politicians and the greater scientific community. We also condemn any model that does not fairly provide funds to scientific investigators through peer review by experts in the scientific community.

The suggested changes in governmental funding practices centered around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have resulted in confusion amongst members of ASIH, and the greater scientific community. The Executive Board of ASIH fully supports the idea that diversity and inclusivity of the scientific community leads to greater discoveries in ichthyological and herpetological research and ultimately strengthens us as a community of scholars. Similar to DEI initiatives at ASIH, these initiatives at the federal level are designed to foster and protect diversity in STEM education and research.

We want to reaffirm our mission and commitment to all of you: ASIH condemns the recent attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion initia…

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

This is an attack on US science. NSF staff provide critical support for scientific infrastructure and global excellence. These are valuable dedicated public servants. Please contact your reps, write letters, make noise! Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters? Journalists: COVER THIS!

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Today is the international day of the Woman and Girl in Science. To all badass women, scientists keep doing what you do: discovery, mentorship, and hard work. YOU belong in SCIENE. To others, uplift the Women scientists you know, cite them, promote them, sponsor them, invite them - be an upstander.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 08/02/2025

Guess what - our Science Moms climate ad made this top ten best (upcoming) Super Bowl ads list! The only nonprofit ad on the list! Warning: do not watch without a tissue www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/a...

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Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Here’s @lizneeley.bsky.social’s latest newsletter, documenting the ongoing attacks on science and higher ed, and figuring out what to focus on: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

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Week 3

Figuring out what to focus on now & what to focus on next in science and higher ed

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I usually reserve this account for my personal views; but today I want to represent my position as President of @asn-amnat.bsky.social to post a message that will shortly go out to the membership of the American Society of Naturalists from the ASN Executive Council

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