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@jasonisotopes.bsky.social
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Head of Stable Isotope Lab and EDI, SUERC; orcid.org/0000-0001-7594… researchgate.net/profile/Jason_… stableisotopelab.com he/him @JasonIsotopes@ecoevol.social

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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
How reliable are stable isotope measurements from killer whale teeth? 🐋 Maeva Terrapon's study tests dentine pre-treatment methods and identifies approaches that minimise alteration of δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N and δ¹⁸O values—helping improve reconstructions of killer whale ecology. doi.org/10.1002/rcm....
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Stable Isotope Analysis (δ<sup>13</sup>C, δ<sup>15</sup>N and δ<sup>18</sup>O) of Killer Whale Dentine: Evaluating Treatment Methods and Establishing Best Practices
Rationale Stable isotope measurements in odontocete teeth can be used to reconstruct lifetime ecology, but some pre-treatments may introduce bias. Isolating dentine collagen with HCl decalcification...
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Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit @oxradiocarbon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Do you* need radiocarbon dates? Come work with us! It's exactly one month until the next NIEF deadline, so please get in contact asap if you would like to submit a proposal for Archaeological Science Based projects. www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html *You = UK based students, ECAs, PIs.
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Anna Kebke and colleagues evaluate using multi-tissue isotope analysis to reconstruct foraging histories in stranded cetaceans Multi-tissue δ13C and δ15N analysis reveals pre-stranding ecological patterns in a long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) mass stranding event doi.org/10.3389/fmar...
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Frontiers | Multi-tissue δ13C and δ15N analysis reveals pre-stranding ecological patterns in a long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) mass stranding event
Marine mammal mass stranding events (MSEs) are complex phenomena that require detailed investigation into their causes and behavioural precursors. In July 20...
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 23/07/2026
EARLY VIEW in IBIS Isotopic assignment to origins of Eurasian Woodcock wintering in Britain and Ireland | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Adele Powell et al | #ornithology
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Mat Cobain @cobainmat.eurosky.social · 30/06/2026
New paper alert 🚨 led by the awesome @nadescha.bsky.social examining Antarctic food web recovery post disturbance by combining food web models with stable isotopes! Check it out in Marine Environmental Research at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Graphical abstract of paper showing how frequency of disturbance (ice berg scouring) correlates with food web metrics and changes in structure during recovery period.
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
(1/3) UK-based ecologists interested in #stableisotopeecology applications to the @isotopesuk.bsky.social — now is a good time to start shaping your ideas. Next application deadline: 7 October 2026. More info: www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html (Panel B)
Linnet in sunflower field
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
New research highlighting the utility of #MuseumCollections and #stableisotopeecology. @williammills.bsky.social and others found that brown skuas in the Southern Ocean have shifted wintering strategies over the past 100 years, moving to more oceanic subantarctic waters. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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Reconstructing the historical wintering destinations of seabirds using stable isotope analyses of museum specimens
Abstract. Stable isotope analyses of museum specimens provide an opportunity to examine long-term changes in avian migration strategies. Here, we determine
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Stable Isotope Ecology (CER, Kyoto Univ.) @stableisotopeecol.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Reconstructing the historical wintering destinations of seabirds using stable isotope analyses of museum specimens royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... #stableisotopes
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Reconstructing the historical wintering destinations of seabirds using stable isotope analyses of museum specimens
Abstract. Stable isotope analyses of museum specimens provide an opportunity to examine long-term changes in avian migration strategies. Here, we determine
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James Cotton @jamesacotton.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
We are recruiting! - looking for a post-doc to lead on the genetics part of a large multi-disciplinary study of the drivers of persistent schistosomiasis infection and re-infection with a bunch of great partners in Glasgow, the UK, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Malawi.
jobs.gla.ac.uk
Research Assistant/Associate
Job PurposeYou will contribute to/make a leading contribution to the project ‘Identifying drivers of schistosomiasis treatment failure and recommendations for treatment strategies (DRIVERS)’ workin...
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Stable isotopes show how land use shapes stream chemistry and entire foodwebs. The study demonstrates links between low drainage soils / agricultural pastures, increased CH4 and C isotopes in consumers. Funding of measurements- @isotopesuk.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ece3... @robbriers.bsky.social
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Catchment Influences on Carbon Stable Isotope Variation in Trout; Might It Be Methane?
Trout stable carbon isotope values vary significantly and appear to relate to catchment characteristics. Low carbon stable isotope values are linked to catchments with low drainage soil and high cove...
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Stable Isotope Ecology (CER, Kyoto Univ.) @stableisotopeecol.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Catchment Influences on Carbon Stable Isotope Variation in Trout; Might It Be Methane? #stableisotopes doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
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Catchment Influences on Carbon Stable Isotope Variation in Trout; Might It Be Methane?
Trout stable carbon isotope values vary significantly and appear to relate to catchment characteristics. Low carbon stable isotope values are linked to catchments with low drainage soil and high cove...
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Rage Against the Miocene @organiccarbon.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Stable Isotope researchers of all varieties - come to Bristol in June!! The 17th meeting of the Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometry Users Group (SIMSUG) will take place 15th-16th June 2026 at the School of Chemistry, University of Bristol. Register at simsug2026.carrd.co
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Stable Isotope Mass Spec User Group Meeting Conference
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Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Come and work with me at @universityofotago.bsky.social Review of apps begins 21 May www.linkedin.com/posts/te-pun...
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Postdoctoral fellowship in ecology and data science | Te Pūnaha Matatini
We're looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work at the intersection of ecology and data science. You will analyse existing datasets from New Zealand species, including isotopic data, but there will a...
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Puffin on the Farnes yesterday for #SuperSeabirdSunday
Farne Is. puffin
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
1/3 Happy to see another NEIF project published—Anna Kebke and colleagues have released a new stable isotope study on the foraging ecology of long-finned pilot whales that mass stranded on Lewis in 2023. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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The application of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes to assess the feeding ecology of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) in Scotland
Knowledge of the feeding habits of cetaceans is critical to the development of system-wide conservation strategies in marine ecosystems, yet dietary data are often lacking. To investigate the foraging...
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 09/04/2026
Big opportunities for researchers 🌍 We are investing nearly €400 million to help researchers share their work and collaborate with the best scientific teams across the EU. The 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships are now open. More: link.europa.eu/PNxpxw
Graphic announcing the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 call. It shows the opening date (9 April 2026), closing date (9 September 2026), and a budget of €399.05 million. The design features scientific visuals such as cells, a leaf, and lab elements on a dark background, with the European Commission logo at the bottom.
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Marine Ornithology @marineorno.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
🚨 In press: Seasonal variation in trophic niche and resource use in Great Black-backed Gulls by Langlois-Lopez et al. #seabirds #TeamGull #OpenAccess www.marineornithology.org/PDF/54_1/54_...
A flying adult Great Black-backed Gull over the water. Photo by Luke Seitz.
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
NEIF @isotopesuk.bsky.social are recruiting new members for the NEIF Strategy Group and three Steering Committees (Radiocarbon (Panel A), Life Sciences (Panel B) and Geology & Environment (Panel C)). We are also recruiting for a Chair for Panel A – Radiocarbon. See www.bgs.ac.uk/download/ner...
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NERC Steering Committee - Membership Call - British Geological Survey
Supporting information around the call for expressions of interest in joining the NERC Scientific Support and Facilities Steering Committees.
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MASTS @mastscot.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
📅Save the date for the 16th MASTS Annual Science Meeting! The largest gathering of marine scientists, decision makers and practitioners in Scotland is taking place 10-12 November, Glasgow 🌊 ➡️Sign up to the MASTS mailing list to know when we open for abstracts : masts.ac.uk/mailing-list/
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Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Can we overcome the shifting baseline syndrome? At @au.dk they offer at three year PhD project Co-supervised by me, which aims to intertwine local ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge to gain insights into seabird breeding distributions prior to rat invasion phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
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Learning from the past to inform future seabird conservation (PASTBIRD)
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Pleased to see lots of new registrants for our Stable Isotope Ecology course on the GAEA platform. Learn more and register for this and other courses at www.gaea.ac.uk @isotopesuk.bsky.social ky.social vimeo.com/757190807
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Stable Isotopes in Ecology Intro
This is "Stable Isotopes in Ecology Intro" by GAEAcademy on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) @swimshku.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Calling all isotope ecologists! We are delighted to welcome you to the 14th International Conference on the Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies (IsoEcol 2026), at the University of Hong Kong. The submission deadline is 13 April 2026. www.isoecol.com/2026/
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Very pleased Rafael's paper has been nominated for Best ECR IBIS paper 2025:
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
For UK-based ecologists submitting a #stableisotopeecology application to the National Environmental Isotope Facility, please get in touch with your ideas - www.stableisotopelab.com/people The next deadline will be 25th March 2026. More details see www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html
Violet-capped woodnymph
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
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Evidence for weathering of silicate minerals in ocean columns as the primary source of oceanic alkalinity
Based on the correlated increase of alkalinity (At) with that of silicic acid concentration [Si] in the Atlantic Ocean, the contemporaneous dissolutio…
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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
PhDs being offered across the Iapetus DTP for an October 2026 start: www.findaphd.com/phds/program... Please broadcast details of our Diversifying Talent Scholarship scheme too: www.findaphd.com/phds/program... @ukri.org #BlackAFinSTEM #firstgen
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Chris Harrod @profchrisharrod.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
hot off the press! Led by the mighty Marie Perga, including many members of the Fooδ-webs team, and kindly funded by the Foundation for Research on Biodiversity/CESAB besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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A global estimator of C and N isotope baselines for fresh waters
Baselines are the pebbles in the shoes of isotope ecologists. The extreme variability of the isotope composition of resources at the base of food webs governs the spatial differences of consumers'...
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 15/12/2025
🔈 CALL FOR PAPERS IBIS Special Issue Collections-Based Ornithological Research in a Changing World Submission deadline: 30 June 2026 onlinelibrary.wiley.... #ornithology 🪶
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis - an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD Opportunity: with me, @dmevans.bsky.social, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor and Luis Fabio Silveiro. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
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Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis
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UofG JMS PhD Programme @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Interested in applying for our JMS PhD Scholarships for Black UK Students? We’re holding applicant information sessions so join us to find out more about PhD study and funding! @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgstem.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
Image shows JMS Scholar Nkechi First in the University of Glasgow’s Advanced Research Centre. In the background there are research office spanning multiple levels and she is leaning with one arm on the metal handrail of a glass banister. She wears a frilled, black blouse and blue trousers with red squares.
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I-Ting Tu @itingtu.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Our H5 avian flu in marine bat story is in News from Science 🌊🦇🦠 thanks @martinenserink.bsky.social for covering it! Also excited to see my MSc lecturer @thijskuiken.bsky.social commented on it! 📰 News link www.science.org/content/arti... 🔬Preprint www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Vampire bats may have contracted H5N1 bird flu in Peru, raising worries about further spread
Bats could form a bridge between marine and terrestrial mammals, scientists say
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
If you are an International Student, please contact me by no later than Monday 8th December 2025 at 12 midday (UK time) to be considered for the competition.
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
ECOCHANGE Research Associate #foodwebs #offshorewind #stableisotopes For more info see www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
ECOCHANGE RA Job description
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The JMS scholarships fund Black UK domiciled students to undertake PhD research at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social in any research area. Anyone interested in projects involving stable isotopes - particularly ecological applications, please get in touch with me.
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Scottish Geology Trust @scottishgeology.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Thank you to everyone who has supported the Deep Time Trail so far, thanks to your help we've secured 40% of our target! Help to get us all the way and make the Deep Time Trail a reality. Donate today: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
Siccar Point from the outlook above the outcrop. A person in a red coat and blue hat is standing halfway down the grassy hill. Over the image is the text "Share the history and science of Siccar Point. Help us build the deep time trail. "Glad to support this endeavour", "so vital that we remember and celebrate Scotland's role in geologic discovery and knowledge". Donate now!"
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Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit @oxradiocarbon.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
What to know more about radiocarbon or chronological modelling? Our 2026 short course is now open for registration. 17th - 19th March in Oxford/online. @isotopesuk.bsky.social @philascough.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/shor...
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Short Course in Radiocarbon Dating and Bayesian Chronological Analysis
Developed by the NERC Radiocarbon Facility, this course is aimed at researchers using radiocarbon and other techniques, including Quaternary geologists, palaeobiologists, archaeologists and marine geo...
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Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Our new paper led by Rafael Lima used carbon, nitrogen and sulphur isotope analyses to interrogate the origin of some biogeographically controversial Brazilian bird specimens - an #ornithology 🧵 1/10 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Stable isotope data indicate origins of mislabelled historical bird specimens
Natural history specimens provide valuable insights across diverse research fields, but those needing more accurate metadata have limited scientific value. We applied stable isotope analysis to inves...
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 15/10/2025
EARLY VIEW in IBIS Stable isotope data indicate origins of mislabelled historical bird specimens | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Rafael Dantas Lima, Ana Beatriz Navarro, Jason Newton, Alexander Charles Lees, Luís Fábio Silveira | #ornithology 🪶
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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
This is a really fantastic paper that benefits conservation, research and collections. With a super cool result too!
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis - an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD Opportunity: with me, @dmevans.bsky.social, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor and Luis Fabio Silveiro. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
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Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Angle Shades from last night's moth trap
Angle Shades
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
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Frontiers | The abundance, diversity, and assemblage structure of the macrobenthos at the South Georgia shelf methane seeps
A quarter of all marine methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is estimated to be hosted in Southern Ocean sediments. Climate change-induced ocean warming and ice...
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
We're excited to announce the launch of the Stable Isotope Ecology course on the GAEA platform. Learn more and register for this and other courses at www.gaea.ac.uk @isotopesuk.bsky.social vimeo.com/757190807?fl...
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Stable Isotopes in Ecology Intro
This is "Stable Isotopes in Ecology Intro" by GAEAcademy on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
@dmdominoni.bsky.social
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
How does urbanisation affect isotopic niche in blue tit adults and nestlings? See the latest work by Ana Navarro, Davide Dominoni @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk and colleagues - doi.org/10.1080/1025... #stableisotopeecology
Isotopic niches of blue tits
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Ana Navarro’s latest paper: Stable isotope ecology, shifting bird niches in the Atlantic Forest, and the indispensable role of museum collections. doi.org/10.1093/biol...
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Community macroecological patterns and interspecific interactions in guild level regulate avian isotopic niche over time
Abstract. Understanding how ecological patterns shift across space and time is key to comprehend how biological communities respond to environmental change
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Abigail Lowe @abigaillowe.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Do you do moth trapping in the UK? We'd love your help! 💡 At @ukceh.bsky.social we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image. Send us top-down photos of multiple moths on egg trays to support this work. More info & form: forms.gle/e3HzBPEd7RVV... #mothsmatter #TeamMoth
A top-down image of 12 various moths on a green egg carton.
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
For UK-based ecologists submitting a #stableisotopeecology application to the National Environmental Isotope Facility, please get in touch with your ideas - www.stableisotopelab.com/people The next deadline will be 8th October 2025. More details see www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html
Red-breasted toucan eating banana
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Least pygmy owl predating a spot-breasted antvireo. Legado das Águas
Least pygmy owl predating a spot-breasted antvireo. Legado das Águas
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Jason Newton @jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Thoroughly enjoyed talking to the students and staff at the Museu de Zoologia at the University of Sao Paulo, about our @isotopesuk.bsky.social Stable Isotope Ecology Lab at @suerc.bsky.social , but also the many ways in which stable isotopes can be used in ecological applications.
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