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Jim Galloway

@jimamclgalloway.bsky.social
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Visual Ecologist, currently working as a research technician looking at moth pollinator behaviour in response to ALAN. Wildlife photography when I find the time!

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Jim Galloway @jimamclgalloway.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The BehaveAI tool is now live! An easy to use (even I, essentially a tech luddite, was able to) tool for behavioural tracking, even against complex backgrounds. Works across platforms, and for both prerecorded footage, or live feeds! Super proud to have gotten to contribute in a small part of this!
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Jolyon Troscianko @jtroscianko.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Just a few days left to sign up for our light pollution & insect declines workshop - FREE registration & meals - deadline for registration March 21st, and deadline for expert scan suggestions 22nd. www.visual-ecology.com/events/
moth being attracted to a streetlight
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Ajay Narendra @pipilika.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
We have a fully funded International 4-year position (combined Master of Research+PhD) to study visual navigation in jumping spiders. Project will be supervised by @pipilika.bsky.social, @mherberstein.bsky.social, @dinrao.bsky.social & Ximena Nelson. At Macquarie University, Sydney. Details below
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Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Our lab's first paper out in 2025! Led by the brilliant Ella Ackroyd in collaboration with Rob Heathcote Dynamic colour change in zebrafish (Danio rerio) across multiple contexts royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1... #openaccess #fishsci #zebrafish
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Simon J. Brandl @gobyone.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
🚨New postdoc positions available: we are looking for 2 postdoctoral researchers to join a large, collaborative effort to document, describe, and investigate the biodiversity of tiny, cryptobenthic fishes in the Indo-Pacific 🤏🐠🧪. More details: fishandfunctions.com/join%F0%9F%9... Please repost 🦑🧪
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Daniel Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Two days left to apply for this! Please share.
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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I am hiring! PhD studentship available through the SWbio DTP. The interested student will investigate the evolution of innate immune signalling in a model species group. Infection biology & #Drosophila genetics combined! #ImmunoSky #AcademicSky More info: mahansonresearch.weebly.com/blog/phd-stu...
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PhD studentship! Deadline Dec 11th 2024
SWbio application link: https://www.swbio.ac.uk/biomolecular-and-biophysical-studies/ For inquiries, please email: m.hanson@exeter.ac.uk Based in: University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, UK....
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Neeltje Boogert @neeltjeboogert.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Come do a PhD with Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social , Dan Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social and me on Gulls! GPS- and Bluetooth-tracking! Microbiomes & AMR acquisition & transmission! Human-wildlife conflict & mitigation! should be fun :-)
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Laura Kelley @lauraakelley.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Some great PhD opportunities for 2025 in our fab department @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall: 1) How does pollution impact behavioural evolution? Project with @ali--wilson.bsky.social spans behaviour, genetics and ecotox, working with cherry shrimp. More info: tinyurl.com/yvthn7xn
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Will Allen @wlallen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
🐵📢 I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to work for 6-months on our NSF-BBSRC project investigating the form and function of primate natal coats. Why are some🐒 babies🍊?! www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan... Please pass on to potential applicants and get in touch if considering applying.
Dusky langurs - an example of primate natal colouration
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Andy Young @andyyoung.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
* NEW #PhD * #Evolution #Ecology of Immune #Senesence in Wild Badgers - exciting project with me, @btschirren.bsky.social & our awesome collaborators @ APHA. Based at @exetercec.bsky.social in Cornwall, UK. !PLEASE SHARE! See www.animalsocieties.org and apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... 🌏 🧪 🦑
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Alastair J Wilson @ali--wilson.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
How does pollution impact behavioural evolution? We're looking for an awesome PhD student to find out. Project spans behaviour, genetics + ecotox, working with cherry shrimp @exetercec.bsky.social. Cosupervised with @lauraakelley.bsky.social and Dave Spurgeon at CEH. App + info tinyurl.com/yvthn7xn
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Will Allen @wlallen.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I am advertising a fully-funded SWBio BBSRC PhD on the visual ecology of cabbage stem flea beetle with Patricia Ortega-Ramos and Sam Cook at Rothamsted Research. Exciting mix of basic and applied research. Please circulate to students who may be interested - I'm available for informal discussion.
A screenshot of the project description. Available to read here: https://bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.ac.uk/dist/f/373/files/2024/11/swbio-25-projectAP-2.pdf
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Jolyon Troscianko @jtroscianko.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
New paper out showing how pulses of blue-white lights (such as those in modern car headlights) cause more harmful responses in moths compared to warmer coloured light pulses. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @exetercec.bsky.social
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