Lico Tiongson @licology.bsky.social · 04/01/2025What an epic 2024. lots of ups and downs. Ended the year with a 13.6m sperm whale necropsy. An extremely difficult and challenging work on a remote mangrove island with limited access. Had to work in waist deep waters 182
Reposted by Lico TiongsonEmilie K. M. Murphy @emiliekmmurphy.bsky.social · 09/10/2024I know a lot of UK #phdchat have recently submitted - here's a doc I put together for my own student, based on advice I received 10 yrs ago (!) for my own Viva. I thought I'd share it for anyone else that might find it helpful. (1/3) docs.google.com/document/d/1... #vivaprep #skystoriansdocs.google.comViva prepViva prep: .Value-added and originality · What are the most original (or value-added) parts of your thesis? · Which propositions or findings would you say are distinctively your own? · How ... 3126
Lico Tiongson @licology.bsky.social · 29/08/2024So i just submitted my application and i know acceptance is still not guaranteed, so should i still keep my options open? I currently have offers that would overlap with the start of the PhD. I will only find out if i get accepted for the PhD in November… #PhDsky 130
Lico Tiongson @licology.bsky.social · 30/07/2024I had a preselection interview last week for a PhD post. Just found out the PI chose me to mentor through the application process. Their reason was so they don’t waste applicant’s time and effort to go through the app process and eventually not get in. never heard of this. Is this common? #phdsky 022
Reposted by Lico TiongsonPeter Corkeron @petercorkeron.bsky.social · 03/06/2024Some happy news for #rightwhales Another calf found. 🐳🌍🦑turnto10.comNew North Atlantic right whale calf seen off coast of VirginiaResearchers have discovered a recently born North Atlantic right whale calf off the coast of Virginia not previously seen by anyone. 0368
Lico Tiongson @licology.bsky.social · 13/06/2024Early view available: academic.oup.com/cz/advance-a... 031
Lico Tiongson @licology.bsky.social · 08/06/2024MSc done. Now on to keep applying for a PhD and get accepted! Record so far from the beginning of this year, applied: 10, accepted: 0 🤣😭 don’t know whether to laugh or cry 141
Reposted by Lico TiongsonLennart Nacke, PhD @lennartnacke.com · 05/06/2024A wild thought: Interview your potential PhD advisor Make sure you understand: 1. Track record of graduation 2. Communication style 3. Authorship patterns 4. Funding procedures 5. Advisor availability Super important to know before you start. #academicsky #phdsky 1173
Reposted by Lico TiongsonPeter Corkeron @petercorkeron.bsky.social · 21/03/2024Cool paper Seeing killer whales attack a gray just south of this site spurred Richard Connor's ideas on predation and migration. Back when we raised that the idea that killer whale predation was important for baleen whales' movement ecology we were seen as bonkers. 🐳🦑onlinelibrary.wiley.comWHY DO BALEEN WHALES MIGRATE?1The annual migrations of baleen whales are a conspicuous but unexplained feature of their behavioral repertoire. Some hypotheses offered to explain whale migration focus on direct benefits to the cal.... 164
Reposted by Lico TiongsonWhale Tales @whaletalesorg.bsky.social · 26/03/2024Hey Storytellers! Did you know We have #WhaleTales about over 45 species of cetacean?! Which species is your favourite to read about?! 🎨 Ryan Chadwick 0144
Reposted by Lico TiongsonPeter Corkeron @petercorkeron.bsky.social · 28/02/2024Great paper Right whale calving is a third-power problem "The effects of decreasing mean body size on reproductive performance are another concerning indication of the worsening prospects for this species" 🐳🌍 052
Reposted by Lico TiongsonDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 29/02/2024After I wrote a eulogy for science twitter, American Scientist asked me what’s next for online public science engagement. Here’s my piece on the science community on Bluesky Quotes @jay.bsky.team @danirabaiotti.bsky.social 🧪🌎🦑 www.americanscientist.org/blog/macrosc...americanscientist.orgThe Burgeoning Bluesky Science Community 9451145
Reposted by Lico TiongsonMike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 31/10/2023Since I've introduced a few of my colleagues to this resource recently: www.phylopic.org has free to use silhouettes of a large number of organisms. These can be really useful for drawing out phylogenies (for the non biologists: basically a species-level family tree).phylopic.orgPhyloPicPhyloPic is an open database of free silhouette images of animals, plants, and other life forms, available for reuse under Creative Commons licenses. Download silhouettes for use in educational materi... 17237
Reposted by Lico TiongsonDaryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 13/12/2023Your weekly reminder to come hang out in the feeds & nerd out about animals. Photography, science, art, observations, news, & more is welcome! 🐍 Reptiles/Amphibians: bsky.app/profile/did:... 🦉Birds: bsky.app/profile/did:... 🦑 Marine Life: bsky.app/profile/did:... 🦊 Mammals: bsky.app/profile/did:... 14216
Reposted by Lico Tiongsonjoeymaier 🌊 @joeymaier.bsky.social · 12/12/2023🦑🐟☠️cdu.edu.auA global biodiversity tipping point as first marine fish extinction declaredA species of ray, so rare it has only ever been recorded once back in the late 1800s, has been declared extinct after an assessment by an international team led by Charles Darwin University (CDU). 0117
Reposted by Lico TiongsonDaryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 10/12/2023Hi Birds Feed! 🪶🌿🐡 yall up for another theme? Winter can be gloomy and dreary, let’s fight the Sunday scaries and the winter blues with some colorful birds! 1212117
Reposted by Lico TiongsonRobert Boessenecker, Dr. of Whaleontology ™️ @coastalpaleo.bsky.social · 26/11/2023Two nice dolphin periotic bones (inner ear bones) I found on our #blackfriday tour! The top one is an unnamed 'platanistoid' dolphin, and the bottom one is cf. Eoplatanista. Both are found only in earliest Miocene rocks (Aquitanian stage, ~23-18 Myo). 0215
Reposted by Lico TiongsonDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 25/11/2023🧪🦑frontiersin.orgNovel aerial observations of a group of killer whales Orcinus orca in The BahamasNovel aerial observations of a group of killer whales Orcinus orca in The Bahamas 2216
Reposted by Lico TiongsonDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 17/11/2023How big are those babies, you ask? (Photo from the workup at the national museum of the Philippines, from @jean8rum.bsky.social ) 3216
Lico Tiongson @licology.bsky.social · 18/11/2023Yeees finally welcome to the sky! Intently following this super cool rare case or a rare animal! 111
Reposted by Lico TiongsonDr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 25/10/2023Today a group of respected climate scientists released their 2023 report on the terrifying state of our #climate. It should be read by every policymaker, decisionmaker, and journalist on the planet. Here is a thread of some key takeaways. #greensky #energysky 1/n 4225189
Lico Tiongson @licology.bsky.social · 22/10/2023I was at a bookstore and saw A Life on Our Planet by sir David Attenborough… I was so tempted to buy it but then remembered i have a kindle 😅🤷♂️ 000
Reposted by Lico TiongsonDaryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 19/10/2023Newskies, a thread with a primer on feeds! 🧵 ~ What are feeds? ~ Feeds are basically pages dedicated to specific topics. They're how we find folks to follow, curate our experience, & build communities here on Bsky. Ex. we have a Birds Feed that exclusively shows posts about birds! (1/6) 8248142
Reposted by Lico TiongsonMark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 19/10/2023🧪 Scientist? 🟦 New to BlueSky? 👀 Wanna find posts by other people in your area and use the right hashtags in your own posts? 📃 Here’s a list of around 160 science-related feeds and their hashtags. #AcademicSky #PhDSkydocs.google.comBlueSky Science-Related FeedsSheet1 Likes,Name (Click to visit feed),Tags,Contact to ask to be added to contributor list 11,<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ftnzzw4cnon2pzpw7i5m2xu7/feed/aaaiqnkwsgsz6">#AI&HCI</a>,#HCI,... 13241159
Lico Tiongson @licology.bsky.social · 19/10/2023Love that these dolphins do the headstand on the regular 🤸 🦑 Unmistakable even from 5km away! 1668
Reposted by Lico TiongsonBrendan Godley @brendangodley.bsky.social · 19/10/2023Flame retardants ubiquitous in wildlife. Its not just in the orcas, across taxa including chimps in Uganda. 🦑🧪🌎 🦈🐟 🐋🦋🐸🐼 Work by Lydia Jahl et al. collates global studies into interactive map: greensciencepolicy.org/harmful-chem... Article in UK Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/... 35531
Reposted by Lico TiongsonGreg Priest @gregpriest.bsky.social · 18/10/2023We now have a BlueSky feed devoted to all things history and philosophy of biology! bsky.app/profile/did:... 📌 so you can see it in your feeds. ❤️ so that others learn about it, and we can build the community. Above all, post to it using #hpbio, #philbio, or #histbio. See you there! 410958
Lico Tiongson @licology.bsky.social · 18/10/2023Glad i can always rely on Tragic Kingdom when i need to center my bubble. 000
Lico Tiongson @licology.bsky.social · 16/10/2023Random whale vertebra hanging outside a house on Pamilacan, an ex-whaling island. The island is named after the technique of using a large hook called ‘pilak’ to catch mobula rays. 🦑🐳🐋🐬 0142
Reposted by Lico Tiongsonfolukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 15/10/2023I have split the form into 2, a donation form and a request form Donation: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Collection: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Both can also be accessed by clicking the old form 73223
Reposted by Lico TiongsonDon Orth @donaldorth.bsky.social · 06/10/2023I’m am so very gratified and pleased with the reception of Fish, Fishing, and Conservation #OER textbook. read online at pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/fishandconse... Legere online! Question for followers? Who is this book dedicated to? 1175
Reposted by Lico TiongsonAnne Carpenter @drannecarpenter.bsky.social · 07/10/2023I'm thrilled someone quantified this!! I've long suspected that women & other under-represented groups have to fight harder past reviewers and often shoot for lower-tier journals as a result. If true, their articles would "overperform" for a given tier journal in terms of citations (🧵...) 34411
Lico Tiongson @licology.bsky.social · 07/10/2023First cool breeze of the season. Noooo i’m not ready for summer to end! 000
Reposted by Lico TiongsonIt's The Weekend 😌 @craigweekend.bsky.social · 07/10/2023Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. 11805197
Reposted by Lico TiongsonDaniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 03/10/2023Let's start a thread of faculty in evolutionary bio & ecology who are seeking grad students in the run-up to application season. Repost with: who you are, a potential student project, a photo, and a link. 207161
Lico Tiongson @licology.bsky.social · 06/10/2023Checking out what’s going on this side of the socmediaverse 👋 040
