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Cat Sheppard

@sheppardcat.bsky.social
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Behavioural ecologist in a marine world | Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellow MARE ULisboa | behecoevo.org | HIMB UHawaii | oceansphere.org | She/Her

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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
My Portuguese TV debut - back in January, José Ricardo Paula, Celia Shunter and I gave an interview on the importance of cognition in coral reef fish 🤓🐠 (show is in English and Portuguese) www.saudemais.tv/video/411352...
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Ciência Agora - T02 E007 - Sandra Cardoso Oliveira
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
How to record stereo video of 15 fish at once - exploring how complexity shapes fine scale space use in individual reef fish
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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
Book cover for Reproducible Code guide. The cover has a red background with a large yellow-bodied black-headed stag beetle.
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Third paper from my PhD at @lancasteruni.bsky.social out now. Territorial farming damselfish are more aggressive to smaller neighbours than strangers @envisiondtp.bsky.social #fishinbottles #angrydamsels #nastyneighbours link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Familiarity mediated by body size predicts intraspecific aggression in farming damselfishes - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Abstract Aggressive territoriality can have significant benefits for resource acquisition yet is a costly behaviour. Selection should therefore favour mechanisms that allow individuals to modify their...
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I am very pleased to announce I have officially accepted an @hfspo.bsky.social HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowship, hosted by MARE, University of Lisbon, and Hawaiian Institute of Marine Biology 🥳 I am exceptionally grateful for this opportunity and can't wait for the exciting projects ahead 🐠
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Human Frontier Science Program @hfspo.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
🥳Congrats to the 50 outstanding postdocs from 25 nations awarded 2025 #HFSPFellowships! 🎉These brilliant minds are shaping the future of #LifeSciences!🧪 🏆Are you one of them? Tag yourself & celebrate! 📖 Meet the new fellows: www.hfsp.org/bookletFS2025#book/ #HFSP #NextGenResearchers #sts
Congrats to all HFSP New Fellowship Awardees! 2025 Edition!
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Throwback to my PhD viva (because I have officially left Twitter). Already feels like a long time ago.
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 25/01/2023
First published paper for my PhD out now in @GEB_macro open access. We found that the co-occurrence of herbivorous fish functional groups correlates with reduced algal cover and increased coral accretion.@Sal_Keith @RemoteReefs @DanExton @LecReefs onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ge…
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Co‐occurrence of herbivorous fish functional groups correlates with enhanced coral reef benthic state
Aim Biodiversity loss is impacting essential ecosystem functions and services across the globe. Recently, our interest in the benefits of biodiversity for ecosystem function has shifted focus from m...
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 03/12/2022
Taken down by these viruses - really disappointed not to be there! But if anyone has comments, questions or wants to chat about angry damsels, please feel free to DM 🐠 Happy RCUK! t.co/Tnv4uVXQOv
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 12/12/2021
Pre #EAB2021 trip to the museum 🦖 @BritishEcolSoc
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 27/11/2021
Excited to be at my first in person conference as a PhD student, in the beautiful city of #edinburgh. Looking forward to a day of #coralreefs #RCUK2021 @LecReefs
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 22/11/2021
Over the moon to present the final paper from my MRes: Individual foraging specialization in group-living species. Link available until 08 Jan.@HarryHMarshall @CantMichael @UniExeCEC @AnimBehSociety authors.elsevier.com/c/1e6SPmjLwpnn
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 13/07/2021
New t̶o̶y̶ serious science equipment ready for the field
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 15/12/2020
Really cool findings by @MichaelGBertram on how Prozac not only affects bold behaviours, but can also impact reproductive behaviours in mosquitofish @BritishEcolSoc #BES2020
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 15/12/2020
Fantastic keynote by @AndyPurvisNHM to kick off day 2 of #BES2020: Bending the curve of biodiversity change. Act now or pay more later @BritishEcolSoc
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 14/12/2020
Enjoying the creative side of #BES2020 with #DrawYourStudyOrganism. Three-spot damselfish, Stegastes planifrons 🐠🖌 Are watercolours cheating? 😆
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 14/12/2020
Amazing but scary figures in @xuemeibai_aus Plenary Lecture at #BES2020. Animal biomass 4 Gt. Plastic 8 Gt!
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 08/12/2020
Fantastic talk by @TimACGordon at #RCUK2020 on reef soundscapes! Hugely impactful way for people to "listen" and stand up for our coral reefs 🐟🦐🐠
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Cat Sheppard @sheppardcat.bsky.social · 08/12/2020
Damselfish domesticate tiny shrimp to fertilise their farms. Incredible! :D t.co/zrUqiMeFRL
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