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UAntwerp FunMorph

@uafunmorph.bsky.social
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Functional Morphology Lab Group of Department of Biology, University of Antwerp. www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-group…

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UAntwerp FunMorph @uafunmorph.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Using common wall lizards in a set-up mimicking the lizards’ natural, spatiotemporally heterogeneous thermal #environment, higher cognition scores were linked to exploitation of the thermal heterogeneity, but not more accurate thermoregulation. #Podarcis
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UAntwerp FunMorph @uafunmorph.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Fish suck... but species that feed on algae suck differently! 🐟 A new publication in Communications Biology by #UAFunMorph members Jana De Ridder, Peter Aerts, and Sam Van Wassenbergh, demonstrates how head motion patterns for generating suction are finetuned to the species' main diets.
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UAntwerp FunMorph @uafunmorph.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
To help them with a smooth start, we organised an introduction session where they got the opportunity to present themselves and their project. Keep an eye out for more updates from our lab, including the student projects, throughout the coming year! #masterinbiology
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UAntwerp FunMorph @uafunmorph.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
A lizard in sight whets the appetite? 🦎 Read how conspecifics influence island and mainland lizards’ foraging decisions in @UAFunMorph's new paper by Ioanna Gavriilidi! Link to the full article: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lPDn1LenM...
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UAntwerp FunMorph @uafunmorph.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Larger beaks generate more force for tough seeds, while smaller beaks move faster. We found that birds with larger beak depths dehusked large seeds faster, but smaller or longer beaks didn’t provide a processing advantage for small seeds. 💪⚡
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UAntwerp FunMorph @uafunmorph.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
How do beak dimensions affect feeding performance in birds? 🐦 In our new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, we studied 87 domestic canaries to test if beak size affects feeding performance—revealing a trade-off between force and speed. 🧵👇
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UAntwerp FunMorph @uafunmorph.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Final week of the @UAFunMorph Galápagos expedition! 🎥 Capturing high-speed footage of Darwin's finches while they feed and sing to study beak movement. Best of luck to Irene, Cas, and Jan for the final data collection! 🙌 We are grateful to our helpers and sponsors. #DarwinsFinches #Galapagos
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UAntwerp FunMorph @uafunmorph.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
[1/2] Hard biting #birds are slow singers - which has more consequences than you might think! 🪶 🐦 In her newest article, published in The Conversation, #UAFunMorph member Maja Mielke writes about how beak size affects the singing and #evolution of songbirds.
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UAntwerp FunMorph @uafunmorph.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Hello world! The Functional Morphology Lab of the UAntwerp Biology Department is finally on Bluesky! Let us share with you our research, academic activities, and our passion for #science. 🦎🐦 🐟 🦩 🐓 👩‍🔬 🎓 👨‍🔬 Here are some of the animals that keep us busy at the moment.
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