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Bryan @bryanhughes2.bsky.social · 2d

New paper out in Behaviour.

We evaluated behavioural and physiological differences between sexes in two species of rodent (deer mice and red-backed voles). For these income-breeding rodents, reproductive stage only explains some of these differences.

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Meaghan Jones @meaghanjones.bsky.social · 21d

A new article in @knowablemag.bsky.social that highlights some of @levinewediuk.bsky.social's PD work with me and @colingarroway.bsky.social, along with many other efforts to bring epigenetic clocks into conservation efforts.

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The clock is ticking: How epigenetics could help save wildlife from collapse

In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population health, resilience and risk

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Jun 24

I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science

Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM

From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...

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Jeff Bowman @jeffcbowman.bsky.social · Jul 14

New from Rebekah Persad and the Kawartha Flying Squirrel Project: Home range size, habitat selection, and mycophagy of sympatric North American flying squirrels esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A map showing telemetry and roost locations of sympatric northern and southern flying squirrels at a location in Ontario, Canada

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Canadian Journal of Zoology @canjzoology.bsky.social · Jul 8

Stop by our booth at #CSEE2025 this week to pick up a postcard, pen, or sticker and ask us about publishing in CJZ.

Are you a postdoc or first-year faculty? We're also seeking applications to the new ECR Editorial Board in development at the journal!

Booth at conference for Canadian Science Publishing. Branded black tablecloth with coloured postcards in front of a vertical banner

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Quinn Webber @qwebber.bsky.social · May 10

The Ontario government is proposing destructive changes to species at risk legislation that will harm species at risk and their habitat. Please read our op ed and consider writing to your MPP and providing public comment before May 17: thepointer.com/article/2025...

Proposed Bill 5 threatens Ontario wildlife and ecosystems

Proposed Bill 5 threatens Ontario wildlife and ecosystems.

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Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦 @marcofesta.bsky.social · May 10

Ontario is planning to replace its Endangered Species Act with weak legislation that will allow habitat destruction, killing endangered species and withdraw the province from planning for conservation of ES ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0... Send comments to ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0...
From CSTWS:

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Laura Haniford @laurahaniford.bsky.social · Mar 24

Congrats to Graham Raby for winning the outstanding mentor award at AFS OC this weekend! Turns out we all had lots to say about what we think of his leadership skills ✨🥳

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Jasmine Veitch @jsmveitch.bsky.social · Mar 24

Thrilled to share my third first-author paper from my master's work with @albrechts-h.bsky.social and @jeffcbowman.bsky.social - this time diving into ectoparasite community dynamics of North American red squirrels! 🐿️
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