Anna Selbmann
@annaselbmann.bsky.social
Research Specialist at Suðurnes Science and Learning Center | Bioacoustics 🎶 | Whales 🐳 | Behavioural ecology | Interspecific interactions | Open for collaboration 🤓
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A killer whale PostDoc! 🤯😍
We are hiring - PDRA position exploring how information access shapes social dynamics in killer whales. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT336/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT336/p...
September 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A killer whale PostDoc! 🤯😍
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🔊 This the season! Looking or two MSc students to tackle
1. vocal efficiency across pipit species
and, surpsingly,
2. vocal tract anatomy of the great cormorant (bonus: I also have the heads to model hearing!)
Drop me a line! I love people! :)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
1. vocal efficiency across pipit species
and, surpsingly,
2. vocal tract anatomy of the great cormorant (bonus: I also have the heads to model hearing!)
Drop me a line! I love people! :)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
MSc project
MSc thesis projects in animal communication Laws of brevity across pipit (Anthus) species Across many human languages, there are several general principles in temporal patterning: most frequent word...
docs.google.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🔊 This the season! Looking or two MSc students to tackle
1. vocal efficiency across pipit species
and, surpsingly,
2. vocal tract anatomy of the great cormorant (bonus: I also have the heads to model hearing!)
Drop me a line! I love people! :)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
1. vocal efficiency across pipit species
and, surpsingly,
2. vocal tract anatomy of the great cormorant (bonus: I also have the heads to model hearing!)
Drop me a line! I love people! :)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Looks like some cool postdoc options here - including one on "Acoustic possibilities for Southern Ocean management dilemmas" 🎧🌊🚢🐳
#bioacoustics #MarineMammals
#bioacoustics #MarineMammals
The call for our 2026 Postdoc Cohort is now open. We offer 4 full-time positions. Apply until August 24th. hifmb.de/jobs
Please spread the word.
#postdoc #jobsinscience #marinebiodiversity #antarctica
@awi.de @hillebr1.bsky.social @ibaums.bsky.social @thilogross.bsky.social @merenbey.bsky.social 🦑
Please spread the word.
#postdoc #jobsinscience #marinebiodiversity #antarctica
@awi.de @hillebr1.bsky.social @ibaums.bsky.social @thilogross.bsky.social @merenbey.bsky.social 🦑
June 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Looks like some cool postdoc options here - including one on "Acoustic possibilities for Southern Ocean management dilemmas" 🎧🌊🚢🐳
#bioacoustics #MarineMammals
#bioacoustics #MarineMammals
Pilot whales and killer whales – it get’s weirder! 🐳🤓
#MarineMammals
#MarineMammals
New paper about unusual encounters in Icelandic waters…
In June 2022 and 2023, neonate pilot whales were observed swimming alone among groups of killer whales off south Iceland - with no other pilot whales in sight.
🧶⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
In June 2022 and 2023, neonate pilot whales were observed swimming alone among groups of killer whales off south Iceland - with no other pilot whales in sight.
🧶⬇️
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Interactions Between Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) and Neonate Long‐Finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala melas) off South Iceland
This study documents two encounters off south Iceland where neonate pilot whales were observed in the company of killer whale groups, with no other pilot whales in the vicinity. The interactions invo...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Pilot whales and killer whales – it get’s weirder! 🐳🤓
#MarineMammals
#MarineMammals
Join us at the University of Iceland! They are hiring an assistant professor in marine and freshwater ecology! 🤓
Lots of water available in and around the country, plenty of cool nature and a volcanic eruption every now and then!
🌊🐟🐳🌿🌋
english.hi.is/about-ui/wor...
Lots of water available in and around the country, plenty of cool nature and a volcanic eruption every now and then!
🌊🐟🐳🌿🌋
english.hi.is/about-ui/wor...
Vacancies
The University of Iceland is one of the largest employers in Iceland. The university's mission is to conduct academic research and education, a goal that can only be achieved through the continuous en...
english.hi.is
March 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Join us at the University of Iceland! They are hiring an assistant professor in marine and freshwater ecology! 🤓
Lots of water available in and around the country, plenty of cool nature and a volcanic eruption every now and then!
🌊🐟🐳🌿🌋
english.hi.is/about-ui/wor...
Lots of water available in and around the country, plenty of cool nature and a volcanic eruption every now and then!
🌊🐟🐳🌿🌋
english.hi.is/about-ui/wor...
Check out this cool meta-analysis on whale vocalisations and whether they might adhere to similar laws as human language. Including some of our data on killer whales! 🐳🎵
#MarineMammals #bioacoustics #animalcommunication
#MarineMammals #bioacoustics #animalcommunication
Do whales optimize their vocalizations for efficiency, just like human language? 🐋🎶 My latest study in
Science Advances (@science.org) suggests they do—following linguistic laws seen in human speech. 🧵 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Science Advances (@science.org) suggests they do—following linguistic laws seen in human speech. 🧵 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Language-like efficiency in whale communication
Whale vocalizations follow efficiency rules seen in human language, revealing striking similarities in communication systems.
www.science.org
February 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Check out this cool meta-analysis on whale vocalisations and whether they might adhere to similar laws as human language. Including some of our data on killer whales! 🐳🎵
#MarineMammals #bioacoustics #animalcommunication
#MarineMammals #bioacoustics #animalcommunication
Recently finished 'The good whale'. Beautifully told, well researched and balanced podcast about the crazy story of Keiko returning to the ocean. Featuring our field site in the Westman Islands, South Iceland! 🐳🌊🇮🇸
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Good Whale
This is the story of a wildly ambitious science experiment to return Keiko to the ocean — while the world watched. A new limited podcast series from Serial Productions and the New York Times.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Recently finished 'The good whale'. Beautifully told, well researched and balanced podcast about the crazy story of Keiko returning to the ocean. Featuring our field site in the Westman Islands, South Iceland! 🐳🌊🇮🇸
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Check out @cherinebaumgartner.bsky.social new paper on gene flow in killer whales from Iceland, Greenland and Norway. Super cool stuff! 🐳🧬🤓
🧬 New Paper 🧬
Together with Eve Jourdain, @andrewfoote.bsky.social, @fipsamarra.bsky.social et al. we investigated how ecological & spatio-temporal factors shape gene flow in killer whales from Greenland to Norway. 🧶⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Together with Eve Jourdain, @andrewfoote.bsky.social, @fipsamarra.bsky.social et al. we investigated how ecological & spatio-temporal factors shape gene flow in killer whales from Greenland to Norway. 🧶⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Kinship clustering within an ecologically diverse killer whale metapopulation - Heredity
Heredity - Kinship clustering within an ecologically diverse killer whale metapopulation
www.nature.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Check out @cherinebaumgartner.bsky.social new paper on gene flow in killer whales from Iceland, Greenland and Norway. Super cool stuff! 🐳🧬🤓
Recently, the Icelandic Orca Project started a video series about our research and the tools we use. First up was me on acoustic research and interactions between killer whales and pilot whales. 🎵🐳 More cool videos to come soon! 🤓
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBEf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBEf...
Acoustics & Interspecific interactions
YouTube video by Westman Islands Research Centre (WIRC)
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Recently, the Icelandic Orca Project started a video series about our research and the tools we use. First up was me on acoustic research and interactions between killer whales and pilot whales. 🎵🐳 More cool videos to come soon! 🤓
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBEf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBEf...
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📢 Webinar alert! I'll be presenting my PhD research as part of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust Winter Webinar series on Weds 22th Jan.
Sign up here on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/killer-wha...
Sign up here on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/killer-wha...
January 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📢 Webinar alert! I'll be presenting my PhD research as part of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust Winter Webinar series on Weds 22th Jan.
Sign up here on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/killer-wha...
Sign up here on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/killer-wha...
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Introducing "Sonic Connexions", a series of online meetups designed for casual conversations about animal bioacoustics. It is open to anyone, so join us and become part of this vibrant community!
First meetup on January 29th, 2025!
Sign up here: forms.office.com/r/qhPcMUKz6w
🧪🔉🐟🐋🦜🪳
First meetup on January 29th, 2025!
Sign up here: forms.office.com/r/qhPcMUKz6w
🧪🔉🐟🐋🦜🪳
Microsoft Forms
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December 23, 2024 at 5:20 AM
Introducing "Sonic Connexions", a series of online meetups designed for casual conversations about animal bioacoustics. It is open to anyone, so join us and become part of this vibrant community!
First meetup on January 29th, 2025!
Sign up here: forms.office.com/r/qhPcMUKz6w
🧪🔉🐟🐋🦜🪳
First meetup on January 29th, 2025!
Sign up here: forms.office.com/r/qhPcMUKz6w
🧪🔉🐟🐋🦜🪳
Check out this new paper on acoustic occurrence of killer whales around Iceland! 🎵🐳🇮🇸
🔔 NEW PAPER 🔔
Our latest paper is out, led by our student Giulia Bellon, using passive acoustic monitoring to investigate the occurrence of killer whales in Icelandic waters. You can read all about it (open access) here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our latest paper is out, led by our student Giulia Bellon, using passive acoustic monitoring to investigate the occurrence of killer whales in Icelandic waters. You can read all about it (open access) here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Killer whale (Orcinus orca) occurrence in Icelandic waters revealed by passive acoustic monitoring
The distribution and occurrence of killer whales around Iceland are primarily studied in coastal herring grounds, with limited knowledge beyond these areas. This study employed opportunistic passive ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Check out this new paper on acoustic occurrence of killer whales around Iceland! 🎵🐳🇮🇸
Hello Bluesky!
My name is Anna and I’m a PhD researcher at the University of Iceland and the Icelandic Orca Project. I like whales 🐳 and sound 🎵 and all things marine 🌊. I am very happy that the science community seems to have found a new platform and am looking forward to connecting with you all!
My name is Anna and I’m a PhD researcher at the University of Iceland and the Icelandic Orca Project. I like whales 🐳 and sound 🎵 and all things marine 🌊. I am very happy that the science community seems to have found a new platform and am looking forward to connecting with you all!
December 2, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Hello Bluesky!
My name is Anna and I’m a PhD researcher at the University of Iceland and the Icelandic Orca Project. I like whales 🐳 and sound 🎵 and all things marine 🌊. I am very happy that the science community seems to have found a new platform and am looking forward to connecting with you all!
My name is Anna and I’m a PhD researcher at the University of Iceland and the Icelandic Orca Project. I like whales 🐳 and sound 🎵 and all things marine 🌊. I am very happy that the science community seems to have found a new platform and am looking forward to connecting with you all!
Reposted by Anna Selbmann
Still time to apply 🎣🐙🌊🦭
Fully funded four year PhD position. Drivers of bycatch in Icelandic fisheries. Deadline Dec 4th #TeamFish www.hafogvatn.is/is/midlun/fr...
Doktorsnemi í sjávarlíffræði óskast
Hafrannsóknastofnun óskar eftir að ráða doktorsnema til starfa við rannsóknir í sjávarlíffræði í verkefni sem snýr að þáttum sem hafa áhrif á meðafla sjáva
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November 28, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Still time to apply 🎣🐙🌊🦭