Jake M Martin
@jake-m-martin.bsky.social
Alfred Deakin Fellow, Deakin University l Environmental Pollution l Behavioural Ecology l Evidence synthesis | http://jakemartin.org
I forgot to take the most important person! Congratulations
@melogc.bsky.social
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June 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I forgot to take the most important person! Congratulations
@melogc.bsky.social
@melogc.bsky.social
You can read the thesis here!
doi.org/10.26180/273...
doi.org/10.26180/273...
Reproduction in contaminated waters: impacts of the antidepressant pollutant fluoxetine on sexual selection in fish
This thesis examines the environmental impacts of fluoxetine—a widely used antidepressant and environmental pollutant—on reproduction and sexual selection in fish. Fluoxetine (marketed as Prozac) targ...
doi.org
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
You can read the thesis here!
doi.org/10.26180/273...
doi.org/10.26180/273...
Congratulations, Dr Melo, on behalf of me and the rest of the supervisory team, @bbmwong.bsky.social and @mattdhall.bsky.social, for this outstanding achievement and the exciting career ahead. Couldn’t be prouder! 👏🎉 (4/5)
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Congratulations, Dr Melo, on behalf of me and the rest of the supervisory team, @bbmwong.bsky.social and @mattdhall.bsky.social, for this outstanding achievement and the exciting career ahead. Couldn’t be prouder! 👏🎉 (4/5)
Worryingly, some changes lingered months after exposure ceased, indicating “legacy” impacts on reproduction and sexual selection. Her work adds to growing evidence that pharmaceuticals threaten wildlife even at very low doses. 🌍💊 (3/5)
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Worryingly, some changes lingered months after exposure ceased, indicating “legacy” impacts on reproduction and sexual selection. Her work adds to growing evidence that pharmaceuticals threaten wildlife even at very low doses. 🌍💊 (3/5)
Gabriela exposed guppy populations to realistic fluoxetine concentrations for up to five years to test long-term effects. She uncovered shifts in male colouration, courtship, sperm traits, and female mate choice. 🐟✨ (2/5)
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Gabriela exposed guppy populations to realistic fluoxetine concentrations for up to five years to test long-term effects. She uncovered shifts in male colouration, courtship, sperm traits, and female mate choice. 🐟✨ (2/5)