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Fish biologist most interested in cognition, behaviour, and fish that shoot.

St Andrews
Joined January 2010
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@NickARJones
Nick
4 years
Dedicated to the great Victoria Braithwaite. Review with @mikemwebster & Anne Salvanes, on the physical enrichment we provide our fishy friends. We had fun with the DETAILS acronym to try encourage more detailed reporting of the enrichment used in studies.
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Growing research effort has shown that physical enrichment (PE) can improve fish welfare and research validity. However, the inclusion of PE does not always result in positive effects and conflicti...
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@C_C_Ioannou
Christos Ioannou
2 years
More excellent work on #collectivebehaviour from @hanmacgregor, out today in @Ecol_Evol https://t.co/XOYDrSNWnt We find stickleback shoal cohesion is more variable in turbid water. Funded by an @asab_tweets Research Grant (see https://t.co/MrbJ65tfeo)
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@BBM_Wong
Bob Wong (@bbmwong.bsky.social)
2 years
Please repost. Call for abstracts for the much anticipated International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress in Melbourne, Australia, is now open. Hop to it people and see you in Oz in 2024!
@ISBE2024
ISBE2024
2 years
Listen up folks and please spread the word. Call for abstracts for #ISBE2024 is now open!! See you all in Melbourne! @BehavEcol https://t.co/ia5Gj4zu29
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@ManonSchweinfu1
Manon Schweinfurth
2 years
🚨Job Alert! We are thrilled to announce a #PhD position in our CooperationLab @StAndrews. Are you excited about the incredible social life of #rats and their cognitive abilities? Then this @EastbioDTP job is for you! DM me, if you’d like to learn more.
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findaphd.com
PhD Project - EASTBIO Recollections and Reciprocity – The Interplay of Memory and Cooperation at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com
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@RArlinghausFish
Robert Arlinghaus (moved to Blue Sky)
2 years
Ten reasons why it is prudent to remain sceptical about fish and invertebrate pain and suffering and the downsides of personal morals trumping scientific standards. #fishpain #animalwelfare https://t.co/IT8RtaWo3i Led by @BenDiggles with @HBrowman @SJC_fishy + many more.
tandfonline.com
The welfare of fishes and aquatic invertebrates is important, and several jurisdictions have included these taxa under welfare regulation in recent years. Regulation of welfare requires use of scie...
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@TimParker88
Tim Parker
2 years
When many different researchers analyze the same data, results vary .... A LOT! Our Many-Analysts study from ecology and evo-bio is FINALLY up on @ecoevorxiv https://t.co/VKSCKYqpjF Thanks to the HUNDREDS of researchers who made this study possible.
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@CVillacortaRath
Cecilia Villacorta
2 years
Our new review paper on invasive fish arriving into mainland Australia via the Torres Strait Islands is out now! #OpenAccess @TropWATER @WalthamNathan @jcu
@AustSocFishBiol
ASFB
2 years
REVIEW: New Australian frontier in freshwater fish invasion via Torres Strait Islands Waltham et al. recount the incursion from alien freshwater fish to reinforce the importance of conservation & protection of coastal foodplains from invasive species. https://t.co/vyHs21icxB
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@DrWillPerry
William Perry fishsci.com/@DrWillPerry
2 years
After dubious press coverage on my recent article ( https://t.co/fgPAwweaSd), I've written a piece in @ConversationUK to clear up some of the hyperbole! I hope this is enough for them to let me back in my local aquatics shop...! 🐟 https://t.co/ZjlFJwf3Pz #ClimateChange @OATALtd
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theconversation.com
New research reveals the environmental impact of keeping tropical fish as household pets – but there are ways to reduce it.
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@TheFSBI
fsbi
2 years
#JFB: Maze design: Size and number of choices impact fish performance in cognitive assays https://t.co/I1DihKgbjZ #FishSci @NickARJones
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@WilliamArlidge
William N. S. Arlidge
2 years
Exploring how social dynamics influence decisions in non-compliance with conservation rules. We think understanding cognitive mechanisms & social group dynamics is key 🌍🐟#ConservationResearch @LeibnizIGB @HumboldtUni @RArlinghausFish @ICCS_updates. More@
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@CulumBrown
Culum Brown πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦
2 years
Conditioning to predators doubled survival of stocked Murray cod https://t.co/fqywayScCk
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@NickARJones
Nick
2 years
Thanks to the speakers and everyone who joined the workshop. Huge thanks to @Behaviour2023 , @FSBI for support, and the amazing co-oraginsers @catarina_vp, @daphnecortese and @CaitNewport.
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@NickARJones
Nick
2 years
The methods in fish cognition symposium is over – but this is not the end! I am looking forward to working on the plans we developed together in the workshop, publication of the work presented by the symposium speakers, and @TheManyFishes.
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@TrikiZegni
Zegni Triki
2 years
In #Behaviour2023 I presented our recent work on guppy’s intelligence and brains after manipulating their social life for 6 months If that got your curiosity πŸ€“ have a look @biorxivpreprint out today πŸ‘‰πŸΌ https://t.co/kgEwNd1LnX #fishSci @snsf_ch @Zoology_SU @SUBIC_Center 🧡
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@staroddi
Star-Oddi
2 years
Have you used bio-logging data in your fish research and want to publish it? Check out this special issue: Journal of Fish Biology-Advances in telemetry approaches and technologies applied to fish ecology and management. Deadline 31 Oct 2023 https://t.co/Inz1yThwvV @TheFSBI #JFB
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@NickARJones
Nick
2 years
Theodura Fuss @theaf57061623 revealed some of the challenges in developing new virtual reality fish models. #Behaviour2023
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@NickARJones
Nick
2 years
Starting the fish cognition methods symposium: Prof Bshary making the case for standardising learning criteria. #Behaviour2023
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@2023Behaviour
Behaviour 2023
2 years
Conference dinner! #Behaviour2023
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@cog_wild
cognition wild/lab (@cogwild.bsky.social)
2 years
Beautiful talk about the songs of whales. Packed theater!! #Beaviour2023
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