Sam Matchette
@Sam_Matchette
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The trumpetfish guy | Postdoctoral Research Associate with @OxfordBiology | Lifetime suffering @LUFC fan @sammatchette.bsky.social (he/him)
Cambridge, UK
Joined April 2012
🔴New #trumpetfish content!🔴 This species is colour #polymorphic so we dove (pun intended) into how the relative abundance and saliency of each morph influences the #behaviour of their prey. Find out more via the link below! 🎺🐠 🔗 https://t.co/Ndj4w3S6C7
@BehavEcol
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Predators can have different color morphs, but whether morph abundance or saliency is more influential in shaping antipredator behavior in prey remains unc
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And a new chapter begins! I'm thrilled to have started a PDRA role at @OxfordBiology with @rjpheathcote. Stay tuned for more fish content 🐟
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The sun did briefly shine in Cambridge today on my last day in @CamZoology. It has been a monumental 5.5 years here, both professionally and personally. Words can't express my gratitude towards both the Department and the @MarineBehavEcol group for making me feel so at home 🐠
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As always, this project couldn't have been completed without my co-authors, collaborators and funders 🤝 #JeroenSchneider @Chris_Drerup @SandraWinters22 @Dwarf_Mongoose @MarineBehavEcol #CARMABI #Whitten
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🚨Our new paper is out now in Biological Invasions. Using a #citizenscience approach we find correlations between #invasive #lionfish abundance, the length of time invaded, and human #hunting pressure in the western #Atlantic and #Caribbean Sea.
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Biological Invasions - Predation can shape the distribution and abundance of animals in an environment, with a major source of predation in some systems now coming from humans. However, measuring...
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At the end of August I finished my position as research assistant for the @MarineBehavEcol group at @Cambridge_Uni. From MPhil student to research assistant it has been an amazing 3 years working with @JHerbertread and the lab group. Thank you for EVERYTHING! 🐠🐟🐡
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Well, 4 yrs as a JRF @christs_college, @MarineBehavEcol & @CamZoology are over... it's been an absolute blast! Huge thanks to all the brilliant & friendly people I've met along the way! But, excited to now start my next adventure as a postdoc with @rjpheathcote @OxfordBiology!
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Who'd have thought my shorts, my Mum, and I would help @IvoGraham christen the Piece tonight. Thanks for a cracking (and surreal) night #CambridgeComedyGarden
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Crushed it! A huge well done, Chris🤝
🚨So thrilled to announce that I've passed my PhD viva this week! A big thanks to @SensoryEcology and @EdgarCTurner for the great viva, as well as @JHerbertread and my lab @MarineBehavEcol for the most amazing cephalopod and crustacean-themed presents!🦑🦀 #PhDone #DrDre #DrErup
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It is with deep sadness that the club can confirm that former player Rob Burrow CBE has passed away, aged 41. More here https://t.co/Lp2EcIu7ws
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Lizard Island Research Station, one of my favorite places, is hiring two (!) co-directors to take over for Anne Hoggett and Lyle Vail, two of my favorite people. Please share with anyone who would be excellent at leading LIRS onward. https://t.co/9cbENxnxPU
#bestjobever
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Two of the best marine science jobs in the world are now being recruited in Australia. The Australian Museum (AM) the nation’s first museum, is seeking two new Co-Directors to manage its Lizard...
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I can think of worse places to press submit on a big application! Lucky to be back in the Caribbean with @Sam_Matchette and @Nadia_Hamilton_. So great to be back hanging out with the cleaning gobies!
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⚡️Postdoc in sensory ecology!⚡️ 3 year position at @OxfordBiology on colouration in fish schools! If antipredator colour, collective behaviour, fieldwork in nice places, and fun experiments with predatory fish is your thing, get in touch! Pls RT 🐟🐟🐠🐠💥 https://t.co/lLYRqpLjic
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A rousing performance of 'Fairytale of New York' was given by Glen Hansard and Lisa O'Neill at the funeral of Shane MacGowan in Nenagh, Co Tipperary. The performance was greeted by cheers inside and outside the church | https://t.co/a1x3oRVRMz
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For those who have already migrated to greener pastures (and bluer skies 👀), here's where you can find me🎺🐟
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🚨New paper!🚨 In a recent in-depth review, we ask: what's the (current) deal with dazzle? @BristolBioSci @CamZoology @ucdavis
https://t.co/2J181kFysL
#dazzle #camouflage #illusions #perception
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Limited spaces available for our Level 1 Makaton Workshop! 🗓️Tues 26th & Weds 27th September, 10am - 2pm, on Zoom 📧 rhiannon@flamingochicks.org to book #Makaton #WeTalkMakaton #InclusiveCommunication #Inclusion #FlamingoChicks #SEND #SENCO #BackToSchool
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Trompetenfische schwimmen an Küstenbereichen tropischer Meere häufig dicht neben größeren Fischen. Einer aktuellen Studie zufolge handelt es sich dabei um eine besondere Form der Tarnung: Die langgestreckten Jäger verbergen sich so vor ihren Beutetieren. https://t.co/qUyHp2h3Ba
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Trompetenfische bewohnen die Küstenbereiche tropischer Meere und schwimmen dort häufig dicht neben größeren Fischen. Einer aktuellen Studie zufolge handelt es sich dabei um eine besondere Form der...
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