I wrote an article for the Conversation about this paper:

New paper by @KimChandler1407 @DrEloyGL me and others. Feeding red squirrels peanuts may have changed their skull and jaw morphology:

Our @MehranMoazen is co-editor of the Dec 2024 issue of the Journal of #Anatomy, dedicated to various aspects of #craniosynostosis (kray-nee-o-sin-os-TOE-sis), where babies have a misshapen head, because fibrous skullbone joints prematurely closed. @MariusDidziokas @UCL @uclcdb

Very pleased to see this study finally published. Many thanks to @royalsociety for funding the APEX grant awarded to Pete Watson and me, and to @VertEvo and @laellyn1 for inviting us to be part of their special issue.

Our @drphilcox & Peter J Watson, @UniversityLeeds, show that grey squirrel #skulls perform better during #feeding than the red, suggesting a potential selective advantage for accessing and processing hard #food (e.g. nuts). @ucl @UCLLifeSciences @uclcdb https://t.co/1tms4a1CTg

Invasive gray squirrels have replaced native red squirrels across much of Great Britain. A new study on skull feeding biomechanics sheds light on the ability of grey squirrels to outcompete reds! Research by @drphilcox & Peter Watson: https://t.co/bNzT0BB2tJ

Pine martens caught on camera playing on children's swingset in Ardnamurchan, Scotland. The owner of the video, Les Humphreys, tells us this is a nightly occurence in his garden. Credit: Les Humphreys, Ardnamurchan Wildlife Watch Facebook Group #pinemarten #wildlifephotography

Job alert! One-year postdoc position available in my lab @ucl @CIA_UCL to work on a #UKRIFLF funded project looking at development and evolution of the reptile skull! https://t.co/K2cd7QnZKH

📢Come join us!📢 @JournalofAnat are looking to appoint a new Social Media editor. More information on the role and how to apply can be found here: https://t.co/2tEz8LBHvj Applications close February 5th, so don't delay!

*Save the date* of 15th February 2024 if you'd like to join @CIA_UCL's free all-day #symposium on functional #morphology in UCL's #Anatomy Building, London and afterwards at a local hostelry. Speakers & further details to be announced soon #formandfunction #evolution #paleo @ucl

🏝️ Love Islands? 🦴 Love Evolution? 👩‍💼Want to do research in just about the nicest science department in the land? Come and do a PhD with me, Gavin Thomas & @nhcooper123 https://t.co/qx26cAglp7

...closely followed by another @CIA_UCL member: @LauraBPorro telling us about the biomechanics of early tetrapods

Susan Evans @CIA_UCL tells us all about Jurassic salamanders #ICVM2023

Unfortunately, @OsteoSophia isn't at #ICVM2023 but you can find out about her new method for locomotor classification from @DrEloyGL and me at her poster today @CIA_UCL

We are #hiring a #research technician! Want better to understand how cranial soft tissues constrain #bird & #mammal #brain and #skull #evolution? Like to use our micro-CT #scanner & #image segmentation with Amira/Avizo? #travel #speak #career @rfelice

Come and join our team @CIA_UCL

The @JournalofAnat ECR editorial board is looking to expand! If you are an early career scientist that focuses on anatomy, feel free to reach out with questions/interest. No prior experience necessary! #reviewer2

Really proud to be part of this special issue. We measured section moduli along the dentary of several basal Glires taxa to understand the diversity of feeding biomechanics in early rodents and lagomorphs.

The only word I know in Dutch is 'slaapmuis' = dormouse ("sleeping mouse"), which Jesse taught me at the beginning of his PhD

Well done Jesse on this great video explaining our recent FEA study on giant fossil dormice (link to paper: https://t.co/o6QXg4zmAg)