
Ram Vasudeva
@vasudeva_ram
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Love Science๐ฆ, Post-doc, Sport/Travels, Biology, Research/Stats, Insects, Sexual Selection, Sperm/Heatwaves.
Norwich, England
Joined June 2017
The genetics of people buried in a 2000-year-old cemetery in southern England has bolstered the idea that Celtic communities in Britain placed women centre-stage.
newscientist.com
Genetic evidence from Iron Age Britain shows that women tended to stay within their ancestral communities, suggesting that social networks revolved around women
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๐ธ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ! ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ #KhoKhoWorldCup #TheWorldGoesKho #Khommunity #KhoKho #KKWCMen #KKWC2025
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๐จ New paper alert! ๐จ Our latest work in Science explores how climate change is reshaping the energy budgets of desert lizards, revealing species-specific responses to warming. We show metabolic costs rise, but foraging opportunities shrink.๐ฆ๐ก๏ธ ๐ https://t.co/eNRJjEOmCc ๐งต (1/)
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Climate warming can induce a cost-of-living โsqueezeโ in ectotherms by increasing energetic expenditures while reducing foraging gains. We used biophysical models (validated by 2685 field observati...
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An analysis of the chemical composition of fossilized teeth in Australopithecus africanus โ an early relative of humans โ suggests the bipedal primates had primarily vegetarian diets, researchers report.
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Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.
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#tidyplots offers a variety of discrete color schemes ๐ The default scheme `colors_discrete_friendly` is inspired by Okabe and Ito (2008) and was designed to maximize accessibility for individuals with color vision deficiencies. #rstats #dataviz #phd
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๐ก Having late breakfast decreases raise of blood sugar after meal ๐ @CurieuxExplorer @EddieRDMD @_MCRicardo_ @DrSharadVats1 @Science_George @AyusWellness @ChrisSylvain @_Sivasai @Dinesh_Kumar78 @Nwauka @DrRPalmquist @erlesen @PalmGardenHC @Devkota_HP @DrSeeboth #Diabetes
Modifying the timing of breakfast improves postprandial glycaemia in people with type 2 diabetes: A randomised controlled trial https://t.co/ZW17Q2iSGu
@_atanas_ @_MCRicardo_ #DHPSP #INPST #Scicomm
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Our new preprint provides a comprehensive tool for appraising the reporting of the quantitative aspects of meta-analyses in environmental sciences. Brilliantly let by Kyle Morrison (not on Twitter) and team
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@asab_org has a new grants secretary - it's me! I've already been busy preparing boosted travel grants for the @Behaviour2025 conference in Kolkata, India. Next job is to revise grants in line with EDIA principles and better support for #ECRs. Apply here:
asab.org
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Reminder that #Behaviour2025 abstracts are due Jan 31! Take a look at our travel grants available for Kolkata - thanks to our new grants secretary ๐ โฌ๏ธ
@asab_org has a new grants secretary - it's me! I've already been busy preparing boosted travel grants for the @Behaviour2025 conference in Kolkata, India. Next job is to revise grants in line with EDIA principles and better support for #ECRs. Apply here:
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Glass Walls, Dumb Calls! ๐ Guppies were put to the test in a recent study to uncover how inbreeding and warmer water temperatures affect their cognition and boldness. When raised in either normal water or water slightly above their comfort zone, the guppies faced a puzzle:
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๐ข Another PhD opportunity in my lab @univofstandrews ๐ข "Itโs getting hot in here: uncovering the molecular mechanisms underlying changes in social behaviour at increased temperatures" ๐๐ก๏ธ https://t.co/YfGmUY0aFz Co-supervisor: Prof Mike Ritchie Apply by January 17 Please RT!
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The familiar rodents, known for eating nuts and seeds, have been spotted hunting and decapitating voles in a gruesome dietary adaptation.
smithsonianmag.com
The familiar rodents, known for eating nuts and seeds, have been spotted hunting and decapitating voles in a gruesome dietary adaptation. Scientists say it might signal resiliency in face of future...
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We deeply mourn the passing of Dr. R. Chidambaram, Former Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India and one of the nationโs most distinguished scientists. Dr. Chidambaram was a visionary leader and architect of Indiaโs scientific and technological progress. He
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๐ฃQuick reminder about this amazing job opportunity. One week to go until the deadline!
JOB ALERT We seek an engaged and effective research leader to join us @CamZoology as Prince Philip Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Wonderful colleagues, exciting opportunities to shape @Cambridge_SBS future. Deadline 6 Jan More here:
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The dogsโ names are Mars, Moon and Pluto, and you might say their cancer-sniffing skills are out of this world.
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Scientists paired Labrador retrievers with an AI model in a new screening test for breast, lung, colorectal or prostate cancer.
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Turnip sawflies use plant chemicals to shape their social lives! Discover how plant metabolites influence insect networks and fitness in a blog by @Pragya_otulp, @ChemEcolCM, @_LBrueggemann_, @gaurav_Kbaruah and @unibielefeld ๐ชฐ https://t.co/TNABqsmfPd
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Did you know there are over 20,000 species of bee in the world?
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A shared developmental genetic basis for sexually antagonistic male and female adaptations in the toothed water strider https://t.co/xxIb5WLtoT Now in @EvolLetters by Claudia Pruvรดt et al.
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Abstract. Sexual conflict can drive the divergence of male and female phenotypes and cross-species comparative analyses have documented patterns of correla
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