Roxana Taszus

Schematic showing the different functional regions of the neck in an alligator compared to those of a chicken.

Functional morphology of the archosaur neck: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🪶🧪 (📷Utsuki & Kobayashi)

IMAGE SHOWS GRAPHIC OF CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY PHYLOGENY EXPLORER TOOL.

MAJOR NEWS! We just launched an awesome new tool! The illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer lets users trace any bird’s lineage, compare species relationships, and explore major evolutionary milestones with a click of a button. SHARE and EXPLORE! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/phy...

The long-eared Owl is a slim and long winged owl with erectile ear tufts, which are positioned closer to the center of the head than in many other types of owl. The purposes of ear tufts are not definitively known and are present in about half of living owls. A theory amongst biologists and ornithologists is that ear tufts could be a means of intraspecies communication of intent and mood. In general coloration, the long-eared owl is a hue of ochraceous-tawny with a grayish or brownish wash variably manifesting. The base color is overlaid with variable blackish vertical streaks (and occasionally spots), which are more apparent about the wings and back. The scapulars are marked whitish, which provide further contrast when seen against the base color and blackish markings.

#nature #photography #birds #owls

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This photo was taken minutes ago, on my lunch break, LOL.

Hope everyone is healthy and happy, and may your New year be wonderful in every way.

Happy #InverteFest to everyone who celebrates. Post your invertebrate art.

🌊 Computer Vision Training for Marine Ecologists
🗓️ 10-11/3/26
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2-day workshop on applying computer vision to marine research. No ML experience needed! Covers data processing, analyses, & interpreting outputs.

📅 Deadline: 30/1/26, 5pm (UK)
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🚨 Postdoctoral Opportunity for Female Scientists🚨

The University of Vienna is awarding at least 20 fully funded 4 year postdoctoral positions to outstanding female scientists

Interested? Get in touch via direct message
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#MicroSky 🧪

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An illustration showing Sphenodraco perched on a tree trunk while a group of Rhamphorhynchus fly in the background

Everyone, please meet Sphenodraco! A newly described sphenodontian (a tuatara relative) from the Late Jurassic of Europe published TODAY!

#paleoart #reptiles #sciart #art

A little painting of a greenfinch, see from the front. The background is a dark beigisch grey. The bird is a beige green. It looks almost directly to the viewer, the position of the eyes and beak make it look quite angry. The brushstrokes are quite loose, but there is lots of detail in this painting

A little painting of a blue, see from the front. The background is a patched, painterly brown. The bird has a yellow breast and stomach, and its feathers are quite ruffled and puffed up. The head is white, with a black mask around the eyes and a blue cap on its head.. It looks almost directly to the viewer, the position of the eyes and beak make it look quite angry. The brushstrokes are quite loose, but there is lots of detail in this painting

Sold these two little bird paintings! A greenfinch and a blue tit. Glad they went as a pair, as they fit so nicely together (both rather angry/ judgy looking 😄).

If you feel like having a painting yourself, or perhaps some postcards of birds, I now have a webshop! www.esthervanhulsen.com/shop/

Functional optimality underpins the repeated evolution of the extreme “saber-tooth” morphology Saber teeth are a classic example of convergence, having evolved repeatedly throughout mammalian history. Using 3D morphometrics, biomechanical testing, and a Pareto optimality analysis, Pollock et al...

Functional optimality underpins the repeated evolution of the extreme “saber-tooth” morphology
Cell Press
www.cell.com/current-biol...

The elephant backbone: Morphological differences, dorsostability, and vertebral fusions In this study, we examine various aspects of the functional morphology and intervertebral mobility of the elephants backbone, comparing it to that of other large herbivorous mammals, as well as to ex...

We love #functional #morphology in our Centre (relating an animal's shape to how it moves, eats ...). Here's an interesting article & great images on #elephantine #giants, and the trade-off between size/range of #locomotion. #elephant #mammoth #biology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Gross functional transition in elephants

Interesting paper showing functional shift from mandible to trunk in elephants:
elifesciences.org/articles/90908
How these radical switches in gross functional morphology happen? Is it some kind of tipping nonlinear shift?
🧪 ⚒️ #Geology #Paleobio #EvoBio

It's not often i manage to capture more than one Kingfisher in the same photo, so here's my #StunDay capture for this lovely warm Sunday morning with 2 of them on the same reed at Rodley Nature Reserve.

#birds #wildlife #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #birdphotography

Giant Mystical Eagle Thought to Be 'Extinct in Mexico' Reappears, Marking Landmark Moment for Conservationists Named for the crone-bird hybrid of Greek mythology, the appearance of this large and majestic raptor is worthy of the association.

A mystical eagle thought extinct reappears in Mexico—a huge win for conservation and indigenous culture. 🦅✨

🎉Bat Conservation Win 🎉
Livingstone’s fruit bat (𝘗𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘪) has been officially downlisted from Critically Endangered to Endangered by the IUCN!

Explicit value trade-offs in conservation: integrating animal welfare Conservation is an evolving discipline, with its values changing over time. Animal welfare is gaining attention, but can conflict with other conservation values. We illustrate how different management...

Explicit value trade-offs in conservation: integrating animal welfare: Trends in Ecology & Evolution www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Was lucky to contribute to this. Too much of conservation involves pretending differing interests will always result in win-win scenarios. It doesn’t.

Hey, #UNOceanConference attendees! Join Scripps' @octavioaburto.bsky.social & Angela Solanilla June 12 for "Marine Prosperity Areas: A Multidimensional Approach to Marine Conservation." The event highlights a win-win development in ocean stewardship, benefiting both ecosystems & economies.

$60 million deal ends mining threat to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp - The Current Twin Pines Minerals agrees to sell its land near Okefenokee Swamp to The Conservation Fund, ending the threat of mining.

Huge conservation win. HUGE! Share some good news

thecurrentga.org/2025/06/20/o...

New Live Online Course

Learn how to process and analyse acoustic signals using R. This hands-on course will cover key techniques in bioacoustics.

Registration: www.prstats.org/course/bioac...

#Bioacoustics #SoundEcology #AcousticMonitoring #Ecoacoustics #RStats #WildlifeResearch #OnlineTraining

🔊 How can AI ID birds by sound?
Join us on 8 July for AI-powered Bioacoustics with BirdNET – a FREE webinar exploring how machine learning helps monitor birdlife at scale.

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Isle of May seabird soundscape Soundscape of seabird calls from the Isle of May, Scotland

An Isle of May super seabird soundscape #BirdingScotland #bioacoustics #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social soundcloud.com/fat-paul-sch...

What bioacoustics means for on-farm habitats and biodiversity - Farmers Weekly Using sensors and smart listening technology to understand more about on-farm habitats and the biodiversity they support is coming to a field near you.

Great to hear farmers in the UK using new tech like #bioacoustics for biodiversity monitoring! 🌍

#BiodiversityActions #Monitoring #EcologySurveys

www.fwi.co.uk/news/environ...

Bioacoustics: What nature’s sounds can tell us about the health of our world Recording the soundscapes of our ecosystems is a burgeoning field that allows researchers to better decode what the Earth is saying. But are we listening?

Bioacoustics: What nature’s sounds can tell us about the health of our world tinyurl.com/2kljtclc (Canadian Geographic, 2022)

Mongabay India wins best science podcast at Publisher Podcast Awards Mongabay India’s 2024 podcast miniseries “Wild Frequencies” bagged the “Best Science and Medical” category at the Publisher Podcast Awards ceremony in London on June 11. The podcast is a…

Mongabay India’s 2024 podcast miniseries “Wild Frequencies” bagged the “Best Science and Medical” category at the Publisher Podcast Awards ceremony in London on June 11.

The podcast tells stories of how researchers in India use the science of bioacoustics to better understand the lives of wildlife.

Synapsid limb evolution reveals complex journey toward upright posture. Analyzing 936 bones from 330 species, new study uncovers mosaic shifts in humerus & femur proportions over 320+ million years—shedding light on rise of mammals
Bishop & Pierce anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Perfectly explained, impeccably executed, hilariously animated

Do you love the color of the crab? 🦀

Screenshot of a Bluesky post Lauren Follow @laurenkayes.bsky.social It's so cool that cities are like "oweeease only turn your AC on if you're actively dying and don't go below 79 " while the Al nobody asked for is slurping up the power grid to make 1 image of a girl with 5 tits Jun 22, 2024 at 5:58 PM

Got a ConEd alert telling me to use less energy during the heat wave and this is all I can think about.