@RedSnow1984

Behavioural ecologist, PhD

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Joined November 2012
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Irene Garcia-Ruiz@IreneGarciaRui3Apr 9
Just published in @eLife our new article "Fitness drivers of division of labor in vertebrates" looking under which ecological conditions we are more likely to find task specialization in species with fertile helpers: doi.org/10.7554/eLife.105501

Fitness drivers of division of labor in vertebrates

Direct survival benefits in larger groups rather than kin-selected indirect fitness primarily drive the evolution of division of labor in cooperatively breeding vertebrates, particularly under harsh...

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biorxiv_behav@biorxiv_behav17 Dec 2024
Fitness drivers of division of labor in vertebrates biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_behav
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Celebrating #WomensDay, I interviewed for the newspaper AQUI about my career in science and my participation in events to promote STEM careers in women. aquimediosdecomunicacion.com…

«La cooperación en animales desafía las expectativas evolutivas» - AQUÍ Medios de Comunicación

La bióloga valenciana Irene García nos habla de los estudios de ecología del comportamiento, que revelan estrategias inesperadas en la naturaleza y que fomentan la supervivencia

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nature
@Nature22 Jul 2024
Something is pumping out large amounts of oxygen at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, at depths where a total lack of sunlight makes photosynthesis impossible go.nature.com/3Ly0876

Mystery oxygen source discovered on the sea floor — bewildering scientists

Nature - A chemical reaction could be producing oxygen by splitting water molecules, but its source of energy remains unknown.

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Even Fish Societies Show Signs of Social Control and Nepotism | Columbia News news.columbia.edu/news/even-…

Even Fish Societies Show Signs of Social Control and Nepotism

Cichlid fish largely ignore biological relatives who shirk responsibility while punishing non-family members who act the same way.

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Our new research on the evolution of cooperation and enforcement is out! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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☺️ How kind would you say you are as a family? Our latest episode of #MysteriesofScience is about altruism, which asks why animals (and people) are kind to each other. With @RedSnow1984 and @MichaelLouisPl1. 🎧 Listen now at funkidslive.com/mysteries
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Scientists generate the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human primates

Complete X and Y chromosome sequences from six primate species reveal species diversity and insights into evolution.

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Males Aren’t Larger Than Females in Most Mammalian Species

A new study corrects a biased assumption promoted by Charles Darwin 150 years ago and repeated ever since

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Science News
@ScienceNews7 Mar 2024
Ringed caecilians and mammals are separated by hundreds of millions of years, but their babies are both raised on milk. sciencenews.org/article/caec…

This is the first egg-laying amphibian found to feed its babies ‘milk’

Similar to mammals, these ringed caecilians make a nutrient-rich milk-like fluid to feed their mewling hatchlings up to six times a day.

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DNA from cave dirt tells tale of how some Neanderthals disappeared

First nuclear DNA from sediment shows turnover, migration among ancient cave dwellers in Spain

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El Diario de Quino
@DailyQuino23 Dec 2022
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STRANGE animals@considerSTRANGE27 Mar 2023
Within-group conflicts don’t only affect those involved, but also bystanders, as beautifully shown by @AmyMorrisDrake, @Julie_M_Kern and Andrew N Radford in this cool experiment: doi.org/10.7554/eLife.69196 (1/3) #ethology #behavior #Biology #cognition
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My new webpage is now up and running! irenegarciaruiz.com/
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Veritasium
@veritasium25 Jan 2023
New video! How artificial gecko skin lets you climb walls: youtu.be/vS0TuIPoeBs
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CRAB@CrabExeter27 Feb 2023
How do animal courtship displays evolve? New paper rdcu.be/c6t0t started life as a student research project by Irene García-Ruiz @RedSnow1984 on our MSc Animal Behaviour course exeter.ac.uk/study/postgradu…. Delighted to see it in print now!
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It’s not about the money
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Hello! Would you like an advance copy of The Social Instinct? No? Keep scrolling ☺️ Yes? Keep reading! I’m giving away these 2 signed trade paperbacks (the Oz/NZ/IRL version) to 2 randomly selected people. Please RT / comment before Fri if you want one. 🐝 #TheSocialInstinct
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Science girl
@sciencegirl30 Mar 2021
Reindeer Cyclones are a real thing... a swirling mass of threatened reindeer stampeding in a circle making it impossible to target an individual.. here the fawns are in the middle This herd is on Russia’s Kola Peninsula, in the Arctic Circle
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