@sciencebrit

freshwater fish ranger in the south island at @docgovtnz 🐟, former tadpole researcher with #UC_FERG 🐸 she/her

 Geraldine, New Zealand
Joined September 2021
  • Tweets65
  • Following116
  • Followers92
10Media
is this a tusked mayfly/ ichthybotus
1
41
Oh my paper is out btw and has been for some time. Invasive tadpoles in nz????? Read all about it!! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Invasion of a non‐native anuran likely disrupts pond ecosystems

Freshwater ecosystems worldwide are under increasing pressure from multiple threats, including invasive species and climate change, with ponds being particularly vulnerable because of their shallo...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com
1
2
7
265
i didnt want to share this initally because despite all the millions of drafts there was a huge typo in the abstract and i got disheartened even though it was fixed pretty quick. Its all good now though 🤓
1
1
62
4
49
And while I'm sharing news - I am sad to report I have left #UC_FERG, but super duper happy to report I have joined @docgovtnz, gone to Geraldine and am just starting out as their new "Ranger, Freshwater Pests and Migratory Fish". 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟 Exciting times!!!
2
21
1,117
Very soon I'll be able to verify the "science" part of my @ because my first paper has been accepted and I've just been looking at the first proof pdf of it so it's really starting to look real 🤓🤓🤓🐸
3
9
252
The real measure of academic excellence is mastering the strategic use of conjunctive adverbs: "moreover", "however", "therefore", "hence", "thus", "furthermore", "accordingly", "consequently", and "henceforth".
24
319
67
1,949
225,633
New pfp! Taken after a day electrofishing a stream in the Waimakariri catchment during the longish walk back to the car. For more details keep an eye on the UC Freshwater Ecology Research group facebook page, will post something there sooon perhaps 🐟🕵️
1
1
10
349
Biked into work/uni on an e-bike for the first time and oh my god!!! So easy and it gives you stats on speed and 'carbon reduction' (??). Definitely did not miss the sweat, now all I have to do is get over my fear of biking in traffic (been biking off peak so far)
8
229
i know its a joke around these parts but im skimming through a lot of old papers and so many of them really actually are "so we threw a whole bunch of salamanders in a box and when we opened it at the end of the day, two were missing, and this one threw them up"
14
53
3
842
71,658
how do scientists deal with anonymous peer review. back and forth with the same reviewer a couple times... very firm on their points but still kind... the mystery adds a certain romance I fear I may be in love. I fear they may read this. they may be in the room with me right now
7
162
oh yeah me too but in reverse!! not every day you get a pair of frog scientist sisters 🥰🐸
Cabriana Earl@cabriana_earl16 Dec 2022
A very busy couple of days graduating with my BSc with First Class Honours, in Genetics (supervised by @Frog_squisher), then attending my sister's (@sciencebrit) graduation for her Master's in biology (with Distinction!!) So proud of us
6
160
.@sciencebrit on the invasion of Australian brown tree frog & it’s impact in pond ecosystems - having large impact on ecosystem processes in small ponds, esp at high densities #WaitiWaita – at Auckland, New Zealand
1
2
8
Made my thesis into a flyer!! Basically, when a species of nonnative tadpole is loose in NZ ponds it has a lot of freedom to eat whatever it wants, it can breed up quickly, & little can stop it = some changes to the pond environment #UC_FERG @UCNZbiology 🐸doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.…
1
8
that might be easier :)
Introduced brown tree frog tadpoles influence New Zealand high country ponds. Tadpoles at high densities are altering pond ecosystems, and their characteristics enable them to multiply easily, so their presence should be monitored and ponds with no tadpoles should be protected. Following with images of insects affected by tadpoles, pond plants, algae, frog eggs, and tadpoles.

ALT Introduced brown tree frog tadpoles influence New Zealand high country ponds. Tadpoles at high densities are altering pond ecosystems, and their characteristics enable them to multiply easily, so their presence should be monitored and ponds with no tadpoles should be protected. Following with images of insects affected by tadpoles, pond plants, algae, frog eggs, and tadpoles.

Why and how we investigated these tadpoles. We used landscape surveys and experiments to investigate them because they are not native. The frog was introduced from Australia 150 years ago, and we used landscape surveys and two outdoor mesocosm experiments (32 tanks, pictured) to determine their tadpoles' effects.

ALT Why and how we investigated these tadpoles. We used landscape surveys and experiments to investigate them because they are not native. The frog was introduced from Australia 150 years ago, and we used landscape surveys and two outdoor mesocosm experiments (32 tanks, pictured) to determine their tadpoles' effects.

3
we have the giant salmon and trout statues in rakaia and gore respectively. we need some giant native fish. genuinely!!
1
Brittany Earl retweeted
Lars Chittka@LChittka29 Aug 2022
To those of you enjoying the Monday off in the UK today - did you know you owe bank holidays to the insect passions of a 19th century parliamentarian...? Read all about it in my book, The Mind of a Bee 🙂
19
1
64
look at these oxythira caddisflies 😌
9
just submitted my first paper! I have high high hopes for immediate acceptance, it is perfect in every way. :). (yes i know)
1
8
Load more