We are so so so proud of you @samwisewitt! The PhD-hat suits you and so does that giant smile 🥰 We love you!!!

Our new paper provides a compelling argument that wild animal research stations are CRITICAL aspects of conservation. Because much of conservation efforts are detached from the lives of wild animals, the value that behavioral research provides to conservation is often forgotten.

Our 2023 field season has begun 🙌🏻 we will be in Shark Bay from April to November this year, continuing our long-term research on this incredible population + collecting data for 2 Masters, 7 PhD + 3 postdoc projects plus collaborators 🐬🐬🐬

Similar to humans, chimpanzees combine vocalizations into larger meaningful structures, as UZH researchers have shown. This ability might be evolutionarily more ancient than previously thought: news.uzh.ch/en/articles/me… Simon W. Townsend Maël Leroux UZH Science NCCR Evolving Language

Michael Krützen Dr Simon J Allen Felix Smith Riccardo Cicciarella

Check out our new paper in Nature Aging showing you can estimate age based on DNA methylation across 185 mammal species 😲🐬 🐕🐳🦇🦭🐏🐖🦦🦘🦌🐁🐘🦏🐑🦓🐈🐈‍⬛🐐🐀🧬🧪 Livia Gerber Michael Krützen UOW UZH Science wimms For Women in Science @WomenSciAUST Women in Ocean Science

So excited about our new paper on mammalian DNA methylation and life spans in Science Magazine 🦇🦘🐑🐀🐐🦏🐘🐈‍⬛🐈🐁🦌🦓🦭🐏🐖🐕🐳🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬(yes, it includes dolphins 😉)🧪🧬 Livia Gerber Michael Krützen Shark Bay Dolphin Research UZH Science UOW Research UOW Environmental Futures* @ UOW PostdocVoice

One week left to apply for this postdoc position on evolutionary genomics of threespine sticklebacks!

Amazing job opportunity in our department. Please share widely.

In the last years, Shark Bay's remarkable dolphins have appeared on the BBC's Animal Einsteins, Netflix's ANIMAL, and in The Secrets of Friendship on CBC. Now it's Switzerland's turn, with the two-episode Under the Spell of the Dolphins on SRF's Einstein. Enjoy it if you can! :-)

Planning our field work for 2024 Shark Bay Dolphin Research. Stay tuned for field updates. Dirk Hartog Island Monkey Mia Resort UZH Science University of Bristol Biological Sciences

Phase 2 of the 2024 Shark Bay Dolphin Research field season is underway with a new base set up on the remote Dirk Harthog Island. With brilliant weather, we have thoroughly explored this new + stunning field site. Meeting new dolphins, tiger sharks, dugongs + turtles, is a very happy team!

Stay tuned for more 2024 field season updates UZH Science University of Zurich

Post doc in evolutionary genomics in my lab. Please share widely. University of Zurich UZH Science URPP Evolution in Action jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stellen…

We have a new paper in PNASNews led by Kathryn G Holmes - Juvenile social play predicts adult reproductive success in male bottlenose dolphins | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… 🐬🐬🐬 Shark Bay Dolphin Research Dr Simon J Allen Michael Krützen Dolphin Alliance Project Amanda Ridley Livia Gerber

The power of combining long-term behavioural and genetic data! Juvenile play predicts reproductive success of male bottlenose dolphins! Check out our latest study in PNASNews Kathryn G Holmes Stephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social Dr Simon J Allen UZH Science University of Zurich pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Curious about the best ways to store your eDNA samples for extended periods without refrigeration? Our research reveals that Cellulose-Nitrate filters maintain quality in Longmire’s solution & when dried. Glass Fibre filters? Not so much. #eDNA 🧵👇 doi.org/10.1002/edn3.5…

Our study evaluates two filter types - Cellulose-Nitrate and Glass Fibre - and their storage over 68 days using two methods: drying and immersion in Longmire’s solution. Our focus: tracking eDNA yield and diversity shifts.🧬🔬

We found that time affects DNA yield and diversity. Cellulose-Nitrate filters in Longmire’s solution proved superior, with minimal DNA loss and stable diversity over time.⌛️👍

These findings underscore the importance of considering storage duration and the interaction between storage method and filter type when analysing eDNA results, particularly for long-term storage or when comparing samples stored for different lengths of time.