Conservation Physiology
@conphysjournal.bsky.social
Open Access journal from the Society for Experimental Biology. Publishing research, reviews, methods and perspectives in the field of Conservation Physiology.
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✳️ New webinar alert! ✳️
As part of our #CommunityConversations 💬 series, Dr. Madison Earhart @madisonearhart.bsky.social will discuss her work using physiology, molecular biology and community science to inform white sturgeon conservation.
Register here ➡️ shorturl.at/t66O8
As part of our #CommunityConversations 💬 series, Dr. Madison Earhart @madisonearhart.bsky.social will discuss her work using physiology, molecular biology and community science to inform white sturgeon conservation.
Register here ➡️ shorturl.at/t66O8
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⏰ Just 2 weeks to go!
Join @conphysjournal.bsky.social’s "Community Conversations" on 20 October, featuring Dr @madisonearhart.bsky.social on how physiology, molecular biology and community science can support white sturgeon conservation.
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Join @conphysjournal.bsky.social’s "Community Conversations" on 20 October, featuring Dr @madisonearhart.bsky.social on how physiology, molecular biology and community science can support white sturgeon conservation.
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October 6, 2026 at 9:47 AM
⏰ Just 2 weeks to go!
Join @conphysjournal.bsky.social’s "Community Conversations" on 20 October, featuring Dr @madisonearhart.bsky.social on how physiology, molecular biology and community science can support white sturgeon conservation.
Book now for this free webinar:
urls.fr/iy4_sD
Join @conphysjournal.bsky.social’s "Community Conversations" on 20 October, featuring Dr @madisonearhart.bsky.social on how physiology, molecular biology and community science can support white sturgeon conservation.
Book now for this free webinar:
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#Migration of herbivores is often related to food availability, but how does movement of individuals relate to diet and fitness? Find out in this study which tracked wild caribou over three years 🦌 .
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
October 7, 2026 at 11:30 AM
#Migration of herbivores is often related to food availability, but how does movement of individuals relate to diet and fitness? Find out in this study which tracked wild caribou over three years 🦌 .
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Energy underpins survival and reproduction but is difficult to measure in free-ranging animals. This study used #BioLogging to determine how energy needs are affected by reproductive condition in Krefft’s glider.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
October 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Energy underpins survival and reproduction but is difficult to measure in free-ranging animals. This study used #BioLogging to determine how energy needs are affected by reproductive condition in Krefft’s glider.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Less than a month to go! 🐟
Join @conphysjournal.bsky.social for an exciting Community Conversation on how physiology, molecular biology & community science are helping inform white sturgeon conservation in British Columbia.
20 Oct | 16:00 UK
Register now:
www.sebiology.org/events/ems-e...
Join @conphysjournal.bsky.social for an exciting Community Conversation on how physiology, molecular biology & community science are helping inform white sturgeon conservation in British Columbia.
20 Oct | 16:00 UK
Register now:
www.sebiology.org/events/ems-e...
September 29, 2026 at 3:04 PM
How do African crowned eagles cope with rapid urbanisation?🦅
This #BioLogging study used GPS and accelerometery to show how energy expenditure varies across habitats, emphasising the need to preserve forests in urban planning.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This #BioLogging study used GPS and accelerometery to show how energy expenditure varies across habitats, emphasising the need to preserve forests in urban planning.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
September 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM
How do African crowned eagles cope with rapid urbanisation?🦅
This #BioLogging study used GPS and accelerometery to show how energy expenditure varies across habitats, emphasising the need to preserve forests in urban planning.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This #BioLogging study used GPS and accelerometery to show how energy expenditure varies across habitats, emphasising the need to preserve forests in urban planning.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Welcome to our new Associate Editor Katie Edwards!
As lead conservation scientist at Chester Zoo UK, Katie oversees the zoo’s lab facilities. She also develops physiological #Biomarkers to support conservation work.
As lead conservation scientist at Chester Zoo UK, Katie oversees the zoo’s lab facilities. She also develops physiological #Biomarkers to support conservation work.
September 28, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Welcome to our new Associate Editor Katie Edwards!
As lead conservation scientist at Chester Zoo UK, Katie oversees the zoo’s lab facilities. She also develops physiological #Biomarkers to support conservation work.
As lead conservation scientist at Chester Zoo UK, Katie oversees the zoo’s lab facilities. She also develops physiological #Biomarkers to support conservation work.
Welcome to our new Associate Editor Julia Nowack! @julianowack.bsky.social
Julia runs the Cool Mammals Lab at Liverpool John Moores University UK, where she studies ecophysiology, thermoregulation and energetics of mammals.
Julia runs the Cool Mammals Lab at Liverpool John Moores University UK, where she studies ecophysiology, thermoregulation and energetics of mammals.
September 21, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Welcome to our new Associate Editor Julia Nowack! @julianowack.bsky.social
Julia runs the Cool Mammals Lab at Liverpool John Moores University UK, where she studies ecophysiology, thermoregulation and energetics of mammals.
Julia runs the Cool Mammals Lab at Liverpool John Moores University UK, where she studies ecophysiology, thermoregulation and energetics of mammals.
✳️ Special issue open for submission ✳️
We are inviting submissions to a new #SpecialIssue on wildlife endocrinology, in collaboration with the International Society for Wildlife Endocrinology.
Full details here ➡️ academic.oup.com/conphys/page...
We are inviting submissions to a new #SpecialIssue on wildlife endocrinology, in collaboration with the International Society for Wildlife Endocrinology.
Full details here ➡️ academic.oup.com/conphys/page...
September 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM
✳️ Special issue open for submission ✳️
We are inviting submissions to a new #SpecialIssue on wildlife endocrinology, in collaboration with the International Society for Wildlife Endocrinology.
Full details here ➡️ academic.oup.com/conphys/page...
We are inviting submissions to a new #SpecialIssue on wildlife endocrinology, in collaboration with the International Society for Wildlife Endocrinology.
Full details here ➡️ academic.oup.com/conphys/page...
Seagrass restoration is valuable for marine conservation, yet replanting success is not guaranteed.
This study shows how biochemical measurements can help restoration efforts by providing early indicators of seagrass transplant’s health.
➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This study shows how biochemical measurements can help restoration efforts by providing early indicators of seagrass transplant’s health.
➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
September 16, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Seagrass restoration is valuable for marine conservation, yet replanting success is not guaranteed.
This study shows how biochemical measurements can help restoration efforts by providing early indicators of seagrass transplant’s health.
➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This study shows how biochemical measurements can help restoration efforts by providing early indicators of seagrass transplant’s health.
➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Some Fraser River sockeye salmon face a challenging migration to their spawn site.
This #BioLogging study used tags to reveal how salmon use and conserve energy, relying on burst swimming to reach their destination.
Join the journey here⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This #BioLogging study used tags to reveal how salmon use and conserve energy, relying on burst swimming to reach their destination.
Join the journey here⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
September 15, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Some Fraser River sockeye salmon face a challenging migration to their spawn site.
This #BioLogging study used tags to reveal how salmon use and conserve energy, relying on burst swimming to reach their destination.
Join the journey here⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This #BioLogging study used tags to reveal how salmon use and conserve energy, relying on burst swimming to reach their destination.
Join the journey here⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Reposted by Conservation Physiology
hey everyone !!!
wanna hear more about my sturgeon research??
wanna see more sturgeon pics and videos??
also wanna see cool science art??
come to my webinar!! linked below
🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐🐟🦑
wanna hear more about my sturgeon research??
wanna see more sturgeon pics and videos??
also wanna see cool science art??
come to my webinar!! linked below
🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐🐟🦑
September 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
hey everyone !!!
wanna hear more about my sturgeon research??
wanna see more sturgeon pics and videos??
also wanna see cool science art??
come to my webinar!! linked below
🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐🐟🦑
wanna hear more about my sturgeon research??
wanna see more sturgeon pics and videos??
also wanna see cool science art??
come to my webinar!! linked below
🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐🐟🦑
✳️ New webinar alert! ✳️
As part of our #CommunityConversations 💬 series, Dr. Madison Earhart @madisonearhart.bsky.social will discuss her work using physiology, molecular biology and community science to inform white sturgeon conservation.
Register here ➡️ shorturl.at/t66O8
As part of our #CommunityConversations 💬 series, Dr. Madison Earhart @madisonearhart.bsky.social will discuss her work using physiology, molecular biology and community science to inform white sturgeon conservation.
Register here ➡️ shorturl.at/t66O8
September 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
✳️ New webinar alert! ✳️
As part of our #CommunityConversations 💬 series, Dr. Madison Earhart @madisonearhart.bsky.social will discuss her work using physiology, molecular biology and community science to inform white sturgeon conservation.
Register here ➡️ shorturl.at/t66O8
As part of our #CommunityConversations 💬 series, Dr. Madison Earhart @madisonearhart.bsky.social will discuss her work using physiology, molecular biology and community science to inform white sturgeon conservation.
Register here ➡️ shorturl.at/t66O8
Fat reserves predict survival and reproduction in free-ranging wildlife.
This new #BioLogging study tracks female elk with implanted biologgers, providing continuous tissue conductivity readings to monitor energy use in real time 🫎.
Read here ⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This new #BioLogging study tracks female elk with implanted biologgers, providing continuous tissue conductivity readings to monitor energy use in real time 🫎.
Read here ⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
September 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Fat reserves predict survival and reproduction in free-ranging wildlife.
This new #BioLogging study tracks female elk with implanted biologgers, providing continuous tissue conductivity readings to monitor energy use in real time 🫎.
Read here ⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This new #BioLogging study tracks female elk with implanted biologgers, providing continuous tissue conductivity readings to monitor energy use in real time 🫎.
Read here ⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
We are happy to be sponsoring the Lund Thermal Biology symposium and #Conphys workshop. The workshop will be run by our current and former Editors in Chief @andreafuller.bsky.social and @sjcfishy.bsky.social along with @patricepottier.bsky.social & Natalie Briscoe.
Interested in animals and temperature? 🗻🏜🐦🦭
Join the Third Lund Thermal Biology Symposium 27-29 Oct. Talks range social sciences and medicine to evolutionary biology and physiology. Workshop in conservation physiology on 30 Oct. All free. Travel grants. Register 👇
www.biology.lu.se/lundthermal2026
Join the Third Lund Thermal Biology Symposium 27-29 Oct. Talks range social sciences and medicine to evolutionary biology and physiology. Workshop in conservation physiology on 30 Oct. All free. Travel grants. Register 👇
www.biology.lu.se/lundthermal2026
Animal health, reproduction and survival in the age of humans 27–29 October 2026
Lund University.
www.biology.lu.se
September 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
We are happy to be sponsoring the Lund Thermal Biology symposium and #Conphys workshop. The workshop will be run by our current and former Editors in Chief @andreafuller.bsky.social and @sjcfishy.bsky.social along with @patricepottier.bsky.social & Natalie Briscoe.
Vitamin D deficiency affects many rhinoceros species.🦏
This study looked at the influence of biological, geographical, and seasonal factors on vitamin D levels, finding that sunlight exposure had the greatest effect.
☀️Soak up the full study here⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This study looked at the influence of biological, geographical, and seasonal factors on vitamin D levels, finding that sunlight exposure had the greatest effect.
☀️Soak up the full study here⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
September 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Vitamin D deficiency affects many rhinoceros species.🦏
This study looked at the influence of biological, geographical, and seasonal factors on vitamin D levels, finding that sunlight exposure had the greatest effect.
☀️Soak up the full study here⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This study looked at the influence of biological, geographical, and seasonal factors on vitamin D levels, finding that sunlight exposure had the greatest effect.
☀️Soak up the full study here⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
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Happy to have been a coauthor of this new collaborative paper on the role of biologging tools in wildlife conservation, published in a special issue of @conphysjournal.bsky.social!
How have biologging tools evolved over time?
This new #BioLogging perspective traces the history of these tools and emphasises their crucial role in guiding conservation of vulnerable species.🐧🦌
Discover the full article⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This new #BioLogging perspective traces the history of these tools and emphasises their crucial role in guiding conservation of vulnerable species.🐧🦌
Discover the full article⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
September 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Happy to have been a coauthor of this new collaborative paper on the role of biologging tools in wildlife conservation, published in a special issue of @conphysjournal.bsky.social!
How have biologging tools evolved over time?
This new #BioLogging perspective traces the history of these tools and emphasises their crucial role in guiding conservation of vulnerable species.🐧🦌
Discover the full article⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This new #BioLogging perspective traces the history of these tools and emphasises their crucial role in guiding conservation of vulnerable species.🐧🦌
Discover the full article⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
September 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
How have biologging tools evolved over time?
This new #BioLogging perspective traces the history of these tools and emphasises their crucial role in guiding conservation of vulnerable species.🐧🦌
Discover the full article⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
This new #BioLogging perspective traces the history of these tools and emphasises their crucial role in guiding conservation of vulnerable species.🐧🦌
Discover the full article⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Yellowfin tuna feeding varies by location.
This #BioLogging study uses electronic tagging to show differences in energy intake across the tropical Pacific, explaining size variation and informing conservation.
Find out more here⬇️
academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
September 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Yellowfin tuna feeding varies by location.
This #BioLogging study uses electronic tagging to show differences in energy intake across the tropical Pacific, explaining size variation and informing conservation.
Find out more here⬇️
academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
Reposted by Conservation Physiology
New paper out with @sjcfishy.bsky.social and others, on the roles biologging and biotelemetry can play in conservation. The ‘golden age of biologging’ has yet to be fully realized. @conphysjournal.bsky.social
Biologging and biotelemetry tools bridge behaviour and physiology to advance the conservation and management of wildlife
Abstract. The early days of animal tagging and tracking using electronic tags were largely restricted to biologists who were electronics hobbyists capable
academic.oup.com
September 1, 2026 at 8:07 AM
New paper out with @sjcfishy.bsky.social and others, on the roles biologging and biotelemetry can play in conservation. The ‘golden age of biologging’ has yet to be fully realized. @conphysjournal.bsky.social
Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites give a non-invasive view of wildlife stress.
This study validated three FGMs in hedgehogs, pinpointing one as the best marker of health and welfare, which could be a promising new tool for conservation.🦔
Read more ⬇️
academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
August 31, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites give a non-invasive view of wildlife stress.
This study validated three FGMs in hedgehogs, pinpointing one as the best marker of health and welfare, which could be a promising new tool for conservation.🦔
Read more ⬇️
academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
Impacts of climate change are hard to predict in birds and bats.🐦️🦇
This #Review examines approaches to predict thermal vulnerability and gaps in our understanding of heat management which could guide conservation as temperatures rise.
Read below⬇️
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Mechanistic insights into avian and chiropteran thermal risk exposure in a warming world
Abstract. Climate change threatens biodiversity by challenging animals’ ability to balance energy and water budgets, across timescales ranging from (i) acu
academic.oup.com
August 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Impacts of climate change are hard to predict in birds and bats.🐦️🦇
This #Review examines approaches to predict thermal vulnerability and gaps in our understanding of heat management which could guide conservation as temperatures rise.
Read below⬇️
academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
Reposted by Conservation Physiology
Come join us at the Third Biannual Lund Thermal Biology Symposium on 27-29 October in Sweden.
@conphysjournal.bsky.social
is sponsoring travel grants to help students and ECRs attend. www.biology.lu.se/lundthermal2...
@conphysjournal.bsky.social
is sponsoring travel grants to help students and ECRs attend. www.biology.lu.se/lundthermal2...
Animal health, reproduction and survival in the age of humans 27–29 October 2026
Lund University.
www.biology.lu.se
August 27, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Come join us at the Third Biannual Lund Thermal Biology Symposium on 27-29 October in Sweden.
@conphysjournal.bsky.social
is sponsoring travel grants to help students and ECRs attend. www.biology.lu.se/lundthermal2...
@conphysjournal.bsky.social
is sponsoring travel grants to help students and ECRs attend. www.biology.lu.se/lundthermal2...
The second of two companion reviews: how animals survive shifting-sand deserts, providing key insights for conservation.🦎
🌡️💧How do they breathe, fuel, and retain water in such extremes?
⬇️
academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
Physiology and the future of animals in shifting-sand deserts: respiration, energetics and water balance
Abstract. The many invertebrates and reptiles of the shifting-sand deserts, and their rare mammals, live in and on the sand. Their conservation requires a
academic.oup.com
August 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The second of two companion reviews: how animals survive shifting-sand deserts, providing key insights for conservation.🦎
🌡️💧How do they breathe, fuel, and retain water in such extremes?
⬇️
academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
Reposted by Conservation Physiology
🐾 Are you interested in how biologging is transforming our understanding of animal physiology across freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems?
Browse and bookmark this special issue of Conservation Physiology today: oxford.ly/4g9Bfik
Browse and bookmark this special issue of Conservation Physiology today: oxford.ly/4g9Bfik
August 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🐾 Are you interested in how biologging is transforming our understanding of animal physiology across freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems?
Browse and bookmark this special issue of Conservation Physiology today: oxford.ly/4g9Bfik
Browse and bookmark this special issue of Conservation Physiology today: oxford.ly/4g9Bfik
Great work 👏👏
Our paper is out in @conphysjournal.bsky.social!
We tested how the androgenic agricultural pollutant 17β-trenbolone affects immunity and reproductive allocation in eastern mosquitofish. A thread below (1/6): doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@ceb-uwa.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social
We tested how the androgenic agricultural pollutant 17β-trenbolone affects immunity and reproductive allocation in eastern mosquitofish. A thread below (1/6): doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@ceb-uwa.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social
August 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Great work 👏👏