Cat Sheppard
@sheppardcat.bsky.social
Behavioural ecologist in a marine world | Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellow
MARE ULisboa | http://behecoevo.org | HIMB UHawaii | https://oceansphere.org | She/Her
MARE ULisboa | http://behecoevo.org | HIMB UHawaii | https://oceansphere.org | She/Her
My Portuguese TV debut - back in January, José Ricardo Paula, Celia Shunter and I gave an interview on the importance of cognition in coral reef fish 🤓🐠 (show is in English and Portuguese) www.saudemais.tv/video/411352...
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Ciência Agora - T02 E007 - Sandra Cardoso Oliveira
www.saudemais.tv
March 8, 2026 at 7:34 PM
My Portuguese TV debut - back in January, José Ricardo Paula, Celia Shunter and I gave an interview on the importance of cognition in coral reef fish 🤓🐠 (show is in English and Portuguese) www.saudemais.tv/video/411352...
How to record stereo video of 15 fish at once - exploring how complexity shapes fine scale space use in individual reef fish
March 6, 2026 at 12:07 PM
How to record stereo video of 15 fish at once - exploring how complexity shapes fine scale space use in individual reef fish
Reposted by Cat Sheppard
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
Third paper from my PhD at @lancasteruni.bsky.social out now. Territorial farming damselfish are more aggressive to smaller neighbours than strangers @envisiondtp.bsky.social #fishinbottles #angrydamsels #nastyneighbours
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Familiarity mediated by body size predicts intraspecific aggression in farming damselfishes - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Abstract Aggressive territoriality can have significant benefits for resource acquisition yet is a costly behaviour. Selection should therefore favour mechanisms that allow individuals to modify their...
link.springer.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Third paper from my PhD at @lancasteruni.bsky.social out now. Territorial farming damselfish are more aggressive to smaller neighbours than strangers @envisiondtp.bsky.social #fishinbottles #angrydamsels #nastyneighbours
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I am very pleased to announce I have officially accepted an @hfspo.bsky.social HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowship, hosted by MARE, University of Lisbon, and Hawaiian Institute of Marine Biology 🥳 I am exceptionally grateful for this opportunity and can't wait for the exciting projects ahead 🐠
April 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I am very pleased to announce I have officially accepted an @hfspo.bsky.social HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowship, hosted by MARE, University of Lisbon, and Hawaiian Institute of Marine Biology 🥳 I am exceptionally grateful for this opportunity and can't wait for the exciting projects ahead 🐠
Reposted by Cat Sheppard
🥳Congrats to the 50 outstanding postdocs from 25 nations awarded 2025 #HFSPFellowships! 🎉These brilliant minds are shaping the future of #LifeSciences!🧪
🏆Are you one of them? Tag yourself & celebrate!
📖 Meet the new fellows: www.hfsp.org/bookletFS2025#book/
#HFSP #NextGenResearchers #sts
🏆Are you one of them? Tag yourself & celebrate!
📖 Meet the new fellows: www.hfsp.org/bookletFS2025#book/
#HFSP #NextGenResearchers #sts
March 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🥳Congrats to the 50 outstanding postdocs from 25 nations awarded 2025 #HFSPFellowships! 🎉These brilliant minds are shaping the future of #LifeSciences!🧪
🏆Are you one of them? Tag yourself & celebrate!
📖 Meet the new fellows: www.hfsp.org/bookletFS2025#book/
#HFSP #NextGenResearchers #sts
🏆Are you one of them? Tag yourself & celebrate!
📖 Meet the new fellows: www.hfsp.org/bookletFS2025#book/
#HFSP #NextGenResearchers #sts
Throwback to my PhD viva (because I have officially left Twitter). Already feels like a long time ago.
April 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Throwback to my PhD viva (because I have officially left Twitter). Already feels like a long time ago.
First published paper for my PhD out now in @GEB_macro open access. We found that the co-occurrence of herbivorous fish functional groups correlates with reduced algal cover and increased coral accretion.@Sal_Keith @RemoteReefs @DanExton @LecReefs
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ge…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ge…
Co‐occurrence of herbivorous fish functional groups correlates with enhanced coral reef benthic state
Aim Biodiversity loss is impacting essential ecosystem functions and services across the globe. Recently, our interest in the benefits of biodiversity for ecosystem function has shifted focus from m...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
First published paper for my PhD out now in @GEB_macro open access. We found that the co-occurrence of herbivorous fish functional groups correlates with reduced algal cover and increased coral accretion.@Sal_Keith @RemoteReefs @DanExton @LecReefs
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ge…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ge…
Taken down by these viruses - really disappointed not to be there! But if anyone has comments, questions or wants to chat about angry damsels, please feel free to DM 🐠 Happy RCUK!
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April 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Taken down by these viruses - really disappointed not to be there! But if anyone has comments, questions or wants to chat about angry damsels, please feel free to DM 🐠 Happy RCUK!
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Excited to be at my first in person conference as a PhD student, in the beautiful city of #edinburgh. Looking forward to a day of #coralreefs
#RCUK2021 @LecReefs
#RCUK2021 @LecReefs
April 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Excited to be at my first in person conference as a PhD student, in the beautiful city of #edinburgh. Looking forward to a day of #coralreefs
#RCUK2021 @LecReefs
#RCUK2021 @LecReefs
Over the moon to present the final paper from my MRes: Individual foraging specialization in group-living species.
Link available until 08 Jan.@HarryHMarshall @CantMichael @UniExeCEC @AnimBehSociety
authors.elsevier.com/c/1e6SPmjLwpnn
Link available until 08 Jan.@HarryHMarshall @CantMichael @UniExeCEC @AnimBehSociety
authors.elsevier.com/c/1e6SPmjLwpnn
April 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Over the moon to present the final paper from my MRes: Individual foraging specialization in group-living species.
Link available until 08 Jan.@HarryHMarshall @CantMichael @UniExeCEC @AnimBehSociety
authors.elsevier.com/c/1e6SPmjLwpnn
Link available until 08 Jan.@HarryHMarshall @CantMichael @UniExeCEC @AnimBehSociety
authors.elsevier.com/c/1e6SPmjLwpnn
New t̶o̶y̶ serious science equipment ready for the field
April 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
New t̶o̶y̶ serious science equipment ready for the field
Really cool findings by @MichaelGBertram on how Prozac not only affects bold behaviours, but can also impact reproductive behaviours in mosquitofish @BritishEcolSoc #BES2020
April 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Really cool findings by @MichaelGBertram on how Prozac not only affects bold behaviours, but can also impact reproductive behaviours in mosquitofish @BritishEcolSoc #BES2020
Fantastic keynote by @AndyPurvisNHM to kick off day 2 of #BES2020: Bending the curve of biodiversity change. Act now or pay more later @BritishEcolSoc
April 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Fantastic keynote by @AndyPurvisNHM to kick off day 2 of #BES2020: Bending the curve of biodiversity change. Act now or pay more later @BritishEcolSoc
Enjoying the creative side of #BES2020 with #DrawYourStudyOrganism. Three-spot damselfish, Stegastes planifrons 🐠🖌 Are watercolours cheating? 😆
April 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Enjoying the creative side of #BES2020 with #DrawYourStudyOrganism. Three-spot damselfish, Stegastes planifrons 🐠🖌 Are watercolours cheating? 😆
Fantastic talk by @TimACGordon at #RCUK2020 on reef soundscapes! Hugely impactful way for people to "listen" and stand up for our coral reefs 🐟🦐🐠
April 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Fantastic talk by @TimACGordon at #RCUK2020 on reef soundscapes! Hugely impactful way for people to "listen" and stand up for our coral reefs 🐟🦐🐠
April 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM