What makes this parrot look green? It's more than just a pigment! We found that the color comes from the interaction of pigments, nano- and even microstructures of the feather itself. @jessica-dobson.bsky.social @michaelnicolai.bsky.social @wybouw.bsky.social @lilianadalba.bsky.social.

How are different parts of the solar spectrum linked in animal reflectance? That is the question we asked in our latest study led by @jgoldenbergevo.bsky.social, published in @journal-evo.bsky.social

open access link: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Starting of with Phasmedia - Wietse Chanet talking about his work!

Big day today for the stick insect enthousiasts. Day filled with interesting talks and many bugs! @tbuescher.bsky.social

Back again with more cool mammal updates, this time in maybe the coolest mammal - the platypus!

Thrilled to share the second chapter of my PhD, out today in Biology Letters. We found spherical hollow melanosomes in the fur of the platypus, maybe a total vertebrate first!

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Super happy to share the first chapter of my PhD, published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface ✨🐀 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Iridescence in mammals is not as rare as we thought, but it’s all created in the same way!

Mammal colours boring? Guess again (mostly a note to myself). Superstar Jess has been finding iridescence colours across mammals! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Some stick-friends.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting our research on phasmid eggs at the international stick insect meeting organized at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. A big thanks to the organizers for the opportunity and creating such an amazing event!

Wonderful opening talk on phasmid egg colouration by @gdebruyn.bsky.social at the yearly International Stick Insect Meeting.

As an early career researcher there is no better feeling than seeing someone cited your paper who isn’t a coauthor.

🧵 1/ New study on squamate color evolution hits the press: we show that brightness variation in lizards & snakes is strongly linked to habitat openness 🌞 This reveals how ecological pressures drive color evolution in one of the most diverse groups of tetrapods www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In the final stretch of my PhD thesis on nests, I keep thinking about this pigeon's masterpiece. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just done. Let’s do this! 🐦🪶

#PhD #PhDsky 🧪

This is a major collaborative effort, involving 8 countries across 3 continents 🌎🌍🌏

Color evolution wasn’t inevitable - was it? In a recent article for @uk.theconversation.com, I explore some of the latest research on how animals and plants co-evolved to bring vibrant colors into our world
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We are very excited to share our new paper in Science! We show that a diverse group of Jurassic and Cretaceous mammals all had darkly-colored fur.

Well how did we do this? Let' start at the beginning!
🧵 (1/6) @science.org

In our newest paper we highlight the similarities and differences in biomineralization patterns of different animals eggshells!
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