What a great day! My students got to measure, tag, sample, and release a big nurse shark and a 7 foot tiger shark! And they got to see the research team use a satellite tag, an acoustic tag, and accelerometry!
April 25, 2026 at 7:29 PM
What a great day! My students got to measure, tag, sample, and release a big nurse shark and a 7 foot tiger shark! And they got to see the research team use a satellite tag, an acoustic tag, and accelerometry!
🚨New paper out🚨
We used fine-scale GPS, depth & accelerometry data to reveal foraging activity of the endangered Bermuda petrel.
Thanks: @campioni-leti.bsky.social & collab. effort of Bermuda Conserv. Dept, Canad. Wildlife Service & ISPA Portugal
A thread 🧵
#seabirds #biologging #movementecology
We used fine-scale GPS, depth & accelerometry data to reveal foraging activity of the endangered Bermuda petrel.
Thanks: @campioni-leti.bsky.social & collab. effort of Bermuda Conserv. Dept, Canad. Wildlife Service & ISPA Portugal
A thread 🧵
#seabirds #biologging #movementecology
July 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🚨New paper out🚨
We used fine-scale GPS, depth & accelerometry data to reveal foraging activity of the endangered Bermuda petrel.
Thanks: @campioni-leti.bsky.social & collab. effort of Bermuda Conserv. Dept, Canad. Wildlife Service & ISPA Portugal
A thread 🧵
#seabirds #biologging #movementecology
We used fine-scale GPS, depth & accelerometry data to reveal foraging activity of the endangered Bermuda petrel.
Thanks: @campioni-leti.bsky.social & collab. effort of Bermuda Conserv. Dept, Canad. Wildlife Service & ISPA Portugal
A thread 🧵
#seabirds #biologging #movementecology
"Barn owl color morphs hunt differently in moonlight"
Learn more in Current Biology: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Kim Schalcher, @pbecciu.bsky.social, @owlsforpeace.bsky.social & colleagues
@currentbiology.bsky.social
Learn more in Current Biology: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Kim Schalcher, @pbecciu.bsky.social, @owlsforpeace.bsky.social & colleagues
@currentbiology.bsky.social
June 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"Barn owl color morphs hunt differently in moonlight"
Learn more in Current Biology: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Kim Schalcher, @pbecciu.bsky.social, @owlsforpeace.bsky.social & colleagues
@currentbiology.bsky.social
Learn more in Current Biology: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Kim Schalcher, @pbecciu.bsky.social, @owlsforpeace.bsky.social & colleagues
@currentbiology.bsky.social
Our latest article is now out in Animal Behavior, starring our beloved North American red squirrels 🧪🦊🌎
Collar? I barely know her: The utility of accelerometry in measuring personality in situ for a free-ranging wild mammal | Sanders et al.
Collar? I barely know her: The utility of accelerometry in measuring personality in situ for a free-ranging wild mammal | Sanders et al.
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January 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Our latest article is now out in Animal Behavior, starring our beloved North American red squirrels 🧪🦊🌎
Collar? I barely know her: The utility of accelerometry in measuring personality in situ for a free-ranging wild mammal | Sanders et al.
Collar? I barely know her: The utility of accelerometry in measuring personality in situ for a free-ranging wild mammal | Sanders et al.
We are using multiple modalities — including MRI, EEG, fNIRS, blood, saliva, accelerometry—to study mental health, brain plasticity, fitness, and more. I've been doing baseline measurements regularly for the past month, and will continue these during recovery.
September 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
We are using multiple modalities — including MRI, EEG, fNIRS, blood, saliva, accelerometry—to study mental health, brain plasticity, fitness, and more. I've been doing baseline measurements regularly for the past month, and will continue these during recovery.
RESEARCH: Using accelerometry tags to quantify gray whale foraging behavior. Lead author is Kate Colson. Co-author is Dr. Andrew Trites
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... via #marinemammalscience #OpenAccess
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... via #marinemammalscience #OpenAccess
Using accelerometry tags to quantify gray whale foraging behavior
High-resolution tri-axial accelerometry biologging tags have quantitatively described behaviors in baleen whale species that forage using lunges and continuous ram filtration. However, detailed quant...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:05 PM
RESEARCH: Using accelerometry tags to quantify gray whale foraging behavior. Lead author is Kate Colson. Co-author is Dr. Andrew Trites
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... via #marinemammalscience #OpenAccess
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... via #marinemammalscience #OpenAccess
🚨New publication!🚨 We used high-resolution accelerometry biologging tags to quantify #graywhale behavior off the #Oregon coast at multiple scales (broad & fine).
Check it out in Marine Mammal Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#biologging #tagging #marinemammals
Check it out in Marine Mammal Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#biologging #tagging #marinemammals
Using accelerometry tags to quantify gray whale foraging behavior
High-resolution tri-axial accelerometry biologging tags have quantitatively described behaviors in baleen whale species that forage using lunges and continuous ram filtration. However, detailed quant...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:15 PM
🚨New publication!🚨 We used high-resolution accelerometry biologging tags to quantify #graywhale behavior off the #Oregon coast at multiple scales (broad & fine).
Check it out in Marine Mammal Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#biologging #tagging #marinemammals
Check it out in Marine Mammal Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#biologging #tagging #marinemammals
Isabella Brown is using accelerometry data to understand at-sea behaviours and energy expenditure associated with those behaviours for Kuaka | Common Diving Petrels. #BirdsNZ2025 #seabirds
May 31, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Isabella Brown is using accelerometry data to understand at-sea behaviours and energy expenditure associated with those behaviours for Kuaka | Common Diving Petrels. #BirdsNZ2025 #seabirds
8 ) The accelerometry probably isn't the most reliable tool to measure sleep quality. The authors mention that it "does not directly measure sleep stages or architecture and should therefore be considered a proxy-based method rather than a diagnostic tool."
May 20, 2026 at 8:12 AM
8 ) The accelerometry probably isn't the most reliable tool to measure sleep quality. The authors mention that it "does not directly measure sleep stages or architecture and should therefore be considered a proxy-based method rather than a diagnostic tool."
New paper! I was very happy to be part of this study led by Pablo Rozier-Delgado using accelerometers to explore endurance in mammals. Now published in the Journal of Experimental Biology's special issue on the integrative biology of exercise 🧪🌍
Evaluation of mammalian endurance using accelerometry in natura: bridging exercise physiology and ecology
Summary: A validated method, using accelerometry, to evaluate critical intensity across a large range of terrestrial mammals, allowing endurance and fatigue to be monitored in clinical settings and in...
journals.biologists.com
April 15, 2026 at 10:24 AM
New paper! I was very happy to be part of this study led by Pablo Rozier-Delgado using accelerometers to explore endurance in mammals. Now published in the Journal of Experimental Biology's special issue on the integrative biology of exercise 🧪🌍
Congrats @rsmehlhausenfranks.bsky.social on your first PhD paper out! doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Changing Flight and Flocking Dynamics of Homing Pigeons (Columba livia d.) Over Heterogeneous Landscapes
Using GPS and accelerometry biologgers, we investigated how the flight and group behaviour of flocking homing pigeons changed in response to flying over a patchwork landscape of open, wooded and urba...
doi.org
August 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Congrats @rsmehlhausenfranks.bsky.social on your first PhD paper out! doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
New PhD position in our group! Join us to study gull foraging ecology at sea using GPS and accelerometry data! You will be working here Amsterdam Movement Ecology group under supervision of @judyshamounb.bsky.social, @rooskentie.bsky.social and me. Apply here werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — PhD Position Gull Foraging Ecology in the North Sea - NO-REGRETS Project
Are you passionate about animal movement ecology? Interested in studying gull foraging ecology at sea? Apply for this unique PhD opportunity at the Department of Theoretical and Computational Ecology ...
werkenbij.uva.nl
June 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
New PhD position in our group! Join us to study gull foraging ecology at sea using GPS and accelerometry data! You will be working here Amsterdam Movement Ecology group under supervision of @judyshamounb.bsky.social, @rooskentie.bsky.social and me. Apply here werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Machine learning models trained on accelerometry data (e.g. from smartwatches) can identify Parkinson’s disease "years before clinical diagnosis". [read]
July 5, 2023 at 2:02 PM
Machine learning models trained on accelerometry data (e.g. from smartwatches) can identify Parkinson’s disease "years before clinical diagnosis". [read]
Researcher Highlight⭐
Dr. Jacob Brownscombe, Researcher at DFO, is advancing Great Lakes freshwater science feat. a unique blend of telemetry, accelerometry, and machine learning to model habitats for at-risk species.🎣His early-career efforts have earned national recognition!
@sci-angler.bsky.social
Dr. Jacob Brownscombe, Researcher at DFO, is advancing Great Lakes freshwater science feat. a unique blend of telemetry, accelerometry, and machine learning to model habitats for at-risk species.🎣His early-career efforts have earned national recognition!
@sci-angler.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Researcher Highlight⭐
Dr. Jacob Brownscombe, Researcher at DFO, is advancing Great Lakes freshwater science feat. a unique blend of telemetry, accelerometry, and machine learning to model habitats for at-risk species.🎣His early-career efforts have earned national recognition!
@sci-angler.bsky.social
Dr. Jacob Brownscombe, Researcher at DFO, is advancing Great Lakes freshwater science feat. a unique blend of telemetry, accelerometry, and machine learning to model habitats for at-risk species.🎣His early-career efforts have earned national recognition!
@sci-angler.bsky.social
Can a title be both awesome and terrible at same time? 🧪
Would be a little funnier if study took place in Maine
"Collar? I barely know her: The utility of accelerometry in measuring personality in situ for a free-ranging wild mammal" (Sanders et al., 2025)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Would be a little funnier if study took place in Maine
"Collar? I barely know her: The utility of accelerometry in measuring personality in situ for a free-ranging wild mammal" (Sanders et al., 2025)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Collar? I barely know her: The utility of accelerometry in measuring personality in situ for a free-ranging wild mammal
The study of personality in animals requires methods for quantifying consistent among-individual differences in behaviour. Typically, standardized beh…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 13, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Can a title be both awesome and terrible at same time? 🧪
Would be a little funnier if study took place in Maine
"Collar? I barely know her: The utility of accelerometry in measuring personality in situ for a free-ranging wild mammal" (Sanders et al., 2025)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Would be a little funnier if study took place in Maine
"Collar? I barely know her: The utility of accelerometry in measuring personality in situ for a free-ranging wild mammal" (Sanders et al., 2025)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It’s a pen that knows what you write from embedded accelerometry. It then is a mood ring from handwriting jiggerypokery
October 23, 2024 at 12:19 AM
It’s a pen that knows what you write from embedded accelerometry. It then is a mood ring from handwriting jiggerypokery
See also, the work by Black and McCully. They conducted two studies involving the use of accelerometry. In the first study, the authors tried to see whether people with ME/CFS could increase their activity counts in response to a graded exercise regimen. They had more symptoms but they could!
Increased daily physical activity and fatigue symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome - PubMed
Individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been shown to have reduced activity levels associated with heightened feelings of fatigue. Previous research has demonstrated that exercise trainin...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 16, 2024 at 7:14 AM
See also, the work by Black and McCully. They conducted two studies involving the use of accelerometry. In the first study, the authors tried to see whether people with ME/CFS could increase their activity counts in response to a graded exercise regimen. They had more symptoms but they could!
How do I pivot to doing accelerometry and machine learning research in cats?
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38676239/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38676239/
How Lazy Are Pet Cats Really? Using Machine Learning and Accelerometry to Get a Glimpse into the Behaviour of Privately Owned Cats in Different Households - PubMed
Surprisingly little is known about how the home environment influences the behaviour of pet cats. This study aimed to determine how factors in the home environment (e.g., with or without outdoor access, urban vs. rural, presence of a child) and the season influences the daily behaviour of cats. Usin …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
How do I pivot to doing accelerometry and machine learning research in cats?
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38676239/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38676239/
I am so beyond proud of Dr. Emily Studd being recognized with the CSEE ECR Award! Since my first field season at Squirrel Camp, I’ve looked up to Emily, and since then have had the great privilege to work with her brilliant innovations in the accelerometry space for animal behaviour
Well deserved 👏
Well deserved 👏
July 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I am so beyond proud of Dr. Emily Studd being recognized with the CSEE ECR Award! Since my first field season at Squirrel Camp, I’ve looked up to Emily, and since then have had the great privilege to work with her brilliant innovations in the accelerometry space for animal behaviour
Well deserved 👏
Well deserved 👏
Accelerometry is an incredible way to peak into the hidden lives of animals. I'm very familiar with "axys" from my squirrel work, but super exciting to see them applied to stingrays! This Forbes article covers a recent paper in CJZ, linked in next post 🦑🧪 #wildlife
www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...
www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...
Stingray Nightlife: New Insights Into Stingray Activity And Behavior
Southern stingrays may seem like slow-moving seabed dwellers, but new research reveals they’re far more active than they appear — especially at night. What’s driving their movements, and why do they s...
www.forbes.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Accelerometry is an incredible way to peak into the hidden lives of animals. I'm very familiar with "axys" from my squirrel work, but super exciting to see them applied to stingrays! This Forbes article covers a recent paper in CJZ, linked in next post 🦑🧪 #wildlife
www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...
www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...
📢 Excited to share our latest open-access publication in @jmpbjournal.bsky.social
📃 Comparing Physical Activity Metrics From Different Placements of Thigh-Worn Accelerometers
#PhysicalActivity #Accelerometry #Research #OpenAccess #ProPASS
📃 Comparing Physical Activity Metrics From Different Placements of Thigh-Worn Accelerometers
#PhysicalActivity #Accelerometry #Research #OpenAccess #ProPASS
📊 Harmonization: How sensor positioning on the thigh affects accelerometer-derived metrics
✅ Postures & activities like walking, running, sleeping stay consistent
🧠 ActiPASS shines by using multiple signal features
Article 🔗https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2024-0043
#Wearables #PhysicalActivityResearch
✅ Postures & activities like walking, running, sleeping stay consistent
🧠 ActiPASS shines by using multiple signal features
Article 🔗https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2024-0043
#Wearables #PhysicalActivityResearch
April 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
📢 Excited to share our latest open-access publication in @jmpbjournal.bsky.social
📃 Comparing Physical Activity Metrics From Different Placements of Thigh-Worn Accelerometers
#PhysicalActivity #Accelerometry #Research #OpenAccess #ProPASS
📃 Comparing Physical Activity Metrics From Different Placements of Thigh-Worn Accelerometers
#PhysicalActivity #Accelerometry #Research #OpenAccess #ProPASS
NEW PAPER in #ornithology uses #telemetry data to identify where #vultures are feeding: https://buff.ly/3WzUHdS - similar predictions without #accelerometry data were recently made for #kites: https://buff.ly/4avw6fX
January 31, 2025 at 7:24 AM
NEW PAPER in #ornithology uses #telemetry data to identify where #vultures are feeding: https://buff.ly/3WzUHdS - similar predictions without #accelerometry data were recently made for #kites: https://buff.ly/4avw6fX
The first publication of my postdoc on Scandinavian brown bears is now published in Ecology and Evolution! Go check it out!
We used accelerometry data to evaluate bears' behavioural adjustments in response to temporal variation in hunting risk.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We used accelerometry data to evaluate bears' behavioural adjustments in response to temporal variation in hunting risk.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Acceleration Data Reveal Behavioural Responses to Hunting Risk in Scandinavian Brown Bears
We used accelerometry data to evaluate behavioural adjustments to temporal variation in hunting risk in Scandinavian brown bears. We find that male bears become more nocturnal after the onset of the ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The first publication of my postdoc on Scandinavian brown bears is now published in Ecology and Evolution! Go check it out!
We used accelerometry data to evaluate bears' behavioural adjustments in response to temporal variation in hunting risk.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We used accelerometry data to evaluate bears' behavioural adjustments in response to temporal variation in hunting risk.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
La actividad física moderada-vigorosa ~duplica la posibilidad de llegar a los 90 con perfecta movilidad.
Estudio con 2.656 mujeres de 83 años de media.
pubmed.gov/41017648
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025 Sep 29:glaf206. Epub ahead of print
Sigue👇
Estudio con 2.656 mujeres de 83 años de media.
pubmed.gov/41017648
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025 Sep 29:glaf206. Epub ahead of print
Sigue👇
Prospective associations between accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and healthy longevity: the Women's Health Accelerometry Collaboration - PubMed
These findings corroborate the potential role of increasing physical activity in preserving physical functioning as an important element of healthy longevity.
pubmed.gov
September 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
La actividad física moderada-vigorosa ~duplica la posibilidad de llegar a los 90 con perfecta movilidad.
Estudio con 2.656 mujeres de 83 años de media.
pubmed.gov/41017648
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025 Sep 29:glaf206. Epub ahead of print
Sigue👇
Estudio con 2.656 mujeres de 83 años de media.
pubmed.gov/41017648
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025 Sep 29:glaf206. Epub ahead of print
Sigue👇
Replacing prolonged sitting with physical activity lowers cancer risk 🧪
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Accelerometry-measured prolonged and interrupted sedentary behavior and cancer incidence and mortality: A cohort study of 91,292 UK Biobank participants
In a prospective cohort study, Ziyi Zhou and colleagues use a machine learning approach to investigate the association between prolonged and interrupted sedentary behavior in relation to cancer outcom...
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July 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Replacing prolonged sitting with physical activity lowers cancer risk 🧪
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