Just out! @conphysjournal.bsky.social led by new PhD Dr José Trujillo w/ @physioshark - warmer waters (thermal sweet-spot) increased acceleration, agility, & response time in newborn blacktip reef sharks 🦈
📄 academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
@universityofotago.bsky.social
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🦈 New paper in Ecology & Evolution 📑 via our Physioshark research (ongoing since 2013 in French Polynesia🌺)!

Fisheries catch data can be used to unravel elasmobranch aggregation dynamics, social structures, & group behaviours. Case study: newborn blacktip reef sharks.

🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Researching climate change stress & adaptation in coral reef fishes & sharks. Passionate about #climateaction & advocating for equity, inclusion, & diversity in STEM. Committed to improving science communication & making science more accessible to all. #STEMdiversity #ScienceForAll #physioshark

New paper from the #PhysioShark project led by @shamildebaere.bsky.social & @physiologyfish.bsky.social ‬
Do minor injuries affect baby reef sharks? 🦈🩹
Learn more about their healing super power 💪 & the influence of environmental factors on this process
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New potential shark nursery - part of @physioshark research, ongoing annually since 2013. How many baby blacktip reef sharks can you count?🦈
Protecting them means safeguarding the future of these incredible predators & the reefs they support! 🩵💚💙 🎞️ by @orianeservant www.instagram.com/reel/DGPhmC2...

Some newborn sharks have a belly button... but it heals! What can this teach us about injury healing, especially w/ ocean warming? New study by @shamildebaere.bsky.social & #physioshark team published in J. Fish Bio.

Ep 002 "Athletes of the Reef"
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4IdN...

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Baby shark season is nearly here 🌊🦈
Since 2013 Physioshark has built a 12-year dataset (~1800 pups). Support climate change research on reef shark nurseries, student training, outreach, & advocacy. Tees, singlets, hoodies. 100% profits to the lab.
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❤️‍🩹🦈🩹New #physioshark paper 📑 out – “The costs and healing rates of minor injuries in neonatal reef sharks” 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@shamildebaere.bsky.social & our team!

#sharks #Elasmobranch #SharkResearch #WoundHealing #SharkConservation #NeonatalSharks #SharkBiology

🎧 Enjoying Athletes of the Reef? And the research?
If you’d like to support the science behind it, tax-deductible donations make a real difference for our #shark & #coralreef fish #conservation research. Funding is tough right now. Every bit helps. 🦈🌊
rummerlab.com/donations

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New paper out today! 🦈
We tested whether blacktip reef shark dorsal fins are reliable for photo ID – they are!
✅ Stable over time
✅ Unique among individuals
📍Long-term dataset from French Polynesia
Led by Physioshark
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
#SharkScience #MarineBiology
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Dr Carolyn Wheeler did excellent work w/this project during her PhD at @jcuofficial.bsky.social - interesting findings! Have a listen to the episode on our "Athletes of the Reef" podcast

🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0V7q... 🦈

#sharkconservation #sharkresearch #walkingsharks #RummerLab #physioshark

We’re back in the shark nurseries next week 🦈
Early support helps most — grab a tee/singlet/jumper/hoodie (order-on-demand). 100% of profits fund shark science, students, outreach & advocacy. Ships worldwide.

Shop: www.bonfire.com/physioshark-...

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'Shark pups show the way'
Travelling across seas in 2023, Ocean Storytelling Writing Grant Winner Dimuthu Attanayake documented the work of researchers in Mo'orea's lagoon lab, where Dr Jodie Rummer heads the Physioshark project.

Now online: saveourseas.com/shark-pups-s...

Time for #physioshark #ESA16