New-To-Science Poison Dart Frog Named to Honor Afro-Colombian Music

"This newly discovered poison frog may represent a evolutionary step on the pathway towards developing brilliant warning coloration associated with other poison dart frogs."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#frog #herpetology #NewSpecies #Colombia #Music #evolution #ecology https://medium.com/grrlscientist/new-to-science-poison-dart-frog-named-to-honor-afro-colombian-music-a6a1bb4ca5dd

Super Enzyme Regulates Testosterone Levels In Male Ruffs

"A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the blood concentrations of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects their appearances and behavior"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#testosterone #Androgens #hormones #MolecularBiology #Enzymes #shorebirds #birds #ornithology #GeneExpression #aggression https://medium.com/grrlscientist/super-enzyme-regulates-testosterone-levels-in-male-ruffs-39739bd32949

Endangered Frogs Born In London Zoo After Rescue From Deadly Fungus

"London Zoo is celebrating the birth of 33 Darwin’s frogs, following the zoo’s urgent mission to rescue the critically endangered species from the brink of extinction"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#frogs #amphibians #endangered #chytridiomycosis #conservation https://medium.com/grrlscientist/endangered-frogs-born-in-london-zoo-after-rescue-from-deadly-fungus-3faede5497b0

Young Cowbirds Look To Adult Females For Proper Social Development, study out of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, published by Animal Behaviour

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#birds #ornithology #behavior #evolution #SocialDevelopment
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DEI For Birds Could Improve Avian Conservation

"A new study finds that overlooking the lives of female birds can have severe conservation consequences"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#birds #ornithology #conservation #FemaleBirds #DEI https://medium.com/grrlscientist/deia-for-birds-could-improve-avian-conservation-95d775e4633d

Female Southern Pied Babblers Get Stupider As They Produce More Offspring

"Having lots of children isn’t all it’s cracked up to be"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#birds #ornithology #reproduction #cognition https://medium.com/grrlscientist/female-southern-pied-babblers-get-stupider-as-they-produce-more-offspring-eaef702e50f7

Climate Change And Land Use Changes Threaten Native Bee Populations

"Warming temperatures at night combined with habitat destruction are the cause of large population declines in wild native bee populations"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#bees #landuse #ecology #ClimateCrisis #HabitatDestruction https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/climate-change-and-land-use-changes

Three For The Price Of One: Genomics Reveals Three Distinct Cockatoo Species

"An international collaboration of scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could positively impact the conservation of three iconic yellow-crested white cockatoo species"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#parrots #cockatoos #birds #NewSpecies #genomics #CrypticSpecies #Endangered #conservation https://medium.com/grrlscientist/three-for-the-price-of-one-genomics-reveals-three-distinct-cockatoo-species-bd76745cfc81

Return To The Sky By Tina Morris — Review

"A moving memoir by one of the first women to ever lead a raptor reintroduction project."

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist

#books #memoir #BaldEagle #birds #ornithology #Reintroduction #endangeredSpecies https://medium.com/grrlscientist/return-to-the-sky-by-tina-morris-review-767d37825e30