maisiebrett.bsky.social
PhD researching honey bee - wild pollinator competition @bristolbiosci Memmott lab. Plant-pollinator interactions, networks, community ecology. Working in South Africa and Scotland.
👤 Joined on 11 December 2024
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@maisiebrett.bsky.socialTo celebrate International Women in STEM day this year, we’ve commissioned these wonderful posters of Women associated with @bristolbiosci.bsky.social. Plan is to have them up for the whole month and to add more each year 🎉
Show PostAlpine Interactions field course 1st edition @bristolbiosci.bsky.social - a wonderful week learning about plant-insect interactions, altitude effects & human disturbance With @chrisleduck.bsky.social, @maisiebrett.bsky.social Harriet Foster, & the best group of engaged and appreciative students!
Show PostTool use in insects: Assassin bugs apply resin to their forelegs before a stingless bee hunt. This makes the bees attack the bug in just the right position to be caught! Videos will worth watching www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Show PostOur inaugural plant-insect course in the Swiss Alps delivered some beautiful views, interesting biology and, best of all, we got to know a wonderful group of students. 🪲🪷🌲🐜🦋🐝🪻 With @englishse.bsky.social , @maisiebrett.bsky.social and MRes student Harriet Foster. @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
Show Post🎉 Big news for bird conservation in Italy! 113 new Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) identified, expanding the network to 240 sites and adding 4 million hectares. A major milestone for nature + for EU 30x30 goals. All the details: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/05... #birds #restorenature
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