mattjsilk.bsky.social
Research Fellow in the Institute of Ecology and Evolution at University of Edinburgh. Social networks, behaviour, disease, demography and some wildlife photos.
👤 Joined on 21 November 2024
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@mattjsilk.bsky.socialThe bird of the last few days on Flores, which first appeared suddenly overhead while we were seawatching. Common Nighthawk + 1 Chimney Swift today!
Show PostExcited to share our new preprint where we ask: How does temp alter susceptibility to kanamycin, selection and spread of resistance in E. coli with the plasmids R1 and RP4. tl;dr AMR @ high temp is due to higher growth rates and susceptibility, increasing selection. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Show PostVery strong winds and some rain today = no ringing (but data entry, laundering the bird bags etc). However, Landsort at Öja, in the very southermost part of the Stockholm Archipelago, is a beautiful place.
Show PostIn this paper, we revisit the effect of community structure (doi.org/10.1371/jour...) by comparing it against an appropriate null model: the completely mixed population. Community structure consistently promotes cooperation, making it a mechanism for its evolution 📝
Show PostA dreich couple of hours searching through the lodge plantation at Arinagour this afternoon paid off when the olive-backed pipit found by Mark Warren on Friday popped out from the undergrowth. My first and the first for Argyll! #isleofcoll #birdingscotland
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