Neurod2 knockdown in Xenopus laevis tadpole brain retains cells in a proliferating, progenitor-like state | microPublication
Neurod2 knockdown in Xenopus laevis tadpole brain retains cells in a proliferating, progenitor-like state doi.org/10.17912/mic... - I invite you to read the Beck lab's first ever micropublication! @zoologyotago.bsky.social and @otagobiochemist.bsky.social πΈπ§ͺ @micropub7n.bsky.social thank you!
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A review of fossil goose (Aves: Anserinae) records from the Miocene St Bathans deposits, New Zealand, with the description of a new species
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πΎπ¬ Hands-on University of Otago Zoology Project 2026 β what a week!
So great meeting everyone π From Orokonui Ecosanctuary visits πΏ to dissection day, pest control chats, TΕ«hura Otago Museum, and getting up close with our skull collection π
Such an awesome experience!
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A young southern bell frog in a clear plastic container with his belly facing the camera and eyes facing the photographer
@zoologyotago.bsky.social will have some new captive reared juvenile Southern Bell Frogs on display soon. Today they had a physical, and this one was especially grumpy about it. π§ͺπΈ
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Huge congratulations to Cassie Mealey who submitted her MSc thesis entitled βScaling Up Detection: eDNA for Elusive Lizardsβ yesterday. Ka rawe Cassie!! :) π
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Reconstructing ecological niche and feeding ecology of pre-contact New Zealand avifauna from Harwood, Otago Peninsula
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Plastic pollution and parasitism: Impact of nanoplastics on the transmission of a marine trematode parasite
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Mixing in Moderation: Slow Transmission of Non-Local Macroparasites Following a Population Augmentation of an Endangered Australian Skink
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πΈπ Zoology Photo/Video Competition 2025 β Staff Entry!
Limpet collection
Photo by Chenhua Li π·
Out in the field collecting limpets for parasite examination π¦ π¬
Chenhua Li is a postdoc in the Poulin Lab who studies parasites β the tiny organisms with big ecological impact! πβ¨
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Thereβs no place like home
All around you, animals are building, burrowing or stealing dwellings for themselves and their families. For others, home is a state of mind.
Alison Cree & I were interviewed for an article that just came out in New Zealand Geographic! The graphics are brilliant.
#WaspLove
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@nzgeo.bsky.social
www.nzgeo.com/stories/ther...
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πΈ Zoology 2025 Photo Competition - Staff Entry
Photo by Connal McLean, Teaching fellow
Big Nose, Little Bee π
Digger bees (Leioproctus) usually nest in the ground or forage in flowers. This Leioproctus fulvescens went digging for sunscreen and/or boogers! π
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πΈ Zoology 2025 Photo/Video Competition
Photo by: Caitlyn Trotman
π¦ Unhand me!
Skink captured in pitfall traps near Tekapo
Caitlyn Trotman is a student studying a Masters of Wildlife Management π
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πΈ Zoology 2025 Photo/Video Competition
Navigating Mackenzie Basin πΏποΈ
Photo by Kristine Grayson
WLM Techniques course observing braided river habitat supporting the last remaining kakΔ« π¦
Visiting Academic (University of Richmond), Semester 1, 2025 ππ
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Huge congratulations to Oscar Thomas who submitted his MSc thesis at the weekend. Itβs possible that he was the first student to submit a thesis from a boat anchored off the Sub-Antarctic Islands..... (in keeping with the adventures of his research journey!). Ka rawe Oscar! π
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Congratulations to Cameron McDougall, who placed 2nd in the standard talk category, and to Kahu Hema and Harrison Foor, who jointly won 1st place in the speed talk category, at the recent New Zealand Molecular Ecology Conference. π
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Β Congratulations to Mia Milsom and Cassidy Storey, our 2025Β recipients of the Jamieson-BishopΒ Research Award!Β πThe award provides small grants to assist outstanding Zoology research students with their thesis research.
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Groundbreaking partnership to tackle diabetes inequities
The University of Otago β ΕtΔkou Whakaihu Waka has joined forces with NgΔti Hine Health Trust, one of the largest MΔori health providers in Aotearoa, to improve diabetes care for MΔori.
Otago has joined forces with NgΔti Hine Health Trust, one of the largest MΔori health providers in Aotearoa, to address and improve persistent inequities in diabetes care for MΔori β€οΈβπ©Ή
Read more here β¬οΈ
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Mixing in Moderation: Slow Transmission of Non-Local Macroparasites Following a Population Augmentation of an Endangered Australian Skink
doi.org/10.1111/mec....
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π¦πΈ Student entry for the Zoology Photo/Video Comp 2025! βKekenoβ by Ava Thomas, a beautiful shot of an NZ fur seal, one of Aotearoaβs coastal regulars and classified as Least Concern.
Ava is a second-year Zoology & Ecology major with a soft spot for native birds. πΏβ¨
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πΈ Student entry - Zoology Photo/Video Comp 2025! βA Collection of Native Birdsβ by Diego Carena-Santiago featuring a feeding Tarapirohe, stretching TΕrea pango, strutting Hoiho, intense KΔrearea portrait, and PΔpango in flight. Diego is a BSc student in Ecology & Zoology πΏβ¨
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π¦πΈ Juvenile tern contemplating lifeβ¦ and fish traps ππ
Shot by Ross Thompson (Carolyn Burns Chair in Freshwater Science) for the 2025 Zoology Photo/Video Comp. π§β¨
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YouTube video by Global Parasitologist Coalition
Threads of Trouble: The Story of Copiatestes and Our Manu by Dr. Jerusha Bennett
Huge thanks to Dr. Jerusha Bennett at the University of Otago @zoologyotago.bsky.social for the opportunity for us to create the animation of this incredible trematode parasite Copiatestes!! β€οΈ Check out the video and learn more about the mysterious anklets on sea bird legs!
youtu.be/EAt9cONTD88
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DietβFaeces Trophic Discrimination Factor and Gut Passage Time of an Aotearoa New Zealand Insectivorous Bat, Chalinolobus tuberculatus, Determined via Controlled Feeding Experiment
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Assessing how biofilms modulate stream periphyton metacommunity assemblage: A translocation experiment
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Otago
Researching cohesin's role in development and cancer using mostly zebrafish models.
www.otago.ac.nz/csdg
Fan of cycling, music and gardening. Mum to arts students.
Masters student at University of Otago | Parasite host manipulation | Virome | Psychology BSc from UC Riverside
Associate Professor, Department of Zoology at University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand | lizards, social networks, parasite conservation | board game lover, greyhound adopter, and creator at www.stephpaddyprints.co.nz
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Medical geneticist, Postdoc at the University of Otago. Interested in complex genetic and neurological diseases. On a perpetual quest for answers, good books, delicious coffee and enough sleep
Professor of biology @Otago NZ. Genetics, ecology, evolution. Dad, lover of nature & music.
https://www.otago.ac.nz/zoology/staff/professor-jon-waters
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Quite fond of (in no particular order) DNA, food, cycling, crafting, reading and some other things. She/her.
Mostly harmless. Developmental biologist studying regeneration and epilepsy in Xenopus tadpoles πΈπΈπΈ. A/Prof at University of Otago, New Zealand.
Zoology Dept, Otago Univ: https://www.otago.ac.nz/zoology
Behavioural ecology and social evolution of insects: https://jandtlab.com/
NZ Entomologist (Editor): https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tnze20
NZ Bug of the Year: https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz
Professor at University of Otago, NZ; Webster Chair in Virology; Rutherford Discovery Fellow. I like viruses and evolution.
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