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@cornwall.exeter.ac.ukA landmark survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed the once endangered species is thriving and stable in the Seychelles, with a best estimate of almost 183,000 tortoises.
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@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk'Floating scarecrow’ developed to protect threatened seabirds
New research with Cornish fishermen has shown that simple deterrents, when deployed strategically, can reduce bycatch by around two-thirds.
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@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk@cornwall.exeter.ac.ukFish have “designed” their perfect partners in a new experiment conducted by scientists at University of Exeter CEC revealing simple male preferences and more complex female tastes
https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/fish-choose-perfect-partners-in-dating-game-study/
@cornwall.exeter.ac.ukLed by @hansonmark.bsky.social and Bartek Troczka at the University of Exeter Cornwall and Luke Alphey at the Univesity of York, the new project will aim to develop “genetic tools” that could protect the UK’s pollinators from population collapse. 🐝🦋
@cornwall.exeter.ac.ukCongratulations to @drrmiller.bsky.social, who has been awarded a five-year £1.25 million Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for a study entitled “Avian Minds: Investigating the Evolution of Executive Function" she'll be based in @uniexecec.bsky.social
