Gabrielle Davidson

Behavioural ecologist / comparative psychologist / molecular biologist. Cognition and microbiome in wild birds. Lecturer at the University of East Anglia

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Types of animal behaviour and cognition paper #animalsbehaviour #animalcognition #AcademicChatter

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Throwback to one of my first studies showing individual recognition in wild jackdaws, birds of the crow family.
https://t.co/jXVtepOIqT

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🚨 🪺🐦🦠 PhD opportunity in my lab for UK home fee students. Feel free to contact me for informal enquiries. Please share! Application details here: https://t.co/SQgC3Cccof. Lab website: https://t.co/trZwSzRoKr

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Okay I’ve signed up, come find me

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Experimental evidence linking gut microbes to fitness in wild systems has been scarce. We hope our work sparks more experiments into how gut microbiomes shape wildlife fitness. #GutHealth #WildlifeBiology @bioUEA @uccBEES @teagasc. See paper & authors: https://t.co/5Ss3oz99x5

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Does the gut microbiome affect wildlife fitness? Our latest study, led by @ShaneE_Somers & JL Quinn shows that supplementing great tits with a natural gut microbe, Lactobacillus kimchicus, shifts the gut microbiome & alters nestling weight, a key survival trait. 🧵#ScienceThread

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We propose that high gut microbial diversity aids weight gain, but only when food is plentiful. In food-limited situations, high diversity may come at a cost. Microbial supplementation may counteract this trade-off.

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@Sneetchster @DanTHFC1 @thecure @TroxyLondon 🤞

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@thecure @TroxyLondon I’m a normal human and was somehow lucky enough to snag tickets. I will appreciate every moment of the show.

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@theblackangels @TheDandyWarhols Looking forward to your gig tonight! I’ll be happy with whatever you play, but would just adore to hear Half Believing, so just putting it out there. Rock on \m/>.<\m/

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@Jack_Bass_ @SmashingPumpkin Thanks for the amazing performance, it was a gig to remember. Enjoy playing Bala later this month, it’s a very cool venue and setting 🍁

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@Jack_Bass_ @Conservatives Finally!

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@LucyCheke What’s your instrument?

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@SmashingPumpkin Love that there is a jackdaw in the art ❤️

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@DaveRowntree @UKLabour Here’s hoping! Thanks for representing ✊