Michael Thom

Biologist: behavioural ecology, animal behaviour, evolutionary biology, natural history. Cornwall. 🇦🇺/🇬🇧

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

@anaturalstate Oh oh, impulsive frog purchase?

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

59 of 15 species 2 nights ago, including 17 Hebrew Character and 10 Small Quaker. Plus Shoulder Stripe, Pale Pinion, Brindled and Oak Beauties, Dotted Wave, and Streamer

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

Sorry, one more - this looks like Juniper, but much too early. Brindled?

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

Hi @MothIDUK - 3 to check if you don't mind. Early Tooth Striped, Pale Pinion, Clouded Drab?

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

@MothIDUK Woohoo, thanks

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

@anaturalstate @PlymUni Super cool

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

Only a quick phone pic before it escaped, but nice to see a twenty plume moth again

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

Best one yet

[Michael S. Y. Lee (biologist) @michael_s_y_lee]

We need more taxonomists! #TaxonomistAppreciationDay

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[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

@MothIDUK Oh OK, had ruled out Chestnut. Thanks!

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

24 of 9 species last night, with 12 Hebrew Character, Early Grey, Early Thorn (1), March Moth (2), Common (3) and Small Quaker (4)...

[Rhonda Snook @RhondaSnook1]

Whew! After 160 generations of experimental sexual selection we show consistent SNP differences between polyandrous and monogamous lines. These were concentrated in islands of divergence, particularly on the X chromosome (1)

[Jen Perry @jennyperry]

1/ #UEACEEC21 #Sesh4
"Male & female aggression is shaped by the environment in fruit flies & beyond"
Animal aggression can be intense & strongly impact fitness. How do animals fine-tune aggression to the env't?
This talk:(1) plasticity; (2) microevolution, (3) macro patterns

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

Oops, that ground ivy is germander speedwell... Was in a bit too much of a rush 🙄

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

Opposite leaved golden saxifrage, hairy bittercress, sweet violet, hazel, primrose, lesser celandine, barren strawberry, ground ivy and the first greater stitchwort flower of the year seen today - pics of last 4 #wildflowerhour

[Eleanor Bath 🏳️‍🌈 @EleanorBath1]

Our paper on how fly aggression evolves in response to the population sex ratio is now out! Great stuff co-led by @DaniedmundsDani, with @jennyperry @StuartWigby @WayneRostant and not on twitter: Jess Norman, Charlotte Atkins, Lucy Harper, Tracey Chapman https://t.co/3btVHnA8lj

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

This seems to be... an extremely bad idea

https://t.co/uPJwAcWooq

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

Amazing photo, and also fucking hell

[Michael Thom @mdfthom]

Snowdrops, lesser celandine, bittercress, male hazel, dogs mercury, primrose, barren strawberry out today for #wildflowerhour