Gonzalo Mucientes (@gmucientes.bsky.social)
@gmucientes
Marine ecologist interested in behaviour of oceanic #predators. Postdoc at @CIBIO_InBIO. Wilderness explorer & @inaturalist curator. Co-funder @ecologiaazul
Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform nature.com/articles/d4158…
Work in progress! Impressive coverage of some taxa
We've passed 500,000 Taxa! Thanks for helping us record nearly a quarter (23%) of all described species globally! inaturalist.org/blog/103155
New key research about the biology of shortfin #mako in the Pacific Ocean, with implications for #conservation. Thanks to all co-authors! rdcu.be/d6tpz
A new study finds ants best humans at tests of collective intelligence. Learn more: scim.ag/4j8mNqi
El top 10 de #Nature
El top 10 anual de la revista @Nature reconoce los principales avances científicos del 2024 y cuenta las historias de algunas de las personas que los han protagonizado agenciasinc.es/Noticias/Estas…
How Israel attempts to justify indiscriminate attacks on civilians (and why it’s failing) - by @CraigMokhiber on @Mondoweiss "..Israel’s defenders try to use certain nouns as trump cards. By saying that the targets were “Hezbollah” or “terrorists”, (just as they have tried to do…
International order on a knife’s edge. After the #ICJ's landmark decision regarding the obligation to end Israel's unlawful occupation, here are 14 recommendations for member states to promptly comply with it: ohchr.org/en/statements/…
Whether you are an #ethologist or fascinated about #animalbehaviour , #Behaviour2025 is for you! Hosted by @iiserkol at #Kolkata, India. 25-30 Aug, 2025. Register your interest here 👉shorturl.at/7FL9d Call for symposia ongoing. 👉 shorturl.at/nXO35
Successful acoustic tracking of Octopus vulgaris in the wild. Congratulations to all authors!
New article ‼️ We used acoustic telemetry to get the first insights into the spatial behaviour of Octopus vulgaris in the wild 🐙🐙 Article link: link.springer.com/article/10.118… 📜 #trackingnotslacking #OpenProtocol
Amazing number of verifiable observations! By @inaturalist
iNaturalist now has over 200 million verifiable observations! These observations were made by over 3.2 million people from around the globe, and over 376k users have added identifications for others! Check out our blog post about this milestone here: inaturalist.org/posts/97048-20…
📖Published📖 A new animal-attached, dissolved-oxygen sensing archival tag capable of recording pressure, water temperature and DO concentration, as well as 3D body acceleration, with all sensors integrated on a single electronic board 🦈 doi.org/10.1111/2041-2…
The first paper from my PhD was just published in @MethodsEcolEvol , where we introduce a new animal-attached archival tag recording in situ dissolved oxygen, temperature and acceleration. @nunoqueiroz29 @TheSimsLab @YWatanabe412 @MoveCIBIO doi.org/10.1111/2041-2…
Scarface shortfin #makos, a tale of resilience rdcu.be/dJ3BB @SocEspEtoEcoEvo @ecologiaazul @CIBIO_InBIO
Amazing new butterfly species discovered!! First observation with @inaturalist
A New Species of Butterfly in Ecuador is Discovered with iNaturalist! Find all our May Highlights on our blog inaturalist.org/blog/95137-ina…
Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail. Scientists have modelled a fragment of the human brain at nanoscale resolution, revealing cells with previously undiscovered features. nature.com/articles/d4158…
Rapid color change in a group-hunting pelagic predator attacking schooling prey. In Current Biology: doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.…
Rapid color changes in marlins may prevent the predators from impaling one another during group attacks. Learn more: scim.ag/60c