Fantastic presentations from John Benjamin Owens Miary Raselimanana Bálint Üveges this week SEH 2023 - 22nd European Congress of Herpetology Great to see so many of us representing BU Biology & Zoology Bangor Herpetology #herpetology
Great to be back at Bangor Herpetology #Venomday with Dr Carol Trim and many other friends and collaborators 🐍🕷️🐝🦂🐙🐠🪼
Walking through a water-logged part of my meadow this a'noon saw what I thought was a dead Slow Worm.
Rigid when I picked it up, but after a couple of minutes much to my delight it started to wriggle.
She's now living in my garden wall. Gorgeous.
North West Wales ARG Bangor Herpetology Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Our first talk of #HWM2024 is by John Benjamin Owens on using genomics to identify and assess the effects of barriers on gene flow in isolated adder populations. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Bangor Herpetology
In addition to all the herps, the first half of our BU Biology & Zoology field course in AZ has yielded some great flying critters too!
->Blue-throated hummingbird, flame skimmer, Acorn woodpecker, and Great-horned owl! @BangorSNS Bangor Herpetology
Congratulations to MEEB Tom Major for successfully defending his PhD School of Natural Sciences - Bangor University today! Well deserved! Herpetological Highlights
Good to see 4 #lizards 🦎 on Pen Dinas this morning, lots of people enjoying the #hillfort (& Local Nature Reserve) & did a litter pick
Ramblers Cymru 🏴 Natur Cymru Wildlife Trusts Wales Wales Biodiversity Iolo Williams WildlifeTrustSWWales 🦡🐬 #BangorHerps
#Penparcau #DigPendinas #Wildlife
#Aberystwyth #Ceredigion
First time this has been done at Bangor and what a start that was: the inaugural professorial public lecture of Prof. Wolfgang Wüster 🐍🇪🇺🇩🇪🏴🐍 / Bangor Herpetology! Smashed it!
Next up is Miary Raselimanana from Bangor Herpetology speaking about her PhD on the impacts of milder winters on hibernating wall lizards 🦎🌤🌡
Bangor Herpetology Our last talk before lunch is from Thom Lyons of Swansea University, all about #axolotls and the evolution of neoteny in salamanders!
Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll theconversation.com/ancient-egypt-… via The Conversation - article by me and Wolfgang Wüster 🐍🇪🇺🇩🇪🏴🐍 of BU Biology & Zoology / Bangor Herpetology!
Our final talk by Stuart Graham of Bangor Herpetology and Ecoloyia Ltd is about the description of a new species of Gloydius. 🎊🐍
Spring time - and on sunny days, our local reptiles are out and about catching some rays! Want to learn more? Why not join us and study our unique Zoology with #Herpetology degree at Bangor University BU Biology & Zoology @BangorSNS?
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It's that time of year again! Reptile field course with our Y3 Zoology with #Herpetology students BU Biology & Zoology - lizards, slow worms, grass snakes, and an adder watched from a distance to minimise disturbance. And a spot of radiotelemetry practice!
School of Natural Sciences - Bangor University Bangor University
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
Co-authored with Elysha Mcbride and Wolfgang Wüster 🐍🇪🇺🇩🇪🏴🐍 from Bangor Herpetology/@BangorSNS - What Bit The Ancient Egyptians? in AEA this week!
Check it out here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… 1/n