We are organizing a symposium at the “60th Annual Meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (#theATBC)”, to be held in Kigali, Rwanda on July 14-18th, 2024. The symposium is entitled: "Avian responses to land-use change in tropical forest ecosystems". RT

Currently celebrating my recently defended PhD thesis 🎉by capturing my favorites🦇 in Papua New Guinea! Enjoy this cute video of Dobsonia minor taken during my field trip funded by Bat Biology Foundation 🦇🌏!

Some of my favorite 🦇 obs. in Madang: - Nyctophilus cf. microtis - Roussettus amplexicaudatus - Syconycteris australis eating Piper fruit Bats handled under a research permit.

I am very honoured to receive L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science award for 2024. prf.jcu.cz/cz/fakulta/akt…

Hello followers! 👋 We are the #gtoe board 2024! We are a diverse set of people including early & senior career scientists working in different areas of tropical ecology. We meet regularly to plan future #gtoe conferences and other things such as society grants & student meetings

🚨 Important Reminder 🚨 Deadline for symposium proposals: 19 August 2024 (23:59 CET) ⏳ Abstract submission & registration open: 9 September 2024 📅 Don’t miss out! 📢 aanmelder.nl/gtoe2025/home

Thrilled to share our new article with my amazing colleagues: "Birds & bats outperform ants in top-down regulation of arthropods across strata of a Japanese temperate forest." 🦇🐦📜 Challenging fieldwork, but a big accomplishment! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Excited to share our new paper in Ecology! 🌿🦇 We explored how top-down control varies across elevations in Papua New Guinea. Spoiler: birds & bats reduce herbivory way more in the highlands. Check it out! Katerina Sam esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100…

Calling all early-career #bat researchers! 🦇 #BCI Scholarships are a fantastic chance to elevate your projects. Take the time to craft a strong proposal, get advice, and apply! Opens October 1st. Bat Conservation International Global South Bats Bat Con Africa Bat Conservation Trust Bats without Borders Relcom_

Big thanks to Thiago Gonçalves-Souza for this amazing research highlight on our paper in JAE! ✨ Check it out: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Katerina Sam

Join us for our next conference, #gtoe2025, in Amsterdam, Feb 24-27! Take this opportunity to immerse yourself in art at the Rijksmuseum (1), explore global cultures at the Wereldmuseum, and wander the charming streets of this vibrant city (2). Don’t miss the botanical garden! 🌿

🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 Our annual photo contest is back! 📸 The top 3 finalists will have their photos printed and showcased at our upcoming conference in Amsterdam✨ 📌 Only society members can participate. Don't miss out - submit your best shots before December 31th!

⌛️24hrs left to submit your abstract for the Conference of Tropical Ecology in #Amstersdam! ⌛️ aanmelder.nl/gtoe2025/new-p…

A review of 170+ peer-reviewed 📰 on 🦇 highlights key trends and gaps: tropical #Africa and #Asia, despite high 🦇diversity, remain underrepresented. The authors recommend multi-scale analyses and data archiving to aid future #conservation efforts. 📰🔎doi.org/10.1016/j.bioc…

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Phd opportunity 📢 Join the Ant Research Group in Ceske Budejovice for an exciting PhD in tropical ecology. Highly recommended!

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