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If you are interested in beta diversity you might be interested in my talk this morning at University of Pretoria #Diversity #Africa #rodents #bats Here's the link to the advert: eu.docworkspace.com/d/sACZwKxLaofG… Shared from WPS Office: kso.page.link/wps

Are you interested in #Africa or its #wildlife, particularly its #mammals? Do you want to know where Africa's wildlife came from? Why species are distributed where they are? Why communities contain the species that they do? Answers in my latest book 'African Ark'. Enjoy & share!

And this is the beginning of the Oppenheimer Research Conference. I'm so excited! Thanks to the Oppenheimers and Duncan MacFadyen. #conservation #Africa #Research

Eswatini has a new bat species, which boasts a liSwati name: Neoromicia hlandzeni. Finally, a name that we emaSwati can pronounce. Thanks to a wonderful collaboation, including Peter John Taylor, and my emaSwati students Mnqobi Lifa Mamba 🇸🇿 and Sihle Magagula. academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/adv…

Join us next week for our #WingedWednesday webinar with Adrià López-Baucells - Connecting Bats & People on bats as pest suppressors in rice paddies. To join visit: lght.ly/3p1p5dl Our webinars are always on 3pm southern African time (currently 2pm GMT | 1pm BST | 9am EDT). #bats

I'm astonished by the media (newspaper, radio, TV) attention we've received for discovery of Neoromicia hlandzeni - new bat species with type specimen from Eswatini. 'hlandzeni' = SiSwati word referring to the lowveld, which corresponds with its distribution. #Bat #Eswatini

Isn't it beautiful when different cultures come to each others assistance? For example this Iranian song played by Cold Play (you can read the lyrics in the English subtitles if you don't know Farsi). youtu.be/K8VSxUot9zw #WomanLifeFreedom

The things we do for science. Flying through a tropical storm in a tiny 4-seater plane with zero visibility ahead all for the sake of conducting #bats and #rodents survey in the Coutada 12 section of Gorongosa National Park.

As an academic writing coach, here are the 7 mistakes I see supervisors and PIs make in the process of co-writing a paper with their PhD students or mentees. A thread. 🧵 #AcademicChatter #newPI #PhDchat

Bats, rodents and shrews have different beta diversity patterns in Africa. Find out more in our recent paper dealing with this exciting field: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

I was so excited to see my latest book in Exclusive Books, South Africa today! African Ark tells the story of where Africa's #mammals came from and their ecological roles. I also recently came across this flattering review of my book. See KRUGER MAGAZINE for the full article

I am deeply honoured for receiving the Scientist of the Year award in Eswatini at a conference hosted by the Kingdom of Eswatini Academy of Sciences yesterday

I was very excited to be involved in describing a new and threatened global bioregion from Mozambique-Malawi ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication/37…

I'm very proud of my ex-MSc student Monday Mdluli for publishing his second book. This time, a children's book on bats. This is one of his contributions to bat conservation!

April 23 is traditionally known as Diada de Sant Jordi ("Saint George's Day") in Catalan. On this day, love & literature are celebrated throughout Catalonia and 📚 & 🌹 are exchanged. I want to recommend this wonderful book by Ara Monadjem 🌹🌹🌹 #DiadaSantJordi2024 #Africa

Watch the accompanying video for our study on the genomics of vocal rhythm in birds!

Mt Mabu is a secret paradise in northern Mozambique. It is home to a multitude of endemic species. Read this fantastic article to find out more. bbc.com/news/articles/…

I am excited by this new publication that reports on the mammals of a poorly studied, yet important, region, the Chimanimani mountains that straddle the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique. We hope that this will stimulate further research in Mozambique checklist.pensoft.net/article/125295/