And so it begins. Another epic field effort underway for our Cetacean Ecology Group Hearing in Humpback project. UQ Science

Yes, it was a great season. Many thanks to all our wonderful 'volies', to Rob Slade for doing everything, Eric Kniest for the S2SS software that makes it all work, Dorian Houser for his enormous brain and Rebecca Dunlop for her leadership and camaraderie. UQ Science Cetacean Ecology Group

Whale hearing tested off Qld coast to help protect the mammals from man-made noises abc.net.au/news/2022-11-2… via ABC Australia

Watch humpback whale research in action off Queensland's Sunshine Coast with #UQ's Rebecca Dunlop It's not easy getting a tag on! 🐋 Read and see the video here: bit.ly/3EZ96ru UQ Science

Great opportunities for smart, motivated, energetic PhD students with Bec Rebecca Dunlop and I Mike Noad in the Cetacean Ecology Group .

The southern right #whales from WA now heading south… maybe checking out #Antarctica for their summer holidays? Follow their journeys of the Mirnong Maat whales at: tohoravoyages.ac.nz/track-the-aust… @

"What I'm hoping is that every Australian can see this is a unifying moment. It is a once in a generation opportunity for us to secure Indigenous rights in this country." New Greens First Nations spokesperson Senator Dorinda Cox on the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum.

🐋 Research by #UQ's Rebecca Dunlop shows male whales along Australia’s eastern seaboard are giving up singing to attract a mate, switching instead to fighting off the competition. UQ Science tinyurl.com/2e76wx52

Australian humpback whales are singing less and fighting more. Should we be worried? theconversation.com/australian-hum… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Come work in my team antarctica.gov.au !!! We're looking for a Senior research scientist to do all kinds of things conservation, management and whales. Much better detail here: apsjobs.gov.au/s/job-details?… #Antarctica #jobsinaustralia #research #conservation

GBRMPA has just advertised 30+ jobs in #marinescience, management & policy. Entry level project officers up to Assistant Directors, approximately $60-120k/year. Applications close early March. #greatbarrierreef www2.gbrmpa.gov.au/careers

Huzzah! A huge congratulations to the newly minted DR Leonie Huijser Léonie Huijser , the latest member of the Cetacean Ecology Group to be doctored. Well done Leo. Awesome work on bottlenose dolphin population structure in Moreton Bay. Rebecca Dunlop UQ Science

This is an excellent opportunity for aspiring marine mammalogists to be involved in a great bit of science with Rebecca Dunlop, myself and the rest of the team.

Last call for volunteers

🚨New paper alert🚨 How can individual humpback whales stand out when everyone sings the same song? The answer is variability! Check out our paper, led by Luca Lamoni from his SMRU (now posting at Bluesky) PhD. Ellen Garland Luke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social Mike Noad University of St Andrews CEAL asa.scitation.org/doi/10.1121/10…

Male humpback whales along Australia's east coast are ditching singing for a more aggressive approach to attract mates, says study led by Assoc. Prof. Rebecca Dunlop from UQ News Find out more here: uq.edu.au/news/article/2… #QldScience

It’s fantastic to see this important paper out. It will underpin a lot more work in this area. We’ll done Luca!

🚨 Job alert! 🚨 We are hiring up to 4 field assistants for 3 months from July-September, to work with us on bin-opening behaviour in SC-cockatoos. Free free to contact me for more details; applications close May 24. jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/field-ass…