
Sarah Perkins
@perkinsparasite
Wildlife biologist at Cardiff University. Microbiota, parasites & conservation.
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15-04-2016 11:11:51
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📢More data on polar bear butts and all the stories they can tell! 🐻❄️💩Check out our new paper showing how diet-driven mercury levels (from polar bears’ fav food) is associated with decreased faecal microbiota diversity Sarah Perkins tinyurl.com/3mys5p2n (📸John Devries)


New research published in Scientific Reports by Cardiff University School of Biosciences Sophie Watson and Sarah Perkins reveals for the first time that mercury, already a known neurotoxin, also adversely affects the gut health of polar bears 🐻❄️🐻❄️🐻❄️ 👇 bit.ly/3DuOymN


Great piece by Sarah Perkins about the wonderful wild animals we might encounter whilst paddleboarding and how to respect them 🙏🏻 GBSUP National Race Series Stand Up Paddle Mag Jo Moseley Clare Rutter BA Hons


Another opportunity to come and work with us! Open-ended lectureship in #ecology or #zoology here Cardiff University School of Biosciences Lovely city, amazing colleagues! krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search…


Our Cardiff University School of Biosciences students learning about sustainable tourism and policy with ERIC Tobago and how to manage the newly crowned UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Northeast Tobago #fieldcourse #UNESCO #biosphere #Turing


Hummingbirds, trapdoor spiders, mountain crabs, fuscous flycatcher (sorry birders), nibbled by jumping guabines - just some of the highlights on a rainforest trek on the Cardiff University School of Biosciences Tobago field course. Thanks to Zolani for being an excellent guide #zolanibirding


Another day at the lab for Cardiff University School of Biosciences MRes student Chessie. Note the clever use of headwear to keep a GPS unit above water and receiving data while snorkelling 😁 #Mresbioscience #marinebiology #FieldWorkFriday #unescomab #tobago


Synchronised data collection Cardiff University School of Biosciences #fieldwork #tobago

Moon walking into data collection - don’t stop ‘til you get enough🕺 Cardiff University School of Biosciences field course students working hard on data collection #fieldwork #coralreef


PhD opportunity in my new lab - combining emerging tech and ecology to find new ways of detecting and quantifying ecological interactions findaphd.com/phds/project/s… Interdisciplinary at its core! Co-supervised by Sarah Perkins UK applicants only (unfortunately - funder req)

Have you ever avoided a shop because you're more likely to encounter antisocial behaviour? Well, our new paper in Behavioral Ecology shows that fishes visiting cleaning stations appear to do the same! academic.oup.com/beheco/advance… (thread: 1/n)



Been on a tour around on the world; 9/10 in the America quiz, found a new appreciation of surreal art in Mexico, had my name written in Urdu and learned what Fufu is in Sierra Leone. Of course its the Cardiff University School of Biosciences cultural event


Exciting new PhD studentship available based at ZSL Science on urbanisation, parasitism and disease risk in the invasive grey squirrel🐿️ with Dr Manuela Gonzalez-Suarez, Sarah Perkins & @P_Brekke Register your interest before 12th Jan 👉bit.ly/47QRtWZ 📸Ursula Paredes

