Thorbjörn Sievert · @volephd
159 followers · 101 posts · Server fediscience.orgA lot has changed since my #introduction:
Now I'm a #postdoc in Liège (Belgium) trying to figure out how #neuroethology works.
I will be working with two #Peromyscus species.
My focus is the processing of #smell, especially #predator #odours, but most likely also #SocialOdors
I'm still looking for more #AnimalBehaviour, #BehavioralEcology, and #ChemicalEcology folks to follow!
#AnimalBehavior
#biology
#ecology
#mammals
#science
#ethology
#Evolution
#ChemicalCommunication
#semiochmistry
#semiochmistry #chemicalcommunication #evolution #ethology #science #mammals #ecology #biology #animalbehavior #ChemicalEcology #BehavioralEcology #animalbehaviour #SocialOdors #Odours #predator #smell #Peromyscus #neuroethology #postdoc #introduction
Soh Kam Yung · @sohkamyung
556 followers · 11287 posts · Server mstdn.ioI wonder if this also applies to those of us who enjoy the smell of durians. 🙂
"A small contingent of the world’s population carries a mutation that makes them immune to the odious funk that wafts off fish, according to a study of some 11,000 people published Thursday in the journal Current Biology."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/science/smell-fish-genes.html
#mutations #culture #fish #food #smell #Odours