@elasmofiend

PhD student researching Australian cownose rays @MEG_MQ

Joined May 2021
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Molly Grew@MollyGrew_20 Jun 2024
Excited to share my first PhD chapter! Using drones we found rays turnover 21,000 tons of sand annually in an Australian temperate estuary - a greater mass than the Great Sphinx of Giza! Highlighting the importance of rays to the ecosystem 🌊🥞 zslpublications.onlinelibrar…

Ray bioturbation rates suggest they shape estuary processes

This study used aerial drones to map daily ray bioturbation activity and extrapolated these patterns using aerial imagery to assess sediment displaced annually by rays during foraging activities at...

zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Did a bit of public outreach this weekend! It was such a great morning sharing my knowledge of cownose rays with members of the public. Thanks for having me, Joey!
Joseph DiBattista@joey_squishfish10 Mar 2024
Another massive thank you to all ECRs that gave fantastic presentations at the Blue World funded Sydney Harbour MER activity in Parsley Bay this weekend. You provided the community with a wealth of information and re-ignited our passion to conserve our marine environment.
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🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 🚨 New #sharkscience published in Fisheries Research led by @MollyGrew_ Researchers assessed the efficacy of a rare-earth magnet (neodymium) to deter four benthic #elasmobranchs under laboratory conditions 🧲🦈 Full paper here ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.20…
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🚨New paper in Frontiers in Fish Science led by @elasmofiend assessing trends and drivers of coastal sightings of the Data Deficient Australian cownose ray at the southern extent of its distribution range. frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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Feels so good to have this out in the world! Our latest paper examines the trends and drivers of Australian cownose ray aerial survey sightings in NSW. Check it out doi.org/10.3389/frish.2023.1… @urchinhunter @FabriceJaine @ht_schilling @amy_smoothey @fmaronp @mqnatsci
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Last week I had the pleasure of presenting my work at @ipfc2023 and what a great week it was! Thank you to @AustSocFishBiol and @OceaniaSharks for supporting my attendance!
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Some amazing women in STEM #ASFB2023 #IPFC2023 #womeninSTEM #MEGLAB #UoN
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Time to introduce another MEGster! PhD student Alysha @elasmofiend studies the elusive Australian cownose ray to understand the species' biology, distribution and movement @mqnatsci @STEMwomenMQ #MarineScience #SharksAndRays
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👀 watching my HECS (HELP) debt increase by thousands of dollars today…whilst PhD stipends remains the same and jobs in academia remain competitive
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Members of the MEG lab (and some special guests) had a great night at the Governor for #PintAU23. Thanks @pintofscienceAU for putting on the event!
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There's an official government petition to raise the PhD stipends in Australia to $45k. Their current rate of less than $30k makes it impossible to focus on research and will have long term impacts on Australian trained scientists. Sign it! aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petit… – at Sydney, New South Wales
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New #SawsharkScience out in #MarineFreshwaterRes today! We show that common and southern #sawsharks exhibit multiple paternity and provide the first evidence for hybridisation between these species! @urchinhunter @MEG_MQ @mqnatsci 📝publish.csiro.au/MF/MF22234
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Cownose rays have a more constrained niche than eagle rays, and prefer hanging out at lower latitudes along the NSW coast @elasmofiend #asfb22
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Such an awesome recreation of one of my figures!
Dr Maggie J Watson / @terngirl.bsky.social@terngirl8 Nov 2022
All rays all the time! #ASFB2022 @elasmofiend
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Great talk by @elasmofiend sharing exciting new information about the trophic and spatial ecology of the data deficient Australian cownose ray at the southern extent of their distribution off New South Wales. #ASFB2022 – at Gold Coast, Queensland
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#FishFashion #Asfb2022 @elasmofiend
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My first article is published 🥳 This was part of my MRes work and showed differences in in marlin feeding using stable isotopes, particularly through the use of sulphur! frontiersin.org/articles/10.… @urchinhunter @TroyGaston_ @DoctorFish100 @mqnatsci
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🚨 New Paper Alert 🚨 Two new #sharkscience papers on #FlatSharkFriday!!! 1.) New trophic niche research on 2 #ray species along the east Aust. coast by @elasmofiend & co onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… 2.) New #eDNA sampling research by @MadieKCooper & co onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Our new paper provides the first insights into the trophic ecology of Australian cownose rays. So surreal seeing your first lead author publication in all its typeset glory! @urchinhunter @FabriceJaine @sawsharkman @mqnatsci @MEG_MQ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Our new paper, led by @elasmofiend, shows trophic niches via SIA for co-occurring Australian cownose rays and whitespotted eagle rays. Great job Alysha on your first, first author paper! doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15028 @MEG_MQ @mqnatsci @FabriceJaine @sawsharkman @MQSciEng
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