Sam Ellis

@Samellisq

Lecturer at the University of Exeter. Interested in general but especially in life history evolution and social behaviour.

Exeter, England

samellisq.weebly.com

Joined September 2012

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Sam Ellis
@Samellisq
Mar 13, 2024
Very pleased to see our paper taking a comparative approach to understand the evolution of menopause in toothed whales published today in @Nature . Couple of slides below talking through the key results but all the details here: nature.com/articles/s4158…
Sam Ellis
@Samellisq
Nov 13, 2024
Funded PhD Available at the University of Exeter. Loneliness is a global epidemic. We want to use field experiments in wild rabbits to understand why our social connections change with age. Deadline: 11th Dec More info & how to apply here: bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.…
Sam Ellis
@Samellisq
Oct 28, 2024
Last day to apply. Deadline TOMORROW!!
Sam Ellis
@Samellisq
Oct 2, 2024
Post Doc available We are looking for someone to come and work here at @UniofExeter on an NIH funded project awarded to me, @ljnbrent , @SMack_Lab and @kchiou . The aim of the post is to help us investigate comparative primate life history. Details here: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecrui…
Sam Ellis
@Samellisq
Oct 17, 2024
Excellent cetaceans of the Azores in the Guardian today. But I do feel the need to point out that this male is not "escorting" the group from "300m behind". Females lead the group. And males are reliant on their female group mates to survive. The escorting is the other way round
Sam Ellis
@Samellisq
Oct 2, 2024
Post Doc available We are looking for someone to come and work here at @UniofExeter on an NIH funded project awarded to me, @ljnbrent , @SMack_Lab and @kchiou . The aim of the post is to help us investigate comparative primate life history. Details here: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecrui…