Spotted some Daphnia in a natural, non natural habitat today whilst doing some boaty bits in the dinghy park.
(Luckily this isn’t my boat to tackle the clean up for!) ⛵️
#daphnia #waterflea #boats

#Daphnia #limnology #plankton #freshwater #hostmicrobiota #hostmicrobe #microbialecology #symbiosis #microbeinteractions #hostmicrobeecology @microbiomevif.bsky.social #holobiont #SymbioSky #MicroSky #microbiomesky #Microbiology @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social

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Cladoceran density and age structure is highly variable through time in three ponds in Northwest Indiana #micropublication #biology #data #caltechlibrary #Daphnia #Ceriodaphnia #Simocephalus #EcologyA micropublication.org/journals/biology/micropu...

The arduous path to obligate asexuality in #Daphnia #ProcB #OpenAccess #Evolution #Genetics royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Spontaneous Mutations Occur More in Highly Transcribed Regions in Daphnia Abstract. Many molecular processes (eg replication, recombination, and transcription) use DNA as a template molecule, which may lead to an increase or decr

Coate, Ho & Schaack examine the patterns of spontaneous mutations in regions of low and high transcription in two species of Daphnia, finding that mutations are more frequently observed in regions of high transcription in both species.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag021

#genome #evolution #daphnia

A round tub filled with cookies with a daphnia print stamped into them

My slides might not be finished, but the Daphnia cookies are ready for the lab group meeting today! #procrastibakes
#daphnia #stembakes 👩🏻‍🍳

New research in #G3journal investigates the complexity of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) copy number and sequence variation evolution in #Daphnia, showing the importance of considering both short- and long-term dynamics when studying genetic variation. buff.ly/F1uhhbV

Screenshot showing title "Historical exposure to artificial light at night shapes Daphnia responses: an experiment across and urban-rural gradient.

This looks like an interesting new paper: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72624

It suggests that #daphnia in urban lakes have evolved in response to #LightPollution.

It would be great to see if this effect can be replicated in Europe and North America, and tested along a gradient.

MSU MGI (@msumgi.bsky.social) The official Bluesky account of the Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology of Michigan State University.

@msumgi.bsky.social wrote a nice article about our paper too natsci.msu.edu/news/2025/20...
#microbiology #nonmodelorganism #daphnia #flowcytometry

Circular logo with white silhouette of Daphnia and its ephippium. Daphnia is located in the upper half of the circle and is depicted with a black eye, represented by a small circle. The ephippium is placed in the lower half of the circle and contains two eggs, represented by black oval shapes. Ehpippium is depicted within a sediment layer with older (lighter) layers at the bottom and younger (darker) layers on top, hinting at the lake darkening. The daphnia and the sediment with the ephippium are separated by the name of the project "Hippicap" running through the middle of the circular logo. The background of the logo is filled by a gradient from blue on the left to brown on the right, representing the browning of the lake water over time.

A logo for the Hippicap project, which examines the process of lake darkening through time by researching ephippia - the resting eggs of zooplankton called Daphnia
#FreelanceGraphicDesigner #GraphicDesignCommission #ResearchIllustration #SciComm #Daphnia #LogoDesign

New paper: #lightpollution suppresses diel migration in #Daphnia, but no detectable difference between urban and rural populations. rdcu.be/eNVwb
So no adaptation to light pollution? We discuss different plausible explanations for this lack of differentiation.

New paper: #lightpollution suppresses diel migration in #Daphnia, but no detectable difference between urban and rural populations. rdcu.be/eNVwb
So no adaptation to light pollution? We discuss different plausible explanations for this ack of differentiation.

Join us in celebrating #Microscope Monday 🔬with a dashing #Daphnia and a look back at one of the FBA's late freshwater scientists, #GeoffreyFryer.

Earlier this year a memoir of Geoffrey was prepared for Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Last days to register for the joint #BelTox #Ecotox Course at #LIST

Learn how to assess and interpret #environmental #risks with a practical course that covers essential #lab #techniques with #Daphnia magna👨‍🔬

📅 27–30/10/2025
📍LIST, Belvaux, Luxembourg

beltox.be/ecotoxicolog...

Zie het transparante hartje kloppen in de rug van de #watervlo. Vergroting 40x Donkerveld #microscopie
See the transparent hart beat at the dorsal side of the #waterflea
Magn. 40x dark field
#microscopy #cladocera #plankton #daphnia #underwater #zooplankton

This #meta-analysis adds valuable insights into how micro- and #nanoplastics affect reproduction in #Daphnia. An important step toward understanding #ecosystem-level impacts of #plastic #pollution.

Great work!!
#Microplastics #Ecotoxicology #BayCEER

Picture by Sophie Gaffney, undergrad student in microbiology at McGill university

Meet 𝘋𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘹 🔬✨

These tiny freshwater organisms helped us study how environmental DNA & RNA (eNAs) degrade and persist in water. Even the smallest creatures can reveal big insights about biodiversity and ecosystem health. @biomcgill.bsky.social

#eDNA #eRNA #Daphnia #Science

📣 Register now for the #Ecotox hands-on training by #BelTox & #LIST from October 27-30 in Luxembourg 👩‍🔬

✔ Assess and interpret #environmental risks
✔ Lab techniques with #Daphnia magna
✔ Environmental #chemistry
✔ #risk #assessment

beltox.be/ecotoxicolog...

📣 Register now for the #Ecotox hands-on training by #BelTox & #LIST from October 27-30 in Luxembourg 👩‍🔬

✔ Assess and interpret #environmental risks
✔ Lab techniques with #Daphnia magna
✔ Environmental #chemistry
✔ #risk #assessment

beltox.be/ecotoxicolog...

🇫🇷 Les daphnies - Les puces d’eau : filtres naturels des mares
#Daphnia #CrustacésPlanctoniques #ChaîneAlimentaireAquatique #BiodiversitéDesMares

🇬🇧 Water Fleas: Nature's Pond Filters

Understanding the role of ageing in the thermal responses of life history and fitness in #Daphnia magna #ProcB #OpenAccess royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

image/jpeg microscope photo of long strands of brown-red algae with puffy globular growths on it. Planktothrix rubescens with chytrid infection. https://www.igb-berlin.de/en/project/integrating-fungal-parasites-plankton-ecology

image/jpeg microscope photograph of two transparent crustacean zooplankton with bright green guts are shown top and bottom. Photo of Daphnia dentifera from Meghan Duffy.

Weekend #Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
Plankton have #parasites , just like any other organism, but in some cases, this leads to improved feeding conditions. #Daphnia zooplankton must often feed on freshwater cyanobacteria, which isn't an ideal food for them. However, when the #cyanobacteria has a

Scaling of Extinction Time With Habitat Size in Experimental Populations Theory predicts that extinction time scales with carrying capacity as either an exponential or power law. Extinction time in 35 laboratory populations was more consistent with a power law than expone....

New in #EcologyLetters: How does extinction time scale with habitat size? An experiment with #Daphnia found strong support for power law—not exponential—scaling. A rare test of a big theoretical question.

Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#Ecology #Extinction #Scaling #Microcosms

Cover page of Daphnia magna textbook by Winfried Lampert: a water flea (daphnia magna) in from of a grey background

🧪 I am happy to share the good news: Winfried Lampert's monography "Daphnia magna" is now also available electronically as free PDF, downloadable from hal.science/hal-05116032. #daphnia #waterflea

🚀 Exciting PhD opening! Join an amazing team led by top-notch supervisors and dive into cutting‑edge research on #Daphnia evolution & melanization.

🌟 Apply by 31 July, don’t miss out! 👇

#PhDOpportunity #Adaptation #Genomics

Water Fleas (Daphnia) are a type of Cladoceran Crustacean.
Sometimes they resemble flakes of gold in the sunlight.
They swim using their 2nd set of antennae.
The main concentrations were near the marginal vegetation. Yum fish food. #WaterFlea #Daphnia #Breckland #Norfolk #invertebrate #rivers 5/25

A new #OpenAccess #ShortComm in #RESEcolEnt describes how temperature-dependent interspecific interference alters pygmy backswimmer predation on water fleas
doi.org/10.1111/een.13462

#Neoplea #Daphnia
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com

改良版のミジンコブローチ制作中。
ミジンコ作るのすっごい久しぶり。
以前は持ってなかったビーズやスパンコールをいっぱい使うの楽しい。

Working on an updated version of my daphnia brooch.
It’s been ages, and I’m loving all the beads and sequins I can use now!

#ミジンコ #プローチ #ビーズ #フェルトブローチ #スパンコール #daphnia #waterflea #brooch #wip #beads #水島ひね #hinemizushima

Next is a great talk about evolutionary genomics of pesticide resistance in Daphnia magna: a population, comparative and functional approach by Alexandros Kourtidis @alexkourt.bsky.social.

#empseb30 #conference #phdstudent #evolution #Daphnia #genomics

More #daphnia today at #setacvienna! We’re diving into the grey area of #ecotox endpoints when assessing advanced materials (like graphene)
@iseultlynch.bsky.social 🔬🧪

#advancedmaterials #graphene