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Matthew Steele

@steele_mp

A human much like all the other ones / Generally just trying to be good at life / Biology PhD studying crows & their tools

 Currently in UK. Brain frequently elsewh…
Joined September 2016
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ANU Media@ANUmedia23 Jul 2021
Crafty crows are making tools to forage for food. But what are they using? #ANUExpert @Linda_Neaves used DNA to solve the mystery. “It felt like searching for a needle in a haystack, it was amazing to finally work it out.” 📖 anu.edu.au/news/all-news/dna… #birdnerd 📷 James St Clair
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Linda Neaves@Linda_Neaves23 Jul 2021
That #NewCaledonianCrow make tools amazes me, working out the plant they used only intrigues me more. Loved working with #craftycrows & humans @steele_mp, @DrBarbaraKlump, James St Clair, @jujasfernandes, Vanessa Hequet, Phil Shaw, @HollingsworthPM & Christian Rutz #DNAbarcoding
ANU Media (@ANUmedia) profile pictureANU Media@ANUmedia23 Jul 2021
Crafty crows are making tools to forage for food. But what are they using? #ANUExpert @Linda_Neaves used DNA to solve the mystery. “It felt like searching for a needle in a haystack, it was amazing to finally work it out.” 📖 anu.edu.au/news/all-news/dna… #birdnerd 📷 James St Clair
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Linda Neaves@Linda_Neaves16 Jul 2021
Very lucky to work with this team and learn more about the #crafty #NewCaledonianCrow, and use my #dnabarcoding skills to learn which plant they pick to make their tools in this population!!
Matthew Steele (@steele_mp) profile pictureMatthew Steele@steele_mp14 Jul 2021
New paper out this week! DNA barcoding identifies cryptic animal tool materials Available #openaccess in #PNAS @PNASNews : doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2020699… An exciting collaboration between @CentreBioDiv @univofstandrews @RBGE_Science @ANUFennerSchool and @ird_fr 1/
DNA barcoding identifies cryptic animal tool materials | PNAS

DNA barcoding identifies cryptic animal tool materials | PNAS

Some animals fashion tools or constructions out of plant materials to aid foraging, reproduction, self-maintenance, or protection. Their choice of ...

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PNASNews@PNASNews14 Jul 2021
DNA barcoding can help identify the plant species that New Caledonian crows use as tools. In PNAS: ow.ly/k29O50FuD4Z
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New paper out this week! DNA barcoding identifies cryptic animal tool materials Available #openaccess in #PNAS @PNASNews : doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2020699… An exciting collaboration between @CentreBioDiv @univofstandrews @RBGE_Science @ANUFennerSchool and @ird_fr 1/
DNA barcoding identifies cryptic animal tool materials | PNAS

DNA barcoding identifies cryptic animal tool materials | PNAS

Some animals fashion tools or constructions out of plant materials to aid foraging, reproduction, self-maintenance, or protection. Their choice of ...

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The team: @Linda_Neaves, @DrBarbaraKlump, James St Clair, @jujasfernandes, Vanessa Hequet, Phil Shaw, Pete Hollingsworth & Christian Rutz Together, we solved a #NewCaledonianCrow #AnimalToolUse mystery using #DNAbarcoding! 2/
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happy valentines innit
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Birdy-friends! I have a Grizzly Yuletide Puzzle for you. To my surprise, this wee beastie was eating brunch in our garden this morning. Only just managed to assemble my camera in time and get a few shaky shots leaning over the kitchen sink.
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Question the second: What was for brunch? Of course I poked around in the leftovers (who could resist?). Only feathers, but from what?
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@JacanaJones @ErynMcFarlane @MurielleAlund @jujasfernandes @Bioblogo I can't help but feel this is your kind of puzzle...
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Question the third: The ring! Any chance we could work out where it came from on this blurry evidence?
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Hello to everyone @ASABvirtual2020 ! Off to a great start already. Looking forward to hearing about lots more cool work over the next two days. Join me at 16:00 GMT on Friday to hear about how DNA barcoding can be used to identify cryptic animal tools materials. #ASABvirtual2020
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How do we investigate *how* animals learn to use tools? Read our cool new crow/ape collaboration to find out! 👇
Elisa Bandini (@elisa_bandini) profile pictureElisa Bandini@elisa_bandini6 Jun 2020
🚨New paper alert🚨 Have you ever wondered how animals learn how to use tools? us too! royalsocietypublishing.org/d… @AlbaMotes1 @CTennie @steele_mp & Christian Rutz 1/9
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Alain Berset
@alain_berset27 Mar 2020
La crise va durer. Les infections continueront d’augmenter. Nous devons protéger la population et les hôpitaux. Les mesures font leur effet, mais il faut de la discipline: garder ses distances, limiter ses contacts et rester à la maison – même le week-end. Merci! #CoronaInfoCH – at Berne, Switzerland
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Yesterday, quarantined Italians recorded messages to "themselves from 10 days ago". I chose to listen. #stayathome #coronavirus youtu.be/o_cImRzKXOs via @YouTube
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Is anyone going to #ASABSwansea in April looking for a place to stay? A group of us travelling down from @univofstandrews have a few rooms available in our AirBnB. Feel free to get in touch for more details! @ASABEaster2020 @asab_tweets
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alex 🐀@tinysnekcomics27 Nov 2019
this comic took years of research to put together, and i’m so glad that i’m finally able to share it with y’all 🙂
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Apparently children I don't know are writing jokes about my life
Kids Write Jokes (@KidsWriteJokes) profile pictureKids Write Jokes@KidsWriteJokes13 Nov 2019
why does the crow laugh beacause they are mad ha ha ha I am also mad
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TOOL CRAFTING IN NEW CALEDONIAN CROWS: 3.5 year PhD studentship available with Prof. Christian Rutz @univofstandrews Deadline: 01.12.2019 More info here: findaphd.com/phds/project/to… Please share widely!
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And for anyone interested in applying - please feel free to get in touch with any questions :)
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