Forrest Research Fellow, Centre for Evolutionary Biology @ceb-uwa.bsky.social. Interested in sexual selection, ageing, behaviour, and evolutionary biology. Past @MonashBiol. PhD from Jennions Lab @EcoEvo_ANU 🇧🇩 🇦🇺 https://upamaaich.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/upama.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/upama.bsky.social/post/3mtvbwnwrac2dOur paper is out in @conphysjournal.bsky.social! We tested how the androgenic agricultural pollutant 17β-trenbolone affects immunity and reproductive allocation in eastern mosquitofish. A thread below (1/6): https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coag052 @ceb-uwa.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:muvpykvbc6y6ctpnzvsqlppj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvbwnwrac2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/upama.bsky.social/post/3mrfjzacks22hWhat a pleasure to attend the @isbe2026.bsky.social Hamilton Lecture by Emeritus Professor Leigh W Simmons. Bonus for @ceb-uwa.bsky.social people to enjoy it not once but twice! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:muvpykvbc6y6ctpnzvsqlppj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfjzacks22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/upama.bsky.social/post/3mrczlcbjfs2sGreat talk by @brainiants.bsky.social on the first day of @isbe2026.bsky.social on intraspecific variation in Oz ants 🐜 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:muvpykvbc6y6ctpnzvsqlppj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrczlcbjfs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/upama.bsky.social/post/3mra7m6rpyk2zWhat a lovely opportunity to present Gabe’s work @isbe2026.bsky.social We missed you at the conference @gabrielmelhado.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:muvpykvbc6y6ctpnzvsqlppj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mra7m6rpyk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/upama.bsky.social/post/3mr6nkj2kjc25Watch this space! The paper in @conphysjournal.bsky.social should come out very soon. 🐟💉🐂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:muvpykvbc6y6ctpnzvsqlppj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6nkj2kjc25https://bsky.app/profile/upama.bsky.social/post/3mowqm76obk2fWhat a great honour and privilege to give an ECR plenary at #ASSAB2026! Great line of excellent speakers throughout the day. Thanks ASSAB for an amazing day 1 of the conference 🐟💊🐟🙏🏽 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2026 06:12 +0000at://did:plc:muvpykvbc6y6ctpnzvsqlppj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowqm76obk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/upama.bsky.social/post/3mjswiyyo2c2dSo grateful that our work on the effect of pharmaceutical pollution in fish @animalecology.bsky.social is among top 10 most-cited papers published in 2024. A huge thanks to co-1st author @gio-polverino.bsky.social & all collaborators @bbmwong.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social19 Apr 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:muvpykvbc6y6ctpnzvsqlppj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjswiyyo2c2d