Behavioural ecologist @UOW Marine mammals and other squishy things 🦭🐬🐳🐾 🐨 Research leader at MAVELab www.mavelab.org . viewsmyown https://bsky.app/profile/kjpeters.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjpeters.bsky.social/post/3ma6jzkw6q22v🐬 Can friendship slow ageing? In wild bottlenose dolphins, strong social relationships aren’t just important for social life — they may actually influence biological ageing. @liviagerber.bsky.social #ScienceCommunication #MarineMammals #Ageing #MAVELab https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-09227-w17 Dec 2025 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:u2my2beut4fgwpry52j64ccu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6jzkw6q22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjpeters.bsky.social/post/3m6dgufw4yk2bNew research out! 🐬 We tested 16 NZ toothed whale species to see if habitat predicts PFAS levels. Results: • Habitat = weak predictor • Sex & age = stronger predictors • Even remote oceans aren’t safe from PFAS https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180701 #PFAS #MarineScience #Cetaceans #MAVELab #CERG23 Nov 2025 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:u2my2beut4fgwpry52j64ccu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6dgufw4yk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjpeters.bsky.social/post/3m63srygw3k2k🌊🐬 New Paper Out! 🧬✨ We’ve developed the first ever epigenetic clock for common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) — using DNA from stranded & bycaught individuals to estimate age non-lethally and with high accuracy. A major step forward for dolphin conservation. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.7242420 Nov 2025 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:u2my2beut4fgwpry52j64ccu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63srygw3k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kjpeters.bsky.social/post/3llaxq475fk2j📢 New paper alert! 🐋 As climate change reshapes our oceans, more marine mammals are turning up in unexpected places. We define "Out of Habitat" (OOH) animals, explore why it's happening, and what it means for conservation. 🔗 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X25000673 #MarineMammals #OOH26 Mar 2025 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:u2my2beut4fgwpry52j64ccu/app.bsky.feed.post/3llaxq475fk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kjpeters.bsky.social/post/3lc5t4ag4r22q❗️LAST DAY TO VOTE ❗️My photo 🐬 🐬  has been has been shortlisted in the 2024 ‘Ecology in Action’ Photo-Competition 📸 by the Ecological Society of Australia (Category - Water World: Coastal, Marine and Freshwater Fauna of Australia)! https://www.ecolsoc.org.au/opportunities/photography-competition/vote-for-your-favourite/ 🩵🐬 #MarineMammals30 Nov 2024 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:u2my2beut4fgwpry52j64ccu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc5t4ag4r22q