In #Edinburgh for 50th anniversary of #rum #reddeerproject earlier this week. A very impressive and on-going study of #ecology #evolution #lifehistory #molecularevolution of Cervus elaphus L.. Many more eminent attendees than myself (only some found here @MarcoFB). My knowledge of the project was updated a lot.

@tanjabueltmann It's not the only common name to travel across the Atlantic and land on a different species. Elk in North America is not elk in Eurasia (now in reduced range); molecular evidence suggests that it is not the same as red deer in Europe (which was previously assumed) #Elk #Wapiti #Moose #RedDeer #LargeMammals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk #RedDeerProject #Rhum 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿