You like to squeeze fish? Come squeeze fish with us! blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/33...

Another example of the power of environmental DNA (eDNA): a positive eDNA detection led to the rediscovery of a freshwater mussel not found live in Illinois for over a century. New student-led, open access paper in Ecology with @markdavis79.bsky.social at doi.org/10.1002/ecy....

Comparing innovative #eDNA technology with traditional ecology methods 🌍 #Ecology #Surveys #Biodiversity #Monitoring nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

New paper out today!! We know warming speeds up eDNA removal in lakes and ponds, but what about streams and rivers where physical removal may obscure the impact of decay? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Join us to discuss #eDNA opportunities and needs with @markdavis79.bsky.social at #TWT2025 on May 8th! Registration is open (and free)! together.taxonworks.org

The snow is falling in the Greater Chambana Metropolitan Area, I’m writing about Eastern Indigo Snakes, and listening Waxahatchee. It’s a good day. youtu.be/ps1f7p720FA?...

It IS the Year of the Snake, after all… onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Nothing like a little NYE eDNA sampling with @jhhartman.bsky.social Training in some new “techs,” to boot! #eDNA

Check out our latest paper on #eDNA and metabarcoding data reporting standards 🤓🧬🧪 These minimum reporting guidelines for metabarcoding workflows extend from the physical layout of laboratories through to data archiving enhance trust and reliability in data mbmg.pensoft.net/article/1286...

Nominate your favorite Great Lakes hero for an @iaglr.bsky.social award! Due February 1, 2025 Help recognize excellence in large lake research. • IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award • John R. (Jack) Vallentyne Award • IAGLR Large Lake Champion Award iaglr.org/awards-schol...

Two manuscripts accepted within 15 minutes of one another. I’ll take all of that you got!!!

Cool eDNA tech gig at Auburn. www.auemployment.com/postings/50282

🌳 New findings 🌳 Phylogenetic diversity cannot be used as a proxy for functional diversity in vascular plant communities 🌲🌳🌴🌵🌱🍀🌾🌼 We used the #sPlot database & found a pronounced decoupling between phylogenetic & functional diversity ⬇️ 🧪🌐🌏🍁 @natureecoevo.bsky.social shorturl.at/Bf5IK

I'm very excited to offer this #PhD on the majestic Atlantic bluefin #tuna in Southwest UK waters using #drones, remote sensing, #ocean profiling & eDNA! Working with #anglers & this fantastic team: @bd-stew.bsky.social @peterimiller.bsky.social @marinemicrobes.bsky.social 🧪🌊🦑 tinyurl.com/mrxyh62t

Calling for your paper for the upcoming collection: Genomics of endangered species 🐬🐒🐸🐍🫎🐧🦉🌴🌿 #consgen #conservationgenetics #conservationgenomics I’m very happy to be serving as Guest Editor and eager to read your submission. Deadline: 13 August 2025 More info: bit.ly/48VA9l6 @BioMedCentral

For eDNA Metabarcoding, particulary for pollinators, curating robust sequences libraries is essential. Partnerships like ours a providing a roadmap for success. #conservationgenetics blog.desertmuseum.org/2024/11/01/b...

With snow set to fly later this week, a Sunday Salameander was very necessary.

A new movie on the environmental film circuit provides a rare glimpse into Kyrgyzstan, formerly part of the Soviet Union, where destructive gold #mining threatens centuries-old ways of life. therevelator.org/mountain-wag...

All the Plants We Cannot See -- Our culture has moved away from a fascination with the greenery around us. Experts warn that “plant blindness” could come with a cost. therevelator.org/all-the-plan...

“…I have work calls at 11, 11:30, 12, 1:30, 3, and 5. At least there are a couple of blocks in there when I might be able to sneak a little more writing in.” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/if-...

Every summer I get questions about giant water bugs – a different species than this in my neck of the woods. They’re such big, dramatic creatures! “…L. maximus grows to nearly 12 cm long and can take down a vertebrate many times its size.” 🧪🌎🪲🪳 www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

I suspect many researchers have been tempted to send off a letter like this. Below is one that I modified from a published example: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Entomology job alert!!! jobpostings.alberta.ca/job/Brooks-I... Short turn around. Closing date November 19! Position can be based in Edmonton or Brooks. #insects #entomology #job

“a large group of funny, talented trans posters were the earliest adopters of Bluesky and were able to forge the platform into what it is today: funny, frequently horny, and with very strong moderation tools. If you like Bluesky’s vibe right now, thank a trans person,” journalist Katelyn Burns said

RFK jr. Hahahahhaahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahaha repeating forever. May take 4 years still, but MAGA ain’t gonna survive this term intact. America will be begging them to go away

Do yourself a favor and read this from Fox News contributor Ben Domenech. I’d like to report a murder

i regret to inform everyone that "fish around and find trout" will be my go-to response to everything for the foreseeable future

In the wake of the U.S. election, Natl Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt has authored a spot-on editorial in Science, stressing the apolitical nature of science and how it remains vital to informing a lot of public policy. Best read all week!! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #scipol 🧪

Does anyone know of any labs hiring postdocs to study Box Turtles? 📦🐢 (Asking for ...well me!)

Going to try something I haven't done in forever on ~that other platform~ -- post about FERC ! The power regulator released its agenda for next week's monthly meeting today. #1 on the docket: Challenges to its sweeping transmission rule (O 1920). Thread on context and what to watch for:

I know there are a lot of new faces here. I post about science, conservation, genomics…and music, booze, and other various and sundry nonsense. And so if you’ll indulge me… youtu.be/YL3iHhERWJw?...

It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners. I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette. Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...

Of 329 mammal species in Vietnam, more than a third (112 species) are considered threatened. All but two of those are found in protected areas. But 40% of the 112 species are not currently kept in zoo conservation breeding programs. 🧪 🦇 🇻🇳 🐒 blog.pensoft.net/2024/11/12/o...

We hope you'll join us next week! Join us Nov 20, 1 pm EST to hear from a panel of aquatic scientists sharing insights for putting #EDIA into action. Don't miss this important conversation. Co-hosts: IAGLR & SCAS. Register: bit.ly/4dBGJOj #GreatLakes #GreatLakesSci

Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory

📢recruiting 2 candidates for #PhD positions! Projects at the interface of #evolution and #conservation offered through the UK Iapetus2 DTP competition. 🧪🧬👩‍🔬 Project 1: phylogeography of Galapagos giant tortoises 🐢 iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...

Sean is a wonderful person to work with and the Morton Arboretum is dope as hell! Great job opportunity here!

save the date #ConservationGenetics 2024 conference in Lausanne/CH 28-30.8. - "How can research support pragmatic conservation policies?" 🧬 🦤 Mark your calendars for this event! more details about the program and for registration will be circulated in early 2024.

🦤 are you interested in #conservation ? and wondering if and how #genetic and #genomic tools can help you? Check out an overview conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Thanks to all contributing authors! 🧪

Really appreciate this new piece about how museomics can help conservation! Featuring a diversity of cases (not just tortoises!) 👩‍🔬🧬🐢🦤🧪 How DNA from the Dead Is Helping Boost Species on the Brink e360.yale.edu/features/mus...

Let´s form a community of conservation geneticists here - I started with some people I know, but there are likely to be many more... I can happily add them to this list go.bsky.app/VMqVSAi

Unsure what stemmed the influx of followers but thanks for joining me! My name is Rene Martin and I’m an assistant professor at UNL. My main area of research pertains to the evolution of deep-sea fishes. I am the creator of the #SundayFishSketch. Join/create/post your fish art every Sunday! #sciart

One of our weird discoveries: 1st field-documented case of a zebra mussel attached to a fish (lake chub). This phoretic association could facilitate 1) within-basin spread of zebra mussels via fish migration & 2) overland transport by anglers moving baitfish. redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/ricciardi/Ri...

This somehow seems appropriate as I wade back into the social media fever swamps. youtu.be/gMAqPi2Rb4Q?...

A thread about how meiotic recombination is directed to the genome in vertebrates, discovered by studying corn snakes. Work with @choge.bsky.social, @mollyprz.bsky.social, and co-authors: 1/n