Happy to share my first publication! In short, we compared two genotyping arrays for estimating relatedness and tested sensitivity to data filtering. The medium-density array was more robust, and a subset of loci with no missing data gave the most accurate and efficient results. See link below!

Fun to announce @alecchristensen.bsky.social defended his MS thesis yesterday in the Environmental and Conservation Sciences program. Looking forward to helping chapters get out and to see what he does as he goes off to do his PhD at West Viriginia University (Advisor fail for not getting a photo)

Posting to promote the new episode / episode 65 of the North Dakota Outdoors Podcast by North Dakota Game Fish, which includes an interview with current lab member @alecchristensen.bsky.social talking about his career path and future plans. gf.nd.gov/ndo-podcast

Great week discussing CWD!

Excellent opportunity and a fantastic lab to be part of!

I have a PhD position open to start fall semester 2025! The position will include investigations of the structure of both phenotypic (behavioral) plasticity and genetic variation in behavior as well as lots of opportunity to develop your own project. #Evolution #evobio #evolsky #Ecology 🧪

Okay I started a wildlife health starter pack! Please share and let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/MFMtaMw

Building a starter pack with disease ecologists, reply/DM/tag me with people or feeds to add! #diseaseecology 🦠🦠🦇🐀🦭🦠🦠 go.bsky.app/RwAuiNT

hey everyone! i made a list of some useful starter packs (primarily biology/earth sciences with a few bonus things thrown in) to share with friends who have joined bsky in the last week and thought it may be useful for some people here too! 🌍🧪 #SciSky #BioSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Looking forward to giving my talk @wildlifesociety conference tomorrow! #TWS2024😎

With hopefully submitting my thesis next spring I am starting my search for a PhD position. I have broad interests in most wildlife related topics & experience in #rstats, #cwd, #bioninformatics, and #GIS. Would appreciate to hear about any upcoming opportunities! #phdchat

A thread of #ConservationJobs (and career resources) in conservation-related science, policy, practice, communication, etc. I'll add to it over time. Focus will be mostly in Canada, with occasional posts for other parts of the world. Share job ads with me and I'll link here. 🌎🧪

Back by popular demand - the list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2025! PIs - Enter your position info here: forms.gle/adBbhEBqYUg5... Prospective students (and PIs not recruiting) - share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share!

A poster I presented @ the North Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society earlier this month. Ecstatic to figure out more!