Marine heatwaves imperil emblematic reef fishes by altering the energetic landscape of coral reefs New paper from @thecaseylab.bsky.social in @animalecology.bsky.social #science #ecology besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I started an #eDNA starter pack as one didn’t exist yet. Feel free to message me to get your name added. Open to all! go.bsky.app/U2vgV5Q

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...

New publication led by 🌟 undergrad Ariel Wang: doi.org/10.1007/s003... We investigate Risor ruber, the tusked goby, a tiny sponge-dwelling fish. Across the Caribbean, we find seven distinct genetic lineages within Risor and discover that two Risor lineages specialize on a single sponge host!

Congratulations to Casey Lab PhD Student Hannah Rempel for this recent publication on inclusive teaching! In this paper, she & several other colleagues from the University of Texas Marine Science Institute share a framework & resources for inclusive pedagogy training for grad TAs + departments!

Congratulations to Casey Lab student Marissa Kordal, who recently received a Zale Parry Scholarship from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences! Marissa studies the biodiversity of organisms on Texas #oyster reefs using #eDNA (traces of DNA critters "sluff off" into seawater). 🦪💧🧬

Parrotfishes help maintain resilient reefs by grazing algae & cyanobacteria, but some also eat live coral. 🪸 In a new study, we evaluated how parrotfish coral predation intensity varies across gradients in coral cover, diversity, & parrotfish abundance across 4 Caribbean regions: shorturl.at/fjZ22

Amazing performance by the Casey lab at the 52nd Benthic Ecology Meeting! 🧬🐠 Shoot out to @hannah-rempel.bsky.social and @Zoe for winning best presentation awards 🏆#BEM2024

Congratulations to Casey Lab PhD Student Hannah Rempel for receiving a 2024 University of Texas at Austin Austin Stengl-Wyer Graduate Fellowship! 👏

Come join the Casey Lab! The application deadline is Dec 1.

One more month of eDNA sampling in our backyard! 🧬🐠 #eDNA @JPiplectrus @thecaseylab.bsky.social Texas winter has all my heart (so far 😂)

Meet Christina! @christinamarconi.bsky.social is a PhD student who uses molecular techniques to explore marine biodiversity and trophic interactions, particularly among mesopredators, to aid in conservation and better management practices!

The Casey Lab team at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute spent a beautiful day on the Texas coast sampling for environmental DNA in our own "backyard"! 🧬🌊 #eDNA #molecularecology #TexasScience #longhorns @hannah-rempel.bsky.social @marconi.bsky.social @txacsci.bsky.social

For all things coral reef related, here's a Coralsky thread! 🪸 bsky.app/profile/did:... #coralsky #marinescience #research #coralreefs #coral #reefs

Whale shark, the Maldive anemonefish, and a hawksbill sea turtle. The Maldives are spectacular!

How do invasive species impact coral reef food webs? A 2023 study led by Juan Pablo Lozano-Peña reveals that invasive #lionfishes have broader diets than native Caribbean mesopredator fishes. 🦁🐠 Link to publication: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #isotopes #ecology #coralreef

Meet Ingrid! @ingridbunholi.bsky.social is a Casey Lab PhD student using #eDNA and #eRNA to investigate the effects of environmental and ecological variables on diverse aspects of coral reef fish diversity and distribution, from organismal to communities levels! 🧬🐠

Casey Lab PhD student Ingrid is using double digest restriction-site associated DNA (ddRAD) to study gobies! 🐟 Ingrid has been hard at work at Newcastle University preparing samples for sequencing over the past month. 🧬 Next up, bioinformatics! 🖥️ We're excited to see her results!

How do fish get their "daily vitamins" on nutrient-poor coral reefs? One way is by eating poop! 💩 🐟 Several recent studies involving Casey Lab members highlight the important, yet previously underappreciated role of fish poop as a nutrient source for reef critters! #VitaminSea A thread...

Meet Dr. Nicole Foster! Nicole is a postdoc in the Casey Lab working with the Smithsonian's #MarineGEO Network to evaluate global production and diversity in coastal systems using a combination of eDNA and chemical analyses! 🧬🧪 Learn more about her work on her website! intotheocean.water.blog

Congrats to Casey Lab PhD Student @ingridbunholi.bsky.social on her publication synthesizing research methods across 300 eDNA and eRNA studies in aquatic community ecology! Check out the Open Access publication: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @jordancasey.bsky.social @txacsci.bsky.social

We’re the Casey Lab at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute! Our lab investigates ecological processes shaping biodiversity patterns & trophic interactions in coastal marine ecosystems! We use the clues left behind in the form of DNA to understand the who, what, when, where & why! 🧬🐟