Fish biodiversity, genomics. Illinois Natural History Survey Asst Research Scientist. Also aquarium fish hobbyist and plant parent. Profile pic: With a tamandua knifefish. He/him
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I signed up for a workshop where I knew we'd need to essentially practice social skills by roleplaying
TBH I've never felt great at roleplaying, I barely know the rules of engagement when I'm being my real self, but I think I'll be better for it
Are interphylum spiralian relationships resolvable? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42298962/
This definitely forbidden gummy is in fact a moth larva of genus Olona (possibly Olona zolotuhini).
It's *normal* to want to know what flavor it is, but the answer, unfortunately is "pain".
Most species in this family are covered in tiny stinging spines connected to poison glands.
(📷: Janice Ang)
Spent the last two years developing a new Intro to Physics course for undergrad biology majors. It features tons of examples from biology (especially Ecology & Evolution!) and requires only middle school-level math. Lecture note here shorturl.at/0PiVp
Any comments or feedback are highly welcome!
First time submitting a correction of an error I found on FishBase
One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The goal: to understand how brains control the behavior of an animal or human. n.pr/4vV8dYM
🧵 New paper! We’re excited to release OPTICS: software that immediately predicts color sensitivity from any opsin protein sequence.
In other words: give OPTICS any opsin sequence, and it predicts the wavelength of light the pigment is most sensitive to 🌈👁️ academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
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Check out MorphSim! A R package simulating realistic morphological matrices for total-evidence and tip-dated phylogenetics, incl. taphonomic preservation biases; in collaboration with Rachel Warnock, member of the Scientific Advisory Board and Summer School instructor. DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.70326
Thwaitesia argentiopunctata, the 'mirror- or sequined-spider', native to Australia, has scales coated in guanine, the same as the "G" base in your DNA.
Guanine forms rhomboid crystals with a high index of refraction, making it a biological 'mirror coating'. Sparkly!
(📷: Nicky Bay photography)
🔊 We're getting ready to update the @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #phylogeny & #taxonomy! Please please please! If you have a phylogeny published in the last year, or you've noticed one we're missing, let us know via the feedback form at the top of the page. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/phylogen... @world
