biologist by trade, cyclist by might (she/her)
Atlanta, GA
Joined March 2011
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How do different members of a social group respond to a territorial intruder? Our new paper is out and finds that social status and context make all the difference. Big thanks to @HofmannLab and
@KendraMaclaine!
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Social life happens w/in groups: some animals respond to stimuli, others watch. Yet we rarely look at n>2 at a time. In a new paper, multi-talented @SurlyJill tackled territorial intrusion in a social group context! @SBNTweets @EcoEvoBevo @TexasScience 1/6 doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022…
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1/5 New paper with the indomitable @tksolomonlane "Vasopressin mediates nonapeptide and glucocorticoid signaling and social dynamics in juvenile dominance hierarchies..." We examine how juvenile fish form social hierarchies! @SBNTweets @TexasScience doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022…
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Budding female scientists @SBNTweets Some new friendships and lots of catching up! @tksolomonlane @prolactingrl @thehammiedoc @SurlyJill @nmbaranPhD @KJeanWallace #SBN2022
Hi all! I almost never post on here but I am so pleased with how easy it was to rehouse my Ecuadorian purple bloom tarantula (Samuel), that I wanted to share
Finally, he was ready to go to his new home! vimeo.com/617213137
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Our paper is out in @CurrentBiology @CellPressNews ! Female white-necked jacobins are polymorphic - some look like males and other do not. It took me, Mike Webster, and @DustRubenstein 3 multi-year projects to piece together an explanation, so a thread: authors.elsevier.com/a/1deS9…
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I am beyond thrilled to share our new paper in Science today, "The ecological and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism in urban environments". #urbanecology #BlackLivesMatter @aaas @BEcologists @BlackAFinSTEM @uwearthlab @UWEnvironment @uwtacoma science.sciencemag.org/conte…
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Congratulations Dr. @maruca221 on an outstanding dissertation defense! Huge crowd, great committee, amazing research on neural basis of social learning! It's been wonderful to have you in the lab! Can't wait to hear what you'll accomplish w/ @HokeCSU! @ut_neuroscience @texas_IB
Fascinating work in @PNASNews finds that socially dominant individuals may exert more force in a group, but passive individuals are better at helping the group to reach consensus pnas.org/content/early/2020/…
Our latest paper just published in PNAS:
Behavioral traits that define social dominance are the same that reduce social influence in a consensus task
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Exciting to see results of this collaborative project with @HofmannLab @maruca221 and @JordanLabMPI along with many other talented folks!
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Hello my friends who love animal behavior! I am developing a new online "virtual" field course on animal behavior (to replace a canceled in-person field course). Do you have behavior videos of cool critters you are willing to share? Or favorite resources on how to do science?
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THREAD: Almost every expert predicted upticks in cases, hospitalizations, and mortality as states opened prematurely. It's looking like those predictions are coming true, but I wanted to take a moment to discuss two areas our group (@meyerslab) was wrong 1/n
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Today as you amplify #BlackInNature , commit to taking an active and visible stand against racism. If you want to do something rn donate to your local bail fund. Donate food/supplies to those protesting to preserve Black lives. #BlackBirdersWeek
