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Sean Brady

@firefangled

Research Entomologist at the National Museum of Natural History (@NMNH). Evolutionary history and biology of insects, mainly bees, ants, and wasps.

Joined April 2014
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Meet Bernardo Santos, Ph.D. (@bernardo_santos), postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian's @NMNH, expert in evolution of parasitic wasps, and subject of our next "Standout Early Career Professionals" feature. @ECP_Entsoc entomologytoday.org/2020/05/…
Something New Every Day: What One Entomologist Likes Most About the Job

Something New Every Day: What One Entomologist Likes Most About the Job

Meet Bernardo Santos, Ph.D., expert in the evolution of parasitic wasps and subject of our next "Standout Early Career Professionals" feature.

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Excited to join @WSUEntomology as the Insect Systematist! In 2020, I’ll be moving to Washington State University @WSUPullman @wsucahnrs. I'm recruiting students and postdocs for fall 2020. If you are phylogenetically-minded & eager to work on Hymenoptera, contact me to discuss!
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Thanks to @EntsocAmerica for helping to sponsor our social insect meeting - register for the Social Insects in the NE Regions Conference from now until Nov 16th! Find out more: sinnersconference.wixsite.co…

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If you're a student crazy about ants (or now someone who is), don't miss out on the opportunity to join @BBlaimer, @ant_explorer and myself in Madagascar for our Ants & Canopy Bootcamp in 2019. Applications are open!
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Come join us in the Blaimer Lab!
Bonnie Blaimer (@BBlaimer) profile pictureBonnie Blaimer@BBlaimer30 Sep 2018
Please RT! The Blaimer lab is inviting applications for a graduate position in Ant Evolution and Ecology for the Spring or Fall semester 2019. Info on how to apply: blaimerlab.weebly.com/upload…
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What your favorite map projection says about you. brilliantmaps.com/xkcd/
Map Projections & What They Say About You - Brilliant Maps

Map Projections & What They Say About You - Brilliant Maps

Comic by Randall Munroe at XKCDMost people go through life perfectly happy in the knowledge that the real earth looks like it does on a standard Mercator

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Please Retweet! Our lab is recruiting another POSTDOC and GRAD STUDENTS for 2019! Join a large synergistic team studying many aspects of insects at @FloridaMuseum @UFEntomology | Great Evol Biol Group @UF! | Lab link: tinyurl.com/KawaharaLab | Please RT!
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Please Retweet! My lab at the University of Florida is recruiting PhD students for Fall 2019. Ant systematics/ecology/science communication students, join our team!
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one gene — more than 200 color patterns in lady #beetles by @benprudhomme1 & colleagues cell.com/current-biology/ful… #insects #evodevo
The Genomic Basis of Color Pattern Polymorphism in the Harlequin Ladybird

The Genomic Basis of Color Pattern Polymorphism in the Harlequin Ladybird

More than 200 distinct color forms have been described in natural populations of the harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis. Gautier et al. show that this variation is controlled by the transcription...

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Nice article on the recent large butterfly family tree published in @CurrentBiology by Marianne Espeland! @FloridaMuseum @akito_kawahara @EmmanuelTouss1 @robgur @majarzyna @AndyBugGuy @RogerVila_Lab @GerardTalavera KPoku KWillmott NPierce DLohman +others mentalfloss.com/article/5551…
Scientists Reveal the Most Comprehensive Map of Butterfly Evolution Ever—and It's Gorgeous

Scientists Reveal the Most Comprehensive Map of Butterfly Evolution Ever—and It's Gorgeous

Take a deep dive into the butterfly's family tree.

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My free textbook on Comparative Methods is available here lukejharmon.github.io/pcm/
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Here is the call for the Smithsonian Institution and Conservation International Postdoctoral Fellowship Program @NMNH smithsonianofi.com/smithsoni…
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Check out the new #Review by Ted R. Schultz on the recently published paper “Symbiotic partnerships and their chemical interactions in the leafcutter ants" (Worsley et. al 2018) @sarahfworsley1 @MattHutchings10 @nholmes1504 blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/…
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Very happy for this to be finally out! New paper on the evolution of aposematic and dichromatic color patterns in large carpenter bees: doi.org/10.1111/evo.13558
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Currently looking for a graduate student with strong interest in the evolution, systematics or community ecology of ants, bees & wasps to join my new lab at NC State this Fall! More details here: life.mcmaster.ca/~brian/evol….
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New UCE phylogeny of Hymenoptera. Ants are the sister group to bees plus apoid wasps. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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