Scientist, ecologist, herpetologist, & unabashed pun appreciator. Kind, quirky smarty pants; lifting as I climb. Former prof; current doctoral student. She/her.
Maryland, USA
Joined March 2017
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I impulse bought a laser cut cicada from @OpenWorksBmore but when you have a bug themed bathroom, thems the rules.
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City raccoons may not be ready for adoption, but their shrinking snouts suggest they’re physically showing the signs that they starting on the same evolutionary path that turned wolves into lap dogs. wildlife.org/are-raccoons-do…
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Ah - the little polar bear bats of Japan! These guys are amazing. Hats off (or rather mittens on) to the researchers who discovered these bats in the snow. A remarkable bit of bat lore.
There are over 1400 described species of bat in the world, each unique and special. The Ussurian tube-nosed bat, which featured on #BBCEarthAsia, is a species that hibernates IN SNOW! bbc.co.uk/programmes/article…
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How Many Fish Species Are in North America?
by Schmitter-Soto, Bemis, Dowling, Espinosa-Pérez, Findley, Gilbert, Hartel, Lea, Mandrak, Neighbors, Walker Jr., and Page.
Open Access DOI link: doi.org/10.1643/i2023047
ALT Region covered by the 8th edition of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico prepared by the American Fisheries Society/American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (AFS/ASIH) Committee on Names of Fishes. Canada, the USA, and Mexico and their respective exclusive economic zones (EEZs) are shown. Note that Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and other territories outside of continental North America are not included in the list. Dashed lines indicate the ocean boundaries. (A) Species richness, showing the number of marine versus freshwater species in each country (darker tones represent marine species). (B) Species richness by habitat (freshwater in orange, marine in blue). (C) Number of introduced and extinct species in each country.
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Check out @WET_umd's first publication! WET is supported by a Grand Challenges Grant and led by @mdhDuBois and @RachelRoGo
Excited to share @WET_umd’s 1st pub w/ more in the pipeline! @RachelRoGo & I introduce a new frontier of env pub hlth risks & disasters by way of SSO’s & ARB exposure. This work was piloted by @JPBfellows & now supported by @UMDResearch & @NIH!
Read here: doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ad…
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Thank you so much to @NPRKelly and @npratc for the opportunity to discuss our research on how mountain lions in LA respond to recreation!
npr.org/2024/11/19/nx-s1-519…
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Big peer-reviewed study out today: "USA-Mexico border wall impedes wildlife movement."
Researchers found an 86% reduction in wildlife crossings where walls were built & a 100% reduction crossings of large animals like mountain lions, deer & bears.
READ: frontiersin.org/journals/eco…
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A new paper on Flatwoods Salamander management under future climate change by @TheSnakeDude et al.:
DOI link: doi.org/10.1643/h2023052
50-day free access link: ichthyologyandherpetology.or…
@OrianneSociety
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tidyplots
Time to say goodbye to ggplot2?🫡
"a significant reduction of code complexity" vs ggplot2
cran.r-project.org/web/packa…
@JanBroderEngler bioRxiv 2024
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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What an awesome paper. Hope!! nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Tomorrow is Election Day and we’re here to remind you to VOTE! All Pratt libraries will be closed Tuesday, November 5th. Not sure how to go about voting? Checkout our guide ⬇️
Hey #Baltimore - Maryland has same day voter registration, so if you're not registered to vote, you can just show up at your polling place and do a one-stop shop to cast your ballot today!
Find your MD polling place here: voterservices.elections.mary…
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Latest NASA global temperature data.
Earth has never been hotter since Homo sapiens discovered agriculture in the early Holocene. Likely even since 120,000 years ago.
Fossil coal, oil and gas emissions caused it.
We need to stop making it worse.
Yes, we can if we want to. 🧵
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Today is One Health Day.
The health of humans, animals and ecosystems are closely interlinked. Changes in these relationships can increase the risk of new human and animal diseases developing and spreading.
#OneHealth is an approach to optimize the health of humans, animals and ecosystems by integrating these fields, rather than keeping them separate bit.ly/40A3wa6
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The 2024 #FindThatLizard Scholarship is open to any woman, girl, or gender non-conforming person interested in pursuing herpetology as a hobby or career. We especially encourage those who identify as Black or a person of color to apply. Due NOV 23- PLS RT!
earynmcgee.com/findthatlizar…
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So cool!
On the nose: validating a novel, non-invasive method to identify individual koalas using unique nose patterns publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24131?…
