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Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology @sicb.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Congrats to #SICB's Division of #Phylogenetics and Comparative Biology @sicb-dpcb.bsky.social Wake Award for Best student talk (tie): Menna Jones Developmental mode and #anuran functional trait #evolution: inferences from novel comparative methods geosci.uchicago.edu/people/menna...

Menna Jones is a second year #PhD student in the Department of the Geophysical #Sciences. Menna is interested in the use of statistical and mathematical approaches to study #macroevolutionary pattern and processes. Her dissertation work is focusing on modeling the causes and consequences of #ecomorphological evolution and #microhabitat use in extant and extinct #frogs.

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Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology @sicb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Congrats to #SICB er @sicb-dpcb.bsky.social awardee of the Wake Award for Best student talk (tie): Linnea Lungstrom for work on #Phylogenetic relationships and the #evolution of fin and body shape in the #surgeonfishes learn more about Linnea's work: linnealungstrom.weebly.com

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"I am a 5th year #PhD candidate in the Committee on Evolutionary #Biology at the University of Chicago/Field Museum. Broadly, I am interested in how and why complex and integrative biological systems evolve. My dissertation research focuses on a specific case study: the #venom delivery system in surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae). I combine morphological, venomic, behavioral, and biomechanical studies with phylogenetic comparative methods to investigate how multiple axes of variation interact to facilitate or constrain evolution in this unique clade."

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Wendy Valencia Montoya @wendyssae.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

My PhD paper on my beloved cycads and beetles on the cover of Science!!! Check out how we studied thermal infrared as a pollination signal, from molecular mechanisms to the wonders of behavior... science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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The Society of Systematic Biologists @systbiol.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

SSB Prez Tracy Heath announcing awards! 2026 Ernst Mayr Award goes to Dr. Rowan French for the talk Function and macroevolution of exaggerated male antennae in longhorned beetles Watch the Mayr talks from virtual #evol2026 on YouTube: youtu.be/QMiKMC9ctjw?...

Dr. Rowan French Smiling in front of a colorful tapestry

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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I had so much fun talking about my chapter one research at the poster session! Thanks to all who stopped by! #Evol2026

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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Happy Holidays from the insects division at the Field Museum!

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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

Book cover for Reproducible Code guide. The cover has a red background with a large yellow-bodied black-headed stag beetle.

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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

"EHS might be persistent, but just like Rudolph, Hermey, and Yukon Cornelius, so are the people working on it."

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Entomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

An eel donated to a natural history museum in 1873 had two ticks embedded in its skin, making it the first known instance of ticks parasitizing a fish. But it was only first documented this year, when a tick specialist identified the ticks and reported the case in the Journal of Medical Entomology.

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Ticks on an Eel: Museum Specimen is a First of its Kind

Two ticks found on an 1873 electric eel specimen mark the first recorded case of ticks parasitizing a fish—but only documented just this year.

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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

My crutches received some decor at #entsoc25! Check out some of the stickers I acquired during the conference (plus a few I put on beforehand).

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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

#entsoc25 on crutches! I deserve an award for surviving the conference week on those things. Still, learned a lot and had a fabulous time with old and new friends!

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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Late notice, but come see my talk tomorrow morning on palm flower #weevils! 8:48am bright and early in room C120! #entsoc25 @entsocamerica.bsky.social

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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Science is amazing. Still, you will always be a rat hole to me 🐀❤️

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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Check out my featured researcher profile in the ROSTRUM digital newsletter! www.curculionoidea.org/featured-res...

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Curculionoidea - Abigail E. Magland

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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Check our some of our Field Museum paleontologists... as Pokémon illustrations! In preparation for the Pokémon Fossil exhibit next year! www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/your-fi...

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Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I absolutely love the fact they've Pokemon-ised the museum staff, for the upcoming Pokémon partnership with the Field Museum. Museums, take note.

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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Dr. Jane made an indelible mark on our understanding of chimpanzees and other species, and also of humankind and the environments we all share. She inspired curiosity, hope, and compassion in countless people, and paved the way for many others. #ThankYouJane #RememberingJane Photo: Marko Zlousic

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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Fun outreach with Alissa Doucet and the Museum of Science and Industry's Webs, Wings, and Wonder Bugs event!

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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Weevil course and roundup at the Southeestern Research Station in AZ! Learned a ton with some curCOOLionoid people. Thanks to all the organizers and instructors for an amazing workshop!

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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I am a PhD candidate in the Evolutionary Biology program at the University of Chicago. I study palm flower weevil systematics in the de Medeiros lab at the Field Museum. I am a fan of data organization, collections-based research, and open access science. I love all things beetles and Beatles :)

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