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Andrew D. Cronin

@andrewdcronin.bsky.social
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Plasticity, urban ecology, and sexual communication in 🐸 NSF and STRI postdoctoral fellow with UNC Chapel Hill

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Andrew D. Cronin @andrewdcronin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So proud of @judithsmit.bsky.social!!!
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Judith A.H. Smit @judithsmit.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Caterpillars eat plants, right? 🌿 Not always, some are carnivorous! 🥩🐛 Our new paper documents the life history, behavior, and vibrations of Juditha odites. It feeds on treehoppers, then moves into ant nests to consume ant brood! 🐜🐛🦋 link.springer.com/article/10.1... @insectessociaux.bsky.social
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An insect-eating caterpillar associated with arboreal ants: life cycle, diet, social integration and substrate-borne vibrations - Insectes Sociaux
Herbivory is the predominant feeding strategy in Lepidoptera, whereas carnivory has evolved rarely. The life cycles of carnivorous species, however, remain poorly documented. Here, we confirm that Jud...
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Joris M. Koene @joriskoene.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Are you a biologist with experience in and enthusiasm for imaging and -omics techniques? Apply for working in Amsterdam (@vuamsterdam.bsky.social) on the exciting topic of socially transferred materials! 🐌 🐸 🐜🧬🔬 workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/po...
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Vacancy — Post doc on socially transferred materials
Are you a biologist with experience in and enthusiasm for imaging and -omics techniques? Apply for working on the exciting topic of socially transferred materials!
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Michael Reichert @reichertfroglab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We are hiring a #postdoc to work on our NSF funded project on metabolic rate as a driver of individual variation in treefrog acoustic communication. Please spread the word to potentially interested candidates (or apply if you are one of them): jobs.okstate.edu/jobs/postdoc...
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Dr. Valentina Alaasam @vale-alaasam.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I am looking for PhD students and postdocs to join my lab at the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 2027. Anyone excited about urban evolution, hummingbirds, & community engagement, please reach out! And/or find me at #AOS2026 this week! More info here: www.valentina-alaasam.com
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Justin Stewart @thecrobe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
~1 billion times the distance from Earth to the Sun. That is approx the total length of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal hyphae in topsoils. These microscopic fungal networks form one of Earth’s circulatory systems moving carbon and nutrients. Out now in @science.org : lnkd.in/eKAsVN_Z
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Logan James @loganjames.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Super excited about this new paper! and eternally grateful to the amazing coauthors, the wonderful network of colleagues who gave us stimuli, and all of the thousands of people that listened to animal sounds for us!
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Luke Larter @lukelarter.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Our latest article is out @jexpbiol.bsky.social ! doi.org/10.1242/jeb.... We show that tungara frogs adjust interaction modes to current collective chorusing dynamics based on how patterns of conspecific stimulation experienced between calls interact with their internal call rhythms
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Cadences of the collective: conspecific stimulation patterns interact with endogenous rhythms to cue socially mediated response shifts
Summary: Automated playback experiments reveal that túngara frogs alter each calling response based on conspecific stimulation patterns experienced prior to each call.
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Matías I. Muñoz @matiasimunoz.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Now out in Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social Tetrapod vocal evolution reveals faster rates and higher-pitched sounds for mammals 🐘🦉🐸. Mammalian hearing likely allowed the rapid diversification of their vocalizations. Open access here: doi.org/10.1093/evol... #bioacoustics #animalcommunication
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Tetrapod vocal evolution reveals faster rates and higher-pitched sounds for mammals
Abstract. Using the voice to produce sound is a widespread form of communication and plays an important role across diverse species and contexts. Variation
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Andrew D. Cronin @andrewdcronin.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Excited to have our photo featured on the special issue of Evolutionary Ecology (Morphological responses to climate change)! Read it here: doi.org/10.1007/s106... Here is Ryan Taylor's beautiful cover photo of túngara frogs making a nest! @springer.springernature.com @evoecology.bsky.social
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Andrew D. Cronin @andrewdcronin.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Very excited and honored to have my photo featured in the latest issue of the Journal of Evolutionary Biology! 🐸 @eseb.bsky.social @jevbio.bsky.social If you'd like to read more about the research: doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
How do light and noise pollution impact selection on sexual signals? We tested mate attraction and bat predation on túngara frogs. Light and noise interact in complex ways, and light pollution shifts selection on male calling: doi.org/10.1093/jeb/... @andrewdcronin.bsky.social et al.
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Noise pollution and artificial light at night alter selection pressures on sexual signals in an urban adapter
Abstract. Human-induced environmental changes can have major impacts on how individuals communicate. Species using sexual signals may experience especially
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I have a job opening in my lab. If you are interested in bird behaviour and predator prey interactions please take a look! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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Vacancy — Postdoc Position in Decision Making in Birds
Are you an expert in animal behavior? Do you have experience working with birds? The Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) is looking for a motivated researcher to investigate the ro...
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Andrew D. Cronin @andrewdcronin.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
How do light and noise pollution impact selection on sexual signals? We tested mate attraction and bat predation on túngara frogs in the field. Full text: doi.org/10.1093/jeb/... #evolutionarybiology #animalbehavior @eseb.bsky.social @jevbio.bsky.social Photo: Grant Maslowski
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Matías I. Muñoz @matiasimunoz.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Do birds tune their songs to their hearing? Is there tight coevolution between avian vocal signals and hearing-or do signallers and perceivers evolve more loosely? It turns out perfect tuning is not required... Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #bioacoustics #prattle 💬 #ornithology 🪶
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Judith A.H. Smit @judithsmit.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Interested in doing a 3-month #internship on treehopper vibrational communication at STRI in Panama? 🤩 Check this out: stri.si.edu/academic-pro... Contact me for more info! #AnimalBehavior
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
"In our study, we find that urbanization speeds up tadpole development and increased behavioral plasticity. However, exposure to urban conditions also decreased tadpole size, which may cause adult frogs to become smaller and less attractive for mates" Read the full paper here: buff.ly/FxGf8KD
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Andrew Cronin tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “urban developmental environments alter tadpole phenotypes depending on origin”, in our recent blog post: buff.ly/OVa6Upu 🐸
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Andrew D. Cronin @andrewdcronin.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
New paper out with @judithsmit.bsky.social @jellers.bsky.social and Wouter Halfwerk on tadpole developmental and behavioral responses to urban environments! 🐸🏙️ Read here: doi.org/10.1111/1365... @animalecology.bsky.social Video: youtu.be/AhGPG5VOag8
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Urban developmental environments alter tadpole phenotypes depending on origin
Urbanisation has rapidly altered the ecological and evolutionary contexts for many species. Using a reciprocal transplant experiment with frog larvae, we find that urban environments can alter morpho...
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Matías I. Muñoz @matiasimunoz.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
New paper! 🐸🎶 Rocket frogs males respond to rivals depending on their own spectral call attributes, but also pay attention to the temporal properties of the challenger Check it out in Animal Behaviour: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #bioacoustics #prattle
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Judith A.H. Smit @judithsmit.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Three different moments in the life of a treehopper (Campylenchia hastata). They look totally different after each of their five molts! #treehoppers #membracids #insects
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Jay Jinsing Falk @jjinsing.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
My NSF PRFB on the genetics of female polymorphism in hummingbirds was terminated yesterday. I don't have much to say, I'm just sad. We've discovered so much, and could have gone so much further. If anyone else is in the same boat, esp postdocs, please reach out, it would be good to connect.
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Judith A.H. Smit @judithsmit.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Join us (in person or online) on Tuesday, April 8th, at 4PM (Panama time) for the STRI Tupper Seminar. I will discuss my research on how animals communicate in changing environments 🐸🌃🎤! stri.si.edu/event/commun...
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Judith A.H. Smit @judithsmit.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Found this treehopper (Calloconophora pinguis) guarding her eggs! She will later defend her hatched offspring against predators. So cool to see maternal care in insects! #treehoppers #membracids #insects
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Evert de Froe @evertdefroe.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
New paper out today! We studied the environmental conditions at two sponge (🧽) grounds on the northern Labrador Shelf (NE Canada). We find that sponges and associated fauna benefit from strong tidal currents and favorable regional ocean currents. Read it here: bg.copernicus.org/articles/21/...
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Characterizing regional oceanography and bottom environmental conditions at two contrasting sponge grounds on the northern Labrador Shelf
Abstract. Deep-sea sponge grounds are distributed globally and are considered hotspots of biological diversity and biogeochemical cycling. To date, little is known about the environmental conditions t...
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Andrew D. Cronin @andrewdcronin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I am excited to announce that after a long process, my work examining how El Niño events influence mating behavior and morphology in túngara frogs is finally published! Check it out! (Photo: Ryan Taylor). rdcu.be/d1g1F #evolution #ecology #climatechange
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