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Oyster shells showed very rapid shifts in elemental and isotopic composition after the transplant, further illustrating how much information they record as they grow their shells.

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New paper alert! Led by Alexa Cacacie and @nathanbfurey.bsky.social, we used otolith chemistry to assess migratory diversity in Rainbow Smelt. Patterns varied among individuals, but not btwn sexes. More at the link! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Gave my talk, and had a marvelous time hearing about some outstanding science, especially the intriguing integrations of graph and network theory and predicting marine population dynamics in the face of global change. Lots to think about.

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Thrilled to be at the VIII International Marine Connectivity Conference in Vigo, Spain for several days of great talks and catching up with colleagues across the world!

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

New paper out! Interested in #marineconnectivity? Curious about #genetics or #telemetry or #otolith chemistry? This paper is for you! Methods to estimate marine functional connectivity: A primer. Sturrock et al. 2026. Ecological Applications esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Do you work on connectivity and management of #estuarine dependent species? Submit to our Special Collection on in the journal Estuaries & Coasts! Open submission with a deadline of June 1, 2026. More information at bit.ly/ESCOconnectivity @cerfscience.bsky.social @estuariescoasts.bsky.social

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

#Eels and isotopes, oh my! New paper out from my lab led by the amazing @mikecurtis.bsky.social! What kind of variation is found in #stableisotopes in American eel in the understudied subtropical part of its range? Find out now! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

What's marine functional connectivity? And where is the research going next? I'm excited to be a part of this new major review of the field along with some amazing colleagues! Check it out! doi.org/10.3354/meps...

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

These are still some of my most favorite emails to receive!

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

An outstanding showing by the Walther Lab at the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society this weekend! Kimber Montanye, Blake Munz and Jacob Oster presented all of their amazing work on flounder, tarpon, hypoxia, and beyond!

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

TWO new papers out! Companion papers using fish geochemical signatures to track movement and habitat use! Two amazing students of mine analyzed #otoliths, #stableisotopes and fish scales in Red Drum. We found individual variation in lifetime movement patterns, as well as strong site attachment!

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

We're recruiting a PhD student for Fall 2025! Come work on fish migration, hypoxia, or other exciting topics (flexible research areas depending on your interests)! Contact me by Nov 15th to get started. More information here: bit.ly/WaltherFishLab #otolith #fish #ecology

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

New paper alert! My outstanding student Apria Valenza and colleague Matt Altenritter analyzed lifetime otolith chemistry records of hypoxia and metabolism in Atlantic croaker #otolithchemistry #hypoxia #fish #otolith link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

NEW POSTDOC Working with #hypoxia, #tags, #boats, #FishSci, #mud, #otolith & eye #lens #isotope chemistry in the #Baltic. Position is at the University of Essex with Dr Anna Sturrock and collaborating with a large international team (including me!). Deadline Nov 6. More info: tinyurl.com/muddyfish

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

I'm Ben! I am an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. We study fish migration, food webs, hypoxia, and other dynamics of coastal systems using geochemical and other tracer techniques. Check us out at: sites.google.com/site/walther...

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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

A decent way to introduce myself! Wordcloud of my Google Scholar titles using this nifty Shiny app: shiny.rcg.sfu.ca/u/rdmorin/sc...

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