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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Well, happy Charles Darwin is “very poorly today & very stupid & hate[s] everybody & everything” to all who celebrate, because he wrote those words in a letter to his friend (and author of Principles of Geology) Charles Lyell 161 years ago today

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Nikole Schneider, PhD @chameleonologist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I am happy to announce that I will be defending my PhD this upcoming Monday, April 20, at 1pm CT. Message me if you’d like a zoom link!

Image of a chameleon projecting its tongue towards a cricket with the defense title “Mechanisms and evolution of a novel feeding strategy in chameleons”

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

NSF Update (Awards through 2/27/26) Directorates to follow 1/10

A line graph showing NSF grant awards made through 2/27/26 for fiscal year 2026 compared with grant awards for fiscal years 2021-2025.

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 21/01/2026

#Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in #STEMM fields, top institutions & in senior positions. Analysis of millions of biomed & life science articles reveal that female-authored articles spend longer under review than comparable male-authored ones @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4658FZN

Evolution of the median time under review of articles with female first authors, male first authors, female corresponding authors, and male corresponding authors.

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Nikole Schneider, PhD @chameleonologist.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Want to learn more about chameleons @sicb.bsky.social ?? The @andersonlabusd.bsky.social has some great talks coming up this week that you should check out!!

Image shows a list of times and titles of talks that will be given by Anderson Lab members

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IUCN SSC Chameleon Specialist Group @iucnchameleons.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

The first digital anatomical atlases of the chameleon skull, nervous system & cranial & hyolingual muscles are published, including lesson plans to bridge a gap between theoretical knowledge & hands-on analysis in comparative anatomy anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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IUCN SSC Chameleon Specialist Group @iucnchameleons.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

A study finds that chameleons have longer & more coiled optic nerves than other squamates & known tetrapods, providing slack & reduced strain during extensive eye rotation characteristic of chameleon eyes, & providing an excellent historical review of our knowledge. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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SICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Do you know IOB co author Noah Gripshover ? He has #ecology and #evolution, particularly in the #evolution of feeding. & co authored doi.org/10.1093/iob/... & see #SICB YouTube's youtu.be/N5rL8I2y-UY?... & ngripshover.wixsite.com/research

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IUCN SSC Chameleon Specialist Group @iucnchameleons.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

A reevaluation of chameleon foraging mode using movement- & attack-based indices. Chameleons spent most of the day in stationary positions & fed more when stationary than when moving, suggesting they should be considered ambush foragers rather than "cruise foragers". academic.oup.com/cz/advance-a...

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Anderson Lab @andersonlabusd.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Some nice coverage on our new chameleon and salamander feeding paper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujjq...

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Ballistic Tongues: How do they do that? | The Bat Signal

YouTube video by Dan Riskin

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IUCN SSC Chameleon Specialist Group @iucnchameleons.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Chameleons & salamanders evolved a sliding-based linear actuator to launch the tongue via muscular squeezing of a tapered skeletal rod, contrasting with tendon-driven pulling mechanisms common in most musculoskeletal systems, allowing acceleration along a straight path. www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Lisa Whitenack, PhD @whitenacklab.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Y’all!!! Our comparative anatomy textbook is out!!! Free, open access, and just in time for the fall semester!

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Anderson Lab @andersonlabusd.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

A clutch of Bradypodion cf. melanocephalum “Hilton” born in the lab today! Immediately getting some metabolic rate data from them to follow through ontogeny! Have also been getting metabolic rate data from the mother for the last 3 months and will continue as she recovers from birth as well!

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IUCN SSC Chameleon Specialist Group @iucnchameleons.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Happy 2nd annual International Chameleon Day! May 9th is International Chameleon Day, which was launched in 2024 to highlight the remarkable diversity of chameleon species and shed light on the challenges they face in the wild! #internationalchameleonday #chameleondaymay9 #chameleonconservation

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Nikole Schneider, PhD @chameleonologist.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Happy to share this new paper written with some awesome people!

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

In their recent Perspective, Janneke Schwaner and Ksenia Keplinger point out that achieving gender balance remains a challenge in experimental biology, while also proposing ways to further close the gender gap and foster diversity & allyship journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

A screenshot of the PDF titled 'Building bridges: allyship as a catalyst for gender diversity and inclusion in experimental biology communities' by M. Janneke Schwaner and Ksenia Keplinger

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Christopher V. Anderson @chrisvanderson.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I am hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to study the comparative biomechanics & thermal effects of chameleon feeding! See attached flier for more info & contact me directly with questions! Official job add & application portal: yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/41941

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