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Emily V Griffith

@e-v-griffith.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate pursuing a Ducktorate in Ecology, Evolution, & Earth Systems at Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University 🐲 Ornithology Department 🦆🦉🐓 She/Her 🏳️‍🌈 emilyvgriffith.com

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/
a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans
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Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Okay, Atlanta: tell me your Ologists I should meet.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
You ready to make Philadelphia a more biodiverse city?? Join us for volunteer nights of prepping packets of native plant seeds for free distribution across the city! Together we can make Philadelphia a better place to be a bird or bug 🪲 RSVP at Lu.ma/dgs (that stands for do good shit).
A pigeon holds a plant in his little beak and struts down the street with seeds falling from the plant. The words say "Native Plant Prep Party Sulimay's October 5 & 19 Nov 2 & 16
6:30-9pm 632 E Girard Ave Philadelphia, PA
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Oh good starting the day with another grant rejection. This grant had 1900 applicants! Lol! Would be a great day to become a monthly donor of Skype A Scientist. We keep losing monthly donors too because the economy is so trash and everyone’s struggling. Ahhhh!!!! givebutter.com/SupportSAS26
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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
important note THERE IS MONEY FOR THIS #sciart
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Wilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
In case you missed it last week: We're seeking bird illustrators to contribute frontispieces for The Wilson Journal of #Ornithology. wilsonsociety.org/2026/08/14/c...
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Call for Bird Illustrators for The Wilson Journal of Ornithology!
Do you illustrate birds? We are looking for frontispiece illustrators for our journal!
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Join us for Biodiversitease 2: a Ca-BUG-aret on Oct 9! We're going to have burlesquing bugs, an insect circus act, and more! Learn about insect biodiversity with a side of butts 😘 This show's going to sell out, so get tickets for this bonanza ASAP biodiversitease.eventbrite.com
a late-1920s-style cabaret gal blows you a kiss, but she's a lightning bug. there are bunch of horny bugs in the background panting. The words say biodiversitease a ca-BUG-aret october 9 2026 soors at 7, show at 7:30 at club 624 which is at 624 s 6th st Philadelphia PA 19125
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I started my PhD program with an eight week old at home, sole income being my doctoral stipend, in a history program, in Knoxville, TN. And every month we got a new book to read to my son, free, mailed to us, so my kid, my kids, grew up in rooms full of books even when I had no money. That's Dolly.
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Emily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Friendly reminder that if you're sitting at your work computer right now, do ten shoulder rolls. You will feel much better in about 5 minutes.
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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Miniature birds 39 - Baltimore Oriole
A yellow bird with a black head and black and white wings
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Foxfeather Zenkova @foxfeather.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Are you signed up yet to get notified when our newest pin campaign launches? It's free and super easy! Don't miss out on earlybird rewards and the full project reveal! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...
In progress watercolor paintings of stylized birds, surrounded by art supplies and a drawing board
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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Temporary gig, independent contractor without benefits, but if you're a bird bander and want to work with some really excellent species for a few months here's an option:
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I need backup from somebody who knows their Philadelphia bumblebees for this one. I know it's different from the other ones i've seen but idk who it is www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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Bumble Bees (Genus Bombus)
Bumble Bees from E Norris St, Philadelphia, PA, US on August 23, 2026 at 12:08 PM by Sarah McAnulty
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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I may have spent a few hours today at a natural history museum.
An assortment of hominid skulls and the corresponding phylogenetic tree. 
A museum sign declaring Evolution explains it! The sign also contains a picture of a naked mole rat. 
Articulated skeletons of a camarasaurus and a ceratopsian. A timeline showing if Earth’s geological history were compressed to a calendar year, on which dates various important events would have occurred.
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Emma LeRae @emmalerae.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Dinosaurs Survived! Series 4 is here with 5 new dinosaurs and 6 new birds. www.emmalerae.com/store.html Bearded Vulture with Monolophosaurus Western Meadowlark and Anzu Budgies and a Cockatiel with Astralovenator Pallas's Sandgrouse with Guanlong Goldcrest with Archaeopteryx #paleoart #sciart
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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hello, human geneticist here. There is no scientific basis for attempts to define people in terms of “good” or “bad” genes - these are discredited views in service of racist ideologies. For consensus & concerns of experts in our field, see e.g. this 2020 statement from @geneticssociety.bsky.social:
Statement from the American Society of Human Genetics in 2020, countering the myth of "good genes". It reads as follows:
"Genetics demonstrates that humans cannot be divided into biologically distinct subcategories or races, and any efforts to claim the superiority of humans based on any genetic ancestry have no scientific evidence. Moreover, it is inaccurate to claim genetics as the determinative factor in human strengths or outcomes when education, environment, wealth, and health care access are often more potent factors. There is no factual basis for attempts to define communities or regions of people with "good" or "bad" genes and a century of science has debunked such claims, which can feed discredited views and racist ideologies. Unchecked, unethical application of false genetic "theories" have resulted in past atrocities from forced sterilizations to the Holocaust and can still fuel unethical social policies worldwide today. Over the decades, our field also has reflected on its own role in such now-condemned ideas, and we speak out vocally as a community and as individuals to combat their resurgence.
We must protect and advance the ethical use of genetics and genomics knowledge for the profound good it can realize, including better, more precise healthcare that leverages what we are discovering about human genetic commonality and diversity. The human genetics community dedicates itself to this goal each day, and today we are improving and saving hundreds of thousands of lives. As the ASHG community focuses on realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere, we also urge societal attention to address profound educational, economic and health inequalities that fuel differences in human experience and well-being. By pursuing all of these activities, humans can celebrate our common heritage as one people, embrace and fully tap our valued diversity, and help achieve optimal life outcomes for all."
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Emily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Friendly reminder that if you're sitting at your work computer right now, do ten shoulder rolls. You will feel much better in about 5 minutes.
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Philip Patton @ptpatton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New preprint about endemic songbirds in Hawaiʻi's largest native forest 🐦🌈🌴 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Modeling two decades of elevational change in endemic bird densities in Hawaiʻis Kaʻū Rainforest
Protected areas are vital to the recovery of endangered species. Of the 24 remaining endemic passerines in Hawaiʻi, 16 species are endangered or critically endangered. Yet protected areas in the archi...
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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Anatomical drawing of a kiwi
A kiwi bird sliced in half to show a kiwi fruit inside
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
WOW Big surprise today, the Snail Facts Advent Calendars have arrived!!!! Scratch off a shell every day to reveal facts about the snails of the world 🐌 They were designed by Philly illustrator Kelly Nichols! (@KidNichols on instagram) I'm so excited to share these calendars with all of you!!
Sarah holds up an 11x14 inch poster featuring snails, slugs, nudibranchs, and other snails! There are 24 yellow-green snail shells that you can scratch off. There's a leaf sheep and sea bunny and sea angel and fire snail and banana slug and mystery snail and ramshorn snail and candy cane snail
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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Update: it turns out it actually *is* much easier to make digital art if you invest $40 in a digital sketchpad and work in the free software Krita rather than drawing polygons in PowerPoint. Pretty pleased with my first attempt
Digital art piece of a small beige bird perched at the top of a twig in front of a matte green field that is unfinished at the edges. This is supposed to be a Grasshopper Sparrow, a species I adore.
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Nessa O'Connor @nessocon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We are recruiting 4 Postdoctoral Fellows! 🌊🌊🌊 Applications are open now! Deadline is 10th October 2026. More details and updates here: climate-hub.ie/msdm/ #postdoc #marine #MarieSkłodowska-Curie #MarineLife!
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Marine Species Distribution Modelling – AIB Trinity Climate Hub
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Will Allen @wlallen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New Paper: Ornaments evolve faster than weapons Combining a new theoretical model of sexually selected trait evolution with comparative analyses across ten clades, we suggest that drift in female preferences accelerates the rate of ornament evolution. royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
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Ornaments evolve faster than weapons
Abstract. We investigate the evolutionary dynamics of sexually selected traits using both a mathematical model and comparative analyses, focusing on the re
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@Above96th @above96th.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I spotted our resident male Wood Duck on the Harlem Meer this morning. Wood Ducks in eclipse plumage can't fly for a few weeks until new wing feathers grow in. You're welcome to stay as long as you like! 🦆🦆🦆 #Ducks #CentralPark #birdsseenin2026
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Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Please share with potential students! Note that the application and selection process occurs through Mitacs, not me/my lab directly. FAQ here: www.mitacs.ca/our-programs...
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Embark on a Global Research Journey with Globalink Internship
Join Mitacs Globalink Research Internship for Students. Expand your academic horizons with international research experiences.
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Anonymous Potato @anonymouspotato.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Also, new this year: MolCellDevBioJobs! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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molcelldevbiojobs 2026-27
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Anonymous Potato @anonymouspotato.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
EcoEvoJobs 2026-27 just opened for business and we've already got 79 faculty / permanent jobs listed. Please repost! ecoevojobs.net
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ecoevojobs.net 2026-27
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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Owl gang
Eurasian scops owl perched on a branch Long eared Owl perched on a branchBarn owl stood on a stump
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Alex Holt @alexjholt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I don't suppose anyone has any recommedations from an art portfolio hosting platform? Looking for one that is: a) Cheap/free b) Proactively anti-AI c) Not evil in some other way I havn't anticipated
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Anna Allen @akallen10.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New NSF BIO solicitation is live.... this replaces the previous IOS, MCB, DEB solicitation www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Wilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Do you illustrate birds? We are seeking new artists to contribute frontispiece illustrations for The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, and would especially like to highlight artwork made by members of the WOS and our colleagues. Details here!
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Call for Bird Illustrators for The Wilson Journal of Ornithology!
Do you illustrate birds? We are looking for frontispiece illustrators for our journal!
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Ecololgists!! This fall, the LEGO league's theme for their annual competition is ecosystems/biodiversity themed. We are going to need *a lot* of ecologists to help meet the demand. If you are willing to have a conversation with k-8 students about ecology, pls sign up here forms.gle/NbxitaXamK7B...
A teacher who is a fish has his fin on his hip and another pointing to the chalkbaord that says "Calling all ecologists skype a scientist needs you!" and a shrimp says "lego league jis coming" and a snail thinks "HELP!" and a seahorse says "This year's theme is ecosystems" and hot fish teacher says "Volunteer to speak with classrooms"
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We don't have a poster yet, but it's true. Biodiversitease.eventbrite.com
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BiodiversiTEASE: CaBUGaret
Skype a Scientist & HoneyReno productions presents a night of education, entertainment, & community connections for the love of the planet
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Credentials, Dan @dancredentials.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Me, nodding knowingly: The beaks.
Headline of paleontology news article: Crocodiles can't fly. Birds can. Scientists have finally figured out why
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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
New paper in @bou.org.uk's Ibis: there is still no comprehensive database of bird type specimens. Many major collections have no published type catalogue at all. Where they exist, they're often print-only, partial, or decades out of date. 🧵
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Holly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
My lab is HIRING - we have an opening for a #postdoc focused on marine invertebrate symbioses & evolution (heavy focus on microbial -Omics and bioinformatics, but lots of fun fieldwork opportunities too!) Full position info here: www.biklab.org/join-the-lab Please help spread the word! #SymbioSky
Neon flyer advertising a postdoc job at UGA
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Attention Ecologists! We are going to need *a lot* of ecologists. The First Lego League Teams need to speak with a scientist about their projects every year. Every year it's a different type of scientist. Last year was archaeologists. This year, ecologists! Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A fish is a teacher, wearing a button-up shirt with a collar. He says "Volunteer to speak with classrooms in front of a chalkboard that says "Skype a scientist needs YOU!". A snail on his desk says Help! And a shrimp says "Lego league is coming!" and a nervous seahorse says "this year's theme is ecosystems"
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Paleontological Society @paleosoc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Submissions due in tomorrow!
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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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🌈 Dr Ross Brooks @rossbrooks.co.uk · 11/08/2026
DARWIN AND THE QUEER ORIGINS OF LIFE is published in the UK today! To mark the occasion, I've written a blog about the natural wonder of sexual polymorphism—and why Richard Dawkins' view of Darwin needs some clarification. 🌈📚🗃️ yalebooks.co.uk/blog/darwins... #booksky #histsci #histsex #queerhistory
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Darwin’s Queer Inheritance - Yale University Press London
Darwin is significantly queerer than we’ve been led to believe. While his writings are sometimes invoked to insist that sex should be understood in binary
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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The Cornell Lab invites applications for Edward W. Rose Postdoctoral Fellowships. These competitive awards support innovative, independent research by early-career scholars of exceptional promise. Two to four awards are made in each cycle. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32334
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Cornell University, Lab of Ornithology
Job #AJO32334, WDR-00059934 Rose Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Over 18 they’re Michiganders, under 18 they’re Michigoslings
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Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology @sicb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
It's that time! Abstract submission is open for #SICB 2027! Come share your research and learn about the most exciting areas #scientific research in Pittsburgh, PA on January 3-7, 2027. abstract deadline is August 28 at 11:59 PM HST. Questions go to Matt McHenry: ProgramOfficer@sicb.org.
Abstract submission is open for SICB 2027!
Come share your research and learn about the most exciting areas of integrative, comparative, and organismal biology in Pittsburgh, PA on January 3-7, 2027. The abstract deadline is August 28 at 11:59 PM HST.
The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) encourages interdisciplinary research across levels of biological organization, from molecules to ecosystems. The presentations at SICB’s annual meeting integrate knowledge and approaches across fields to advance biological knowledge, education, and outreach.

A few guidelines, as you are preparing your submission:
•	If you have not already done so, you will first be asked to create a profile within the meeting platform.*
•	Once you submit, you will be able to log in and edit your abstract until the deadline.
•	Titles are limited to 100 characters and abstracts are limited to 225 words.
•	The Best Student Presentation competitions for some divisions require the submission of an extended abstract. You can view guidelines here: https://sicb.org/awards/best-student-presentation-bsp-program/
 
Questions about the abstract submission process can be addressed to the SICB Program Officer, Matt McHenry: ProgramOfficer@sicb.org.

We also welcome proposal submissions for symposia at SICB2028 in Los Angeles, CA! The form is here. Initial proposals require only a concept summary. For questions or guidance see our Symposium Proposal Guidelines, or contact the Program Officer Elect, Britt Heidinger, with questions at programofficer.elect@sicb.org.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Pittsburgh!

Sincerely,

Matt McHenry
SICB Program Officer
programofficer@sicb.org

* If a co-author has already created a profile for you or if you cannot remember your login information from last year, recover your password using the “reset password” link.
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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
My colleague Daniel Baron has been felting this cute Saw-whet Owl throughout #AOS26 it's getting close enough to complete now (and I'm tired enough at the end of this conference) that I keep jumping when I see it out of the corner of my eye
A felted small white and brown owl with half-open yellow eyes. It is almost done, except for its white belly needing color yet. It is laying on the floor where we are all sitting.
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Emily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I was able to hand out all 100 stickers including one to @tommysiegel.bsky.social . All y’all at #AOS26 are rad. 🦆
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Emily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The Drake has officially been Shelduck’d (by the staff, that’s why it’s official) #AOS26
A sticker of a crested shelduck surrounded by other stickers on the side of a bar counter
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
AI is ruining everything ebird.org/news/threat-...
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From Truth to Fake: The Threat of AI to Media Archives - eBird
As AI becomes commonplace, what you see in a photograph may no longer represent reality. Learn about how this impacts eBird and what you can do to help.
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Leonie Moyle @speciationlab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Interested in genetics, diversification, and speciation? We're hiring a Research Associate to help with our projects, including the convergent evolution of fruit color. Come and work with us! Feel free to contact me with questions. (Reposts appreciated!) Link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/33973
a matrix of 6 different Solanum (wild tomato) species with six different fruit colors, ranging from white to bright red.
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