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Jeremy Tiemann

@jayhawktiemann.bsky.social
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Aquatic ecologist studying imperiled fishes & freshwater mollusks... and sometimes aquatic invasive species. Here for science. #TeamFish tiemann.inhs.illinois.edu

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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Interested in monitoring #FreshwaterMussels? Want to track individuals over time? Check out our paper “PIT tag application in native freshwater mussels: case studies across small, medium & large rivers” as we share experiences of what worked / didn't when tagging mussels bioone.org/journals/fre...
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Link to book: www.routledge.com/Freshwater-M...
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Freshwater Mussels of Central America
This book describes a fauna of global conservation concern and provides a framework for researchers to begin to test hypotheses regarding the evolution of freshwater mussels in Central America. Placin...
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
It's #MolluskMonday!!! Our book -Freshwater Mussels of Central America- is out! Dan Graf recently came to town to sit with @mussels4life.bsky.social and discuss how the project came to fruition. Check it out - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf8D...
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The Whoo! Episode 2025-2
YouTube video by MUSSELp
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
New paper alert on this #MadtomMonday! Our study examined the genetic diversity of the federally-threatened Neosho #Madtom throughout #NeoshoRiver basin (KS, MO, OK) Summary: populations fragmented into genetically distinct conservation units because of impoundments Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
New book alert on this #MolluskMonday! (OK, a day late) Introducing "Freshwater Mussels of Central America" Our book describes a fauna of global conservation concern in an understudied area PS- we're trying to reduce the price & make it open access. Stay tuned! www.routledge.com/Freshwater-M...
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Freshwater Mussels of Central America
This book describes a fauna of global conservation concern and provides a framework for researchers to begin to test hypotheses regarding the evolution of freshwater mussels in Central America. Placing the Central American fauna in context with that of North and South America, the authors fill a gap in our knowledge of this endangered and largely endemic fauna. This book: Provides a full‑color treatment of all 81 native and introduced freshwater mussel species found from the Río Grande in Te
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Thanks. I busted out my vintage The Hawk glass and enjoyed a nice Free State beer in it after I received my copy of this book. It was a blast to be involved with that project... collaborate with my advisor and bunch of other Kansas colleagues again.
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Check out this great book sale happening at @univpressofkansas.bsky.social. They've published some great books over the years, including a few fish ones...
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Sorry about that. Try this: vollandfoundation.org/fish-wizards...
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Fish Wizards & Fish-a-Palooza | The Volland Foundation
May 31 & June 1 2025A fun-filled trip to a clear Wabaunsee County stream. See native fish species up close! Fundraiser for Native Stone Scenic Byway & Volland Foundation. NEW IN 2025: a "Fish-a-Palooz...
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Check it - A Tomelleri & Troll Fish show is being held at Volland, A Place for Art & Community in the heart of the beautiful Flint Hills in Kansas. Show is part of an event called Fish Wizards: vollandfoundation.org/fish-wizards-2… There are still tickets for Sunday's fish expedition at the creek.
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
New paper alert! - "BioTIME 2.0: Expanding & Improving a Database of Biodiversity Time Series" This comprehensive collection of ecological assemblage time-series data offers insight into how biodiversity has changed across the planet for ~150 yrs Paper - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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BioTIME 2.0: Expanding and Improving a Database of Biodiversity Time Series
Motivation Here, we make available a second version of the BioTIME database, which compiles records of abundance estimates for species in sample events of ecological assemblages through time. The up.....
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
New fish book alert! On this #FishFriday, "Fishes of the Chicago Region" was just released. Detailed info on species distributions & natural history observations for >150 species in SE Wisconsin, NE Illinois, northern Indiana, and SW Michigan. Check it out... www.amazon.com/Fishes-Chica...
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Fishes of the Chicago Region: A Field Guide
Buy Fishes of the Chicago Region: A Field Guide on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
New paper alert! We evaluated effectiveness of eDNA metabarcoding of #FreshwaterMussel communities based on previous conventional sampling methods. Spoiler: eDNA metabarcoding agreed with conventional surveys but also detected rare species. Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Jordan H. Hartman, PhD @jhhartman.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I made some wildlife coloring pages! designedwithhartman.etsy.com/listing/1875... #coloringBook #Wildlife #WildlifeLovers #WorldWildlifeDay
A picture of some wildlife coloring pages including a penguin, hellbender, and “protect pollinators”A picture of some wildlife coloring pages including a tortoise, crayfish, and rusty patched bumble beeA picture of some wildlife coloring pages including a crayfish, bat, freshwater mussel, and rusty patched bumble bee
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
For AFS members, don't forget about tomorrow's webinar about employment insecurity.
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AFS Science Communication Section @afs-scicomm.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Upcoming AFS webinar: Employment Insecurity - Planning for Next Steps Thursday, February 27 at 2pm ET Registration information can be found in an email sent to all AFS members on 2/24.
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American Fisheries Society @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Join us for our upcoming webinar, Employment Insecurity – Planning for Next Steps, on Thursday, February 27 at 2:00 pm EST. Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/83ea29...
Photo of a road leading off into the distance with text, "Upcoming Webinar. Employment Insecurity - Planning for Next Steps. Thursday, February 27, 2:00 pm EST, with Craig Paukert, George Scholten, Sara Thomas."
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Today's #FishFriday post reflects on our 2014 expeditions to the rio Xingu, Brazil. Our teams collected two new species of catfishes that were just described in this 2025 paper: www.scielo.br/j/ni/a/VVCvG... If you asked me as a student, I never would have thought I'd collect a holotype #TeamFish
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Proud friend & colleague moment - @jhhartman.bsky.social received the 2025 Women of Fisheries Gives Back Award!! Jordan is a @prairieresearch.bsky.social PostDoc in our genomics lab. She & I have collaborated on projects focusing on conservation of #FreshwaterMussels, #BandedKillifish & #Lampreys
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Announcing the 2025 Women of Fisheries Gives Back! Award Winners - Women of Fisheries
Thank you to everyone who has made our fourth annual Early Career Award possible! It was an amazing pool of applicants, and thanks to proceeds from the fisHER Adventure Classic, we were able to suppor...
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
A similar story was published by USA today a few weeks ago. Check it out... www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Out-of-control invasive species has met its match: Cute and hungry otters
West coast states are spending millions to protect their inland waterways from invasive crabs. In some places, otters are just eating them.
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
My spirit animal is the Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Ever since my Alaskan days, I have loved the Sea Otter, who just chills all day, swimming around and eating, without a care in the world. Now there is another reason to love them... invasive species control! www.npr.org/2025/01/15/g...
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Invasive green crabs threaten West Coast ecosystems. One solution? Otters
As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population might be the solution.
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Prairie Research Institute @prairieresearch.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
🚗 Director for IDOT Projects – Join PRI! Oversee Illinois Department of Transportation programs, coordinate research, and build strategic relationships. Apps close Jan 31, 2025. 🔗 Apply here: blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/16...
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Fisheries Conservation Foundation @fishconserve.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out.
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A quarter of all freshwater species are at risk of extinction
New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction.
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
#FishInTheNews - Bigmouth Buffalo: The mysterious fish that lives for a century & doesn't decline with age As reported by BBC, recent finding show that the Bigmouth Buffalo have perplexingly long lives and gets healthier with age. Check out this story... www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Bigmouth buffalo: The mysterious fish that live for a century and don't decline with age
Recent findings show bigmouth buffalo fish have perplexingly long lives and appear to get healthier as they age. But scientists are worried their population is about to crash.
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Prairie Research Institute @prairieresearch.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
🌿 Director and Principal Research Scientist – Lead Illinois Natural History Survey! Shape the future of natural resource science, drive innovation, and oversee conservation research in this dual leadership and research role. Based in Champaign, IL. 🔗 Apply here: blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/71...
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
My max is 225 oz, bro! What's yours?
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Interested in natural history collections & want to visit a fun town? If so, check out the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections meeting being held May 27-31, 2025 at the Univ of Kansas in Lawrence More info: docs.google.com/forms/d/1vy1... #SPNHC2025 #KUNHM #RockChalk #SPNHC
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FMCS @fmcs-mollusk.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
A New Year means new ways to think about #FreshwaterMollusks. Here is an interesting story about #FreshwaterMussels being used to control the local supply systems in Europe... kottke.org/24/12/eight-...
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Eight Clams Control This Polish City’s Water Supply
In the city of Poznań, Poland, a group of eight clams controls the local water supply through a clever bio-monitoring system: T
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Chris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
RIP Jimmy Carter Top of his US Naval Academy class; submariner; risked his life to stop the meltdown of a nuclear reactor; always put the best interests of the American People first; & most importantly, a nice humble guy Jimmy Carter was a Great American www.military.com/history/how-...
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How Jimmy Carter Saved a Canadian Nuclear Reactor After a Meltdown
Before he was the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter was a nuclear power expert with the U.S. Navy.
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Jordan H. Hartman, PhD @jhhartman.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
So I sold out of my first batch of mugs!!!! If you didn’t get one and still want one, send me a message and I can tell you when I get more in stock! ☺️☺️☺️
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Jordan H. Hartman, PhD @jhhartman.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
I am determined for freshwater mussels to get the spotlight they deserve! So, I’m so excited to introduce my Freshwater Mussel Mug, featuring 7 species in all their beautiful, unique glory! #Freshwatermussels #SciArt #NatureArt 🌿🌎🐚 designedwithhartman.etsy.com/listing/1835...
A white ceramic mug with the words North American Freshwater mussels. This side has illustrations of a pistolgrip, pink heelsplitter, and deertoe
A white ceramic mug with illustrations of a fatmucket, deertoe, and mapleleafA white ceramic mug with illustrations of a threeridge, mapleleaf, and pimpleback
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
RIP to a Kansas fisheries legend - Dr Jim Triplett, a retired professor from Pitt State Univ. Had many great conversations w/ him since grad school & was privileged to work w/ him on the "Kansas Fishes" book. He was a gentle & patient man who cared about his students. pittstate.edu/gorillaconne...
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Triplett remembered for legacy in biology education, conservation
Jim Triplett dedicated a lifetime to every natural resources and conservation-related activity he could find. On Dec. 20, he died at age 81 after a battle with cancer. But his legacy will last generat...
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Striped Shiners (& Common Shiners) are pretty aggressive when fishing for smallies and can be a blast when using an ultralight spinning rod / 2 wt fly rod, especially for kids. Here's my daughter's catch from a few years ago.
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Merry Fishmas!!! Photo credit: Kansas Dept Wildlife & Parks
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
As #GarWeek comes to a close, let's not forget an ecosystem service gars provide... being host fish for several #FreshwaterMussel species, particularly of genus Lampsilis. Thanks @drkatfish.bsky.social, @solomonrdavid.bsky.social & others for this most wonderful time of year! Photo cred: TPWD
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Can I be added? Work with fed-listed fishes and freshwater mussels. Thanks.
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Jordan H. Hartman, PhD @jhhartman.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
My Just Keep Swimming and Laurentian Great Lakes Fishes sheet - both featuring a spotted gar - are 25% off this week! designedwithhartman.etsy.com #GarWeek #NatureSticker
A Great Lakes Fishes sticker sheet with Lake trout, lake whitefish, spotted gar, and yellow perchA white vinyl sticker featuring a spotted gar with the words “Just keep swimming”
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Dave Zanatta @mimusselman.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
📣 FMCS 2025-Michigan Registration now open! 📣 See info on May 12-16, 2025 FMCS Symposium: molluskconservation.org/EVENTS/2025%... Use #FMCS2025 and share. @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social @iaglr.bsky.social
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2025 FMCS Symposium
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Big news on the #roadecology front: USDOT just announced recipients for the latest round of the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program, its $350 million grant initiative funding safe passage around the country. A quick thread about what got funded (and what didn’t): highways.dot.gov/federal-land...
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
New to BlueSky - the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society! If you're interested in #FreshwaterMollusks, aquatic ecology, or some really mind blowing stuff (have you ever seen a #FreshwaterMussel lure?), be sure to follow @fmcs-mollusk.bsky.social Website - molluskconservation.org
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Killer squirrels?!? Who would have thunk? All those times those cute cuddly critters staring at me with those big puppy-dog like eyes might have been sizing me up, contemplating about eating my face... news.yahoo.com/squirrels-sp...
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Squirrels spotted hunting and eating animals for first time
Flesh-eating squirrels which hunt down and devour voles have been spotted for the first time in the wild.
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Prairie Research Institute @prairieresearch.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
🦃 Research Field Technician (Hourly) – Join Illinois Natural History Survey! Help study wild turkeys in Illinois: trapping, radio-tagging, tracking, and data collection. Apps close Dec 13, 2024. 👉 Find the link to apply in the thread! #NowHiring #WildlifeResearch #FieldTech
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Prairie Research Institute @prairieresearch.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
We're hiring! 💧 Water Resources Engineer at Illinois State Water Survey. Lead research on hydrologic modeling, water-energy nexus, and water supply planning. 📆 Apps close Jan 15. 👉 Find the link to apply in the thread!
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Prairie Research Institute @prairieresearch.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
🦇 Bat Survey Field Technician (Hourly) – Join Illinois Natural History Survey! Assist with acoustic surveys, mist netting, and data processing for the Illinois Bat Conservation Program. 📆 Apps close Jan 31, 2025! 🔗Apply now: loom.ly/A5_HlXk
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
"Chestnut Lamprey looking odd" Sayre, April Pulley. 2004. Trout, Trout, Trout! (A Fish Chant). Cooper Square Publishing, Inc. 32 pp. If you haven't read this masterpiece, it's a must. Our kids could recite from memory. Now, to find a way to cite it!
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Juan J. Schmitter-Soto 🇨🇺🇵🇸🇲🇽 @jjschmittersoto.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Our note on the numbers of fish species in the three countries of North America reached 100 reads in Research Gate. Available at: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) How Many Fish Species Are in North America?
PDF | The joint American Fisheries Society and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Committee on Names of Fishes has updated the list... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
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AFS Science Communication Section @afs-scicomm.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
‘Tis the season for @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social membership renewal 🎵 FALALALALA-LALA-LA-LA Renew your membership today for 2025 and be sure to subscribe to the SciComm Section to stay in the know on our upcoming #fishscicomm events 🐟
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Any idea what subspecies of Banded Killifish? We are seeing an explosion of the Eastern subspecies here in Illinois.
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
The hybridization between non-native Red Shiners and native minnows has been described as "hybrid swarms" Page & Smith. 1970. Recent range adjustments and hybridization of Notropis lutrensis and Notropis spilopterus in Illinois. Trans IL Acad Sci. 63:264–272 Paper: ilacadofsci.com/wp-content/u...
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Jeremy Tiemann @jayhawktiemann.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Introducing the newest 'yak in my armada - L.humilis Fall / early winter is the best time to find deals on used kayaks (for <$100) It'll look great on the water with Cycleptus, Perca, & O.nerka, and on special occasions Campeloma, the canoe #RiverRat
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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Globally invasive species ("paninvasives") are similar to human pathogens that cause pandemics (see www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... ) and must be detected early. This 2022 study applied a 'paninvasion severity assessment framework' to a rapidly spreading U.S. pest insect: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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