Reposted by Kristen S. HobbsLiam U. Taylor @liamtaylor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Thread for bangers from The Dialectical Biologist 23113
Kristen S. Hobbs @kayeshobbs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m defending my PhD this Thursday, Oct 8 at 9 AM CT! I tested how precipitation affects migration, courtship behavior, and population genomics in tropical manakins. Lots of fun testing theoretical expectations across chapters with @birdfiddler.bsky.social Message me for the Zoom link! 081
Kristen S. Hobbs @kayeshobbs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m defending my PhD this Thursday, Oct 8 at 9 AM CT! I tested how precipitation affects migration, courtship behavior, and population genomics in tropical manakins. Lots of fun testing theoretical expectations across chapters with @birdfiddler.bsky.social. Zoom link: ksu.zoom.us/j/99291644772ksu.zoom.usJoin our Cloud HD Video MeetingZoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications. 031
Reposted by Kristen S. HobbsRan Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We have to stop using "paper count" as a useful scientific metric. More writing output no longer means more knowledge gained www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...washingtonpost.comOne professor’s AI-assisted output: 200 papers and 14 books this yearAn online platform removed 257 papers written or co-written by the University of Chicago’s Nicholas Polson after other academics raised questions. 1011347
Kristen S. Hobbs @kayeshobbs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Inspiring talk by Dr. Brennan at #AOS2026 about bird genitalia and about the value of being open to surprising findings in the natural world, particularly where paradigms are concerned. She reminds us that “The tinamou has not read Trivers’ paper” on how his species’ behavioral ecology might work. 010
Reposted by Kristen S. HobbsKate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 10/02/2026How do we know our research results are REAL? We replicate them! Most folks agree but lament on how hard it is to publish these replications. My dearest gentle reader, lament no more! Delighted to unveil: Replication Studies, a new section of Behavioral Ecology 1/ academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...academic.oup.comReplication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecologyReplicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d 5245129
Reposted by Kristen S. HobbsSilas E. Fischer, Ph.D. @silasfischer.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Bird friends: This is a longshot, but does anyone have extra plastic color leg bands for size 0-band birds? Avinet has been out of many colors (e.g. yellow!!) for months and I need more colors to mark Cerulean Warblers in May-June! 🐦 🧪 289
Kristen S. Hobbs @kayeshobbs.bsky.social · 23/09/2025americanornithology.org/aos-editoria...americanornithology.orgNew AOS editorial assistance program for non-native English speakers - American Ornithological SocietyThe American Ornithological Society (AOS) journals, Ornithology and Ornithological Applications, are excited to announce a new Peer Editing Program that provides English-language editing assistance fo... 010
Kristen S. Hobbs @kayeshobbs.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Hola hola, Hace un ~año colegas y yo abrimos una comunidad de WhatsApp para compartir recursos y entusiasmo por el comportamiento animal. El objetivo es aumentar la comunicación entre los investigadores de todo el continente americano, especialmente de América Latina. ¡Únase a nosotros! 010
Reposted by Kristen S. HobbsJournal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 04/09/2025In his Commentary, Neil Metcalfe examines why it can be hard to detect trade-offs between two activities or processes competing for energy, despite energy supposedly being a limiting resource journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/... 1156
Kristen S. Hobbs @kayeshobbs.bsky.social · 06/08/2025www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comMitochondrial origins of the pressure to sleep - NatureResearch on Drosophila neurons shows links between the need to sleep and aerobic metabolism, indicating that the pressure to sleep may have a mitochondrial origin. 030
Reposted by Kristen S. HobbsWilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Latest articles at the WJO: Insect richness in the stomach of a Nacunda Nighthawk. #ornithology www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 02712
Kristen S. Hobbs @kayeshobbs.bsky.social · 01/08/2025This is fun: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgA fossilized ventral ganglion reveals a chaetognath affinity for Cambrian nectocarididsFossil material from Sirius Passet suggests that the Cambrian nectocaridids were relatives of living arrow worms. 000
Reposted by Kristen S. HobbsDr. Catie Ivy @catieivy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Are you searching for a postdoc in Saskatchewan? I have a 1-year opportunity (with possible extension), effective immediately! This opportunity is a Mitacs Elevate with the Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange! Reach out if you're interested! 🐦🔥 01716