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Kerri Crawford

@kerricrawford.bsky.social
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Ecologist @University of Houston, mom, bibliophile, Appalachian

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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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Ecology and Evolution at the University of Houston @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We're hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology in our department at the university of Houston @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social Come work with us! careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant or Associate Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Houston, Texas, United States
Department: Biology and Biochemistry Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Houston seeks to hire an evolutionary biolog...
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Martin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I made it to the "quote of the day" at @uhouston.bsky.social :)
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INVAM @invam.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🍄 INVAM is launching a fundraising campaign! We maintain the world’s largest living collection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi—microscopic partners that support plant health, soils, and ecosystems. Help keep this unique resource alive 🌱 launchku.org/campaigns/su...
Scientist looking at microscope view of fungal sporesFungal sporesPlant hosts cultivating AM fungal spores in the greenhouse
Microscope view of fungal spores and root fragments
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Takuji Usui | 薄井拓路 @usuitakuji.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Excited to share our new paper in which we test how competition alters adaptation at a warming range edge @science.org We find that competition can increase adaptation to warming when there is a shared evolutionary response to both biotic and abiotic drivers of selection: tinyurl.com/3j8s9t8b
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Competition enables rapid adaptation to a warming range edge in a model plant community
Most predictions of whether populations will adapt to warming range edges ignore species interactions. We experimentally tested whether range-edge populations can adapt to warming within a competitive...
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Ecology and Evolution at the University of Houston @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Must read paper!! From exclusion to engagement: advancing student success in environmental science By Tony Frankino Here Tony summarized his deep knowledge on the topic from decades on experience. Must read paper!!! www.academia.edu/2997-6006/3/...
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From exclusion to engagement: advancing student success in environmental science
Numerous well-documented contextual and structural barriers exclude undergraduates from some populations, contributing to their status as underrepresented minorities in Science, Technology, Engineerin...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Deadline for symposium proposals at the @asn-amnat.bsky.social American Society of Naturalists stand alone meeting on long island due April 30 www.amnat.org/announcement... Plus check out this cool meeting logo of a snail shaped like long island
A snail shaped like long island
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Jeff Spence @jeffspence.github.io · 31/03/2026
We are destroying species' habitats, leading to a mass extinction event. This habitat destruction also reduces the genetic diversity _within_ species. Our latest work develops quantitative models to predict how much genetic diversity has been and _will be_ lost. 🧬🧪🧵 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Large future genetic diversity losses are predicted from conservation indicators even with habitat protection | PNAS
Genetic diversity within species underpins evolutionary adaptation and has recently been included as a target for protection in the United Nations’...
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Submit symposium proposals for the 2027 ASN meeting in Long Island by April 30, 2026. Topics should advance biology and promote diversity. More info: www.amnat.org/announcements/ASN-mtg… #conference
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The ASN is coming to the East Coast!
The ASN is coming to the East Coast!
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American Naturalist / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Have a great idea for a symposium at the Jan 2027 meeting at Glen Cove on Long Island? Submit your proposal by April 30, 2026! ASN is looking for cutting-edge topics in evolution, ecology, or behavior and diverse speakers. Up to $5,000 budget for speakers. Details here: www.amnat.org/announcement...
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Proposals for Symposia at the ASN stand-alone meeting in Long Island 2027
<p>Have an idea for a special symposium at the ASN stand-alone meeting in January 2027? We want to hear it! Proposals are due April 30, 2026 ⏳</p><br/>
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Martin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Wonderful and important paper by Amy Sater! "Inclusive excellence in faculty hiring to advance environmental and sustainability sciences" Must read if you are ever somehow involved in hiring in academia. Believe me. www.academia.edu/2997-6006/3/...
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Inclusive excellence in faculty hiring to advance environmental and sustainability sciences
A broadly representative faculty benefits student learning and the practice of science. In the context of environmental science and sustainability, a more representative and inclusive community of inv...
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University of Houston Earth and Atmospheric Sciences @uh-earth-atm-sci.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
This Friday, we are happy to host Dr. Kerri Crawford from the Department of Biology and Biochemistry on a talk entitled “Applications of Ecological Theory to Coastal Dune Restorations”
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
#TansleyReview: Why, when, and how microbes can benefit ecological restorations: current approaches and future directions 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... by Crawford et al. @kerricrawford.bsky.social @collingdice.bsky.social Figure created in biorender.com/iwso49n.
Anthropogenic disturbance alters the diversity, composition, and abundance of microbes as well as the edaphic properties of the soil.
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Anny Chung (鍾彥儀) @yyachung.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I'm hiring postdoc in my lab to work on temporal dynamics of sorghum root microbiome assembly! This position is funded by the Moore Foundation through UGA, and would be perfect for someone finishing up their PhD this spring. Details here: chunglab.franklinresearch.uga.edu/join-lab
Photo from our summer lab lunch! 12 people sitting at brightly painted picnic tables with yellow umbrellas outside Cali n' Titos.
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Rich Meisel @richmeisel.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Two weeks left to apply for the @stegg-interact.bsky.social post-bacc research program. Details on the website uh.edu/nsm/stegg-in...
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Kerri Crawford @kerricrawford.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
There is still time to apply! The deadline has been extended until February 3rd.
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Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) @spun.earth · 13/01/2026
We need help keeping the world’s largest living library of mycorrhizal fungi alive. The INVAM mycorrhizal culture collection is at risk due to federal funding cuts. Its loss would be catastrophic. Link to donate: 🔗 invam.ku.edu/donate Read @theguardian.com article: 🔗 buff.ly/hkEGXgu
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Liz Koziol @lizkoziol.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
@invam.bsky.social collection, prairies, and AMF all featured in the awesome article Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing
These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close
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Jacob Moutouama @jmoutouama.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Excited to share our paper in @pnas.org with Aldo Compagnoni and Tom Miller ! Climate change may push dioecious plants toward female-biased sex ratios which will impair seed production. Ignoring this feedback underestimates range shifts. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Forecasting range shifts of dioecious plants under climate change | PNAS
Global climate change has triggered an urgent need for predicting the reorganization of Earth&rsquo;s biodiversity. For dioecious species (those with sep...
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Steve Pennings @stevenpennings.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
The Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long-Term Ecological Research program is looking for a postdoc with expertise in wetlands and biogeochemistry. Please pass this along to likely candidates!
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Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Increasing Prevalence of Plant‐Fungal Symbiosis Across Two Centuries of Environmental Change 🔗 buff.ly/b7IL4MJ @joshuacfowler.bsky.social @jmoutouama.bsky.social
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
#TansleyInsight: #Invasive #EctomycorrhizalFungi: belowground insights from South America @nahpo.bsky.social & @martin-nunez.bsky.social 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue @uh.edu
Fig. 1 Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) being introduced together with their plant hosts on Isla Victoria, Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina, in 1936.
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Catherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The ASN (American Society of Naturalists) is seeking Diversity Committee members! Are you an ASN member? Want to make the EEB community a better place? Like being in Zoom meetings with people who have cute dogs? Consider applying! www.amnat.org/announcement...
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Join the American Society of Naturalists Diversity Committee!
<p>The ASN Diversity Committee seeks to add 2 new members in January 2026. Applicants <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3q_KL8RfhMULohoDwlD_gg8Lbwk0MqvrAydjeirQA4sJlVw/viewform">shou...
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Kerri Crawford @kerricrawford.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Have thoughts for a special symposium at the Virtual Evolution meeting (May 20-22, 2026)? The @asn-amnat.bsky.social is looking for proposals! Click here to pitch your idea or find out more: www.amnat.org/announcement... #Evol2026
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Call for Symposium Proposals for Evolution 2026
<p><strong>Due January 15, 2026:</strong> The ASN invites proposals for a special symposium at Evolution 2026! Have an idea? We want to hear it!</p><br/>
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Aimee Classen @aclassen.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Come work at the UMich Biological Station as a Michigan Fellow (you don't have to be a biologist)! Apply today: societyoffellows.umich.edu/uncategorize...
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Apply Now: Michigan Society of Fellows 2026-2029 Postdoctoral Fellowships – University of Michigan Society of Fellows, Established 1970
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Liz Koziol @lizkoziol.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
We are hiring a full time lab technician to assist with several long-term richness/biodiversity/microbe/drought/restoration manupulation experiments at the KU field station. Applications due this week! Please share. Job Posting - Research Technician share.google/GsSTtiW4rIm5...
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
#Genotype × genotype interactions in a plant–microbe #symbiosis 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 👆 A #Commentary by Kerri Crawford & Claudia Franco on this article by Hanley et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience
Fig. 1 Photograph of a salt marsh at Sapelo Island, GA, USA, showing dense stands of Spartina alterniflora.
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Smith Fellowship @smithfellows.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Applications are NOW OPEN for Smith Fellows conservation research Fellowships beginning in 2026! View the Proposal Guidelines and apply here: www.smithfellows.org/join-us
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Become a Fellow — Smith Fellows
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
🧪 If you had your NSF grant terminated, I'd *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar. Friday May 9 at 2-3 pm ET Will talk about both the appeals process, in addition to allowable closeout costs. Share widely. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Webinar on Responding to NSF Grant Terminations 

Join the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) on Friday, May 9th, at 2:00 PM ET for an informative webinar on responding to NSF grant terminations. We will discuss the rules, procedures and available options for grantees who have had their grant terminated.
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Volker Rudolf @volkerrudolf.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Job opportunity! Excited to share that we have an opening for a research technician position to help with our research on phenological shifts & species interactions in amphibian communities. (please help spread the word!) More details here: emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Research Technician II
Dr. Volker Rudolf’s research groups in the Department of BioSciences are looking to hire a Research Technician II in the field of biology/ecology. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working outdo...
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Maureen Kearney @maureenmkearney.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
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DOGE’s orders threaten NSF grants and proposals
Already-approved grants were sent back for review, while 200 active ones may face termination
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Martin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Wonderful news!! I cannot be happier😊 Congratulations Agostina!!!
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Pedro Madeira Antunes @1pantunes.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
New paper out in New Phytologist! We show that how we define species in AM fungi is flawed — and propose a better, reproducible approach. Grateful to my brilliant co-authors Nicolas Corradi and Franco Magurno for bringing me in and pushing my thinking. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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A call for reform: implementing genome‐based approaches for species classification in Glomeromycotina
In arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, only c. 370 species have been formally described despite these fungal organisms having coevolved with plants for hundreds of millions of years. In contrast to th...
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Lena Maria Müller @lmueller.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Proud to present the first data paper from the lab, published today in @pnas.org. We describe a new mechanism for CLE peptides as local symbiosis-amplifying signals, promoting plant interactions with beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Congratulations @sagarbashyal.bsky.social et al.!
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Firings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut. This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.
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Kerri Crawford @kerricrawford.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
In case you missed it while it feels like the world is 🔥burning🔥 down around us: The deadline (Feb 21) is approaching for submitting a pitch to ASN for a special symposium at Virtual Evolution!
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Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Is your NSF grant on this list? Reach out if so! Ted Cruz released a list of grants flagged for DEI or "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda" from his Oct. report. NSF is using keywords from that report for their review, though Cruz's list is likely larger. www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
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Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database
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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I usually reserve this account for my personal views; but today I want to represent my position as President of @asn-amnat.bsky.social to post a message that will shortly go out to the membership of the American Society of Naturalists from the ASN Executive Council
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Kerri Crawford @kerricrawford.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Professors have "too much power" in Texas. Not sure whether to scream or laugh!
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American Naturalist / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Have thoughts for a special symposium at the Virtual Evolution meeting (May 29-30, 2025)? The ASN is looking for proposals! Click here to pitch your idea or find out more: www.amnat.org/announcement... #Evol2025
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Call for Symposium Proposals for 2025
<p><strong>Due February 21, 2025:</strong> The ASN invites proposals for sponsored symposia at Evolution 2025!</p><br/>
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Kerri Crawford @kerricrawford.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Have an idea for a symposium at the 2025 SSE/ASN/SSB virtual conference (May 29-30)? The ASN Symposium Committee wants to hear it! Proposals are due February 21. You can find out more here: www.amnat.org/announcement...
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Call for Symposium Proposals for 2025
<p><strong>Due February 21, 2025:</strong> The ASN invites proposals for sponsored symposia at Evolution 2025!</p><br/>
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Steve Pennings @stevenpennings.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Postdoctoral position, Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER. The postdoc will analyze existing long-term (25 y) data sets on plants and invertebrates at ten sites collected by the GCE-LTER. gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/public/app/a...
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Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Announcements
Description of the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research Program and links to data sets and information about the estuary and salt marsh ecology in coastal Georgia
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Steve Pennings @stevenpennings.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Postdoctoral position, Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER. The postdoc will analyze existing long-term (25 y) data sets on plants and invertebrates at ten sites collected by the GCE-LTER. gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/private/app/...
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Liz Koziol @lizkoziol.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
🌾🌱🧪🦠🌍 New study out today! Please share! Meta-analysis of 302 globally sourced AMF inoculant trials. Only 12% of commercial products both boosted crop growth and had effective root colonization by mycorrhizal fungi. #soilscience #PlantScience #mycosky nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Meta‐analysis reveals globally sourced commercial mycorrhizal inoculants fall short
Click on the article title to read more.
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STEGG-INTERACT @stegg-interact.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The STEGG-INTERACT Research and Mentoring for Post-baccalaureates program is now accepting applications for our 2025-26 cohort! Application deadline is March 1, 2025. Program runs June 2025 - May 2026 at University of Houston, Rice University, and Texas A&M.
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STEGG-INTERACT Research and Mentoring for Post-Baccalaureates (RaMP) Program
STEGG-INTERACT Research and Mentoring for Post-Baccalaureates (RaMP) Program
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Rich Meisel @richmeisel.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Shit timing, but I want to share the results of a great collaboration with folks all over the country to understand why a crazy sex determination polymorphism exists. The gist: we provide further evidence that ecological factors are important for the evolution of sex determination. 🧵
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Frequencies of house fly proto-Y chromosomes across populations are predicted by temperature heterogeneity within populations
Abstract. Sex chromosomes often differ between closely related species and can even be polymorphic within populations. Species with multifactorial sex dete
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Kerri Crawford @kerricrawford.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
JOB ALERT! UH Earth and Atmospheric Sciences is hiring an Assistant/Associate Prof position in Coastal Resiliency. Lots of people at the UH, including me, are thinking about coastal processes, so it will be great to have a new coastal colleague. Come join us! uhs.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Assistant or Associate Professor in Coastal Resiliency
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 09/07/2024
WTF. The electric company in Texas doesn't have a map of outages so people have been using the Whataburger App to figure out who lost power. This is like when Homer was using the Krusty Burger map when they got lost at sea.
The Whataburger app works as a power outage tracker, handy since the electric company doesn't show a map.
Still nearly 1.9 million power outages.
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Kerri Crawford @kerricrawford.bsky.social · 20/05/2024
Have an idea for a special symposium? The American Society of Naturalists invites you to submit proposals for a symposium at our Asilomar meeting in Pacific Grove, CA (Jan 2025). Proposals due: July 15. See attached call for details! Pls RT. @asn-amnat.bsky.social
A call for symposia is attached. Feel free to email me for an accessible version of the call: kmcrawford3@uh.edu
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