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Margaret Hughes

@margaretthughes.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Fellow (Biology) @ UCalgary studying #caribou ecology; general interest in movement ecology, habitat selection, conservation, & restoration. Occasionally find me squirrelling or with sheep. Lover of all animals. (she/her)

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Margaret Hughes @margaretthughes.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Just some ecologists (a.k.a poop collectors) in the wild. #CSEEinFocus @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
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Charlotte Bourbon @charlottebrbn.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Caribou poop pancake is a must. Better freezing cold, with a pinch of snow ❄️ #CSEE2026 #CSEEinFocus
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Samantha Barrette @sambarrette.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Some caribou fieldwork photos for #CSEEinFocus ! 🦌 @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
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Margaret Hughes @margaretthughes.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This caribou definitely pledged allegiance to Isengard 😎. A very unique individual we were lucky to observe in Northern BC this season for #CSEEinFocus @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
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Margaret Hughes @margaretthughes.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Early morning squirrelling = lots of great photo opportunities 🦊🐿️ Fieldwork entry for #CSEEinFocus @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
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Jasmine Veitch @jsmveitch.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Check out the Poissant Lab (and friends) at #CSEE2026 next week! Looking forward to cool science and great chats with good people 🤓 And thanks to the talented @charlottebrbn.bsky.social for putting together this amazing graphic @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social @csee-scee.bsky.social
Infographic of talks given by members of Poissant lab. Visual shows profile photos and talk information (date/time, talk titles).
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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Got lunch plans? Now you do 🍽️ Join us for SWEEET Seats: Speed Networking Lunch during #CSEE2026! Bring your lunch and meet some rad folks in our community while chatting about the themes from the SWEEET symposium. 🗓️ May 14 | 12:00–1:30 pm 📍 During CSEE (May 11–14)
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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Join us at the #SWEEET Symposium on May 14 (1:30-5pm) at #CSEE2026! We're tackling three barriers facing equity-deserving researchers: parenthood, fieldwork access & socioeconomic challenges. Featuring talks by Drs. Courtney Robichaud, Rachel Giles & Diane Srivastava. We hope to see you there!
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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
We are still short of our fundraising goal for the SWEEET/CSEE Equity Fund 🌱🧬🎓 If you’re able, please share or consider donating to help remove financial barriers for trainees hoping to attend #CSEE2026 in Toronto through the Equity Fund! @csee-scee.bsky.social #EcoEvo gofund.me/cca1d39af
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Donate to Help Send Early-Career Researchers to CSEE 2026, organized by SWEEET EcoEvo
The Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) and SWEEET’s (Secti… SWEEET EcoEvo needs your support for Help Send Early-Career Researchers to CSEE 2026
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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Call for Donations to Support the SWEEET/CSEE Equity Fund 🌱🧬🎓 Help remove financial barriers by supporting grad students & postdocs attending #CSEE2026 in Toronto through donating to the Equity Fund. Support access to science by donating / sharing! @csee-scee.bsky.social #EcoEvo gofund.me/cca1d39af
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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🌿 Are you passionate about equity, ecology, evolution, or just love building community in science? SWEEET is looking for a few motivated folks to join our organizing committee! 🌎✨ Interested? Send us a note at sweeet.ecoevo@gmail.com 💌 #SWEEET #EcoEvo #SciComm #InclusionInSTEM
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Victoria ☕️ @victoriacrozier.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Come for some /very/ preliminary results on my first PhD chapter on density-dependent parasitism & female reproductive traits in a feral horse population! Tomorrow at 2:45pm at @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
📢 Don’t miss the SWEEET Symposium at #CSEE2025 on July 9 in Sherbrooke! This year’s theme: Breaking Barriers in Science Communication — advancing equity, accessibility & inclusion through language and visualization. #SWEEET #EquityInScience #SciComm
SWEEET Symposium poster for July 9, 2025 in Sherbrooke, QC at CSEE/SCEE 2025. Title: “Breaking Barriers in Science Communication: Advancing Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Through Language and Visualization.” Headshots and names of speakers Dr. Shelby Bohn, Dr. Rassim Khelifa, and Dr. Aerin Jacob. Logos of CSEE, SWEEET, 14 university sponsors, and a QR code to the SWEEET website.
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Micky (Sangwook) Ahn @mickyahn.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Excited to share our new publication on the horse nemabiome! Grateful to co-lead this work with Grace Ochigbo and to contribute to parasite knowledge in Alberta’s feral horses! Many thanks to our co-authors Kobe, @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social, and Brielle! doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
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Margaret Hughes @margaretthughes.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Excited to announce the publication of the first chapter of my PhD in Biological Conservation! We evaluated individual behavioral variation and its implications for delineating intraspecific units for the conservation of caribou. Read more here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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Micky (Sangwook) Ahn @mickyahn.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
The first paper from my PhD is out in Parasitology! Using DNA metabarcoding, I show patterns of parasite infection in Sable Island horses! It's open access, so go check it out! doi.org/10.1017/S003...
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Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses | Parasitology | Cambridge Core
Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses
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Jocelyn Poissant @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Great work by PhD student Micky Ahn 🎉! Make sure to check this one out if interested in equine or wildlife parasitology, and/or DNA metabarcoding of mixed parasitic infections aka #nemabiome 🐴🪱👇🏻
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Jasmine Veitch @jsmveitch.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🌟 Hi everyone, excited to join the BlueSky community! I am a wildlife biologist interested in the little things that run the world (in this case, macroparasites, viruses, microbes). I am currently working on my PhD at the University of Calgary to investigate the gut microbiome of bighorn sheep 🐏
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Micky (Sangwook) Ahn @mickyahn.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Hello! I'm Micky, a PhD Candidate at the University of Calgary studying the ecology and evolution of parasites in Sable Island horses using DNA metabarcoding. I spent 3 summers on a deserted island as a glorified poop picker and amateur horse photographer.
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Charlotte Bourbon @charlottebrbn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Hi Bluesky 🔵 Glad to appear in this new social zone! I'm Charlotte, working as a 3rd year Ph.D candidate at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in University of Calgary on woodland caribou genomics and microbiome in Western Canada. I'm interested about wildlife conservation and population ecology.
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Margaret Hughes @margaretthughes.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Allow me to re-introduce myself! I'm a PhD candidate @ U Calgary working on caribou ecology, focusing on evaluating movement behaviour and habitat selection using GPS collar data in Western Canada. My general interests include applied conservation, animal behaviour, & taking sub-par wildlife photos
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