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Diana Muñoz

@munozbird.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate in Ecology: CRISPR-based eDNA assays and condor microbiomes Art sometimes.

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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Sniffing places few doggos have sniffed before.
A black dog wearing a pink light harness lays down in front of a fiery sunset in the mountains.
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Dante concluded his 3-month participation in a study at the vet school looking at the effects of a supplement on dog microbiomes! Excited to see what they find.
A black and tan dog that looks like a rottweiler mix (but is not), sits under a driftwood-esque horse sculpture.
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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Big new @adriftlab.bsky.social paper - we show for the first time that plastics affects seabirds at the POPULATION level. Plastic ingested as a chick reduces recruitment of birds to the breeding population. And the story is pretty grim. 🧵 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Such cool work!
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I always learn so much about bluebirds from Carlos!
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I wrote about a reason not to use generative AI in your writing that I haven't seen anyone talking about. Once I realized this, banning GenAI in our lab's writing became a no-brainer. Feel free to share, I think this is probably useful especially for trainees: www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the...
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The only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson Lab
Over the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la...
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
My colleague Grace is passionate about keeping the Lake Tahoe ecosystem healthy! Consider pitching in to her research on using #eDNA to keep invasive mussels out.
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
You know you're at an amphibian and reptile disease conference when they have a biosecurity station set up! So important with inter- state and national travel #GARD2026
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Davis has endangered vernal pool tadpole shrimp IN the city limits and, of course, it would prefer not to. So I wrote a thing. davisite.org/2026/05/26/d...
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Davis needs to do better at protecting its sensitive and endangered species
There is still a chance to preserve and restore habitats to help native species recover, including at Village Farms By Kathryn Calderala Environmentalism – Still a dirty word for some. A category D…
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Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Thank you, @maxlambert.bsky.social and colleagues for this letter to federal scientists 🫶 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Federal scientists, a great American invention: a letter to our federal colleagues
Click on the article title to read more.
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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI Researchers say they have their reasons for avoiding AI tools — and they’re sick of arguing about it. www.nature.com/articles/d41... h/t @maartenp.bsky.social
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Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI
Researchers say they have their reasons for avoiding AI tools — and they’re sick of arguing about it.
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Amidst the ruins.
A gull on a rocky overlook looks over the San Francisco Bay from Alcatraz, with the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance. A view of the Alcatraz Parade Grounds. A Lighthouse on a great rocky mound in the distance.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Logger head shrike today, hawking up a pellet! As I took vid!
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Joseph Belli @josephpbelli.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Young condor 1262 launches himself from the ground to the top of the observation blind at Pinnacles, my second home. Note the sound as he lands! Also, this window is one-way glass: I can see him but he doesn’t see me inside.
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I saw orcas 😊
An orca emerging from the depths of the ocean.
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
New in @science.org ‼️ In the most comprehensive study to date, we show that wildlife trade is driving animal-to-human zoonotic spillover at a planetary scale, with +1 spillover per host every 10 years. Live animal markets and illegal trade pose even greater risks. 🔓 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Wildlife trade drives animal-to-human pathogen transmission over 40 years
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Genomic Variation Lab at UC Davis @gvl-ucd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
One of our PhD students, Carlos Esperanza, recently visited Doodad Ranch to collect a genetic sample for his Western Bluebird population genetics project!
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GVL Visits Doodad Ranch!
3/27/2026 Graduate students Diana Munoz, Anderson Tate, and Carlos Esperanza spent the day at Doodad Ranch in Elverta, California with two main goals: obtain a genetic sample of a Western bluebird, an...
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
My awesome labmates made me a crochet replica of my dog and a polymer clay jalapeño bagel charm (prey item of my dog from the counter) to go with it 🥹
A round crochet black dog with brown markings. A tiny jalapeño bagel charm hangs from his mouth.The skeeter's dog: A black lab mix with tan markings that looks much like a rottweiler but is not. His tongue hangs out happily as he sits on a rock with chaparral and a river behind him.
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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Strong recommendation to teaching faculty to just say no to this stuff, even if you are AI curious/enthusiastic. This is meant to reduce faculty autonomy and capture human labor with automation. You're selling out your future self and the profession as a whole. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
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Canvas Unrolls AI Teaching Agent
The new AI agent aims to save faculty time on “low-value tasks,” but stops short of fully automating grading. But some experts worry that the rise of agentic AI could lead to a dead classroom, where c...
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Belize Raptor Center @belizeraptorctr.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Only 2 days left to order this beautiful design on your favorite type of shirt! By buying the shirt you will be helping us with all our projects including the #PoisonFreeBelize project and our free on-site education programs! #Birds #Raptors #bsnm 🪶 Link ➡️ www.bonfire.com/belize-rapto...
Photo of a gray women's racerback tank top with an Orange-breasted falcon designPhoto of BRC director Sarah Mann showing two little kids a Barn Owl leg while on an education programPhoto of the BRC team cleaning bait boxes and filling them with Evolve Rat Birth Control as part of the #PoisonFreeBelize campaignPhoto of BRC director Sarah Mann with a Barn Owl that is going to be released from a Barn Owl box that can be seen in the background. This is part of the Barn Owl project that started several years ago and now is part of the bigger #PoisonFreeBelize campaign
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Record toad night: nine individuals.
A California Toad sitting on small gravel and plants looks at the camera with a disgruntled expression.
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
We have been taking night bike rides near the river where we have encountered numerous cute lil guys (California Toads).
A California Toad on a dirt path looks forward at the camera with an expression of distaste for humanity.
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Genomic Variation Lab at UC Davis @gvl-ucd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Luis Alvarez, an undergraduate in the BioInnovation Group at UC Davis, wrote this article highlighting some of our work!
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How CRISPR and Biotechnology Can Revolutionize Conservation
Contemporary conservation management faces a variety of challenges. One of those challenges being the ability to identify species accurately when visual identification is unreliable. Conservation team...
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I have found an AI* agent that is as helpful to my workflow as the more conventionally used ones. Subscription costs** are reasonable as well. * Avian Intelligence ** Bag of feed
A black chicken with a big red comb looks at a double-screen work setup on a desk, plotting the ultimate mischief.
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Have encountered this a disappointing number of times
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Love some excellent giant gartersnake outreach!
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
Russ Vought (piss man) tweet about doing piss man shit: The National Science Foundation will be breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country. A comprehensive review is underway & any vital activities such as weather research will be moved to another entity or location.
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I love it
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Pedro Brandão-Dias F Pinto @pedrobd.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Save the date for a Global #eDNA 🧬 conference! More details to come soon.
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Convinced my lab to join Bluesky! Give us a follow for updates on our work 🤗
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Daryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Should I ask him for a kayak? 🪶🌿
A turkey vulture stands on a sign, wings outspread. The sign reads “kayak rentals available upon request”
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I made an art for a good cause 😊
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Caroline Hu @hudrewthis.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art and design students. All countries and scientific fields eligible.
An anole extends its dewlap, which says "call for scientists!"
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Corina Newsome @corinanewsome.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Join us for an emergency rally to save critical government services targeted for elimination! The Ecosystems Mission Area of USGS, which most people have not heard of, contains the US’s bird banding lab, monitors dangerous diseases and pollutants, and much more! www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...
A graphic featuring a monarch butterfly, cedar waxwing, rusty-patched bumblebee, and a pronghorn

VIRTUAL RALLY FOR THE CORNERSTONE OF CONSERVATION
SCIENGE
For our science. For our futures.
May 22
12 - 1 pm EST

Hosted by National Wildlife Federation, co-sponsored by American Fisheries Society, Ecological Society of America, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Society for Conservation Biology North America, The Wildlife Society, Entomological Society of America,  the America the Beautiful for All Coalition, American Bird Conservancy, and Atlanta Botanical Garden.
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The Wildlife Society @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
The Trump administration will freeze funding for USGS Ecosystems Mission Area programs and plans workforce cuts. Although a judge temporarily blocked the layoffs, college students and USGS wildlife professionals face weeks of uncertainty.
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USGS grants will freeze, layoffs planned - The Wildlife Society
But lawsuit puts temporary restraining order on reduction in workforce
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Armando Rosario-Lebrón @rosariolebronentomology.com · 08/05/2025
The legendary USGS Bee Lab is being shut down. The 2026 budget proposal defunds the Ecosystem Mission Area, which supported the lab. If their science helped your work, there’s still time to make your voice heard. Read below. (1/4) 🧪 #pollinators #Pollinators #USGS #Entomology #Hymenoptera 🪲🪳
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USGS Bee Lab at the Eastern Ecological Science Center
The USGS Bee Lab supports research on native bees. As part of that program we and our co-located USFWS partners develop identification tools and keys for native bee species, take public access hi reso...
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
What do the USGS Ecosystem Mission Areas (EMA) mean to me? They are where I gained the bulk of my wildlife experience: not only through fieldwork but also learning how to analyze those data. When I started twelve years ago, I had no idea this was where I wanted to pursue my career.
Fresh out-of-college Diana holding a sage-grouse wearing a VHF transmitter.
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ALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 08/05/2025
DOI was notified of competitive areas on April 15. They have to wait 30 days to take action (RIF)- that is next week. This story validates the concern. Of our 8000+ employees in January, 1500 have opted into voluntary departures. Another 1000 were removed from FWS and consolidated to DOI.
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Thousands of layoffs to hit Interior, National Parks imminently
Employees fear diminished capacity after RIFs are tacked on to existing mass exodus.
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Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Have you read the president’s budget that was released today? Aside from the disgusting, offensive language and blatant lies, the cuts would be catastrophic. DOI cuts alone would destroy NPS, cut all natural resources/climate research at USGS, eliminate state wildlife agency funding sources… (1/3)
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Tammie Visintainer @proftv.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
If you, like me, had you NSF granted terminated, here’s what I learned from a hopeful meeting with my VP of research: 1. We have 30 days to act! Meet with your admin asap 2. APPEAL: Everyone can appeal! It must go through your institution, there’s a template, sent registered mail. My VP told me ⬇️
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Chelsea Harvey @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The Trump admin aims to zero out funding for NOAA’s 16 cooperative institutes, which study everything from extreme weather to fisheries to toxic algae. I spent last week talking with folks about the losses — & potential threats — to society if these institutes close. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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Trump cuts would cripple NOAA’s wide-ranging science partnerships
The agency's cooperative institutes study everything from salmon stocks to tropical cyclones.
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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Presidential budget requests are a call to action not an obituary. Call your reps.
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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
This USGS program includes, amongst others, the Climate Adaptation Science Centers and the Ecosystems' Land Change Science Program www.science.org/content/arti...
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Trump swings budget ax at USGS biology research
Plan to eliminate $307 million ecosystem program could face obstacles in Congress
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Diana Muñoz @munozbird.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Yesterday, we had an office potluck to celebrate our colleagues who ended their federal service. Though bittersweet, it was a reminder that our bond keeps us going in times of adversity.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eve... This can't be good. "Evaluating the Implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act | Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee"
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Hearings | House Committee on Natural Resources
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Emily Dolhansky @emilydolhansky.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
*Illegal layoffs* that are currently being challenged in the courts.
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Chris Muravez @chrismuravez.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
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From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
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