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Jocelyn Poissant @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🦌💩🦠 PhD opportunity! I am recruiting a fully-funded PhD student at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine to study the causes and consequences of gut microbiome variation in caribou. Start date is flexible. Please share!

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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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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

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Jocelyn Poissant @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Congrats to Samantha Barrette for publishing her honours thesis! 🎉👏 While are many ways to get host DNA from fecal pellets, the effectiveness of different approaches is rarely compared. We tackled this in caribou using a full factorial design and a new qPCR assay: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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A comparison of protocols for isolating and extracting host DNA from caribou (Rangifer tarandus) fecal pellets - Conservation Genetics Resources

Conservation Genetics Resources - Fecal samples are valuable for wildlife genetic studies where invasive tissue sampling is difficult, expensive, or negatively impacts welfare. However, fecal DNA...

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Samantha Barrette @sambarrette.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Excited to share that my first paper is published! 🎉🧬 We compared fecal DNA extraction methods for caribou to identify reliable, non‑invasive workflows for conservation genetics. Read more here: rdcu.be/e5cHu 🦌

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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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Jasmine Veitch @jsmveitch.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Thrilled to share my third first-author paper from my master's work with @albrechts-h.bsky.social and @jeffcbowman.bsky.social - this time diving into ectoparasite community dynamics of North American red squirrels! 🐿️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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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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SWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

🌟 Welcome to SWEEET! 🌟 We’re excited to introduce the Section Working for Equity in Ecology and Evolution Today (SWEEET), a section of @csee-scee.

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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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CSEE_SCEE @csee-scee.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

CSEE is now on Bluesky! We’ll be posting information about upcoming events, including our AGM, webinars and more, and news about the society. #Ecology #Evolution

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Animal behavior opportunities @animalopps.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Its about time i moved this list of animal behavior related job boards and listservs over here 🦋 It was made in 2020 so could probably use some updating. If you know of sites to add let me know! linktr.ee/animalbehavi...

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a sea otter is swimming in a lake with a forest in the background

ALT: a sea otter is swimming in a lake with a forest in the background

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Sam Deakin @sam-deakin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Hi everyone! I’m a molecular ecologist and semi-recent PhD graduate from UAlberta, where I examined population structure and quantitative genetics in bighorn sheep. Now, as a postdoc at UCalgary, I’m using genomics to enhance an augmented breeding program for caribou in Jasper National Park.

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Sina Mohtasebi @sinamohtasebi.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Hi everyone! I'm Sina, a PhD candidate at the University of Calgary. My research focuses on equine gastrointestinal strongyle parasites, examining their molecular diversity and characterizing them using advanced techniques like nemabiome metabarcoding alongside traditional morphology.

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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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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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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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Samantha Barrette @sambarrette.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hi, I’m Samantha! I’m a master’s student at @ucalgary.bsky.social studying the genetics of caribou 🦌 in the Chilcotin Mountains of BC, with a focus on using fine-scale population structure to inform conservation 🧬 #ConservationGenetics #WildlifeScience

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