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Tracy Tran Burkhard

@ttburk.bsky.social
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assistant professor @lclark.bsky.social she/her | hapa🍚 previously: CEFE-CNRS (FR), UT Austin fun times: 🤽🏽‍♀️🧘🏽‍♀️🏊🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏋🏽‍♀️🖌️🪡🧵

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 22/05/2026
Why is this a problem? We could see an increase in human-wildlife conflict and zoonotic disease transmission. “If animals are more risk-taking and less averse to human presence, we’re going to be coming into contact with wildlife a lot more.” said @ttburk.bsky.social, first-author of the study.
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Tracy Tran Burkhard @ttburk.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Urban animals behave differently than those living in more natural environments -- possibly because urban environments select for certain behavioral types or because they act as environmental "filters". Fantastic co-authors: @neddochtermann.bsky.social @annecharmantier.bsky.social
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 22/05/2026
Across birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and insects - urban animals are consistently bolder than their rural counterparts, according to a new global meta-analysis. 🌍🧪
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The city mouse really is bolder than the country mouse - British Ecological Society
And so are most animals, according to global study.
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Tracy Tran Burkhard @ttburk.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Some of the news coverage from our latest paper in @animalecology.bsky.social! We used a meta-analytic approach to understand whether and how behavioral change is associated with urban environments. Dream collaboration with @neddochtermann.bsky.social and @annecharmantier.bsky.social!
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Alanna Leale @alannaleale.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I'm happy to share a new perspective paper, with co-author Sijmen Schoustra, which grew out of my PhD at WUR Laboratory of Genetics. ☺️ 🦠A big thank you to my former colleagues for the motivating discussions and invaluable feedback over the years! academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
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An experimental outlook on investigating temporal-scale dynamics of microbial communities
Environments in nature harbour complex species communities [1], which are known to respond to environmental changes, such as climate change and shifts in a
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Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
🚨 Fifty years of research on "badges of status" in animals, and we still don't know if the hypothesis holds. In our new reply, we argue that the evidence is shakier than recently claimed. A thread 🧵📄 (w/ @ornitho-pie.bsky.social) 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
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Urban Evolution & Ecology Conference @urbanevoecoconf.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
We are pleased to announce the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology which will be held from Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2027. Please save the dates, and we look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Ventura Beach, California!
Poster advertising the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology held January 31-February 5, 2027 in Ventura Beach, California
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
That both of Turning Point USA’s founders are dead from public health crises their organization worked hard to enable is a parable for our time.
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
UT's entomology teaching lab, where I run the fall field entomology class, is being forced out of its decades-long home to make room for the Republican Civitas think tank. No obvious replacement site for us has been offered.
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UT System announces $100 million investment into civic leadership school
The money will help pay for a permanent home for the school on UT-Austin's campus. Conservative donors and lawmakers, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, helped create the school in 2023.
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Sara Lipshutz (she/her) @jacanamama.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Now published! We examine how female competition shapes movement ecology. We provide the first genetic evidence of female philopatry and male-biased dispersal in a socially polyandrous bird species! doi.org/10.1093/evol... @journal-evo.bsky.social
A black and brown bird with its yellow wings open
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Tracy Tran Burkhard @ttburk.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
anyone know what is going to happen with the #BRC-BIO NSF fellowships?? (lol prolly not) #BRC #NSF #earlycareer
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Robin K Bagley @robinkbagley.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Interested in learning more about #preprints and publishing? Join me and @maurineneiman.bsky.social on the @royalsocietypublishing.org ProcB Editorial Preprint Team! We are now accepting applications from #ECR to assess preprints for potential submission to Proceedings B! 1/3
A card showcasing Dr. Maurine Neiman, Preprint Editor for Proceedings B, and informing that the team is recruiting new members.
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Tracy Tran Burkhard @ttburk.bsky.social · 27/05/2024
I am very happy to announce my 1st postdoc preprint on @biorxiv-ecology.bsky.social!! @neddochtermann.bsky.social, Anne Charmantier, & I use meta-analysis to provide the first quantitative evidence of urban-associated behavioral shifts across taxa globally (130 species!). tinyurl.com/dwpkufe2 🧵1/n
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Global meta-analysis reveals urban-associated behavioral differences among wild populations
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
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