I study the ecology and evolution of species affected by human induced environmental changes. Proud boricua and SACNISTA. Founder of Jicoteando | He/him
Boston, MA
Joined June 2014
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Thrilled to share our MS on the toe morphology of #Anolis before and after Hurricane Maria. Many thanks to my co-authors @phytools_liam @Evol_Lab @TravisHagey and to Ross Michaud for his perseverance to publish his undergrad research
#ICVM2023 goers, we'd love if you'd consider IOB as a home for your work & read our latest:
#Geometric #Morphometric Assessment of Toe Shape in Forest and Urban #Lizards Following Hurricane Disturbances
by Michaud et al
doi.org/10.1093/iob/obad025
#reptiles #sciencetwitter
ALT Fig. 1 Placement of landmarks and curves on front and rear feet of Anolis cristatellus (left image). Landmarks one through nine-capture toe shape. Landmarks 10–19 capture lamellae morphology. The illustration of a rear toe (right image) highlights the proximal toe segment, toepad, and distal toe segment in increasingly darker tones of brown. Interlamellar height in red is the average Euclidean distance between landmarks 10 & 12, 11 & 13, 12 & 14, 13 & 15, 14 & 16, 15 & 17, 16 & 18, and 17 & 19. Lamellae displacement in green denotes Euclidean distance between the Euclidean center of landmarks 10–19 (i.e., the center of mass of lamellae 10 through 19) and the midpoint between lamellae 3 & 4.
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Are there any PUI profs here that manage nest boxes with >45 pairs of eastern bluebirds?
Would you be interested in collaborating with a group of us in 2024-2025 on an experiment??
There’s $$ for undergrad research assistants & summer salary! 🐣💰
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Starting TODAY, I'm recruiting undergrads, grads, and post-docs to my 🎉 new 🎉 lab at @UFBiology!! Interested in how microbiomes influence animal or environmental functioning and how they affect one another and biogeochemical cycles? Reach out! I'll have paid postings soon. 🙏 – at Gainesville, FL
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Inbar Maayan defends her thesis tomorrow morning. Don't miss it! @inbar_maayan
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Happening this Thursday at #ESA2023! My talk will specifically focus on the potential role of tropical cyclones in shaping present Puerto Rican anole distributions, with special attention paid to the methodological choices made in developing these models🦎
I am running my first symposium next week at the @ESA_org Annual Meeting in Portland! I know it is early in the morning (my talk is specifically at 8:00 AM 🫠), but if you are going to ESA I would love to see you there :)
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PhD opportunity!!!
I'm looking for a student to join my lab in a project studying hummingbird communities and pollination in Andean urban cities. Great opportunity if you are interested in network ecology, animal behavior, and pollination.
Retweet please!
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The Movement Ecology Lab at @IslandCampus is recruiting a PhD student for Spring Semester 2024! Start date is Jan. 16. Please complete the form by Aug. 18 using the link forms.gle/9QNENXFiUYbWv3JY6 or QR code below. Please RT! @ElasmoSociety @AmFisheriesSoc @FutureIslander
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A new @biorxivpreprint 'phytools 2.0' pre-print has just been posted: doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.08.5….
When published, this will be the new citation of record for my #phytools #Rstats package for phylogenetic comparative methods (and other things). 1/5
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Happy to announce that I am officially starting as an @NSF #PRFB . I'll be at @utarlington with Dr. Todd Castoe doing genomic work on hybrids of the lovely snakes below! Can't wait to expand and incorporate new collaborators, systems, and methods to my ongoing works! 🐍 🧬
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If anyone wants to help spread the word about @SkypeScientist, it's one of two things we need the most.
You can send people to: skypeascientist.com/sign-up.…
And feel free to share this flyer with anyone who you think could benefit from our program!
ALT An explainer for skype a scientist that says "Skype a Scientist chat with scientists FOR FREE" followed by "Skype a Scientist matches classrooms, scout troops, libraries and other groups with scientists for Q&As about science! " and then "How it works: Step 1: Sign up on SkypeAScientist.com Step 2: Pick a category of science your group would like to talk about (e.g. marine biology, chemistry, astronomy) Step 3: Get a match via email Step 4: Connect with your scientist, discuss your class's needs, and pick a time to chat Step 5: Talk to your scientist!"
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This is one of my favorite episodes! Especially because I got to interview some of my favorite people in the field! Check it out! – at Princeton North, NJ
Tomorrow night is the urban episode of #HumanFootprintPBS with @SCampbellstaton ! Check it out! Rats, coyotes, lizards, cities!
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En Agosto informaremos la apertura de los Pre registros a juntar ganas para este 2024 con el encuentro Zoologico-Naturalista más grande del País a desarrollarse en la @ucatolicamaule ya pueden pasar la voz entre biólog@s, veterinari@s, naturalistas, agrónom@s, entre otras areas! – at Chiguayante, Chile
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I'm recruiting PhD students for Fall 2024 through the EBE program @BU_Biology! I'm excited to mentor students from a diversity of backgrounds and a variety of career goals/interests. Reach out to me if you are interested in tropical beetle ecology and/or biodiversity genomics!
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New paper out in @GlobalChangeBio on the effects of UV radiation on vertebrates, lead by @AdamDownUnder from @Franklin_EcoLab | onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Important rodent control & public education efforts going on in Seattle, which has a lot of social + ecological variables intersecting w/ rat biology. (1) alley w/ old building stock (2) rat entry points (3) fresh droppings on sewer shelf (4) checking bait for rat consumption
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I'm considering applying to the @SmithFellows postdoctoral fellowship this cycle. If anyone has a successful proposal they would be open to sharing with me, I would hugely appreciate it!
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I am so excited to hold this book in my hands-- and beyond honored that with @Borikev, @JRichardson_44 , and @urbanevol , I got to contribute to a chapter!
Peep this! 👇
So excited to share this book project with y'all! This has been a labor of love for Max and I, with a ton of rockstar contributors.
Check the link in Max's original tweet to pre-order a copy!
(Related sidebar: ya boy got a Twitter name change! @UrbanSchell)
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The day has FINALLY come!!! I'm so excited to share this series with everyone tonight! Tune in at 9pm EST for the first episode of #HumanFootprint!
Embark on a journey to understand how humans have transformed the planet with Princeton Professor @SCampbellstaton. On tonight's premiere of Human Footprint.
WEDU | Jul 5 | 9 PM
Watch on the PBS App 👉 pbs.org/show/human-footprint…
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Two postdoc jobs with us! Ecosystems in the Global Biodiversity Framework, and in private sector accounting, reporting and assessment. Working with partners in NGOs, @IUCN, government and Private sector across the world emilynicholson.wordpress.com…
@SciMelb @TNFD_ @UNBiodiversity
