Assistant Professor in Biology at UNA. Darters, parasites, and male-only parental care. Come for the fish, stay for the sassy parrot. Opinions are my own.

Joined August 2014
Goodbye, I. (link in comments)
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I think he might be giving me permission. It might be go time.
One of the few presbyterians I still even remotely tolerate just sent this to my house.
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One of the few presbyterians I still even remotely tolerate just sent this to my house.
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My pre-ordered copy of @DrChelseaLWood 's delightful children's book, "Power to the Parasites", has finally arrived!... Ok, why lie, I bought 3 copies. I have nieces. 😅 Get your copy now! amazon.com/gp/product/125083…
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Have you ever wondered what darters think is "pretty"? Fresh off the press is our study in which we used neural style transfer (a generative AI technique) to test for pattern preferences in rainbow darters.
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Update for those who have been following/supporting Mrs. Irvin's 3rd-5th grade gifted class in Calera, AL and their adventures in parasitology/ecology: thanks to your generous support, 80 students went to Aldridge Gardens for environmental education lessons. Thank you!!
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🎵When you’re down and low, lower than the floor/ And you think that you ain’t got a chance/ Hop 3 times like a kangaroo/ side step twice just like the crabs do/ 3 steps forward 1 step back/ and that’s the Paper Accepted Dance.🎵
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Have to tie up all loose ends before Everything becomes Nothing at last...
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#inktober2024 day 11: Snacks (featuring infamously greedy baby darter #5. As the kids say, she ate.)
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Anyway, that's over now, and hopefully soon so am I. Now go away.
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