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Katja Kochvar

@gotcha__katja

outdoor enthusiast, bunny mom, pickleball fanatic, and studying puffin visual ecology as a CABE MSc student @MemorialU 🏳️‍🌈

Joined May 2013
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(1/6) I had the great honor and pleasure of working with #Atlanticpuffins for my master’s thesis at @MemorialU. The driving question behind my research was: what is the adaptive function of their conspicuously colorful bill? #AnimBehav2023
Two puffins interacting on a rocky outcropping. Pic credit: Sam Langlois

ALT Two puffins interacting on a rocky outcropping. Pic credit: Sam Langlois

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david 🥚campo@dOcampo1023 Oct 2023
The Stoddard Lab @Princeton is recruiting one or more postdocs to work on diverse topics related to avian structural color, color vision, advanced imaging, and/or hummingbird-plant dynamics. For details: puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHir… marycstoddard.com
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Sign my petition to alleviate toll burdens on commuting students!! I appreciate your support :) chng.it/c7SyyCfY9J

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Birds Canada@BirdsCanada22 Jun 2023
The votes have been tallied! Tune in to the latest Warblers Podcast to find out which bird won the Battle of the Beaks! #WarblersPodcast @gotcha__katja @UntamedBirding  @andresjimo @halibirdnerd @WPCWild911 Listen here: birdscanada.org/warblerspodc…
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Birds Canada@BirdsCanada28 Apr 2023
6 beaks enter the ring, only 1 will be crowned BEST BEAK! Explore some of the weirdest & most fascinating bird beaks with experts around the world. Listen to Part 1: birdscanada.org/warblers-pod… @WPCWild911 @TheTorontoZoo  @ncc_cnc  @CouchConserv @gotcha__katja  @cpaws  @VisEcolMun
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Absolutely no reason for the Biden admin to do this. It is indefensible and embarrassing. The admin can still walk this back, and they should. It’s a disgrace
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You know it’s cold outside when you go outside and it’s cold.
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(5/6) Some aspects of maternal coloration and condition predicted chick growth. This suggests a tighter link between mothers and offspring health compared to fathers, perhaps because females invest more initially and have a more flexible pattern of provisioning. #AnimBehav2023
Maternal condition, but not paternal condition, was positively related to the peak mass that their offspring achieved (i.e., asymptotic mass). This is just one example of maternal features correlating to chick growth outcomes!

ALT Maternal condition, but not paternal condition, was positively related to the peak mass that their offspring achieved (i.e., asymptotic mass). This is just one example of maternal features correlating to chick growth outcomes!

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(6/6) Thanks for tuning in! Check out @VisEcolMun for #puffin #visecol updates from #Newfoundland and keep an eye out for published work and exit seminars in the coming year. #AnimBehav2023
Me with a downy puffin chick on Gull Island, Newfoundland!

ALT Me with a downy puffin chick on Gull Island, Newfoundland!

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check out my thread on puffin #visecol at 1 pm EST tomorrow!! #AnimBehav2023
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pls play titi me preguntó by bad bunny #STANDonGUARD @NLGrowlers
Wildlife biologist phones will be like "here are some special memories just for you" and it's literally a picture of a dead animal you found on the beach.
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come listen to me talk about some fun new results from my master's! free and easy to access, just register here: animalbehaviour.live/aoc.htm…
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(6/6) Our final talk of #ABL2022 is Katja Kochvar @gotcha__katja from @MemorialU who will talk about exploring the signal value of the Atlantic puffin colourful bill 🐦🐧 (23:40 - 00:00 GMT)
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but the puffin and the candy corns I can't 😍
Alex Tomlinson 🦉 (@hootalex) profile pictureAlex Tomlinson 🦉@hootalex20 Oct 2022
My favorite season with some of my favorite birds! 🍂
A flat illustration of owls perched on a branch at night against a dark blue sky. The owls decrease in size as they get close stacked in front, while also growing bright orange. The effect resembles a flame. The owls, back to front (large to small) are Great Gray, Great Horned, Long-eared, Screech, and Saw-whet.

ALT A flat illustration of owls perched on a branch at night against a dark blue sky. The owls decrease in size as they get close stacked in front, while also growing bright orange. The effect resembles a flame. The owls, back to front (large to small) are Great Gray, Great Horned, Long-eared, Screech, and Saw-whet.

A flat illustration of a European Starling holding an autumnal Sweetgum (US)/Star gum (UK) leaf in its beak.

ALT A flat illustration of a European Starling holding an autumnal Sweetgum (US)/Star gum (UK) leaf in its beak.

Flat illustration of an Atlantic Puffin against a green background with a candy corn-striped beak, surrounded by several pieces of candy corn.

ALT Flat illustration of an Atlantic Puffin against a green background with a candy corn-striped beak, surrounded by several pieces of candy corn.

A flat illustration of two wood ducks in a blue lake surrounded by autumnal leaves and raindrops

ALT A flat illustration of two wood ducks in a blue lake surrounded by autumnal leaves and raindrops

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Shout out to my dude @sethmeyers for correcting the unfounded theory that Dr. Oz is affiliated with Pennsylvania 🙄
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#MahsaAmini
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@AlinejadMasih17 Sep 2022
Women of Iran-Saghez removed their headscarves in protest against the murder of Mahsa Amini 22 Yr old woman by hijab police and chanting: death to dictator! Removing hijab is a punishable crime in Iran. We call on women and men around the world to show solidarity. #مهسا_امینی
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