Re-upping this ad after losing applicants to long-term gigs (🎉 for them!). Please share with any PhD/Postdoc who might be interesting in genomics, amphibians, bioinformatics, teaching, and mentoring. Reach out to learn more!

Congratulations to Marcel Kouete, Molly Bletz, Brandon LaBumbard, and David C. Blackburn 🐸 on their discovery that mother caecilians not only feed their young with their skin, but also pass on their microbiome! Caecilians are mind-bogglingly cool. nytimes.com/2023/10/17/sci…

Are the genetic indicators of the Global Biodiversity Framework feasible? Yes.

Pre-print out. And THREAD! of major results:
#COP15 #SBSTTA25 #GBF The Coalition for Conservation Genetics Sean Hoban Linda Laikre @Jmergeay.bsky.social Conserva Más et al
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/vie…

Despite the sobering results of the #GAA2 , there is growing evidence that conservation efforts are positively impacting amphibians. The extinction risk of at least 63 species has been reduced, mostly due to improved protection and management of their habitats.

📸:Cybele Lisboa.

A huge thanks to the authors of this incredibly important paper on the status of and threats to global amphibian biodiversity for all of their hard work in pulling it together. This information is essentially for guiding amphibian conservation actions.

Let's do a row call 😁

Add/Quote the name(s) of any of the 100+ scientists on our paper here 👉🏾 go.nature.com/48FXW7R

Esp. (Agregue el nombre de cualquiera de los más de 100 coautores de nuestro artículo sobre la disminución global de anfibios).

We'll start Simon Stuart

We are hiring #postdoc to join #GalapaGenomes to sequence/assemble whole genomes of Galapagos species from museum (aDNA) and modern samples. Bay Area/SF work Biology Department California Academy of Sciences
Please apply and share!
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Jack Dumbacher
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The spectacular white-faced ibis with its colorful purple, crimson, teal and gold feathers and ruby-red eyes is sure to brighten your day!

Photo at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah courtesy of Leslie Scopes Anderson

Critical thermal maximum (CTmax) has been criticized as being a poor metric of responses to ecologically realistic temperature increases in a warming world. As shown in this paper by Amanda Cicchino, Cameron Ghalambor, and W. Chris Funk, a cold-water frog species tells us otherwise...

New article alert! We investigated variation in body shape and calls in a gladiator treefrog 🐸, and why calls 🎵 vary within the species. It turns out they vary due to sexual selection, and not due to adaptation to the environment or genetic drift!🧬