💖Early view of our new paper 💖
Székely, D., Stănescu, F., Székely, P., Telea, A. E., & Cogălniceanu, D. (2024). A review of age estimation methods in non‐avian reptiles by growth marks in hard tissues. Integrative Zoology. 🦎🐢🐍
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…

I've moved to bluesky but wanted to share a new paper published with Iulian Gherghel, PhD We use SDMs to ask how the ranges competing predator and prey in a classic character displacement system changed over geological time doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14… . open access!

nice write-up about our work on barriers to upslope migration! CU Denver GA Tech Biology

news.ucdenver.edu/flying-insects…

Our poster will be presented at the second poster session of #SEH2023 on Thursday

Project update: Preliminary results from our study on the effects of climate change on reptiles are promising. We are eagerly awaiting the emergence of all hatchlings to complete our data collection and to conducting the analyses and sharing our findings #ClimateChange #PhenoClim

I’m super excited to announce that today I've stepped into the journey of fatherhood. Welcoming a new chapter in our family life with open arms and a full heart 🍼👶 #NewDad

Happy to share that I’ve submitted an abstract for the #SEH2023 conference. Our research explores the impact of climate change on the phenotypic diversity in sand lizards. Looking forward to presenting and discussing our findings in September at #SEH2023 . Hope to see you there!

I, along with 85% of #JBI AEs, am on a work stoppage as #AssociateEditor of @jbiogeography because@WileyGlobal prioritizes profit over access & journal quality, creating barriers to equity and publication - particularly for #ECRs and peers from the #GlobalSouth #BetterPublishing

I, along with 85% of #JBI AEs, am on a work stoppage as #AssociateEditor of @jbiogeography because Wiley prioritizes profit over access & journal quality, creating barriers to equity and publication - particularly for #ECRs and peers from the #GlobalSouth #BetterPublishing

While some of our team is collecting data in the field, the rest of us are currently attending #Evolution2023 to present a poster showcasing our field experiments investigating predation rates across distinct color morphs within the common European adder species. #Herpetology

Rewarding ourselves with a sweet treat after a challenging day of field work!

Boots back on the ground in the Danube Delta, ready to catch grass snakes and sand lizards for our climate change-phenotypes study. #ReptileResearch #Herpetology #ResearchInProgress #DanubeDelta #ClimateChangeStudy

A PhD student in my lab is starting up a new project with spring field crickets (G. veletis). She has located plenty of calling males but hasn't had much luck capturing them. If anyone has helpful tips or tricks please let me know! #UrbanEvolution

Grass snakes mating - Danube Delta. #Fieldwork #Herpetology

Night survey #FieldWork #Herpetology #DanubeDelta

The polymorphic 🐍 grass snakes are thriving in abundance which is great for sample sizes.
☀️ The weather is scorching, but we're staying focused and dedicated. #ReptileResearch #ClimateChange #FieldWork #Herpetology