Hi #Evol2023 I presented work on climate warming response in Rhagoletis flies & their wasp parasitoids at a previous conference. Here it is in paper form!

This paper got picked up by Newsweek! newsweek.com/insects-impact…

Thought-provoking talk by Mia Tayler Waters on how we design reciprocal transplant studies. Density of local competitors have dramatic consequences for fitness of plants locally & not locally adapted #Evol2023

Members of my lab are presenting multiple works in progress on whether we can detect sexual selection in Rhagoletis flies & how larval salamanders respond to natural pond temperature variation Posters tonight & Sat @sophiaanner.bsky.social Shayna Rosenbloom Earl Rowan Ward #Evol2023

Great talk by Rachel Moran dissecting genetic mechanisms underlying repeated evolution with different primary mechanisms explaining repeated adaptations to surface vs. cave habitats in fish #Evol2023 nature.com/articles/s4146…

Hey #Evol2023 - come hear about Mac Calvert 🪴🦠🪱🦟🍎’s work on the population genomics of a gall-forming plant parasite: is it a true generalist or cryptic specialist? Find out on Friday at 4:30 in Host-Parasite II!

VERY proud of Rowan Ward for their first presentation at a national meeting!! #Evol2023 And ever impressed by the supportive mentoring from @sophiaanner.bsky.social It’s the people that make the science fun and exciting. . . . This is the photo you get when you say “Say Rhagoletis!!”

Peak science is making a matching shirt to go with your poster #Evol2023

Come check out these posters tonight! #Evol2023 Shayna Rosenbloom Earl @sophiaanner.bsky.social

New paper led by Mark Kirk using 32 years of data for >1000 tiger salamanders to identify fitness effects of environmental variation. Some conditions affect all salamanders, while others have morph-specific effects Whiteman Lab besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

Pre-sales of the #WomenInHerpetology book is up at #JMIH2023! ✨💫☄️ Read about 50 amazing women who work with #amphibians & #reptiles & support student scholarships at the same time! 🐍👩🏻‍🔬🦎👩🏼‍🔬🐢👩🏽‍🔬🐸👩🏾‍🔬🐊👩🏿‍🔬 kickstarter.com/projects/women… SSAR ASIH HerpetologistsLeague ASIH-DEIB

Postdoc wanted!! Please reach out if interested in advancing themes around protected areas, wildlife movement or human-carnivore coexistence

Needed some extra motivation this morning for the final push on grant revisions. I’ve seen the GIFs, but did you know there’s an extended version of this video?!? youtu.be/TIfAkOBMf5A

So inspirational to be surrounded by amazing young researchers doing phenomenal science at the Undergraduate Research Showcase University of Louisville ! They are a force to be reckoned with 💪🏼🔬🧫 #STEM #Research #NewPI Joseph Chen Alycia Lackey University of Louisville Department of Biology

I am recruiting a new PhD student to join my lab in 2024, to conduct USDA-funded research on the role of the microbiome in pathogen transmission from an invasive grass to hemp! Please share!!