Lavretsky using Artec 3D | Professional 3D solutions to examine morphological changes in mallard bill morphology throughout time Smithsonian NMNH #quackingthecode

Had a great time being in the PPR as part of Delta Waterfowl graduate student field course. Thank you to everyone who made this trip possible!

Grateful for the opportunity I got this summer collecting data as part of my PhD research project at Smithsonian NMNH At 5.56 peak Josh Brown, Ph.D. & I using Artec 3D | Professional 3D solutions on mallards. Super cool watching the huge contributions being made to science here! youtu.be/jtU_IoznyKU

⁦Lavretsky⁩ thanks ⁦UTEP Keck Center⁩ for their 3D printing technology to showcase ⁦U.S. National Science Foundation study looking at⁩ #mallard head morphology! This one is from early 1900s housed ⁦⁦⁦⁦Smithsonian⁩! UTEP ⁦UTEP Biodiversity Collections⁩

Had another great time talking with Ramsey ⁦Ramsey Russell⁩ about #ducks #mallards and mallard-like duck genetics and conservation. Have a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/duc…

Great article in Outdoor Life on the LSU college hunting program Bret Collier and I oversee! outdoorlife.com/conservation/l…

Cc: Kevin Ringelman Dylan Bakner Katie Miranda Lauren McFarland @AhlersAdam James Martin Adam Janke @Louisianaboater Michael Johnson Passing along in case anyone in your networks might be interested!

Please RT: looking for a new MS student to study disturbance and bird movement using acoustic recording units and GPS-GSM marked ducks in a heavily hunted landscape in southwest LA drive.google.com/file/d/1NvXXFE…

Please RT: New PhD student position studying white-winged dove ecology in Texas with me and TPWD. Lots of banding and GPS-GSM tags + opportunities to do resource selection across an urban gradient, study disease, contaminants, harvest, and migration.

After listening great talks at #Evol2023, It’s my turn now!!! Come join me at Galisteo 110 at 11:15 am ! Hybridization IV

#Evol2023 I had a great start at the MSB open house explaining about plumage variation and hybridization. If you haven’t heard about it yet, find me at the Night at the museum event!

A lot of hard work finally getting published! Chromosomal-level reference genome of a wild North American mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) academic.oup.com/g3journal/arti…

⁦Lavretsky⁩ ⁦Lauren McFarland⁩ ⁦UTEP⁩ scanning a #mallard from 1897 California as part of ou ⁦U.S. National Science Foundation⁩ funded work! #biodiversity collections are invaluable time machines! Thank you ⁦Natural History Museum of L.A. County⁩ for hosting us!

Lavretsky ⁦Ducks Unlimited⁩ have come together for the largest attempted citizen science project in waterfowl genetics and conservation. Listen to the podcast and sign up at duckDNA.com podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/duc…

⁦Lavretsky⁩ gives big thanks to ⁦Denver Museum⁩! Back to scanning 100 year old mallard skins to understand mallard #conservation issues!

The first duckDNA kits going out! If you haven’t done so, go sign up at duckDNA.com today! ⁦Ducks Unlimited⁩ ⁦⁦⁦Ducks Unlimited Conservation⁩ Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆⁩

Can’t thank ⁦Ramsey Russell⁩ enough getting this scientific collection trip together in Australia this past month! Take a listen to some of the ramblings talking about that adventure! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/duc…

"To me, being a woman in conservation means...persevering when others doubt you...& supporting other women in this field, especially younger women just starting out." - Madie McFarland, Ducks Unlimited 📷Hunter Collins & Dane Cramer #WomensHistoryMonth ow.ly/NRem50QW3Qg

⁦Lavretsky⁩ thanks ⁦Christopher Witt⁩ for letting ⁦Lauren McFarland⁩ to scan and study their #mallards! Specimens like this bird collected by Aldo Leopoldo in 1918 are our time machines!

We are recruiting students for the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology PhD program UTEP across a wide variety of fields. Multiple funded RA positions tuition remission included for qualified applicants available starting in 2025. For more information: lnkd.in/gknKrwps