Interested in the genomics of #speciation or #sexualselection in birds? We are recruiting a postdoc or research assoc with funding for up to 3 years (salary range: 55-65K). We’ll be at the #AOS meeting next week - find us if you’re going. More info at: tinyurl.com/4d23526a

New paper: River-to-lake transitions in cichlid fishes result in rapid phenotypic evolution, but not necessarily different (or novel) phenotypes academic.oup.com/evolut/advance…

In memory Walter Lure - the last of the great Heartbreakers, born April 22, 1942, Queens, New York City, passed away after a battle with lung cancer, August 22, 2020 #punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #walterlure #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Lots of #jobs open in my lab: wordpress.com/page/stephenso… #PhD students, #postdoc, #manager... I want it all :) If you're interested in using #guppies and their #worm #parasites to understand how #behaviour affects #disease #ecology and #evolution.. check it out!

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Name your favorite black-and-white film made before 1940 challenge: Before 1940? Were there even movies back then?

More rules to survive in New York: • Nobody rides for free • Nobody gets it like they want it to be • Nobody hands you any guarantee • Watch the street, keep your feet, be on guard • Make you pay baby

More rules to survive in New York: -gotta get in shape -too much sitting will ruin your body -50 pushups each morning -50 pullups -no more pills -no more bad food -no more destroyers of your body -total organization -every muscle must be tight

The other day in animal behavior I used the term “birder.” I was asked what a birder is. Fish winning.

What’s a still from a movie or TV show that will completely devastate anyone who has seen it, but seem completely unremarkable to anyone who hasn’t?

‘What is your father, dear? Is he a coal miner? Does he stink of the lamp? You know how quickly the boys found you...all those tedious sticky fumblings in the back seats of cars...while you could only dream of getting out...getting anywhere... getting all the way to the CIA.’

Probably late to this info, but this just happened on Beef (ep 5). We just discussed this paper in class. None of my students knew Cheney. John Marzluff seems to be no longer here. So I’ll just tag some bird people. Dan Baldassarre Kaeli Swift, Ph.D. Loma Pendergraft UW SEFS 🌲

I'm still on the search for a potential PhD student to join our group - especially someone with a strong background in behavioural ecology. Would appreciate a retweet :)

Dear Republicans, let's review a few of Donald Trump's talking points during his campaign and compare them to some solid analytical facts created by Steven Rattner. Steven Rattner