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Alex Bentz

@BentzLab

hormones, maternal effects, & genomics in birds | Assistant Prof @OU_Biology #NewPI | she/her

 Norman, OK
abentz.wixsite.com/bentzlab
Joined February 2017
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A single day of competition in the wild is encoded in the brain, both during competition and days later. Now out in @PNASNews with @rosvall_lab, @eliz_m_george, and @Wolf_SarahE. (1/7) pnas.org/content/118/13/e201… @NSF, @NICHD_NIH, @iu_eeb, @IU_CISAB
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Job Alert! 5-year position: #PostdoctoralFellowship with expertise in #socialcognition and communication and a sincere interest in studying #ravens in their natural environment. Announced by Thomas Bugnyar. Apply by 14.10. jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Univer… @univienna (c) A. Bapat
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@BentzLab and I used a boosted regression tree analysis to examine ecological factors and species-specific traits that may shape yolk T allocation in birds. Check out our article in the Journal of Animal Ecology here! doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14…
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The entire special issue from our Sexual Diversity and Variation symposium at @SICB_ is now available! academic.oup.com/icb/issue/6…
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NEW PAPER: Zebra finches use ‘social hotspots’ during a substantial proportion of the day, and they prefer to visit these hotpots compared to other trees. Hotspots may play a role in information exchange. ➡️onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @WileyEcolEvol @SimonGriffith4 @MarcNaguib
Zebra finches. Image from Wikimedia Commons by Jim Bendon

ALT Zebra finches. Image from Wikimedia Commons by Jim Bendon

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We're hiring! Two-year salaried postdoc position with research interests complementary to those of the school, or science communication, the intersection of ecological and social systems, or conservation policy. t.uga.edu/9gW
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We are hiring! 3 year NSF-funded postdoc working on understanding the weird bright coloration of the infants of some nonhuman primate species. Starting salary $62.5k plus benefits. In collaboration with @wl_allen. Apply! (Img Menotlost WikimediaCommons) apply.interfolio.com/129167
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We're hiring! Two-year salaried postdoc position with research interests complementary to those of the school, or science communication, the intersection of ecological and social systems, or conservation policy. t.uga.edu/9gW
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📢📢📢 The new 2023-2024 list is out! Please share widely! If you are looking for a faculty position or postdoc in ecology & evolutionary biology check out this great community run resource: docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
ecoevojobs.net 2023-24

ecoevojobs.net 2023-24

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My lab at Ohio State is recruiting graduate students for Fall 2024 and a postdoc for Spring/Summer 2024! I'll be at #ABS2023 - please contact me to meet if you are interested in plasticity, paternal effects, predation, and fish!
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SQuID@SQuID_Group30 Jun 2023
🚨Please retweet this EXCITING opportunity🚨: the SQuID research network is offering student fellowships to visit and collaborate with SQuID-members squidgroup.org/posts/2022-10…
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We are recruiting a #Postdoc! If you are graduating by June 2024 with a doctorate, want to study mechanisms of animal behavior and want unique mentoring experiences, this might be the opportunity you're looking for! @isubiology @SBNTweets @SICB_ @SICB_SPDAC – at Pocatello, ID
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Also, I will be starting at @IUBloomington in Jan 2024 and looking to recruit at all levels (students, postdocs, lab techs). Anyone interested in working either on the evolution of insect pheromone biosynthesis or floral scent evolution please reach out to talk during #Evol2023
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⭐️Double job advert alert!⭐️ We are seeking a #PhD student and a #Postdoc to work on communication and collective behavior in animal groups, using our exciting new #biologging datasets! Join us @MPI_animalbehav @UniKonstanz More info 👇 and at cocomo.group/join
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Job ad coming soon! Biology @BucknellU Postdoc-to-Tenure-Track position for Aug '24 in ecology, evolution, biodiversity, or organismal bio. 2 yrs reduced teaching /course development as you set up a lab, then transition to TT role. 👀 on this space or DM w/ Qs. #Evol2023 #PUI
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Pathway or gene set enrichment analysis is frequently used in genomic studies. Make sure you understand it with these 8 resources: 👇 🧵
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Anyone have suggestions for a T3/T4 Elisa kit for birds?
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The University of Georgia is recruiting a post-doctoral research associate in wild turkey health. Applications received by June 15, 2023 are assured full consideration, but the position remains open until filled. Visit bit.ly/43GBLeU David McGowen/adobe.stock.com
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Scientific colour maps 8.0 fabiocrameri.ch/colourmaps #useBatlow #ScientificVisualisation #visualisation #Science #ColourPalette #DataVis #GraphicDesign #OpenSource #Accessibility #Colour #AcademicCommunityContribution #ACC 1/n
Entire suite of Scientific colour maps (perceptually uniform and color-blind friendly), with hand-pickable colours of discrete and categorical colour palettes.

ALT Entire suite of Scientific colour maps (perceptually uniform and color-blind friendly), with hand-pickable colours of discrete and categorical colour palettes.

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new work from the lab on additional diversity of hemoplasmas in wild bats, focusing on rarely sampled species (like the greater bulldog bat!) in Belize tinyurl.com/2p86a95w
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