Evolutionary Ecologist | Herpetologist | Interested in all things chemical defense | Postdoc @virginia_tech | she/her
Joined December 2012
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@FralinLifeSci #VirginiaTech tiene un grupo importante de profesores y estudiantes muy motivados y latin@s que mueven la ciencia a un ritmo distinto
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Esta semana visité para trabajar con el genio Roberto Márquez @rmp033 en técnicas de microscopía para seguir en vivo el desarrollo de células de pigmento en ranas. Me honra mucho esta invitación para compartir nuestra ciencia hecha en #Ecuador
Awesome talk at @FralinLifeSci by @andresro40 from @PUCE_Ecuador. All the coolest frog development you could wish for in one hour!
Olivia Brooks retweeted
When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: bit.ly/3CghCUd
ALT SCIENCESHOTS What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever
Olivia Brooks retweeted
The 2024 #FindThatLizard Scholarship is open to any woman, girl, or gender non-conforming person interested in pursuing herpetology as a hobby or career. We especially encourage those who identify as Black or a person of color to apply. Due NOV 23- PLS RT!
earynmcgee.com/findthatlizar…
Olivia Brooks retweeted
🔥OFF THE PRESS @evoecology October 2024 (38:5) special issue “Developments in the study of poison frog evolutionary ecology Part II” by @biobiiana @fvargas_salinas 🆕link.springer.com/journal/10…🆕
Sign up for TOC alerts today➡️ springer.com/alerts-frontend… #SNEVEC #SpringerNature
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New paper alert! Check this out to learn how publicly available amphibian genomes vary in quality and repeat content. We also investigate synteny across all three amphibian orders 🐸🧬
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Proposals are being accepted for the 2024 SSAR Roger Conant Grants-in-Herpetology Program!
This award provides $500 grants to those in conservation, field or lab research, education, travel, internation, and undergrad research. Apply by Dec 15, 2024!
ssarherps.org/ssar-awards/gr…
Very cool paper on parental care and offspring chemical profiles!
This is a sweet burying beetle larva. Each instar smells different, and mothers respond to the scent during feeding. Congrats to Jacky Sahm on publishing the third chapter of her PhD thesis: The scent of offspring @BehavEcol #buryingbeetles
academic.oup.com/beheco/arti…
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Coeur d’Alene Salamanders are primarily found in close proximity to rocky streams and damp, fissured outcroppings in northern Idaho, NW Montana and SE British Columbia, west of the Rocky Mountains. I was able to find a few of these salamanders in such habitat on a recent trip.
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I got interviewed by @ligaze for Forbes magazine! I'm very grateful for the opportunity to share my work, and especially for the emphasis on the importance of science by and for the Global South—a science born frm both the blessings and challenges of being from biodiverse regions
How Could Tetrodotoxins From Frogs In Ecuador Help Treat Pain?
A scientist from Ecuador is studying frogs covered in a potent neurotoxin—first found in puffer-fish—that could hold the key to a range of new medical treatments.
My latest from @ForbesScience
forbes.com/sites/andrewwight…
Olivia Brooks retweeted
Back from my yearly pilgrimage to visit the largest salamanders in the Americas. There is no other feeling like watching a massive hellbender crawl along the bottom of the stream as the current causes its loose skin to flutter. Like being transported to a different time.
Olivia Brooks retweeted
Want to know more about our study on habitat selection in dyeing #poisonfrogs? Have a look at our new #preprint, led by @eco_mayer 👉 rb.gy/jio8vk We show that despite huge variation in size and colour patterns, habitat selection is similar across populations (1/3)
Did you miss Martin’s (@eco_mayer) poster? Here it is! Fun collaboration and cool results 😊 @KLIVVWien
Olivia Brooks retweeted
Anyone recently (last 5 years or so) set up an #IACUC at your institution? If so, I’d like to chat!! #AcademicTwitter
Olivia Brooks retweeted
The @ssarherps DEI Committee's third 'applying to grad school' workshop -- this time focused on preparing your application materials -- will be held on Friday, September 20, from 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET.
Please share widely and let me know if you have any questions! 🦎🐍🐢🐸💚
Olivia Brooks retweeted
Happy #WorldSnakeDay from this silly goose (not a goose). Hognose snakes pretend to be venomous or dead to avoid predators!
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Very interesting paper recently out of the Feldman lab at UNR link.springer.com/article/10… -- showing that 2/3 species of garter snakes demonstrate faster elimination of TTX in resistant populations. Toxicokinetics can reveal a lot about how animals deal with toxins!
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New SSAR graduate student mentorship program – application deadline extended to August, master’s and PhD students eligible: ssarherps.org/2024/05/ssar-g…
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The first part of our @evoecology Special Issue on #poisonfrogs is out at last! Bonus: a beautiful cover with illustrations done by @LiaSchlippe 😍 BIG thanks to the many reviewers whose work was crucial for the SI to be a reality 🙌 @fvargas_salinas
link.springer.com/journal/10…
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May 22 3 pm Pacific / 6 pm Eastern, SSAR’s DEI Committee will host a 1.5-hour virtual event on identifying potential graduate programs and preparing to apply. Interested? Fill out this form, and we will send you a Zoom link:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
