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Connor Morozumi
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Community and Network Ecologist studying how plants and fungi interact

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 3d
Amy Angert and I are recruiting a #postdoc to participate in a collaborative NSF-funded study of demographic responses to climate across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/224...

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Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz · 4d
Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....

genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Connor Morozumi @connor-morozumi.bsky.social · 7d
This picture is phenomenal

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Tess Grainger @tessgrainger.bsky.social · 7d
New paper out today in Ecology Letters! In this synthesis we dive into the equilibrium assumption in ecology - why it's everywhere in ecological theory, the evidence for it in nature, when meeting the assumption is important, how to achieve it in empirical research, and more! tinyurl.com/yh6kyysm
Drawing of a researcher looking out thoughtfully at mountains, grasslands and intertidal study systems

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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 8d
Can you #FindThatLizard and that scholarship?!

I am incredibly excited to announce that the 2nd annual #FindThatLizard Scholarship is now open! You can find the application at earynmcgee.com/findthatliza...

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Ramya Ganesan @chaintist.bsky.social · 9d
Had to draw a cartoon for this fascinating finding!
Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SymbioSky
A cartoon/ digital drawing summarising the findings of the paper "Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs" by T. Nishino et al published in 2025. On the top left, a female Megymenum gracilicorne bug shows off symbiotic organs on the hind legs where she carries Ascomycota fungi. These were previously assumed to be Tympanal organs in these bugs but only females had them?; that didnt make a whole lot of sense to the authors...To the right of the bug is a row of eggs lying side by side. The paper shows that the bugs deposit the symbiotic fungi on the egg surface after egg-laying. Next on the image, fungal conidia grow on the egg surface. The eggs are pinkish in colour. A few fungi wear sunglasses like they are body guards. The paper shows that they protect the eggs from Trissolcus brevinotaulus, a parasitoid wasp, that likes to lay its eggs inside the developing bug's eggs. There are two wasps in this cartoon "eyeing" the fungi and looking frustrated. Eggs turn from whitish to pinkish within 10-days because they are reflecting the body colour of the nymph within the eggs.

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Connor Morozumi @connor-morozumi.bsky.social · 10d
Carnivorous birds eat seed dispersers and in the process effectively become seed dispersers themselves. Ecology is endlessly complex!
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🦅🌱Secondary seed dispersal by migrant harriers in India

📷 © Sankar Subramanian

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#Diploendozoochory #Grasslands #OpenNaturalEcosystems #Raptor

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Oikos @oikosjournal.bsky.social · 10d
🦅🌱Secondary seed dispersal by migrant harriers in India

📷 © Sankar Subramanian

vist.ly/4cfkr

#Diploendozoochory #Grasslands #OpenNaturalEcosystems #Raptor

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SACNAS @sacnas.bsky.social · 11d
Day One of #NDiSTEM2025 delivered! ✨ Opening Ceremony, Expo, Posters, and STEM symposia brought the energy. Plus—marketplace, mentoring, and networking moments that connect our community. @aaberhe.com
#STEMCommunity #SACNAS #STEM #STEMWorkforce #STEMLeadership

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Connor Morozumi @connor-morozumi.bsky.social · 12d
How the job cycle is going
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 13d
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 13d
🌷New Research highlight showcases Arrowsmith et al. (2025), which shows that temperature alone can shift pollinators’ floral choices in diverse plant–pollinator communities. Such thermally-driven species interaction rewiring may have important consequences. ➡️ buff.ly/i5QrFjd

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 21d
It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!

Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...

Applications due December 5th!
Promotional graphic for the DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship Program. The background is a dark blue gradient with flowing wave-like patterns in blue and gold. At the top, white text reads: “DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship Applications Now Open.” Below, a yellow box with black text says: “Seeking Disabled Mentees and Dedicated Mentors to Champion Inclusion in STEM.” At the bottom, white text states: “Applications due December 5th.” In the lower right corner, there is the DisabledInSTEM logo.

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Dax Kellie @daxkellie.bsky.social · 27d
Still want to make cleaning biodiversity data shrimp-ler? 🦐

Good news: We just updated our Cleaning Biodiversity Data in R book, so you still can! We've updated data for 2025, added new content & fixed lots of silly typos 😀

Live the shrimp-le life:
cleaning-data-r.ala.org.au

#rstats #ecology 🧪🌏
The cover of the Cleaning Biodiversity Data in R book. It has an illustration of an Pacific Cleaner Shrimp in the middle of a navy background. The shrimp has a bright red-orange shell, pale-yellow body and white whiskers.

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ForNaLab @fornalab.bsky.social · 28d
New paper out! @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
We test whether optical fibres can be used to measure microclimate temperatures in the forest, and investigate what we can learn from it. 🧵👇

The full article is published Open Access: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Continuous quantification of forest microclimate temperatures in space and time using fibre‐optic technology
Most species experience microclimate temperatures, that is, variable and fine-grained thermal conditions determined by atmospheric conditions interacting with biotic and abiotic components of the ...
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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · Oct 10
A remote-controlled badger is helping scientists study bird behavior. Yes, you heard that right. In Montana, researchers used a taxidermied badger on wheels to see how curlews respond to danger. Turns out, they eavesdrop on prairie dog alarm calls to stay safe.
Remote-Controlled Badger Helps Study Prairie Dog Alarm Calls
Researchers in Montana use a taxidermied badger and remote-control car to show how long-billed curlews listen in on prairie dog alarm calls.
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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · Oct 10
Soil microbial life history strategies covary with ecosystem multifunctionality across aridity gradients www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs
Soil microbial life history strategies covary with ecosystem multifunctionality across aridity gradients | PNAS
Aridity thresholds shape ecosystem functions worldwide. Despite the importance of soil microbiomes in engineering ecosystem processes, the specific...
www.pnas.org

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Will Gervais @willgervais.com · Oct 10
Teaching a fun science & critical thinking course this semester.

Trying out THAMES as a handy mnemonic for what to look for in evaluating science papers & such (obvs not all are as relevant for every paper)...
THAMES mnemonic for reading science: T Theory •What BIG IDEA is the focus? H Hypothesis •What SMALLER IDEA is actually getting tested? A Assumptions & Alternatives •What needs to be true to connect T:H? •What else could explain results/predictions? M Methods: Measures & Manipulations •Were methodological tools validated? •Evidence that we’re measuring/manip what’s claimed? E Evidence & Ethics •Are claims calibrated to EVIDENCE? Is EVIDENCE appropriate? •ETHICALLY sound in practice/intent/implication/application? S Sampling Statistical Model •Who was studied? Who are claims about? •Do stat results match verbal ideas?

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rladiessydney.bsky.social @rladiessydney.bsky.social · Oct 10

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · Apr 14
“Exploring Careers in Ecology” webinar tomorrow!

Join me, Rese Cloyd, and host Aaron Stoler, to duscuss finding jobs, navigating new careers, and defining success as a professional ecologist.

Webinar is part of a series by @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social.

Register: esa.zoom.us/webinar/regi...