Emily Yeager
@emilyyeager9.bsky.social
Marine Scientist 🔬| Adventurer 🧗♀️| Nature Lover 🌄 PhD Candidate @MiamiRosenstiel studying marine symbioses 🌊🦈🪸@Wellesley alumna. She/her. 🌈
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#ICYMI: 🐋 📰 My latest #research with @emilyyeager9.bsky.social on the role of news media in marine conservation, this time about Rice's #whales. Worth reading even if you're not in whale science and conservation. Available #OpenAccess at bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews. 🐋 📰
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
#ICYMI: 🐋 📰 My latest #research with @emilyyeager9.bsky.social on the role of news media in marine conservation, this time about Rice's #whales. Worth reading even if you're not in whale science and conservation. Available #OpenAccess at bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews. 🐋 📰
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New Publication:
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management - Ambio
Issue-attention cycles (IACs) follow the predictable rise and fall of media and public attention to topics through five defined stages. Using content analysis and critical discourse analysis, we analy...
link.springer.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
New Publication:
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Discovering the world’s most endangered great whale species did not advance an issue-attention cycle in news media: Implications for Rice’s whale conservation and management
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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New #research: discovering the world's most endangered whale species in 2021 didn't inspire much media/public attention. We found and analyzed only 35 articles published over 4 years. More than 1/2 were from 2023 during debates about oil and gas leases in the Gulf.
Read it: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
Read it: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
New #research: discovering the world's most endangered whale species in 2021 didn't inspire much media/public attention. We found and analyzed only 35 articles published over 4 years. More than 1/2 were from 2023 during debates about oil and gas leases in the Gulf.
Read it: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
Read it: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
Check out our publication on media coverage and the issue attention cycle of the recently identified and endangered Rice’s whale!
🐋📰 New #OpenAccess #Research 📰🐋
In 2021 scientists id'd a new species of endangered whale in the Gulf of Mexico: the Rice’s whale. @emilyyeager9.bsky.social & I wanted to know if that discovery started a news cycle. Tl;dr - it didn't.
Read it in Ambio by @springernature.com: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
In 2021 scientists id'd a new species of endangered whale in the Gulf of Mexico: the Rice’s whale. @emilyyeager9.bsky.social & I wanted to know if that discovery started a news cycle. Tl;dr - it didn't.
Read it in Ambio by @springernature.com: bit.ly/RicesWhaleNews
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Check out our publication on media coverage and the issue attention cycle of the recently identified and endangered Rice’s whale!
Lab picture of the day: Fun growth on my MacConkey Agar plates! Thoughts on what might have led to this pattern?
(My working hypothesis is motile and non-motile colonies growing together)
(My working hypothesis is motile and non-motile colonies growing together)
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Lab picture of the day: Fun growth on my MacConkey Agar plates! Thoughts on what might have led to this pattern?
(My working hypothesis is motile and non-motile colonies growing together)
(My working hypothesis is motile and non-motile colonies growing together)
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Like math and plant community ecology?
I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally.
Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally.
Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
The Ecology, Evolution and Behavior graduate program at The University of Texas at Austin is top-10 ranked.
integrativebio.utexas.edu
November 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Like math and plant community ecology?
I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally.
Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally.
Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
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(one of my favorite works by @pikaole.bsky.social )
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
(one of my favorite works by @pikaole.bsky.social )
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We have TWO post-doctoral fellowships in the Biodiversity Centre at UBC next year! Am happy to chat if you might want to be hosted in my lab. biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and... Deadline January 15th!
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We have TWO post-doctoral fellowships in the Biodiversity Centre at UBC next year! Am happy to chat if you might want to be hosted in my lab. biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and... Deadline January 15th!
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The magic carpet flies 👻 #southernstingray #stingraysofcoralcity #magiccarpet #magiccarpetride #stingray #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity
October 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Carnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean
Carnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean
Researchers previously took first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in scarcely explored habitat
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Carnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean
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Excited to share our new paper out in @isme-microbes.bsky.social. We asked if environmental microbial communities can be adaptively modulated by host species that transiently acquire their symbionts from the environment #SymbioSky #MicrobiomeSky
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
Host-mediated niche construction of bacterial communities in an aquatic microecosystem
Abstract. Microbes coordinate homeostasis in host-associated and environmental ecosystems alike, but the connectivity of these biomes is seldom considered.
doi.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Excited to share our new paper out in @isme-microbes.bsky.social. We asked if environmental microbial communities can be adaptively modulated by host species that transiently acquire their symbionts from the environment #SymbioSky #MicrobiomeSky
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
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Brittle star swimming! Love this movement.
October 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Brittle star swimming! Love this movement.
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📣 Fully-funded PhD opportunity in my Lab @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
🔬We will explore how coral larvae sense their environment and guide settlement.
Check out the details! 👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#Coral #SensoryEcology #PhD #MarineScience
🔬We will explore how coral larvae sense their environment and guide settlement.
Check out the details! 👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#Coral #SensoryEcology #PhD #MarineScience
October 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
📣 Fully-funded PhD opportunity in my Lab @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
🔬We will explore how coral larvae sense their environment and guide settlement.
Check out the details! 👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#Coral #SensoryEcology #PhD #MarineScience
🔬We will explore how coral larvae sense their environment and guide settlement.
Check out the details! 👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#Coral #SensoryEcology #PhD #MarineScience
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🚨 BREAKING: All oceanic devil rays are now Critically Endangered.
🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas
🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas
October 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🚨 BREAKING: All oceanic devil rays are now Critically Endangered.
🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas
🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign:
✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas
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🌊🔬 Grad Student Opportunity!
I’m recruiting PhD students to explore marine biodiversity, body size, and bioenergetics with flexibility to design your own project! PDF of ad link below.
#PhDPosition #MarineBiology #Macroecology #Biodiversity #GradSchool #Ecology #OceanScience tinyurl.com/5n9434wk
I’m recruiting PhD students to explore marine biodiversity, body size, and bioenergetics with flexibility to design your own project! PDF of ad link below.
#PhDPosition #MarineBiology #Macroecology #Biodiversity #GradSchool #Ecology #OceanScience tinyurl.com/5n9434wk
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September 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🌊🔬 Grad Student Opportunity!
I’m recruiting PhD students to explore marine biodiversity, body size, and bioenergetics with flexibility to design your own project! PDF of ad link below.
#PhDPosition #MarineBiology #Macroecology #Biodiversity #GradSchool #Ecology #OceanScience tinyurl.com/5n9434wk
I’m recruiting PhD students to explore marine biodiversity, body size, and bioenergetics with flexibility to design your own project! PDF of ad link below.
#PhDPosition #MarineBiology #Macroecology #Biodiversity #GradSchool #Ecology #OceanScience tinyurl.com/5n9434wk
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ICYMI: New online! Warming waters, declining Prochlorococcus
Warming waters, declining Prochlorococcus
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 18 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01244-0This study reports the possible negative effects of warming sea surface temperatures on Prochlorococcus populations.
www.nature.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
ICYMI: New online! Warming waters, declining Prochlorococcus
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UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
ecoevojobs.net 2025-26
docs.google.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Good things happening alert: Field School is running our 5th annual Drag n’ Tag event (drag queens+shark research). We run this event to raise funds for local LGBTQ+ youth org Pridelines. Enjoy these photos and donate to support their work here! donate.misselasmo.org/event/drag-n...
September 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Good things happening alert: Field School is running our 5th annual Drag n’ Tag event (drag queens+shark research). We run this event to raise funds for local LGBTQ+ youth org Pridelines. Enjoy these photos and donate to support their work here! donate.misselasmo.org/event/drag-n...
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New preprint! Through plastid MAGs and 18S rRNA gene retrieval 🧬 we identify chromerids (including a novel clade ⭐) associated with marine and freshwater microbialites across the globe 🌎, expanding their ecological niche beyond coral reefs 🪸. #ProtistsOnSky #MicroSky #Algae
Modern microbialites harbor an undescribed diversity of chromerid algae
Chromerid algae and the heterotrophic colpodellids together make up the chrompodellids, which are the closest known relatives to apicomplexan parasites [1]. As apicomplexans are prolific parasites of ...
www.biorxiv.org
July 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
New preprint! Through plastid MAGs and 18S rRNA gene retrieval 🧬 we identify chromerids (including a novel clade ⭐) associated with marine and freshwater microbialites across the globe 🌎, expanding their ecological niche beyond coral reefs 🪸. #ProtistsOnSky #MicroSky #Algae
One of the best (science related) feelings ever is the moment when you realize that an experiment you spent years working on and had thought didn’t work 100% did work 🥹
September 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
One of the best (science related) feelings ever is the moment when you realize that an experiment you spent years working on and had thought didn’t work 100% did work 🥹
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Our paper is out today in @nature.com where we assess a Prudent Planetary Limit for Geologic Carbon Storage:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage - Nature
A risk-based, spatially explicit analysis of carbon storage in sedimentary basins establishes a prudent planetary limit of around 1,460 Gt of geological carbon storage, which requires making explicit ...
www.nature.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Our paper is out today in @nature.com where we assess a Prudent Planetary Limit for Geologic Carbon Storage:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A sea turtle surfacing by a MASSIVE school of rays near Clearwater, Florida a couple days ago. Another post into the BluSky void. Maybe 2 or 3 people will see this one and my time won't have been wasted. I'll keep trying a little longer. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #awesome #ocean
September 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I just learned that a group of whale sharks is called a constellation 🌌 (a fact which makes me incredibly happy)
August 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I just learned that a group of whale sharks is called a constellation 🌌 (a fact which makes me incredibly happy)
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August 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Great Guy Harvey Fellows webinar today with Florida Sea Grant!
August 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Great Guy Harvey Fellows webinar today with Florida Sea Grant!