Ian Clifton
itclifton.bsky.social
Ian Clifton
@itclifton.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ UA Little Rock | Ecology & Evolution | 🦎🐍🐢 | he/him
I’m looking for good resources for a Population and Community Ecology course I’m teaching in the fall. Anyone have suggestions? A textbook would be great, but I’m also looking for solid papers and activity ideas.
April 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We’re hiring a new chair for the Biology Department here at UA LIittle Rock. I’m happy to answer any questions. Come work with me! uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...
Department Chairperson - 12 MONTH
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January 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I had a great time catching up with friends and colleagues and talking about research from my postdoc #SICB2025.
January 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I'm incredibly excited that this collaboration with my good friend, and former lab mate, @jotten.bsky.social has finally made it into the world!

doi.org/10.1111/jzo....
April 22, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Reposted by Ian Clifton
✨New preprint!

We report that nearly half of the variation in research effort on 293 bird species in the US+Canada is explained by just 3 factors: 1) visual appeal, 2) breeding range size, & 3) # of universities w/in that range. Here’s what we did:🧵

doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.26.560707
Drab and distant birds are studied less than their fancy-feathered friends
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
doi.org
October 30, 2023 at 2:02 PM
I'm really excited for another chapter of my dissertation to make it into the world! I had a great time working with some awesome folks on this project. Check it out here for free before it goes behind a paywall!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1hvGnVu802...
October 11, 2023 at 3:31 PM
I’ll be starting as an Assistant Professor of Ecology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock this coming Spring! I’m excited to start up my own lab back where it all started!
October 2, 2023 at 7:56 PM