Margaret Hughes
@margaretthughes.bsky.social
PhD candidate (Biology) @ UCalgary studying #caribou ecology; general interest in movement ecology, habitat selection, conservation, & restoration. Lover of all animals. (she/her)
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Allow me to re-introduce myself! I'm a PhD candidate @ U Calgary working on caribou ecology, focusing on evaluating movement behaviour and habitat selection using GPS collar data in Western Canada. My general interests include applied conservation, animal behaviour, & taking sub-par wildlife photos
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🌿 Are you passionate about equity, ecology, evolution, or just love building community in science?
SWEEET is looking for a few motivated folks to join our organizing committee! 🌎✨
Interested? Send us a note at sweeet.ecoevo@gmail.com 💌
#SWEEET #EcoEvo #SciComm #InclusionInSTEM
SWEEET is looking for a few motivated folks to join our organizing committee! 🌎✨
Interested? Send us a note at sweeet.ecoevo@gmail.com 💌
#SWEEET #EcoEvo #SciComm #InclusionInSTEM
July 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🌿 Are you passionate about equity, ecology, evolution, or just love building community in science?
SWEEET is looking for a few motivated folks to join our organizing committee! 🌎✨
Interested? Send us a note at sweeet.ecoevo@gmail.com 💌
#SWEEET #EcoEvo #SciComm #InclusionInSTEM
SWEEET is looking for a few motivated folks to join our organizing committee! 🌎✨
Interested? Send us a note at sweeet.ecoevo@gmail.com 💌
#SWEEET #EcoEvo #SciComm #InclusionInSTEM
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Come for some /very/ preliminary results on my first PhD chapter on density-dependent parasitism & female reproductive traits in a feral horse population! Tomorrow at 2:45pm at @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Come for some /very/ preliminary results on my first PhD chapter on density-dependent parasitism & female reproductive traits in a feral horse population! Tomorrow at 2:45pm at @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
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📢 Don’t miss the SWEEET Symposium at #CSEE2025 on July 9 in Sherbrooke!
This year’s theme: Breaking Barriers in Science Communication — advancing equity, accessibility & inclusion through language and visualization.
#SWEEET #EquityInScience #SciComm
This year’s theme: Breaking Barriers in Science Communication — advancing equity, accessibility & inclusion through language and visualization.
#SWEEET #EquityInScience #SciComm
July 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
📢 Don’t miss the SWEEET Symposium at #CSEE2025 on July 9 in Sherbrooke!
This year’s theme: Breaking Barriers in Science Communication — advancing equity, accessibility & inclusion through language and visualization.
#SWEEET #EquityInScience #SciComm
This year’s theme: Breaking Barriers in Science Communication — advancing equity, accessibility & inclusion through language and visualization.
#SWEEET #EquityInScience #SciComm
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Excited to share our new publication on the horse nemabiome! Grateful to co-lead this work with Grace Ochigbo and to contribute to parasite knowledge in Alberta’s feral horses! Many thanks to our co-authors Kobe, @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social, and Brielle!
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
June 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Excited to share our new publication on the horse nemabiome! Grateful to co-lead this work with Grace Ochigbo and to contribute to parasite knowledge in Alberta’s feral horses! Many thanks to our co-authors Kobe, @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social, and Brielle!
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
Excited to announce the publication of the first chapter of my PhD in Biological Conservation! We evaluated individual behavioral variation and its implications for delineating intraspecific units for the conservation of caribou. Read more here:
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December 18, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Excited to announce the publication of the first chapter of my PhD in Biological Conservation! We evaluated individual behavioral variation and its implications for delineating intraspecific units for the conservation of caribou. Read more here:
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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The first paper from my PhD is out in Parasitology! Using DNA metabarcoding, I show patterns of parasite infection in Sable Island horses!
It's open access, so go check it out!
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
It's open access, so go check it out!
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses | Parasitology | Cambridge Core
Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses
doi.org
December 12, 2024 at 4:26 PM
The first paper from my PhD is out in Parasitology! Using DNA metabarcoding, I show patterns of parasite infection in Sable Island horses!
It's open access, so go check it out!
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
It's open access, so go check it out!
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
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Great work by PhD student Micky Ahn 🎉! Make sure to check this one out if interested in equine or wildlife parasitology, and/or DNA metabarcoding of mixed parasitic infections aka #nemabiome 🐴🪱👇🏻
The first paper from my PhD is out in Parasitology! Using DNA metabarcoding, I show patterns of parasite infection in Sable Island horses!
It's open access, so go check it out!
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
It's open access, so go check it out!
doi.org/10.1017/S003...
Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses | Parasitology | Cambridge Core
Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses
doi.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Great work by PhD student Micky Ahn 🎉! Make sure to check this one out if interested in equine or wildlife parasitology, and/or DNA metabarcoding of mixed parasitic infections aka #nemabiome 🐴🪱👇🏻
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🌟 Hi everyone, excited to join the BlueSky community! I am a wildlife biologist interested in the little things that run the world (in this case, macroparasites, viruses, microbes). I am currently working on my PhD at the University of Calgary to investigate the gut microbiome of bighorn sheep 🐏
November 20, 2024 at 11:47 PM
🌟 Hi everyone, excited to join the BlueSky community! I am a wildlife biologist interested in the little things that run the world (in this case, macroparasites, viruses, microbes). I am currently working on my PhD at the University of Calgary to investigate the gut microbiome of bighorn sheep 🐏
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Hello! I'm Micky, a PhD Candidate at the University of Calgary studying the ecology and evolution of parasites in Sable Island horses using DNA metabarcoding. I spent 3 summers on a deserted island as a glorified poop picker and amateur horse photographer.
November 27, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Hello! I'm Micky, a PhD Candidate at the University of Calgary studying the ecology and evolution of parasites in Sable Island horses using DNA metabarcoding. I spent 3 summers on a deserted island as a glorified poop picker and amateur horse photographer.
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Hi Bluesky 🔵
Glad to appear in this new social zone! I'm Charlotte, working as a 3rd year Ph.D candidate at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in University of Calgary on woodland caribou genomics and microbiome in Western Canada. I'm interested about wildlife conservation and population ecology.
Glad to appear in this new social zone! I'm Charlotte, working as a 3rd year Ph.D candidate at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in University of Calgary on woodland caribou genomics and microbiome in Western Canada. I'm interested about wildlife conservation and population ecology.
November 18, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Hi Bluesky 🔵
Glad to appear in this new social zone! I'm Charlotte, working as a 3rd year Ph.D candidate at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in University of Calgary on woodland caribou genomics and microbiome in Western Canada. I'm interested about wildlife conservation and population ecology.
Glad to appear in this new social zone! I'm Charlotte, working as a 3rd year Ph.D candidate at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in University of Calgary on woodland caribou genomics and microbiome in Western Canada. I'm interested about wildlife conservation and population ecology.
Allow me to re-introduce myself! I'm a PhD candidate @ U Calgary working on caribou ecology, focusing on evaluating movement behaviour and habitat selection using GPS collar data in Western Canada. My general interests include applied conservation, animal behaviour, & taking sub-par wildlife photos
November 19, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Allow me to re-introduce myself! I'm a PhD candidate @ U Calgary working on caribou ecology, focusing on evaluating movement behaviour and habitat selection using GPS collar data in Western Canada. My general interests include applied conservation, animal behaviour, & taking sub-par wildlife photos