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Chris Martine | Plants are Cool, Too!
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President-Elect, Botanical Society of America.
Prof + Herbarium Director at Bucknell.
#FirstGen college.
Sexual systems evolution, conservation, taxonomy.
"Plants are Cool, Too!": https://tinyurl.com/mr3nv85w

#iamabotanist #SICB2026 #SICB
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Chris Martine | Plants are Cool, Too! @martinebotany.bsky.social · 7d
Out today! Our newly-described bush tomato #Solanum nectarifolium appears to be the first species in the genus with extrafloral nectaries that are visible to the naked eye. And ants seem to love 'em.

#ozplants #iamabotanist #newspecies @phytokeys.pensoft.net
A new dioecious bush tomato, Solanum nectarifolium (Solanaceae), from the northern Tanami Desert, Northern Territory, Australia, with reassessment of S. ossicruentum and a change in the circumscriptio...
A new species of functionally dioecious bush tomato from the “Solanum dioicum + S. echinatum group” of Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum is described. Solanum nectarifolium Martine & Brennan, sp. nov...
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@jjinsing.bsky.social , an organizer of the Sex Across Origins symposium at #SICB2026, talks about how we can think of sex beyond the binary. There are many traits beyond gametes that shape an individual’s ability to reproduce. By treating sexes as polymorphic, we can communicate more clearly.
January 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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Tomorrow (Jan 6th) is our last day at #SICB2026! One Darwin zippered bag left, a few nudibranchs and fish, too! #biologist
January 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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I'm stoked to talk about this (and some other cool things these plants do) Tuesday at 10:45 in the Sex Across Origins complementary session in B113 at #SICB2026.

#PlantsAreCoolToo #SICBplants #PUI #SICBPUI
phytokeys.pensoft.net PhytoKeys @phytokeys.pensoft.net · 1d
🐜 Observations of #ants collecting nectar from the newly described 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 at its type locality in Australia’s Tanami Desert suggest a plant-animal #coadaptation resulting in defense against #herbivory.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

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January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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The phys.org treatment of our new paper describing Solanum nectarifolium and its cool extrafloral nectaries.

#ozplants
New species of bush tomato with visible nectar glands discovered in the Australian outback
A recent study led by Bucknell University Professor Chris Martine, biology, the David Burpee Professor of Plant Genetics and Research, has identified and described a new species of bush tomato with a ...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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So good. #SICB2026
botanicalbecks.bsky.social Rebecca Beneroff @botanicalbecks.bsky.social · 10h
Today at SICB I listened to a fabulous talk about how Juncos behavioral plasticity in post-wildfire coniferous forests by Yiran "Ryann" Su and I've had this image stuck I'm my head all day inspired by their finding that birds in burned habitats exhibited higher levels of aggression
January 6, 2026 at 5:48 AM
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The Bucknell University #SICB2026 gang all in one place -- this year reppin' the Field/Reeder, Haussmann, Martine, and Stayton Labs. PUI FTW.
11 students and 4 PI's from the Bucknell U Biology Department.
January 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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This is wrong two times.

(Is what a total nerd plant person would say if he just finally couldn’t help himself.)

#iamabotanist #SICB2026
It’s Ginkgo. And they ain’t even fruits, let alone berries.
January 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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I'm stoked to talk about this (and some other cool things these plants do) Tuesday at 10:45 in the Sex Across Origins complementary session in B113 at #SICB2026.

#PlantsAreCoolToo #SICBplants #PUI #SICBPUI
phytokeys.pensoft.net PhytoKeys @phytokeys.pensoft.net · 1d
🐜 Observations of #ants collecting nectar from the newly described 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 at its type locality in Australia’s Tanami Desert suggest a plant-animal #coadaptation resulting in defense against #herbivory.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...

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January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Good stuff today at #SICB2026 from the Primarily Undergraduate Institution community! #PUI #SICBPUI
January 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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SICB friends!

Want to learn about how crayfish eat invasive aquatic plants? Come for the science, stay for my fabulous crayfish fashion!

8:15am tomorrow in B110/111. #SICB2026
January 5, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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#SICB2026 DAY2 MONDAY
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Sex across origins... @jjinsing.bsky.social & more
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Animals at the interface... @mlbyron.bsky.social & Chris Roh
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Behavioral and environmental monitoring... @yashsondhi.bsky.social & more

www.xcdsystem.com/sicb/program...
Overview
youtube.com/shorts/FaW5m...
January 5, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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#SICB2026 goers, have you read ICB's special issues?

academic.oup.com/icb
2024's BIMS , Black in Marine Science
www.blackinmarinescience.org
&
2025's (M.I.S.S.) Minorities in Shark Sciences special issue?

academic.oup.com/icb/issue/65/5

#STEM #biology #oceanscience #WomenInScience #science
January 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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It’s happening!!

#SICB2026 Tomorrow, from 8AM to 3:30PM come to C120/121/122 for ✨Sex Across Origins: Questioning animal-centric assumptions and developing integrative frameworks.✨

Also! 3 fantastic complimentary sessions Tuesday in B113, with a special focus on education in the morning.
Logo for the Sex Across Origins symposium. A round cell looks like it’s about to divide, with spindle fibers. In the middle there are two rainbow-colored phylogenies. Outside the cell, it says “Sexes Across Origins” on top, and “SICB 2026” on the bottom
January 5, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Happy Sunday, #SICB2026. Jackson Martine, a junior from the U of New England, is doing his first-ever national conference presentation later today. Swing by P-60 to hear about machine learning as a tool to prioritize coral reef conservation targets.
Student in front of research poster
January 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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“We recently conducted three separate searches for Data Scientist positions. Each received more than 500 applications… But the problem was not just the number. It was how alike they all felt.” #higheredjobs
When AI Makes You Average: Lessons from Our Data Scientist Job Search
<p>Artificial intelligence has reshaped nearly every industry, and hiring is no exception. A chief analytics officer shares a cautiona
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January 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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This #VirtualIssue captures the breadth and momentum of current research in #nectar and nectary biology, spanning ecology, evolution, development, and physiology 👇

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

#PlantScience
Nectar collecting at the tip of the stigma in Agapetes lacei (Ericaceae).
January 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Please RT: we are looking for a PhD student to work on macrogenetics and quantitative genetics of South African proteas. Amazing collaborative project with @plantecology.bsky.social @debbiemleigh.bsky.social & others, embedded in @terra-cluster.org. Dream project if you love molecular biodiversity!
January 4, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Our Special Collection on Plant Awareness highlights diverse methodologies, including psychology, ethnobotany, arts-based research, and educational sciences:

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

#PlantScience #PlantAwareness
December 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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As botanists and Plant Architects in Montpellier 🌿, his vision of forests 🌳 profoundly shaped the way we think about and observe plants. A giant has passed, but his legacy will remain a major source of inspiration, worthy of our deepest admiration and gratitude.
January 4, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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EST. Amirite? #SICB2026
I don’t want to be awake looking at the city at 4 am.
January 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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@doctora-nature.bsky.social is coming to #SICB2026 🙌
January 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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This Red Line light rail train is squirming with #SICB2026 ‘ers.
martinebotany.bsky.social Chris Martine | Plants are Cool, Too! @martinebotany.bsky.social · 3d
This ORD-PDX flight is crawling with #SICB2026 ‘ers.
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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This ORD-PDX flight is crawling with #SICB2026 ‘ers.
January 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Headed to #SICB2026 ? Be sure to say hello to just a few of our
IOB AEs when you see them.
They'd love to hear about your work!
Learn more about SICB's O.A. journal.
We're now going into our 8th year
See the link for more info and our discount for SICB members.
academic.oup.com/iob
#science
January 3, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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If you're at #SICB2026 , be sure to talk with just a few of ICB's assistant eds, associate eds, & or E.I.C. Ulrike Muller .
Here are a few attending SICB
@agarner.bsky.social
@kassthefish.bsky.social
@mayerllab.bsky.social
@ajnarivera.bsky.social
& more!
& read issues
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January 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM