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Paige Byerly, PhD
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Postdoc at Senckenberg @sgn.one | research associate at Smithsonian NZCBI | conservation and museum genomics, seabirds, conservation biology | managing editor @waterbirdsociety.bsky.social

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Paige Byerly, PhD @paigebyerly.bsky.social · Nov 18
new account 🚨! hi everyone I'm Paige Byerly, a postdoc researcher from the US living in Germany. I work on conservation #genetics of a lot of species, including the endangered Great Bustard I'm holding, but my true love is #seabirds. I'm excited to rebuild a community of scientists on here ❤️‍
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The most perfect miniature man (Naphrys xerophila) you'll ever see 🧡
#EmotionalSupportSpood
Stubby little grey jumping spider with an orange top of his head, on a dry pine needle peering to left of frame. He has big floofy palps Top view of the little man on the pine needle, his booty is black on top with 2 white spots like weird, with a half stripe
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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colincarlson.bsky.social
In September, we had an event where we brought in nine international participants. Out of nine total, one was detained in a back room without explanation. I don’t think people here realize what a dice roll it is, but people outside the U.S. certainly do
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d
I have had other colleagues from Europe tell me they simply will not attend conferences in the US for the foreseeable future because they no longer feel welcome. They have seen the stories of travelers detained and don't want to hand their social media over to the current administration for approval
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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nuiipointer.bsky.social
Fully formed they look really neat.
#slimemold #myxomycetes #fungifriends
Metatrichia floriformis on wood. They look like shiny black pins.
November 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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popgroup2026.bsky.social
Hi Folks !

Just a few more days to register for the POPGROUP meeting (deadline = this Monday 10/11/2025).

Join us in the beautiful city of #Lille just across the Channel for three exciting days of science and more !

www.hautsdefrancetourism.com/destinations...

--> populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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colincarlson.bsky.social
Dick Cheney won’t see your little jokes today, but your friends who have the blood of millions on their hands will 😤
November 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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airamrodriguez.bsky.social
Are you looking for a #postdoc? with #seabirds or #raptors? at the @mncn-csic.bsky.social & @csic.es? Please send me an email and consider applying for a #JldC fellowship
#ornithology
Requirements: completed PhD within the last 2 years & competitive CV.
www.infosubvenciones.es/bdnstrans/GE...
Gannet entangled in a fishing line. Photo: Beneharo Rodríguez More info at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.003
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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nuiipointer.bsky.social
Violet webcap. Purple giant with a velvet top.
#fungifriends
A large purple mushroom between beech leaves in the forest. It has a thick stem and a think round cap covered with purple velvet.
November 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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amtlabbe.bsky.social
Spots the crested tern chicks!
#seabirds
Close up of crested terns laying low on the sand and plants sheltering their fluffy chicks under their wings and beneath their bodies.
November 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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consbiog.bsky.social
New paper by @entropie-marinelab.bsky.social and @iomarinescience.bsky.social is out! 🐦🌊

#Genomics uncovers striking genetic #differentiation and taxonomic uncertainties in a tropical #seabird across the Western Indian Ocean. 🧬

Learn more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
©️Photo by Quentin d’Orchymont
November 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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crypticcroc.bsky.social
Great Auk

a piece I thought would be perfect for halloween, art of my favorite extinct bird.

🪶🦉 #wildlifeillustration #bird #birb #digitalillustration #greatauk #extinctbird #paleoart
Great Auk adult with chick beside it, below them is what the great auk's egg looked like along with the year the last great auk was seen 1852
November 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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lukaslarge.bsky.social
Clathrus ruber - Red Cage fungus, first time finding this species in Birmingham #FungiFriends @ecorecord.bsky.social @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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mfnberlin.bsky.social
(Not so) Happy Halloween! 🦇🐀🎃

Researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin documented brown rats catching #bats in mid-air at Segeberger Kalkberg, Northern Germany. A rare look at invasive species impacting urban wildlife. 🌍 @berlinbatlab.bsky.social

🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
October 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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famousceleb.co
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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blackinx.bsky.social
#scicomm #sciencejournalism #workshop #BlackSky #Allies #STEM
October 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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birds' nests and chantrelles--a good day in the woods #fungifriends #fungi
small round fungi with round white structures inside that resemble bird eggs in a bird nest a golden mushroom grows out of green moss
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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stevieparsons.bsky.social
The fungal (and lichen) jewels of a South Wales wood for #FungiFriday #fungi All seen 23/10/25
Fungi and lichen in a South Wales woodland, including: Jelly Ear, Inkcap sp., Spring Hazelcup, Script Lichen, Hazel Gloves, Witches Butter, Oysterling, Dead Man’s Fingers, King Alfred’s Cakes, Cobalt Crust, Crystal Brain and Candlesnuff.
October 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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nuiipointer.bsky.social
Some people say it looks gross but to me it looks like a fluffy little bunny.

Powderpuff bracket fungus (Ptychogaster albus).
#fungifriends
A fuzzy or spiky white mass on wood. There are yellow droplets on it.
October 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Come work with me!
October 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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genmig.bsky.social
coffee breaks inspire the coolest things, no? It certainly inspired this wonderful project – a kids book on a robin that takes you under its wing on its journey to their wintering grounds. gorgeously illustrated @co-la.bsky.social and beautifully written by a #dreamteam within @sfb1372.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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blackler.bsky.social
Amethyst Deceivers on an autumn morning.

🍄 #FungiFriends
A small group of mushrooms growing from leaf litter with woods behind.
October 22, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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akfraik.bsky.social
Neat job alert 🧬🐺🦌

Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks is hiring a wildlife conservation geneticist based in Missoula, MT. The position is joint with @umontana.bsky.social, working with Dr. Ryan Kovach on lots of neat wildlife #consgen projects. Reach out to Ryan with questions.
Wildlife Conservation Geneticist
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
mtstatejobs.taleo.net
October 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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elliecat.bsky.social
Interested in giving a talk at PAG 2026 in the Wildlife Genomics, Comparative Genomics of Animals, OneHealth, Ancient DNA, or Domestication Genomics sessions? We are extending our abstract submission by a few days. We'd love to hear from you! Submit here and please repost! forms.gle/q7j275Di6umY...
PAG 2026 Abstract Submission: Ancient DNA, Domestication Genomics, Comparative Genomics of Animals, Wildlife Genomics, One Health Hologenomics
****DEADLINE: OCTOBER 12, 2025**** This is the abstract submission form for the following PAG 33 workshops: Paleogenomics and Degraded DNA Domestication Genomics Comparative Genomics of Animals Wildl...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Blackening wax cap mushroom, Hygrocibe conica, otherwise known as witch’s hat. Excited to see one nearly totally black.
October 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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virginiagewin.bsky.social
“The Monday filing outlines where 2,050 positions would be eliminated; the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Land Management, and the main Interior office would be especially hard hit. Regional offices with the National Park Service are also targeted for significant cuts.”
Inside Trump's plan to eviscerate USGS and beyond - Center for Western Priorities
Forced by a federal judge to partially reveal plans for firing federal employees, the Trump administration on Monday said it plans to “imminently” terminate more than 2,000 employees at the Interior d...
westernpriorities.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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sagitaninta.bsky.social
Our Q&A article on inbreeding for conservation is out in BMC Biology!

We discuss some important key concepts related to inbreeding in the light of new genomic tools and what it means for conservation when we want to improve species survival.

#consgen

bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Q&A: inbreeding and its implications for conservation - BMC Biology
Inbreeding depression plays a role in the decline, endangerment, and extinction of small populations, and thus inbreeding has received much attention in conservation biology. The term inbreeding is us...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM