Samantha L. Rutledge
@slrutledge.bsky.social
PhD Candidate LSU Museum of Natural Science, Mason Lab/ NSF GRFP /birder, cyclist, runner/ evolution, biogeography, iridescence, biomimicry, ornithology
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A paper in Scientific Reports presents the origins of vivid colours within the gemstone ammolite — a rare type of brightly coloured fossilised ammonite shell. go.nature.com/48OT5DX #Paleosky ⚒️ 🧪
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
A paper in Scientific Reports presents the origins of vivid colours within the gemstone ammolite — a rare type of brightly coloured fossilised ammonite shell. go.nature.com/48OT5DX #Paleosky ⚒️ 🧪
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The deadline to apply to the Assistant Curator in Mycology or Cryptogamic Botany position we are advertising at NBYG is THIS Friday! Happy to chat about my experience at NYBG and the cool science going on here. Come be our colleague!! jobs.jobvite.com/nybg/job/o8I...
New York Botanical Garden is looking for Assistant Curator, Mycology or Cryptogamic Botany.
New York Botanical Garden is looking for Assistant Curator, Mycology or Cryptogamic Botany. Learn more or Jobvite a friend.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The deadline to apply to the Assistant Curator in Mycology or Cryptogamic Botany position we are advertising at NBYG is THIS Friday! Happy to chat about my experience at NYBG and the cool science going on here. Come be our colleague!! jobs.jobvite.com/nybg/job/o8I...
Happy (early) Halloween 🎃
Okay, this feels appropriate for Halloween: Enormous bats catching migrating songbirds in midair... and eating them. 😬 #ornithology
Giant Bats Eat Birds Mid-Air, and the Process Is Pretty Gruesome
Noctule bats are endangered, but Tena hopes understanding their high-altitude habits could help protect them.
www.vice.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Happy (early) Halloween 🎃
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I posed recently about my recent obsession with Hooke's Micrographia (1665) and the incredible feather drawings it has. I really wanted to see an original copy and luckily, Yale has two! So, earlier this week, I headed down to the Beinecke Library with @mylestogo.bsky.social to check it out
October 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I posed recently about my recent obsession with Hooke's Micrographia (1665) and the incredible feather drawings it has. I really wanted to see an original copy and luckily, Yale has two! So, earlier this week, I headed down to the Beinecke Library with @mylestogo.bsky.social to check it out
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We are looking for a physics/maths graduate with an interest in biology, or a biology graduate with strong computational/mathematical skills/interests, to join us as a PhD student working on biomechanical modelling of butterfly wing scale structure formation www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We are looking for a physics/maths graduate with an interest in biology, or a biology graduate with strong computational/mathematical skills/interests, to join us as a PhD student working on biomechanical modelling of butterfly wing scale structure formation www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING ⏰
BOU Small Research Grants & Career Development Bursaries
Application deadline: 31 Oct 2025
Full details via links ⬇️
Grants: bou.org.uk/funding/s...
Bursaries: bou.org.uk/funding/c...
#ornithology 🪶
BOU Small Research Grants & Career Development Bursaries
Application deadline: 31 Oct 2025
Full details via links ⬇️
Grants: bou.org.uk/funding/s...
Bursaries: bou.org.uk/funding/c...
#ornithology 🪶
October 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING ⏰
BOU Small Research Grants & Career Development Bursaries
Application deadline: 31 Oct 2025
Full details via links ⬇️
Grants: bou.org.uk/funding/s...
Bursaries: bou.org.uk/funding/c...
#ornithology 🪶
BOU Small Research Grants & Career Development Bursaries
Application deadline: 31 Oct 2025
Full details via links ⬇️
Grants: bou.org.uk/funding/s...
Bursaries: bou.org.uk/funding/c...
#ornithology 🪶
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The latest on Wing Beat | "Distinctive casque morphologies among cassowary species" by Todd L. Green
Blog post: americanornithology.org/distinctive-...
Related paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
#ornithology
Blog post: americanornithology.org/distinctive-...
Related paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
#ornithology
Distinctive casque morphologies among cassowary species - American Ornithological Society
For more than 150 years, the conspicuous cranial casque has been acclaimed as the most iconic feature of cassowaries—perhaps, in addition to the lethal daggers adorning their inner toes.
americanornithology.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The latest on Wing Beat | "Distinctive casque morphologies among cassowary species" by Todd L. Green
Blog post: americanornithology.org/distinctive-...
Related paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
#ornithology
Blog post: americanornithology.org/distinctive-...
Related paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
#ornithology
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My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.
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museum job alert 🇨🇦
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royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...
Curator of Birds - Royal Ontario Museum - Career Page
Apply to Curator of Birds at Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, ON, Canada.
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
museum job alert 🇨🇦
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...
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BIRDBASE, a new publicly available dataset, brings together "ecological and life history traits for 11,589 bird species across 254 families." #ornithology
Explore a bird database with 11,500 species
Twenty-six years ago, a PhD student's unanswered question sparked a bird data revolution.
www.popsci.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BIRDBASE, a new publicly available dataset, brings together "ecological and life history traits for 11,589 bird species across 254 families." #ornithology
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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
EXTREMELY COOL BAT STUFF: A study out in Science today found that the greater noctule bat, Europe's largest, hunts and catches *migrating birds* while in flight. In at least one case, a bat climbed to more than 1200 feet, then chased a robin downward FAST until it caught it near the ground.
Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight
Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unk...
www.science.org
October 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
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"Right now, if one of my students came to me and said, 'Hey, as part of my Ph.D. I want to enter the world's birds into a dataset,' I'm like, 'No, you're not doing that. You'll never finish your Ph.D.' "
Too true omg 😂
Anyway, this is a very exciting dataset!
phys.org/news/2025-09...
Too true omg 😂
Anyway, this is a very exciting dataset!
phys.org/news/2025-09...
BIRDBASE dataset tracks ecological traits for 11,589 species of birds
Çağan Şekercioğlu was an ambitious, but perhaps naive graduate student when, 26 years ago, he embarked on a simple data-compilation project that would soon evolve into a massive career-defining achiev...
phys.org
October 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"Right now, if one of my students came to me and said, 'Hey, as part of my Ph.D. I want to enter the world's birds into a dataset,' I'm like, 'No, you're not doing that. You'll never finish your Ph.D.' "
Too true omg 😂
Anyway, this is a very exciting dataset!
phys.org/news/2025-09...
Too true omg 😂
Anyway, this is a very exciting dataset!
phys.org/news/2025-09...
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Job alert #TeamFish. Curator of Fishes gig!
🚨We're hiring! The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is seeking a tenure-track split position as Assistant Curator of Ichthyology and Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences. Please retweet & share with colleagues! 🐟🐠🧪
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/174674
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/174674
October 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Job alert #TeamFish. Curator of Fishes gig!
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“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
― Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
― Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
October 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
― Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
― Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
RIP Dr. Goodall - thank you for being one of the driving inspirations that set me on my path to become a biologist
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
RIP Dr. Goodall - thank you for being one of the driving inspirations that set me on my path to become a biologist
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Join us! We are hiring a new #curator at the #AMNH in #Vertebrate #Zoology careers.amnh.org/postings/4600 #academicjobs #tenuretrack
Assistant Curator, Vertebrate Zoology
The Division of Vertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks an Assistant Curator in either the Department of Ornithology, Ichthyology, or Mammalogy to start on or after J...
careers.amnh.org
September 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Join us! We are hiring a new #curator at the #AMNH in #Vertebrate #Zoology careers.amnh.org/postings/4600 #academicjobs #tenuretrack
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Our department @lsu.bsky.social LSU Biological Sciences is hiring an Assistant Professor in Neurobiology.
Our department is amazing - come join us...
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0202...
Our department is amazing - come join us...
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0202...
Assistant Professor-Neurobiology
All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...
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September 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Our department @lsu.bsky.social LSU Biological Sciences is hiring an Assistant Professor in Neurobiology.
Our department is amazing - come join us...
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0202...
Our department is amazing - come join us...
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0202...
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In the early 1980’s, we began preparing separate spread wings to help illustrate features of birds that had never been accurately drawn.
Today our collection of spread wings is the largest in the world, preserving more than 40,000 specimens.
Today our collection of spread wings is the largest in the world, preserving more than 40,000 specimens.
September 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In the early 1980’s, we began preparing separate spread wings to help illustrate features of birds that had never been accurately drawn.
Today our collection of spread wings is the largest in the world, preserving more than 40,000 specimens.
Today our collection of spread wings is the largest in the world, preserving more than 40,000 specimens.
For anyone who wants to hear me chat about iridescence to a semi-captive audience, be sure to check it out 👇
#AOSMEMBERS: Join us at noon ET on Mondays through mid-December for our Fall 2025 Student Research Grant Seminar Series. Our lunchtime series highlights cutting-edge student research funded by the AOS! See the full lineup: americanornithology.org/professional...
#AOS_SRGS
#AOS_SRGS
September 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
For anyone who wants to hear me chat about iridescence to a semi-captive audience, be sure to check it out 👇
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Mammal colours boring? Guess again (mostly a note to myself). Superstar Jess has been finding iridescence colours across mammals! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Multilayer thin-film produces recurrent evolution of iridescence in mammals | Journal of The Royal Society Interface
Iridescent coloration is a vibrant structural colour that is widespread in nature,
but in mammals is thought to be limited. Although multiple rodent and Eulipotyphlan
species have been anecdotally des...
royalsocietypublishing.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Mammal colours boring? Guess again (mostly a note to myself). Superstar Jess has been finding iridescence colours across mammals! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Curator job opening at the fabulous American Museum of Natural History in New York City!
Know a marine fish person 🐠 or oceanographer who might be interested?
Know a marine fish person 🐠 or oceanographer who might be interested?
AMNH is hiring a #curator! We are searching for an “Assistant Curator in #Climate #Physics: #Atmosphere or #Ocean”! Join us! careers.amnh.org/postings/4579 #academicjobs #tenuretrack
careers.amnh.org
September 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Curator job opening at the fabulous American Museum of Natural History in New York City!
Know a marine fish person 🐠 or oceanographer who might be interested?
Know a marine fish person 🐠 or oceanographer who might be interested?
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The SECOND bird conference at the Natural History Museum this year is the @bou.org.uk annual science meeting. A really diverse set of talks on how collections support ornithology research & conservation, plus an option for behind-the-scenes collections tour!
⏰ EARLY-BIRD RATES TO 30 SEPT
Register now for reduced rates at #BOUasm25
A day at the museum | 18 Nov 2025 | Natural History Museum, London
➡️ BOU member discounts
➡️ In-person & online
➡️ Visit Tring collections
bou.org.uk/event/a-d...
Keynote 🧵 ⬇️
#ornithology 🪶
Register now for reduced rates at #BOUasm25
A day at the museum | 18 Nov 2025 | Natural History Museum, London
➡️ BOU member discounts
➡️ In-person & online
➡️ Visit Tring collections
bou.org.uk/event/a-d...
Keynote 🧵 ⬇️
#ornithology 🪶
September 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The SECOND bird conference at the Natural History Museum this year is the @bou.org.uk annual science meeting. A really diverse set of talks on how collections support ornithology research & conservation, plus an option for behind-the-scenes collections tour!
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My feather cell type paper is finally out! doi.org/10.1111/ede.... We’ve packed a ton of stuff into this paper but I’ll go through some highlights in this thread!
Genetic Characterization of the Cell Types in Developing Feathers, and the Evolution of Feather Complexity
We used single cell sequencing to investigate the cell types of developing chicken feathers. From these data, we are able to describe the transcriptional profile of feather cell types, look at their ....
doi.org
August 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My feather cell type paper is finally out! doi.org/10.1111/ede.... We’ve packed a ton of stuff into this paper but I’ll go through some highlights in this thread!
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🐦🔬 Recruiting PhD students! 🌎🧬
I’m looking for 1–2 PhD students to join our team starting Fall 2026 at the Sam Noble Museum & University of Oklahoma.
Our research: 🐦 birds • 🌍 biogeography • 🌴 Neotropics • 🧬 population genomics • 🌱 speciation
👉 Learn more: www.moncriefflab.org
Please share!
I’m looking for 1–2 PhD students to join our team starting Fall 2026 at the Sam Noble Museum & University of Oklahoma.
Our research: 🐦 birds • 🌍 biogeography • 🌴 Neotropics • 🧬 population genomics • 🌱 speciation
👉 Learn more: www.moncriefflab.org
Please share!
Moncrieff Lab | Bird Evolution
The Moncrieff Lab is a research lab based at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. Research in the lab involves museum specimens, fieldwork, and...
www.moncriefflab.org
August 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
🐦🔬 Recruiting PhD students! 🌎🧬
I’m looking for 1–2 PhD students to join our team starting Fall 2026 at the Sam Noble Museum & University of Oklahoma.
Our research: 🐦 birds • 🌍 biogeography • 🌴 Neotropics • 🧬 population genomics • 🌱 speciation
👉 Learn more: www.moncriefflab.org
Please share!
I’m looking for 1–2 PhD students to join our team starting Fall 2026 at the Sam Noble Museum & University of Oklahoma.
Our research: 🐦 birds • 🌍 biogeography • 🌴 Neotropics • 🧬 population genomics • 🌱 speciation
👉 Learn more: www.moncriefflab.org
Please share!
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I'm very excited (and a bit nervous) to talk all about the work I did on Zonotrichia sparrows with @darrenirwin.bsky.social at UBC tomorrow morning at 10:30 am in the JEB Stearns Prize Symposium at #ESEB2025!
August 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm very excited (and a bit nervous) to talk all about the work I did on Zonotrichia sparrows with @darrenirwin.bsky.social at UBC tomorrow morning at 10:30 am in the JEB Stearns Prize Symposium at #ESEB2025!