Talia Lowi-Merri
@talialm.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist, bird person🦜
NSERC postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University. PhD from University of Toronto 🇨🇦👩🏽🔬
NSERC postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University. PhD from University of Toronto 🇨🇦👩🏽🔬
Research Briefing: Bird sternum evolution facilitated the origins of powered flight rdcu.be/eyTdn
Bird sternum evolution facilitated the origins of powered flight
Nature Ecology & Evolution - An in-depth analysis of the breastbone (sternum) of bird ancestors reveals its importance in the origin and evolution of flight in dinosaurs as they evolved into...
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August 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Research Briefing: Bird sternum evolution facilitated the origins of powered flight rdcu.be/eyTdn
Reposted by Talia Lowi-Merri
Thrilled to share the final chapter of
@talialm.bsky.socia’s dissertation — just published!
This paper is the capstone of her PhD work and a major contribution to our understanding of the early evolution of birds and flight. 🦅
Way to go, Talia! 🥳
@talialm.bsky.socia’s dissertation — just published!
This paper is the capstone of her PhD work and a major contribution to our understanding of the early evolution of birds and flight. 🦅
Way to go, Talia! 🥳
The final chapter of my PhD is finally published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution! Extremely proud of this culmination of years of work on the avian sternum, and grateful to everyone who contributed. Please reach out if you'd like a PDF 🎉
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Enlargement of sternum traits facilitated the evolution of powered flight in birds - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The extant avian sternum is highly adapted to powered flight, but understanding of its early evolution is hindered by patchy fossil representation and the fact that where preserved, sterna in near-bir...
www.nature.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Thrilled to share the final chapter of
@talialm.bsky.socia’s dissertation — just published!
This paper is the capstone of her PhD work and a major contribution to our understanding of the early evolution of birds and flight. 🦅
Way to go, Talia! 🥳
@talialm.bsky.socia’s dissertation — just published!
This paper is the capstone of her PhD work and a major contribution to our understanding of the early evolution of birds and flight. 🦅
Way to go, Talia! 🥳
Reposted by Talia Lowi-Merri
Evolution of the sternum (breastbone) in birds and other pennaraptoran dinosaurs: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🪶🧪 (📷 @talialm.bsky.social et al.)
July 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Evolution of the sternum (breastbone) in birds and other pennaraptoran dinosaurs: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🪶🧪 (📷 @talialm.bsky.social et al.)
The final chapter of my PhD is finally published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution! Extremely proud of this culmination of years of work on the avian sternum, and grateful to everyone who contributed. Please reach out if you'd like a PDF 🎉
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Enlargement of sternum traits facilitated the evolution of powered flight in birds - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The extant avian sternum is highly adapted to powered flight, but understanding of its early evolution is hindered by patchy fossil representation and the fact that where preserved, sterna in near-bir...
www.nature.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The final chapter of my PhD is finally published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution! Extremely proud of this culmination of years of work on the avian sternum, and grateful to everyone who contributed. Please reach out if you'd like a PDF 🎉
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Talia Lowi-Merri
Our woodpecker grant is in! Who knows what will happen to it now... but it's really good! Congrats to a brilliant team: @dtobiansky.bsky.social, @talialm.bsky.social & Aki 🎉 🥳
a woodpecker with a red beak is standing next to a tree trunk
Alt: a pileated woodpecker pecking a tree very hard
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January 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Our woodpecker grant is in! Who knows what will happen to it now... but it's really good! Congrats to a brilliant team: @dtobiansky.bsky.social, @talialm.bsky.social & Aki 🎉 🥳
Reposted by Talia Lowi-Merri
A spotted pardalote! 🪶
The colors and patterns on this stunning floofball remind me a lot of Aboriginal art.
It’s normally found high up in the canopy, but after sitting in place for a long time, unsuccessfully photographing fantails, I turned and found two near the forest floor in clear view.
The colors and patterns on this stunning floofball remind me a lot of Aboriginal art.
It’s normally found high up in the canopy, but after sitting in place for a long time, unsuccessfully photographing fantails, I turned and found two near the forest floor in clear view.
October 15, 2023 at 6:20 PM
A spotted pardalote! 🪶
The colors and patterns on this stunning floofball remind me a lot of Aboriginal art.
It’s normally found high up in the canopy, but after sitting in place for a long time, unsuccessfully photographing fantails, I turned and found two near the forest floor in clear view.
The colors and patterns on this stunning floofball remind me a lot of Aboriginal art.
It’s normally found high up in the canopy, but after sitting in place for a long time, unsuccessfully photographing fantails, I turned and found two near the forest floor in clear view.
Hi Blue Sky! Look at this fabulous lady I saw in a book today #feathereddinosaur
September 22, 2023 at 2:00 AM
Hi Blue Sky! Look at this fabulous lady I saw in a book today #feathereddinosaur