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Brian Gallagher
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Postdoc at Whitman College. I study the impacts of human activities on fish ecology, evolution, and habitat. Also meta-science. Views = mine. He/him.
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hadley.nz
Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....

genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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fishsqueezer.bsky.social
My heart was jubilant while reading this story this morning - more than 100 Chinook salmon have passed the former Klamath River dam sites as well as the fish ladder at Klamath Lake and are naturally spawning in Oregon headwaters for the first time in over a century! 🐟🧪🌎

www.opb.org/article/2025...
Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers
Just a year after four dams were removed, a group of fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin.
www.opb.org
October 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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jpverta.bsky.social
One week to apply for our fully funded PhD position in Norway! This is a really exciting project in collab. with University of Helsinki and Benchmark Genetics.

Samples are ready - you do (read: learn) everything - functional genomics, bioinformatics, genotype-phenotype associations 🤩

Please RT!
jpverta.bsky.social Jukka-Pekka Verta @jpverta.bsky.social · Aug 21
How do regulatory genes control alternative life histories? We have an open PhD position to answer this question using functional genomics in Atlantic salmon.

Apply by October 15th through www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Please share widely! 🧬🦑🖥️
October 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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sortee.bsky.social
#SORTEE2025 Conference is about to begin!

We’re thrilled to announce our first plenary presentation: Advancing Ecology and Evolutionary Research in the Global South - African context by Dr. Israel Borokini

You can still register and find more info on the talk at: sortee.org/upcoming/
Upcoming events
Upcoming conference by Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)
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October 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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mmahon.bsky.social
Our research group just published a study in Nature on how fish biodiversity in U.S. rivers and streams has been changing over the past 27 years (1993–2019). The results show sharply diverging trends depending on historic and changing water temperature. 🧵 rdcu.be/eH0l8
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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ian-vaughan.bsky.social
Climate change is reshaping the fish communities of rivers across the US - my commentary in @nature.com to accompany the new study led by @rumschsl.bsky.social rdcu.be/eHY6B 🌍🧪
Climate change is reshaping fish communities in the United States | Nature
Rising temperatures and the introduction of non-native fishes have been linked to rapid changes in fish communities across the United States. Rising temperatures and the introduction of non-native fishes have been linked to rapid changes in fish communities across the United States.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
bkgallagher.bsky.social
Check out our new paper in Nature describing trends in US freshwater fish biodiversity! Great to be part of such an amazing team.
September 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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lizmillermacroevo.bsky.social
I am pleased to announce The Macroevolution Lab at Ohio State opens this August! We will be housed in the Museum of Biological Diversity 🐟🐠🐡
April 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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bbolker.bsky.social
#lirpaloof Since it's already 2025-04-01 for most of the world ... a slightly updated version of the `celebrate` package: `remotes::install_github("bbolker/bbmisc/celebrate")`. (Description: Celebrate your successes and mourn your failures.) Now supports `htest` objects!
celebrate package:celebrate R Documentation Audio 'announcements' when printing model summaries Description: The only function of this package is to augment the printing of model summaries with appropriate sound effects based on whether you have achieved the magical p<0.05 level of significance for at least one variable (not including the intercept - we have to try to be a _little_ bit sensible ...) Details: Sounds are taken from <http://freesounds.org> To set an alpha-level different from 0.05, you can specify ‘options(celebrate.alpha = <value>)’ • fanfare: user primordiality, <https://www.freesound.org/people/primordiality/sounds/78823/> (CC BY 3.0) • trombone: user kirbydx, <https://www.freesound.org/people/kirbydx/sounds/175409/> (CC0) Examples: ## Not run: m1 <- lm(speed~dist,cars) m2 <- lm(Income~Population,data.frame(state.x77)) summary(m1) summary(m2) ## chi-squared test M <- as.table(rbind(c(762, 327, 468), c(484, 239, 477))) dimnames(M) <- list(gender = c("F", "M"), party = c("Democrat","Independent", "Republican")) (Xsq <- chisq.test(M)) # Prints test summary boring <- matrix(c(6,5,4,5), nrow = 2) (chisq.test(boring)) ## End(Not run)
April 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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carlyziter.bsky.social
We're hiring! Concordia University (Montreal) has a position open in Synthetic Biology and Biomanufacturing. Looking for expertise in synthetic biology, bioengineering and bioprocessing with an applied focus on sustainability, food security, or human health: www.concordia.ca/artsci/about...
Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier II in Synthetic Biology and Biomanufacturing - Concordia University
The department of Biology in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Concordia University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position with the opportunity to apply for a Tier II Canada Researc...
www.concordia.ca
February 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
bkgallagher.bsky.social
Grad student positions available with the Fraser Lab (not on bsky) at Concordia U in Montreal! I got my PhD there, and I can’t say enough good things about the lab, the city, and the field sites. Spread the word!
December 21, 2024 at 2:36 AM
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mgenner.bsky.social
The responses of freshwater fish to global warming. Our analyses in @pnas.org @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Made possible by #RivFishTIME
December 9, 2024 at 11:52 PM
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streambug.bsky.social
Hi Bluesky, I am happy and optimistic to be here! Anyone know a freshwater fisheries biologist into teaching who might want to come join me in the beautiful Ozark streams of SW Missouri?
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Assistant Professor of Freshwater Fisheries Biology The Biology Department at Missouri State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor with expertise in freshwater fisheries biology. The successful candidate will help address the Department’s need to teach and mentor a growing population of students interested in applied fisheries conservation and management. Minimum requirements include PhD in a related area, peer-reviewed publications in fisheries biology and/or fish ecology, excellent communication skills, and strong support of MSU’s commitment to building a diverse and culturally competent educational environment. Duties include: a) research in freshwater fisheries; b) teaching courses in ichthyology, fisheries, and one or more of fish ecology, wildlife management, or other area of expertise to total 9 contact hours per semester; c) advising graduate (Masters) and undergraduate students; and d) pursuit of external funding in support of research. A letter of application that includes a statement of commitment to fostering inclusive excellence (https://www.missouristate.edu/InclusiveEngagement/Vision.htm), CV, statements of teaching and research experience and interests, names and contact information for 3 references, and copies of all university transcripts should be submitted online at: http://www.missouristate.edu/human/jobdescriptions/21377.htm. Employment will require a criminal background check at University expense. Application review begins 6 January 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. Start date is 11 August 2025. Direct queries to DFinn@MissouriState.edu.
December 7, 2024 at 12:21 AM
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prosanta.bsky.social
How Many Fish Species Are in North America?

Nice work @jjschmittersoto.bsky.social et al.

bioone.org/journals/ich...
How Many Fish Species Are in North America?
Le Comité sur les Noms des Poissons, un comité conjoint de la Société Americaine de Pêcheries et de la Société Americaine des Ichtyologistes et Herpetologistes, a publié la dernière édition de la list...
bioone.org
December 7, 2024 at 12:48 AM