Chris Law
@chrislaw.bsky.social
Principal Research Scientist @ University of Washington
Affiliate Curator @ Burke Museum
Assistant Project Scientist @ UC Berkeley
Artist @ AnimalisDesigns
he/him | firstgen BS & PhD
chrisjlaw.com
Affiliate Curator @ Burke Museum
Assistant Project Scientist @ UC Berkeley
Artist @ AnimalisDesigns
he/him | firstgen BS & PhD
chrisjlaw.com
Loans of skeletal material get returned in crates. Had to work on my gift wrapping skills.
Thanks @amnh.org and the Field Museum for the loans!
Thanks @amnh.org and the Field Museum for the loans!
September 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Loans of skeletal material get returned in crates. Had to work on my gift wrapping skills.
Thanks @amnh.org and the Field Museum for the loans!
Thanks @amnh.org and the Field Museum for the loans!
Fun sharing our research on carnivoran skeletal evolution at the #eseb2025 conference!
@eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
@eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Fun sharing our research on carnivoran skeletal evolution at the #eseb2025 conference!
@eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
@eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
After 11 months in review, grateful to learn that my NSF proposal examining the ecomorphology and evolution of mammalian skull dimorphism was awarded!
Stay tuned for research on intraspecific effects on maroevolution and more undergrad-led projects! @uwbiology.bsky.social
Stay tuned for research on intraspecific effects on maroevolution and more undergrad-led projects! @uwbiology.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
After 11 months in review, grateful to learn that my NSF proposal examining the ecomorphology and evolution of mammalian skull dimorphism was awarded!
Stay tuned for research on intraspecific effects on maroevolution and more undergrad-led projects! @uwbiology.bsky.social
Stay tuned for research on intraspecific effects on maroevolution and more undergrad-led projects! @uwbiology.bsky.social
Great day at the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium!
Over the last two years, my mentees learned to develop hypotheses, collect data, code, and present results. All of this would not be possible without NSF support.
Over the last two years, my mentees learned to develop hypotheses, collect data, code, and present results. All of this would not be possible without NSF support.
May 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Great day at the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium!
Over the last two years, my mentees learned to develop hypotheses, collect data, code, and present results. All of this would not be possible without NSF support.
Over the last two years, my mentees learned to develop hypotheses, collect data, code, and present results. All of this would not be possible without NSF support.
Happy #MammalMonday! Here's a Hawaiian monk seal relaxing in the morning sun and making everyone jealous
#mammals
#mammals
April 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Happy #MammalMonday! Here's a Hawaiian monk seal relaxing in the morning sun and making everyone jealous
#mammals
#mammals
New 🦦 paper in @anatrecord.bsky.social! I quantified the growth curves of theoretical bite force & jaw musculature in sea otters. Newly weaned otters are at a disadvantage in foraging until the early stages of adulthood when they reach full skull & biting maturity
doi.org/10.1002/ar.2...
doi.org/10.1002/ar.2...
April 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New 🦦 paper in @anatrecord.bsky.social! I quantified the growth curves of theoretical bite force & jaw musculature in sea otters. Newly weaned otters are at a disadvantage in foraging until the early stages of adulthood when they reach full skull & biting maturity
doi.org/10.1002/ar.2...
doi.org/10.1002/ar.2...
Had a blast presenting our work on carnivoran adaptive landscapes at #AnatomyConnected25!
Read more here: academic.oup.com/iob/article/...
#anatomy25 @tsengzj.bsky.social @hlusko.bsky.social
Read more here: academic.oup.com/iob/article/...
#anatomy25 @tsengzj.bsky.social @hlusko.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Had a blast presenting our work on carnivoran adaptive landscapes at #AnatomyConnected25!
Read more here: academic.oup.com/iob/article/...
#anatomy25 @tsengzj.bsky.social @hlusko.bsky.social
Read more here: academic.oup.com/iob/article/...
#anatomy25 @tsengzj.bsky.social @hlusko.bsky.social
Happy #MammalMonday! Here's a golden-mantled ground squirrel surveying the trails.
📍Mount Rainier National Park
#mammals
📍Mount Rainier National Park
#mammals
March 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Happy #MammalMonday! Here's a golden-mantled ground squirrel surveying the trails.
📍Mount Rainier National Park
#mammals
📍Mount Rainier National Park
#mammals
Happy #MammalMonday! Family portrait of a crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) with its infant outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
#mammals
#mammals
February 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Happy #MammalMonday! Family portrait of a crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) with its infant outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
#mammals
#mammals
February 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Learn about sea otters and other specimens held at the @burkemuseum.bsky.social on the podcast Spectacular Specimens by @kuow.org Public Radio!
www.kuow.org/stories/the-...
www.kuow.org/stories/the-...
January 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Learn about sea otters and other specimens held at the @burkemuseum.bsky.social on the podcast Spectacular Specimens by @kuow.org Public Radio!
www.kuow.org/stories/the-...
www.kuow.org/stories/the-...
New paper with @tsengzj.bsky.social and @hlusko.bsky.social! We investigated the adaptive landscape of skeletal form & function in carnivorans and tested how trade-offs among skeletal regions contribute to adaptations & landscape topology. @sicbjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaf001
doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaf001
January 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New paper with @tsengzj.bsky.social and @hlusko.bsky.social! We investigated the adaptive landscape of skeletal form & function in carnivorans and tested how trade-offs among skeletal regions contribute to adaptations & landscape topology. @sicbjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaf001
doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaf001
Visit from some orcas off Vashon Island!
December 17, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Visit from some orcas off Vashon Island!
Happy #FossilFriday! Here's the one time I got to pet a bear-dog for science
November 22, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Happy #FossilFriday! Here's the one time I got to pet a bear-dog for science
Happy #FossilFriday! Here's one of my favorite specimens - a nearly complete extinct weasel cousin (Sthenictis) at the AMNH!
November 15, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Happy #FossilFriday! Here's one of my favorite specimens - a nearly complete extinct weasel cousin (Sthenictis) at the AMNH!
Lastly, contrary to predictions of adaptive radiation, we found that Malagasy carnivorans do not exhibit rapid species diversification and only marginally faster rates of skull shape evolution compared to other feliforms.
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October 23, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Lastly, contrary to predictions of adaptive radiation, we found that Malagasy carnivorans do not exhibit rapid species diversification and only marginally faster rates of skull shape evolution compared to other feliforms.
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We also found evidence of shared adaptive zones in cranial shape between euplerid subclades and felids, herpestids and viverrids but little evidence of convergence.
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October 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM
We also found evidence of shared adaptive zones in cranial shape between euplerid subclades and felids, herpestids and viverrids but little evidence of convergence.
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We found that their skull disparity exceeds that of any other feliform family (i.e., cats, mongooses, hyenas, genets), as their skulls vary widely and strikingly capture a large amount of the morphological variation found across all feliforms.
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October 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM
We found that their skull disparity exceeds that of any other feliform family (i.e., cats, mongooses, hyenas, genets), as their skulls vary widely and strikingly capture a large amount of the morphological variation found across all feliforms.
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Although there are only eight living species, these carnivorans exhibit remarkable phenotypic and ecological diversity that is hypothesized to have risen through an adaptive radiation and convergent evolution.
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October 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Although there are only eight living species, these carnivorans exhibit remarkable phenotypic and ecological diversity that is hypothesized to have risen through an adaptive radiation and convergent evolution.
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Artists, QRP your two sides!
Scientific illustration vs minimalist wall art
Scientific illustration vs minimalist wall art
September 19, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Artists, QRP your two sides!
Scientific illustration vs minimalist wall art
Scientific illustration vs minimalist wall art
Making weasel burritos
September 6, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Making weasel burritos