Chris Martinez
@cmartinez.bsky.social
Assistant professor at UCI EEB. Fish form, function and evolution.
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Fun news: I'm hiring a postdoc in ichthyology!
Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.
(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)
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Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.
(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...
Postdoctoral Researcher
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August 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Fun news: I'm hiring a postdoc in ichthyology!
Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.
(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...
Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.
(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...
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I wrote my first blog about why I felt that writing about my family's experiences with the mass deportation of people of Mexican descent during the Great Depression was more important than the National Science Foundation grant I was writing last summer. communities.springernature.com/posts/i-m-a-...
I'm a biologist. Here's why I wrote about U.S. history (1929-1939)
I was one of those Mexican American elementary school children in California who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s not knowing about the deportation or forced expulsion of 350,000-500,000 people of Mexic...
communities.springernature.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I wrote my first blog about why I felt that writing about my family's experiences with the mass deportation of people of Mexican descent during the Great Depression was more important than the National Science Foundation grant I was writing last summer. communities.springernature.com/posts/i-m-a-...
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Evolution of endothermy in marine fishes is related to competition with cetaceans. This incredible paper is a masterpiece of phylogenetic comparative methods and a future classic for marine biologists
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Ecological interactions and genomic innovation fueled the evolution of ray-finned fish endothermy
Cetacean interactions, body size, and genomic innovations shaped endothermy evolution in ray-finned fishes in the Eocene-Miocene.
www.science.org
June 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Evolution of endothermy in marine fishes is related to competition with cetaceans. This incredible paper is a masterpiece of phylogenetic comparative methods and a future classic for marine biologists
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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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
I am pleased to announce The Macroevolution Lab at Ohio State opens this August! We will be housed in the Museum of Biological Diversity 🐟🐠🐡
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1/10 *** New paper out *** (on behalf of Nick Peoples who is not on Bluesky). I am beyond excited to present our new paper out now in @Nature! Here, we show that rapid gain and loss of tooth complexity accelerates diversification in fishes! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Evolutionary lability of a key innovation spurs rapid diversification - Nature
A study shows that the rapid diversification of cichlids in African lakes is driven by their ability to evolve between having simple or complex teeth.
www.nature.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:32 AM
1/10 *** New paper out *** (on behalf of Nick Peoples who is not on Bluesky). I am beyond excited to present our new paper out now in @Nature! Here, we show that rapid gain and loss of tooth complexity accelerates diversification in fishes! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Just your odd mix of Indian and Malagasy cichlids. Reminds me of the line in Pirates of the Caribbean “the world is still the same, there is just less in it” tilapia have nearly replaced all Malagasy cichlids in it’s native home
February 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Just your odd mix of Indian and Malagasy cichlids. Reminds me of the line in Pirates of the Caribbean “the world is still the same, there is just less in it” tilapia have nearly replaced all Malagasy cichlids in it’s native home
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What is the function of the elongate tail in elasmobranch #rays? A 🧵 and a new hypothesis. A paper with @juliachaumel.bsky.social in @royalsociety.org Proceedings B (shorturl.at/PmfYD) shows that the tail of cownose rays (and a few other species studied so far) has an elaborate lateral line.
January 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
What is the function of the elongate tail in elasmobranch #rays? A 🧵 and a new hypothesis. A paper with @juliachaumel.bsky.social in @royalsociety.org Proceedings B (shorturl.at/PmfYD) shows that the tail of cownose rays (and a few other species studied so far) has an elaborate lateral line.
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I just need to share these photos of our four-eyed fish #Anableps anableps I took yesterday in our fish room.
15/10 one of the best fishes 😍
🧪🐟 #MarineLife
We are studying vision in these fish as a component of my Ichthyology undergraduate research ( #CURE ) course IB177LF.
15/10 one of the best fishes 😍
🧪🐟 #MarineLife
We are studying vision in these fish as a component of my Ichthyology undergraduate research ( #CURE ) course IB177LF.
January 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I just need to share these photos of our four-eyed fish #Anableps anableps I took yesterday in our fish room.
15/10 one of the best fishes 😍
🧪🐟 #MarineLife
We are studying vision in these fish as a component of my Ichthyology undergraduate research ( #CURE ) course IB177LF.
15/10 one of the best fishes 😍
🧪🐟 #MarineLife
We are studying vision in these fish as a component of my Ichthyology undergraduate research ( #CURE ) course IB177LF.
Came across this glorious Pac-Man impersonator, Bathophilus brevis, while measuring fishes at the Scripps collection with @lizmillermacroevo.bsky.social. It just decided that all it needed in life was a huge mouth and a tail 😂
December 19, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Came across this glorious Pac-Man impersonator, Bathophilus brevis, while measuring fishes at the Scripps collection with @lizmillermacroevo.bsky.social. It just decided that all it needed in life was a huge mouth and a tail 😂
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Funded PhD opportunity based at the University of Southampton and Natural History Museum studying cryptobenthic fishes. International applicants must contact me before applying! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Comparing cryptobenthic fishes: from cool climates to coral reefs at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Comparing cryptobenthic fishes: from cool climates to coral reefs at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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Our big collaboration on anglerfish diversity is out today in @natureecoevo.bsky.social. THREAD PART 1
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reduced evolutionary constraint accompanies ongoing radiation in deep-sea anglerfishes - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Based on phylogenomic and geometric morphometric analyses of 132 anglerfish species, the authors infer a Cretaceous origin of the clade and show that bathypelagic anglerfish are undergoing rapid pheno...
www.nature.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Our big collaboration on anglerfish diversity is out today in @natureecoevo.bsky.social. THREAD PART 1
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Super proud of my 2nd PhD paper exploring shifts in evo. integration among reef fish fins with expansions in locomotor modes, out now in Evolution. Within modes there is much diversity in fin shape and weak connections between form and function. doi.org/10.1093/evol...
November 25, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Super proud of my 2nd PhD paper exploring shifts in evo. integration among reef fish fins with expansions in locomotor modes, out now in Evolution. Within modes there is much diversity in fin shape and weak connections between form and function. doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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🚨Postdoc openings in the Martin Fish Speciation Lab 🚨@MVZ @UCBerkeley !
evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir/…
Genomics or EvoDevo or Genetics🔀Phenotype🔀Performance🔀Fitness.
Lots of possibilities ranging from CRISPR-Cas9 to scale-biting performance! NIH and NSF-funded.
Please email me if interested! 🐟🐶
evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir/…
Genomics or EvoDevo or Genetics🔀Phenotype🔀Performance🔀Fitness.
Lots of possibilities ranging from CRISPR-Cas9 to scale-biting performance! NIH and NSF-funded.
Please email me if interested! 🐟🐶
January 30, 2024 at 11:17 PM
🚨Postdoc openings in the Martin Fish Speciation Lab 🚨@MVZ @UCBerkeley !
evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir/…
Genomics or EvoDevo or Genetics🔀Phenotype🔀Performance🔀Fitness.
Lots of possibilities ranging from CRISPR-Cas9 to scale-biting performance! NIH and NSF-funded.
Please email me if interested! 🐟🐶
evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir/…
Genomics or EvoDevo or Genetics🔀Phenotype🔀Performance🔀Fitness.
Lots of possibilities ranging from CRISPR-Cas9 to scale-biting performance! NIH and NSF-funded.
Please email me if interested! 🐟🐶
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I'm a new Asst. Prof & Curator of Herpetology at San Diego State www.kinseybrock.com
I'm recruiting 2 PhD students & 1 MS student to study effects of urbanization on genetic & phenotypic variation in herps. Study systems in the Greek islands, Italy, and southern CA. Great weather, great herps! ☀️🦎🌴
I'm recruiting 2 PhD students & 1 MS student to study effects of urbanization on genetic & phenotypic variation in herps. Study systems in the Greek islands, Italy, and southern CA. Great weather, great herps! ☀️🦎🌴
November 8, 2023 at 3:28 PM
I'm a new Asst. Prof & Curator of Herpetology at San Diego State www.kinseybrock.com
I'm recruiting 2 PhD students & 1 MS student to study effects of urbanization on genetic & phenotypic variation in herps. Study systems in the Greek islands, Italy, and southern CA. Great weather, great herps! ☀️🦎🌴
I'm recruiting 2 PhD students & 1 MS student to study effects of urbanization on genetic & phenotypic variation in herps. Study systems in the Greek islands, Italy, and southern CA. Great weather, great herps! ☀️🦎🌴
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Auburn University is #hiring a #physiologist! The position is to conduct basic research and teach physiology related classes (1 class per semester) Applications from folks working on aquatic organisms are welcome.
www.auemployment.com/postings/40833
www.auemployment.com/postings/40833
September 12, 2023 at 8:47 PM
Auburn University is #hiring a #physiologist! The position is to conduct basic research and teach physiology related classes (1 class per semester) Applications from folks working on aquatic organisms are welcome.
www.auemployment.com/postings/40833
www.auemployment.com/postings/40833
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My department (Kalamazoo College in MI) is looking for tenure-track invertebrate biologist! What you'll find here: a close-knit, supportive group of colleagues, dedicated and passionate students, research support, and more*
📣 Please spread the word 📣
biology.kzoo.edu/tenure-track...
📣 Please spread the word 📣
biology.kzoo.edu/tenure-track...
September 12, 2023 at 4:18 PM
My department (Kalamazoo College in MI) is looking for tenure-track invertebrate biologist! What you'll find here: a close-knit, supportive group of colleagues, dedicated and passionate students, research support, and more*
📣 Please spread the word 📣
biology.kzoo.edu/tenure-track...
📣 Please spread the word 📣
biology.kzoo.edu/tenure-track...
Some late night bioluminescence at Huntington Beach
September 7, 2023 at 6:31 AM
Some late night bioluminescence at Huntington Beach
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Phylogenetics faculty job! Colorado State 👍. Love to see it specified, bc resolving the tree of life is a scientific grand challenge for humanity.
🧪 #AcademicSky #SciJobs
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/131...
🧪 #AcademicSky #SciJobs
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/131...
Assistant Professor in Phylogenetics
The successful candidate will develop a research program, specifically developing a research program in the area of phylogenetics, that interfaces with an integrative and collaborative department of e...
jobs.colostate.edu
September 2, 2023 at 3:58 AM
Phylogenetics faculty job! Colorado State 👍. Love to see it specified, bc resolving the tree of life is a scientific grand challenge for humanity.
🧪 #AcademicSky #SciJobs
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/131...
🧪 #AcademicSky #SciJobs
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/131...
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Our recent study of anglerfish jaw and tooth morphologies made the cover of Biology Letters. Read more here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#evolution @jmhuie.bsky.social @chrisgoatley.bsky.social
#evolution @jmhuie.bsky.social @chrisgoatley.bsky.social
August 30, 2023 at 5:59 PM
Our recent study of anglerfish jaw and tooth morphologies made the cover of Biology Letters. Read more here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#evolution @jmhuie.bsky.social @chrisgoatley.bsky.social
#evolution @jmhuie.bsky.social @chrisgoatley.bsky.social
Submitted my SICB abstract. See you all in Seattle this January!
August 29, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Submitted my SICB abstract. See you all in Seattle this January!