Eric Gangloff
@eric-gangloff.bsky.social
Biologist! Studying lizards and salamanders alongside the amazing students at Ohio Wesleyan University -- and with lots of other friends. Avid reader and music nerd. Go Mets! Lab Website: https://glare-owu.wixsite.com/glare
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Eric Gangloff
@eric-gangloff.bsky.social
· Apr 10
New paper alert! 🦎🌡️🌙
« Warm nocturnal temperatures act as an ecological trap for a diurnal lizard » in @oikosjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/oik.11…
It was a pleasure to design this experiment.
@eric-gangloff.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
« Warm nocturnal temperatures act as an ecological trap for a diurnal lizard » in @oikosjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/oik.11…
It was a pleasure to design this experiment.
@eric-gangloff.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
Check this one out— super-cool mesocosm design to test the impacts of night time warming. Turns out, it’s not great for these lizards.
Thanks to @constantperry.bsky.social and Alexis Rutschmann for the fantastic collab.
Thanks to @constantperry.bsky.social and Alexis Rutschmann for the fantastic collab.
Go Alyssa!!!
Congratulations to @doc-brock.bsky.social on advancing her first MS student to candidacy! Such cool work with introduced Italian wall lizards across native and invasive ranges - looking forward to seeing what Alyssa and Dr. Brock will discover!
a person is holding a lizard in their hands
ALT: a person is holding a lizard in their hands
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November 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Go Alyssa!!!
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🧪 New paper out! Growing up, wall lizards undergo a UV-visible “awkward phase” (who doesn’t?) that we can’t see—but they can. These ontogenetic color changes may mediate juvenile–adult interactions by delaying the onset of adult social signals. doi.org/10.1002/jez.... #colsci #lizard #ontogeny
Cryptic Ontogenetic Changes in the Ventral Coloration of a Color Polymorphic Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)
Wall lizards' ventral coloration undergoes cryptic ontogenetic color changes invisible without UV vision. We tracked wall lizards from hatching to one year of age. Spectrophotometry and visual modeli...
doi.org
September 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🧪 New paper out! Growing up, wall lizards undergo a UV-visible “awkward phase” (who doesn’t?) that we can’t see—but they can. These ontogenetic color changes may mediate juvenile–adult interactions by delaying the onset of adult social signals. doi.org/10.1002/jez.... #colsci #lizard #ontogeny
Check this one out— super-cool mesocosm design to test the impacts of night time warming. Turns out, it’s not great for these lizards.
Thanks to @constantperry.bsky.social and Alexis Rutschmann for the fantastic collab.
Thanks to @constantperry.bsky.social and Alexis Rutschmann for the fantastic collab.
New paper alert! 🦎🌡️🌙
« Warm nocturnal temperatures act as an ecological trap for a diurnal lizard » in @oikosjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/oik.11…
It was a pleasure to design this experiment.
@eric-gangloff.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
« Warm nocturnal temperatures act as an ecological trap for a diurnal lizard » in @oikosjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/oik.11…
It was a pleasure to design this experiment.
@eric-gangloff.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Check this one out— super-cool mesocosm design to test the impacts of night time warming. Turns out, it’s not great for these lizards.
Thanks to @constantperry.bsky.social and Alexis Rutschmann for the fantastic collab.
Thanks to @constantperry.bsky.social and Alexis Rutschmann for the fantastic collab.
Thrilled to see *National Geographic* highlight the wall lizards living in Cincinnati and our research on these little guys!
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
#WalliesWorld
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
#WalliesWorld
10 lizards were smuggled into Cincinnati in a sock. Now there are tens of thousands.
Native to Europe, common wall lizards are growing bigger, faster, and more resilient in Ohio. Scientists say the city itself may be driving their evolution.
www.nationalgeographic.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Thrilled to see *National Geographic* highlight the wall lizards living in Cincinnati and our research on these little guys!
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
#WalliesWorld
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
#WalliesWorld
Follow Dellen! 👇🏼
I suppose I should actually get started on here! My name is Dellen, and I’m a zoologist, currently researching a widespread Plethodontid salamander in the Midwest!
Hoping to stay connected to science and the rest of the world in getting active here!
Hoping to stay connected to science and the rest of the world in getting active here!
February 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Follow Dellen! 👇🏼
Reposted by Eric Gangloff
The NPS says it’s just following orders. But executive orders are not laws. Contact the NPS and tell them that their compliance in erasing trans people is not acceptable.
February 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The NPS says it’s just following orders. But executive orders are not laws. Contact the NPS and tell them that their compliance in erasing trans people is not acceptable.
Though widespread and popular in the pet trade, we know very little about their natural history. In this study, lead by undergraduate student Ethan Livingston, we characterized their thermal biology. This Includes one of the highest temperature tolerances *ever recorded* for a vertebrate!
Check out our first study with sandfish skinks (Scincus scincus)!
Published in the Journal of Herpetology and available now (open access):
doi.org/10.1670/2317...
Published in the Journal of Herpetology and available now (open access):
doi.org/10.1670/2317...
February 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Though widespread and popular in the pet trade, we know very little about their natural history. In this study, lead by undergraduate student Ethan Livingston, we characterized their thermal biology. This Includes one of the highest temperature tolerances *ever recorded* for a vertebrate!
Check out our first study with sandfish skinks (Scincus scincus)!
Published in the Journal of Herpetology and available now (open access):
doi.org/10.1670/2317...
Published in the Journal of Herpetology and available now (open access):
doi.org/10.1670/2317...
February 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Check out our first study with sandfish skinks (Scincus scincus)!
Published in the Journal of Herpetology and available now (open access):
doi.org/10.1670/2317...
Published in the Journal of Herpetology and available now (open access):
doi.org/10.1670/2317...
Can't wait for @bhjuarez.bsky.social to get out here to Ohio and get started! We've got big plans!
Specifically, we’re interested in examining how time, climate, and the hydric/thermal biology of common wall lizards have enabled their expansion into and throughout North America.
February 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Can't wait for @bhjuarez.bsky.social to get out here to Ohio and get started! We've got big plans!
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Despite rescinding the original memo, the NSF continues to comply with the federal funding freeze and have not communicated with us on timeline... leaving many PRFBs without pay. Also, it seems that many Universities are unaware this is happening... spread the word
January 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Despite rescinding the original memo, the NSF continues to comply with the federal funding freeze and have not communicated with us on timeline... leaving many PRFBs without pay. Also, it seems that many Universities are unaware this is happening... spread the word
Thanks for the shout out, Randy! Very happy to be part of this symposium organized by @kmwinchell.bsky.social @vale-alaasam.bsky.social @anthonysnead.bsky.social — what a fantastic session!
Climbing performance is multivariate- climbing and clinging show different patterns for different claw types in common wall lizards. There was also a clear interaction between SVL and sex on sprint speed. Cool lessons from wall lizards by @eric-gangloff.bsky.social and his lab! #SICB2025
January 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Thanks for the shout out, Randy! Very happy to be part of this symposium organized by @kmwinchell.bsky.social @vale-alaasam.bsky.social @anthonysnead.bsky.social — what a fantastic session!
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Hi #SICB2025! Happy New Year! The PUI Action group has worked hard to develop events/ programming for the meeting to help build our community and provide mentorship. See all of the events in the comments below! Some require pre-registration!
January 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Hi #SICB2025! Happy New Year! The PUI Action group has worked hard to develop events/ programming for the meeting to help build our community and provide mentorship. See all of the events in the comments below! Some require pre-registration!
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Are you a researcher/practitioner working on urban ecology and conservation? We still have space in the starter pack!
go.bsky.app/29rs45P
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go.bsky.app/29rs45P
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January 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Are you a researcher/practitioner working on urban ecology and conservation? We still have space in the starter pack!
go.bsky.app/29rs45P
🌆🌇
go.bsky.app/29rs45P
🌆🌇
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If you ever share / repost anything, please let it be this
December 30, 2024 at 4:26 PM
If you ever share / repost anything, please let it be this
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Have you ever thought about the perks of doing fieldwork in your own backyard? ...Are you "urban-ecology-curious"?
Come to our workshop at #SICB2025 on Jan 4 10:30-12:00 to learn about urban field safety, accessibility, engaging undergrads, designing experiments, permit perils, and more!
Come to our workshop at #SICB2025 on Jan 4 10:30-12:00 to learn about urban field safety, accessibility, engaging undergrads, designing experiments, permit perils, and more!
December 29, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Have you ever thought about the perks of doing fieldwork in your own backyard? ...Are you "urban-ecology-curious"?
Come to our workshop at #SICB2025 on Jan 4 10:30-12:00 to learn about urban field safety, accessibility, engaging undergrads, designing experiments, permit perils, and more!
Come to our workshop at #SICB2025 on Jan 4 10:30-12:00 to learn about urban field safety, accessibility, engaging undergrads, designing experiments, permit perils, and more!
This is not to be missed! I’ll be there! #UrbanLizards #SICB2025
Excited to talk about parallel adaptation to urban environments in anole lizards at #SICB2025 as part of the Cities as Natural Experiments Symposium! Swing by Marquis A Saturday at 9 and say hi! We'll talk about thermal performance, morphology, and kinematics, so be sure not to miss this!
December 30, 2024 at 7:01 PM
This is not to be missed! I’ll be there! #UrbanLizards #SICB2025
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OMG, #SICB2025 is in less than a week! Looking forward to seeing everyone soon in Atlanta. I will be presenting on my work examining gecko locomotion and prey capture following autotomy on Saturday (1/4) at 1:30 PM. Stop by International Salon 10 and say hi! 🦎
December 29, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Check it out! The Salamander Population and Adaptation Research Collaboration Network is looking to hire *10* postbaccalaureate mentees for the second cohort of our NSF RaMP program. I'll be hosting one here at OWU!
Details in flyer below and at sparcnet.org/home/sparcne....
Details in flyer below and at sparcnet.org/home/sparcne....
December 17, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Check it out! The Salamander Population and Adaptation Research Collaboration Network is looking to hire *10* postbaccalaureate mentees for the second cohort of our NSF RaMP program. I'll be hosting one here at OWU!
Details in flyer below and at sparcnet.org/home/sparcne....
Details in flyer below and at sparcnet.org/home/sparcne....
Super-cool work from @agunderson.bsky.social and his lab. I was so taken by a presentation of this work from 2 years ago that we started collaborating to look at lead in wall lizards, too. The little buggers are nigh indestructible!
New work from the lab! Annelise Blanchette found that brown anole lizards may be the most lead (pb) tolerant vertebrate known to date by integrating physiological studies of field and lab exposed animals and transcriptomics #urbanecology #ecotox #anolis 🦎 1/n
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Extreme lead tolerance in an urban lizard
Lead (Pb) is an extremely toxic heavy metal pollutant pervasive in many environments with serious health consequences for humans and wildlife. Identifying organisms that can serve as biomonitors of le...
www.biorxiv.org
December 12, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Super-cool work from @agunderson.bsky.social and his lab. I was so taken by a presentation of this work from 2 years ago that we started collaborating to look at lead in wall lizards, too. The little buggers are nigh indestructible!
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I want to create a list of turtle scientists around the world! 🐢
If you study turtles, could you please reply to this post or DM me so I can add you to my list of "Fun Turtle Science"?
(Creating a list instead of a starter pack so I can pin it to my feed.)
If you study turtles, could you please reply to this post or DM me so I can add you to my list of "Fun Turtle Science"?
(Creating a list instead of a starter pack so I can pin it to my feed.)
December 6, 2024 at 3:22 PM
I want to create a list of turtle scientists around the world! 🐢
If you study turtles, could you please reply to this post or DM me so I can add you to my list of "Fun Turtle Science"?
(Creating a list instead of a starter pack so I can pin it to my feed.)
If you study turtles, could you please reply to this post or DM me so I can add you to my list of "Fun Turtle Science"?
(Creating a list instead of a starter pack so I can pin it to my feed.)
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‼️📝 New paper! 1st undergrad honor thesis from the lab! Hannah Owen looked at thousands of #spottedlanternfly @inaturalist.bsky.social images to study spatio-temporal & phenology patterns of the invasion, and to understand the role of #urban environments in their spread
www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...
www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...
Spotted Lanternflies in the US Are Living Longer—and Cities May be Helping Them Spread
NYU researchers find longer life cycles and urban connection for the invasive insects, which could spell trouble for local ecosystems, but also point to cities as “early-detection zones” for controlli...
www.nyu.edu
December 5, 2024 at 4:48 PM
‼️📝 New paper! 1st undergrad honor thesis from the lab! Hannah Owen looked at thousands of #spottedlanternfly @inaturalist.bsky.social images to study spatio-temporal & phenology patterns of the invasion, and to understand the role of #urban environments in their spread
www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...
www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...
Wait…does that make me the Herpetologist Santa??
Me: “Ooooh my lizard poop arrived !”
Student: “A herpetologist’s Christmas”
We are gonna see what these introduced wall lizards are eating and how much that overlaps with native lizards. Species from feces! 🦎 💩 🧬 #WallieWorld
Student: “A herpetologist’s Christmas”
We are gonna see what these introduced wall lizards are eating and how much that overlaps with native lizards. Species from feces! 🦎 💩 🧬 #WallieWorld
November 24, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Wait…does that make me the Herpetologist Santa??
Go work with Dan!
I'm recruiting a PhD student to join my lab at the University of Dayton (Fall 2025) to study the evo-devo of tadpoles! More info here: evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
November 24, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Go work with Dan!
Awesome to collaborate with @agunderson.bsky.social on this! More on lead in urban lizards coming soon…
Led by undergrad Maya Moore in Eric Gangloff’s lab, resilience to lead contamination in urban wall lizards! #lizards #ecotoxicology
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Urban wall lizards are resilient to high levels of blood lead
Living in urban environments presents many challenges to wildlife, including exposure to potentially toxic pollutants. For example, the heavy metal le…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 24, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Awesome to collaborate with @agunderson.bsky.social on this! More on lead in urban lizards coming soon…