Henry Camarillo
@hcamarillo.bsky.social
PhD candidate working with Martha Muñoz at Yale E&EB. Currently a Writing-Up Fellow at Konrad Lorenz Institute. Studying the morphology, biomechanics, and evolution of lungless salamanders.
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New paper!
We propose a framework to empirically study animal social relationships by modelling social network (SN) data as time-series—that is, without the need to aggregate them over time.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We propose a framework to empirically study animal social relationships by modelling social network (SN) data as time-series—that is, without the need to aggregate them over time.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
New paper!
We propose a framework to empirically study animal social relationships by modelling social network (SN) data as time-series—that is, without the need to aggregate them over time.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We propose a framework to empirically study animal social relationships by modelling social network (SN) data as time-series—that is, without the need to aggregate them over time.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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No better reason to join Bluesky then to say the first chapter of my PhD is out as a preprint! New surgeonfish phylogeny, ecomorphological relationships, evolutionary shape correlations-with NEW method to accurately account for phylogenetic covariation among shapes!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Phylogenetic relationships and the evolution of fin and body shape in the surgeonfishes
Patterns of evolutionary change in the fin and body shapes of fishes are strongly related to dietary ecology and locomotor mechanisms, and associations between shapes affects ecomorphological relation...
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October 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
No better reason to join Bluesky then to say the first chapter of my PhD is out as a preprint! New surgeonfish phylogeny, ecomorphological relationships, evolutionary shape correlations-with NEW method to accurately account for phylogenetic covariation among shapes!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Late to the party, but I'm so excited about the first paper from our lab: ✨Unique genetic bases of repeated life-history divergence associated with high altitude adaptation in Mimulus perennials ✨
This work was led by the ABSOLUTE ROCKSTAR Hongfei Chen!
This work was led by the ABSOLUTE ROCKSTAR Hongfei Chen!
September 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Late to the party, but I'm so excited about the first paper from our lab: ✨Unique genetic bases of repeated life-history divergence associated with high altitude adaptation in Mimulus perennials ✨
This work was led by the ABSOLUTE ROCKSTAR Hongfei Chen!
This work was led by the ABSOLUTE ROCKSTAR Hongfei Chen!
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Excited to share the first paper from my PhD!
We looked at what traits help Aneides salamanders excel at climbing using museum specimens, CT scans, SEM, and more! No claws or toe pads, so how do they do it? In short, with long limbs, big feet and grippy toes! 🦎🧪
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doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
We looked at what traits help Aneides salamanders excel at climbing using museum specimens, CT scans, SEM, and more! No claws or toe pads, so how do they do it? In short, with long limbs, big feet and grippy toes! 🦎🧪
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August 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Excited to share the first paper from my PhD!
We looked at what traits help Aneides salamanders excel at climbing using museum specimens, CT scans, SEM, and more! No claws or toe pads, so how do they do it? In short, with long limbs, big feet and grippy toes! 🦎🧪
DM for PDF
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
We looked at what traits help Aneides salamanders excel at climbing using museum specimens, CT scans, SEM, and more! No claws or toe pads, so how do they do it? In short, with long limbs, big feet and grippy toes! 🦎🧪
DM for PDF
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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Tadpoles have...TEETH?! An evolutionary novelty of anuran tadpoles, the taxonomic distribution of keratinized labial teeth remains a mystery. Yet here, variation in row number was studied in a phylogenetic context!
If you're bitten by a tadpole do you turn into a frog..? 🌍🧪👇
If you're bitten by a tadpole do you turn into a frog..? 🌍🧪👇
Diversity and development of labial tooth row formulae in tadpoles
Abstract. Keratinized labial teeth of the oral apparatus are a conspicuous evolutionary novelty of anuran tadpoles. Although several comparative studies ha
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August 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Tadpoles have...TEETH?! An evolutionary novelty of anuran tadpoles, the taxonomic distribution of keratinized labial teeth remains a mystery. Yet here, variation in row number was studied in a phylogenetic context!
If you're bitten by a tadpole do you turn into a frog..? 🌍🧪👇
If you're bitten by a tadpole do you turn into a frog..? 🌍🧪👇
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🚨Woo our new paper now out in accepted form in @systbiol.bsky.social -
We use phylogenetic analyses to argue that the evolution of diverse social contexts has reshaped avian life histories.
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We use phylogenetic analyses to argue that the evolution of diverse social contexts has reshaped avian life histories.
academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
Social environment and the evolution of delayed reproduction in birds
Abstract. One puzzling feature of avian life histories is that individuals in many different lineages delay reproduction for several years after they finis
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August 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
🚨Woo our new paper now out in accepted form in @systbiol.bsky.social -
We use phylogenetic analyses to argue that the evolution of diverse social contexts has reshaped avian life histories.
academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
We use phylogenetic analyses to argue that the evolution of diverse social contexts has reshaped avian life histories.
academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
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Decided there's not enough lizards in the #ColorsOfSkullAnatomy collection 🦎 So, new to the gang: Phyllurus platurus (southern leaf tail gecko). An Aussie lizard of course, and one of the 1st specimens I scanned at Florida Museum in 2021
www.graysvertebrateanatomy.com/leaftail-gecko-skull-anatomy/
www.graysvertebrateanatomy.com/leaftail-gecko-skull-anatomy/
June 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Decided there's not enough lizards in the #ColorsOfSkullAnatomy collection 🦎 So, new to the gang: Phyllurus platurus (southern leaf tail gecko). An Aussie lizard of course, and one of the 1st specimens I scanned at Florida Museum in 2021
www.graysvertebrateanatomy.com/leaftail-gecko-skull-anatomy/
www.graysvertebrateanatomy.com/leaftail-gecko-skull-anatomy/
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Hey look! Glowing fishes evolved over and over again. Lots of color of glow. @emilycarr.bsky.social led a team that included 5 FHL folks @jmhuie.bsky.social @lampichthys.bsky.social and @karlycohen.bsky.social.
The oldest glowy fish is an eel at 100MYA.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The oldest glowy fish is an eel at 100MYA.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Repeated and widespread evolution of biofluorescence in marine fishes - Nature Communications
Biofluorescence is widespread in fishes. Here, the authors compile data on biofluorescence presence across teleost fishes and demonstrate that it may have originally evolved in eels 112 million years ...
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May 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Hey look! Glowing fishes evolved over and over again. Lots of color of glow. @emilycarr.bsky.social led a team that included 5 FHL folks @jmhuie.bsky.social @lampichthys.bsky.social and @karlycohen.bsky.social.
The oldest glowy fish is an eel at 100MYA.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The oldest glowy fish is an eel at 100MYA.
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Congratulations to this year’s R. C. Lewontin Early Award recipients!
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May 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Congratulations to this year’s R. C. Lewontin Early Award recipients!
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www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
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Paper alert 🚨
Our 1rst paper with @vivienl.bsky.social and colleagues is out in Functional Ecology! In this paper, we investigated how complete metamorphosis promotes morphological and functional diversity in Caudata.Want to know more? Read this👇
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Our 1rst paper with @vivienl.bsky.social and colleagues is out in Functional Ecology! In this paper, we investigated how complete metamorphosis promotes morphological and functional diversity in Caudata.Want to know more? Read this👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Complete metamorphosis promotes morphological and functional diversity in Caudata
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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April 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Paper alert 🚨
Our 1rst paper with @vivienl.bsky.social and colleagues is out in Functional Ecology! In this paper, we investigated how complete metamorphosis promotes morphological and functional diversity in Caudata.Want to know more? Read this👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Our 1rst paper with @vivienl.bsky.social and colleagues is out in Functional Ecology! In this paper, we investigated how complete metamorphosis promotes morphological and functional diversity in Caudata.Want to know more? Read this👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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This is just a partial glimpse of the destruction of American science by Trump and the GOP.
May 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is just a partial glimpse of the destruction of American science by Trump and the GOP.
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New from the Near Lab, a super collaboration led by @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social
Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of the iconic reef fish clade wrasses and parrotfishes (Labridae)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu6149
Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of the iconic reef fish clade wrasses and parrotfishes (Labridae)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu6149
Phylogenomics establishes an Early Miocene reconstruction of reef vertebrate diversity
Phylogenomics reveals a younger-than-expected age of reef fish diversification.
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May 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New from the Near Lab, a super collaboration led by @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social
Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of the iconic reef fish clade wrasses and parrotfishes (Labridae)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu6149
Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of the iconic reef fish clade wrasses and parrotfishes (Labridae)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu6149
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Congratulations to lab member Gabi Alves Ferreira who lead us in this fun project! She modeled how range shifts of neotropical frogs with climate change will change phylogenetic diversity and endemism in the new communities. So great to see this published #ProudPI 💪🐸 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Climate change is projected to shrink phylogenetic endemism of Neotropical frogs - Nature Communications
Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity. This study predicts that climate change will reshape Neotropical frog diversity, causing losses in phylogenetic diversity and phylogenetic endemism, w...
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April 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Congratulations to lab member Gabi Alves Ferreira who lead us in this fun project! She modeled how range shifts of neotropical frogs with climate change will change phylogenetic diversity and endemism in the new communities. So great to see this published #ProudPI 💪🐸 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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When I CT scanned this diamondback rattlesnake specimen, I found a surprise rodent inside 🐍🐁
The #oVertTCN CT data is available for download on MorphoSource here: www.morphosource.org/concern/medi...
The #oVertTCN CT data is available for download on MorphoSource here: www.morphosource.org/concern/medi...
April 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
When I CT scanned this diamondback rattlesnake specimen, I found a surprise rodent inside 🐍🐁
The #oVertTCN CT data is available for download on MorphoSource here: www.morphosource.org/concern/medi...
The #oVertTCN CT data is available for download on MorphoSource here: www.morphosource.org/concern/medi...
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Live near New Haven, CT, and looking for something interesting to do April 23?
I am giving the Bass Distinguished Lecture, titled “The World Without Evolution?” taking place Wednesday, April 23 at 5 pm in O.C. Marsh Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
peabody.yale.edu/news/hendry_...
I am giving the Bass Distinguished Lecture, titled “The World Without Evolution?” taking place Wednesday, April 23 at 5 pm in O.C. Marsh Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
peabody.yale.edu/news/hendry_...
March 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Live near New Haven, CT, and looking for something interesting to do April 23?
I am giving the Bass Distinguished Lecture, titled “The World Without Evolution?” taking place Wednesday, April 23 at 5 pm in O.C. Marsh Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
peabody.yale.edu/news/hendry_...
I am giving the Bass Distinguished Lecture, titled “The World Without Evolution?” taking place Wednesday, April 23 at 5 pm in O.C. Marsh Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
peabody.yale.edu/news/hendry_...
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We polled Nature readers to ask if they were thinking of leaving the US for jobs abroad. Three-quarters of them (who said they were US-based scientists) said yes. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
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March 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We polled Nature readers to ask if they were thinking of leaving the US for jobs abroad. Three-quarters of them (who said they were US-based scientists) said yes. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Reproductive barriers can evolve despite gene flow. A combination of genomics and behavioural assays shows two mitonuclear incompatibilities originated via ancient hybridization that underlie hybrid inviability in a pair of closely related swordtail fishes www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pervasive gene flow despite strong and varied reproductive barriers in swordtails - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Reproductive barriers can evolve despite gene flow. A combination of genomics and behavioural assays shows two mitonuclear incompatibilities originated via ancient hybridization that underlie hybrid i...
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March 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Reproductive barriers can evolve despite gene flow. A combination of genomics and behavioural assays shows two mitonuclear incompatibilities originated via ancient hybridization that underlie hybrid inviability in a pair of closely related swordtail fishes www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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First-generation students have unique needs, which can be amplified when they enter graduate programmes. A Comment article in Nature Reviews Psychology argues that faculty members need to be aware of the needs of this population and how to support them. https://go.nature.com/3FkQDs1 #Academicsky 🧪
March 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
First-generation students have unique needs, which can be amplified when they enter graduate programmes. A Comment article in Nature Reviews Psychology argues that faculty members need to be aware of the needs of this population and how to support them. https://go.nature.com/3FkQDs1 #Academicsky 🧪
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1/35 New paper out! @jamesTstroud and I dive into why long-term studies are crucial for understanding evolution. They reveal processes impossible to detect in short timescales and capture rare events that transform our understanding of evolutionary dynamics.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
1/35 New paper out! @jamesTstroud and I dive into why long-term studies are crucial for understanding evolution. They reveal processes impossible to detect in short timescales and capture rare events that transform our understanding of evolutionary dynamics.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Happy to share this new paper! We explored the relationships of head shape and feeding mechanics in dinosaurs. A cascade of changes from big brains, to reoriented muscles, to a breakdown of linkages resulted in avian powered kinesis, but not until neognathes.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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March 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Happy to share this new paper! We explored the relationships of head shape and feeding mechanics in dinosaurs. A cascade of changes from big brains, to reoriented muscles, to a breakdown of linkages resulted in avian powered kinesis, but not until neognathes.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Chris Thacker and I have published a new review on the phylogenetics and biology of acanthopterygian fishes. This lineage includes more than 19,100 species, comprising nearly one third of all species of vertebrate animals!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Phylogeny, biology, and evolution of acanthopterygian fish clades - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
The advent of molecular phylogenetics has rapidly transformed the understanding of relationships within Acanthopterygii, the spiny-rayed fishes. Acanthopterygii includes most of the marine fish divers...
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March 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Chris Thacker and I have published a new review on the phylogenetics and biology of acanthopterygian fishes. This lineage includes more than 19,100 species, comprising nearly one third of all species of vertebrate animals!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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So excited to see this paper finally out! Part of the Paleobiology 50th anniversary issue, we cover the history of the field, morphometrics, morphospaces, new approaches to evolutionary models & disparity, incorporating climate, the importance of fossils & more. Check it out! doi.org/10.1017/pab....
Morphological evolution in a time of phenomics | Paleobiology | Cambridge Core
Morphological evolution in a time of phenomics
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March 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
So excited to see this paper finally out! Part of the Paleobiology 50th anniversary issue, we cover the history of the field, morphometrics, morphospaces, new approaches to evolutionary models & disparity, incorporating climate, the importance of fossils & more. Check it out! doi.org/10.1017/pab....
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Interested in trait evolution and/or connecting micro and macroevolution? The Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Workshop has returned, now at Mountain Lake Biological Station, VA, June 9-13th! Deadline for application April 4th, 5pm EST. More info here: eqgw.github.io
EQGW
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March 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Interested in trait evolution and/or connecting micro and macroevolution? The Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Workshop has returned, now at Mountain Lake Biological Station, VA, June 9-13th! Deadline for application April 4th, 5pm EST. More info here: eqgw.github.io
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Parallel Sensory Compensation following Independent Subterranean Colonization by Groundwater Salamanders (Eurycea ) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.02.640989v1
March 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Parallel Sensory Compensation following Independent Subterranean Colonization by Groundwater Salamanders (Eurycea ) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.02.640989v1
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Huge loss for students and researchers.
The benefits for students to be paid to do research is obvious.
At many institutions that are not research intensive, this is a not just an undergrad experience, it’s a critical chance for professors to do research.
(I ran an REU program for 3 years.)
The benefits for students to be paid to do research is obvious.
At many institutions that are not research intensive, this is a not just an undergrad experience, it’s a critical chance for professors to do research.
(I ran an REU program for 3 years.)
🚨 Many NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are being cancelled for Summer 2025.
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Cancellation megathread
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February 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Huge loss for students and researchers.
The benefits for students to be paid to do research is obvious.
At many institutions that are not research intensive, this is a not just an undergrad experience, it’s a critical chance for professors to do research.
(I ran an REU program for 3 years.)
The benefits for students to be paid to do research is obvious.
At many institutions that are not research intensive, this is a not just an undergrad experience, it’s a critical chance for professors to do research.
(I ran an REU program for 3 years.)