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xebernal.bsky.social
FrogLover
@xebernal.bsky.social
Behavior & Sensory Ecologist | Prof at Purdue Univ & Research Associate at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | PokéBio co-creator | she/ella | #Cienciaparatodes

https://www.pokebio.org/about
Lo and behold which study is the most read paper currently at JEB, congratulations @bleavell.bsky.social!!
August 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Fungi on the cover of #NationalGeographic and a story with quotes from @drrabern.bsky.social, so cool to see this important kingdom getting the attention it deserves! #MyColleagueIsFamous
April 20, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Congratulations to Hoover Pantoja & @bleavell.bsky.social on winning the 2023 outstanding paper award at JEB - cool work revealing the mechanisms underlying hearing in mosquitoes that eavesdrop on frogs. More about this work and other neat studies selected:
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
February 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM
One of my favorite things about my job is working with bright, fun and kind young scientists, Andrew Mularo is definitely one of them! Thank you @alisha55.bsky.social for writing this awesome story about him!
www.bio.purdue.edu/news/article...
February 7, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Full house to kick off the Ecolunch seminar series at Purdue BIO with @drrabern.bsky.social giving an inspirational and fun talk about fungi! 💯 recommend inviting Rabern for a talk to increase awareness of hidden biodiversity and the value of basic science 🧪🍄
January 17, 2024 at 7:38 PM
How I imagine it would be to be a PI vs how it really feels to be a PI
October 5, 2023 at 11:08 PM
So honored to be part of this book of women herpetologist of the world representing Colombia 💛💙♥️

This is not only my story, it represents many Latinamerican HERpetologists dreaming to learn about more frogs and be scientists
www.womeninherpetology.com
September 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Congrats to @brian_leavell for an outstanding defense seminar! He knocked it out of the park #ProudProfessor @PurdueEEB @PurdueBiolSci

Brian is a creative and insightful researcher. Folks at @BoiseState & @forestservice are lucky to have him as a postdoc
November 22, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Betty la fea la antiheroína Colombiana! ⁦@elespectador⁩

La casa de Betty quedaba en la esquina de mi cuadra y además de no perdernos ni un capítulo, fui con mi abuelita a la grabación del matri de Betty con Don Armando en la iglesia de mi barrio #TeamBetty 🇨🇴
November 22, 2024 at 4:27 PM
AP Spanish prep questions testing Spanish understanding 🙄
November 22, 2024 at 4:27 PM
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Lots of excitement about parasites in my ecology class after @Cat_Searle’s invited lecture. How cool that she also gets to bring in her pocket one of her study systems for students to see!

I just realized that there is not a Daphnia emoji though. Pretty sad and unfair to them
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Am I being spied upon by @PokemonGoApp? Well, I would totally join this conference!
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Que grande fue el 1er congreso de bioacústica y ecoacústica Colombiano #1CCBE @inst_humboldt! ciencia de alta calidad, ambiente amigable y acogedor, y en un sitio tan bonito. Muchas gracias a los organizadores @EcoacusticaRed y espero verlos a todes en el 2nd congreso en 2024 😉
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Fernando Montealegre-Z @insect_ears nos descresta en el #1CCBE @EcoacusticaRed contándonoslos sobre la producción de sonido y los oídos de grillos y chapulines - miren esta investigación tan interesante:
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Que buen caso hace @biodiversitario acerca de la necesidad de ampliar el número de especies de anuros de Colombia de las q conocemos su canto de anuncio - un llamado para grabar y caracterizar más especies de ranitas en 🇨🇴 #1CCBE @EcoacusticaRed
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Excelente trabajo de @LuisaF_ArcilaP @HooPantoja @ElianaBarona1 caracterizando las llamadas de anuncio de 6 spp en Colombia #1CCBE @EcoacusticaRed @inst_humboldt
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
La colección de sonidos @inst_humboldt crece y ofrece muchos recursos para los novatos y expertos en bioacústica - un gran recurso para 🇨🇴! Excelente liderazgo por @HooPantoja @EcoacusticaRed #1CCBE
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
A lab that skates together does great research together!

Fun way to say goodbye to Leonardo @Leomidges who goes back home 🇧🇷 and welcome Richa @irichasingh arriving from 🇮🇳 @PurdueEEB
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
I saw my first giant puffball and it was the cutest and most photogenic mushroom I’ve ever seen! So different from the tropical 🍄 I’m used to seeing

Han visto un hongo bola gigante? Pues esta maravilla q parecía ser una bola de fútbol tirada en el bosque resultó ser una seta 😍
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
1hr before a *very important* talk😬
had breakfast?❌
practice talk?❌
slides ready?❌
lucky socks on🤩? ✅ #priorities

1hr antes de una charla súper importante😬
desayuné?❌
practiqué la charla?❌
tengo listas las slides?❌
medias de la buena suerte puestas?✅ #prioridades 🕯
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
it’s still me! #science
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Excited to welcome Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3 to @PurdueEEB and to twitter!

Follow Dylan to learn about his work on biomechanics and functional morphology - among my favorites is his research on how mucus affects fish hydrodynamics @PurdueBiolSci
November 22, 2024 at 4:25 PM
I know I’m biased but what an awesome band we got for the banquet #ABS2022! Gracias Marcelo @M_Araya_Salas por ayudarnos a que el magnifico Manuel Monestel @CantoamericaCR nos alegrara la noche @AnimBehSociety
November 22, 2024 at 4:25 PM
So proud of the researchers from our lab presenting at #ABS2022!

Undergrad student Ethan Guardado and grad students Katty Gonzalez, Brian Leavell and Leonardo Campos did an awesome job talking about the fun and complex lives of midges 🦟 and frogs 🐸
November 22, 2024 at 4:25 PM