Morgan Jackson, PhD
@BioInFocus
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Entomologist fascinated by flies (#Diptera), biodiversity & taxonomy. Telling the story of biodiversity, one species at a time. He/Him. Profile pic: Kerascoët
Montréal, Québec
Joined January 2011
I really didn’t want to do this because Twitter has been a huge part of my professional development and identity, but I’m starting to migrate. I’ll still be here as it crashes into the sun, but I’m already spending more time in the 🟦sky @bioinfocus.
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Get it now from the Apple App store. Bugdex is here to inspire, educate, and delight. Bugdex is available for free with the support of Novo Nordisk, Augustinus and 15 Juni foundations. Link in bio. Music- Unstoppable Fuzzeke Stay tuned for the Android release.
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https://t.co/w4U5PaTfZo DOI: 10.3390/d15101053 Today a Perspective paper was published that I coauthored with my European friends and colleagues Ivan Löbl, Bernhard Klausnitzer, and Matthias Hartmann on the current situation of biodiversity science/taxonomy.
researchgate.net
PDF | The science of taxonomy, albeit being fundamental for all organismic research, has been underfunded and undervalued for about two generations. We... | Find, read and cite all the research you...
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Well, the inevitable happened: spotted lanternfly has been found and recorded in Canada (Oakville Ontario – https://t.co/F1VmTaArZK). CFIA and other local organizations are assuredly on it to hopefully find a way of reducing its spread, but vital for folks to watch out for more!!
inaturalist.ca
Spotted Lanternfly from Ford Dr, Oakville, ON, CA on September 13, 2023 at 11:32 AM by tanya campbell. This has been reported to CFIA and they are taking action.
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@UofGuelphOAC is hiring for an Assistant Professor in Field Crop Entomology at the Ridgetown Campus. This is a great opportunity for someone with a PhD in Agricultural Entomology, or closely related discipline. https://t.co/75DVYAdzt0
careers.uoguelph.ca
Join us in shaping future leaders, advancing research, and solving global challenges. Your career at the University of Guelph awaits. What will you contribute?
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Next Friday 22 September is the 20th anniversary of the release of Mesquite, a program/system for phylogenetic data and analyses developed by @DavidRMaddison and me, and currently in version 3.8. Some thoughts & a party! — a 🧵. https://t.co/3fN1RYPZha
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The female of Atherimorpha latipennis, collected for the first time in 2021, is described. It represents the first recorded case of brachyptery in the family Rhagionidae. 🔗Read more: https://t.co/kuGa5Yz6GO
#Diptera
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Thrilled to share the news today that @inaturalist is the recipient of a $10 million grant from @MooreFound! 🎉🎉🎉 https://t.co/aNL62cy6qD
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Expanding our capacity to address the biodiversity crisis in a new phase of growth and impact to 2030 We’re excited to announce a generous $10 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundati...
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the girlies were busy (perdita minima)
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Two Volucella zonaria hoverflies at Common Wasp V. vulgaris nest over our front door. One prospecting, one seems to be ovipositing in nest entrance. Their larvae live in the nests of social wasps (thanks @_alanbradbury for that knowledge). Wasps not a problem so far.
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I am also looking for at least one more person to ID birds from audio in Oregon. The job is flexible and paid hourly. Please share with your bird buddies! If interested please fill in this form: https://t.co/gXVqHaCtnA
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Man i hope if we ever meet aliens they are half as beautiful as this fly
八重山で見てみてかった、触角の長いアシナガバエ。おそらくChrysosoma crinicorne。くるんと丸まった触角のおかげで、よく見かけるアシナガバエとはバランスがずいぶん違って見える。
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OMG, this is a big deal! Acorn the Nature Nut is now online in its entirety!
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Hey, that's me! Today the #BantingCanada award recipients were announced, & I am very grateful to be one of them! Thank you @CIHR_IRSC/@NSERC_CRSNG! I am looking forward to continuing to study the ecology of spiders in agro-ecosystems and beyond at @mcgillu
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What if you couldn't find your soul mate because they were described in a different species?! In this article, I reviewed a remarkable group of parasitoid flies that show striking sexual dimorphism in body color. Check the short thread! #tachinidae #diptera #scicomm #Entomology
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A new statement/comment from the ICZN is available on @ResearchGate: https://t.co/gdZ83ZviwD It is about DNA-based descriptions and will hopefully initiate wide discussions that help us wording the next edition of the Code.
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PDF | Modern advances in DNA sequencing hold the promise of facilitating descriptions of new organisms at ever finer precision but have come with... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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Endowed chair position joint in NRS and the BSE - McGill University https://t.co/sw2OzACrh1
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Twitter to the rescue again! Mystery solved; the La iii is signifying it’s a juvenile in its 3rd larval stadium. The “iii” with the line appears to be a medical/pharmaceutical shorthand for the number 3 that is fading from use. Thanks everyone in the replies!
One of our students is curating our millipedes and came across a museum det label code I’ve never seen before; does anyone have any idea what the “La iii” means? I seem to remember an old HTML webpage that had tons of these label marks translated, but I can’t find it…
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@BioInFocus @derekhennen @americanbeetles @Coleopterist Not sure if this helps solve the mystery, or deepens it. https://t.co/BUGgkM6v46
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Speaking of “can’t find it”, the number of people I tried to tag from old Twitter who used to help out collectively with stuff like this but who have deactivated their accounts is a significant setback. 😢
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