Kory Evans Ph.D.
@Sternarchella
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Assistant Professor | Rice University | skull shape evolution in fishes | #hiphopfishes |#BlackandSTEM | #teamfish |Romans 12:12| he/him | Email for business
Houston, TX
Joined December 2021
Finally time to announce that my NSF CAREER proposal has been recommended for funding! We will be investigating patterns of skull shape evolution across 1200 acanthomorph fish species and testing hypotheses of modularity.
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Perfect science thread for a Friday morning
It's real. And it's spectacular. Sometimes, one fossil really can change everything you think you know. NEW PAPER (see bottom of thread) AND 🧵
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I love it when art and science connect! The newest art exhibit at Rice’s Moody Center features stunning representations of fish anatomy by @Sternarchella and some of his students!
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My PhD journey comes full circle! 🌎 Our paper on the link between morphology and trophic niche complexity in subtropical tetra fishes is now published in Hydrobiologia! 🐟 A special one — the final chapter of my thesis. #FishEcology #Ecomorphology #teamfish
New in Hydrobiologia: Morphological divergence and the complexity of trophic niche plasticity of #tetra #fishes in subtropical streams https://t.co/HT6ObKEInM
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New paper alert!!!🚨 in our new study we find that Antarctic icefishes added a new module in their skulls during their adaptive radiation special shout out to Mayara Neves who led this project! https://t.co/qSAuZJFTwE
pnas.org
Modularity among traits is thought to drive morphological evolution and diversification, with more modular species often showing greater morphologi...
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Join us!!! We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Evolution!
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The Department of BioSciences at Rice U invites applications for an open rank tenure-track position to begin July 1, 2026. We seek candidates with research programs in theoretical and computational neuroscience, including candidates 1/2
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Deep in the heart of Tanzania, a trio of @RiceUniversity researchers embarked on an ambitious summer field study to understand how human impacts are reshaping forest ecosystems. Read more at the link: https://t.co/MWAvh2m4um
#Riceresearch #Biosciences #Ecology
news.rice.edu
Deep in the heart of Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains, a trio of Rice researchers embarked on an ambitious summer field study to understand how human impacts are reshaping forest ecosystems.
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.@RiceUniversity President @RDesRoches interview with @BostonGlobe: “We truly believe in redefining what it means to be elite, and elite doesn’t mean exclusive. It means being accessible and providing a high-quality, personalized education."
bostonglobe.com
More than a dozen schools across the nation are expected to fall under the top tax rate in the new Republican tax and spending law, including Harvard and MIT.
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We (@KeitaSaito1227, Yuma Takahashi) showed that variation aligns across biological levels. We proposed that #macroevolution mould #developmentalbias with a cascading effect on variation. #Microevolution then may be a result—not a cause of—macroevolution. https://t.co/PoJw5QskUU
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In what may be one of Earth’s craziest forms of mimicry, researchers in 2023 reported a species of rove beetle that grows a termite puppet on its back to fool real termites into feeding it. Learn more during #InsectWeek: https://t.co/DGNVVL0Pjz
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We're hiring a postdoc!👀 Join us to explore the amazing world of (deep-sea) fish vision! We're looking for a curious mind to work with histology, FISH, and even crispr! Thks for sharing! Apply by 14 July 2025. #PostdocJobs #DeepSea #FishVision #Evolution
https://t.co/UrW7WhP1Tl
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New bug dropped. We named it after H-town!
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Among the highlights of our @RiceUniversity Tropical Field Biology course in Belize was this shot from a camera trap the students set up along an abandoned road near our research station! Who can tell me the species?
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Teaching a field course with Scott and the students caught a squid. Chaos then ensued
SQUID ALERT!!! We caught a Caribbean reef squid by hanging a light in the water at the end of the dock. And it inked! We released it back into the water after taking pictures. The students were so excited!
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Ancient sloths ranged in size from tiny climbers to ground-dwelling giants. Now, researchers report in Science that this body size diversity was largely shaped by sloths’ habitats, and that these animals’ precipitous decline was likely a result of increasing human pressures.
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Yale News summary of our recent study on the evolutionary history of wrasses! @ChaseBrownstein @yalepeabody
https://t.co/w9DKBZlsAC
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A Yale-led study sheds light on how coral reefs became biodiversity hotspots.
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