Thomas Near
@TJNear
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Parent, husband, ichthyologist, professor @Yale_EEB, Head Saybrook College, FirstGen, Chicagoan, New Havenite. https://t.co/lsjGt6cSJa
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Joined November 2009
1/5 New from the #NearLab, genomics and morphology demonstrate the famous Snail Darter, Percina tanasi, the little fish that swam to the United States Supreme Court is not a distinct species. @yale_eeb @yalepeabody . Open access at Current Biology.
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RT @MatthewNichol5: Position player Jon Berti is pitching for the Cubs in a blowout in which the Cubs are winning. Position players pitchin….
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RT @FishInTheNews: #NewSpeciesAlert - 𝑂𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑟ℎ𝑦𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑏𝑖𝑤𝑎𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a (long overdue) new species description of the Biwa salmon, an endemic to La….
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RT @Super70sSports: “What was baseball like in the 70s, Dad?”. *Slowly pours a Scotch, walks to the window, gazes silently at the backyard….
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RT @IvyLeague: SHARP SHOOTER. @YaleMBasketball standout John Poulakidas has inked a deal with @LAClippers. 🌿🏀
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RT @YaleMBasketball: The beginning to his professional career. John Poulakidas has signed with the @LAClippers🖊️ . #ThisisYale
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Former Yale basketball player Danny Wolf is the No. 27 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft!
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This study started in a graduate seminar on squamate evolution by @marthamunoz.bsky.social and I. I learned a lot about the state of squamate biology and biodiversity in the 21st century. Next co-instructed seminar is on ostariophysan fishes!.
1/5 🚨🚨 New paper with @TJNear, José Daniel Lara Tufiño, Saul Dominguez Guerrero, & Martha Muñoz ! We confirm that Xantusiidae, the "night lizards" of North & Central America and Cuba, survived the K-Pg extinction proximal to the impact! #biology #lizard.
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RT @chicagotribune: Today in Chicago History: Rich Koz becomes Svengoolie, the city’s iconic ghost host
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Extremely pleased a species we described in April 2025, discovered using the same methods that demonstrated the Snail Darter is not distinct, is empowering local residents and hopefully leading to protection of the lovely and imperiled Birmingham Darter.
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RT @ChaseBrownstein: the fight is heating up to save the Birmingham Darter, a species known for years yet only described by us two months a….
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RT @FishInTheNews: Just published - Researchers have discovered that five large chromosomal inversions contributed to Lake Malawi cichlid d….
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Yes a subtweet. never abbreviate genera in a figure. if you do list genera in figure legend.
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RT @barstoolchicago: The White Sox just got absolutely cooked by the Chicago Fire. We may need to add one to the loss column for this….
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