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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Happy Academic New Year! Near Lab website updated with our newest members!.
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RT @FishInTheNews: #NewSpeciesAlert - πππππππ‘πππ’π ππ’πππ’πππ¦ & π. ππππππ’ππ’π , two new species of the redeye bass clade are described, endemicβ¦.
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RT @FishInTheNews: How the cavefish lost its eyes β again and again - Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use forβ¦.
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RT @ChaseBrownstein: Pleased to announce that our second pass analysis of β Cryptovaranoides is out @eLife! In it, we provide more evidenceβ¦.
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Very proud of this work. allowed the establishment of an international team of collaborators. Another contribution by Chase Brownstein!.
1/16 π¨π¨ New paper!! I am thrilled to share our study that uses fossils, genomes, and a bit of geology to investigate how many times cavefishes evolved, and how they can help us figure out the ages of caves themselves! Link: #science #biology
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Arrived today. excited to read this before the story is made into a film or Netflix series!
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The quickest turnaround from publication to the work being profiled in a textbook. a law school textbook, but a textbook nonetheless!
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Don't sleep on Paul!.
Have you ever seen two people who look less like Major League Baseball players than Paul and Rick Reuschel? Rick had a pretty good career, winning 214 games but they really do look like they should be teaching High School. #Cubs #baseballcards
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RIP The Prince of Darkness!.
Ozzy Osbourne has passed away at the age of 76. I still can't believe it. A few weeks ago he was giving his final concert. I hope you came home, Ozzy β€οΈ
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Good news! Science-based species delimitation (from the 1800s) and evidence-based conservation leads to the delisting of the majestic Percina rex THE KING!. aka Roanoke Logperch.
fws.gov
After reviewing the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined the Roanoke logperch β a large freshwater darter β is no longer at risk of extinction and will be removed...
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In 2007 Larry Page and I described Percina williamsi that is now protected as Threatened by the ESA. Having been cited only 13 times this paper will never likely contribute to my h-index, but it remains one of my favorites. Photo by Caleb Moses.
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RT @FishInTheNews: #NewSpeciesAlert - π
π¦ππ‘πππ’π ππππππππ’π , a new species of soapfish, is described from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, with a pβ¦.
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RT @DOM_Frederic: the guy has been nails for us since he showed up. hes meant for this place, just meant to be a cub
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Another news story about imperiled darter species impacted by a proposed mega data center, including a new species described in April 2025 by our research group.
insideclimatenews.org
Ahead of a critical vote on rezoning related to the project, the Center for Biological Diversity has warned City Council members about species loss and water usage.
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