Samantha Rutledge
@slrutledge27
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@slrutledge.bsky.social PhD Candidate @LSU_MNS Mason Lab/ @NSF GRFP /birder, cyclist, runner/ evolution, biogeography, iridescence, biomimicry, ornithology
Joined October 2015
Welcome to the newest members of AOS Council, who assumed their leadership roles following the #AOS25 annual meeting in St. Louis! Learn more about these dedicated volunteer leaders: https://t.co/DN7bC06ipa
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Iridescence is more common in mammals than thought, and always produced by the same mechanism! New from EON, led by PhD student Jessica Dobson https://t.co/WUVndL5ujQ
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Iridescent coloration is a vibrant structural colour that is widespread in nature, but in mammals is thought to be limited. Although multiple rodent and Eulipotyphlan species have been anecdotally...
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Hi all! I got the good news last week, but now that I've officially accepted it, I'm excited to announce that I have just been awarded a Smithsonian Pre-doctoral Fellowship! Looking forward to diving even deeper into the VERY cool world of iridescent feathers 🪶
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What is the function of skin color in reptiles? Our new paper, led by @JGoldenbergEvo, uses comparative analyses to show that thermoregulation is critical! Read it here: https://t.co/92RehGnaR1
nature.com
Nature Communications - The ecological roles of color are well-studied but environmental factors associated with color variation less so. Here, the authors examine coloration in 1249 squamates,...
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Did you ever wonder what colors Jurassic mammals were? After 10+ years of study, we have the answer: dull and dark! Read the results of this super fun and collaborative project here
science.org
Pelage coloration, which serves numerous functions, is crucial to the evolution of behavior, physiology, and habitat preferences of mammals. However, little is known about the coloration of Mesozoic...
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Check out our new collaborative paper on color-changing and photothermal melanin-like materials! https://t.co/UfrXAdgFgH
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since the only thing I'm good for these days is making slop here is a small gull alignment chart
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Such an awesome team to be a part of! Go give our paper a read (link below)
Very proud of this paper led by @L_DBall where we examine what ‘Unexplored’ means in a natural history context - we recommend ‘biodiversity blindspots’ instead for places that lack digitized public data Video abstract https://t.co/RuD6KRDegN Paper here
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Parker Solar Probe has made history. After seven days of silence, Parker has resumed communication with Earth, confirming it's healthy after soaring just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface — the closest a human-made object has ever been to a star. https://t.co/YgLBDsRlGy
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We are hiring two Postdocs @FloridaMuseum @UF! 1) Paleobiology + AI (@NSF -funded, with @BlochLab ): https://t.co/uKQesUnO7G 2) AI for Biology (open-ended): https://t.co/LteqJgiWoo Deadline Jan 15th. Flexible start date. Please, RT! See also
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There is still one week to win one of these giclée prints by retweeting this post! If you've already done it, your name is secured in the hat!
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'Tis the season 🎄
🦘🎄The Museum’s Origami Tree opens to visitors today—come leap into the holiday spirit! The theme of this year’s 13-ft (4-m) tree is “ Jumping for Joy" in honor of our 2024 Leap Year.
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I am very happy to share that the Missouri Botanical Garden has received funding to digitize their entire herbarium! This work - made possible by an anonymous $14.4 million grant - will image and transcribe all 8 million specimens in the MO herbarium. @mobotgarden
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Checkout the latest Stoddard Lab paper! 🦚 Hyperspectral imaging in animal coloration research: A user-friendly pipeline for image generation, analysis, and integration with 3D modeling By Ben G. Hogan & Mary C. Stoddard https://t.co/vs5GE4K7ff
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New paper out! We show that heart cockles use bundled fiber optic cables to transmit light through "skylights" in their shell for their photosynthetic algae. The skylights filter out harmful UV radiation. These coral analogues are cool critters!! w/ @sonkelab @Dionne_Group
Some bivalves have evolved photosynthetic symbioses. McCoy et al. show that heart cockles transmit light through their upper shell to internal photosynthetic symbionts, using mineral fiber optic cables to maximize light transmission. @WildlifeMcCoy
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Applications now open for the 2025 International Travel Stipends to attend #Evol2025! Funds cover registration, travel, food, and lodging. Can also be used to attend #ESEB2025! Apply by January 31: https://t.co/k99nlWz91V
@evol_mtg @eseb2025
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Hey folks. We are searching for a new Chair for Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at Univ. Florida - great department to lead with amazing students, colleagues, and nice University town. Come join us! Please spread the word! https://t.co/1Ww8S0vEE2
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Thrilled to share our bilingual special issue in @BiolJLinnSoc. Please share and encourage global south scientists to contribute.
Led by the @IroroTanshi for the @LinneanSociety Announcing a special issue in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society titled: "Mobilizing Natural History Collection in the Global South" I am a guest editor, learn more below... https://t.co/7Qwd0D4Eta
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Led by the @IroroTanshi for the @LinneanSociety Announcing a special issue in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society titled: "Mobilizing Natural History Collection in the Global South" I am a guest editor, learn more below... https://t.co/7Qwd0D4Eta
academic.oup.com
Abstract Natural History Collections (NHCs) are vital repositories of information about Earth's history, underpinning key developments in biological thought fr
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