Giant lizards demand maximum commitment. If we don't want legal regulation, we must ensure world-class care through self-discipline and standards. Poor husbandry and trophy collectors compromises animal dignity and risks the future of #reptile keeping.
I make videos about Earth’s Vanishing Biodiversity. This week, I tell the detailed story about the discovery & swift demise of the Steller’s Sea Cow. Hope you’ll watch, enjoy, and will follow along!
youtu.be/HYYeT9hVH88?si=9hRZ…
Tune in tomorrow, May 23rd, at 7pm EST to hear the story of how the largest sea cows to ever exist were ruthlessly annihilated in a mere 27 years. We will post both on YouTube & right here on X!
youtube.com/@TheVanishingWil…
Might as well emerge from my twitter hiatus for this. I'm so fortunate to have these fantastic people as co-authors, especially being my first publication 🙌
In a period with a lot of negatives, it feels good to end a week with a paper acceptance. It's been awesome to have had great co-authors: @jcroweriddell, @scaleyhan, @jaimiAgray, & Alison Davis Rabosky to work with on this. 🐍🐍🐍 #diceCT#herpetology
Our mudpuppy phylogeography paper is out in the Journal of Herpetology! So grateful to my amazing collaborators on this project.
journalofherpetology.org/doi…
[should be Open Access soon, or email me if you'd like a copy!]
WOW! It is so cool to see our research in cartoon form! Thanks @PurpleNeety for such an awesome drawing!
Did you know there are sea snakes in the twilight zone? Check out our paper below! 🌊🐍
This 𝘓𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢 𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘢 from #UMMZ@UmichEEB has 14 pearly whites in her! Even a basic threshold of the skeletal CT scan highlights the various stages of calcification, shapes, and impressive clutch size of the eggs in this female.