Clinton Francis

Ecologist & Associate Prof at Cal Poly. Interested in community & evolutionary ecology and how human and natural systems interact

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

Awesome! And just heard you on NPR too!

[Dr. Akito Kawahara @Dr_Akito]

Our study on #butterfly #evolution, #hostplants & #ranges is now formally out! We built a phylogeny of 2000 sp and found butterflies originated in N. America 100M years ago, likely fed on legumes. ~100 scientists from 28 countries contributed. Thanks all! https://t.co/teIIiE9WhI

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

@EcoDynVP_Lab Good Luck @EcoDynVP_Lab !

[Ari E. Martínez @AriAracari]

We have a new paper out! Building on work in other systems we show primates and birds use each others' alarm calls about predators (hawks) in an Amazonian rainforest. How deep does the rabbit hole go? How broad are eavesdropping networks in the forest? @OfficialNGSS @InsideNatGeo

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

Here is the original paper:
https://t.co/3291u7DON5

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

Very nice coverage of our recent paper (linked below) by @Andy_Carstens

Lot's of interesting deceptive behaviors out there!

Avian Deception More Widespread Than Previously Thought. https://t.co/R3wwUpjNUN
@CalPoly

@CalPolyCSM

@CommBehavAcoustAvian

[Travis Longcore @travislongcore]

. @josh_sokol pulls it all together in @sciam on ecological light pollution, including some details on our lives (Catherine & me) as grad students at @GeographyUcla https://t.co/cwSxWxEHO0 @urbanwildlands @UCLAIoES @BarberLab @skyglowberlin @KevinJGaston @murryloub @IDADarkSky

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

Some coverage of the growing evidence from our work and others pointing to the strong role of acoustics in shaping communities, animal reproductive success and behavior and even human wellbeing. @BarberLab @GW_Shannon @CalPolyCSM https://t.co/MgMFw2GCHn

[Marty Martin @MartinlabUSF]

Be on the lookout for a postdoc opening in my lab in collaboration with @JohnLOrrock. Come study rodent behavior and immunity and its role in #Lyme disease in sunny Tampa. Hoping to fill the job ASAP. Email or DM with questions. @SICB_DEDE @ESAdisease @usfcoph Please RT!

[Travis Longcore @travislongcore]

Go read the story by @_allysonchiu here: https://t.co/f2Pn81tBJb

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

This will be such an amazing place to advance applied science. Can’t wait to see what come of it and participate in working groups there!

[Ty Tuff, Ph.D. @ty_tuff]

I’m so excited that we finally get to share this news!

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

@kaitlyngaynor Congrats!

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

Yes! A very fun and productive workshop. Looking forward to the next one!

[Marty Martin @MartinlabUSF]

Amazing organizing job @ben_dantzer. Thanks for the leadership and thanks everyone who attended! We did excellent work! @CGhalambor @GailPatricelli @LabSafran @DrCDFrancis @ketterso @NoaPinter @LuisZaman

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

I've been waiting to see this "everything makes sound" paper for a long time. What a ton of work. Super cool! Anti-bat ultrasound production in moths is globally and phylogenetically widespread | PNAS https://t.co/H7kpzjx6El

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

Indeed! a great honor. What a great piece. I look forward to the book release!

[Travis Longcore @travislongcore]

What an honor to be covered by @edyong209 in the cover story of the @TheAtlantic with other #lightpollution and #soundpollution researchers inc. @BarberLab @DrCDFrancis https://t.co/xahYVUDIGz

[Dr. Jasmina Wiemann @jasmina_wiemann]

I’m thrilled to share our latest paper in @Nature on how fossil biomolecules reveal an avian metabolism in the ancestral dinosaur! High metabolic rates leading to warm-bloodedness evolved independently in ornithodirans, marine reptiles, and mammals. 🤩

https://t.co/r4kjbXRdUO

[Nature Communications @NatureComms]

Limiting motorboat noise on coral reefs boosts fish reproductive success https://t.co/PKY5GTzLnp @DrSteveSimpson
@Dwarf_Mongoose @IslaBaila
@IdeaVelasquez @KatyEChapman
@kieranp_mcc @TimACLamont
@Bjoern_Illing @ExeterMarine
@LIRRF #OceanOptimism,
#CoralReefs #NoisePollution

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

Interesting new paper demonstrating likely population-level effects of noise exposure https://t.co/tHne2pgugK

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

Check out our new paper led by Veronica Reed that demonstrates natural sounds alter birdsong in several species in CA & ID @BarberLab @CalPolyGradEd @CalPolyCSM @ThatCoryToth @sensory_eco_lab https://t.co/5b9oF9A8jE via @PeerJLife

[Jenny McKee, PhD @jenny_howard9]

In the summer, you may encounter a #bird performing a broken-wing display—a trick to lure predators away from the nest. A recent study upends the long-held idea that this was mainly a #shorebird behavior.

Read more in my latest @audubonsociety story! https://t.co/hVa0oQ4vFH

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

There is still a little over a week to apply for this unique postdoc opportunity in my lab. Please share with folks you think would be interested!

[Clinton Francis @DrCDFrancis]

Please re-tweet! My lab is searching for a postdoc to work in sensory ecology and community ecology. An interest in mentoring undergraduate students is a must. Position offers opportunities to teach 1-2 times/year for extra compensation. https://t.co/8cJP0x2vud