Stephanie Dloniak

Biologist and writer. Adjunct Assistant Prof of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University.
#scientistonsafari

[Stephanie Dloniak @StephDloniak]

Little Eagle (Hieraatus morphnoides) on the power line pole in the front yard. Regionally vulnerable here. #eagle #littleeagle #newenglandaustralia #birdsofaustralia #armidale

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Woohoo! This is a nice surprise when I haven’t looked at Twitter for a few months! @dwlinden

[Population Ecology @PopulationEcol]

Good News! This #cheetah's article has been recognized as #TopCitedArticle (2020-2021) in @PopulationEcol by Wiley @WileyEcolEvol 🐾

Congrats to Daniel W. Linden @dwlinden, @StephDloniak, and co-authors!

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Such a privilege to visit with Steve Collins and explore the largest collection of African butterflies in the world! Ollie came home with several new species from Steve’s garden, as well as some much needed glassine… https://t.co/q5Cu4c7Itk

[Dan Linden @dwlinden]

Published, and with a supplement of @oSCR_package code

w/ @StephDloniak @dsgreen

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New paper out! Finally, data I collected in 2005 on cheetahs in the Mara was put together with Elena Chelysheva’s more recent data to get an idea about the population in the reserve. Dan Linden and greenisdavid… https://t.co/mY5r9Xqq2x

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Sound on! Sunset with hippos. #nofilter #hippos #MasaiMara #MaasaiMara #sunset #Kenya #scientistonsafari #naretoi @ Naretoi, Masai Mara https://t.co/KX328tQFrS

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Gone fishing’. #nofilter #Gonefishing #gonefishin #scientistonsafari #MasaiMara #MaasaiMara #Kenya #catfish #fishwithdogs https://t.co/o5y60ncB7s

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Ingenious engineering in nature. A pupal house made of thorns! Not sure which species did this but it is incredibly cool...

#naturalengineering #engineeringinnature #scientistonsafari #insect #insecta… https://t.co/rUCfVRspAz

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You know things are a bit dull when I get overjoyed when I see the broccoli that just got delivered from Narok! I haven’t seen broccoli this nice in three months! #nofilter #broccoli #covidlife #itsthesmallthings https://t.co/QIRlsWrCzO

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We started our BioBlitz with a spotted hyena, and we finished with a leopard! Such a great day in our Naretoi neighborhood! Thanks to all of the observers and identifiers who made this such a successful event!… https://t.co/12NqHSCyxp

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Catching dragonflies with her dog. #BioBlitz #kidsinnature #Nature #dragonflies #Naretoi #Maasaimara #MasaiMara #Kenya https://t.co/Jm1IHwRSJG

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Favorite flower is on the BioBlitz!

#flamelilly #gloriosa #MasaiMara #MaasaiMara #BioBlitz #Naretoi #Kenya #scientistonsafari #wildlife #biodiversity @Enric_Sala msunatsci @ Naretoi, Masai Mara https://t.co/h9ts0vdl9R

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#Naretoi #BioBlitz is happening all day today! Ollie just caught this mocker swallowtail and we will upload it once we are back on WiFi.

We have already reached the 100 species mark, but we have a lot of unknowns… https://t.co/fAxb7ldYFQ

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Getting ready for our #Naretoi #BioBlitz tomorrow! Can’t wait to see how many species we can record in 24 hours.
inaturalistorg @Enric_Sala #biodiversity #conservation #kidsinature #scientistonsafari #Kenya… https://t.co/2iAeutejh2

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Topi world! I have never seen so many topi in one place in the Mara, in 20 years! There were at least two herds of hundreds of topi south of the Talek gate this past weekend. That section of the Mara is looking… https://t.co/ZFgr5yeuRR

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Stuck twice today! The joys of field work, and just living in the Mara... marahyenaproject #scientistonsafari #Kenya #toyotalandcruiser #MasaiMara #maasaiMara #fieldwork #wildlife #biology #research https://t.co/KjYqMkOqRZ

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Identifying hyena cubs can be tricky - when they come too close to the car and you can’t look at their spot patterns! Halina met Iggy and Blop at the Pong Lugga den this morning.
#betterthanschool #startthemyoung… https://t.co/7oJqKxYqmE

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The munchkin’s first fecal sample collection - I am a very proud mama today! Halina shows a real knack for identifying hyenas and she is learning so much about how biologists do this kind of field work! We got a… https://t.co/GfTCdfbLjL

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Happy Mother’s Day! Tomight Ollie caught Eddie Vedder! Awesome evening at the dam listening to Gigaton. #catfish #pearljam #Kenya #startemyoung #scientistonsafari https://t.co/Lmh4NEbSDw

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Fishing plans delayed by these guys at the spring.

#elephant #scientistonsafari #changeofplan #Kenya #MasaiMara #MaasaiMara #enonkishuconservancy https://t.co/K9Y29eC8rH