Arjun B. Potter

Postdoc @WakeForest | PhD @Princeton in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology | plant traits + large herbivores + environment 🌴🐘🌿🐴

[Arjun B. Potter @arjun_potter1]

The third iteration of this course with @shiraamitchell at @NM_AIST is the best yet !

[shira mitchell @shiraamitchell]

blog post: connections between survey statistics and experimental design.

split-plot designs are analogous to cluster sampling.

blocking is analogous to stratification.

featuring an experiment by @arjun_potter1 and colleagues at @NM_AIST !

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course notes https://t.co/41jNbSuw3T

created together with @arjun_potter1, @CharlesLuchagu1, Rose Mosha, @dr_mpolya, and many other colleagues at @NM_AIST, as well as @betanalpha @StatModeling @AviFeller @DaphnaHarel @stat110 🙏

feedback appreciated !

[Arjun B. Potter @arjun_potter1]

Designing and teaching this Bayesian stats course led by @shiraamitchell at @NM_AIST was a joy! We used the seedlings in my common garden experiment as a teaching tool. 🌱Students critiqued the experiment, debated priors, and built models… a totally different stats course 🙌

[shira mitchell @shiraamitchell]

In September I taught Bayesian Statistical Workflow at @NM_AIST. Our case study was an experiment by @arjun_potter1 and @CharlesLuchagu1 studying effects of fire, drought, and herbivory on acacia trees. 🌱

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@NVergopolan @RiceUniversity @RiceEarthSci Congratulations, Noemi! So happy for you.

[Arjun B. Potter @arjun_potter1]

Do larger herbivores eat lower-quality diets? Yes… but for reasons that may surprise you! My new synthesis of the Jarman-Bell Principle with @rob_pringle touches animal ecology, behavior, evolution, metabolism, and more!

https://t.co/hOAeak6WRk

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@AlolikaSinha @JEcology @rob_pringle @GorongosaPark Thanks, Alolika ba !

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Excited to share our paper in @JEcology! Big thanks to editors, reviewers, @rob_pringle & collabs, particularly @GorongosaPark.

Traits of diet plants of 14 large herbivores suggest fresh perspectives on niche partitioning, body size, & leaf economics:
https://t.co/KTkKhLERAe

[Arjun B. Potter @arjun_potter1]

@PeterScogings Great question. I would really like to know this as well.

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@DanielCooney1 @fernpizza @dylanhmorris Awesome work, and beautifully explained!

[Arjun B. Potter @arjun_potter1]

@alencarlrv I might have a photo of Trimeresurus on the ground..

[Arjun B. Potter @arjun_potter1]

@PeterScogings @JEcology @rob_pringle @GorongosaPark Thanks! Great question--I don't know. I suspect that the DeGabriel et al. (2008) approach would help to avoid overestimating the quality of high-tannin browse. Would be curious to hear your thoughts.