Alexandria Shockney

Ph.D student at Rice University in the Rummel Lab 🦇🌡️🌎🛰️ *primarily on Bluesky

[Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24]

Are you interested in cute, fluffy mammals? 👀 Me too! Come learn why some bats are fluffier than others at my #SICB2025 oral presentation Monday at 1:45pm in International 5
📸 Traer Scott

[Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24]

This was such a fun event! I’m looking forward to seeing this program continue to grow.

[Scott Solomon @ScottESolomon]

We had a great time touring the @hmns Cockrell Butterfly Center yesterday as part of our @RiceNatSci program in science communication and public engagement. Thanks to @Bugsologist and her team for the awesome behind-the-scenes experience! #scicomm

[Jenna Kohles @jenna_kohles]

🚨 What do we gain by quantifying ephemeral prey distribution at high temporal resolution? We find out just how tightly predators can fine-tune foraging efforts 🧵
Open access in @CurrentBiology https://t.co/5UJtjMotyd @MPI_animalbehav @stri_panama @dechmannlab @animaltracking

[Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24]

@scottpegan Sooo cool to see designs like this in nature!

[Scott P. Egan @scottpegan]

When did humans invent/discover the triangle?

The delta flower scarab did it first! This triangular shape on their pronotum is thought to have evolved via #mimicry to resemble distasteful wasps. #evolution

[Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24]

That’s a wrap! I had so much fun making this video for @girlscouts to learn about STEM career options. #WomenInSTEM

[Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24]

The Houston Arboretum & Nature Center will be hosting Bat Fest on Saturday, September 28th from 10am-2pm. The event is ✨free✨and all ages are welcome. Hope to see you there!

[Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24]

Kicking off another bat monitoring season! Houston is home to many bats —some of which embark on long migrations. Where do they go, and when? How do these small mammals complete such incredible journeys? I want to #TrackTheBats to find out! Join me at BatFest Sept28 to learn more

[Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24]

@amyedunham @ericfwuesthoff @NSF @houstonzoo Wow! Congratulations, @ericfwuesthoff!

[Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24]

@Sternarchella @arummel25 Okay, I see it now haha!

[Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24]

@uribelabrice Thank you, Dr. Uribe!

[Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24]

Honored to announce that I have been selected for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Fellowship! This fellowship is presented to one first year Ph.D student in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program at Rice University. Starting strong 💪 #RiceUniversity #TrackTheBats

[AniMove is on Bluesky @animove-course.bsky.social @AniMove]

We got good news. If you were unable to be part of this years #Animove @MPI_animalbehav . Don't worry! All lectures were recorded and will be online in a few weeks. 😃🤙Watch this space....https://t.co/he3DGN7dgK

[MPI-AB is on Bluesky @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @MPI_animalbehav]

@greystonebooks @lazaroillustrat 🥳 The wait is over! The English edition of The Internet of Animals by Martin Wikelski is out TODAY @greystonebooks 🦭🐢🦏🦋🦆🛰️🐾

This is a story about the birth of a revolution, told by a scientist at its epicenter.

Get it here 👇https://t.co/A0vbiylWVW

[James Pettus @PettusWX]

This is some WILD radar imagery. You can see bats taking off in Texas and then they all get blown east by an outflow boundary. Very satisfying lol

[Matt Lanza @mattlanza]

Waugh Ave bat colony is having a night.

[Bat Conservation International @BatConIntl]

It's the season for bat migration! Discover why and how bats migrate across the world in our latest blog. https://t.co/6zXxGyuVOm

[Alexandria Shockney @ashockney24]

Excited to share that I will be joining the @RiceUniversity Ecology and Evolutionary Biology team this fall to pursue a Ph.D. with a research interest in bat physiology and migration! 🦇