It’s ‘keep your cats indoors” discourse season again and I’m really tired of pretending feral cat lovers act in good faith. You aren’t. You’re doing something that in the short term makes you feel good while in the long term, feral cats decimate native wildlife populations.
The Fluker lab (@BLFluker) received some recognition for our recent publication on the genetics of the Paleback Darter and a grant we were awarded to assess the occupancy and thermal tolerance of the Caddo Madtom. Y'all I get to have madtoms in the lab!!!
They've written 6 - 8 short-form essays and a research paper on the trigger for the Cambrian Explosion, so today was all about fun, #SciComm and more specifically, portraying the Cambrian Explosion in public chalk #SciArt . Here are some photos of my awesome students' efforts!
Remembering that time in grad school when my advisor, a great ornithologist, got a random call:
drunk guy, bar noises in background: IS THIS THE BIRD PROFESSOR?
my advisor: um..yes?
drunk guy: DO HUMMINGBIRDS HAVE FEET?
my advisor: ...yes
*wild cheering over phone from bar*
.@POTUS announced that the U.S. will cut its climate emissions in half. The momentum is clear. This is our greatest opportunity to make real progress on climate change. Help support the movement with @EnvDefenseFund#GoBold https://t.co/ibMqeRJ45a