Jennifer Hodge

Ichthyologist & Evolutionary Biologist | Postdoc @ Clemson University | Macroeco/evo | 🐟🐠🐡 | #teamfish | she/her

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

New in @ICB_journal: @evovert1 and I argue that large functional trait datasets can help us understand how biotic interactions have influenced both the assembly & evolution of #reef fish communities. 1/3
Thanks @Sternarchella for inviting us to contribute!
https://t.co/LGo4uXYFHX

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

@PREAUX_FISH @michitobler @CoralReefFish I would like to be added.

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

Functional trait datasets:
1) help overcome some challenges of studying biotic interactions,
2) allow us to study the ecological & evolutionary effects of biotic interactions across scales, &
3) enhance predictive models of future reef #fish distributions & evolvability. 3/3

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

New in @ICB_journal: @evovert1 and I argue that large functional trait datasets can help us understand how biotic interactions have influenced both the assembly & evolution of #reef fish communities. 1/3
Thanks @Sternarchella for inviting us to contribute!
https://t.co/LGo4uXYFHX

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

Biotic interactions can influence how populations respond to #climatechange by affecting their ability to displace to new areas and adapt to new conditions.

But many of the predicted effects of biotic interactions remain untested! 2/3
#ecology #Evolution

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

@ICB_journal @evovert1 Thanks for organizing this important collection of papers and for inviting us to contribute!

[Thomas Near @TJNear]

1/10 New from the #NearLab @yalepeabody @yale_eeb, co-first authors
@AvaGhezel & @FishHarrington
Prolonged morphological expansion of spiny-rayed fishes following the end-Cretaceous. https://t.co/ZW66FrWkcb
A phylogenomic analysis of more than 1,000 species of Acanthomorpha!

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

Our findings suggest there's much more to discover about the ecology & evolution of fishes by looking beyond the commonly used length metrics.

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

Body size affects many other aspects of an organism's biology & ecology. As such, it's one of the most commonly studied traits. In this paper led by @alencarlrv, we describe how body size has evolved in complex ways across 42 orders of teleost fishes.
https://t.co/E2G0NIZgbf

[Katherine Corn, PhD @damalichthys]

Hi folks! Now that SICB+ is live, my talk is up! I am so delighted to be presenting alongside a great group in the DVM Best Student Presentation Session!
Check it out on pathable if you're interested in feeding mode & the evolution of fish body shapes!🐠

https://t.co/IEmrDx7uYh

[Amanda Hay @Diploprion]

Zebra Seahorse, Hippocampus zebra. Occurs in Northern Australia and PNG @AustmusResearch #collections AMS IB.6015 - Qld, Swains Reef, 19 Oct 1962, collected by Gilbert Whitley 📷 Anthony Healy, Mark Allen @austmus

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

Way to go @evovert1!

[SICB Phylogenetics and Comparative Biology @sicb_dpcb]

From the @SICB_ business meeting: incoming DPCB Chair Sam Price (@evovert1) is a top-10 cited author of @ICB_journal, contributing to ICB being a top-10 journal in zoology by impact factor!

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

@FishGuyKai All butterflyfish are beautiful 😍

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

@HeipleZach @combkeif_blenny fish teeth!

[SICB Phylogenetics and Comparative Biology @sicb_dpcb]

Happening TODAY: our 8 incredible #WakeAward finalists showcase a diversity of research areas within phylogenetic and comparative biology! Stop by to cheer them on and get a grab bag of DPCB stickers + chocolate! 🐜🐠🦀🧬🌿

[Ayọmikun Akinrinade, M.S. 🇳🇬🇵🇸 @ayomikunoa]

Come check out my poster on the functional morphology of sea urchin spines at 4:30 at #SICB2022 ! :)

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

Attention #SICB2022: @clemson_biolsci undergraduate Grace Holiday will kick-off the Wake Award symposium for @sicb_dpcb Best Student Presentation today @ 13:45 MST. She's presenting her 10-week summer Creative Inquiry research and it is most impressive! @alencarlrv @evovert1

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

Bifurcation versus budding = interest piqued!

[UChicago Paleobiology @UChicagoPaleo]

We're excited to share the latest paper from the Jablonski lab, led by postdoc @NCrouch89 and featuring @spissatella. They assembled a new molecular bivalve phylogeny and quantified the effects of assuming bifurcation vs budding in time-calibration.

https://t.co/ZjjRsWo4sx

[SICB Phylogenetics and Comparative Biology @sicb_dpcb]

#WakeAward Poster Winner Katerina Zapfe (@seasick_diver) knocking it out of the park with more incredible work!

[Jennifer Hodge @FishFun_Jen]

@alencarlrv @evovert1 @combkeif_blenny @ReptileRhett @avpalaoro @Natricine_Nerd @delphinid_dani @seasickdiver We're going to miss you too @alencarlrv! But we're all excited to follow your next adventure.😊

[Dr. Bryan H. Juarez (He/They) @bhjuarez]

Look at this game changer by Collyer, @baken, and Adams. We often talk about "weak but significant" phylogenetic signal. We now have a way of statistically comparing SIGNAL STRENGTH between traits. https://t.co/FGhUak24z9