Dylan Wainwright

Assistant Professor at @PurdueBiolSci, @PurdueEEB, & @PurdueFNR studying the form, function, and evolution of fishes

[Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3]

I’m a #newPI at @PurdueEEB, @PurdueBiolSci, & @PurdueFNR! Students and postdocs interested in joining the lab in Fall 2023, please reach out! 🐠🦈🐟See below for more details. #AcademicTwitter #science #fish

[Digital Surf @_DigitalSurf]

How are structural variations in scales related to different functions in fish?
Dylan Wainwright (@fishwright3) at the department of @PurdueBiolSci Purdue University (@LifeAtPurdue) tackles this & other questions in this new article👉 https://t.co/XO7N0gWGBN

#microscopy #biology

[Dr. Jonathan Huie @jmhuiee]

Thankful to share our new #stickyfish paper in @J_Exp_Biol before Twitter explodes! https://t.co/Ah4MjSLRV0

@fishwright3 @Fishguy_FHL @Karly_Cohen & I found that the adhesive performance of clingfish, lumpsuckers, and snailfish suction discs reflect their ecologies

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[Journal of Experimental Biology @J_Exp_Biol]

Issue 22’s cover image by @jmhuiee shows the fluorescent ventral adhesive disc of a northern clingfish. In the accompanying article, @jmhuiee @fishwright3 @Fishguy_FHL @Karly_Cohen compare the maximum adhesive forces of clingfish, lumpsuckers & snailfish
https://t.co/VcSZ1T0YYd

[Brodersen Lab @brodersen_lab]

Why did the earliest plant vascular systems diversify so rapidly? We think they evolved to tolerate drought. We show why xylem connectivity was critical for preventing hydraulic failure. @BoudaLab @WasonLab @KyraPrats @HuggettLab @Medullosa 🧵👇

https://t.co/vHLTRqTZyY

[Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3]

@NoahwithFish Yep I’ll be there!

[Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3]

Scales of the redbreast sunfish showing a subtle transition from smooth-edged to spiny-edged. We typically think of these as different scale “types” that occur on different species. #fishes #marinebio

[Purdue Ecology & Evolutionary Biology @PurdueEEB]

Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3 is a new professor here @PurdueEEB and is recruiting graduate students and postdocs. He studies connections between form and function in organisms (mostly fishes and sharks) by using 3D imaging, biomechanical testing, and comparative studies. 1/2

[Purdue Ecology & Evolutionary Biology @PurdueEEB]

The He Lab @heqixinAA investigates infectious disease dynamics by integrating theory & empirical data. We develop new statistical tools to resolve mixed infections and predict when new disease variants would invade local transmissions. Check our website at https://t.co/pAksWygxwp

[Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3]

@NyaziaBey Best of luck with the grfp! I was tagged in an earlier reply on this thread - I’m a new PI who mostly studies fish biomechanics and functional morphology, although occasionally other critters too. I am currently recruiting PhD students and would be happy to talk if interested.

[Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3]

@AndrewDeWoody I’ll have to check out your work! And yes, this species and the longear complex of species have some great colors!

[Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3]

@zuzmus Secondary loss of spines is certainly a good idea! Thanks for the interest!

[Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3]

@brunfmelo Nothing strictly evolutionary that I can think of, but @georgelauder and I published a paper describing this in a closely related species - the bluegill sunfish. https://t.co/nNWEA2FiVd

[Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3]

@hannahiweller I’ve often wondered! I’m unsure of good theories from the lit, but I think it might be about needing flexibility or no longer needing protection on the cheek - just guessing at this though! (Also… some fishes have chunky cheek scales in the reverse pattern)

[Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3]

@JudsonLab I like it too! someone needs to do some testing on this so we can get some evidence.

[Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3]

@georgelauder Thanks George! Might need to post our original bluegill paper that shows this too…people seem intrigued

[Dylan Wainwright @fishwright3]

@skoenigb There are some ideas out there - increasing flexibility or perhaps something to do with hydrodynamics but we don’t know for sure!