Natasha Stepanova

PhD candidate at University of Michigan EEB | evolutionary and functional morphology of herps | books | she/her | 🌈

[Natasha Stepanova @natstepherps]

New paper out at BMC Eco and Evol, with my MS advisor Aaron Bauer! We used morphometrics and anatomical description to test the influence of phylogenetic history, size, and substrate on skull morphology in African burrowing skinks. https://t.co/B71xXgVm8o

[Rachel Keeffe, PhD @rmkeeffe]

New paper on the function of bone fusion in the frog forelimb (authored by myself and @davidcblackburn) is now open access in the Journal of Anatomy! Frog arms still have a lot to teach us about frog evolution, come check it out! https://t.co/wuAHwHqwwz

[Natasha Stepanova @natstepherps]

Had a great time at #JMIH2022 in Spokane! So many great talks, time spent with old friends and new, and, of course, the iconic garbage goat.

[Natasha Stepanova @natstepherps]

Visitors pushed 3D printed models of lizard skulls through sand to figure out which skull belonged to the sand swimmer and which shape was most efficient.

[Natasha Stepanova @natstepherps]

I talked about lizard skulls and ecomorphology at today's Scientist Spotlight event at @UMMNH. Lots of fun to chat with visitors! @UMichEEB #scicomm

[UMich Ecology and Evolutionary Biology @UMichEEB]

Sun 3/13 @UMMNH's Scientist Spotlight: EEB presenters @OliviaVought What plants can tell us about a changing world, Lacey Knowles Sky island hopping? @natstepherps How skull shape relates to lizard lifestyles, @HylaCrowe Why don't all snakes look the same? https://t.co/SWQHZyZuJg

[Natasha Stepanova @natstepherps]

@aimeeclassen @HylaCrowe @UMichEEB Thank you!

[Natasha Stepanova @natstepherps]

@MollyCWomack @HylaCrowe @UMichEEB Thanks Molly!!

[Natasha Stepanova @natstepherps]

@atrox10 @HylaCrowe @UMichEEB @MVZUCB Thanks Carol! I miss everyone at MVZ too, hopefully I'll be able to visit sometime this year

[Natasha Stepanova @natstepherps]

@jcroweriddell @HylaCrowe @UMichEEB Thanks Jenna!

[Natasha Stepanova @natstepherps]

@dianamedellinz @HylaCrowe @UMichEEB Thanks Diana!!

[Natasha Stepanova @natstepherps]

@RamonSN @HylaCrowe @UMichEEB Thanks Ramon!!

[Dr. Hayley Layne Crowell 🐍🦎☀️ @HylaCrowe]

My epic #HERper lab mate @natstepherps is too humble to brag about the fact that she is now @UMichEEB’s newest PhD candidate - so I’ll do it for her!! Congrats on passing your prelims Natasha!!!!

[Natasha Stepanova @natstepherps]

@HylaCrowe @UMichEEB Thanks Hayley!!!

[UMich Ecology and Evolutionary Biology @UMichEEB]

Watch your mailbox for our fall '21 Natural Selections! Here’s a PDF preview featuring how we’ve adapted to #COVID19, EEB #Museums specimen digitization & features on new(ish) faculty @Nate_J_Sanders & @aimeeclassen! @UMBS #UM_ESGR #UMMZ #UM_Herb https://t.co/z51bFzKbrb

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

PLEASE RT. 🚨New paper🚨 "Evolutionary allometry of sexual dimorphism of jumping performance in anurans"

Highlights:
1. New proxies for jumping
2. Test new hypos. for size and jumping dimorphism
3. Discuss 'many-to-one' mapping of selection to fitness!!!

https://t.co/dWeQkKQOH2

[Ramon Nagesan @RamonSN]

Are you interested in high-throughput #diceCT scanning. If so, check out our paper! @scaleyhan @jcroweriddell @jaimiAgray and Alison Davis Rabosky

https://t.co/SMmul3ZD5S

[Tess Adgie @TessAdgie]

So excited to see the first chapter of my masters thesis published in Wetlands!!!

[Natasha Stepanova @natstepherps]

@TessAdgie Congrats Tess!!!

[Itzue W. Caviedes-Solis @ItzueCS]

🧵1/5 The Global Women in #herpetology Project has a new YouTube channel! and our directory reached 230 entries from 43 countries!!🥳

Meet the #HERper community from around the world in our first video, a spotlight on the diversity of women in our field!
https://t.co/u58zkv3IBE

[ASIH @IchsAndHerps]

The ASIH congratulates Dr. Alison Davis Rabosky for being awarded the 2021 Meritorious Teaching Award in Herpetology. #JMIH2021

@UMich @UMichEEB