Olivia Brooks

Evolutionary Ecologist | Herpetologist | Interested in all things chemical defense | Postdoc @virginia_tech | she/her

[Olivia Brooks @olbrooks]

Out hiking this weekend and came across the most colorful box turtle I've ever seen!

[Andres Romero-Carvajal @andresro40]

@FralinLifeSci #VirginiaTech tiene un grupo importante de profesores y estudiantes muy motivados y latin@s que mueven la ciencia a un ritmo distinto

[Andres Romero-Carvajal @andresro40]

Esta semana visité para trabajar con el genio Roberto Márquez @rmp033 en técnicas de microscopía para seguir en vivo el desarrollo de células de pigmento en ranas. Me honra mucho esta invitación para compartir nuestra ciencia hecha en #Ecuador

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.

Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: https://t.co/xtOAX8sof0

[Emily Taylor @snakeymama]

The 2024 #FindThatLizard Scholarship is open to any woman, girl, or gender non-conforming person interested in pursuing herpetology as a hobby or career. We especially encourage those who identify as Black or a person of color to apply. Due NOV 23- PLS RT!
https://t.co/xkmi1gJwkT

[Evolutionary Ecology @evoecology]

🔥OFF THE PRESS @evoecology October 2024 (38:5) special issue “Developments in the study of poison frog evolutionary ecology Part II” by @biobiiana @fvargas_salinas 🆕https://t.co/Zls1oExiap🆕
Sign up for TOC alerts today➡️ https://t.co/dpohHVg3qM #SNEVEC #SpringerNature

[Dr Tiffany Kosch (tiffanykosch.bsky.social)👩‍🔬🤿 @TAKosch]

New paper alert! Check this out to learn how publicly available amphibian genomes vary in quality and repeat content. We also investigate synteny across all three amphibian orders 🐸🧬

https://t.co/RZwoF9XdSH

[SSAR @ssarherps]

Proposals are being accepted for the 2024 SSAR Roger Conant Grants-in-Herpetology Program!
This award provides $500 grants to those in conservation, field or lab research, education, travel, internation, and undergrad research. Apply by Dec 15, 2024!

https://t.co/uGYkrnNvUv

[Olivia Brooks @olbrooks]

Very cool paper on parental care and offspring chemical profiles!

[Sandra Steiger @SteigerLab]

This is a sweet burying beetle larva. Each instar smells different, and mothers respond to the scent during feeding. Congrats to Jacky Sahm on publishing the third chapter of her PhD thesis: The scent of offspring @BehavEcol #buryingbeetles
https://t.co/IQYNOdLzzN

[Jake Scott @Caudatejake]

Coeur d’Alene Salamanders are primarily found in close proximity to rocky streams and damp, fissured outcroppings in northern Idaho, NW Montana and SE British Columbia, west of the Rocky Mountains. I was able to find a few of these salamanders in such habitat on a recent trip.

[Majo Navarrete Mendez @majonavarrete4]

I got interviewed by @ligaze for Forbes magazine! I'm very grateful for the opportunity to share my work, and especially for the emphasis on the importance of science by and for the Global South—a science born frm both the blessings and challenges of being from biodiverse regions

[Anton Sorokin @Anuranton]

Back from my yearly pilgrimage to visit the largest salamanders in the Americas. There is no other feeling like watching a massive hellbender crawl along the bottom of the stream as the current causes its loose skin to flutter. Like being transported to a different time.

[Olivia Brooks @olbrooks]

@oyster_doctor We found this one in Virginia, so likely an eastern box turtle.

[Olivia Brooks @olbrooks]

Out hiking this weekend and came across the most colorful box turtle I've ever seen!

[Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana]

Want to know more about our study on habitat selection in dyeing #poisonfrogs? Have a look at our new #preprint, led by @eco_mayer 👉 https://t.co/nQkM6iuKAb We show that despite huge variation in size and colour patterns, habitat selection is similar across populations (1/3)

[Dr. Cassie Thompson @HotHerps]

Anyone recently (last 5 years or so) set up an #IACUC at your institution? If so, I’d like to chat!! #AcademicTwitter

[Anna Thonis, Ph.D.🦎 @annainthefield]

The @ssarherps DEI Committee's third 'applying to grad school' workshop -- this time focused on preparing your application materials -- will be held on Friday, September 20, from 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET.

Please share widely and let me know if you have any questions! 🦎🐍🐢🐸💚

[Callie Klatt Golba, PhD @calklattgolba]

Happy #WorldSnakeDay from this silly goose (not a goose). Hognose snakes pretend to be venomous or dead to avoid predators!

[Dr. Rebecca (Becca) Tarvin 🐸 ☠️ 🐍 💚🪰 @frogsicles]

Very interesting paper recently out of the Feldman lab at UNR https://t.co/UAo6D1su9I -- showing that 2/3 species of garter snakes demonstrate faster elimination of TTX in resistant populations. Toxicokinetics can reveal a lot about how animals deal with toxins!

[SSAR @ssarherps]

New SSAR graduate student mentorship program – application deadline extended to August, master’s and PhD students eligible: https://t.co/m47QE6AUH0

[Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana]

The first part of our @evoecology Special Issue on #poisonfrogs is out at last! Bonus: a beautiful cover with illustrations done by @LiaSchlippe 😍 BIG thanks to the many reviewers whose work was crucial for the SI to be a reality 🙌 @fvargas_salinas
https://t.co/pHLDdHt53h