Brandon Brooke

Scientist | Rare Fishes | Missouri | River Rat | Outdoorsman | KC sports fan #Chiefs #Royals | Mizzou

[Brandon Brooke @riverrat090]

@darterdancer One of my favorite fish 😃

[American Rivers @americanrivers]

Why is it important to prioritize restoring and protecting wetlands?
🚰 Ensure access to clean water
🌎 Mitigate effects of extreme weather
🌾 Protect habitats and biodiversity
https://t.co/xMzHJqHICJ

[Ben Neely @bencneely]

These folks represent a critical step in natural resource conservation and need to remain funded!

[Isabella Reeves @bellaa_reeves]

New paper from my PhD 🧬🐬

Admixture is increasing genetic diversity and adaptive potential in low latitude killer whales promoting an genetic rescue effect.

See more here: https://t.co/YM6aviQz4V

(1/n)

[Brandon Brooke @riverrat090]

@jayhawktiemann Wow. That is awesome!

[ASIH @IchsAndHerps]

Description of the Sicklefin Redhorse (Catostomidae: Moxostoma) by Robert E. Jenkins, Scott D. Favrot, Byron J. Freeman, Brett Albanese, and Jonathan W. Armbruster

Date of publication: 18 February 2025
OPEN ACCESS DOI link: https://t.co/pDV6mVNFKp

[Mack Calvert @MackCalvert2]

2025 is off to a fin-tastic start!!!

[Kyler Hecke @FisHecke]

My limnology class spent the afternoon sampling fish and aquatic macroinvertebrates on Shoal Creek.

Pictured is a Plains Orangethroat Darter.

[Bailey O'Brian @Cray_Bay99]

It is always an honor to see the smallest endangered species that is listed. The Tumbling Creek Cavesnail (Antrobia culveri) is found only in one cave and the largest adults tend to be around 2mm.

[Kyler Hecke @FisHecke]

It was a cold, but successful day sampling aquatic macroinvertebrates and fish with my limnology class on Mill Creek.

Pictured is a Fantail Darter.

[NGB @TheGoatMahomes]

🚨JUST IN🚨

NEW JOSH ALLEN FLOP VIDEO JUST DROPPED.

THE GREATEST FLOPPER IN SPORTS. no one flops more than Allen.

[Brian Healy, PhD @HealyEcology]

Early career ecologists: take it easy on your joints. Recovering from shoulder surgery is really tough/painful. Know your limits and don’t push it. You have a long career ahead of you!

[Eddie @EddieBarstool]

The Aldi’s on Kedzie in Humboldt Park

I was prepared to see him pull out a opossum or a raccoon. Did NOT expect that

[Blake Markwell @Hydromantes]

This was a fascinating presentation on allopatry, vicariance, dispersal, geomorphology, and their influence on darter evolution. Would be a great supplement to any evolution course discussing these topics. Highly recommend!

[Thomas Near @TJNear]

1/5 New from the #NearLab, genomics and morphology demonstrate the famous Snail Darter, Percina tanasi, the little fish that swam to the United States Supreme Court is not a distinct species...

@yale_eeb @yalepeabody

Open access at Current Biology
https://t.co/zNLVB7kc6R

[Kyler Hecke @FisHecke]

The Christmas Darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi), Merry Christmas!

📸: William Hull

[Danté Fenolio, Ph.D. @DanteFenolio]

I am thankful for Barrens Topminnows (Fundulus julisia)

[Danté Fenolio, Ph.D. @DanteFenolio]

Ringed Crayfish (Faxonius neglectus - formerly Orconectes neglectus) photographed in a cave river, Delaware Co., OK, USA.

[Thornton Ritz @tritz18]

Interested in early life stages of fish, hypoxia, and freshwater coastal wetlands? Please join me on 12/16 at 9:00 AM EST for my PhD capstone presentation! Shoot me a DM for the Zoom password if interested!

[MO Conservation @MDC_online]

Most snowy owls that visit Mo. are juveniles that may fly south due to a lack of space for territories after breeding season; these younger owls have extensive black barring on their otherwise white body and head, like this one seen yesterday in northern Mo!

📸Mark Ramsey

[Dan Baldassarre @evornithology]

My student Griffin just sent me this profoundly sad photo of a Great Bowerbird bower. The painting on the right depicts what the bower should look like, filled with pebbles, shells, and bones. Nowadays, the birds use what they can most easily find in their surroundings: garbage.