Samantha Trail

she/her/hers
Integrative Biology PhD Student
Florida Atlantic University
Animal Behavior, Sensory Biology, Movement Ecology
"I like turtles."

[[email protected] @iobjournal]

"#XROMM Analysis of Feeding #Mechanics in #Toads: Interactions of the Tongue, Hyoid, and Pectoral Girdle "

by @rmkeeffe , @BioBlobs , @davidcblackburn , @c_mayerl

https://t.co/m9WxBAxXXi

#evolution #kinematics #sciencetwitter #biology #WomenInStem #organisms

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

@TurlaTurtle Dc 201 is a STAR

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

So many awesome turtle researchers (@UCFTurtleLab @FAUScience @UpwellTurtles) packed into 2 minutes on @NBCNightlyNews! Featured is our work on sex ratios and tracking. Keep your 👀 peeled and you might even spot me on the boat 🌊🐢
https://t.co/uda2Jrif8f

[Florida Atlantic University @FloridaAtlantic]

We're SHELLebrating #WorldTurtleDay! 🐢 We're proud to have @FAUScience researching and protecting these amazing creatures 👉 https://t.co/IRAu7JUOCG

[nature @Nature]

Salaries for PhD students in the biological sciences fall well below the basic cost of living at almost every institution and department in the US, according to crowdsourced data https://t.co/cTsxWsb2TF

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

Check out our featured work!
Study Finds Why Baby Leatherback Marine Turtles Can't 'See the Sea' https://t.co/vv1mg4s9uN

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

Check out our work highlighted in @DiscoverMag!

[Discover Magazine @DiscoverMag]

Baby leatherback sea turtles can barely see in their journey to the ocean, and light pollution isn't helping. Discover more by clicking the link below. https://t.co/1oAHDZCv6H

[San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo]

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

Scientists at SDZWA discovered two California condor chicks have hatched from unfertilized eggs. This sort of asexual reproduction, known as parthenogenesis, is a first for the species and provides new hope for their recovery. Read more: https://t.co/m5MZhqt21l

[Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D @SarahMackAttack]

As far as I can tell, Squid Games does not have a single squid fact in it. This is a damn shame.

THANKFULLY you always have the SquidFacts hotline at your service.

Text "SQUID" to 1-833-SCI-TEXT for all your Squid Facts needs

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

@SICB_ @FloridaAtlantic @SamZlotnik Thank you @SICB_ and @SamZlotnik for sharing our research!

[SICB @SICB_]

How do sea turtle hatchlings find open water? In this week's @SICB_ science news story, Lisa Celano and Sam Trail from @FloridaAtlantic discover the answer has something to do with moonlight! 🌙

Author: @SamZlotnik

https://t.co/WZ7sVYqemF

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

I spy my trusty yellow bucket 👀 You better believe I gave these hatchlings a pep talk before their TV debut and crawl to the Big Blue 🐢🌊 #AdventuresOfBucketGirl

[Defenders of Wildlife @Defenders]

Join @wildcorwin & #WildlifeNationTV this weekend on an adventure to the beaches of southern #Florida to help #SeaTurtles & learn more about the challenges they face!

Watch this week’s sneak peek & for more information, visit https://t.co/J3X30ku5hq ⬅️💚

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

@SeanAWilliamson Thanks Sean!

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

@ylenia_chiari I'm continuously amazed by these guys as well 🐢 thanks for tuning in!

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

1/7 Evidence for the independent evolution of visual perception during seafinding by hatchling leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) 🐢#SeaTurtleTalks #TurtleTuesday

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

@Turtle_Mistress Thank you! Hoping the current work will be published in its entirety soon 🤞 and we'll keep asking questions!

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

@Turtle_Mistress Thanks, Sibelle! I think that could very well be a possibility. We know that leatherbacks have a different visual field than cheloniids (Warraich et al. 2019) which may be a contributing factor too. When this divergence occurred and why is still something to figure out!

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

7/7 Together this suggests the evolution of visual perception during seafinding is not driven by the visual environment of the beach shared by both leatherbacks and cheloniids but instead the differing visual ecologies of these species after their initial crawl. #SeaTurtleTalks

[Samantha Trail @sammytrail]

6/7 Perceptual sensitivity thresholds were below the light levels available on the beach at night, but leatherback hatchlings took longer to reach the water and exhibited circling behavior more often under new moon conditions. A difference not seen in cheloniids. #SeaTurtleTalks