Shannon Buttimer, PhD

🐸🎃🍄 she/her 👩🏼‍🔬 [email protected]

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

The short film about our work is out just in time for #AmphibianWeek! 🐸🎃⛺️🌧️ @bioGraphic @Becker_Lab https://t.co/gyqK6j8Hwz

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

@nvolpewild found in Sabah, Malaysia btw!

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

@nvolpewild not from this year but definitely a nice one

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

@sperxyt (e os minerais do suor)

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

@sperxyt As borboletas estão bebendo água do cachorro! Se bebessem da lagoa, poderiam se afogar.

[Nicholas Wu @NicholasWuNZ]

Developed from the #WCH10 symposium, we provide a guide for researchers & managers on current advances for assessing the vulnerability of reptiles 🐍 & amphibians 🐸 to water stress | https://t.co/aMNuIxtGRa | Published in
@conphysjournal

[One Health Microbiome Center @PSUmBiome]

🐸💧 New from @Becker_Lab @PennState: Drought reshapes amphibian behavior, skin microbiomes, & disease risk.

In pumpkin toadlets, less rain = lower fungal loads but disrupted microbiomes & more time in wet spots.

Full paper 👉 https://t.co/laUkaIyAm0

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

I think it’s safe to say they liked the jumping videos.

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

I had the opportunity to share the joy of amphibians with some K-2nd graders after Penn State's Frog and Toad play last week. Jack and I showed off our lab's new children's book about pumpkin toadlets and I talked about some of our research. I even brought my pet frog along!

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

long overdue, but I'm moving to 🦋 (shannonbuttimer)

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

@MicrobeMik congrats!!!

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

not sure why the flag is showing up as a North Korean flag on web but a Costa Rican flag on mobile 😂

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

It was an honor to be the TA for this class! I had so much fun teaching the students how to run experiments in the field and talking their ears off about Costa Rica’s herps. Thank you to CR profs José M Mora, Jenny Stynoski, and Eduardo Carrillo for their company & mentorship 🇨🇷

[Penn State Biology @PennStateBio]

This year’s Tropical Field Ecology course was a blast! Students explored Costa Rica, gaining hands-on experience in tropical research. A special thanks to Dr. Jim Marden for 30 incredible years of teaching—what a legacy to celebrate in his final course! 🌿🐬🦜🦋🐸

[Becker Lab @Becker_Lab]

Our @RIBBiTR_BII children's book about Pitanga, the pumpkin toadlet, is out! 🐸 Follow his adventures as he faces challenges after losing his home.🍃 Download it for free here: https://t.co/n1KHwRcO38 #Conservation #KidsBooks

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

happy pumpkin day!!!

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

brat summer is officially over… now I’m gonna be

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

@harhanuoli me too 🥹

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

I was lucky enough to see a flying gecko (Gekko rhacophorus) in Malaysia! What a stunning animal 🤩

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

@barraza_ilse omg where???

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

@anjanaflyingman @WCHerp thank you 🥺💕 hoping I’ll recover in time to go on part of the herping tour I signed up for

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

I just tested positive for COVID. I wish, as scientists (esp. DISEASE ecologists), more people would be masking at an international conference where people who have just traveled for days are in a big room together. #WCH10 @WCHerp

[Shannon Buttimer, PhD @shannonbuttimer]

@NicholasWuNZ @WCHerp Thank you!!! Yeah, definitely a bummer ☹️