Stein Lab

We study causes and consequences of behavioral plasticity and parental effects, primarily using fishes (but also spiders!) @OU_Biology. Logo by @mbenskydesigns

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Excited for our graduate students @Faith_Leri and @GatchLaura to share hot off the press data from their first projects at #ABS2021! 10AM and 10:30AM EST in the Behavioral Plasticity section! @AnimBehSociety

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Congratulations to our two @OU_Biology @OUFYRE students, Jaci and Amiya, who presented amazing posters last week. Jaci was also awarded best poster for her session. Great work team!

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Spider field season is officially underway! 🕷️

[Laura Gatchoff @GatchLaura]

It's field season time! If you live near the Oklahoma City or DFW areas and see black widows, let me know! I will happily come collect. If you know any good OK collection sites that I might not know of, I would also love to hear of them! [email protected]
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Our @OU_Biology @OUFYRE undergraduate Jaci diligently coding in #RStats as she analyzes her data for the upcoming #OUFYRE poster session next week! Are there genetic and non-genetic maternal effects on longevity in #Latrodectus juveniles? Find out soon! #undergradinthelab

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Our @OU_Biology @OUFYRE
undergraduate Amiya waded through #guppy #brains to ask questions about the effects of environmental #enrichment! We can't wait to see her share her results at the #OUFYRE poster session! #undergradinthelab #undergraduateresearch

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@OU_Biology @OUFYRE undergraduate Jaci diligently coding in #RStats as she analyzes her data for the upcoming FYRE poster session next week! Are there genetic and non-genetic maternal effects on longevity in #Latrodectus juveniles? Find out soon! #undergradinthelab

[Laura Gatchoff @GatchLaura]

I just got my first research grant! Very excited for this venom and early social behavior project it will be funding! @SteinLabOU

[Laura Gatchoff @GatchLaura]

Looking for undergraduates interesting in getting into spider science this summer!

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Just found out that this is the department of fisheries in India.... Who wouldn't want to work in a giant fish!?

Now if only there was a giant spider building for a department of arachnids!

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After waiting to see if some of our spiders came out of overwintering, it's time to freeze and store the dead. It's a big job, but thankfully we have *amazing* students, like Jordon, to help out @GatchLaura with this huge task!
#undergradinthelab #spiders

[Fish Evolution Lab @FishEvoLabSIO]

Hey @UofOklahoma @OU_Biology students! Do you want the oppor-TUNA-ty to dive deep and explore the FIN-tastic biology of fishes? We've got a class for you. Sign up for BIOL 4493- #Ichthyology for Fall 2021 semester. Pls R/T!

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Lab Manager Dain loves doing health checks on our group tanks! It is so fun to watch the mixed groups just swim around (photographer lives with Dain and nobody else was in the room, COVID safe)

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@mbenskydesigns gave an amazing talk to Dr. Stein's behavioral ecology class today! What a fun journey he's had so far and we love seeing where his career is taking him!

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Big science starts small! Luckily our grad student, @GatchLaura , is great at painting juvenile spiders! 🕷💅

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Our first baby has become a beautiful male, and he's only 8 weeks old! Crazy how just 2 months can make such a difference in our little lab

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Today our lab managers are attending a workshop on @OpenRefine for cleaning up data! Anyone have experiences with #OpenRefine??

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Despite our first attempt to stain brain tissue with DAB not working, the cresyl violet stain did work! What a beautiful guppy brain!

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Thank you @fish_witch for your beautiful tutorial on creating the yarn mops! The fish love them!

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Today @LauraStein09 found a baby using a yarn mop and we have to share the cuteness of a brand new baby using enrichment

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Our first baby! What a big day here in the Stein lab