Anna

Ecologist studying trash, tourism, and wildlife parasites // rock squirrels & ringtails // PhD candidate at @UGAEcology

[Anna @wildwallaby]

@abigailthiemkey Epic news! Way to go.

[Anna @wildwallaby]

@PFforPhDs Saving! Grad student stipends are often flat through the program and don't change (enough) with inflation, so saving early can really help.

[Anna @wildwallaby]

A stellar jay for a stellar season 3! Thank you to the thousands of volunteers identifying 📸 wildlife for Canyon Critters on the @the_zooniverse. Season 4 releases tomorrow. #cameratraps

[Anna @wildwallaby]

also yes, using progenitor because it was worth $2000 yesterday in @Jeopardy

[Anna @wildwallaby]

found a dissertation progenitor! love when same questions appear in vastly different systems (new england bats 🦇 vs southwestern ringtails 🦝)

[Anna @wildwallaby]

@MustelidMay what undergraduate can work 3+ months through the summer and into october?

[Anna @wildwallaby]

@wareslab 1000%

[Anna @wildwallaby]

@SarahKnutie @uconneeb @NSF @UConnResearch @UConnOUR @UConn @SICB_ The posters are beautiful, too!

[Anna @wildwallaby]

Thankful to have kept this box of empty bags after labwork on top of my bookshelf for several months. There was some missing data entries and I was able to find the bag with our written #backup 🪄💰

[Anna @wildwallaby]

@wareslab that front rack is awesome

[Anna @wildwallaby]

In one week exactly, #canyoncritters we have 50k classifications, almost a quarter through our target! Thanks @the_zooniverse #cameratraps #raccoon https://t.co/5DPsqOPAzh

[Anna @wildwallaby]

WOW. this journal was previously #Vegetatio, which in 1989 the entire editorial board quit due to poor publishing principles. I guess 35 years laters things haven't changed https://t.co/HCJdg63TtJ

[Anna @wildwallaby]

Exhausted by yet another 2010+ review and meta-analysis with no provenance of compiled studies or open data. Cited 60 refs, which surely don't include the 79 papers they extracted data from.
https://t.co/f5yKFsZNtC

[Anna @wildwallaby]

I guess I'll send an email, but suspect with 6 years passing since publication these data are locked up... dissappointing as seems like big effort and valuable #plantfrugivore interactions @SiavashHeshmati

[Anna @wildwallaby]

Never seen the word "addle" before, then today twice: NYT mini crossword + a paper about brood parasitism and addling eggs. good word.

[Anna @wildwallaby]

I'll stay tuned & hope that @DukeU finds a solution. Other collections take note: either you're next to be cut or receive an #inheritedcollection, which can exacerbate your own viability. Either way, the archives are struggling, making the #specimens and science suffer too. [8/8]

[Anna @wildwallaby]

@DukeU's herbarium decision hits home: one-time big donations and short-term outrage are not effective to fund a museum. Museums need to have sustainable, ongoing funding measures. Many parts of the story missing! [1/8] https://t.co/jA7AxU7Fb5

[Anna @wildwallaby]

The Herbarium has an incomplete roster. Emeritus curators should not be the only contact for a taxa group. To stay balanced and relevant, collections need to maintain working curators who are actively applying to grants, training students, and using the collection. [7/8]