Ecological constraints of habitat specialization shape the social organization and life history of a sponge-dwelling goby | The American Naturalist www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

Ecological constraints of habitat specialization shape the social organization and life history of a sponge-dwelling goby | The American Naturalist: Vol 0, No ja

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New e-book written by @ingridbunholi.bsky.social and colleagues. Fast, practical techniques for species ID 🦈 using DNA/eDNA. “From Sample to Rapid DNA and eDNA Identification – An Easy Step-by-Step Guide” Download here: pt.scribd.com/document/952... #MarineScience #DNA #TexasScience #UTMSI

Fast Solutions for an Urgent Problem: Genetic Identification for the Protection of Sharks and Rays

A new scientific paper involving a University of Texas marine scientist shows protecting shark and ray populations can begin with DNA analysis.

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🚨 New paper in Molecular Ecology Resources! We compiled the most applied rapid DNA/eDNA-based ID tools & primers for #sharks and #rays 🦈 A practical guide to help scientists, managers & enforcement choose the right method for conservation action. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/1755... #OpenScience #eDNA

I would not miss this opportunity!

Christopher R. Hemingson@chemingson.bsky.social · last yr.

2) Importantly, I am looking to recruit a PhD-level graduate student to start next school year (August 2026). My lab website (still under construction: christopherhemings.wixsite.com/my-site) has the details outlining the position and applying.

Elacatinus randalli (Bohlke & Robins, 1968) Main traits: Max 4.6cm; snout yellow/brown with short narrow yellow bar; narrow yellow stripe along upper body (from top eye to tail fin base) Distribution: SE Caribbean

Epinephelus striatus (Block, 1792) Nassau grouper (Serranidae) Main traits: Max 122cm; tan + irregular dark bars; black saddle (mark) tail base; tan stripe Y shape through eyes. Distribution: Bermuda to Guyana 📷 Mark Betts (STRI website)

Acanthemblemaria aspera (Longley, 1927) Roughhead blenny (family Chaenopsidae) Main traits: max 4cm; small pointed spines on snout; colors changeable (male colorless to dark - females yellowish) Distribution: The Bahamas to the South Caribbean 📷 CABRA lab

One of this year’s goals: get better at identifying fish species 🐠 I’ll be sharing one species a day to keep me on track - hopefully it lasts 😆 If you’re not a fan of fish... well, you’ve been warned.

Check out our latest paper on #eDNA and metabarcoding data reporting standards 🤓🧬🧪 These minimum reporting guidelines for metabarcoding workflows extend from the physical layout of laboratories through to data archiving enhance trust and reliability in data mbmg.pensoft.net/article/1286...

The MIEM guidelines: Minimum information for reporting of environmental metabarcoding data

Environmental DNA (eDNA) and RNA (eRNA) metabarcoding has become a popular tool for assessing biodiversity from environmental samples, but inconsistent documentation of methods, data and metadata make...

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Thank you @ednacollab.bsky.social for the opportunity to attend this course! It was intense, but an immensely valuable experience 🧬

Physalia-courses@ONLINE@physaliacourses.bsky.social · 2y ago

What an incredible journey bringing together researchers from across the globe to learn about eDNA metabarcoding from these stellar instructors @leeselab.bsky.social Dominik Buchner, Till-Hendrik Macher and @shump.bsky.social !🗺️🧬 Big thanks to @ednacollab.bsky.social for making it all happen! 💡💫

Such a fun evening with the 2nd CABRA lab cookie competition 🍪and of course @chemingson.bsky.social won as the most decorative! Who wants to guess which fish species he’s representing? 🐠🤣

Are you curious how #eDNA is degraded by photochemistry in the environment? I teamed up with Environmental Chemist's @krismcneill.bsky.social and Eliane Ballmer to see if we could map out what is known and how to move forward --> pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Potential Role of Photochemistry in Environmental DNA Degradation

Given the severe loss of species richness across diverse ecosystems, there is an urgent need to assess and monitor biodiversity on a global scale. The analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA), referring t...

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Reposting this from twitter from a few months ago. I think this paper is a must-read for anyone in #PopGen. Always important to consider biases inherent in our methods. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Low‐coverage sequencing and Wahlund effect severely bias estimates of inbreeding, heterozygosity and effective population size in North American wolves

vonHoldt et al. ((2024), Molecular Ecology, 33, e17231) (vH24) used low-coverage (average ~ 7X read depth) restriction site-associated DNA sequence data to estimate individual inbreeding and heterozy...

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1st CABRA Lab CryptoVison Fish-ID contest it was definitely one of the best lab meetings of the semester 🐠🐠🐠

New publication led by 🌟 undergrad Ariel Wang: doi.org/10.1007/s003... We investigate Risor ruber, the tusked goby, a tiny sponge-dwelling fish. Across the Caribbean, we find seven distinct genetic lineages within Risor and discover that two Risor lineages specialize on a single sponge host!

I started an #eDNA starter pack as one didn’t exist yet. Feel free to message me to get your name added. Open to all! go.bsky.app/U2vgV5Q

Just had a wonderful week in Mexico with the Risor ruber team for our writing (and fun) retreat! It’s been amazing to learn and work with y’all! So excited to what’s to come! #gobyteam 🐠🧬 @TheresaRueger @jordancasey.bsky.social @gobyone.bsky.social

Starting the week with great news! I'm so happy to have been awarded the 2024 @ICRSCoralReefs Graduate Fellowship to conduct part of my doctoral research exploring the connectivity between Brazilian and Caribbean reef fishes! 🐠🧬

Thrilled to share my PhD preliminary findings at the 52nd Benthic Ecology Meeting! I’m so excited to continue unveiling the world of this little cryptobenthic fish! Stay tuned for updates on their pop gen, microbiome and ecological specialization 🧬🐠 #BEM2024

Our paper in the Brazilian press! "Eight out of ten species of sharks and rays in national trade are threatened with extinction" abori.com.br/oceanografia... @ingridbunholi.bsky.social

Excited to finally have this paper out after multiple years in the making. "Analysing biological colour patterns from digital images: An introduction to the current toolbox" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🧬🦈🌊 New study reveals the urgency of regulating the trade of sharks and rays in Brazil. A Meta-Analysis of all studies using DNA based methods to track trade of elasmobranchs identified 64 species being commercialized, being 83% threatened ones (IUCN). Check the key highlights:

So happy to have been awarded the Clark Hubbs Scholarship from @TCAFS for my eDNA/eRNA chapter on the southern flounder! 🧬 And even happier to celebrate this feeling with @scubamelman.bsky.social - which is doing an incredible work on Texas blennies 🐠 @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social

SAVE THE DATE - Sat, Feb 24th 11am-4pm TX SWMS is participating in UT STEM Girl Day hosted by UT WiSTEM Stop by to learn about corals, careers in marine science, and the work TX SWMS is doing across the state of Texas! 🔗https://girlday.utexas.edu #UTGirlDay

TXSWMS's inaugural meet was as big as the Lone Star State! Huge thanks to everyone who joined - this wouldn't be possible without y'all. Want to stay in the loop and join upcoming events? 🐠🪸🌊 Check out our website: texasswms.wixsite.com/texas-swm #TXSWMS #STEM #WomenInSTEM

Our first meeting is today! Come hang out on zoom at 5:30pm to learn about everything going on with Texas SWMS. DM or email us for a zoom link!

New #OA research just published today in Science! We show that despite increases in regulations governing #shark fisheries, shark mortality has actually increased from 76 million in 2012 to 80 million in 2019, 25 million of these comprising threatened species doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Interesting, thoughtful perspective on #eDNA from Elaine Shen link.springer.com/article/10.1...

One more month of eDNA sampling in our backyard! 🧬🐠 #eDNA @JPiplectrus @thecaseylab.bsky.social Texas winter has all my heart (so far 😂)

Such a challenging week but I definitely feel more prepared to dive into my sequences! 🧬🐠 Special thanks to the wonderful team of instructors! @naiarare.bsky.social @TerezaManousaki @NataliaDA10

Physalia-courses@ONLINE@physaliacourses.bsky.social · 3y ago

Kudos to this outstanding team of instructors @TerezaManousaki, @naiarare.bsky.social and @NataliaDA10, who have guided us through the intricate world of #RADseq data analysis. Their expertise has empowered our group of attendees, leaving them better equipped to navigate their own data.