Jonathan Losos
@jblosos.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist, herpetologist, cat lover.
Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham’s Most Significant Legacy: Trump 2.0 open.substack.com/pub/perilous...
Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham’s Most Significant Legacy: Trump 2.0
They had a chance to end Donald Trump’s political career, but lacked the guts to pull it off
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Review of Poe’s Guide to the Anolis Lizards (Anoles) of Mainland Central and South America
I received a copy of Steven Poe’s “guide” to the mainland anoles. The book includes summaries of 240 species, copious photographs, range maps, and chapters on anole biology and identify…
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Thank you St. Louis. As a midwestern boy it was awesome to finally visit the famous @stlcountylibrary.bsky.social and give a book talk on The Story of Birds. Hosted by my pal the eminent evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos @jblosos.bsky.social ...
Trump’s Iran Fiasco Shows The Lunacy Of Pulling Out Of The Obama Nuclear Deal In The First Place open.substack.com/pub/perilous...
Trump’s Iran Fiasco Shows The Lunacy Of Pulling Out Of The Obama Nuclear Deal In The First Place
Trump made the world a lot less safe by withdrawing from the JCPOA.
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Robert Ricklefs - in memoriam dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/r...
Robert Ricklefs – in memoriam
Robert Ricklefs, a giant of ecology, passed away on Sunday. It is hard to overstate the extensive impact Bob had on the field. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the US,…
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Invaders Don’t Come Alone: Rethinking Biological Invasions Through Co-invasion www.anoleannals.org/2026/06/14/i...
Invaders Don’t Come Alone: Rethinking Biological Invasions Through Co-invasion
Species invasions are usually studied one at a time, but ecosystems rarely have that luxury. This project began with a simple frustration: while reading about invasive predators, invasive competito…
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Diversification and Evolutionary Dynamics in Tropical Montane Regions www.anoleannals.org/2026/03/14/d...
Diversification and Evolutionary Dynamics in Tropical Montane Regions
Much like when I was an undergrad, I found myself trying to decide what to do for my PhD thesis, as I had to change or rethink most of it after COVID happened. Months before my proposal, I came acr…
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What Grenadian Anoles Revealed about How Animals Establish Territories www.anoleannals.org/2026/03/13/w...
What Grenadian Anoles Revealed about How Animals Establish Territories
There are a lot of classic studies on anoles. Some of the most groundbreaking started from a simple observation and someone’s curiosity. Judy Stamps seems to have had lots of these “huh…” moments. …
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It Has Taken a While, But Americans Are Finally Waking Up to the Dangers of Trump open.substack.com/pub/perilous...
It Has Taken a While, But Americans Are Finally Waking Up to the Dangers of Trump
The killing of protesters in Minneapolis by ICE and the public lies about what happened seem to be a turning point
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Not sure how this works, but Feline is now almost 50% off thanks to a "coupon" on Amazon www.amazon.com/Feline-Photo...
Feline: Photographs
Amazon.com: Feline: Photographs: 9781419773648: Flach, Tim, Losos, Jonathan: Books
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Where Do Green Anoles Go to Sleep? Night Life in the Ogasawara Islands www.anoleannals.org/2026/01/08/w...
Where Do Green Anoles Go to Sleep? Night Life in the Ogasawara Islands
Sleep is one of the most fundamental states for animals, including humans and wildlife. When people travel to unfamiliar places, one of their first concerns is often where they will sleep that nigh…
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In Venezuela, We Will Now See if Trump Can Do Anything That Is Hard open.substack.com/pub/perilous...
In Venezuela, We Will Now See if Trump Can Do Anything That Is Hard
Trump has mainly done easy things in foreign affairs that require little skill or follow-through. Now we will see if he up to the challenge of reconstituting Venezuela.
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Pointy Snouted Green Anole Has a Thing for Star Fruit www.anoleannals.org/2026/01/02/p...
Pointy Snouted Green Anole Has a Thing for Star Fruit
And who could blame the little green lady–star fruit are delicious! Miriam Lipsky of Miami explains: “The star fruits (carambola) are indeed from my yard! I was picking them to give to…
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It’s publication day! “Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences” scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/i...
It’s publication day! “Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences”
Ok, we’re seriously excited – not for tonight’s fireworks, but because after several years of work, our new book is officially published today! That’s right – Teaching and Mentoring Writers i…
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The Moral Push-back Against Trump’s Immoral Foreign Policy open.substack.com/pub/perilous...
The Moral Push-back Against Trump’s Immoral Foreign Policy
It turns out that abandoning Ukraine and Hegseth’s kill order don’t play well even in our chaotic, transactional world
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Amazon has decided to unload my books at bargain basement prices!
Spoil Islands in Florida: an Opportunity for Anole Experiments in the Wild www.anoleannals.org/2025/10/30/s...
Spoil Islands in Florida: an Opportunity for Anole Experiments in the Wild
Invasive species are a growing problem across our increasingly globalized planet. They are often adept at establishing stable population sizes very quickly, which allows them to outcompete native s…
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If you look carefully, you'll see that the text is written by yours truly. I won't comment on that, but ther photographs are extraordinary! www.amazon.com/Feline-Photo...
Feline: Photographs
Amazon.com: Feline: Photographs: 9781419773648: Flach, Tim, Losos, Jonathan: Books
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Rebreathing Semi-aquatic Anoles: Just a Scuba Tank… or Something More? www.anoleannals.org/2025/10/15/r...
Rebreathing Semi-aquatic Anoles: Just a Scuba Tank… or Something More?
Over the past several years, semi-aquatic anoles experienced a bit of viral fame for “scuba diving,” a nickname for their ability to rebreathe a bubble of air over their nostrils while diving…
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3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in the wild theconversation.com/3-legged-liz...
3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in the wild
Most lizards probably don’t survive devastating injuries. But a new study documents 122 cases of limb loss across 58 species – these exceptions shine a new light on natural selection.
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awesome photos! Check out who wrote the text! www.cbsnews.com/video/how-a-...
How a wildlife photographer found one of his biggest challenges with house cats
Wildlife photographer Tim Flach has been around the world to get the perfect shot. But his latest book, titled "Feline," may have been one his biggest challenges.
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Anolis cybotes, the Hispaniolan Stout Anole floridensis.com/2025/08/26/a...
Anolis cybotes, the Hispaniolan Stout Anole
Last updated on Tuesday 26 August 2025.Florida is home to an array of non-native Anolis species. Some of these introduced species are extremely widespread, such as Anolis sagrei (the Cuban brown an…
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New Orleans' Brown Anoles Can Tolerate Extraordinary Amounts of Lead in Their Blood www.anoleannals.org/2025/08/23/n...
New Orleans’ Brown Anoles Can Tolerate Extraordinary Amounts of Lead in Their Blood
Tulane University reports: Lead-resistant lizards in New Orleans could hold clues to combating lead poisoning August 20, 2025 9:00 AM Stacey Plaisance splaisance@tulane.edu Tulane researchers found…
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