Marine Evolutionary Ecologist. Associate Dean of the Faculty, Natural Sciences at Boston University. He/Him | 1stGen | ๐ฌ๐ง๐ท๐ด๐ช๐บ๐บ๐ธ
Boston University
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Delighted that the first chapter of @VizerLiliโs PhD on strategic growth in clown anemonefish is now out as version of record in @eLife: Plasticity associated with adoption of social roles in clown anemonefish doi.org/10.7554/eLife.109871
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In @elife: Plasticity Associated with Adoption of Social Roles in Clown Anemonefish (doi.org/10.7554/eLife.109871โฆ). First pub. by @VizerLili who is investigating genetic mechanisms underlying strategic growth in clownfish for her Ph.D. @BU_Biology @BUMPatBU @BU_Tweets ๐๐๐
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Near complete local extinction of iconic anemonefish and their anemone hosts following a heat stress event (rdcu.be/eGwQE) led by @morganbs7 in collaboration with @TheresaRueger @newcastlemarine @peixotors @KaustResearch and many more @BUMPatBU @BU_Biology @BU_Tweets
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See also the recent review by Tim Clutton-Brock and myself in Trends in Ecology and Evolution cell.com/trends/ecology-evolโฆ
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Buston Lab en route to Papua New Guinea. This is the โbeforeโ photo: Morgan Bennett-Smith; Paige Becker; Lili Vizer. Lots of preparation to get to this point. Thanks to all involved, especially Lizzie McNamee (DSO). Let the adventures and science begin @BUMPatBU @BU_Biology
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Prof. Wally Fulweiler (@FulweilerLab) presents invited plenary โAll the Nitrogen Fixation We Cannot Seeโ at Ocean Sciences Meeting #OSM24 @BUMPatBU @BU_Biology @BUEarth
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Cool ideas: Positive spatial autocorrelation in habitat quality indicators sets stage for evolution of dispersal plasticity in a coral reef fish. Led by @robin_k_francis w Tostevin, @BarbaschTina, @BranconiRebecca, Srinivasan & Jones tinyurl.com/yc3th4my @BUMPatBU @BU_Biology
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On the cover of the most recent issue of Ethology: Nocturnal parental care in the clown anemonefish Amphiprion percula, led by Madison Pacaro, with @BarbaschTina, @marinemyelement, Juan Chavez Andonie, @Goby_Wan with thanks to @BU_Biology
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First empirically measured marine larval dispersal kernel for hard coral. If you thought the oceans were well-mixed and your favorite populations were connected, think again. Awesome work by @LordScavo @kclesneski @DaviesswPhD @C_daloia @prof_finnerty tinyurl.com/4m53xruu
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Dear Twitter, What causes these holes in stones found on the beach? Geology, Biology, Anthropology? Iโm sure I once knew but have since forgotten
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Huge congratulations to Dr Robin Francis for the successful defense of her dissertation on reproductive ecology and dispersal ecology of two coral reef fishes ๐พ It has been a privilege ๐ @robin_k_francis @BU_Biology @BUMPatBU
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Always a big event when a PhD student publishes their first manuscript: @robin_k_francis on determinants of male mating success in neon gobies w. @Goby_Wan @TheresaRueger @C_daloia and others not on Twitter @BUMPatBU @BU_Biology @NSF #nastygoby #teamfish rdcu.be/cZItr๐ฅณ
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Review of Strategic growth in social vertebrates, in collaboration with Tim Clutton-Brock (not on Twitter), now out in Trends in Ecology and Evolution @BU_Biology @BUMPatBU cell.com/trends/ecology-evolโฆ
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Why are your study organisms the size that they are? It may not be the reason you think. Here, we review evidence that social vertebrates can adjust their growth and size in response to fine-grain changes in social conditions๐คฏ@BU_Biology @CamZoology
authors.elsevier.com/a/1ezVxโฆ
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The spread of the directly measured distribution was ฯ = 3.93 km, the spread of the IBD distribution was ฯ = 2.90 - 4.10 km. Parameterizing Laplace dispersal kernels with these values yielded patterns incredibly similar to a kernel fit to the direct parentage data.
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Check this out! Super-cool paper showing the congruence between indirect dispersal estimates using an isolation by distance model and direct dispersal estimates using genetic parentage analyses (bit.ly/3vW4Aob). Impressive work by Masters student @TNaaykens and @C_daloia
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M is for Morgunda maccuneae. Named after the person that I owe my love of fishes to: Amy McCune. Shared because itโs so obscure that I bet youโve never heard of it, and to advertise the amazing rapid radiation of Morgundas in Lake Kutubu PNG. #FishABC #TeamFish #Ichthyology
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Something to celebrate as these talented marine evolutionary ecologists all move on to greater things: @BarbaschTina to do an NSF postdoc in Illinois ๐บ๐ธ; @BranconiRebecca to take a sweet position in Naples ๐ฎ๐น; @TheresaRueger to take a Lecturer position in Newcastle ๐ฌ๐ง.๐พ๐พ๐พ
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For me, E is for Emblemaria pandionis. The fishy equivalent of Jackson's widowbirds (Euplectes jacksoni). Also an E! What a fishy coincidence #FishABC
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Hot off the press in Science Journal for Kids: Branconi et al. 2021. Scientists investigate an evolutionary puzzle: why some clownfish choose to remain peacefully in their social groups. sciencejournalforkids.org/arโฆ @BranconiRebecca @BarbaschTina @robin_k_francis @BUMPatBU @BU_Biology
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Negotiations over parental care in clownfish. Here, @BarbaschTina uses an elegant field experiment to test predictions of alternative theoretical models. With @BranconiRebecca, @robin_k_francis, Madison Pacaro, M Srinivasan, G Jones #NSFfunded @BUMPatBU @BU_Biology @mahonianadari
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In non covid times, with a wall of plants and thank you notes which bring me joy to know I helped someone on their way a little bit. (Plants not on Twitter)
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Fishy families! Emerald coral gobies share their homes with their second cousins, great-great-great grandchildren, and other distant relatives: dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.15809 In collaboration w. @TheresaRueger, Steve Bogdanowicz, @MarianWong10 @BU_Biology @BUMPatBU
ALT Photo credit: Jim Greenfield
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Here's a fun one. To my knowledge, the only sex-changing sarcopterygian fish: Hyperolius viridiflavus๐คฏ
doi.org/10.2307/1445989
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If I recall, I left the island and there was no dog, but when I came back to the island there was a dog. Not that I minded
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Flashback Friday 1/n. Five years ago this week we answered a question that had long intrigued marine ecologists: how far do baby fish disperse from their parents?
pnas.org/content/112/45/1394โฆ
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Always super-exciting when a graduate student gets the opportunity to showcase their work with a cover photo. Congratulations to the multi-talented Rebecca Branconi (not on Twitter) for her lovely manuscript, fantastic artwork and cover photo. @BU_Biology @BUMPatBU #teamfish
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Another day another proficiency dive. Lanes Cove, Gloucester. #scientificdiving @BUMPatBU @robin_k_francis @LordScavo
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@LordScavo & @robin_k_francis keeping up their scientific diving proficiency on a beautiful fall day at Gap Cove in Rockport @BUMPatBU @BU_Biology
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In brief, a combination of field observations, field experiments, and statistics reveals: Anemone Size -> Female Size -> Eggs Laid -> Male Care -> Embryo Survival.
#clownfish #TeamFish @BUMPatBU @BU_Biology @NSF
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Now, here's a really #NastyGoby for #GobyWeek: Paragobiodon xanthosomus. All looks very buddy buddy, right? But bigger #MoreNastyGoby on left is evicting smaller #LessNastyGoby on right from its group. Boooooo #VeryNastyGoby. Check out work of @MarianWong10 on these nasty gobies
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Please RT: A colleague is looking for contributors to an article collection on social behavior and disease, and is looking for contributors who work on fishes. Any ideas #TeamFish? DM me and Iโll put you in touch @HawleyDana
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For your #GobyWeek enjoyment, here's some serious #NastyGoby action for one picture: male Elacatinus lori front and center, with potential new mate he's courting in foreground and eggs he's guarding in background. These guys have taught us A LOT about marine larval dispersal
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