Ryan Weaver

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evolutionary biology through the lens of mitochondrial physiology.
still trying to keep my foot in the bird/animal coloration world.

Hello Mastodon art people! I’m Julia, an illustrator and naturalist from Germany. I’ve quit all social media a few years ago because addictive algorithms, ads, infinite scrolling and tracking surveillance were killing my creativity.
Mastodon is likely the last social media experiment I’ll try. Here are some birds for you, because although I’ve left Twitter, I love drawing birds.

Edit: Since this post, I've made my home here. :-)

#introduction
#illustration #birds #watercolor #art #birb

@thlenormand and I are looking for a Master student to study sex chromosome evolution in a group of Silene species. This internship will consist in bioinformatic and statistical analyses and has the potential to lead to a PhD. Please feel free to contact us for more details.
"Rather than sticks and spiderwebs flung together in organized chaos by a House Wren, or a tiny grass cup lined with moss and lichen by a Carolina Chickadee, the nest of the Tree Swallow was chock-full of feathers. Feathers galore!" #ornithology https://wilsonsociety.org/2022/11/02/guest-post-home-sweet-home-characterizing-feathers-used-in-tree-swallow-nests/
Guest Post: Home Sweet Home: Characterizing Feathers used in Tree Swallow Nests

Wilson Ornithological Society

Hi!
I study mitochondrial physiology and evolution with a focus on co-adaptation and co-evolution in a diverse set of cool critters.

Also I'm fascinated with vibrant coloration in animals and want to work out the details of how they are produced.

I'm one year in to my first faculty job and am recruiting grad students to join my lab at Iowa State University.
#introduction #sciencemastadon #mitochondria #colsci