Insect Evolutionary Biology lab at Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
Based in Gabon
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Super proud of our lab! Undergrads took home three awards from international summer research! Thanks to my graduate students for excellent mentorship! And @SysEB_Entsoc for all the hard work! #ESA2019 @carpophilus @pyractomena @nsaxton55 @BYU @BYUKennedyCtr
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We were invited to watch land diving in Pentecost. It is to bless the yam harvest. #intense. We’ll name a new species of damselfly after the ritual (see other post) BYU study abroads are amazing!!! @BYUKennedyCtr @BYU @carpophilus
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You are looking at the gnarly hand of my new killer MS student @nsaxton55 which is holding our most recently discovered new species from Vanuatu. We’re going to name it after the local practice of land diving (see next post). #newspecies #Conservation @BYUKennedyCtr @BYU @byubio
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We also have been working with the marine fireflies here. Check out how almost all of the second to last abdominal segment is bioluminescent. That is a first for me! @pyractomena @dr_firefly @skbrannoch @UCSB_OakleyLab
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Walking Sticks have been found on Ambrym! @stickinsect71 obligatory headshots. Two large females.
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Those are tricops all over his back! @carpophilus @paulbfrandsen seriously the best way ever to collect. #fieldwork
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@carpophilus Gareth collecting in the river in Malekula. Seriously he is!!! Check the pics attached. Best Trichoptera collecting I’ve ever seen! #thisisourjob #biologyisawesome @BYUKennedyCtr @paulbfrandsen
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Collecting in Malekula. Amazing rivers! Found our target Vanuatubasis Malekulana. And a different as yet undetermined species. #byuvanuatu2019 @BYUKennedyCtr @BYU
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Another week of congrats to graduates. These are some stellar undergrads. Many a good field days with each student. Way to go! cant wait to see where your professions take you.
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Major congrats to lab alumni @becca_clement and @samijoe_smith for getting NSF Graduate Research Fellowships!!!!! We are stoked for you both. One day soon, we’ll be able to say “Oh them? Ya, we knew them.” And everyone will be like “Wow!” And we’ll be like “Ya.” Way to go!!!
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We are headed back to Vanuatu this year. Here is a little glimpse of last year and the island of Gaua -Vanuatu Study Abroad 2018 Enjoy! @carpophilus @alrightteagan Thanks for the video Stephen! youtu.be/3XVh6mlXOJs
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Thank for hosting me at the German Entomological Society meetings. Had a wonderful time and saw some excellent research. @stickinsect71 @PachecoYelena Nice hoodie!!!
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Some #fieldworkfriday #gabon2019 @PachecoYelena @CMNHentomology @carpophilus excellent trip, let’s do it again!
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This insect light trap was magical. Slowmo made it more so. Watch the whole thing for a special entrance. @carpophilus @CMNHentomology @PachecoYelena @samijoe_smith #sheetlife #gabon2019
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Many thanks to Jason Cryan, Roy Campbell and the @naturalsciences for showing me around the museum and chatting about exhibits. AMAZING place!!! Speaking in a three story auditorium was also a first!
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Bug sort at the local elementary school. These kids (and their teacher) caught them this summer and are now sorting to order. Next step pinning, then family ID. @alrightteagan @christy_bills
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The Bybee lab is currently looking for a graduate student in insect genomics: come and join us!: evol.mcmaster.ca/~brian/evol… bybeelab.byu.edu/Prospective…
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From Vanuatu students to Canada winners!!! Congrats to Stephen and Erica. Thanks to @carpophilus Gareth Powell for his mentoring skills. #ESA2018 @BYUKennedyCtr
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ESA in Vancouver 2018. 8 talks, 3 posters and a lot of solid science. Vanuatu research well represented. #EntSoc18 #vanuatu @BYUKennedyCtr
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Late summer honors course: What does it mean to be human? @holtomjoshua @JaredXia @waffletoot @BYU @BYUHonorsProg
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Solid paper from the Ogden Lab at Utah Valley University on evolution education. Check it out: rdcu.be/4554
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Another #fieldworkfriday, this time from Erromango, Vanuatu. We spent six weeks there, this was week two. #byuvanuatu2018, #byuabroad, @BYUKennedyCtr @BYU More here: youtube.com/watch?v=UoFcDeSZ…
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A look back at Tanna - Vanuatu Study Abroad 2018 youtu.be/DKZXnkwICjw via @YouTube #byuvanuatu2018 #byuabroad @BYUKennedyCtr
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Darwin watched over our firefly (and nitidulid) research while at The Museum of Natural History. @NHM_London @NHM_Coleoptera @BYUGradStudies @BYUKennedyCtr #byuabroad
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Sometimes fieldwork, even in national parks, has hidden dangers....like FOOTHOLD TRAPS. It’s a new one for me. #biologyhurts #footholdtraps #ouch
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Moth spreading some pheromones! Fun to watch. #vietnambugs2018 @PachecoYelena @Moth_Week @MothResearch @TheMoth
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Anatogaster sakaii. Seeing this species on the wing almost transports one to the Carboniferous! #bigbug #bybeelab #vietnambugs2018 @beanmuseum @BYUKennedyCtr
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Wanted to give this one more shot with live view of Vietnamese fireflies flashing. Hope you enjoy! #bybeelab
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Great night last night! After getting fireflies we spent time at the sheet and snagged some excellent insects. #bybeelab #vietnambugs2018
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Vietnamese fireflies have been had!!! The best part is that it is our very first day. At least two species. #bybeelab #vietnambugs2018
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Now is the time to see fireflies in Utah! Check out this video, made by @BYU, about some of the research done in our lab! @BYULifeSciLabs Nature's fireworks: glowing fireflies lighting up Utah youtu.be/JFOmPQWw4Io via @YouTube
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Evening collecting in Eromango. It was like this pretty much every night, no big deal just absolutely amazing! #vanuatufieldwork #vanuatu2018 #byuabroad
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Check out this article which features our collaborators @NHMU, including @christy_bills, who are gearing up for firefly season in Utah!
nhmu.utah.edu/newsdesk/relea…
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Florida firefly imaging meeting April 12-15 check, Hawaii April 18-22 check, Vanuatu April 28-June 22.... we shall see
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Hiking to our target locality above Laie. Exceptional habitat in so many ways! Danger beauty and breathtaking @PacBio @BYUKennedyCtr @BYU @byuhawaii
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Dragonflies always captivate! Talking about Pantala flavescense. One of the most broadly distributed insects on earth. @JessicaLWareLab @PacBio @BYUKennedyCtr @BYU @byuhawaii
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The days imaging effort. Thanks to @pyractomena Gavin Martin! @PachecoYelena #UFstory #fireflyfriday #bugsareforgirls
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The delicious entries for the first Great @BybeeLab Bake Off! Congratulations to Maddison Lallatin for winning this first round! Honorable mentions to @carpophilus and @PachecoYelena.
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It's finally out! Should be helpful to those teaching evolution to general audiences and beyond.
link.springer.com/article/10… #evolutioneducation @springerpub
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NCAA biodiversity bracket. Battle of the PLANTS! Way too many felids and bovids. @soltislab @WiichitaState @GoShockerMBB #marchmadness #biodiversity #bracket #plants #wherearetheinsects
Plenty of cool beetles on this carcass, and it didn’t even smell THAT bad! #washyourhands #Coleoptera
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Just scheduled a helicopter for fieldwork in Hawaii. Yes, I actually get paid doing such things and going such places!!! #bestjobever #biologyiscool #fieldwork
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Please meet DR. Anton Suvorov for the first time! It's been an excellent ride: 9 papers, a Graduate Mentoring Award, lots of debate (insects are more than Bayes formulas to him now), and good laughs. Best wishes at your next stop! Thanks to your family for the support given!!!
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"Fieldwork is not always easy (or comfortable), but it is ALWAYS a ton of fun!! #fieldwork #entomology #onfire #talesfromthefield #biologycanhurt"
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Here is a short overview of our recent collecting trip to Gabon with @skbrannoch, Gavin Svenson, and @PachecoYelena. We found a lot of really great insects and can’t wait to start incorporating the collected specimens into our research.
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