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Posts by Stephen Kupchella
A small yellow bird photographed in mid-flight with its wings outstretched, showing the shape of the wing when spread. Photo credit: Andrew Dreelin.
Pointy wings are thought to help migratory birds fly efficiently, but which bones and feathers are responsible? Pegan et al. describe morphological variation that contributes to hand-wing index, a common proxy for wing shape.
Read now ahead of print!
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I am very happy to share that I've received the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Award by @sse-evolution.bsky.social! This recognition means a great deal to me, and I'm grateful to the SSE community for their support of my research. Congratulations to all of this year's recipients!
Thank you, @pseudacris.bsky.social!
A terrible diagram of the skull courtesy of ChatGPT.
The skull according to ChatGPT: Mandible mandible mandible!
Nice!
Here's why I think there is reason to be bullish on U.S. STEM education.
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#STEM #STEMEducation
The Geometric Morphometrics course with @carmelofruciano.bsky.social is wrapping up! 🎉 Over 3 days, we covered data acquisition (2D & 3D), quality control, and basic analyses.
Full-length episode. Peter Singer, Author of Animal Liberation Now on Making Sense with Sam Harris samharris.org/episode/SECE...
It's fun to get to share our new study in Science tracking nearly 4,000 Galápagos finches using genomics over 30 years! Interested in how genomics can teach us about contemporary evolution? 1/
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