Honored that #NearLab work on fish phylogenetics is recognized with this award, in particular our work on Black Basses (Micropterus) that includes the famous Largemouth Bass

New from the #NearLab, Chase Brownstein chasedbrownstein.bsky.social takes the lead on Phylogenomics and the origins of sharks.

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Starting off 2026 the right way, new from the #NearLab w/dartersdanjmac.weebly.com taking the lead on genomic and phenotypic species delimitation in North American endemic darters

New from #NearLab The role of ecology in allopatric speciation of darters in the Central Highlands, USA

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National conservation group joining fight against proposed data center A national conservation group is joining their fight, saying the center will have a major impact on a fish population found only in this area of Alabama.

1/2 #NearLab @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social described Birmingham Darter Etheostoma birminghamesnse in April 2025 It is under threat from a mega data center. A petition was filed yesterday by the @biologicaldiversity.org to review the species for protection under the ESA

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1/5 New from the #NearLab, w/Julia Wood in the lead, Pleistocene speciation and glacial refugia in the Gilt Darter (Percidae: Percina evides) species complex
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Two fish nerds who almost never wear t-shirts to the lab...wore the same t-shirt to the lab! #NearLab

#NearLab had a great time at #Evol2025, Julia Wood and @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social‬ gave outstanding talks and Chase was awarded the SSE Presidents' Award for Outstanding Dissertation Paper published in the journal Evolution!

#NearLab has arrived in Athens for #Evol2025

Second paper this week from #NearLab!

1/10 Excited to introduce two new species of darters, the beautiful Gurley Darter and Birmingham Darter in a #NearLab paper led by @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social and made possible by the fish collections at Yale Peabody Museum

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Truth in science matters...it alway has, it always will. Video of our #NearLab from Yale Peabody Museum just dropped today. #TheySquinted

Led by @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social with big help from Big Alex D..., coming soon to a journal...ahem Evolution...near you! #NearLab

1/4New from the #NearLab, genomics and morphology demonstrate the famous Snail Darter, Percina tanasi, the little fish that swam to the United States Supreme Court is not a distinct species...

Open access at Current Biology
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Coming soon! Big update from #NearLab and collaborators on the famous Snail Darter en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail_d...

Completed the longest single day drive in my life...Little Rock, Arkansas to New Haven, CT...1,32 miles in 19.5 hours with @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social

Back from Southeastern Fishes Council Meeting and field work in the upper Tennessee! #NearLab

Last night as we head to the upper Clinch River to sample Mirror Shiners and Banded Darters. Decamped at Claypool Hill, Virginia #NearLab

New from the #NearLab, “Dispersal sweepstakes: Biotic interchange propelled air-breathing fishes across the globe” in J. Biogeography

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