@ErinPerson2

squirrel social behavior | hyena hypewoman | @berkeleyIB | @MVZUCB. She/her 🏳️‍🌈 https://xitter.cf/t.co/6uRaKg2qrv

Joined June 2019
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I'm hunting through my hyena photos for something and thought I'd share a few gems again. Every time I do this I find myself completely boggled that people think these animals are ugly and uncharismatic
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Something about water makes hyenas immediately revert into enormous children. Equally true for wild hyenas where I've seen distinguished 15+ year old females romp around like cubs in a puddle
Three spotted hyenas splashing in a large puddle. Two are play-wrestling and biting each other's faces while one looks on in concern

ALT Three spotted hyenas splashing in a large puddle. Two are play-wrestling and biting each other's faces while one looks on in concern

Oakland Zoo@oakzoo2 Oct 2024
Heads up guests: gondola and California Trail closed today for maintenance. As a token of our apologies, here is a video of Harley the hyena beating the heat wave with a new pool. 📷: Keeper Alyssa
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📢In TEN MINUTES: 🐘🦝10am PT/1pm ET/8pm EAT: Resilient Mammals Panel, ft. @kammiey @kwasiscientific @EstienCesar @greentree_jai ! moderated by @kenleecalhoun Register here: tinyurl.com/BMW2024Resilient… #BlackMammalogists #ResilienceFriday
A flier describing a panel titled "Resilient Mammals Panel" during Black Mammalogists Week, on Friday September 20th, 10am PT/1pm ET. Register the event here: https://tinyurl.com/BMW2024ResilientMammals

ALT A flier describing a panel titled "Resilient Mammals Panel" during Black Mammalogists Week, on Friday September 20th, 10am PT/1pm ET. Register the event here: https://tinyurl.com/BMW2024ResilientMammals

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After many hours of sitting in a field staring at squirrels, the fruit of that labor is published! Part of my dissertation work with @JennSmithSocBeh exploring the intersection of space use and social behavior is out now in Animal Behaviour, open to all! ➡️sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Two ground squirrels perched in the crook of a walnut tree. They have dark dye marks for identification on their backs.

ALT Two ground squirrels perched in the crook of a walnut tree. They have dark dye marks for identification on their backs.

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Amazing opportunity available with the Mara Hyena Project! My year in Kenya was one of the best experiences I've ever had - check it out if living in a tent and chasing hyenas sounds like a dream to you!
Mara Hyena Project@MaraHyenas6 Aug 2024
🚨Field work position🚨 The Mara Hyena Project is looking for two research assistants to start year-long field positions in January 2025. Join our team and contribute to our long-term study on hyena behavior and ecology! Application review will start Aug 20th
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The law of the universe states that the second you click "record" on a virtual talk, your neighbors will start trimming their hedges and your cat will begin clattering around the house and screaming. If you missed my talk at #ABS2024, you can check it out online starting July 8!
Screenshot of the title slide of a powerpoint presentation. The background is a photo of two ground squirrels facing the camera. The text on the slide reads "Does space use influence social phenotype in California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi)? Erin Person, Eileen Lacey, and Jennifer Smith. Animal Behavior Society 2024, June 26th, 2024"

ALT Screenshot of the title slide of a powerpoint presentation. The background is a photo of two ground squirrels facing the camera. The text on the slide reads "Does space use influence social phenotype in California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi)? Erin Person, Eileen Lacey, and Jennifer Smith. Animal Behavior Society 2024, June 26th, 2024"

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The Social Microbiome Group is coming to @MPI_EVA_Leipzig and we are recruiting at multiple levels! You will work closely with me and Dr. Jenny Tung @jtung5. Apply by Sep 1 with a cover letter and CV. Please share 🔁
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Excited to finally post about this paper in Paleobiology I’ve been working on with Isaac Krone and @the_rock_hobbit It’s our first order approximation of what could end up in the fossil record of the future 🦴⏰🐸 You can check it out here: doi.org/10.1017/pab.2023.34
A graphical abstract for the article All the earth will not remember:how geographic gaps structure the record of diversity and extinction

ALT A graphical abstract for the article All the earth will not remember:how geographic gaps structure the record of diversity and extinction

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Erin Person retweeted
Sonja Wild@wild_sonja31 Jul 2023
New #squirrel update! California ground squirrels show an amazing variety of behaviors, from social interactions to anti-predator responses. Here some of my favorites: 1) Adorable every time - the biiig stretchy yawns! (1/6)
A California ground squirrel stretching and yawning

ALT A California ground squirrel stretching and yawning

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Hey #IMC13! Interested in squirrels, social behavior, space use, or all of the above? Kick back and relax at my talk in the Behavior session tonight at 5pm!
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Sonja Wild@wild_sonja15 Jul 2023
Time for a field season update! Since 2013, @JennSmithSocBeh & Team Squirrel have studied the California Ground Squirrels at Briones Regional Park. This long-term study has taught us so much about the species life history, social behavior, physiology and much more. (1/5)
Four California ground squirrels pups are sitting together in front of a tree

ALT Four California ground squirrels pups are sitting together in front of a tree

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🚨#Team #Squirrel has officially trapped, marked, and released 1,234 unique California ground squirrels! Thanks to @wild_sonja @ErinPerson2 @mmuellermaddie @binnett_a @ChelseaOrtizJi1 & many more for helping to track them! So many different #personalities! Easy, as 1, 2, 3 (4)?🥳
Sonja Wild@wild_sonja15 Jul 2023
Time for a field season update! Since 2013, @JennSmithSocBeh & Team Squirrel have studied the California Ground Squirrels at Briones Regional Park. This long-term study has taught us so much about the species life history, social behavior, physiology and much more. (1/5)
Four California ground squirrels pups are sitting together in front of a tree

ALT Four California ground squirrels pups are sitting together in front of a tree

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My friend Gabe passed away suddenly and tragically while doing research in Sonora, Mexico. If you have anything to spare, please help his family and loved ones give him a proper homegoing gofund.me/585b2768

Donate to Gabriel Trujillo's Funeral & Celebration of Life, organized by Roxy Cruz

Update: Thank you to everyone for your extremely generous donations,… Roxy Cruz needs your support for Gabriel Trujillo's Funeral & Celebration of Life

gofundme.com
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Congratulations to @ErinPerson2 + undergrads Kianna & Jada + Eileen Lacey @UCBerkeley #mammalogists for validating the collection of fecal samples in field conditions and getting us ready to link #squirrels social networks to microbiota 🧬💩🐿️
Erin Person@ErinPerson226 Jun 2023
Delighted to share the first publication from my dissertation research with @JennSmithSocBeh! We tested field collection methods for fecal microbiome samples to see if microbial communities were affected (spoilers: not as much as you might think!) doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyad…

Effects of sample collection and storage methods on fecal bacterial diversity in California ground...

We evaluated the effects of collection and storage methods on fecal bacterial diversity in a population of California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus bee

academic.oup.com
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Delighted to share the first publication from my dissertation research with @JennSmithSocBeh! We tested field collection methods for fecal microbiome samples to see if microbial communities were affected (spoilers: not as much as you might think!) doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyad…

Effects of sample collection and storage methods on fecal bacterial diversity in California ground...

We evaluated the effects of collection and storage methods on fecal bacterial diversity in a population of California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus bee

academic.oup.com
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I collected these samples way back in 2019 to test my own methods for the field (and was stoked when they told me I DIDN'T need to haul a liquid nitrogen tank to the field with me) but it's amazing to finally see it published!
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This is so great: "We named this species in honor of Eileen Lacey, a North American biologist devoted to studying the evolution of behavioral diversity of mammals." Congrats Eileen!! ♥️
Walters Lab 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇩🇴🇦🇺🇺🇦🇹🇼🇳🇱🇱🇰🌈@Walters_Lab11 Jun 2023
Congratulations to Eileen Lacey for having a new species of tuco-tuco named after her. Ctenomys eileenae vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.…

An appraisal of the species richness of the Ctenomys mendocinus species group (Rodentia: Ctenomyi...

The genus Ctenomys of subterranean rodents is one of the most species-rich genera of Mammalia, with 66 living species currently recognized. However, the taxonomy of the genus is dynamic with several...

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For every 15 minutes spent feeling very smart because you solved a tricky code problem, you have to spend 30 minutes tearing your hair out because you can't get two tables to merge, only to realize some spaces snuck into one of your columns
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It's #HyenaDay which means I have to share cute hyena media! Throwback to 2016 Happy Zebra clan with O'Malley and Mandrake (tiny cubs) getting up to some shenanigans before Toothless (big orange cub) joins the fray. All carnivores love a good game of "bite your face" @MaraHyenas
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This is why squirrels go in the Squirrel Bag during handling 🐿️🦵 I do however have a scar from a squirrel claw when one escaped the Squirrel Bag and used my arm as a runway. Burrowing squirrel claws are no joke
National Park Service
@NatlParkService20 Mar 2023
Most squirrel bites originate at the front, or “bitey end,” of the squirrel.
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