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Katty González🐸💭

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🇨🇷Costarican PhD candidate at Purdue University 🦟🐸|Constantly thinking about frogs| Bioacoustics|Sensory Ecology| Canopy Biology https://katherinegonzalezv.wordpress.com/

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umsonst.bsky.social @umsonst.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Another Datapoint - weakened trade winds had been the reason...

For the first time in 40 Years, Panama's deep and cold ocean waters fail to emerge

The natural phenomenon of upwelling, which occurs annually in the Gulf of Panama, failed for the first time on record in 2025. A study led by scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institut...

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Katty González🐸💭 @kathglz.bsky.social · Aug 31

Great news!

Asociación Herpetológica de Costa Rica @asoherpcr.bsky.social · Aug 31

AsoHerp is pleased to announce that after several requests from our friends around LATAM we have decided to extend the abstract submission and early fee subscription.
Please share with your colleagues and students this is the last chance for early registration.

👉🏽 www.herpcr2026.com

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Asociación Herpetológica de Costa Rica @asoherpcr.bsky.social · Aug 27

Nos acercamos a la fecha!
El Congreso Latinoamericano de Herpetología es una reunión que ha marcado el inicio de muchas colaboraciones internacionales y ha servido de inspiración para otros.
Es una celebración a la ciencia latina y estamos más que listos para recibir sus resúmenes!🐸🐢🐍🦎🇨🇷 #CLHXIII

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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · Aug 26

Great to see more innovation with eDNA this time looking at rainwater in tropical forests for greater insights 🌍

#TropicalEcology #TropicalForests #eDNA

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DNA from rainwater provides a window into tropical canopy biodiversity

Tropical rainforests still represent a treasure trove of undiscovered species. While many species of plants, animals, and insects have been identified over the years, some parts of these tropical ecos...

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Katty González🐸💭 @kathglz.bsky.social · Aug 25

Vamos a Costa Rica! 🇨🇷 frogs will be waiting! ❤️‍🩹

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Brian Leavell @bleavell.bsky.social · Aug 14

Females and predatory bats appear to integrate water ripples produced by calls, but do they care about swat ripples?

That is, could attacks by the frog-biting midge create effects that cascade throughout the communication network, and shift relative male fitness?

Photo by @kathglz.bsky.social

Calling male túngara frog being attacked by eavesdropping frog-biting midges. Photo by Katherine González

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Brian Leavell @bleavell.bsky.social · Aug 14

🚨 NEW PAPER 🚨

Variation in sexual signals and defensive strategies elicits receiver-dependent shifts in attractiveness

*Open Access!* in @jexpbiol.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

w/ Dineilys Aparicio, Hoover Pantoja-Sánchez, Rachel Page, & @xebernal.bsky.social

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Photo by Christian Ziegler

Fringe-lipped bat mid-flight, eavesdropping on the calls of male túngara frogs, which it uses to find its prey. Photo by Christian Ziegler.

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Katty González🐸💭 @kathglz.bsky.social · Aug 11

Costa Rica will be hosting the Latin-American Conference of Herpetology.. my first conference ever was hosted by Colombia and I had a blast! Now it will be hosted in my home country and I cannot wait! 🇨🇷🐸🐍🐢🦎🐊
More information below 👇🏽

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Sam England @samjakeengland.bsky.social · Jul 24

Why do treehoppers look so weird?! Our latest paper, out this week in @pnas.org, suggests a perhaps unexpected reason - static electricity ⚡ We show that treehoppers can detect the electrostatic cues of predators and that their crazy shapes may boost their electrosensitivity! doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Electroreception in treehoppers: How extreme morphologies can increase electrical sensitivity | PNAS

The link between form and function of an organism’s morphology is usually apparent or intuitive. However, some clades of organisms show remarkable ...

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Asociación Herpetológica de Costa Rica @asoherpcr.bsky.social · Jul 22

Get to know our keynote speakers!
Conoce a nuestros invitados!

Inscríbete en el XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Herpetología y comparte con nosotros de estas charlas y mucho mas! 🐸

No olvides que si quieres participar en las ponencias debes enviar tu resumen antes del 31 de Agosto.🦎
#XIIICLH 🇨🇷

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Katty González🐸💭 @kathglz.bsky.social · Jul 16

Postdoctoral fellowship available to work with Opiliones and work with an amazing costarican scientist! This is a dream opportunity!

More information here: www.biotaawards.org/2026-applica...

Katty González🐸💭 @kathglz.bsky.social · Jul 15

Had a great time at #ABS2025! Met with old and new friends. Learned a lot about the importance of collaborations at all levels of our career path and how important is to show up and share our own experiences.
I will be sharing more of my work in animal communication in tropical forests 🌳🐸

Katty González🐸💭 @kathglz.bsky.social · Jul 14

Costa Rica is getting ready to host the next Latin American congress of Herpetology! 🇨🇷 I had the best experience in my first latino conference back in Cartagena and now we will be back in my beautiful home country! Please share and join the community! 🐸🐍🐢🦎🐊

Asociación Herpetológica de Costa Rica @asoherpcr.bsky.social · Jul 14

🐸 Las inscripciones están abiertas en: www.herpcr2026.com/inscription

🐍Para participar no se olviden de enviar sus resúmenes para presentar sus trabajos herpetológicos hasta el 31 de agosto de 2025 www.herpcr2026.com/enviar-resumen

Consultas: [email protected]

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