Lukas Musher
@lukemusher.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist at Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel U (Philadelphia). Ornithology. Evolutionary genomics. Speciation. Dachshund dad and human dad!
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Lukas Musher
@lukemusher.bsky.social
· May 29
The biogeographic and genomic signatures of dynamic river networks for terrestrial species in Amazonia
Amazonia contains Earth's largest freshwater basin, largest contiguous stretch of tropical forest, and most species-rich terrestrial biota on Earth. Rivers are key geographic features that drive dive...
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My new paper on Amazonian biogeography and genomics is out in early view in Biological Reviews!
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Our paper on tinamou evolution is finally out in @systbiol.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Our paper on tinamou evolution is finally out in @systbiol.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
Reposted by Lukas Musher
Phylogeny of tinamous based on whole-genomes and fossils: academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan... 🪶🧪 (📷Musher et al.)
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Phylogeny of tinamous based on whole-genomes and fossils: academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan... 🪶🧪 (📷Musher et al.)
My new paper on Amazonian biogeography and genomics is out in early view in Biological Reviews!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The biogeographic and genomic signatures of dynamic river networks for terrestrial species in Amazonia
Amazonia contains Earth's largest freshwater basin, largest contiguous stretch of tropical forest, and most species-rich terrestrial biota on Earth. Rivers are key geographic features that drive dive...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My new paper on Amazonian biogeography and genomics is out in early view in Biological Reviews!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We have a new preprint in the whole-genome phylogenomics of tinamous! We compare gene tree estimation error for protein-coding and ultraconserved elements and find these two data types behave quite differently. Also a new species! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Whole-genome phylogenomics of the tinamous (Aves: Tinamidae): comparing gene tree estimation error b...
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January 24, 2024 at 5:23 PM
We have a new preprint in the whole-genome phylogenomics of tinamous! We compare gene tree estimation error for protein-coding and ultraconserved elements and find these two data types behave quite differently. Also a new species! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Lukas Musher
3 articles, Oct 30
Women remain underrepresented in academia www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Toxic workplaces are main reason women leave academic jobs www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Women faculty feel pushed from academia by poor workplace climate
www.science.org/content/arti... #WomenInStem
Women remain underrepresented in academia www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Toxic workplaces are main reason women leave academic jobs www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Women faculty feel pushed from academia by poor workplace climate
www.science.org/content/arti... #WomenInStem
October 21, 2023 at 1:24 PM
3 articles, Oct 30
Women remain underrepresented in academia www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Toxic workplaces are main reason women leave academic jobs www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Women faculty feel pushed from academia by poor workplace climate
www.science.org/content/arti... #WomenInStem
Women remain underrepresented in academia www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Toxic workplaces are main reason women leave academic jobs www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Women faculty feel pushed from academia by poor workplace climate
www.science.org/content/arti... #WomenInStem
Reposted by Lukas Musher
Women more likely to leave academia due to work place climate than due to work family conflict.
1/ New paper! “Gender and retention patterns among U.S. faculty” w/ N Laberge KH Wapman @samzhang AC Morgan M Galesic BK Fosdick @danlarremore @aaronclauset: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A systematic study of gendered rates & reasons for faculty attrition in US academia 🧵
A systematic study of gendered rates & reasons for faculty attrition in US academia 🧵
October 20, 2023 at 8:44 PM
Women more likely to leave academia due to work place climate than due to work family conflict.
Reposted by Lukas Musher
Did you think hermit crabs always live in snail shells? 🧪🦀
Some deep sea hermit species live symbiotically with anemones that DISSOLVE the shell and SECRETE a new one ("carcinoecium") made of chitin! The carcinoecium has evolved at least 3 times! Photo credits in alt text. @megdaly.bsky.social
Some deep sea hermit species live symbiotically with anemones that DISSOLVE the shell and SECRETE a new one ("carcinoecium") made of chitin! The carcinoecium has evolved at least 3 times! Photo credits in alt text. @megdaly.bsky.social
October 19, 2023 at 2:11 PM
Did you think hermit crabs always live in snail shells? 🧪🦀
Some deep sea hermit species live symbiotically with anemones that DISSOLVE the shell and SECRETE a new one ("carcinoecium") made of chitin! The carcinoecium has evolved at least 3 times! Photo credits in alt text. @megdaly.bsky.social
Some deep sea hermit species live symbiotically with anemones that DISSOLVE the shell and SECRETE a new one ("carcinoecium") made of chitin! The carcinoecium has evolved at least 3 times! Photo credits in alt text. @megdaly.bsky.social
Hi folks! I’m an evolutionary biologist who studies speciation, genomics, and biogeography of birds and their ectoparasites. I’m currently a postdoc at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
Hi y'all! I am an evolutionary biologist and entomologist who studies genomes to microbiomes of ants! 🐜🧬 I am a Professor at Cornell university. I love doing science communication #scicomm and working to make the academy and society a more welcoming and inclusive place for everyone #DEI #DEIJB
Science on Bluesky is growing rapidly!
Science friends, introduce yourselves below and I’ll share! Who are you? What do you work on? Where are you based?
I’ll go first. I’m David, and I study sharks and their conservation. I’m based in the Washington, DC area.
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Science friends, introduce yourselves below and I’ll share! Who are you? What do you work on? Where are you based?
I’ll go first. I’m David, and I study sharks and their conservation. I’m based in the Washington, DC area.
🧪🦑🌎🦈🐡
October 18, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Hi folks! I’m an evolutionary biologist who studies speciation, genomics, and biogeography of birds and their ectoparasites. I’m currently a postdoc at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
Our paper on how phylogeographic signal covaries with recombination and selection landscapes out in Systematic Biology! Read about how extrinsic factors like river capture interact with genomic processes to drive diversification of an Amazonian bird here: academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
October 18, 2023 at 2:52 AM
Our paper on how phylogeographic signal covaries with recombination and selection landscapes out in Systematic Biology! Read about how extrinsic factors like river capture interact with genomic processes to drive diversification of an Amazonian bird here: academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...