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Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hi all! I've seen an uptick in follows from fellow Federal #Canadian #scientists over the last while, so I figured I'd create a starter pack!

Check here to follow federal Canadian science & scientists!🧪

Reply here if you want to be added; DM me if you want to be removed.

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Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · 9h

Sketti with a homemade moose meat bolognese tonight 🍝

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · 3d

Back to regularly scheduled programming tonight! 🏒🥅

Looking forward to getting back on the ice. Not looking forward to gasping for air for an hour 😂

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · 7d

I suspect they've been there for a while—haven't checked my mailbox in over a week 😂

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · 7d

New couples sweaters arrived in the mail! 🐾 🐶 😂

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Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · 13d

Next year, I plan to invest in some proper sampling and preserving equipment to do some more rigorous sampling on the property to better quantify the diversity, abundances, & successional patterns of the insects that call our habitat home.

And maybe find a few more "lifers" along the way.

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · 13d

Seeing my backyard as the only dot on the iNat global map for this species gives me that same sense of excitement.

A stark reminder that there remains much rarity & uniqueness in this hyperconnected world, even right here at home. It's also a stark reminder that I'm a huge fucking nerd... lol.

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Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · 13d

When people ask me what the coolest part of being a scientist is, I usually explain that when you collect your data & properly analyze it, you are the only person—out of the nearly 9 billion people on the planet—that know the answer to the question your research tackled, & you get to tell the world.

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · 13d

The coolest part, though, was finding a "lifer" earlier this summer—a rare plant bug, Macrotylus sexguttatus.

This was the first time this insect was observed in Atlantic Canada, and the observation I uploaded on iNaturalist remains the only one in all of the world.

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · 13d

It's been a ton of fun reconnecting with my naturalist roots this summer and contributing our backyard biodiversity data to iNaturalist.org.

I've documented at least 670 species on our property since May; nowhere near a complete inventory & a highly biased sample of what's actually here.

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Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · 16d

To all the moms of autistic children who may be blaming themselves for their child's diagnosis:

Don't listen to them. It is not your fault.

Sincerely,
A Scientist

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Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · 24d

The asters are vibrant in the yard. A sure sign of summer's demise.

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 26

Happy to officially join the team at @conphysjournal.bsky.social as AE!

Conservation Physiology @conphysjournal.bsky.social · Aug 26

Introducing our new Associate Editor!

Jeff Clements @biolumijeffence.bsky.social is keenly interested in #PeerReview and how we can make it better, both for the science and the scientists that do it.

His work focusses on how shellfish 🐚 behaviour and physiology modulate ecological interactions.

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Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 20

A big thanks to EiC @andreafuller.bsky.social and the Editorial Board for considering me - really looking forward to joining the team!

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 20

If you're looking for a home to publish your research on physiology and conservation, or you want to learn more about the journal, give me a shout!

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Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 20

I remember when @sjcfishy.bsky.social kick-started this journal back in 2013, filling a critical gap in directly linking organismal physiology & species conservation. I was impressed with the journal's impact & breadth from the get-go & am excited to contribute to its growth over the next 4 years.

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Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 20

Happy to announce that I'll be joining the Editorial Board at @conphysjournal.bsky.social as an Associate Editor, beginning September 1st!

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Conservation Physiology | Oxford Academic

The official journal of the Society for Experimental Biology. Publishes research on all taxa, focused on understanding and predicting how organisms, populations, ecosystems and natural resources respo...

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Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 18

These Milkweed tussock moths (Euchaetes egle) were showing off their acrobatics and their flashy attire while I was trying to capture them with the camera.

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 18

The lygus bugs (Lygus sp.) don't seem to bother with aphids.

Much unlike the silky field ants (Formica subsericea), who vigorously protect poplar aphids (Chaitophorus populicola) for the return of sweet honeydew—a waste product secreted by the aphids.

Great example of ecological mutualism.

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 17

Despite being bone dry, the steam on the property is still supporting new blooms.

These hardy-but-gorgeous willow herbs (Epilobium sp.) seem to be making out alright.

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 17

Lots of flies poking around the raspberry bush yesterday.

This lesser house fly (Fannia canicularis; I think...) found some privacy on some wheatgrass.

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 16

The hover flies have been active in the yard lately thanks to a nice bloom of autumn hawkbit (Scorzoneroides autumnalis) on the lawn.

Some of the chunkier ones like this transverse-banded flower fly (Eristalis transversa) are great pollinators.

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 16

This treehopper was a bit camera shy this morning.

Hadrophallus bubalus

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 16

Sun pups ☀️ 🐕

Jeff Clements 🦪 @biolumijeffence.bsky.social · Aug 13

Merci beaucoup ! C'est une belle réussite et ça vaut bien une bière😊🍻