Liam U. Taylor
@liamtaylor.bsky.social
(they/them)
Doherty Postdoc in Biology - Bowdoin College - BSS Kent Island
Doherty Postdoc in Biology - Bowdoin College - BSS Kent Island
#Phylogenetics slides - still wonder if my students will get this right on the exam
February 15, 2026 at 6:22 PM
#Phylogenetics slides - still wonder if my students will get this right on the exam
Whether you are interested in birds or not, I encourage you to read this eBird checklist by Brian Holbrook, whoever that may be.
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
No spoilers but trailer screenshot included
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
No spoilers but trailer screenshot included
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Whether you are interested in birds or not, I encourage you to read this eBird checklist by Brian Holbrook, whoever that may be.
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
No spoilers but trailer screenshot included
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
No spoilers but trailer screenshot included
Accepted at Animal Behaviour! "Permanent and temporary mate-switching in a long-lived seabird: Insights from a 64-year study."
Kent Island's storm-petrel dataset gives some nice detail on how these birds spend years together, break up, and even get back together.
Led by @ingridpollet.bsky.social !
Kent Island's storm-petrel dataset gives some nice detail on how these birds spend years together, break up, and even get back together.
Led by @ingridpollet.bsky.social !
February 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Accepted at Animal Behaviour! "Permanent and temporary mate-switching in a long-lived seabird: Insights from a 64-year study."
Kent Island's storm-petrel dataset gives some nice detail on how these birds spend years together, break up, and even get back together.
Led by @ingridpollet.bsky.social !
Kent Island's storm-petrel dataset gives some nice detail on how these birds spend years together, break up, and even get back together.
Led by @ingridpollet.bsky.social !
my crew vs the gov't
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 AM
my crew vs the gov't
Excited that our paper is headed for publication at Animal Behaviour! - "Experimental study of social signaling through delayed plumage maturation in a colony-nesting seabird."
Our experiments show how the unusual, brown plumages of young seabirds can help reduce aggression at the breeding colony.
Our experiments show how the unusual, brown plumages of young seabirds can help reduce aggression at the breeding colony.
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Excited that our paper is headed for publication at Animal Behaviour! - "Experimental study of social signaling through delayed plumage maturation in a colony-nesting seabird."
Our experiments show how the unusual, brown plumages of young seabirds can help reduce aggression at the breeding colony.
Our experiments show how the unusual, brown plumages of young seabirds can help reduce aggression at the breeding colony.
Stay classy Richard
January 31, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Stay classy Richard
Supplement may be of interest for folks thinking about reconstructing complex biological relationships (graphs) in a phylogenetic context.
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Supplement may be of interest for folks thinking about reconstructing complex biological relationships (graphs) in a phylogenetic context.
Evolution of manakin plumage maturation now out early look @sse-evolution.bsky.social
(Phylo-)Devo-evo, plumage, and social signaling
Bonkers system that reshaped how I think about both development and evolution.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
(Phylo-)Devo-evo, plumage, and social signaling
Bonkers system that reshaped how I think about both development and evolution.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Evolution of manakin plumage maturation now out early look @sse-evolution.bsky.social
(Phylo-)Devo-evo, plumage, and social signaling
Bonkers system that reshaped how I think about both development and evolution.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
(Phylo-)Devo-evo, plumage, and social signaling
Bonkers system that reshaped how I think about both development and evolution.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Dear @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social Cornell Lab of O,
your new phylogeny viewer is AWESOME and exactly what I wanted for years and will be an AMAZING resource for classes
BUT
you use an automatic thumbnail from the first image for each group
may we crowdsource better representative species lol
your new phylogeny viewer is AWESOME and exactly what I wanted for years and will be an AMAZING resource for classes
BUT
you use an automatic thumbnail from the first image for each group
may we crowdsource better representative species lol
January 23, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Dear @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social Cornell Lab of O,
your new phylogeny viewer is AWESOME and exactly what I wanted for years and will be an AMAZING resource for classes
BUT
you use an automatic thumbnail from the first image for each group
may we crowdsource better representative species lol
your new phylogeny viewer is AWESOME and exactly what I wanted for years and will be an AMAZING resource for classes
BUT
you use an automatic thumbnail from the first image for each group
may we crowdsource better representative species lol
the ___ problem the ___ problem 🙄🙄🙄🙄
January 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
the ___ problem the ___ problem 🙄🙄🙄🙄
I hate to give the West Coast any edge over my beloved home, but Chestnut-backed Chickadees are damn cute
January 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I hate to give the West Coast any edge over my beloved home, but Chestnut-backed Chickadees are damn cute
and basically flew straight there to Ecuador! Gosh, I forget I got to do all this stuff!
December 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
and basically flew straight there to Ecuador! Gosh, I forget I got to do all this stuff!
old godwit photo from one of my favorite field techin times. Look at that feather wear!!
great birds up there but job did give me legitimate phobia of bears.
great birds up there but job did give me legitimate phobia of bears.
December 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
old godwit photo from one of my favorite field techin times. Look at that feather wear!!
great birds up there but job did give me legitimate phobia of bears.
great birds up there but job did give me legitimate phobia of bears.
"Most top achievers (cartoonists, stand-ups, skateboard video producers) demonstrated lower performance than many peers during their early years. Indeed, across the highest adult performance, peak performance is highly correlated with complete and ongoing mental breakdown."
December 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Most top achievers (cartoonists, stand-ups, skateboard video producers) demonstrated lower performance than many peers during their early years. Indeed, across the highest adult performance, peak performance is highly correlated with complete and ongoing mental breakdown."
In fact, I think Amundson argues that a commitment to development as actual ontogenetic change leads to the view that evolution is described as:
A change in ontogeny over time! (eek!) (7/x)
A change in ontogeny over time! (eek!) (7/x)
December 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In fact, I think Amundson argues that a commitment to development as actual ontogenetic change leads to the view that evolution is described as:
A change in ontogeny over time! (eek!) (7/x)
A change in ontogeny over time! (eek!) (7/x)
Long thoughts. With the caveat that nothing that I think about this matters to absolutely anyone! (1/x)
December 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Long thoughts. With the caveat that nothing that I think about this matters to absolutely anyone! (1/x)
grateful for fuzzballs
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
grateful for fuzzballs
Faculty presenting on grad student's work
November 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Faculty presenting on grad student's work
My long awaited review of the new, highly enjoyable @themountaingoats.bsky.social album
November 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
My long awaited review of the new, highly enjoyable @themountaingoats.bsky.social album
Out now in Behavioral Ecology.
We built weigh bridges that allow us automatically to track the energetics of a sensitive, nocturnal seabird. We show how these devices can help answer fundamental questions about parental care.
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
We built weigh bridges that allow us automatically to track the energetics of a sensitive, nocturnal seabird. We show how these devices can help answer fundamental questions about parental care.
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Out now in Behavioral Ecology.
We built weigh bridges that allow us automatically to track the energetics of a sensitive, nocturnal seabird. We show how these devices can help answer fundamental questions about parental care.
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
We built weigh bridges that allow us automatically to track the energetics of a sensitive, nocturnal seabird. We show how these devices can help answer fundamental questions about parental care.
doi.org/10.1093/behe...
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Freaking love this guy
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Freaking love this guy
missing these fuzzy little ones :)
(Leach's Storm-Petrel)
(Leach's Storm-Petrel)
October 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
missing these fuzzy little ones :)
(Leach's Storm-Petrel)
(Leach's Storm-Petrel)