Ehren Bentz

Just out: @EhrenBentz provides a high-quality annotated long read #PacBio genome assembly of the #AfricanGiantPouchedRat. Key result: These mine-detecting rodents have one of the largest olfactory receptor repertoires of any animal! @ELS_Genetics doi.org/10.1016/j.ygen…

Check out our cool new paper #OphirLab! The giant pouched rat's incredible sense of smell is associated with large evolutionary expansions in the number of olfactory receptor genes #AfricanGiantPouchedRat #HeroRats #genomics @AlexOphir @ELS_Genetics sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Just out: A beautiful study by @RiceisReal that takes #PrairieVoles from the lab, to the field, and back to the lab to ask: Does spatial cognition predict mating tactics, or vice versa? 🧵👇 authors.elsevier.com/a/1fRAhmjL%7Ed…

Job alert! Looking to do some teaching? Dept of Psychology at Cornell is hiring a visiting lecturer (start this Fall). Come join our group: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/22066 please retweet

Episode #5 is out now! 💫 This week we're speaking with @NhPrior about social relationships, and the link between neural mechanisms and social behavior! We also talk about scholar activism and community building in research! Wherever you find #podcasts!

Today we release a chrom-length assembly for the Southern giant pouched rat, Cricetomys ansorgei, via collaborative effort with @EhrenBentz & @alexophir @OphirLab @Cornell! Read about this medal-winning species with insane physiology in blog post below: dnazoo.org/post/pouchies-…

Reciprocal processes of sensory perception and social bonding: an integrated social-sensory framework of social behavior onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Check out our interview "Just keep slithering" on KBVR this morning at 8! Listen to it here!: ustream.tv/channel/osu-kb… #Z599

More Cool Oregon Wildlife! Diadophis punctatus, the Ring-Necked Snake doing a defensive display at E.E. Wilson

How applicable to #Z599! twitter.com/rachel_fairban…

Glad to have this opportunity! ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… "Why We Need to Teach this Skill as Part of Formal Scientific Training" #Z599

Science Communication at its best. Check it out! #Z599 #scicomm twitter.com/RobertIrion/st…

Also Oregon... twitter.com/cdarwin/status…

Cool Oregonian Wildlife - A tailed frog, Ascaphus truei, on Mary's peak! animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ascap… #Z599

Using a microscope to find the hemipenes of snakes. It's OK little guys, everyone knows size doesn't matter... #z599

Spot on, as always! twitter.com/neiltyson/stat…

Taking the plunge - First Tweet. Many more to come! #Z599