Talia Lowi-Merri, PhD

The final chapter of my PhD is finally published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution! Extremely proud of this culmination of years of work on the avian sternum, and grateful to everyone who contributed. Please reach out if you'd like a PDF 🎉 nature.com/articles/s4155…

Research Briefing: Bird sternum evolution facilitated the origins of powered flight nature.com/articles/s4155…

Bone and cartilage staining protocol for large avian specimens: late-stage embryonic emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and adult ... biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_zoology

📢This year’s NorthEast Regional Vertebrate Evolution Symposium (NERVES) will take place on Friday April 11th, 2025 at @stonybrooku , NY!🥳🎉 Deadline for submitting a presentation title and author list will be March 14th. Spread the word far & wide! For more info, see below⬇️

I think I’ll try defining gravity

Tired of flattened early bird fossils? Today is your lucky day. Very happy to finally welcome 'Navaornis hestiae' to the world! It allowed us to see for the first time a (near)complete enantiornithine brain. Today in @Nature: nature.com/articles/s4158… #spinningskull

🚨 New Paper 🚨 Our team @NYITAnatomy used #microCT and #GMM to examine how changes in muscle loading affects skull development in chicks. This one is particularly special because it marks the first experimental #embryology study out of my lab 🐣 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Hey folks, my PhD advisor, Dean Adams, EEB Dept at Iowa State, is recruiting a PhD student in morphometrics and macroevolution. Lab link: faculty.sites.iastate.edu/dcadams/ Email dcadams@iastate.edu for inquiries. I'm also happy to answer questions about the lab, department, and school!

🚨 Postdoc Position 🚨 @NYITAnatomy is looking for talented postdocs to teach human anatomy and conduct independent research. Prior experience taking/teaching Human Anatomy preferred, but not required. RTs appreciated! careers-nyit.icims.com/jobs/3786/post…

.@NYITCOMDO sure knows how to throw a fall festival! 🍁🎃

Bonus pic of Benji not caring about the northern lights and wanting to go home and go to bed. Literally breathtaking natural phenomenon around us and he’s like “why are we still outside”

Aurora in Minden, Ontario tonight! ✨

What an exciting week here @CanGeo !! 1) Dr @RobertaBondar talk on the power of visual storytelling for wildlife (🐦) protection, and 2) launch of Biinaagami initiative that promotes the use of Indigenous ways-of-knowing (with AR!) for watershed protection in the Great Lakes.

Permanent senior level bird job in California! Based in Sacramento $7,336.00 - $9,126.00 per Month Due: 10/14/2024 I am happy to answer questions about the Department and application process. calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jo…

BREAKING DUCK NEWS! Congratulations to the winner of the 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest, Adam Grimm of Wallace, SD. His acrylic painting of spectacled eiders will be made into the 2025-2026 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. More: ow.ly/WoaZ50Ts3Mj

First paper from my Newton Fellowship published 🥳 @RSocPublishing Describing tactile structures in the beaks of penguins and albatrosses - unknown foraging strategy in seabirds, or remnants of distant past? with @sjportugal1979 @kiwi_sjc @TheLabAndField @fieldpalaeo 🔗below

How is the cetacean backbone patterned compared to terrestrial mammals? 🐋 Happy to share that we provide answers this question in the 1st publication of our #Back2Sea @MSCActions project with @MCZpaleo and @Kjonesthebones! You can check the paper... 👇doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

Ever wondered if the wonderchicken is really a chicken? Our reinterpretation of the lower jaw of Asteriornis shows that the holotype does not preserve a key galloanseran jaw feature. Nevertheless, our analyses still find it to be a member of Galloanserae! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📢📢ATTENTION ALL! We are hiring! 🥳🎉 The Department of Anatomical Sciences at @stonybrooku invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the area of MAMMALIAN evolutionary morphology. 🐭🐒🐺🦓🐃🐪🦣 More below ⬇️

The University of Essex, UK, is seeking a Lecturer conducting research in evolutionary biology or a related field. Application closing date 16/09/2024 Details of the post and application process can be found at the following url: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrecru…