@DianeAKelly Thanks Diane!! I could talk about frogs forever haha!
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Rachel Keeffe, PhD
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Rachel Keeffe, PhD
@rmkeeffe
Postdoctoral researcher @mtholyoke studying the functional morphology and evolution of reptiles and amphibians | Views are my own | she/her/hers
South Hadley, MA Katılım Ekim 2017
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@SnipesChelsie @iobjournal @BioBlobs @davidcblackburn @c_mayerl @mbutler808 @ThSanger @NoahwithFish @Sternarchella @marmmunoz @SICB_SPDAC @manakin_man @armanafzadeh @jmhuiee Yes of course! Happy to chat anytime! A hyoid that small would be difficult to work with, but not impossible depending on the morphology--let's definitely chat!
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"#XROMM Analysis of Feeding #Mechanics in #Toads: Interactions of the Tongue, Hyoid, and Pectoral Girdle "
by @rmkeeffe , @BioBlobs , @davidcblackburn , @c_mayerl
doi.org/10.1093/iob/ob…
#evolution #kinematics #sciencetwitter #biology #WomenInStem #organisms
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Check out how far back the tongue tip (gold sphere) reaches during swallowing in cane toads! What does this mean for our understanding of frog feeding? Read more about this cool behavior here: academic.oup.com/iob/article/4/…
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Rachel Keeffe, PhD retweetledi
Beyond the party horn tongue 🥳🐸 @rmkeeffe and team x-rayed cane toads' feeding behavior to document the complex pulley system of cartilage and muscle that travels so far down their throat, it butts up against their heart.
Story:
floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/a-hard…
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I'm excited to share our recent publication in @iobjournal on feeding mechanics in toads! Think you know frog tongues? There is a lot more to them than meets the eye!
[email protected]@iobjournal
"#XROMM Analysis of Feeding #Mechanics in #Toads: Interactions of the Tongue, Hyoid, and Pectoral Girdle " by @rmkeeffe , @BioBlobs , @davidcblackburn , @c_mayerl doi.org/10.1093/iob/ob… #evolution #kinematics #sciencetwitter #biology #WomenInStem #organisms
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Rachel Keeffe, PhD retweetledi
The Mayerl lab at @NAU is hiring! We're looking to recruit a graduate student and postdoc interested in #Physiology , #feeding , and #biomechanics. Check out the lab website or message for more christophermayerl.weebly.com/join-the-lab.h…
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@CollinVanBuren Wow you looked at so many taxa! Interesting that syncervicals occur in fossorial mammals and reptiles but not in forward-burrowing frogs (to my knowledge). Although, frogs don't have that many vertebrae to spare!
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@CollinVanBuren That is so cool Collin! What kind of bone fusion did you study?
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New paper on the function of bone fusion in the frog forelimb (authored by myself and @davidcblackburn) is now open access in the Journal of Anatomy! Frog arms still have a lot to teach us about frog evolution, come check it out! doi.org/10.1111/joa.13…
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@jmhuiee @davidcblackburn Can't thank you enough for developing SegmentGeometry, @jmhuiee! It was exactly what we needed to round out our FEA paper. Excited to keep using it in future projects!
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Have you seen @rmkeeffe and @davidcblackburn's new paper on the biomechanics of fused frog limb bones? I'm excited because they used SegmentGeometry to supplement their FEA results. doi.org/10.1111/joa.13…
Don't segment in Slicer but want to use the software? A short 🧵 (1/2)
Dr. Jonathan Huie@jmhuiee
New #OA paper and software in @iobopen!!! Introducing SegmentGeometry - a new module for measuring 2nd moment of area in @3DSlicerApp. In the paper we give a beam theory primer and analyze 2 case studies with 2nd moment. Watch this thread for deets! doi.org/10.1093/iob/ob… 1/9
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Rachel Keeffe, PhD retweetledi
A new study by @rmkeeffe + @davidcblackburn indicates the way frogs mate and fight may hold a missing clue to their mysterious skeletal evolution.
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floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/frog-f…
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Thank you so much everyone! I am so grateful to everyone who supported me along the way!
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I am pleased to announce that I passed my PhD defense yesterday! Starting this fall I will be joining @sexinnature at Mount Holyoke College as a postdoc--I am so excited to work with Patty on her project investigating genital coevolution in snakes!
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My defense seminar is happening this Friday at 12PM - 1PM EST! Tune in if you'd like to learn about why frog arms, tongues, and hyoids are so amazing!
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@jaimiAgray Thanks Jaimi! And if folks are interested in cool frog morphology they should definitely also check out @jaimiAgray's excellent endocast talk! #SICB2022
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@Fishy_Hayes Thanks so much Malorie! We're super excited to share our results, so glad to see others are excited too!
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I was excited to share this study with my JMIH roommate last night! It was a VERY cool talk! Cheers, @rmkeeffe
Adam P. Summers@Fishguy_FHL
XROMM of cane toad feeding from @rmkeeffe shows a ballista like projection of the tongue. Also lots of weird movements as the prey is brought in to the mouth. Hybrid talk done right. #JMIH2021
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@Fishguy_FHL @sexinnature Thanks Adam! I just saw @sexinnature's awesome #JMIH2021 talk on watersnakes, super interesting work! Always happy to chat!
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@rmkeeffe It was FABULOUS. And you need to chat with @sexinnature about various things.
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