The ToBo lab is a research lab at the @himb_soest on Coconut Island in Kāne‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i.

Kāne‘ohe, HI
Joined September 2011
It hardly feels real but it’s finally done! Thank you to everyone who came to my defense and all who watched remotely I could never have anticipated there would be so many! What an [adjective] time that was. I couldn’t have asked for better than the @ToBoLab
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Please join us THIS Friday (Dec 2nd) for the doctoral dissertation defense of Mykle Hoban (@thefishbotherer) ! The talk will be at 2:30 pm HST in Bilger 150. DM us for more info if you would like to join virtually! Outstanding flyer credit to @ladymisskai 🐟🐡🐠
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New #OA paper out! A @JoshuaCopus joint: are #mesophotic reef fish populations older / more stable than shallow? Our phylogeographic survey of deep-reef squirrelfishes & soldierfishes suggests not. mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/8/691/…
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🚨NEW PUB!🚨 Here we explore the link between #coral physiology, the microbiome, and environmental gradients around Oahu, Hawaii! Check it out here: rdcu.be/ct6YU #forthecorals #CoralReports #coralreefs @jtprice01 @CoralResearch @mj_wilkins @ToBoLab
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Red Sea fishes are the best. Here's another masked puffer (Arothron diadematus). This one is from Egypt.
I'm on the mood for a #PrettyFish day today, and you know me, when it comes to pretty fishes I think nothing beats the Red Sea. First up, Chaetodon austriacus. #ichthyology
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We are happy to announce that Elizabeth Monaghan of the @mikerappe lab will be defending her MSc defense at 10 am next Monday, November 9th! Please DM for the Zoom info if you would like to join!
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I've stayed mum through #FreshVsSaltyFish so far, but on today's theme of #beauty, I feel compelled to throw up these gorgeous Hawaiian endemics. Chaetodon tinkeri (1) and Pseudanthias hawaiiensis (2,3) are residents of deeper reefs >30m depth and are absolute stunners.
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This #AlohaFriday we wanted to commemorate our "Bridge to Nowhere" which is now more like a few steps... This bridge previously was a walkway to a processing building when Moku o Loʻe was a hub for a tuna fishery. Thanks to Chris Suchocki of the @ToBoLab for the shots!
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Yesterday on a bay of glass, we were fortunate to catch some of our local mantas (Mobula alfredi) and a large school of ‘ōpelu (Decapterus macarellus) feasting upon the abundant plankton.
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Jack Randall is known as a towering figure in ichthyology, but he was also an early pioneer in field ecology, performing one of the earliest studies using exclusion cages to investigate herbivory: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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Congratulations to Dr. Eileen M. Nalley of the @ToBoLab on her PhD defense!! She did a phenomenal job! And what a fantastic party to celebrate all of her hard work!!
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Up in ARMS. Great defense, Dr M Timmers @uhmanoa @ToBoLab, DNA metabarcoding coral reef cryptobiota...calcarious sponges got away.
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A great way to start the new year is with a paper in press - our latest paper (with @phair_nikki @ToBoLab), shows that anthropogenic pressures such as habitat loss can drive declining genomic diversity in seagrasses. bit.ly/2QB4Fdu @ELSenviron @ProjectSeaStore
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What the flock?! Our review lead by Brian Bowen in collaboration with @ZacForsman, @DrjJonWhitney, @Anuinhawaii, @JoshuaCopus, @vicentejan, and other @ToBoLab members is now online for free. Why are adaptive radiations and species flocks rare in the sea? academic.oup.com/jhered/adva…
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This #AlohaFriday will be one for the books, featuring the PhD defense of our own Molly Timmers of the @ToBoLab! Don't hide in the benthos, join us Feb 7th at 3:30 PM in Bilger 150 on the @uhmanoa campus for her talk: "DNA metabarcoding coral reef cryptobiota"
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Our ‘Akē‘akē conversation genomics article is out @thePeerJ - congratulations to coauthors @HiBiologist, @HiWildlife, and @ToBoLab! peerj.com/articles/8463 #ConservationBiology #Genetics #MolecularBiology #Zoology Photo (c) Andre Raine
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From invasive algae to eDNA to tilapia genetics, the speakers last night at the @HanaumaOutreach presentations did a great job! #soest @uhmanoa @HawaiiSeaGrant @thefishbotherer @ewBarba
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