@ryanhanscombio

Biologist (MS) | PhD Candidate | San Diego State University/UCR | Behavioral Biology and Ecology | Rattlesnakes 🐍 Kangaroo Rats 🐀

Joined July 2022
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First chapter of my dissertation is officially published #OpenAccess in ⁦@SpringerNature⁩ Animal Biotelemetry! We use high-frequency accelerometry to quantify feeding behaviours of rattlesnakes. Check it out here!!! animalbiotelemetry.biomedcen…

How to study a predator that only eats a few meals a year: high-frequency accelerometry to quantify...

Animal Biotelemetry - Many snakes are low-energy predators that use crypsis to ambush their prey. Most of these species feed very infrequently, are sensitive to the presence of larger vertebrates,...

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Excited to see the first chapter of my masters thesis out in BioOne and Journal of Herpetology! If you are interested in some garter snake dietary records or to see how their body evolved/didn't evolve with dietary specialization, this one is for you! bioone.org/journals/journal-…
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Do you have HOBO temp/humidity data loggers we can borrow for a study on lizard ecophysiology in urban areas? Please let us know 🙏🙏🙏 and spread the word!
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Applying to graduate school next cycle? Consider registering for our upcoming event focused on identifying potential grad programs/advisors and preparing to apply!🦎🐢🐊🐍🐸
SSAR@ssarherps24 Apr 2024
May 22 3 pm Pacific / 6 pm Eastern, SSAR’s DEI Committee will host a 1.5-hour virtual event on identifying potential graduate programs and preparing to apply. Interested? Fill out this form, and we will send you a Zoom link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made) I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours
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@physorg_com22 Jan 2024
The #Megalodon was more slender than depicted in movies, study shows @UCRiverside doi.org/gtfdrx phys.org/news/2024-01-megalo…

Megalodon body form

White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae)

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Tim Higham@HighamLab22 Jan 2024
Our paper about Megalodon body shape just came out. Our approach suggests that they were a bit more slender than previously thought. palaeo-electronica.org/conte… #UCR @UCR_ScienceNews @EeobUcr
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🦎The first chapter of my dissertation is finally out! If you don't have access and want a copy, please DM/email me🦎 Experimental evidence that competition strength scales with ecological similarity: a case study using Anolis lizards: link.springer.com/article/10…
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TODAY! 🐍🦎🐢🐊🐸
SSAR@ssarherps19 Dec 2023
SSAR "Navigating the grad school interview" event flyer. More info in quoted tweet.

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Seeking CA faculty! Join @snakeymama, @kb_kinsey, and me to study the ecophysiology of lizards🦎 in urban areas as part of the 2024-2025 RESCUE-Net (rescue-net.org) multi-site collaborative research project! Zoom info sesh on Feb. 16 at 3pm. #UndergradResearch #HERpers
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Reminder to sign up for our event "Navigating the Grad School Interview" next Thursday (Jan 18)! This event will not only cover interviews from both the faculty and student perspective, but our panelists will also discuss the factors you should consider when making decisions.
SSAR@ssarherps19 Dec 2023
SSAR "Navigating the grad school interview" event flyer. More info in quoted tweet.

ALT SSAR "Navigating the grad school interview" event flyer. More info in quoted tweet.

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SSAR@ssarherps19 Dec 2023
SSAR Virtual Event on 1/18: “Navigating the Grad School Interview” SSAR’s DEIC Committee will host a virtual panel & discussion about preparing for grad school interviews. To join us, fill out this form. We'll send a Zoom link as the event approaches. forms.gle/dTGTuz7vPcna99CQA

Form to receive Zoom link for January 2024 SSAR DEIC panel: "Navigating the grad school interview"

On Thursday, January 18 at 12:30 pm Pacific / 3:30 pm Eastern, SSAR’s DEI Committee will host a 1.5-hour virtual panel on navigating the grad school interview process. Participants will hear perspe...

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Tim Higham@HighamLab2 Nov 2023
New paper looking at activity cycles and cryptic behavior of kangaroo rats using accelerometry. Led by @ryanhanscombio link.springer.com/article/10… @EeobUcr @UCR_ScienceNews @UCRiverside #behavior #mammal @jeetsukumaran
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Second chapter published in Movement Ecology! Check out how we use accelerometry to quantify cryptic behavior and activity cycles in kangaroo rats and how abiotic factors, including moonlight, influence their activity patterns. movementecologyjournal.biome… – at San Diego, CA

Cryptic behavior and activity cycles of a small mammal keystone species revealed through accelero...

Movement Ecology - Kangaroo rats are small mammals that are among the most abundant vertebrates in many terrestrial ecosystems in Western North America and are considered both keystone species and...

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@jhill7021 @jeetsukumaran @HighamLab – at Temecula, CA
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To everyone applying to graduate programs this cycle, I cannot stress enough how critical it is that you find an advisor who you work well with, respects you as both a person and a scientist, and understands that everyone experiences ups and downs. Please do not overlook this.
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Brian Todd@BrianToad29 Sep 2023
Huge news for herpetology in the Western US today. USFWS proposes listing both species of the Pond Turtle as ESA threatened. Crazy that DoD SERDP just tanked proposals to study Pond Turtle management on DOD lands. Looks pretty short-sighted now. fws.gov/press-release/2023-0…

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes federal protections for both species of western pond turtle...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2023 Media Contact: Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office General Contact, [email protected] Photos for media: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAvF4A

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The most anticipated "Women in Herpetology" is now available for order online! The Book draws inspiration from the work of 50 women in the field and aims to encourage more future #HERpetologists! 👩🏾‍🔬👩🏿‍🏫👩🏽‍💼👩🏼‍💻 Get your copy on lulu here: shorturl.at/lrDHM
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So happy to see this press release on our new article in BSSB! Much more homalopsid work and snake research to come 🐍Check the research out of @ResearchAtKU @KU_EEB @GenomicsKU @Rutgers_Newark here! news.ku.edu/2023/09/20/spotl… And a big thanks to Brendan Lynch for the beautiful PR!

Evolutionary history of mud snakes rewritten

KU research appearing in Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists

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SSAR@ssarherps9 Sep 2023
Herpetological Review Volume 54, Number 2, is now available! The cover features an image of Phrynosoma ditmarsi(Rock Horned Lizard or Ditmars’ Horned Lizard) that was photographed by Charles Hedgcock from Sonora, Mexico. ssarherps.org/herpetological….
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Tim Higham@HighamLab23 Aug 2023
New paper with @MarinaVollin on how prey type alters the effects of caudal autotomy on prey capture and subjugation kinematics frontiersin.org/articles/10.… @EeobUcr @UCR_ScienceNews @gecko_papers
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