Jackie Galvez

Phylogeny of Aneides and Plethodon with animal photos

Phylomorphospace showing body shape variation

Morphospace of toe bones and box lots showing estimated gripping force

Representative SEM images of salamander feet

Excited to share the first paper from my PhD!

We looked at what traits help Aneides salamanders excel at climbing using museum specimens, CT scans, SEM, and more! No claws or toe pads, so how do they do it? In short, with long limbs, big feet and grippy toes! 🦎🧪

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I have gotten several notifications that people are signing up for BlueSky using this! Happy to see it gaining some traction! go.bsky.app/8zZNEGV

Would love to be added to this list if possible! Thanks so much for putting this together :)

Arguably my most important contribution to #JMIH25 this year: Team Shark, Herp, and Fish pins! Open to suggestions of what species to include next year 🦎🐠🐍🦈

So lovely meeting you! And glad you like the pin 🥰🦈

Calling all #JMIH25 attendees! I'm excited to present some of my dissertation work investigating morphological variation in dam-impacted trout 🐟 Hope to see you this morning at 11 in Ballroom E!