Simona Picardi @simopicardi Twitter profile

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Simona Picardi

@simopicardi

1 year

I am thrilled to share the news that I will be joining the Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences @UIdahoCNR @uidaho as an Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management in Fall 2023!

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My first course as instructor of record starts next week and I couldn’t be more excited! Computational Tools for Reproducible Science will teach students how to manage data from the moment they collect them to the moment they publish them, with a fully reproducible workflow 💻✨

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About a month late, but it's time for a new bio and an update: I have moved to @uidaho @UIdahoCNR !

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📢PhD position announcement! I am recruiting a PhD student to lead research on #movementecology of bighorn sheep in Hells Canyon 🐑🏔️ This is a partnership between @UIdahoCNR , @idfg , @WDFW , and @MyODFW . Application deadline is 10/15. More details at

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5 years

PhD defense... done! 🥂🍾

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4 years

Very proud to share the second chapter of my PhD. This one is my absolute favorite. New in #movementecology : Analysis of movement recursions to detect reproductive events and estimate their fate in central place foragers. Open access!

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4 years

The material I developed is available here (a few chapters still under development): Feel free to use, and feedback is welcome!

Reproducible Data Science

WLF 553: Reproducible Data Science

ecorepsci.github.io

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@simopicardi

2 years

Very proud to share our new paper, "Defining null expectations for animal site fidelity", out in @Ecology_Letters ! With Briana Abrahms, @egelz519 , @morrison_green , @TanaVerzuh , and @JerodMerkle .

Defining null expectations for animal site fidelity

Animals tend to exhibit site fidelity—returns to previously visited locations. But are all returns due to memory? We show that even without memory, simple movement mechanisms can result in frequent...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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@simopicardi

2 years

📢Registration is now open for the 2023 GRC and GRS on Movement Ecology of Animals! Apply today to secure your spot and join us in beautiful Tuscany 🇮🇹 for 5 whole days of all things #movementecology 🤩

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@simopicardi

5 years

Finally legit!!!! 🎉 I’m Dr. Simona Picardi 👩‍🎓🐊 @UFWildlife @UF

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@simopicardi

2 years

Exciting news: this Fall I will be joining the faculty at @USU_WILD @CNRUSU as a Research Assistant Professor! Looking forward to developing collaborations — old and new — with awesome colleagues!

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@simopicardi

1 year

📢 MS position announcement! Come work with me at @UIdahoCNR . Please share widely! Read the full ad here:

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@simopicardi

4 years

The 2021 Gordon Research Seminar on #MovementEcology of Animals is officially on for May 29-30 in Lucca, IT! This will be an exciting edition, including a Career Panel featuring speakers from academia, gov't agencies, NGOs, & industry 🌍 spread the word!

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@simopicardi

2 years

📢 SAVE THE DATE! Join the #movementecology community at the 2023 @GordonConf (GRC) and Seminar (GRS) on Movement Ecology of Animals from May 27 to June 2, 2023 in Lucca, Italy! 🇮🇹 Pre-applications are now open. Links to preliminary program in this thread:

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@simopicardi

2 years

Just a few weeks to go until #ISEC2022 ! 🤩🌍 @ISEC_stats_ecol , I'll present my work on behavioral state-dependent habitat selection using Hidden Markov Models in combination with Integrated Step Selection Analysis, plus some ideas on how to integrate the two models in the future.

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@simopicardi

2 years

So proud of Master Hart 🦌 for successfully defending his MS thesis today and passing with flying colors! 🤩🎓 Congratulations, @ronan_hart !!!

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@simopicardi

2 years

I'm so excited to start working as a Data Editor for @ESAEcology as part of a dream team with @miguelacevedopr and @Hao_and_Y 🤩 can't wait to learn from these awesome colleagues and contribute to open & reproducible science in our field!

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@simopicardi

5 years

I’m thrilled to announce I just accepted a postdoc position at @USUAggies ! Starting on Feb 1st, I’ll be working as the Sage-Grouse Habitat Assessment Framework Coordinator.

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@simopicardi

1 year

The 2023 @GordonConf Research Seminar (GRS) on #movementecology of animals just concluded! I can’t overstate how wonderful it has been to work with Briana Abrahms as Co-Chairs for this meeting and what an honor to serve the community in our field through this role.

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@simopicardi

2 years

Check out our new paper on movement patterns of striped hyenas in a human-dominated landscape in Israel! It was fun to dabble in the carnivore world as a collaborator on this study led by Einat Bar-Ziv with @oded_tal , @wild_move_eco , and Asaf Kaplan:

Frontiers | Sex Differences Dictate the Movement Patterns of Striped Hyenas, Hyaena hyaena, in a...

Large-carnivore populations have experienced significant declines in the past centuries in extended parts of the world. Habitat loss, fragmentation, and depl...

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@simopicardi

5 years

The first chapter of my PhD is now published in Ecosphere! "Partial migration in a subtropical wading bird in the southeastern United States". Open access! Find it at this link:

Partial migration in a subtropical wading bird in the southeastern United States

The function of migration is to allow exploitation of resources whose availability is heterogeneous in space and time. Much effort has been historically directed to studying migration as a response...

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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@simopicardi

2 years

#TWS2022 was a really special conference experience. It was my absolute honor to be a part of the @wildlifesociety Leadership Institute class of 2022! Thanks to Jamila Blake for mentoring our cohort with outstanding passion, competence, and dedication throughout this program.

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@simopicardi

3 years

Our article on behavioral state-dependent habitat selection is part of the latest issue of @JAppliedEcology ! Check it out:

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@simopicardi

3 years

I am teaching undergrad population ecology this semester and I'm trying to make sure my meme game is on point. This is for the lecture on matrix population models 😎🔴💊🔵

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@simopicardi

4 years

I am beyond excited to teach my first full semester grad course on Computational Tools for Reproducible Science in 2021 @USU_Ecology @CNRUSU ! Tidy data, project organization, database mgmt, dynamic docs, & more. With @Allison_horst ’s fantastic illustrations 💻✨

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@simopicardi

5 years

I got my first manuscript rejection today! I guess that’s a milestone, too.

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@simopicardi

2 years

Have you ever seen a Wood Stork soar in the sky and wondered how far it would go, where, and why? I was interviewed by @ChadWitko for @audubonsociety about my work on Wood Stork migration in the Southeast: Read on to discover more about these iconic birds!

The Weird and Wild Migration of the Wood Stork Raises Many Questions

This unmistakable emblem of the Everglades and other Southern wetlands may be changing its migratory behavior in response to human impacts on the ecosystem.

www.audubon.org

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@simopicardi

5 years

@realscientists Why choose between birds, mammals, and herps when you can have them all? 🐍🦉🦌 #womengonewildlife

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@simopicardi

5 years

📢 Just released version 1.1.0 of #nestR on GitHub! 🐣 Includes new functions to perform sensitivity analyses on the size of the buffer used to detect nests along GPS trajectories. #rstats Here’s an example with kestrels:

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@simopicardi

3 years

Check out the early-access version of our new paper accepted for publication in @JAppliedEcology : . Accounting for underlying behavioral states is important when using habitat selection of translocated animals to inform the choice of future release sites!

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@simopicardi

1 year

#ESA2023 is < 2 weeks away! The @ESAEcology Data Papers editorial team ( @miguelacevedopr , @Hao_and_Y , and myself) are hosting a special session on Designing the Future of Open Data. Join us to share your perspective on how @ESA_org can lead the way for open science in our field!

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@simopicardi

2 years

No longer a postdoctoral fellow, but very excited to be a part of @wildlifesociety ’s Leadership Institute! 😃

The Wildlife Society

@wildlifesociety

2 years

Feature Friday - TWS Leadership Institute Class of 2022: Dr. Simona Picardi @simopicardi is a postdoctoral fellow at @USUAggies . Her research focuses on #wildlife movement, its fitness consequences, and its management implications. #TheWildlifeSocietyLI

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5 years

Day 1 of the Integrated Population Modeling workshop at NMSU: Marc Kéry just went through 10yrs’ worth of stats training in one day, with extreme clarity. Amazing! We’re ready to learn more about IPMs in the next few days.

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Simona Picardi

@simopicardi

3 years

I did it! I have a website! All new and shiny! Check it out:

Picardi Ecology | Quantitative Ecology and Reproducible Data Science | Moscow, ID

Dr. Simona Picardi leads research in quantitative wildlife ecology and promotes reproducible data science at the University of Idaho, USA.

www.picardiecology.com

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@simopicardi

5 years

Another wonderful morning in the Everglades running after snail kites with @PelagicPoli !

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@simopicardi

1 year

So proud of MS Courtney Check who passed her defense with flying colors today! Another successful @wild_move_eco co-advisee @USU_WILD @QCNRUSU 🎓 Courtney’s work identified the mechanisms of competition between mule deer and cattle in Utah 🦌🐄 she did an amazing job!

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@simopicardi

4 years

Includes lessons on project organization, git, GitHub, SQL, #Rstats , R Markdown, and the tidyverse! With an imaginary dataset on dragons 🐉

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@simopicardi

3 years

Had a great time at the meeting and I am very honored to have been selected for this award with my talk on sage-grouse habitat selection in Utah!

Space Use Ecology Research Group

@SpaceUseEco

3 years

Congratulations to @simopicardi for winning the Professional Speaker Award at the Utah Wildlife Society 2021 Conference!

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@simopicardi

4 years

Me trying to write my own research statement for the first time:

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@simopicardi

3 years

Just wrapped up my Reproducible Science course! I am so proud of how far all the students have come and so grateful I got to work with such a wonderful cohort for my first semester as an instructor. Such an honor to witness everyone's progress and be a part of it!

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@simopicardi

6 years

About to publish my first #Rstats package... 🥁

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@simopicardi

6 years

My MSc work is finally published! Our paper on movement responses of roe deer to hunting risk in Italy is out in JWM! Find it here: 🦌 @SapienzaRoma @Fondazione_Mach @UFWildlife with @MabLabUF @WibkePeters @josemiponciano Luigi Boitani & Francesca Cagnacci

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@simopicardi

5 years

Major breakthrough with the analyses for my last PhD chapter lifted me from the pit of despair to an exhilarating feeling of relief. Went through plans A,B,C,D, was getting close to Z when finally... the light! Good lesson on the importance of keeping an open mind under pressure.

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@simopicardi

5 years

@starstrickenSF First year of college (Bio major) I failed my inorganic chemistry exam 3 times. The fourth time around, after changing my studying method, I passed with the highest grade (30 cum laude in 🇮🇹). 9 years later, I’ve got BSc in Bio cum laude + MSc in Ecology cum laude AND a PhD.

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@simopicardi

3 years

New paper! With @NathanRanc , @bsmity13 , et Twitterless al., part of @FrontiersIn Conservation special issue on Animal Behavior after Translocation into Novel Environments.

Frontiers | Individual Variation in Temporal Dynamics of Post-release Habitat Selection

Translocated animals undergo a phase of behavioral adjustment after being released in a novel environment, initially prioritizing exploration and gradually s...

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@simopicardi

5 years

Two out of three PhD chapters submitted, last one in the works. It’s starting to feel like I’m getting somewhere! Now the final rush begins 🏁 🏃‍♀️

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@simopicardi

2 years

Had fun presenting my work on behavioral state-dependent habitat selection at UTTWS this morning! Wearing green of course ☘️ happy St. Patty’s day!

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@simopicardi

4 years

For my debut in the sage-grouse world, I led this effort to map sage-grouse habitat selection in Utah, which is at the periphery of the species range both geographically and ecologically.

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@simopicardi

5 years

Next Monday, Oct 28th at 3:30PM EDT I am giving my PhD exit seminar in the @UFWildlife weekly seminar series. If you are in Gainesville, come by NZH 112 to hear about my dissertation work! If you are elsewhere, you can live-stream it at this link:

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@simopicardi

5 years

When I envisioned writing the acknowledgments section of my dissertation, I pictured myself sitting at my computer during normal work hours, not typing it on my phone at 2AM in a sudden bout of inspiration while I cannot sleep. I guess I was wrong. Two weeks until the defense!

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5 years

#NewProfilePic

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@simopicardi

5 years

About to give my presentation at #TWS2019 #AFS2019 #TWSAFS2019 ! Room F8 at 8.40 AM. Come hear about anthropogenic effects on fitness consequences of partial migration!

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@simopicardi

5 years

I am so grateful and honored to have been awarded the @FLTWSorg 2019 Courtney A. Tye Graduate Student Scholarship! Cheers to these two awesome ladies: Monica Folk, Chair of the Scholarship Committee, and Joanna Ennis who won the undergrad one!

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Simona Picardi

@simopicardi

6 years

I just performed ALL actions I needed to do on my computer this morning only using the command line. Thankful for @thecarpentries lessons that are allowing me to teach myself!

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@simopicardi

6 years

174826 years later... MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED!

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@simopicardi

3 years

@AndrewBarnas Ghost coauthor who never provides any feedback on manuscripts wants help with theirs

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@simopicardi

6 years

I’m honored beyond words to have been awarded the 2018 ForEverglades Scholarship by @evergfoundation for my PhD project on Wood Storks! My research will improve our understanding of the links between WOST movements, fitness, and hydrology. So thankful!

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@simopicardi

5 years

En route to #TWS2019 !

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@simopicardi

3 years

“Behavioral state-dependent habitat selection and implications for animal translocations” is now published — and open access! @JAppliedEcology 🔓🔗

Simona Picardi

@simopicardi

3 years

Check out the early-access version of our new paper accepted for publication in @JAppliedEcology : . Accounting for underlying behavioral states is important when using habitat selection of translocated animals to inform the choice of future release sites!

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4 years

📢 important announcement for the #movementecology community: the GRC + GRS on Animal Movement Ecology has been postponed to 2023. The new dates have not been announced yet but watch our web page for updates:

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@simopicardi

5 years

Coding without the anxiety provoked by the looming deadline of “you have N months to finish your PhD” is A. Whole. New. World.

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@simopicardi

3 years

Congratulations to @AlexisBruant on publishing his MS thesis work! Very proud of our efforts to quantify the effects of parental care on wood stork nestling survival: Countless hours in the field under the hot FL sun have paid off!

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@simopicardi

4 years

Do you have GPS-tracking data for birds and want to know if, where, and when they've nested? Want to know if they successfully fledged chicks? Read on and use #Rstats package nestR: 🐣

GitHub - picardis/nestR: Package nestR for locating nests and estimating bird reproductive outcome...

Package nestR for locating nests and estimating bird reproductive outcome from GPS data - picardis/nestR

github.com

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@simopicardi

6 years

I hadn’t given a talk in my native language since my MS thesis defense... luckily I didn’t trip on my words *too much* today when presenting my research at ISPRA, the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research! Thanks @JGCecere for inviting me!

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@simopicardi

5 years

Gotta love going down rabbit holes where revising the analyses highlights a small mistake, so you fix it and redo the analyses, which highlights a small mistake, so you fix it and redo the analyses, which highlights a small mistake, so you fix it and... 🙄

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@simopicardi

6 years

I’m thrilled to have been elected as a Chair for the 2021 GRS together with Briana Abrahms 🤩 I hope we’ll live up to the standards set by @OrrSpiegel and Ellen Aikens! Early-career movement ecologists, we’ve got you covered!

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@simopicardi

4 years

For #WorldMigratoryBirdDay @UF_IFAS is covering my PhD research on Wood Stork migration in the Southeast! Check it out 👇

UF IFAS Solutions

@UF_IFAS

4 years

It's #WorldMigratoryBirdDay The elegant wood stork is one of Florida’s wading birds that plays a unique role in South Florida’s Everglades ecosystem. #UFIFAS scientists find surprising new behavior developments among this ‘threatened’ species.

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5 years

Well, despite the virus 🦠 (which apparently didn’t spare anyone at #TWS2019 #TWSAFS2019 ) I’m still so happy I got to attend thanks to the support of @BiometricsTWS and @TWS_SETWG ! I made so many new connections and loved hearing about the cool science so many ppl are doing 🤩

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@simopicardi

1 year

Now it is my turn to pay it forward! I can’t wait to start my lab at the University of Idaho – stay tuned for opportunities to join.

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@simopicardi

6 years

Our manuscript "A data-driven method to locate nest sites and estimate reproductive outcome from avian telemetry data" is now available as a preprint on biorxiv: Check it out! Feedback welcome!

A data-driven method to locate nest sites and estimate reproductive outcome from avian telemetry...

The use of tracking devices for collecting animal movement data has become widespread in recent decades. In parallel, this has sparked a proliferation of methods to infer individual behavior from...

www.biorxiv.org

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@simopicardi

6 years

I’m having so much fun putting together the vignette for my first #Rstats package it doesn’t even feel like working... can’t wait until it’s ready and shareable! 🤩

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@simopicardi

6 years

Getting started with @thecarpentries geospatial for the first time ever at @UFCarpentries - organized by @justinjmillar with @KristinaRiemer @DinaKla @sergio_marconi Joe Andreoli and me!

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@simopicardi

6 years

This morning I presented my research on Wood storks to >160 members of the Adubon Club in Sun City Center. Never got so many questions before! How awesome to talk to such a responsive audience and practice my #scicomm skills!

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@simopicardi

5 years

@UFWildlife honored me with the 2019 Outstanding Graduate Student Award! Here I am in great company with @scinat1 and Wes Boone, winners of the Outstanding Research and Teaching Awards! Thanks to @MabLabUF and Peter Frederick for nominating me. This truly means a lot!

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@simopicardi

6 years

Just back from an exciting week at the @GordonConf on Movement Ecology! Easily my favorite conference that I’ve ever been to. Scientific content was excellent and networking opportunities were on point!

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@simopicardi

4 years

Looking for exciting workshops to attend virtually in 2021! I'm interested in anything related to ecological modelling but I'd also love to take a course on Shiny or a science communication workshop. What are your favorites?

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@simopicardi

6 years

Are you new to movement analyses? Do you have animal tracking data and want to learn how to handle it and analyze it in R? Come by the #DataHelpDesk at #ESA2018 . On Tuesday 7 at 11 AM I'll give a beginner-friendly live demo on how to get started!

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@simopicardi

2 years

For anyone who is not familiar with the Gordon format, this is not your typical conference -- here is some info on how it works🧵:

Simona Picardi

@simopicardi

2 years

📢Registration is now open for the 2023 GRC and GRS on Movement Ecology of Animals! Apply today to secure your spot and join us in beautiful Tuscany 🇮🇹 for 5 whole days of all things #movementecology 🤩

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6 years

Was looking for tips on writing a revise-and-resubmit cover letter. Found this instead. My day is made.

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@simopicardi

4 years

The latest @ESABulletin issue features two of my Wood Stork pictures in the Photo Gallery section, to illustrate our recent paper on WOST migratory patterns published in @ESAEcosphere . Check them out! @MabLabUF

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@simopicardi

4 years

I am taking over the @ResearcHersCode account this week! Give them a follow to read about my research and my journey as a programmer!

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@simopicardi

5 years

The preprint of my manuscript on wood stork partial migration patterns is now available online!

bxv_ecol

@bxv_ecol

5 years

Partial migration in a subtropical wading bird in the Southeastern U.S.

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@simopicardi

2 years

Very excited to be a part of @wildlifesociety 's Leadership Institute Class of 2022! I am thankful for the rare opportunity to receive formal leadership training as a wildlife professional and I look forward to learning with – and from – my cohort!

Congratulations to TWS’ Leadership Institute Class of 2022 - The Wildlife Society

The Wildlife Society is excited to announce the Leadership Institute Class of 2022. While a class was not selected in 2021, TWS’ flagship leadership program is back this year with...

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@simopicardi

2 years

Defense announcement! On 12/12 at 12 MT, @ronan_hart will defend his MS thesis on #roadecology of mule deer and pronghorn! Come hear about the really neat work he has been doing with @wild_move_eco and myself.

Ronan Hart 🏳️‍⚧️🦌🦊

@ronan_hart

2 years

I'm defending next week (December 12 at 12pm MT)! Yep that is 12/12 12:00 ☺️ Come watch me talk about logRSS and home ranges!

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2 years

📢💰 Funding opportunities available to attend the @GordonConf on #movementecology of animals in 2023!🧵👇

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6 years

Went to the Everglades today to tag snail kites with @PelagicPoli ! Such a fun time and so great to see for myself some of the awesome work she’s doing!

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2 years

I must say, even as an in-person attendee, it's pretty awesome to have access to the virtual #ISEC2022 conference platform after the fact... Working on simulating from an iSSA today and wasn't sure where to start: no problem! Just re-watch @signer_j 's talk @ISEC_stats_ecol 🤩

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@simopicardi

5 years

For the past 4.5 years, I was lucky to work in a lab with these great people. Check out the cool things each of us has been working on!

Mathieu Basille

@MabLabUF

5 years

As we near the end of the year, let me reflect on 2019 and celebrate the #MabLab and its current members. Let me introduce, by order of arrival in the lab, Simona, Rocío, Matt, Jenicca, and Romain (a thread). /1 #AcademicChatter

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✨BONUS #TWS2022 TALK✨ it’s not on the schedule, but I’ll be talking about animal site fidelity at 2.45 in 201AB as part of the “Movement ecology for conservation” symposium organized by @ecologyofgavin !

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6 years

Presentation for #ESA2018 is ready! Come see my talk on Wood Stork partial migration on Thursday 9 at 4.40 PM. COS 109 - Behavior: Migration and Movement I

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5 years

Great summary of our research on Wood Stork parental behavior! Work from Alexis Bruant’s MS thesis project, under the supervision of @MabLabUF and me 🐣 all those hours spent observing colonies in the FL heat have paid off!

Mathieu Basille

@MabLabUF

5 years

A new study led by Alexis Bruant (with @simopicardi , Peter Frederick and myself) investigated the determinants of reproductive success in #WoodStorks , and specifically the role of #ParentalCare . Now available as a preprint on bioRxiv: A thread:

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6 years

Had a blast catching up with my former lab mates and current students in the Cagnacci lab! This truly feels like a second family. Until the next reunion @WibkePeters @GI0ELE @corradiniandre Nathan, Federico, Giulia, Johannes, Daniele, Whitney and Fran!

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Simona Picardi

@simopicardi

6 years

And here is mine on partial migration in Wood Storks

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Simona Picardi

@simopicardi

3 years

@AndrewBarnas The custodian walking into the grad student office and finding it still full of people

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Simona Picardi

@simopicardi

6 years

Here’s what a proud organizer looks like! First #BioBlitz ever in Tree Tops Park in Broward County organized by @MabLabUF is coming up this weekend 🦋🐝🐛🦎🐍🦆🦉 #citizenscience

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Simona Picardi

@simopicardi

6 years

Personal stats of the week: got 100% success rate on drawing blood from raccoons and worked one up in 39’ record time from sedation to reversal. Not too shabby. Here is his release:

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Simona Picardi

@simopicardi

2 years

What a fantastic conference this has been! @ISEC_stats_ecol #ISEC2022

The International Statistical Ecology Conference

@ISEC_stats_ecol

2 years

#ISEC2022 would be nothing without our attendees. Here's to celebrating all of you (virtual & in-person) and the wonderful work that you all do in #statisticalecology ! 🎉 Our in-person attendees in #CapeTown , with thee gorgeous back drop of #TableMountain #SouthAfrica @SEEC_UCT

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Simona Picardi

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This milestone makes me reflect broadly on the mentors and role models who have shaped my career. I am grateful to Luigi Boitani, Francesca Cagnacci, @MathieuBasille , and Terry Messmer for advising me with humanity, inspiring me, and providing me with the resources to succeed.

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Simona Picardi

@simopicardi

5 years

How it really felt: