Tucker Heptinstall
Herpetology. Ecology and Evolution.
SDSU- PhD Student.
Auburn U., Clemson U.- Alum
All views are my own. He/Him.
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- WOOOOOOO! Huge thank you to SICB and all of my collaborators on this project!
- Winter trips to Colorado for views and wildlife >> Working on my growing stack of projects and manuscripts ⛰️
- Reposted by Tucker Heptinstall🧪🐠 I am hiring a postdoc! Work will be on patterns of biodiversity across phylogenetic scales using teleost fishes as a model. Apply by end of Jan 2026 for full consideration apply.interfolio.com/179070 I encourage folks to reach out with any questions. Please Share!
- Reposted by Tucker HeptinstallFunded Master's position in Rattlesnake Biology at Cal Poly SLO jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id... Please share!
- Reposted by Tucker Heptinstall𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐂 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 I am recruiting a postdoc to join the lab in summer/fall 2026! This is a fully funded, 2-year position. Please share with your networks! Application details: jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55... Photo is of a rattlesnake I found on campus today (in Dec!)...
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- Hard to beat a San Diego ruber 🐍
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- Reposted by Tucker HeptinstallAmerica cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
- Drooling.
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- Νάξος
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- Not a bad spot to conduct dissertation field work.
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- Nothing better than a snake filled Saturday
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- Mondays suck, but they suck less when you win a grant 🎉💰
- I love the desert.
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- Thanks to IOB for letting me recount a fun (and long) day in the field!
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- Super excited to see the final paper of my masters thesis come out! If you've ever wondered about rear-fanged snake venoms, garter snakes, and/or the meshing point of ecology and evolution, this one is for you! 🐍🐟🐸🪱 academic.oup.com/iob/article/...
- Winter Wildlife of the Southeast 🦎🐋📸
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- Reposted by Tucker HeptinstallWhat an awesome paper. Hope!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Tucker Heptinstallgo.bsky.app/29rs45P We have an Urban Ecology Starter Pack! 🌆at://did:plc:5ml7wupf6htmjsnhjr6isxfl/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3laohwpya5o25
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- So much fun being a part of the science happening here 🐍
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- So excited to be a part of this group!
- I think I could get used to SoCal life.
- 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 size evolved/didn’t evolve with dietary specialization, this one is for you! bioone.org/journals/jou...
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- Tucker Heptinstall, M.Sc. Thanks to everyone who played a role in helping me get here. On to the next!
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- Took a little dip into the deep blue of Jupiter, FL this weekend
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- Showtime in Clemson
- Now that all the paper work is filed, I’m excited to officially announce I’ve accepted a PhD position at San Diego State with @doc-brock.bsky.social beginning this fall! Stay tuned to see what we can uncover about urban evolution and ecology of reptiles! 🐍
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- How do herpetology graduate students celebrate spring break? Herping the Everglades of course. 🐍🐊
- This week: First paper from of my thesis work got accepted for publication- 📈📈 And Realized a large portion of some important data is unusable- 📉📉 Next week: Enjoying spring break herping in the Everglades- 📈📈 Grad school is a rollercoaster.
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