Ethan Linck
@elinck.bsky.social
Biologist, writer. Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University. Interested in evolution, conservation, genetics, and ecology. https://elinck.org + https://ethanlinck.substack.com
graphic design standards at science have slipped precipitously over the last 50 years
November 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
graphic design standards at science have slipped precipitously over the last 50 years
I suspect this is a sign of things to come—that opportunities to pursue an open-ended Ph.D. in EEB (i.e., a project not tightly tied to a particular grant) will be increasingly rare (www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...)
October 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I suspect this is a sign of things to come—that opportunities to pursue an open-ended Ph.D. in EEB (i.e., a project not tightly tied to a particular grant) will be increasingly rare (www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...)
I can't help but notice polarization and societal dysfunction have increased since we stopped making websites like this
September 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I can't help but notice polarization and societal dysfunction have increased since we stopped making websites like this
it's time for my class to learn about some Guys
August 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
it's time for my class to learn about some Guys
parenting pro tip: babies LOVE glacial lakes
July 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
parenting pro tip: babies LOVE glacial lakes
ad to come, but I'm looking for an M.S. student to study the conservation genomics of swift foxes on the American Prairie Reserve in Montana beginning 9/1. this is a collaboration w/ Smithsonian & Justine Becker; strong candidates will have prior genomics experience and be up for remote fieldwork
June 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
ad to come, but I'm looking for an M.S. student to study the conservation genomics of swift foxes on the American Prairie Reserve in Montana beginning 9/1. this is a collaboration w/ Smithsonian & Justine Becker; strong candidates will have prior genomics experience and be up for remote fieldwork
in the paper I review the long arc of elevational range research and use citizen science data to show that that elevational ranges include variation in abundance; are estimated, not observed directly; are dynamic at small scales; and that these things matter for inferring range shifts
June 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
in the paper I review the long arc of elevational range research and use citizen science data to show that that elevational ranges include variation in abundance; are estimated, not observed directly; are dynamic at small scales; and that these things matter for inferring range shifts
maybe my favorite paper I've written, I have a synthesis out today early access in @asn-amnat.bsky.social today that attempts to answer a simple but slippery question: what is an elevational range? doi.org/10.1086/737130
June 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
maybe my favorite paper I've written, I have a synthesis out today early access in @asn-amnat.bsky.social today that attempts to answer a simple but slippery question: what is an elevational range? doi.org/10.1086/737130
phenomenal thrift store luck yesterday
June 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
phenomenal thrift store luck yesterday
& the tobacco roots in may
May 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
& the tobacco roots in may
…this yellow-headed blackbird
May 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
…this yellow-headed blackbird
for your consideration: this ferruginous hawk
May 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
for your consideration: this ferruginous hawk
real dads know: there is only one way to mow
May 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
real dads know: there is only one way to mow
skied the north couloir of Mt. Wallace in the Absarokas Saturday—perfect chalky powder in a beautiful windy breccia tube in the middle of nowhere (or arguably the middle of everything)
April 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
skied the north couloir of Mt. Wallace in the Absarokas Saturday—perfect chalky powder in a beautiful windy breccia tube in the middle of nowhere (or arguably the middle of everything)
my “there is not a list of words” t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
April 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
my “there is not a list of words” t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
spouse pretty close to locking me out of our joint bank account
April 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
spouse pretty close to locking me out of our joint bank account
blacking out with rage
April 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
blacking out with rage
learning about Lawrence, Kansas
April 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
learning about Lawrence, Kansas