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Princeton Vaughn
@princetonvaughn.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in the Campbell-Staton Lab at Princeton University EEB
Interested in urban herpetology
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Lover of lizards and math rock
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Thrilled to see *National Geographic* highlight the wall lizards living in Cincinnati and our research on these little guys!
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
#WalliesWorld
10 lizards were smuggled into Cincinnati in a sock. Now there are tens of thousands.
Native to Europe, common wall lizards are growing bigger, faster, and more resilient in Ohio. Scientists say the city itself may be driving their evolution.
www.nationalgeographic.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Super proud of my grad students @ashockney24.bsky.social and Kate Manges Douglas. They gave stellar presentations at #SICB2025 after just one semester of grad school!
January 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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@princetonvaughn.bsky.social’s awesome research!
I learned that Crested anoles in cities have longer toes than crested anoles in the forest #SICB2025 #DrawWhatYouLearned
January 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Everyone needs to see this 😂😂 🦎🦎
I learned that Crested anoles in cities have longer toes than crested anoles in the forest #SICB2025 #DrawWhatYouLearned
January 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Now we’re learning about how lizards adapt to urban environments w/ @princetonvaughn.bsky.social!

Urban anoles- across multiple cities- have longer limbs! They can also handle higher temps because cities are hotter.

Princeton asks- are city lizards faster sprinters with those gams??
January 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Excited to talk tomorrow at #SICB2025!!
Excited to talk about parallel adaptation to urban environments in anole lizards at #SICB2025 as part of the Cities as Natural Experiments Symposium! Swing by Marquis A Saturday at 9 and say hi! We'll talk about thermal performance, morphology, and kinematics, so be sure not to miss this!
January 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Excited to talk about parallel adaptation to urban environments in anole lizards at #SICB2025 as part of the Cities as Natural Experiments Symposium! Swing by Marquis A Saturday at 9 and say hi! We'll talk about thermal performance, morphology, and kinematics, so be sure not to miss this!
December 30, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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I made a starter pack for anole biologists, but I need help populating it! Please comment if you'd like to be added and/or you have suggestions of people to add :)
go.bsky.app/DX8z21K
December 2, 2024 at 1:47 AM
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Hi new Bluesky people. I study urban evolutionary ecology, catch lizards, run marathons, and have an awesome lab of amazing people at NYU!
November 18, 2024 at 10:24 PM
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Hi! I am new to bluesky and trying to find all my Twitter friends, and/or anyone who loves lizards, ecology, or conservation 🦎💚

Happy to be here (finally) 🥰
November 14, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Hi everyone! Decided that since I’m over here now, I should introduce myself!
I am a PhD student in Shane Campbell-Staton’s lab studying how anole lizards are adapting to anthropogenic change.
I use genomics, functional morphology, and kinematics to study rapid parallel evolution!
November 14, 2024 at 1:43 AM