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Mike Butler

@MWButler2

Organismal biologist, professor at Lafayette College, and champion of most things geeky. And sports.

Thanks Erin!

#SICB2020 talk from @MWButler2 on interactions btwn short term stress and lipid oxidation: as CORT increases as consequence of stress, fatty acid triglycerides drop. I've been chewing on relationships between leptin and CORT lately, so I was thrilled to see this one.



Check out the latest #research @LafCol on stress hormones, nutrients, and colorful pigments! PDF available: authors.elsevier.com/a/1a3hs3v7jMsF…

MWButler2's tweet image. Check out the latest #research @LafCol on stress hormones, nutrients, and colorful pigments! PDF available:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1a3hs3v7jMsF…

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@MWButler2: Even low-dose immune challenges increase oxidative damage in quail #EOU2019 #ornithology


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Nice talk of @MWButler2 on the strength of the immune response in birds. Different physiological markers show different responses after an immune challenge @EOU2019Cluj

ColominasCiuro's tweet image. Nice talk of @MWButler2 on the strength of the immune response in birds. Different physiological markers show different responses after an immune challenge
@EOU2019Cluj

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5 speakers from 5 countries on 3 continents ... Thanks to @MWButler2 @GaryBurness @CoralineBcht @ChimaobimNwaogu & Gábor Czirják & all attendees for making our @EOU2019Cluj symposium “Immune function as a mediator of trade-offs” a big success 💯 @EOUnion #EOU2019 #ornithology


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Want nightmares? Take a look at these aggregations (tan blobs) of nest mites from a swallow nest... Thousands upon thousands of parasitic mites... 😳😱🤯🤮 @MWButler2 @uconneeb @LafCol #uconneeb @UConnResearch

SarahKnutie's tweet image. Want nightmares? 

Take a look at these aggregations (tan blobs) of nest mites from a swallow nest...

Thousands upon thousands of parasitic mites... 😳😱🤯🤮

@MWButler2 @uconneeb @LafCol #uconneeb @UConnResearch

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GREAT FUN w/ @MWButler2 & @LafCol UGs Emma & Julianna! Super cool work happening in the lab & I’m excited for future collabs! 🎉😎 Their crew collected this pot-o-gold of nests for the #NestParasiteStudy. Are you a box-nesting bird landlord? Want to send me your nests? DM me!!

SarahKnutie's tweet image. GREAT FUN w/ @MWButler2 & @LafCol UGs Emma & Julianna!

Super cool work happening in the lab & I’m excited for future collabs! 🎉😎

Their crew collected this pot-o-gold of nests for the #NestParasiteStudy.

Are you a box-nesting bird landlord? Want to send me your nests? DM me!!
SarahKnutie's tweet image. GREAT FUN w/ @MWButler2 & @LafCol UGs Emma & Julianna!

Super cool work happening in the lab & I’m excited for future collabs! 🎉😎

Their crew collected this pot-o-gold of nests for the #NestParasiteStudy.

Are you a box-nesting bird landlord? Want to send me your nests? DM me!!
SarahKnutie's tweet image. GREAT FUN w/ @MWButler2 & @LafCol UGs Emma & Julianna!

Super cool work happening in the lab & I’m excited for future collabs! 🎉😎

Their crew collected this pot-o-gold of nests for the #NestParasiteStudy.

Are you a box-nesting bird landlord? Want to send me your nests? DM me!!

Great example of @LafCol undergraduates doing some great science!

From 2016: Quantifying biliverdin in liver and spleen samples from multiple avian species americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.16… #OA #ornithology

AukJournal's tweet image. From 2016: Quantifying biliverdin in liver and spleen samples from multiple avian species americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.16… #OA #ornithology


Congrats Ellen! Fantastic thesis work being recognized for honors @LafCol!

MWButler2's tweet image. Congrats Ellen! Fantastic thesis work being recognized for honors @LafCol!

Mike Butler reposted

AOS is doing great work bringing the ornithology community together and making sure all feel welcome. thanks @AmOrnith for the shout out here!

There's a new “Faces of AOS” (#AOSBios) profile posted today! It's for @joannaxwu, member of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Check it out! #ornithology amornithnews.org/2018/04/20/fac…

AmOrnith's tweet image. There's a new “Faces of AOS” (#AOSBios) profile posted today! It's for @joannaxwu, member of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Check it out!
#ornithology amornithnews.org/2018/04/20/fac…


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The 2018 AOS Early Professional Winners - @CovinoKristen & @Dr_Scott_Taylor will be giving a plenary talk at #AOS18AZ on April 13. Congrats again Kristen & Scott on your #ornithology awards! For more info on the plenaries check out the meeting webpage: amornithmeeting2018.org/plenary-speake…

AmOrnith's tweet image. The 2018 AOS Early Professional Winners - @CovinoKristen & @Dr_Scott_Taylor will be giving a plenary talk at #AOS18AZ on April 13.

Congrats again Kristen & Scott on your #ornithology awards!  

For more info on the plenaries check out the meeting webpage: amornithmeeting2018.org/plenary-speake…
AmOrnith's tweet image. The 2018 AOS Early Professional Winners - @CovinoKristen & @Dr_Scott_Taylor will be giving a plenary talk at #AOS18AZ on April 13.

Congrats again Kristen & Scott on your #ornithology awards!  

For more info on the plenaries check out the meeting webpage: amornithmeeting2018.org/plenary-speake…

I'll be there, and would love to chat about physiological ecology and house sparrows! Please e-mail me to coordinate. Cheers!

Hey followers! Who else is going to #AOS18AZ ? Team @HeidingSparrow will be there and we'd love to chat about research and do some birding with you! #birdnerd #Arizona #research



Crowd size frequently rivals (or exceeds!) plenary attendance. It's a great way to promote your science and yourself!

This is a great opportunity for all early professionals to present to an enthusiastic audience. These talks are always extremely well-attended! #ornithology #AOS18AZ



Great work by @LafCol thesis student Melissa Homsher - congrats on the publication! link.springer.com/article/10.100…


Lower your expectations...


Today falls into the category of "a good day." And because tone doesn't always translate from text alone, I'm explicitly ecstatic (!!!!!) about being a tenured member of the @LafCol faculty. 😃

MWButler2's tweet image. Today falls into the category of "a good day."
And because tone doesn't always translate from text alone, I'm explicitly ecstatic (!!!!!) about being a tenured member of the @LafCol faculty. 😃

Nice #undergraduate work @LafCol, thanks in part to funding from @HHMINEWS. It's fun doing science with #shiny feathers!

From 2015: Feather corticosterone levels predict carotenoid-based, but not melanin-based, traits at adulthood americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.16… #OA #ornithology

AukJournal's tweet image. From 2015: Feather corticosterone levels predict carotenoid-based, but not melanin-based, traits at adulthood americanornithologypubs.org/doi/full/10.16… #OA #ornithology


Mike Butler reposted

If my graduate tuition waiver had been taxed I would not have been able to afford to get my degree. I would not have the job I have today and would not be doing any of the work I am now. RT if the same is true for you.


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