Reposted by Benjamin FreemanAnita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Emory Biology department is hiring a tenure-track ecologist at any rank. Deadline is Nov 1, link below! As I've said many times before, I couldn't ask for a more supportive department. Our faculty colleagues, dept chair, and admin staff are truly awesome ❤️ apply.interfolio.com/191783 2115140
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanJoão Menezes @jocateme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Our new paper on bird vocal amplitude is out in @sse-evolution.bsky.social ! Across 123 species, we found two new contenders for world’s loudest bird: bare-throated bellbird and seriema Along with the white bellbird, both can reach jackhammer-level amplitudes! doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpag153 49949
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanDevi Satarkar @devisatarkar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Heavier great tit nestlings 🐥 usually end up as heavier adults 🐦. Is this always a strong correlation? Our new preprint shows that the strength of this 'silver-spoon' association shifts continuously with environmental context, and is stronger in harsh conditions! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 25021
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanAinsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026pls note the bats have been carefully depicted HANGING FROM THEIR LITTLE BRANCHES on this radial phylogeny (bats drawn by Fiona Reid, whose portfolio is here --> fionareid.ca) 2298109
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanThomas MacGillavry @thomasmacgillavry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026When a female doesn’t show up, a camera will have to do (yes, he also mounted it) 46512
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanAlexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Our new paper led by Leo Miranda in @science.org - Comparing #Amazon protection strategies reveals that avoiding deforestation is most cost-effective for carbon storage, while avoiding forest disturbance yields the highest benefits for #biodiversity 🌎🪶🌴🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgProtecting tropical forests is more cost-effective for biodiversity and climate than restorationHalting deforestation and promoting restoration are at the core of strategies to confront the biodiversity and climate crises in tropical forests. Avoiding forest disturbances is also critically important but has received far less attention, and there is ... 07837
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanThe Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶 05314
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanAlexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Our new paper led by @ollie333.bsky.social highlights poor performance of global bird classifier models (Perch and Birdnet) for Amazonian species identification, but shows they can be used as data-derived acoustic indices capturing species richness #Ornithology 🌎🧪🪶📊 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec... 12810
Benjamin Freeman @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026the relative longitudinal consistency is fascinating 051
Benjamin Freeman @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026#ZeugmaAlert the very rare three noun zeugma I love it 000
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanBen Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Such an impressive compilation of data from tracked birds across (most of) the global range and diversity of Whimbrel in this new collaborative paper in Ibis: look at the map - so many major transoceanic movements onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 28025
Benjamin Freeman @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“I was hoping they were going to make it here,” said Tereza Jezkova, an associate professor of biology at Miami University in Ohio. “Simply because I like armadillos.” superb quote www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...nytimes.comAn Armadillo Arrives in … Ohio?Traditionally found in warm climates, like the American Southwest, armadillos have been migrating farther and farther north, researchers say. 020
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanEd Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Briefly popping my head back in to unveil the cover of my upcoming book, LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale. It’ll be out on April 6 in the U.S. and April 29 in the U.K. and you can pre-order it right now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757705... 1/ 261612357
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanDr. Davey F. Wright ⛏️🦕🧬 @daveyfwright.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Did a brachiopod write this? 😅 17111
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanMartin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026No scientist is equally strong at ideas, experiments, statistics, figures, and writing. Identify what you do well, improve weaknesses that matter, and collaborate where others contribute complementary strengths.🧪🗺️ 0143
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanNathan Senner @drgodwit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Thrilled that the @newyorker.com highlights the cool science, but big conservation issues facing extreme migratory shorebirds in this week's issue! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... Teaser: Might shorebirds use 'torpor' while migrating? Teaser #2: Where did the title 'guts don't fly' come from?newyorker.comThe Incredible Journey of a Migratory ShorebirdGodwits make the longest non-stop migration in the bird world. That might be the least of the shorebirds’ marvels. Can they survive a changing planet? 1105
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanAdam Siepielski @adamsiepielski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Arkansas is hiring a TT Assistant Professor Position in Ecology. We have a wonderful group of colleagues. Join us! Apply here: tinyurl.com/yxk5marb 14032
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanPeter Santema @petersantema.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Moreover, we found that breeding site fidelity decreased strongly with latitude within the Arctic tundra, whereas there was no latitudinal pattern within other biomes. 5/n 192
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanPeter Santema @petersantema.bsky.social · 15/09/2026New #ornithology paper out in @ecography.bsky.social! The tendency of birds to return to the same breeding area in different years varies wildly among species. We show that breeding site fidelity is much lower in #shorebirds nesting in the #Arctic tundra than in those nesting in other habitats. 1/n 17230
Benjamin Freeman @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026cool job alert broad call that includes coastal bird populations + migrations I visited Dauphin Island Sea Lab last year and it's a sweet spot with good folks & located right on a bird migration hotspot www.disl.edu/about/employ...disl.eduFaculty Position, Marine SciencePosted: September 4, 2026 The Dauphin Island Sea Lab invites applications for an open-rank faculty position in Marine Science. We seek a faculty member to join and strengthen our growing community of ... 033
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanPeter Santema @petersantema.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Very chuffed that our dotterel study made the front cover of Proceedings B! 🎉 Thread below: 👇 24613
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanPeter Santema @petersantema.bsky.social · 02/09/2026New #ornithology paper out in @royalsocietypublishing.org! We show that female dotterels can move across large distances within a single breeding season in search of mating opportunities, visiting up to five different sites (median: 3) and travelling up to 1000 km between sites (median: 71 km). 1/n 314451
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanMartin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Very excited to see our new paper in @Nature! Conifers introduced to the Southern Hemisphere grew up to 4× faster than in their native ranges and were also more resistant and resilient to drought. I’m honored to have been part of this fantastic international team. 68429
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanMBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Precise giants: New research reveals how blue whales find food in a vast ocean 🐋 MBARI biological oceanographer John Ryan shares how a team of researchers used bio-logging tags and satellite data to learn how blue whales find dense swarms of krill. Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/precise...mbari.orgPrecise giants: New research reveals how blue whales find food in a vast ocean • MBARIMBARI biological oceanographer John Ryan shares how a team of researchers used bio-logging tags and satellite data to learn how blue whales find dense swarms of krill. 0289
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanDavid López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 01/09/2026New preprint out in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social with @devisatarkar.bsky.social and @sheldonbirds.bsky.social in which we analyse the effects of this summer's unprecedented and severe #heatwave on tit reproduction and mass. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.org 12915
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanHengxing Zou @hengxingzou.bsky.social · 27/08/2026You might have seen the paper @science.org last week on the solar panels decreasing bird biodiversity. Our reanalysis, led by the talented Yangkang Chen, found fundamental, retraction-worthy flaws in their results, especially from the citizen science data and their models… (1/6) 14524
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanDr. Marta Jarzyna @majarzyna.bsky.social · 27/08/2026It's always fun to peruse recent work published in Frontiers of Biogeography, @biogeography.bsky.social flagship journal. Check out this new database of crayfish species occurrence. And as always, consider publishing with us! 0115
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanEthan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 21/08/2026this strikes me as the worst place on the internet to have this conversation, but I'm dying to read smart perspectives on principled use and disclosure of AI / LLM chatbots for scientific programming 172
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanThe Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶 29225
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanPhil Manlick @pmanlick.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Predator-prey dynamics in action! Check the time stamps...moose followed closely by wolves, who come back with a prize a few hours later. 🐺 🫎 👀 #Alaska #KAMStudy 072
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanRob Denton @rddenton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026[JOB!] I'm hiring for a really exciting postdoc position. A combination of breeding experiments, conservation genomics, and student mentorship. Room/board at the @amnh.org Southwestern Research Station each summer, 40 months of support, new science building at BSU. Share broadly! ad: bit.ly/4hKaUIL 16079
Benjamin Freeman @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026another mangrove birds with a long ass beak! 030
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanJeremy Cohen @drjerbs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Doing a bioacoustics project somewhere in the eastern US? For a large-scale study exploring how bird communities react to disturbance across regions/habitats, we are looking for daytime recordings at consistent sites over 2+ years, during the same season(s) each year. Please get in touch! 016
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanGermán Orizaola @gorizaola.bsky.social · 19/08/2026It is from two years ago (I have just discovered it), but is a wonderful interview of Rosemary and Peter Grant by Jonathan Weiner for @nautil.us nautil.us/back-to-the-...nautil.usBack to the Galapagos - NautilusA visit with evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant. 082
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanMats Ittonen @matsittonen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026New paper! Insects commonly time dormancy based on daylength, and responses to daylength have evolved in range-expanding populations facing novel daylength calendars. But how crucial is this for expanding species tracking climate niches? Maybe less than you’d think. (1/6) doi.org/10.1098/rspb...doi.orgFitness effects of local seasonal adaptation depend on the timing of reproduction in a range-expanding butterflyAbstract. Local seasonal adaptation across latitudes is ubiquitous, but its fitness consequences are rarely estimated in the field. Using a common-garden f 175
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 19/08/2026I wrote about the most urgent danger now threatening the United States of Americatheringer.comWhy the Most Urgent Threat to America Is Actually a BeeThe giant, coordinated movement against them is not enough. Just ask these extremely credible experts. 34396142
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanGeorgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 19/08/2026#Congrats 🎉 Assistant Professor Saumya Jain received a grant from the Whitehall Foundation to support research examining how genes influence the brain’s wiring and how these neural connections shape behavior.sciences.gatech.eduJain Awarded Whitehall Foundation GrantAssistant Professor Saumya Jain received a grant to support research on how genes shape neural connectivity and behavior. 011
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanThe International Biogeography Society @biogeography.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Carlos Daniel Cadena will be August's Funk Biogeography Seminar speaker! Join us to hear about the origin and fate of megadiversity: how did today's biogeographical patterns originate? How and why has it changed over time? Learn more here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/au... 01611
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanEmilie Ellis @e-ellis1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026🦋 I’m recruiting a fully funded PhD student at the University of Helsinki: understanding how butterflies respond to climate change across Europe. Apply by 30 Sept: Full details: jobs.helsinki.fi/job-invite/5... Please share! #ecology #job #phdjobs.helsinki.fiDoctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Butterfly Ecology and Climate Change across EuropeDoctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Butterfly Ecology and Climate Change across Europe 07479
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanDaniel Karp @dskarp.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I am recruiting a PhD student next year! If you want to work on conservation in working landscapes, consider applying. If interested, please fill out this Google Form in lieu of an email inquiry (forms.gle/1pMESJ5ME8uK...). Check out our website to learn more about us: karp.ucdavis.edu 03435
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanChristopher Witt @msbbirds.bsky.social · 17/08/2026New Mexico rare birds never cease to amaze — South Polar Skua at 7000 feet elevation, eating trout 🤯 ebird.org/checklist/S3...ebird.org 4265
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanKevin Bennett @kevinfpbennett.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Now with issue number etc. And we got the cover! 1297
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanTrevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Baleen whales today display gigantism compared to the fossil record: seven species are bigger than anything in the past AND none are shorter than 6 m (which were very common in the past). Me: killer whales appeared 2.5-3.5 mya... Figure (Slater et al.): royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... 1145
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanJonas Lembrechts @jlembrechts.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Mountain tops are big, rocky canaries in the coalmine. And these canaries are showing clear signs of warming! Our new paper, just out in NEE, shows widespread thermophilisation across Europe's summits, yet with little link with local climate. Why? I explain here --> the3dlab.org/2026/08/14/b...the3dlab.orgBig, rocky canaries in the coalmineMountain tops are big, rocky canaries in the coalmine that is our planet. Up there, above the last trees, change happens in real time and out in the open: plants, rock and climate, negotiating dire… 062
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanSteve Ormerod @steveormerod.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Conserving the world's specialist riverine birds: our new review on the global threats and conservation options for this group. Led by #AnkitaSinha and @nilanjan.bsky.social - who took these stunning photographs. Free to air at: wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 0388
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanJeremy Cohen @drjerbs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026🚨🚨🚨 NOW OUT at @globalchangebio.bsky.social! "Continental‐Scale Biodiversity Predictions Are Influenced by Climatic Variability and Extreme Weather" – collab with @diegoellissoto.bsky.social and others from Yale BGC! 🧪🌐🪶 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 27516
Reposted by Benjamin FreemanCarli Roush @phagephan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Thrilled to share my first paper out of grad school. We sequenced dental wastewater (yes, the stuff collected during teeth cleaning) and found previously unknown bacteriophages harbored in the human mouth. #phagesky #microsky 🧵 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...journals.asm.orgDental wastewater reveals a hidden reservoir of oral bacteriophage diversity | Microbiology SpectrumThe human oral cavity contains a diverse microbial community, but the bacteriophages (phages) that infect many oral bacteria remain poorly characterized. This gap limits our understanding of how phage... 25718