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Benjamin Jarrett

@bjmjarrett.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology @ Bangor University | social evolution, adaptation, insects, plant-insect interactions, biocontrol, invasive species

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Jeremy Van Cleve @vancleve.theoretical.bio · 29/09/2026
My group is recruiting a Ph.D student for Fall 2027! We're a friendly group of mathematically-minded and computationally-inspired biologists studying topics including social evolution, host-pathogen interactions, genetics, and demography. See vancleve.theoretical.bio for more info!
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Van Cleve Research Group – theoretical evolution & ecology at the University of Kentucky
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Rob Knell @robknell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you’re a scientist then you *must* watch The Love Hypothesis on Amazon Prime: a fascinating documentary about what *really* goes on in our labs. This educational clip is likely to feature in stats lectures for years to come. 🧪
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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Are you a #NewPI in Ecology & Evolution? Would you like to meet with peers to chat about work, the future and life as a new PI? 🍪☕️ Then I have the form for you! 📋 Help us gauge interest in a new network/event by filling in this short survey: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/K4wUiuLuFn Please RT! 🙏
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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 08/09/2026
Congratulations to @matildabrindle.bsky.social & @stuwest.bsky.social who have won an Ig Nobel Prize for their research on the evolution of kissing! Their study involved defining what constitutes a kiss - not as easy a task as you might expect 👇 bit.ly/4gHcmL3 @ox.ac.uk
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Ig Nobel Prize for research on the evolution of kissing
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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I am currently searching for a postdoc to work on the evolution of adaptations, cold acclimation, and freezing tolerance in switchgrass. The position entails lab, growth facility, bioinformatics, and fieldwork. careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct field and laboratory experiments to understand the causes of genetic variation...
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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🚨 Final deadline today! Registration for #Ento26 closes at 17:00 (BST). This is your last opportunity to join the conference in Cardiff this September. Don’t miss out on the science, the people, and the experience. ⏳ Register before it’s too late! 🔽 buff.ly/RdVM7Rj
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Last Call!
Join us in Cardiff this September for Ento26
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Common Tern Project @commonternproject.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Question: do I know anyone near Nantes who would be willing to pick up a dead gull-billed tern and its logger? L49 has sadly been killed near a road. I’d be very grateful for a picture and the logger and would of course reimburse postage.
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Charles Mullon @charlesmullon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Looking for an Associate Prof position? Interested in behavioural ecology & cultural evolution? Come join us at the Dpt of Ecology and Evolution in Lausanne🇨🇭 @dee-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social! Great department & great place to live. Pls RP. Apply here: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...
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Benjamin Jarrett @bjmjarrett.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It’s always lovely to see a hummingbird hawk moth! At Bodnant Gardens a few weeks ago.
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Rhythms of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme @rhythmsoflife.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Big news to share today: www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2026-07...
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Bangor University awarded £5 million doctoral training grant from the Leverhulme Trust to investigate the rhythms of life
Bangor University has been awarded a £5 million grant from the Leverhulme Trust to establish the Rhythms of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme. Over the next three years the University will r...
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Alex Georgiev @alexvgeorgiev.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Some big news to share! @rhythmsoflife.bsky.social www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2026-07...
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Bangor University awarded £5 million doctoral training grant from the Leverhulme Trust to investigate the rhythms of life
Bangor University has been awarded a £5 million grant from the Leverhulme Trust to establish the Rhythms of Life Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme. Over the next three years the University will r...
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Behaviour, Ecology & Physiology at Bangor University @beps-bangor.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Very exciting news for Bangor!
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Darren J. Parker @darrenjparker.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Our new paper is out! Congrats to all involved. Dosage compensation and meiotic sex chromosome inactivation are maintained under relaxed selection | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Dosage compensation and meiotic sex chromosome inactivation are maintained under relaxed selection | PNAS
Dosage compensation and meiotic sex chromosome inactivation (MSCI) are key mechanisms regulating gene expression from the X chromosome in male-hete...
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Emília Santos @emiliapsantos.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🎨 job alert 🐠 Come join us! We have two positions open! These are part of our @erc.europa.eu funded project on the mechanisms underpinning convergence of colour patterns in cichlid fishes! Closing date: 16th August. Postdoc: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... Technician: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Callipterus Cichlid Collecting Shell
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Kris Crandell @kriscran.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Grab your coffees, it’s almost time!
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Poster promoting Count Binface, in the famous Obama style
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Amanda Pettersen @amandapettersen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
In case youre at #SEBconference I’m presenting a poster on Wednesday at 6pm (A17.33) for those who want to chat thermal physiology, mitochondria, and quantitative genetics 🐟🧬🌡️ @sebiology.bsky.social
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Heading North to lead this all-female Arctic expedition, researching the land to sea leakages and quantities of #microplastic #plasticpollution to better inform effective solutions @sosbangor.bsky.social Read more: www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2026-07...
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arielcamp.bsky.social @arielcamp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
David Labonte elegantly showing how math and physics tools can empower biomechanics to tackle big questions about animal diversity. #SEBConference @sebiology.bsky.social
Sketchnote of text and diagrams with red and yellow highlights showing musculoskeletal gearing concepts and how they’re applied to insect locomotion.
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Dieter Lukas @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026
I compiled a list of 350 #funding opportunities for #postdoctoral research #fellowships: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2M… I realized I should share this again after mentioning it to some folks at the #EFP2026
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sjsun.bsky.social @sjsun.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Glad to share our new paper! Previously, we knew burying beetles' phoretic mites aren't just hitchhikers. Now we ask: do beetles read mites as an environmental cue to adjust reproduction? We split broods into 3 groups—no mites, 24h mite exposure then removed, mites throughout.
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Symbionts unmask the latent trade-off between reproduction and survival
Biological sciences; Zoology; Evolutionary biology
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Xav Harrison @xavh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We are now recruiting for a 3 year NERC-funded postdoc to study the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in migratory birds. Based in the Wild Microbiome Lab @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall.
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Owen Osborne @owengosborne.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🚨Job alert!!🚨 I'm recruiting a 3-year postdoc on amphibian host–microbiome interactions at @bangoruniversity.bsky.social - funded by BBSRC. Deadline: 8 July 2026 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW850/p...
Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki). Photo credit: Brian Gratwicke
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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED! Did you miss your chance to submit your abstract for #Ento26? We're offering one more week for you to get it ready! This is your chance to: 🔬 Share your research 🧠 Get feedback from experts 🤝 Build new connections 🔽 buff.ly/yElBoM5 ⏳ Deadline: 17:00 (BST), Friday 19 June
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Deadline Extended!
Make sure your work is part of the programme and submit your abstract before this Friday!
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Benjamin Jarrett @bjmjarrett.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Submit your abstract for Ento26 and join us in Cardiff for lots of fascinating insect science! Deadline is tomorrow!
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Elva Robinson @elvarobinson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Really excited to start work on our ARIA-funded project using drones and machine learning to maximise the success of conservation translocations!
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Alice Trevail @alicetrevail.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Excited to get started on our ARIA funded project with @robinfreeman.bsky.social and @ruthedunn.bsky.social: Predictive Foundational AI for ecosystem resilience forecasting. We're hoping to advance predictive conservation ecology for UK seabirds 🐦📈
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Benjamin Jarrett @bjmjarrett.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I am very happy to share that I will be exploring herbivory and native insect adaptation to the invasive Rhododendron ponticum across North Wales with funding from an ARIA seed grant! @beps-bangor.bsky.social @meebangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social
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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🚨 Abstract submission for #Ento26 closes this Friday. There’s still time to take part - Talk or a poster, this is your chance to: 🔬 Share your research 🧠 Get feedback from experts 🤝 Build new connections Make sure your work is part of the programme 🔽 buff.ly/oMvnU2G ⏳ Deadline: 12 June
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Be part of the Ento26 programme!
Share your research with leading scientists at our flagship conference.
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Behaviour, Ecology & Physiology at Bangor University @beps-bangor.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Huge congrats to BEPs members Richard Holland and @wschneider.bsky.social on their recent paper on bat navigation in @science.org! 🦇 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @bangoruniversity.bsky.social
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Disruptive effects of brief radiofrequency noise exposure on migratory bat navigation
How anthropogenic electromagnetic noise can affect living systems is a poorly understood impact of an increasingly urbanized natural environment, especially when occurring in a sublethal manner. In th...
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Benjamin Jarrett @bjmjarrett.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The closing date for applications for this postdoc on the evolutionary ecology of insects associated with the invasive Rhododendron ponticum is THIS FRIDAY the 5th of June! Join us in wonderful Bangor!
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Kirsty MacLeod @kjmacleod.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The @bangorcosepgr.bsky.social conference is in full swing! With great representation from our research group. MRes student Keya did a great job presenting her research so far, with lots more to come! @beps-bangor.bsky.social @meebangor.bsky.social
Masters student Keya presenting a slide on her project predictions (that genetic admixture in an invasive lizard population will be linked to thermal performance traits) at the Bangor University college of science/engineering postgraduate conference
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Aaron Comeault @aaronc-research.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
👀 for postdoc? Come work with my colleague on an exciting project at the intersection of ecological genetics, invasion biology, and plant-insect interactions 🐛 🧬 ☘️ (not on clover, but plant emojis are limited)
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Arsenal FC @arsenalfc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The Arsenal. Your Premier League champions.
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Benjamin Jarrett @bjmjarrett.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I am hiring a postdoc for a project on herbivory of Rhododendron by insects in North Wales! Genomics expertise required, field experience preferred. Hoping to hire quickly! Bangor is awesome! Get in touch if you want any more details! jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....
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Job Details | Bangor University Jobs
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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🚨Job claxon🚨 4-year #Postdoc available in our lab in @camzoology.bsky.social developing molecular and anatomical approaches to mapping evolutionary changes in the brain, using #Heliconiini butterflies. Come join us, we are nice. 🧪 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
An immunostaining section through a Heliconius brain. Staining and imaging by Dr Max Farnworth.
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Behaviour, Ecology & Physiology at Bangor University @beps-bangor.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Some lovely talks from BEPs colleagues and others today to mark Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday! Reflections on his huge contributions to natural history scicomm with particular reference to primatology from @alexvgeorgiev.bsky.social and entomology from @bjmjarrett.bsky.social 🐵 🐞
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Alex Georgiev @alexvgeorgiev.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The UK is sizzling towards a big Friday next week. David Attenborough’s 100. Uni colleagues what are you doing to mark the day??
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Ben Hopkins @brhopkins92.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I’m looking to hire a postdoc. We’re interested in the evolution of organs and cell types, and evolutionary and developmental genetics more broadly. Please reach out if you’re interested and please pass on to any folks that you know who might be! 🪰🧬
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Christine W Miller @cwmiller.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Excited to share a new article written with fantastic co-authors Towards an Integrated Understanding of Animal Weapons www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Benjamin Jarrett @bjmjarrett.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
We have made it to Sun Moon Lake for the Species on the Move conference @sotm2026.bsky.social. Beautiful location!
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Benjamin Jarrett @bjmjarrett.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I’m visiting my friend and collaborator Dr Syuan-Jyun Sun at National Taiwan University in Taipei at the moment. He has built a wonderful supportive lab here and it is brilliant to see. Cool science already done and much more to come @beps-bangor.bsky.social @meebangor.bsky.social
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Kirsty MacLeod @kjmacleod.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Thrilled that the Women in Ecology & Evolution podcast is listed here! So many of the topics we've discussed are still so timely, so hope this generates some new listeners. I would love to revive this someday soon...
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Benjamin Jarrett @bjmjarrett.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
For the ornithological golfer... what Jason Day is wearing at the Masters next week.
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
📢 We're delighted to announce the launch of a new journal! 🎉 Approaches in Entomology will publish innovative & exciting advances to methods & techniques, including ethics and philosophies, across the breadth of entomology. 🔬 Learn more on this development here! ⬇️ buff.ly/tNTmujq #EntoMethods
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Eleanor Bath @eleanorbath.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We're advertising a PhD project on how social isolation influences aggression in flies. Based at Durham, co-supervised by @clarahowcroft.bsky.social . Despite what the ad says, this is also open to international applicants! Any questions, shoot me a msg! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Angry and Alone: How Social Experience Shapes Female Aggression in Flies at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Angry and Alone: How Social Experience Shapes Female Aggression in Flies at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Chris MacQuarrie @cmacquar.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Just because you can do something in cowplot doesn't mean you should....
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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
We're looking for a new colleague at Asssoc Prof level! Come join us in the Zoology Department at Stockholm University. A teaching profile in ecology, faunistics and/or physiology is beneficial. Find the full job advertisemnt here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Associate Professor in Zoology with focus on ecology and evolution
Department of Zoology  at Stockholm University includes ca. 80 employees counting researchers, PhD students, and administrative staff. Research and education at the department occurs in an internatio
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Kirsty MacLeod @kjmacleod.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Our new paper! Led by @miaryras.bsky.social with @wolfgangwuster.bsky.social and others 🦎
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Dom Cram @domcram.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
⚠️Please share: Deadline 2 Dec⚠️ Funded PhD in my group: 🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation? 🐾Find out by studying meerkats! This PhD combines: 🧪Epigenetic clocks ✨Bioinformatics 📊Ecological data 🌍African fieldwork 💡Big evolutionary questions ⏬APPLY⏬ www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
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