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Claire Tsui

@clairetsui.bsky.social
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Double degree Phd at RUG and UEA working on drivers of variation in aging in the Seychelles Warbler. Interested in phenology and quantitative genetics. Love all things birbs

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Martin Whiting @lizardlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New PhD opportunities in behavioural ecology at the University of Tasmania and Macquarie University working with Geoff While and Martin Whiting plus multiple international collaborators on lizard sociality and communication. Please spread the word! #phd
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Alexei Maklakov @alexeimaklakov.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Trade-offs Between Intergenerational and Transgenerational Effects: experimental data and demographic simulation model of multigenerational trade-offs in evolution: academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...
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Evolutionary trade-offs between intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects
Abstract. Intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects can shape evolutionary processes. Theoretically, however, intergenerational and transgene
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Claire Tsui @clairetsui.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I did a thing :D First chapter of my PhD out now! 🌱 (first paper ever 🥳) Traits are historically hypothesized to age synchronously, but it is no longer the case. We quantified asynchronous ageing in Seychelles warblers and reviewed potential reasons for why this may be.
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Barbara Tschirren @btschirren.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🌟🌟 Postdoc position in Disease Ecology & Nature-Based Solutions 🌟🌟 We are looking for a creative and highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join the UKRI @netpositivecentre.bsky.social and the @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall, UK. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/11... 🦠🌳🏙️🌍🗺️🐝 🦌🕷️
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Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow This UKRI funded full-time post is available from 01/1...
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Xav Harrison @xavh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We're especially interested in applicants with backgrounds in wild animal behavioural ecology and microbiome science. Plenty of opportunity to look at social and environmental transmission of both host-associated microbes and AMR. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/10...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow (1017) This UKRI- funded full-time post is availab...
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Ana Martinovici @anamartinovici.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I like my memes the way I like my science: open
Victoria and David Beckham meme, where Victoria stands for universities and David for researchers. Victoria says we care about open science. David says be honest. Victoria says we signed DORA and CoARA. David says and what do you evaluate us on? Victoria says number of papers, and David says thank you.
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Stu West @stuwest.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The University of Exeter have announced a programme of academic staff cuts, including all of www.exeter.ac.uk/research/gro... Sign the open letter of support at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @crab-exeter.bsky.social
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Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour (CRAB) | Research Groups | University of Exeter
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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
@crab-exeter.bsky.social are a fantastic group of researchers, and a real beacon of excellence for Exeter. What a huge and deeply sad act of self sabotage this would be. Please consider signing their open letter👇🏻
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🗣️"In many prestige-bottleneck fields, there is at least a language for luck. A sportsperson can lose “on the day” without denying that they belong at the top level" #AcademicSky #Rejection @taralync.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social
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Rejection in academia is structural not personal - LSE Impact
Unlike other high-profile professions, academia treats rejection as personal judgement, can it create ways of talking about rejection that are more realistic?
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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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Joel Pick @joelpick.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🚨 (Nearly) New Preprint! 🚨 with Yimen Araya-Ajoy, @eivimeycook.bsky.social, Hannah Froy, Sanjana Ravindran and Craig Walling This is a new venture into evolutionary demography and theory for me, so any feedback would be much appreciated!! Read on for more...
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Francisco Rodriguez-Sanchez @frodsan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
#StatsPubs No matter how many times you read it, this paper on hierarchical GAMs keeps giving. Clear model explanations together with R code (mgcv). So useful! doi.org/10.7717/peer... Thanks for writing @ericjpedersen.bsky.social, D. Miller, @gsimpson.bsky.social @noamross.net
In this paper, we discuss an extension to two popular approaches to modeling complex structures in ecological data: the generalized additive model (GAM) and the hierarchical model (HGLM). The hierarchical GAM (HGAM), allows modeling of nonlinear functional relationships between covariates and outcomes where the shape of the function itself varies between different grouping levels. We describe the theoretical connection between HGAMs, HGLMs, and GAMs, explain how to model different assumptions about the degree of intergroup variability in functional response, and show how HGAMs can be readily fitted using existing GAM software, the mgcv package in R. We also discuss computational and statistical issues with fitting these models, and demonstrate how to fit HGAMs on example data. All code and data used to generate this paper are available at: github.com/eric-pedersen/mixed-effect-gams.
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Dom Cram @domcram.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🚨Deadline 30/04! PhD opportunity: 🐾 Mapping the Manor: How are the lives of meerkats shaped by their sleeping & breeding burrows? 🐾 💡 Big ecological Qs 📡 Geophysics tech + data 🌍 Fieldwork with me, @geophysics-adam.bsky.social & @aldinafranco.bsky.social APPLY NOW: www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
A PhD advert collage of 1) a meerkat in the Kalahari desert, wearing a tracking collar while stood beside the entrance to its burrow, 2) a 3D scan of a subterranean burrow, 3) a map showing burrow locations and their usage patterns. The deadline is 30th April 2026 and it is open to UK, EU and international applicants.
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Denis REALE 🇨🇦 @denisreale.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
You are interested in evolutionary ecology and quantitative genetics. You enjoy fieldwork and birds. Join our laboratory and our international team. csee-scee.ca/job/fully-fu...
Pictures of blue tits, adults and nestlings, with some views of the field sites of the research project on Corsican blue tits.
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Susanne Foitzik @temnothorax.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Save the date and join us next March for the GEM Evolution Meeting😀
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Barbara Tschirren @btschirren.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
New paper out: Artificial selection for increased reproductive effort accelerates actuarial senescence and reduces lifespan in a precocial bird url: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... @uniexecec.bsky.social @erikpostma.bsky.social @joelpick.bsky.social y.social @oscarvedder.bsky.social
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Krish Sanghvi @krishsanghvi11.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Are current methods inaccurate in quantifying ageing & selective disappearance? We compare methods using simulations, analytical solutions, and empirical data, across life histories & methodologies (eg incomplete data). Surprising results & several recommendations. ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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A comparison of methods to assess selective disappearance and quantify ageing
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Erik Postma @erikpostma.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
With #eseb2025 coming to a close, it is time to start making plans for 2026. Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Come to our #ExE conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall. Leave your email address at tinyurl.com/EvolxEcol to join our mailing list!
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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Some excellent facts and fun relating to this wonderful bird. An iconic example of how science and conservation can work hand in hand! Delivered by those doing the work! @chuenlee.bsky.social @clairetsui.bsky.social Alessandro Pinto pintofscience.co.uk/event/the-fa...
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The fall and rise of the Seychelles Warbler
This night explores the incredible story of the Seychelles warbler, a bird saved from extinction, and research on inbreeding, the microbiome, and ageing. J…
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Valentin Amrhein @vamrhein.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Happy birthday, p = 0.05! I had a short introductory lecture in statistics for biologists this morning, and then it dawned on me that p = 0.05 is celebrating its hundredth birthday this year.
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E. Yağmur Erten @yagmurerten.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
A theoretical biology PhD position at the University of Leiden on the coevolution of aging and sociality with awesome @lottedevries.bsky.social please spread the word! www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...
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PhD Candidate in Theoretical Biology
The Institute of Environmental Sciences CML and Faculty of Science is looking for:[PhD Candidate in Theoretical Biology]Vacancy number: 15501 We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Ph...
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Ally Phillimore @allyphillimore.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Fieldwork opportunity: We're looking to hire a field assistant for the www.phenoweb.org project starting 1 April. Please repost. #phenology #fieldwork #birdringing
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Chuen @chuenlee.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Our new paper, using shotgun metagenomics on the gut microbiome, shows small but interesting longitudinal changes with age in a natural population. 🧵1/5 academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
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Metagenomic analyses of gut microbiome composition and function with age in a wild bird; little change, except increased transposase gene abundance
Abstract. Studies on wild animals, mostly undertaken using 16S metabarcoding, have yielded ambiguous evidence regarding changes in the gut microbiome (GM)
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Euan Angus Young @euantheyoung.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
1/11 New preprint out with @hannahdugdale.bsky.social, @lummaalab.bsky.social, and @erikpostma.bsky.social: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Why do we age? And can a “natural experiment” during the Great Finnish Famine with long-term data help provide some answers?
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Marianthi Tangili, PhD @mtangili.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
🚨 New preprint alert! More siblings, fiercer competition, extra food—but stunted growth! 🐦🍕📏 In zebra finches raised in large broods, increased energy spent on begging—not less food—causes reduced growth. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Begging costs rather than food received cause brood size effect on growth in zebra finches
Altricial species rely on parental provisioning for early-life sustenance, and a larger brood size leads to higher levels of competition between siblings for food provided by the parents. Early-life s...
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