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Vicencio Oostra

@climate-adaptation.bsky.social
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We study evolutionary adaptation to climate. Genomics, developmental biology, ecology, biodiversity conservation. Tropics. Butterflies. Queen Mary University of London UKRI Future Leaders Fellow

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Calling all PA (esp. PGH!!) artists! The Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology & SaS are inviting 6 artists to join us for the annual SICB meeting Jan. 3-7 in Pittsburgh! We want to bridge a connection btw scientists & artists & have some of our science illustrated. Deets: bit.ly/sicb-art
A bright yellow, spiky as fuck assassin bug with the following words overlaid "Call for Artists! Learn about the latest animal research and create art inspired by the science at the SICB meeting in Pittsburgh PA. Apply at bit.ly/sicb-art Deadline to apply Nov 20 Project dates Jan 3-7, Stipend $1000
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Ursula Oggenfuss @oggenfussursula.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Are you interested in learning how genomes of weird fungi and protists evolve and are you looking for an exciting PhD opportunity? Jolien van Hooff and I are looking for an enthusiasic PhD candidate at Wageningen University: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p... #TEworldwide #Fungi #Protists #Genome
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PhD position in genome evolution and architecture in unicellular eukaryotes
Are you fascinated by how eukaryotic genomes evolve? Do you want to look beyond model organisms and point mutations to uncover the complexity of genome evolution?
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Aide Macias-Muñoz @aidemm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Please share! My lab is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar in evolutionary development. For more details feel free to email me.
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Ab vd Driest @abvddriest.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026
Fucking.... Maar vooral lekker laten meedoen in " verbroederend" songfestival. En NL af te vaardigen, NPO. Pittig " ich habe es nicht gewusst" gehalte, lijkt me.
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Jean Léon Maître @maitrejl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
📣Our department is hiring a new group leader!📣 Want to start your team in a vibrant scientific environment in the center of Paris? I was very lucky to do that 10 years ago, reach out if you have any question. Apply by December 18th: jpi-recruitment-curie-umr3215-u934.curie.fr
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Andres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 04/10/2026
10 days left to apply for an Assistant Professorship in Evolutionary Biology at Columbia.
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Mark Bitter @markcbitter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New Perspective w/ @petrovadmitri.bsky.social and Paul Schmidt! We ask what evolution-in-action studies tell us about an old question: what genetic variation matters for fitness, and what maintains it? ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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Common, consequential, and actively maintained: a neo-balance view of genetic variation
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 09/09/2026
We are hiring! Start at a #MaxPlanckInstitute with your own independent Max Planck Research Group. This position is equivalent to a W2 Professorship at a German university, or Associate Professor internationally. 🔗Apply until October 14th! www.mpg.de/career/max-p... #ScienceCareer #MPRG #TenureTrack
Call for independent Max Planck Research Groups
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monteirolab.bsky.social @monteirolab.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Looking for a PhD student to help uncover whether our arms and legs, and those of insects, share the same core gene-regulatory network. If interested, please contact antonia.monteiro@nus.edu.sg. Graduate Program application deadline is 15 Nov 2026 (www.dbs.nus.edu.sg/education/gr...)
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Joe Hanly @hanliconius.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@cellpress.bsky.social has just released an.... interesting new 'short review' on pre-implantation gene editing, in which author Cathy Tie argues for the ethical imperative of pushing for this technology. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... There are, to put it mildly, a few issues here. 1/
Medicine has a responsibility to develop interventions that safely reduce human suffering. Therapeutic germline gene editing should be judged by the scientific evidence supporting it, not by the history of the field. If rigorous clinical evaluation demonstrates that it is safe and effective, continued prohibition would itself require ethical justification.
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Pleuni Pennings @pleunipennings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am hiring a postdoc! Are you interested to work on population genetics/ drug resistance/ data? Want to work in Montpellier, France? Fastq files don't scare you? PhD required, start date hopefully Nov 1! (end date Sep 30 2028) Please share! abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/p...
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Postdoc position on drug resistance evolution in Montpellier, France
I have some exciting news (again!). I got money from the region (Occitanie) to hire a postdoc (and later an engineer / technician) to work on drug resistance evolution in malaria (P. faciparum) and…
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Megan Dennis @mydennis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are recruiting at the assistant professor level ~ Ideal candidates have expertise in genomics and/or biochemistry, applying emerging experimental, computational, AI-driven methods to answer mechanistic questions in human health. Please share! First review 10/30. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07832
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Assistant Professor- Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Please share! We're looking for an entomologist to join our dept.! I'm excited as it's broadly advertised to find someone who can build a stellar teaching program w/research on insect ecology. Deadline is tight (end of Oct.). Read more & apply at jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/235...
Flyer that says: 

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
AND PLANT PATHOLOGY

We're hiring!

The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology is seeking applications for a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Insect Ecology (60% teaching/40% research). The position will play a central role in the department’s undergraduate curriculum, including ENT 201: Insects and People, as well as additional undergraduate and graduate courses. The position also provides an opportunity to build a nationally recognized research program in insect ecology, secure external funding, and mentor undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead instruction for ENT 201: Insects and People and teach additional courses using effective, technology-enhanced approaches. Mentor undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs.

Establish a nationally recognized, externally funded research program in insect ecology (e.g., behavior, plant–insect interactions, community ecology, conservation, or global change biology). Publish in peer-reviewed journals and engage students in research.

Contribute to departmental, college, and university service, engage with scientific societies, review manuscripts and grant proposals, and participate in outreach.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Demonstrated teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

Expertise in one or more areas of insect ecology (e.g., IPM, invasive species, pollination biology, vector ecology, trophic interactions, global change, or molecular/community ecology).

Ph.D. in Entomology or a related field, with a proven publication and funding track record (as PI/Co-PI or lead author).

JOIN OUR TEAM!

For more information and to submit your application, please visit:
https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/234875
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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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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So very, very happy to see this out @plosbiology.org : Ancient inversion polymorphisms associate with sexually selected traits across natural guppy populations. Beautiful work by two very clever and talented coauthors, Yuying Lin and @vdbijl.bsky.social . journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... 1/
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Ancient inversion polymorphisms associate with sexually selected traits across natural guppy populations
Genomic inversions spanning many genes can persist for millions of years. This study of Trinidadian guppy populations reveals how both ecological conditions and mate choice help maintain this hidden l...
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caligo-lep-genomes.bsky.social @caligo-lep-genomes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ayudanos a difundir esta oportunidad!! 🐛🦋
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Vicencio Oostra @climate-adaptation.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Abrimos convocatoria: postula y secuencia el genoma de tu mariposa (o polilla) favorita. Con financiamiento, apoyo técnico y de análisis. Para equipos en Colombia, parte de Caligo - la nueva iniciativa de genomas de lepidópteros neotropicales. Fecha limite 30 Sep! fr4nzz.github.io/caligo/es/fu...
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George Matsumoto @handle.invalid · 12/09/2026
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 @mbarinews.bsky.social invites applications for in-person postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, marine geology, and ocean engineering. Deadline to apply is 5pm PT on December 2, 2026. www.mbari.org/about/career...
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Postdoc Fellowships • MBARI
Each year, MBARI invites applications for several in-person postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, marine geology, and ocean engineering. MBARI also...
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🍁 Alex Smith 🍁 @alexsmithants.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🧪🧵 🪰 🐜🪲🐞🦗🐛🦋🪳🦟 Thanks to all co-authors, in particular José A. Hernández Ugalde from CONAGEBio, & all associated with ACG & GDFCF – the hybrid association formed to aid with the development, protection, & sustainability of ACG. doi.org/10.1139/gen-... @gdfcf.bsky.social @rpuschen.bsky.social
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Sara Mitri @saramitri.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Open position in the Department of Ecology and Evolution here in Lausanne! Come be our colleague! Topic: behavioral ecology, cultural evolution, or evolutionary psychology
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Sina Majidian @sinamajidian.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This will be an amazing tutorial on Comparative Genomics, covering the foundations, key challenges, and practical tips from the Orthology Clinic! It’s part of ECCB, but you can also join the tutorial only on September 3rd! #GenevaLovesData
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Alex de Mendoza @alexdemendoza.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The #LondonEvoDevo goes to Cambridge! Kindly hosted by @emiliapsantos.bsky.social, mark on your calendars *October 2nd* at the Main Theatre in the Department of Zoology (Cambridge). Registration (£0.00): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... All welcome to present: #PI #PhD #PostDocs, submit abstracts!
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LondonEvoDevo meeting - October 2026
This event will take place on Friday October 2nd, 2026, at the Department of Zoology (Main Lecture Theatre), University of Cambridge, Downing Street CB2 3EJ, 12:30 - 18:30. There will be no posters, ...
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Chema Martin @chemamd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Come join us in the next London EvoDevo meeting! This time in Cambridge, hosted by @emiliapsantos.bsky.social Good science & friends! :)
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Laura Bertola @lauradbertola.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Extensive climate-induced range shifts in butterflies across the globe www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Extensive climate-induced range shifts in butterflies across the globe - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Insects are increasingly pressured by climate change. Here the authors compile global evidence of range shifts in butterflies and call for more co-ordinated efforts in documenting such trends across c...
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Our latest contribution on #regulatoryevolution in which we show that the shape of fitness functions and the distribution of mutational effect sizes jointly limit adaptation by regulatory mutations. Led by @simonaube.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The shape of fitness functions and the distribution of mutational effect sizes jointly limit adaptation by regulatory mutations - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Saturation mutagenesis of the FCY1 promoter in budding yeast shows that adaptation to 5-fluorocytosine is not accessible through single cis-regulatory mutations, despite large mutational effects on pr...
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Emma-Liina Marjakangas @emmamarjakangas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
📢 PhD opportunity at the University of Helsinki! Join the ANEW project to study ecological networks, seed dispersal and biodiversity conservation under global change. Apply by 31 Aug 2026. 🔗 jobs.helsinki.fi/job/31_8_202... #PhD #Ecology #Conservation #AcademicJobs
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Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation
Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation
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Sushant Potdar @sushantpotdar.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Excited to share my final (and my favorite) PhD chapter, where we analysed male Bicyclus anynana butterfly spermatophore proteins, and its compositional plasticity following information acquired during the males' past social interactions (via mate preference learning), and his cryptic preferences!
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★ govert schilling @govertschilling.nl · 29/07/2026
lees dit. @sheilas.bsky.social overtreft zichzelf. helaas, gaat het niks uithalen, vrees ik 😢
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Kate Nave @kathrynnave.eurosky.social · 29/07/2026
My postdoc is coming to an end, so I'm looking for work! Let me know if you, or anyone you know, wants to hire a philosopher of biology/cognition with a knack for cross-disciplinary work, a focus on autonomy + agency, and experience writing for the broader public (10+ yrs in sci/tech journalism).
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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
From collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museums The IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation iucn.org/news/202607/...
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From collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museums
The IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation: a formal acknowledgement that natural history museums,...
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We remind the SMBE community that applications for the second edition of the SMBE Fellows Program are ongoing. Apply before August 15. 🔗 smbe.org/smbe-fellows-program #society
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
From the abstract: “promoting a woman to Associate Professor increases female faculty by 1.5 members after 15 years, leads to six additional female PhD graduates over the following decade, and raises the number who subsequently remain in academia and reach tenured positions”
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/07/2026
Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests
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Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests
Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’ * UK politics live – latest updates A senior judge has accused the Home Office of relying on “AI hallucinated” information to refuse an asylum claim. The case relates to a Moroccan woman and her child who fled her country after experiencing forced underage marriage and extreme violence, including rape. The woman claimed asylum on the basis of fears that she would be killed by her husband: a powerful, previously convicted criminal. Continue reading...
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
My alma mater (College of the Atlantic) is hiring faculty in Field Ecology, Agroecology, and Chemistry. If you're looking for a very cool small liberal arts college on the coast of Maine with a strong environmental focus, check it out (happy to answer questions!): www.coa.edu/human-resour...
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Career Opportunities | College of the Atlantic
Career opportunities at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor Maine.
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Lee Henry @henrylabsymbio.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
⭐Postdoc position available⭐ How do symbionts evolve new beneficial functions? Join the Henry Lab to investigate how horizontal gene transfer drives host–microbe symbioses. 🦠 Apply below Enquiries: l.henry@qmul.ac.uk Please share! #Postdoc #EvolutionaryBiology #Symbiosis henry-lab.co.uk
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Evolution of Host–Microbe Symbioses - QMUL Jobs
ID: 10612. Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Evolution of Host–Microbe Symbioses. Application Deadline:
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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We just released a new open resource for studying evolution, ecology, colour, behaviour & biodiversity. OzButterflies 🦋 ✨ 4,000+ individuals 🌈 Visible + UV images 🧬 CO1 barcodes 📈 Spectral reflectance data 🏞️ 125 species doi.org/10.1093/data... @mherberstein.bsky.social @livuni-ives.bsky.social
examples of database images. (B) Disassembled RGB. (C) Disassembled UV. (D) Pinned dorsal RGB. (E) Pinned dorsal UV. (F) Pinned ventral RGB. (G) Pinned ventral UV.
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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Klawitter & @alexeidrummond.bsky.social introduce novel and efficient methods for estimating the credible level of individual tree topologies using tractable tree distributions, specifically conditional clade distribution (CCD). 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag141 #societyjournal #compbio
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Bayesian credible sets for phylogenetic tree topologies with applications to coverage analysis and cross-model comparison
Abstract. Credible intervals and credible sets, such as highest posterior density intervals, form an integral statistical tool in Bayesian phylogenetics, b
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Hot off the press @official-smbe.bsky.social MBE - a phylum-wide assessment to systematically evaluate, refine, and revise current understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of the #arthropod moulting genetic toolkit! academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
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Evolutionary dynamics of the arthropod moulting machinery
Abstract. Exoskeletons define arthropods, providing support for segmented bodies and appendages while protecting against environmental stress and predation
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Joanna Masel @joannamasel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Our paper on how better amino acid substitution matrices trained on cleaned alignments improve gene tree inference, and on best practice for cleaning MSAs more broadly, is now out academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-.... New options in both IQTree and Muscle5. @phylowheeler.bsky.social
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Improved gene tree inference from removing alignment errors both from focal genes and when training substitution models
Abstract. Multiple Sequence Alignment (MSA) is a key step in phylogenetic analysis and is prone to error. Unfortunately, algorithms that remove likely alig
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Vicky & The Sleight Lab @vs-marine.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Please share, I am hiring an evo devo postdoctoral research fellow! 📍: The Sleight Lab, University of Aberdeen, Scotland (5th oldest University in UK & English-speaking world) 📅: start after 1st December 2026 🐌: Evolution and Development (molluscs) ⌛: 3 year contract sleightlab.com/vacancies/
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Katie Abson @katieabson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Our paper is out! 📣 we find that molecular measures of genetic variation do not predict heritable genetic variation across species - important implications for the application of genomic data for conservation! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential | PNAS
The capacity to adapt is essential for a population to avoid extinction in a changing world and is recognized as a global conservation priority. Ad...
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Craig Primmer @fishcongen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Thanks to a couple of recent Ws on the funding front, we have 3 open postdoc positions in Helsinki, Finland in the field of salmonid fish ecological and evolutionary genomics. DL 7.8. More details in advert: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Basic details of the amazing post doc positions on offer with amazing image of a large Teno River salmon in background
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Vincent Debat @vincentdebat.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Repeated evolution of iridescence and hindwing tails is associated with morphometric flight proxies in skipper butterflies academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
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Repeated evolution of iridescence and hindwing tails is associated with morphometric flight proxies in skipper butterflies
Abstract. Phenotypic evolution is shaped by phylogenetic history, ecology and biomechanical constraints. Butterfly wings offer an ideal system to explore t
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/06/2026
There are no words that can describe the horror of seeing this happening in Ireland today.
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Yuqian Huang (Arina) @yuqian-huang-arina.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
🦋 Excited to share "How to be Rare – A Butterfly's Story", a comic inspired by my PhD research on colour pattern polymorphism in the Evening Brown butterfly 🧑‍🎨 A fantastic collaboration with illustrator Ellen McNamara and Professor @hudrewthis.bsky.social from Massachusetts College of Art and Design
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mara lawniczak @marakat.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
If you are interested in collecting specimens for chromosomal genomes and/or generating chromosomal reference genomes from specimens that were not cold-chain preserved, please read on and share this thread.
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Trends in Genetics @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"Phylogenomics beyond the “bag-of-genes” model" by Siavash Mirarab & colleagues "[T]he time is ripe for a paradigm shift in phylogenomics to account for genomic position in all analyses." FREE till July 16th at authors.elsevier.com/a/1nAUrcQbJI...
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Aylwyn Scally @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Postdoctoral job announcement: come to Cambridge and work on population genetic modelling with environmental and ancient DNA, jointly with @gamzeandgursoy.bsky.social and me. Details at www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/55580/ - applications by June 16th.
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Research Associate in Population Genetics Modelling and Environmental DNA (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Associate in Population Genetics Modelling and Environmental DNA (Fixed Term) in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge.
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