Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026New paper from the lab by @jwelklin.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comDrought to deluge: Differential impacts of snow on mountain chickadee reproduction across the Sierra Nevada mountainsWelklin et al. present a research framework that uses long-term data to validate participatory science observations as measurements of reproductive success. Applying this framework to a long-term stu.... 011
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovRoyal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 29/09/2026Mountain chickadees rely on spatial memory to forage in unpredictable environments and on song to defend their territories. Watch #ProcB author Sofia Haley talk about research that suggests overall song output may be an indicator of cognitive ability: cassyni.com/events/Mw4c4... #ecology 0107
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovPLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 23/09/2026Why do we not see evolutionary change in heritable, fitness-related traits in free-living populations? @erikpostma.bsky.social &co use the #evolution of clutch size in great tits to show the importance of gene flow in explaining contemporary evolutionary change and stasis 🧪 buff.ly/ngAKH6r 31712
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovDevi Satarkar @devisatarkar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We use the covariance reaction norm method (by @jsmartin.bsky.social) on 40 years of great tit data from Wytham Woods. The natal-to-adult body mass correlation in this population is high on average (r ≈ 0.7) but appears to vary with temperature, rainfall, and density, particularly during breeding. 193
Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.sciencenews.org/article/wild...sciencenews.orgWinter work shows it really pays to be a smart mountain chickadeeBy studying chickadee cognition in the wild, researchers learned smarter birds stay smart in old age, produce more young and have better gut bacteria. 091
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovLuke Remage-Healey @healeylab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Come be our colleague!!! TT position in Evolution careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista...careers.umass.eduAssistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Amherst, Massachusetts, United StatesTitle: Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biology Work Location: Amherst Schedule: Full Time Work A... 07284
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026NSF just announced its GRFP solicitation due in October - deadline varies by field: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... Now for the bad news... * NSF estimates they will issue 1,500 awards, down from 2,500+ last year. * NSF removed STEM Education and Learning Research as a Major Field.nsf.govNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) 6139169
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovCorrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 23/08/2026📣 📣 📣 UPDATE: The 2026-2027 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resource! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.comecoevojobs.net 2026-27 1134116
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovLars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB! Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1 I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions Spread the word! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...eeb.msu.eduPostdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior 178114
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovDieter Lukas @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026I 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 0138109
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovCornish Jackdaw Project @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social · 08/07/2026We wish we could have cited this paper by @sonjawild.bsky.social & @lucymaplin.bsky.social , which came out after our commentary was accepted. In great tits, as in human families, siblings are important role models for social learning. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...journals.plos.orgSiblings and nonparental adults provide alternative pathways to cultural inheritance in juvenile great titsIn species with extended parental care, parents are often the preferred sources of information, but what about species with limited periods of parental care? This study reveals that juvenile great tit... 0155
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovScience Magazine @science.org · 26/06/2026An egg shuffle reveals how innate drivers and early environments affect European songbird’s ranges. Learn more in Science: scim.ag/4v8LCY0scim.agInnate factors and ontogeny determine nonbreeding areas of migrant songbirdsMigratory birds connect ecosystems worldwide and often show connectivity between breeding and nonbreeding areas, meaning that individuals have nonbreeding (“wintering”) locations close to others from ... 0203
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovBeniamino Tuliozi @btuliozi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Lifetime fitness (lifetime reproductive success) and annual survival are heritable and genetically correlated in wild female baboons! Moreover, nearly all of the genetic variance in LRS can be attributable to survival to first reproduction. Out at Evolution now: academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...academic.oup.comLifetime fitness and annual survival are heritable and highly genetically correlated in a wild primate populationWe estimated the additive genetic variance (VA) and heritability of lifetime and time-limited fitness in a wild female baboon population in Kenya. We found 14018
Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 17/06/2026New paper - we show that in chickadees, males with better spatial cognition sire more extra-pair young and that when a female has an EPY, it is sired by a male with better spatial cognition compared to cognition of her social mate. elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...elifesciences.orgMale chickadees with better spatial cognition sire more extra-pair young 0154
Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 17/06/2026elifesciences.org/for-the-pres...elifesciences.orgFemale chickadees look for cognitive skills in male partnersThree-year study suggests wild female chickadees seek out additional males with better cognitive abilities than their nestmate, to produce offspring with better survival skills. 020
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovBen Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Excellent opportunity here: a 5 year senior research fellowship in Life Sciences (broadly defined) at All Souls College Oxford. Many opportunities to work with the diverse & inclusive community here in @biology.ox.ac.uk here in the brand new Life & Mind Buiilding www.asc.ox.ac.uk/post-doctora...asc.ox.ac.ukPost-Doctoral Research Fellowships | All Souls College 04665
Reposted by Vladimir Pravosudovgavin jones @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The Department of Biology at the University of Iowa is hiring an evolutionary ecologist at the assistant professor level for fall 2027. Come and be my colleague! jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...jobs.uiowa.eduFaculty Requisition Details - Jobs@UIOWA: Search and Apply for Jobs at The University of IowaJobs@UIOWA: The official place to search and apply for jobs at The University of Iowa. 04663
Reposted by Vladimir Pravosudovelizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...elizabethginexi.substack.comSummary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance RuleRussell Vought is going destroy American Science 1251397827
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovScience Magazine @science.org · 28/05/2026Researchers have identified superparamagnetic macrophages in the livers of rock pigeons to be crucial for magnetic sensing. The finding uncovers an unexpected role for immune cells in sensory perception and may fundamentally change our understanding of animal navigation. scim.ag/4nTQ3nq 12519196
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/05/2026BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdfpublic-inspection.federalregister.gov 44808528
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovScience Magazine @science.org · 27/05/2026A U.S. federal mandate to make scholarly papers free to read could triple the government’s bill for publishing fees to $937 million by 2030—an increase most research agencies aren’t prepared for, says a report released by Congress’s spending-watchdog agency. scim.ag/3Q3y29Fscience.orgU.S. agencies aren’t ready for the rising cost of making research papers free, report warnsScience agencies could soon face nearly $1 billion publishing bill, Congressional analysts find 13111
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovEmily H. DuVal @emilyhduval.bsky.social · 24/05/2026May 23, 2006 is the hatch date of the world's most famous lance-tailed manakin. PXVm has starred in Netflix's 'Dancing with the Birds', and been highlighted for years by the Cornell Lab Manakin Cam. How do you celebrate such a momentous day? By dancing! Here he is today, with his current beta GSGm: 05418
Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 20/05/2026New paper from the lab by Sofia Haley: chickadees with better spatial cognition sing more songs royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...royalsocietypublishing.orgMore smarts, more song: male chickadees with better spatial learning and memory abilities sing more throughout the dayAbstract. Cognitive abilities may allow flexible responses to variable environments, proving critical to individual survival in many species. When cognitiv 0106
Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 08/05/2026New preprint from the lab by @jwelklin.bsky.social : "Drought to deluge: Differential impacts of snow on mountain chickadee reproduction across the Sierra Nevada mountains" where we combine our long-term data with ebird data. Chickadees and snow - my favorite things! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.org 031
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 01/05/2026New opportunity for PhD fellowships at interface of ecology & evolution from the Simons Foundation. Application deadline June 30, 2026. My interpretation is that this applies to prospective PhD students & those accepted/not yet matriculated. Full details: www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...simonsfoundation.orgSimons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and EvolutionThe purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo... 01315
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovJørgen Søraker @jorgensoraker.bsky.social · 01/05/2026New paper out in Biological Reviews📝🚨 When trying to explain why female birds engage in extra-pair copulations/paternity, we mostly focus on the benefits. But what about the costs? Should we not consider the downsides of the behavior we try to understand? 🧵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe costs of extra‐pair behaviours in birdsExtra-pair behaviours – reproductive behaviours, including those related to copulation and paternity of offspring, amongst animals outside of a social pair bond – have long intrigued behavioural ecol... 12512
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovDavid López-Idiáquez @davididiaquez.bsky.social · 25/04/2026In our new paper, published yesterday, we use the long-term data set of Wytham Woods to show that great tits have maintained stable temperature at breeding despite the almost 2ºC increase in Spring temperature. w. E. Cole, C. Regan & @sheldonbirds.bsky.social Link -> www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 13918
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovEmily H. DuVal @emilyhduval.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The 2026 Lance-tailed Manakin webcam is live! Pro tip: click 'watch on you-tube' and scroll back in time to find the action, (today, see 8:23am). Or just enjoy the sounds of the tropical forest and see what's going on NOW in the world of the manakins. www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/lance-t...allaboutbirds.orgLance-tailed ManakinsWatch the Lance-tailed Manakin cam 1269
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovDan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Come and join our team! With an application deadline in 1 week, we're hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Ecology in the Department of Biology at University of Windsor: efhc.fa.ca2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social 0719
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovDan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 26/03/2026We're hiring an Assistant Professor of Ecology! Come and join me and a great group of colleagues at University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Our job ad: efhc.fa.ca2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... Message me if you have questions. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @uwindsor.bsky.social 387111
Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 12/03/2026New paper from the lab by @laurenwhitenack.bsky.social academic.oup.com/auk/advance-...academic.oup.comFecal metabarcoding reveals differences in nestling diet across years with extreme variation in climate and arthropod availability in a montane songbirdAbstract. Animal diets are shaped both by the availability of resources and preferences for certain food items over others. Environmental conditions can af 032
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovLars Chittka @larschittka.bsky.social · 03/03/2026A new documentary "Secrets of The Bees" will air on National Geographic on 31 March and land on Disney+ on 1 April and our bees are in it! See here for the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mej2...youtube.comSecrets of the Bees | Official Trailer | Narrated by Bertie Gregory | National GeographicYouTube video by National Geographic 0388
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovEdward Grey Institute @egioxford.bsky.social · 20/02/2026New research just out in J Evol Biol: led by @lbliard.bsky.social with @jsmartin.bsky.social @dzchilds.bsky.social @paniw.bsky.social & Arpat Ozgul using the very cool Covariance Reaction Norm approach to test environmental dependence of trade-offs in great tits academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-... 0107
Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Just a bit of snow during this and next week at our high elevation field site 010
Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 08/01/2026New paper from the lab by Ai Ana Richmond - stronger associations with the locations used in serial reversal learning improves performance. link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comClient Challenge 000
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovLynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Today the members of the Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior graduate program at Indiana University celebrated the upcoming retirement of Dr. Ellen Ketterson. Ellen was a bastion of civility and scientific excellence. The program would not be what it is without her presence over these past decades. 17312
Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Just some snow coming to our high elevation field site next week, just as we were preparing to test our chickadees. Now we have to take a short break before 'diving' into all that snow. 010
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovJohanna Mappes @jmappes.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Thrilled to announce a Postdoc opportunity in our group on the evolutionary genetics and ecology of colour. Wonderful system, great collaborators, and room to shape your own ideas. Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181... 07463
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovJournal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 09/12/2025🪹 In new research, Vatka et al. investigated how changing food abundance affects evolutionary potential of offsprings’ body size traits in two woodland passerines. 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/bXGpbPC 091
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovVladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 20/11/2025nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.comPostdoctoral Scholar, BiologyThe University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitt... 012
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovVladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 28/10/2025I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).chickadeecognition.comPOSITIONSdefault description 14078
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovJournal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · 30/11/2025NEW PAPER: how bird diets and gut microbiomes shape each other: synthesizing how diet drives microbiome shifts, how microbes may steer diet choices, and outlining key questions and methods for studying diet–microbiome links. ➡️ vist.ly/4gjuw #ornithology #birds 🪶 12611
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovNL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · 21/11/2025New publication: Phenological Plasticity and Its #Temperature-Related Drivers in Common #Songbirds Across Europe. #climatechange #phenology doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... 033
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovThe American Genetic Association @theaga.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Modular genetics drives behavioral diversity in this iconic species. Paper here: doi.org/10.1093/jher... Corresponding author: scholar.google.com/c... #JHered 001
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovEvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 12/11/2025The University of Miami seeks a Robert E. Maytag Chair of Ornithology, an Associate/Professor role for renowned avian researchers. Apply by Jan 10, 2026. More info: www.biology.as.miami.edu. #jobbiology.as.miami.eduDepartment of Biology | College of Arts and SciencesDepartment of Biology | College of Arts and Sciences 013
Reposted by Vladimir PravosudovAndreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · 05/11/2025I am recruting a #postdoc for a project investigating the evolution of avian heat tolerance in @erc.europa.eu project #HotLife. Fieldwork over broad latitudinal gradients, common-garden experiments, and more. Read more and apply👇 shorturl.at/WA1Qa Would appreciate a re-post! @evoldir.bsky.social 05179
