Reposted by Ellis WiersmaSuvi Ruuskanen @suviruuskanen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026#ExE2026 Ellis Wiersma showing no adaptive plasticity in Stay sheep breeding time. Another cool project from long term data 1152
Reposted by Ellis WiersmaSarah Jose (JoseSci) @sarahjose.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Excellent plenary on the evolutionary ecology of senescence in animals from Dan Nussey this morning at #ExE2026! If you liked that, you might enjoy his recent Essay on the evolutionary genetic and physiological theories of aging in @plosbiology.org: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002513 074
Reposted by Ellis WiersmaSoay Sheep Project @soaysheep.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Today at #bes2025 we have @elliswiersma.bsky.social talking about breeding phenology at 11:30, @mattjsilk.bsky.social presenting the benefits of sociality at 12:30 and @barnardlucy.bsky.social presenting a poster on epigenetic ageing (B17.16) 032
Reposted by Ellis WiersmaSoay Sheep Project @soaysheep.bsky.social · 19/08/2025📜🐏Sheepies at @eseb2025.bsky.social! Some of our PhD students are presenting their work in tonight’s poster session. Check them out here: @barnardlucy.bsky.social on epigenetics #8, @lizziedrake.bsky.social and sex specific senescence #10, and @elliswiersma.bsky.social with breeding phenology #350 042
Reposted by Ellis WiersmaSoay Sheep Project @soaysheep.bsky.social · 24/06/2025🔭🐑 Check it out! With the lambing team back on the mainland have a look at the stats for the arrival of the Echo Orange cohort of 2025! 062