Reposted by Felix JavierSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20hCalling 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 611871
Reposted by Felix Javiertannermierow.bsky.social @tannermierow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you are looking for a PhD and interested in invertebrate neurobiology, sensory ecology, or shrimp that use shock waves as weapons, the lab I’m in has a funded PhD student position! Awesome lab with a great PI! Feel free to DM me with questions, please share widely! www.kingston-lab.comkingston-lab.comKINGSTON LABIn the Kingston lab, we use integrative and comparative approaches to address fundamental questions on the neurobiology and sensory physiology that guides invertebrate behavior. We employ marine... 0106
Reposted by Felix JavierNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 06/10/2026🪶 Made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation, NHM's Ornithology Department recently installed new cabinets to house and better care for the collections for decades to come. Dr. Allison Shultz (Associate Curator, Ornithology) shares more about the exciting upgrade! 1475
Reposted by Felix JavierSociety for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Apply by November 1 to receive funding to travel internationally to attend the 2027 Evolution meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Funds cover registration, travel, meals, and lodging. Learn more: www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci... 087
Reposted by Felix JavierKrista Koeller @kristalerista.bsky.social · 06/10/2026When I was forced out of my lab, I was able to continue researching because of Morphosource. I would not be a scientist right now if it wasnt for this incredible resource. 210041
Felix Javier @felixjavier.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Does anybody know of any Carnivore/Large Mammal Labs working on Ecology/Movement/Behavior/Management recruiting a PhD Student for this upcoming Fall? I have a good friend who is wrapping up her MS and looking for PhD opportunities 004
Reposted by Felix JavierBob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Monash University is offering a fully-funded PhD scholarship to an outstanding student in animal behaviour/evolutionary ecology. Choose from eight project areas. For information about what project I'm offering, please DM me or see application form: forms.gle/ia9t4KPD3FKT.... Deadline: 15 Nov. 05977
Felix Javier @felixjavier.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I am also happy to share my spreadsheet with you all as well! 000
Felix Javier @felixjavier.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Im trying to put together a list of summer undergraduate research programs in Biological Sciences to share with my intro to biology students! If you know of any programs planning to run this summer please share them below! Any field in Biological Sciences would be a great addition! 223
Reposted by Felix JavierCtenophores Rock! @ctenophoresrock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026October 4th (10/04 or "Ten-O-Four") is #CtenophoreDay for those that use the MM-DD format 🪼 Celebrate the occasion by sharing your favorite comb jelly photos and videos throughout the day! And don't forget to add the hashtag #CtenophoreDay to your posts 😊 #ctenophore #combjelly #scicomm #marinelife 1345
Reposted by Felix JavierBrant Faircloth @brantfaircloth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Are you a vertebrate paleobiologist and also interested in a curatorial position ?Come work with us @lsu.bsky.social! lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo...lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant ProfessorAll Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre... 044
Reposted by Felix JavierJolyon Troscianko @jtroscianko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🦋 Butterfly wing patterns create motion illusions that protect them from predators! Our new study (8 years in the making) is out in Nature today doi.org/10.1038/s415... @grahancock.bsky.social @esbriolat.bsky.social @scienceanna.bsky.social @lauraakelley.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social 12261129
Felix Javier @felixjavier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Great department to work in (I also may be biased) 010
Reposted by Felix JavierKarolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026UConn EEB is hiring a tropical horticulturalist for our greenhouses! It's an awesome collection of both research+teaching/public display, and you get to work with pretty amazing folks (I may be biased). Job listing: jobs.hr.uconn.edu/en-us/job/49... Closes 10/14! 🌴🌿🌵🌺jobs.hr.uconn.eduUConn Careers | UConn Careers | University of Connecticut 32445
Reposted by Felix JavierDavid Díez del Molino 🇪🇸🇸🇪🏳️🌈 @indianadiez.bsky.social · 24/09/2026New research in @molecularecolup.bsky.social! Museum collections help us understand the genomic consequences of the insect biodiversity crisis 🐝🧬🏛️ We analyzed specimens spanning 150 years to track genomic diversity in the common carder bee in Sweden. OA onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 1198
Reposted by Felix JavierSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If you want a full rundown of the Academy of Natural sciences situation, this video does a really good job of covering it. youtu.be/nxyfBfCrbDw?...youtu.beThe Plan To Destroy Americas Oldest Natural History MuseumYouTube video by Miniminuteman 3243145
Felix Javier @felixjavier.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Honestly, I think this is great for bringing attention to biodiversity and conservation, especially when it helps put poorly known organisms out there to the public. It’s a genuinely good way to connect people with the science. 000
Reposted by Felix JavierLeocadio Blanco-Bercial @blancobercial.bsky.social · 10/08/2026What can the color of plankton tell us? At #ASLO2027 in San Juan, we’re convening SS10: The Color of Plankton 🌊 We welcome studies on color, transparency, fluorescence, & other optical traits, from ecology and evolution to biogeochemistry, imaging and remote sensing. www.aslo.org/san-juan-2027/ 1169
Reposted by Felix JavierChris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I’ve seen it >100 times, but I’ve never been about to capture it until now. Presumably, it is spawning (but I can’t be positive). But what is the green cloud, and what is the smaller blue squiggly??? #blackwater, #blackwaterdiving #polychaete 819960
Reposted by Felix JavierMilton Tan @mtanichthys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Newly accepted work I contributed to: Challenges for reproducibility in species delimitation academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...academic.oup.comChallenges for reproducibility in species delimitationAbstract. Species richness is a foundational metric for comparing biodiversity among clades and regions in ecology, evolution, and conservation. As the bio 12614
Reposted by Felix JavierPalaeoverse @palaeoverse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨 🗓️24th September 2026, 15:00 UTC🗓️ Next Thursday, Emilia Jarochowska from Utrecht University will talk about “CarboKitten.jl – stratigraphic forward modeling of marine carbonate rocks and its applications in paleobiology”. Sign up here: palaeoverse.org/training/lec... 0117
Reposted by Felix JavierjobRxiv @jobrxiv.org · 15/09/2026The Life Sciences Departments in Harvard FAS seek to recruit a tenure-track professor whose research is at the interface of AI and life sciences. Tenure-Track Professor in Life Science and AI Harvard University See the full job description on jobRxiv: jobrxiv.org/job/harvard-university-…jobrxiv.orgTenure-Track Professor in Life Science and AIThe Life Sciences Departments in Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences seek to recruit a tenure-track professor whose research is at the interface of AI and life sciences, from methodological developments to AI-enabled discovery. The successful candidate will be appointed in one of the participating 046
Reposted by Felix JavierGerry Carter @gerrycarter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Please help us spread the word: Princeton University’s Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is hiring an Assistant Professor! I ❤️ this collegial and collaborative department full of inspiring people: eeb.princeton.edu/people Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/193474 14351
Reposted by Felix JavierSociety for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Applications are now open for the International Travel Stipends to attend #Evol2027! Funds cover registration, travel, meals, and lodging. The application deadline is earlier this year: November 1st! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci... @evolmtg.bsky.social 03020
Reposted by Felix JavierGeorge Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 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...mbari.orgPostdoc Fellowships • MBARIEach 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... 04040
Reposted by Felix JavierKevin Sievers @diplotomodon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Here's the big one: what's going to happen to the Academy's collections? Excellent and thorough reporting from the Inquirer (gift link) www.inquirer.com/arts/academy...inquirer.comThe Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing, but all eyes are on its specimens — all 19 million of them"Profound concern" over the fate of the Academy and its internationally significant collection. 13224
Reposted by Felix JavierJonathan Huie, PhD @jmhuie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I heard you like clingfishes! Check out our new preprint on the evolution and ecomorphology of their adhesive discs and skull! doi.org/10.64898/202... 34015
Felix Javier @felixjavier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This looks like a great paper! Might bring it up for discussion on Systematic seminar! 001
Reposted by Felix JavierDan MacGuigan @dmacguig.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New paper in Systematic Biology! We show how micro-synteny can help resolve a tricky fish #phylogenetic problem where traditional sequence-based analyses fall short. Genomes archive evolutionary history in more than just their basepairs. doi.org/10.1093/sysb... #fish #genomics #evolution 35026
Felix Javier @felixjavier.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Happy birthday to my grad school support buddy! 010
Reposted by Felix JavierCientífico Latino @cientificolatino.com · 01/09/2026We are proud to announce the 2nd year co-hosting the NYC Pathways to the PhD Conference with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Graduate Education and St. Francis College! Register here: www.cientificolatino.com/phd-conference 164
Reposted by Felix JavierCientífico Latino @cientificolatino.com · 31/08/2026We are announcing the official launch of Científico Latino's NYC Workshop Series where our goal is to get NYC college students ready for the PhD! Our first public session will be at the American Museum of Natural History, in partnership with the NYC Science Research Mentoring Consortium. 154
Reposted by Felix JavierMegan Barkdull @meganbarkdull.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The Natural History Museum of LA is hiring a Curator of Marine Invertebrates! Come join an amazing team and contribute to stewarding the largest marine invert collection in the Western US. 🐙🪼🦐 workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau... 16348
Reposted by Felix JavierLuke 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 Felix JavierJournal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Does habitat use drive morphological variation in snakes? Our new study of over 400 species shows how distinct environments shape head and body traits, revealing a complex balance between adaptation and specialisation 🐍 Hudry & Herrel 2026 #Ecomorphology #SnakeEvolution doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...doi.orgFrom head to tail: Does habitat use drive morphological variation in snakes?Abstract. Convergence, defined as lineages evolving to be more similar to one another than their ancestors due to selective pressures is a hallmark of adap 0157
Reposted by Felix JavierFredrik Jutfelt 🐠 @jutfelt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Come join us, PhD and postdoc positions! Please spread! Supervisor @patricepottier.bsky.social (patricepottierlab.com), me as co-supervisor. Impacts of climate change on different life-stages in fish.🐟🧪 PhD web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... Postdoc web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... 06771
Reposted by Felix JavierCorentin Jouault @cocomacro.bsky.social · 22/08/2026~35 Myr ago, a female pseudoscorpion grabbed a fly's hind leg and got caught in resin, with a brood sac of 12 eggs still attached. µCT let us count every one. 🦂 ✍️ Earliest fossil evidence of parental care and phoresy together, in iScience (open access): doi.org/10.1016/j.is... 36823
Reposted by Felix JavierBrandon Moore, PhD @rando.insalubrio.us · 22/08/2026Ants were thought to eat this parasitic plant's fruit, but cameras revealed hermit crabs as the culprits! Each crab carried off 86 fruits on average, helping spread the seeds. Its ripe scent attracts crabs and the cockroaches that pollinate it! 🧪 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 213534
Reposted by Felix JavierDr. Stepfanie Aguillón 😷 @s-m-aguillon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Interested in joining a growing lab in LA? We’re hiring a postdoc!! Please spread the word to folks in your network and feel free to get in touch with any questions recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11142 182100
Reposted by Felix JavierDiana Fisher @dianafisher1080.bsky.social · 20/08/2026IUCN statement of support for natural history museums. We need them iucn.org/news/202607/...iucn.orgFrom collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museumsThe 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,... 03216
Reposted by Felix JavierDarrin T. Schultz @dts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Our new paper in Science Advances asks how animals' genomes have changed since their origin from a common ancestor over 600 million years ago, and what patterns in their DNA have arisen in the churn of speciation and extinction. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 315055
Reposted by Felix JavierJessica R. Glass, PhD @jessicaglass.bsky.social · 17/08/20261 month until we review the next round of applications for the EMERGE Alaska program at the UAF College of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences! Students who got an Honorable Mention on the NSF GRFP are eligible to apply. We're recruiting 8 PhD students for 2027! Deadline is 9/15. www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...uaf.eduEMERGE Alaska | College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences 178