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bioRxiv Genetics @biorxiv-genetic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Genetic backgrounds and sex modulate indirect genetic effects of Epha4 in laboratory mice www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Evolutionary branching under slowly evolving constraints www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Applications are now open for the International Travel Stipends to attend the 2027 Evolution meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Funds cover registration, travel, meals, and lodging. Submit your application by November 1st! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci... @evolmtg.bsky.social

The San Juan coastline. Text: Evolution 2027, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 25-29. Society for the Study of Evolution International Travel Stipends, Deadline: November 1.

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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We've updated the Frequently Used GAL4 and Other Binary Drivers resource flybase.org/GAL4/freq_us... with 3 more GAL4 drivers (Scer\GAL4[Adh.PF], Scer\GAL4[c527], and Scer\GAL4[srp.D.cCa]) and added an image to Scer\GAL4[bap.3].

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Frequently Used GAL4 Drivers

FlyBase: a database for drosophila genetics and molecular biology

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Can mathematics explain how biological patterns are formed? Alan Turing thought so. Join me, @benswedlund.bsky.social , as we explore his reaction-diffusion theory and how it transformed our understanding of pattern formation and self-organisation.

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Charlotte Walker @charlottewalker.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

Someone sent me this meme about peer reviewer comments and it is 👌🏻 #PhDSky #AcademicSky

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📑 EvoDevo Papers @evodevo-papers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Mechanisms of Phenotypic Evolution from Molecules to Organisms: Integrating Evolutionary Biochemistry and Evolutionary Developmental Biology pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42751651 #EvoDevo

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Ian Dworkin @idworkin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thanks. I am familiar with some of his papers on quantitative evolutionary morphology, which is part of why I was interested.

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Ian Dworkin @idworkin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

You made it seem like something, even an Evolutionary Geneticist like myself, should read. I did some googling when I realized our Uni library did not have it. Total luck I found it. Wonderful of the authors to provide it.

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Russell Garwood @russellgarwood.co.uk · 15/09/2026

I followed the definition of Wellman & Strother (2015) for terrestrial taxa, so for these purposes terrestrial includes aquatic, freshwater species. If you don't like that decision - or want to check out sources etc., or modify estimates - all relevant data, code, etc.: 10.5281/zenodo.22766005

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Russell Garwood @russellgarwood.co.uk · 15/09/2026

I was inspired to put my big boy pants on and do this properly (having used a hand drawn version for a long time) for a talk on terrestrialisation at this years @thepalass.bsky.social meeting - #PalAss26. In that light, here is the same, but with scatterpies showing proportion of terrestrial taxa.

The same infographic as before, but with scatterpies showing that the majority of described species are terrestrial (live on land)

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Russell Garwood @russellgarwood.co.uk · 15/09/2026

Interested in how species diversity is split between major animal groups? Here is the infographic for you! 🧪⚒️🦀🦑 #evosky

An infographic showing the number of described and estimated species for major animal groups. There are more insects than anything else. Of the remaining groups, arachnids and nematodes are the most diverse.

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epithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Cao, J., Chiappori, A., Landiech, S., Clément, R., & Lenne, P.-F. (2026). A developmental biologist's guide to mechanics. Development, 153(16), dev205785. #EpithelialMechanicsReview doi.org/10.1242/dev....

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Snails show their true colours: rate of evolutionary divergence in the shell colour polymorphism of Cepaea nemoralis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Wayne Maddison @waynemaddison.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Tree of Life web project is back! A phylogenetic view of biodiversity way ahead of its time (ca. 1995!), conceived and led by David Maddison, collaborative & human-curated, widely used in teaching. Defunct technology had doomed it until Travis, Danny, and Andrew revived it. 🥳🎉 🧪 #evolbiol

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Greg Priest @gregpriest.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

OTD in 1854, Charles Darwin began sorting his notes in preparation for writing a treatise with the working title “Natural Selection.” He would never publish the book, instead publishing a short “abstract”—titled “On the Origin of Species”—in 1859. 🐋🌱 #HistSTM #evolbio 🧪

Manuscript title page of On the Origin of Species, in Charles Darwin’s hand.

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Replication-Enhanced Detection of Quantitative Traits Evolving Adaptively (REDQuanTEA): an improved statistical framework to detect locally adaptive traits www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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john-pool.bsky.social @john-pool.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Bet you didn't have "John Pool starts youtube channel" on your 2026 bingo card! Emphasis on native landscaping / sustainability, & evolution/genetics for a general audience. If you watch, please let it play through (else youtube thinks it's bad). Feel free to share! www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8...

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Life On Earth

In "Life On Earth", Professor John Pool delves into topics ranging from the natural world to life in general. He shares his iconic Wisconsin prairie style home, his native landscaping efforts, and hi...

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🪰 A new study in #GENETICS demonstrates how the Stellate meiotic drive system in #Drosophila is active in contemporary populations, revealing its evolutionary significance. 🔗 buff.ly/UqEQJrQ

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bioRxiv Genetics @biorxiv-genetic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Sexual dimorphism of autism-like phenotypes in microglial eIF4E overexpression mice www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Ian Dworkin @idworkin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thank you for sharing. I am sure there will be aspects I disagree or agree with with any set of policies. I want to make sure I have thought through as much of the concerns as possible as I am setting my own, making sure I have not missed a key issue.

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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#SMBE2027 Call for symposia proposals now open Proposal submission link 📨 event.fourwaves.com/smbe2027/sub... 🗓️ Key dates Deadline: Sept 20, 2026 Communication of results: Oct 21, 2026 Public announcement: Nov 2, 2026 Abstract selection: Feb 2-20, 2027 #society

SMBE 2027 - Call for Symposia is now open

Deadline: September 20, 2026

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Ian Dworkin @idworkin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Please share your "AI" policies, for classrooms, undergraduate researchers and graduate researchers in your lab with me to help me develop one for my lab. I have seen several of you share some really thoughtful documents over the past few months, but I forgot to save the posts. Thank you!

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Evolution Letters @evolletters.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Recombination helps evolution—but it can also cause mutations. New theory shows that even small increases in mutation near crossovers can oppose the evolution of higher recombination rates. By @sarperotto.bsky.social and Bret Payseur academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...

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Elevated mutation near crossovers inhibits the evolution of recombination

Abstract. Recombination diversifies offspring genomes and helps ensure chromosome segregation during meiosis. Mutation rates are elevated near crossovers d

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Alissa Armstrong @armstrongflylab.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Happy to share the lab’s latest preprint! Led by PhD student @isaiahwill.bsky.social, we hope that this thorough characterization of expression patterns for many #drosophila fat body driver lines will be a useful resource to the fruit fly community.

Panel from a composite figure showing 6 images of fat body patches taken using confocal fluorescence microscopy

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EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

🌟PASEDB community 🌟 We are inviting nominations for awards to recognize exceptional contributions and achievements to the PASEDB and broader EvoDevo community 📆Deadline: October 15, 2026 ✉️To make a nomination, please email Igor Schneider - igors@lsu.edu @ischneider.bsky.social

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Nutrition mediates extreme growth variation through deep changes in gene expression in the water strider Microvelia longipes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Every reviewer wants a shorter paper, containing three additional papers

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Esther Verheyen 🇨🇦 @estherverheyen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Meanwhile excellent scientists across Canada are shuttering up their labs and unable to pay trained staff because the CIHR budgets have not kept pace with inflation. I have nothing against the new recruits, I just wish that 🇨🇦 wanted to support all the folks aready here trying to advance knowledge.

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Ian Dworkin @idworkin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Henceforth: Lake Ontario = Lake Ontario Lake Superior = Lake Trudeau Lake Huron = Lake Carney Lake Erie = Lake Ford Lake Michigan = Lake Obama

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Fitness effects of new mutations are small and heavily confounded with non-genetic sources of variation in Escherichia coli www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Transposable elements drive phenotypic variation and shape the response to environmental changes in Drosophila melanogaster www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Join us 🌟 #EvoDevoMondays 🗓️September 21, 2026 Speakers 🐜 Angelly Vasquez Correa @angellyvasco.bsky.social 🐟 Amy L. Herbert Session chair Professor Robert D. Reed #PASEDB #EvoDevoMondays #EvoDevo @the-node.bsky.social @latinxdb.bsky.social @lasdb.bsky.social

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Charles Mullon @charlesmullon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

With @ewanflintham.bsky.social @thomaslesaffre.bsky.social and @sarperotto.bsky.social we've been thinking about what theory tells us about sexual antagonism (SA = when selection favours different trait values in females and males). Our review is here: tinyurl.com/ct5mk8mv

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Drew Anderson @andersonevolve.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

My PhD advisor, Adam Jones made G-matrices super intuitive to me. He's got some good papers that are easy to read. Also a software GUI for easy modeling. Might help how to intuit changes with having to get too under the hood. doi.org/10.1093/jher...

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The G-matrix Simulator Family: Software for Research and Teaching

Abstract. Genetic variation plays a fundamental role in all models of evolution. For phenotypes composed of multiple quantitative traits, genetic variation

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Ian Dworkin @idworkin.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

when I taught G matrices and how they influence the direction of response to selection, I used a few readings. September 8th class from last year. Both the McGuigan 2006 paper and the Hansen chapter (from the evolvability book from 2023) are excellent and complementary. github.com/DworkinLab/B...

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GitHub - DworkinLab/BIO715_TopicsEvolutionaryGenetics: Course Page for BIO715 (2025) taught by Brian Golding and Ian Dworkin (and maybe Ben Evans will join in for some fun)

Course Page for BIO715 (2025) taught by Brian Golding and Ian Dworkin (and maybe Ben Evans will join in for some fun) - DworkinLab/BIO715_TopicsEvolutionaryGenetics

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📑 EvoDevo Papers @evodevo-papers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Wing Shape and Color Pattern Modifications in Giant Silk Moths Using Sulfated Polysaccharides: Understanding Morphogenic Signals in Pupal Wings of Lepidoptera onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111… #EvoDevo

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Mentors can be a postdoctoral researcher, faculty member, or in an equivalent position. Use the link or QR code to sign up 2/n forms.gle/7PX4TKmaHQ2x...

Picture of an adult fly, a larva and pupa and schedule of the program

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