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Isabelle Ng

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PhD, James Cook University Studying the evolutionary ecology of coral reef fishes She/her

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Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The Cornell Lab invites applications for Edward W. Rose Postdoctoral Fellowships. These competitive awards support innovative, independent research by early-career scholars of exceptional promise. Two to four awards are made in each cycle. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32334
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Cornell University, Lab of Ornithology
Job #AJO32334, WDR-00059934 Rose Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
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Mark Hibbins, Great Lakes Swashbuckler @rejectresubmit.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work on an NSF-funded project developing new models of trait evolution for phylogenetic comparative methods! Info about the lab here: mhibbins.github.io Applications to our grad program are due December 1. Please share!
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Hibbins Lab
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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Potential Post-Docs. OJO! UT's Stengl-Wyer Scholars Program is accepting applications for 2027. You can work with any UT faculty and define your own project! Great opportunity and community. Be in touch if you have ideas that might match interests in my lab! biodiversity.utexas.edu/about-center...
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Stengl-Wyer Scholars Program
Stengl-Wyer Postdoctoral Scholars Program in Biodiversity at the University of Texas at Austin
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Barbara Tschirren @btschirren.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🌟🌟 Postdoc position in Disease Ecology & Nature-Based Solutions 🌟🌟 We are looking for a creative and highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join the UKRI @netpositivecentre.bsky.social and the @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall, UK. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/11... 🦠🌳🏙️🌍🗺️🐝 🦌🕷️
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Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow This UKRI funded full-time post is available from 01/1...
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Dr. Stepfanie Aguillón 😷 @s-m-aguillon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Interested 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
Colorful advertisement for the position that reads:

We’re seeking a new Postdoctoral Scholar to lead the analysis and publication of whole-genome sequencing datasets from the northern flicker hybrid zone.

This is a two-year appointment based in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. Start date is flexible and can begin as early as October 2026.

Basic Qualifications:
• PhD in evolutionary biology, ecology, genomics, or a related field by appointment start date
• Demonstrated ability to work with sequencing datasets
• Strong writing skills with a record of peer-reviewed publications
• Ability to lead independent projects and work collaboratively
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Fabio Cortesi @drfishvis.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
New dispatch about the cool recent work by Ben-Ezra et al on the effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on reef fish @currentbiology.bsky.social ALAN makes for hungry, grumpy and sleep-deprived chromis, neg impacting brain health. 🙏 🐠 ✍️ #abbyshaughnessy Free link here sl1nk.com/iwnp80s
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NOAA Fisheries @fisheries.noaa.gov · 23/07/2026
We are hiring four Fish Biologists with multiple duty station location options. Applications are due by July 29, 2026. For upcoming positions and tips for how to apply on USAJobs visit: fisheries.noaa.gov/careers-more... #WorkAtNOAAFisheries; #Careers; #NOAA
 A square card with a faded photo of a fish as the background. Text overlaid on the photo reads “Work at NOAA Fisheries. Fish Biologist; Salary: $74,678 - $197,200; Four positions open; Apply by July 29, 2026 via USAJobs”
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Jonathan Huie, PhD @jmhuie.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
New fish paper! We found that Clinocottus globicpes eats anemones (weird!) using a novel wrestling behavior + strong jaws that likely started as adaptations for tearing algae. It also has thick skin that protects it from stinging cells. @jzoology.bsky.social 🐟🧪 DM for PDF. doi.org/10.1111/jzo....
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Quentin Bacquelé @quentinbacquele.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
1/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found:
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 28/06/2026
👀 Our collections keep growing day by day! Dr. Bill Ludt, Assistant Curator of Ichthyology, shares some of the latest additions to the Museum's fish collection.
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Aintzane Santaquiteria @asantaquiteria.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Happy to share our new paper in Nat. Comm. on the evolution of planktivory in surgeonfishes and relatives 🐠🧬 Combining fossils and genomics, we find multiple independent origins of planktivory, plus convergent positive selection in key genes linked to planktivory. 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Led by the incomparable Sanaa El-Sayed, a study out today in Science Advances throws open an important new window on marine fish diversity during the critical few million years following the K-Pg mass extinction. Below: artistic vision of the new fauna by Ian Baylatry.
Illustration of many fishes swimming in sunlit blue water.
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Damien Farine @damienfarine.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Interested in collaborating with our lab? Why not visit? Visitors have published chapters, got new ideas and made new collaborations. At @scienceanu.bsky.social we have much to offer, including joining for cool field work and seeing great wildlife. Details here: sites.google.com/site/drfarin...
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Home - Visit the lab
We welcome visiting PhD students and postdocs in the lab Since 2016, I have hosted dozens of visiting students. Together, we have completed many chapters and published many papers. These visits have ...
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Australian Society for Fish Biology @austsocfishbiol.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Check out this postgraduate opportunity (Masters or PhD) at Edith Cowan University. 🎣 Fisheries genomics of nearshore, estuarine and/or freshwater species 🗓️ 3yrs 💰 $41,000 /yr 👀 www.ecu.edu.au/scholarships... 🚨Deadline: Monday 15 June
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Australian Society for Fish Biology @austsocfishbiol.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
📑 #NewStudy by Gahan et al. detect a change in the diet of a reef fish as it grows, with a taste for more gelatinous zooplankton later in life. 👀 doi.org/10.1007/s003...
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Mike Stuart @miikeessttuuart.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Please share!! I'm hiring the first two (of four) postdocs for my ERC project on AI and science!!
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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Paleontology Collection Manager position at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln employment.unl.edu/postings/100...
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Paleontology Collection Manager
Principal responsibilities are organization, management, preservation, conservation, and supervision of use of paleontological specimens in the collections of the UNSM Paleontology Department, includi...
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William B. Ludt, PhD @planet-of-fishes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
New publication out today on the systematics of cleaner wrasses! Led by the talented @kaithefishguy.bsky.social
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Dr. Sean Buckley @congensean.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
🧬 Looking for a fin-tastic Masters or PhD project? 🐟 I'm currently looking for a #Masters or #PhD student to work on fisheries #genomics here in Perth! Multiple spp. to choose from, direct industry partnership & a fully-funded scholarship: check out the flyer for more info! #PopGen #ConsGen 🧪
A flyer describing the project, with QR link to scholarships website. Text reads: This fully-funded and exciting project will apply modern genomic tools to investigate population connectivity, local adaptation and evolutionary histories in populations of key nearshore, estuarine or freshwater species. The focal taxa may include fish and invertebrate aquatic species selected on the basis of fisheries or conservation importance, such as:
Nearshore; whiting, mulloway.
Estuarine; black bream.
Freshwater species; smooth and hairy marron.
The ideal candidate will have experience with molecular wet lab skills (e.g., DNA extraction), data management, and programming languages and coding (not essential). Applicants must meet entry requirements for a Masters or PhD program at Edith Cowan University. To apply for the project, please send your academic CV, a one-page research proposal and a short (<2 page) document addressing the selection criteria to Dr. Buckley.
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Michalis Mihalitsis @mikemihalitsis.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
New paper out with @cichlidnick.bsky.social and Peter C. Wainwright. We show that different habitats impact fish diversification. Habitats with a complex benthos show increased diversification rates across ray-finned fishes. www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
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Helen Yan @helenyan.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
While jellies are quite scary during stinger season, fishes that feed on these planktonic jellies contribute a whopping ~25% to the productivity of coral reef fishes 🪼🐟 Check out our new OA paper in @natecoevo.nature.com, led by PhD student James Gahan, here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌐 🦑🧪
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a cartoon fish is swimming in the ocean with its eyes closed .
Alt: Scene from Finding Nemo, Dory the blue tang touches a jelly fish which stings her, causing her to retreat
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Helen Yan @helenyan.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
🚨 New(ish) PhD paper out in @natcomms.nature.com with @hannahvwatkins.bsky.social, Ale Siqueira, and Dave Bellwood comparing the effects of warming temperatures 🥵 and commercial fisheries 🎣 on the growth performance of marine fishes 🌐 🦑🧪 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Doc Edge @docedge.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Please repost: My department at USC is hiring for a teaching-track faculty position. We are looking for someone principally to teach statistics for biologists, but there will be opportunities for other courses in statistics & algorithms applied to biology usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
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Full-Time, Teaching-Track Faculty Position in Quantitative and Computational Biology at USC
Learn more about applying for Full-Time, Teaching-Track Faculty Position in Quantitative and Computational Biology at USC
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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute at @ucdavis.bsky.social is announcing a new Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunity! Priority review starts June 15, 2026. Help us spread the word to the #MarineScience community. Details and Apply ➡️: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07627
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Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute (CMSI) Postdoctoral Fellowship
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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Rachael Bay @rachaelabay.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The Coastal Marine Science Institute had a cool postdoc fellowship! Happy to chat with folks interested in writing an application!
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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Smithsonian Fish Curator position announcement! Note the application dates of May 12 – June 2, 2026. Should be posted here tomorrow: trustcareers.si.edu#js-careers-j...
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Jessica R. Glass, PhD @jessicaglass.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🚨 Job alert! We're hiring a TT Assistant Professor in the Fisheries Department at UAF @uafairbanks.bsky.social. Broad search for applicants who focus on evolution, ecology, physiology, management, or social science. No visa support availably. Apply by July 1. careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor of Fisheries - College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) invites applications for one or more tenure-track faculty positions (9-month annual support) at the Assistant Pr...
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Sandy Kawano, PhD @sandyk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Job Alert! I am recruiting a postdoc (and soon a lab tech) to study the functional morphology and biomechanics of walking-like behaviors in fishes at the University of Virginia. Details at: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0.... Ads for postdoc+lab tech on salamander locomotion grant coming soon! 🧪🐟🦎
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Research Associate in Biology in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia
Apply for Research Associate in Biology job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Research at University of Virginia
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 01/05/2026
Some parts of this epic coral reef system weren’t even where the greatest reefs are found today. But remnants have survived.
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The cradle of Earth’s rich ocean life was a massive coral reef system 20 million years ago
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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Statistical Rethinking 2026 is done: 20 new lectures emphasizing logical and critical statistical workflow, from basics of probability theory to causal inference to reliable computation to sensitivity. It's all free, made just for you. Lecture list and links: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Hi all. I am very excited that after 6 years I finally got my phylogenetic comparative methods book and online exercises online. Feel free to use and share. The book is here: nhcooper123.github.io/pcm-primer/. Note that it is not finished, we had to abandon it before the sunk costs fallacy broke us
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Phylogenetic Comparative Methods
Phylogenetic Comparative Methods
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Laura Dee @lauradee.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Excited to share our new paper in @natcomms.nature.com We synthesize causal discovery & inference approaches across traditions (regression adjustment, quasi-expts, SEMs, Granger causality, convergent cross-mapping, and more) into a unified workflow for ecologists. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Best practices for moving from correlation to causation in ecological research - Nature Communications
Different scientific traditions offer&nbsp;seemingly disparate&nbsp;approaches to inferring causal relationships in ecological systems. This Perspective unifies the causal assumptions and methods from...
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Kevin Healy @healyke.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Our new paper is now out showing how time perception in animals is linked to their ecology. Using data from 237 species we show temporal perception is faster in species that fly and pursuit predators www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌐
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Pace of ecology drives the tempo of visual perception across the animal kingdom
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Using phylogenetic comparative methods across 237 species from disparate phyla, the authors show that species with fast-paced ecologies have higher temporal...
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Margarida Cardoso Moreira @margaridamcm.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Our internal organs are evolutionary marvels. New technologies are transforming our understanding of the evolution of vertebrate organs. You can find more by reading here: rdcu.be/e5EgU #EvoBio #EvoDevo 🐟🦎🐢🦇🐊🦜
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The molecular evolution of vertebrate organs
Nature Ecology & Evolution - This Review discusses recent advances in the molecular evolution of vertebrate organs, including rates of evolution of organs and cell types, molecular mechanisms...
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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
So, y'all have heard me going on about #causalinference in #ecology a lot. Now our big synthetic guide "Best practices for moving from correlation to causation in ecological research" is out! Led by Hannah Correia & Paul Ferraro, it's a great walk-through for all! 🌍🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The workflow illustrates a step-by-step process for conducting causal analyses. Arrows indicate the typical flow of an analysis. Two possible pathways are shown: causal discovery approaches (blue), which aim to identify the existence of causal relationships when pre-existing knowledge is low, and causal inference approaches (yellow), which aim to quantify the direction and magnitude of causal effects when pre-existing knowledge is high. The gray feedback loop on the right highlights the iterative refinement of causal analyses based on assessments of the plausibility of causal assumptions.
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Sam Price @evovert.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
🧪🐠 I am hiring a postdoc! Work will be on patterns of biodiversity across phylogenetic scales using teleost fishes as a model. Apply by end of Jan 2026 for full consideration apply.interfolio.com/179070 I encourage folks to reach out with any questions. Please Share!
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Joel Corush @jcorush.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I'm recruiting a Ph.D. student for Fall 2026. Interested in comparative studies and trait evolution in fishes? Send me an email with a CV and research interests. Please take a look at my website (jcorush.github.io ) for more information about my research. #hybridization #minnows #mudskippers
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Michalis Mihalitsis @mikemihalitsis.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
New paper titled ‘Functional novelties and behavioural flexibility underpin diversification of the surgeonfish feeding mechanism’. 🐟🐠 link: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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Michalis Mihalitsis @mikemihalitsis.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
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A team of researchers reveal novel feeding adaptations surgeonfish use to remove algae from coral reefs
The study showed that surgeonfish use various combinations of feeding movements and that each species uses a particular pattern more often &mdash; the pattern matching one of the three types of bites....
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Isabelle Ng @iseabelle.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I'll be giving a seminar on my PhD research tomorrow 24th November 10:00 AM AEST. If you'd like to tune in, please message me for the Zoom link / room number (if based in Townsville)!
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Meg Daly @megdaly.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
This is an INCREDIBLE advance in our understanding of coral diversification. 🪸🎉 Fantastic new work led by @claudiavaga.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A global coral phylogeny reveals resilience and vulnerability through deep time - Nature
The most recent common ancestor of the stony coral Scleractinia dates to about 460 million years ago and was probably a solitary, heterotrophic and free-living organism.
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Emily Troyer @fishfetisher.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Why are some species smaller than a paperclip while others grow longer than a school bus? How is body size evolution governed in animals? Out now in @pnas.org we tackle these longstanding questions through a genetic lens using my favorite group of fishes as our model!! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Parallel shifts in differential gene expression reveal convergent miniaturization in fishes | PNAS
Body size variation in vertebrates is a complex polygenic trait, tightly correlated with numerous aspects of a species&rsquo; biology, ecology, and physi...
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Alexa Fredston @afredston.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California 2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin. ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
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Fredston Lab: Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
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Robert Streit @robertstreit.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Our aim is to open space for reflection and restraint in the critically important debate on how to support coral reefs (and the people who depend on them) in a climate-changed future. Find the full, open access paper at the link below: @cp-cellrepsustain.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Robert Streit @robertstreit.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
We discuss 5 guiding principles that align long-term resilience with retreat from overengineering, while embracing natural dynamics, bioethics, and novel systems. @cp-cellrepsustain.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.cr... www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Robert Streit @robertstreit.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
MIMO (Minimum-In, Minimum-Out) is a philosophy of practice for stewardship under climate change, centred on ecological and ethical integrity. Our goal is to broaden the discussion on goals, assumptions & available options. @cp-cellrepsustain.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Robert Streit @robertstreit.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Coral reef conservation is under pressure to act boldly in the face of climate-altered futures. But how do we choose sustainable, responsible options? Here, myself, @proftiffanym.bsky.social & David Bellwood introduce "MIMO". 👇 @cp-cellrepsustain.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Josef Uyeda @pseudacris.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Master's degree position at Towson University with Daniel Caetano on macroevolutionary and phylogenetic comparative methods! Daniel is an awesome human and a great mentor, share with your students! caetanods.weebly.com/join-the-lab...
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Join the lab
The Caetano lab at Towson University (Maryland, USA) is seeking a Master's degree student to start in Fall 2026. A Research Assistant (RA) position is available to the student during part (or all) of....
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