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Jolyon Troscianko @jtroscianko.bsky.social · 18h

🦋 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

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 18h

Delighted to see that @plosbiology.org has a feature of our guppy paper on their landing page. The real star is the guppy photo by @vdbijl.bsky.social, and I am at peace with this. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 24/09/2026

Some genomic inversions can persist for millions of years. This study by @judithmank.bsky.social @vdbijl.bsky.social & Yuying Lin reveals how ecological conditions and mate choice help maintain this hidden layer of #genomic diversity in guppies. 🧪#evolution #academicSky buff.ly/6sEgmgT

Male wild type guppies. Image credit Wouter van der Bijl.

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Sam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I'm looking to hire a postdoc to work on the RepAdapt + MacroMar projects, analysing genomic data from >130 species of plants, animals, and fungi (VCFs are processed, ready to go). Lots of potential for creativity and collaboration! yeamanlab.weebly.com/uploads/5/7/...

Picture shows fireweed in foreground and Mt. Lougheed in background

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liedvogel lab @genmig.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

please share widely and get in touch to help us recover this tag and learn about the cause of death #conservation #migration #redshank #GPS

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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Come and work with us (the Kokkonuts) as a postdoc! Our research within (theory-evo-eco) is broad; let's say it's implicitly defined by the journal club papers we read. Which is why the application process includes a JC-related task, I hope it'll be a fun one for you! www.evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 25/08/2026

What are the genetic mechanisms for the #evolution of novel traits? This study by @brhopkins92.bsky.social &co links #Drosophila sex comb teeth to expression changes within ancestral cells, leading to diverged metabolic/developmental rates, and a novel structure. 🧪 #AcademicSky plos.io/4gQOnZK

Graphical abstract on the gain of a novel trait in Drosophila. The teeth of the recently evolved, male-specific Drosophila sex comb evolved from a more ancient organ, the mechanosensory bristle. We show that changes in the expression of genes that are shared between mechanosensory bristle and sex comb teeth cells lead to changes in a variety of fundamental cellular processes that together enable the morphological transformation.

The photo, phylogeny, general design are those of the corresponding author(s). They made the bristle schematics in biorender and the fly silhouette is their modified drawing of D. melanogaster from SciDraw (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3925939).

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Latest from the lab: Conserved sex-biased DNA methylation patterns target key developmental genes and reproductive function in two Poeciliid species. This one took a while to get there, but well worth the wait! Led by Dave Metzger. academic.oup.com/g3journal/ad...

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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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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Long-reads reveal 6X more guppy genes are sex-biased for splicing compared to short-reads. But male isoform richness mostly reflects transcriptional noise, not proteomic expansion. Beautiful analysis by @linley-sherin.bsky.social out now doi.org/10.64898/202...

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Linley Sherin @linley-sherin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

🚨My first PhD chapter is now out on bioRxiv ! A 🧵 1/n

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bioRxiv Genomics @biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Elevated isoform richness in males largely reflects transcriptional noise rather than proteomic complexity www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Anonymous Potato @anonymouspotato.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

EcoEvoJobs 2026-27 just opened for business and we've already got 79 faculty / permanent jobs listed. Please repost! ecoevojobs.net

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Emília Santos @emiliapsantos.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🎨 job alert 🐠 Come join us! We have two positions open! These are part of our @erc.europa.eu funded project on the mechanisms underpinning convergence of colour patterns in cichlid fishes! Closing date: 16th August. Postdoc: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... Technician: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Very unhappy to lose his hard-earned aroma in a bath.

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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Sad to report that my colleague Dr. Jim Hamrick - a giant in the early study of plant population genetics, though in these 2017 photos he was contributing to the understanding of *barnacle* diversity - has passed.

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

So great to see @gbaucom.bsky.social 's SSE Presidential address on long- term weed evolution research program at #evol2026. She's had weeds in her sights since we were grad students together and has made such cool progress since.

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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 21/06/2026

"I know there's a lot of concern about the proliferation of journals, slop in the in the literature — the best way to combat this is to publish in society-owned journals." — @asn-amnat.bsky.social President @beckyfuller82.bsky.social preaching the Gospel #Evol2026

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

For all the crafters coming to #Evol2026👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Mankees are headed to #Evol2026! Come see my talk- Sexual Selection Maintains Ancient Structural Polymorphisms- by Y Lin & @vdbijl.bsky.social, Tues 12PM in Sexual Selection & Recomb (Room 25A) and @jacejostles.bsky.social 's poster about Sam Snow's work on Mate Choice in the Age of AI.

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Two melanic pigment patterns are associated with a sex chromosome-linked oncogene in the mountain swordtail Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It turns out all that screen time disrupts brain development...in guppies. Now out @royalsocietypublishing.org royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article....

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Susan Johnston @susanjohnston.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

📣🧬 Postdoc Alert🧬📣 We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at Susan.Johnston@ed.ac.uk 🙂 Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

A female and male sparrow stand on a wooden post. Photo by Peter S. Ranke.

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Congrats to Dr. Yuying Lin who defended her PhD today!

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Lydia Fong @squarehare.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Come see my talk on guppy sex chromosome evolution at the Fish 3 session on Tuesday at #CSEE2026! Back-to-back with @joellelafond.bsky.social !

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Mankees are headed to #CSEE2026! Check out @squarehare.bsky.social's and @joellelafond.bsky.social's talks about Poecilia sex chromosomes, and @vdbijl.bsky.social's talk about evolutionary repeatability of male colour.

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Alberto Corral-Lopez @corrallopeza.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We are recruiting a PhD student in my recently established lab at the Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala! Come work with us on the evolution of alternative mating tactics in water striders!

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I had the best time at @zoology.ubc.ca's annual Debbie and Justin Wragg-Schmidt Zoology Spring Symposium! What a privilege to be invited as their plenary speaker and I got to nerd out with so many cool people! Was lovely being back in the motherland 🇨🇦 talking about corals 🪸

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Asher Leeks @asherleeks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

We're recruiting! We're looking for two graduate students to join us at UBC in Vancouver. Fully funded and open to global applicants, with flexible start-date. Topics include theory, bioinformatics, and microbiology. More details: asherleeks.com/apply #socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪

Leeks Lab is recruiting. We study social evolution in viruses. We're recruiting for two fully funded PhD or MSc positions, starting from September 2026. Evolutionary theory / experimental microbiology / viral bioinformatics. Experience optional / enthusiasm essential. asherleeks.com/apply

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Molecular Ecology @molecology.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

New MEC study led by @joellelafond.bsky.social shows that proliferation of transposable elements drives Y-chromosome degradation and facilitates dosage compensation in Poecilia picta, a guppy species 🐠 with young sex chromosomes 🧬. @wileyecology.bsky.social 🔗: doi.org/10.1111/mec.... 📷: J. Lafond

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Joelle Lafond, PhD @joellelafond.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🚨 My very first postdoc paper is out! 🐠 We show that the Y chromosome of the swamp guppy (Poecilia picta) has rapidly degenerated, losing genes, shrinking, and filling up with transposable elements, while the X responds by exporting key male genes to autosomes. 🧵⬇️ 1/6 📷Joëlle Lafond

Figure showing the paper's title: Structural and Functional Divergence of the Poecilia picta Sex Chromosomes.

It includes artistic drawing of the male fish of this study, Poecilia picta, on a background with DNA helixes.

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Very pleased to see this out. Our new Poecilia picta genome shows rapid Y degeneration in a young XY system — rapid gene loss and Helitron accumulation, plus compensatory gene traffic to autosomes. Led by @joellelafond.bsky.social with Yuying Lin & @squarehare.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/mec....

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Congratulations to the two winners of this year’s SSE Presidents’ Award for Outstanding Dissertation Paper, Amor Damatac II and Jan Laine! Each will present their work in award talks at virtual #Evol2026! shorturl.at/RnoBQ @journal-evo.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social @amordamatac.bsky.social

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

We are pleased to recognize two Honorable Mentions for the SSE Presidents’ Award this year: Skylar Berardi and Miles Roberts for their papers in Evolution Letters! shorturl.at/CpcoY @evolletters.bsky.social

Text: Society for the Study of Evolution, SSE Presidents' Award Honorable Mentions: Skylar Berardi, Drosophila melanogaster pigmentation demonstrates adaptive phenotypic parallelism over multiple spatiotemporal scales, Miles Roberts, k-mer-based diversity scales with population size proxies more than nucleotide diversity in a meta-analysis of 98 plant species.

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Elizabeth Rideout @ejrideout.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Beyond delighted to share our amazing collaboration with Thierry Alquier's lab @alquierthierry.bsky.social on a conserved role for neuronal lipid droplets in regulating energy homeostasis in vivo led by Celena Cherian, Romane Manceau, Danie Majeur, and Colin Miller www.nature.com/articles/s42... /1

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Neuronal lipid droplets play a conserved and sex-biased role in maintaining whole-body energy homeostasis - Nature Metabolism

In vivo regulation of neuronal lipid droplet formation mediates whole-body energy homeostasis in a sex-specific manner in Drosophila and mice.

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Ben Hopkins @brhopkins92.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I’m looking to hire a postdoc. We’re interested in the evolution of organs and cell types, and evolutionary and developmental genetics more broadly. Please reach out if you’re interested and please pass on to any folks that you know who might be! 🪰🧬

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

💬 Don’t miss the latest Evolution Exchange, in which SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom talks with Evolution Letters EIC Dr. Judith Mank about the use of AI and LLMs in scientific publishing: www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio... @gbaucom.bsky.social @judithmank.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social

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Animal Ecology Uppsala @animecol-uu.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

We have a new exiting PhD position in our program on the skin microbiome of amphibians, supervised by @cortazar-chinarro.bsky.social! Follow the link to read more and apply: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/.... Deadline the 8th of May.

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PhD in Evolutionary Ecology and genomics, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I'll be there, scouting for exciting papers for @evolletters.bsky.social !

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

What are the guidelines for AI use in scientific publishing? I talked with @judithmank.bsky.social, Head Editor of Evolution Letters, about how journals are navigating LLMs in a new episode of The Evolution Exchange. Short, practical, and very timely: www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio...

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The Evolution Exchange: The Use of AI and LLMs in Scientific Publishing with Dr. Judith Mank

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

It is always a delight talking with @gbaucom.bsky.social! This time about what I learned while writing an editorial in @evolletters.bsky.social about how to maintain integrity as AI changes how we write. Conversation@ www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio... Editorial@ doi.org/10.1093/evle...

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Linley Sherin @linley-sherin.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Very excited to announce our new review accepted at Phil. Trans. B. (in press)! This project started after a journal club I presented this time last year (!) sparked some lab discussions and it's been so much fun seeing it become a paper. Big thanks to all my co-authors for making it happen :)

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

We’ve been talking in our lab meetings about sexual conflict and sexual dimorphism, and have some thoughts. What if animal genomes are far more sex-specific and less cosntrained than we assume? @linley-sherin.bsky.social pulled it all together here www.zoology.ubc.ca/mank-lab/pdf... 1/n

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