Reposted by Lesley LancasterSam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I'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/... 05263
Reposted by Lesley LancasterJournal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 12/08/2026🚨 new Special Feature! 📝 the collection, edited by David Fisher and Natalie Pilakouta, aimed to explore how organisms plasticly alter their social behaviour in response to environmental variation. 🐒 read the full collection here: buff.ly/iWJVFw5 🎙️ and listen to the podcast here: buff.ly/qGycB98 01112
Reposted by Lesley LancasterEmília 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...static.klipy.comCallipterus Cichlid Collecting ShellALT: Callipterus Cichlid Collecting Shell 09486
Reposted by Lesley LancasterNathan Butterworth @butterworthbugs.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Do you like invertebrates with small geographic ranges? Join our symposium at this years Australian Entomological Society @austentsoc.bsky.social "Short-range endemism in Australian invertebrates: Patterns, problems, and conservation imperatives" Abstracts due July 30th! event.mq.edu.au/aes2026/ 042
Reposted by Lesley LancasterÇağlar Akçay @caglarakcay.bsky.social · 08/07/2026New preprint on the avian vampire flies in Galapagos Islands: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 054
Reposted by Lesley LancasterAndy Murdock @andymurdock.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Botany friends: cool job alert. We're searching for a new Director for the UC & Jepson Herbaria here at UC Berkeley. Share with nice people. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05405 🌿🌺🌵aprecruit.berkeley.eduAssociate/Full Professor- Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics- Integrative Biology, and Director- University of California Berkeley HerbariaUniversity of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now! 38176
Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Fantastic opportunity to contribute to Scottish biodiversity in a role with @naturescot.bsky.social ejki.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...ejki.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com1002-399 Trends and Indicators Analysis Officer - D Grade - July 2026Job Title: 1002-399 Trends and Indicators Analysis Officer | Grade: D | Hours: 35 Vacancy type: Permanent |Salary £41,567 | Location: NatureScot offices, home or hybrid | Closing date: Midnight 23 Jul... 016
Reposted by Lesley LancasterMethods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Don't forget to submit a proposal for our latest special feature 👉 Time-dependency in Micro- and Macroevolutionary Rates 🌍 🧪 Deadline for proposals is the 10th July, and paper submission will be due in February 2027⏰️ Find out more and submit a proposal 👇 buff.ly/2yt4RLt 01511
Reposted by Lesley LancasterJosephine (Josie) Paris @josieparis.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B. issue on negative frequency-dependent selection (NFDS) is out! royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3... So excited to read the articles in here!royalsocietypublishing.orgVolume 381 Issue 1952 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B | The Royal SocietyInfluential themed journal issues across the life sciences. 0135
Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Funding-guaranteed PhD position in plant ecosphysiology and macroecology: data synthesis and tropical fieldwork opportunities. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comPlant thermal tolerances across scales: from a single tree to global trends at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Plant thermal tolerances across scales: from a single tree to global trends at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com 0913
Reposted by Lesley LancasterJayme Lewthwaite, PhD @jaymelewthwaite.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Getting understudied taxonomic groups the conservation attention they need can be difficult. Luckily, our new paper shows that community occupancy modelling can reconstruct distribution trends for these species, and help with species-at-risk listing decisions www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comMulti-species modelling to improve conservation decision-making for understudied taxonomic groupsThe rapid and ongoing loss of global biodiversity has led to more species in need of legal protection, and an increasing emphasis on evaluating extinc… 042
Reposted by Lesley LancasterLesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Please share this PhD position in my group - guaranteed funding for a home/UK resident student. (i.e., non competition). Damselfly genetics, plus travel opportunities, fieldwork, and policy internship. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comQUARTILES DLA CASE: Comparative population genomics of charismatic wetland species: delivering genetic diversity indicators for biodiversity monitoring at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Comparative population genomics of charismatic wetland species: delivering genetic diversity indicators for biodiversity monitoring at University of Aberdeen , listed... 0610
Reposted by Lesley LancasterBritish Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 09/04/2026Methods in Ecology and Evolution has a new special feature that is open for proposals! 1104
Reposted by Lesley LancasterMethods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 31/03/2026We're looking for proposals for our recent special feature! 🌍 🧪 Contributions will explore empirical evidence, methodological challenges, and statistical frameworks for detecting and interpreting rate variation over time 🕰️ ⏰️1st May deadline! Find out more and submit here 👉 buff.ly/cVDgT51 01210
Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Congrats @vicgillman.bsky.social!! Thank you for involving me in your awesome project! 031
Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Please share this PhD position in my group - guaranteed funding for a home/UK resident student. (i.e., non competition). Damselfly genetics, plus travel opportunities, fieldwork, and policy internship. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comQUARTILES DLA CASE: Comparative population genomics of charismatic wetland species: delivering genetic diversity indicators for biodiversity monitoring at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Comparative population genomics of charismatic wetland species: delivering genetic diversity indicators for biodiversity monitoring at University of Aberdeen , listed... 0610
Reposted by Lesley LancasterErik Svensson @evolodonata.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2026Evolutionary biology colleagues: please consider to submit a title and Abstract suggestion to our forthcoming theme issue in "Methods in Ecology & Evolution" on time-dependency in micro- and macroevolutionary rates […]ecoevo.socialOriginal post on ecoevo.social 0115
Reposted by Lesley LancasterJoe Hanly @hanliconius.bsky.social · 16/03/2026I've just had a jaw-to-the-floor moment with this new paper from the Hines lab. They describe a yellow-white switch in bees, which maps to the same TF as the yellow-white switch in Colias butterflies, previously described by the @chriswheat.bsky.social lab. journals.plos.org/plosgenetics... 27923
Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 11/03/2026These results are so cool!! It was a pleasure to chat with @hybridzones.bsky.social at GRC speciation last year, and extra exciting to now get to read the paper! Congratulations on a fantastic discovery. 140
Reposted by Lesley LancasterAmanda Bretman @amandabretman.bsky.social · 09/03/2026📣 JOBS!!! We're looking for new colleagues in the School of Biology @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social - two associate profs (plant sci and animal biology) and a lecturer (ecology/zoology)... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... 02339
Reposted by Lesley LancasterAmanda Bretman @amandabretman.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Happy to be able to share our review of the consequences of rising temperatures on animal fertility, led by @rhondasnook.bsky.social with @liamdougherty.bsky.social and Claudia Fricke. Research is getting active in this area but there's still a lot of unknowns... rdcu.be/e7uGmrdcu.beThe consequences of rising temperatures for animal fertilityNature Reviews Biodiversity - Thermal stress reduces fertility in animals at temperatures below lethal, yet these sublethal effects remain underrepresented in biodiversity forecasts. This Review... 04821
Reposted by Lesley LancasterConservation Biology Göttingen @consbiogoe.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Ready to start your own lab? Interested in #GlobalChange,#Biodiversity and #Ecosystem#Resilience? Join us in Göttingen - we are looking for a (female) Junior Research Group Leader in #EcologicalNovelty. Attractive conditions, see euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/415857 - please share widely if you can! 01712
Reposted by Lesley LancasterErik Svensson @evolodonata.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/03/2026Please join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #Sweden! We have an open position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology. Open for all who defended their PhD within the last 7 years. Deadline to apply: April 28 2026. More information and link […]ecoevo.socialOriginal post on ecoevo.social 044
Reposted by Lesley LancasterNature @nature.com · 04/03/2026Nature research paper: Limited thermal tolerance in tropical insects and its genomic signature go.nature.com/4ua5R82go.nature.comLimited thermal tolerance in tropical insects and its genomic signature - NatureA survey of tropical insect populations and thermal tolerance limits indicates that species from lowland areas have low capacity to survive increased temperatures, and that thermal tolerance is limited by fundamental properties of protein architecture. 03715
Reposted by Lesley LancasterJournal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 04/03/2026🤝 we're recruiting an Associate Blog Editor! 📝 join us in identifying, commissioning, and editing blog posts for Animal Ecology in Focus 🐝 more information on the role and how to apply can be found here: buff.ly/I9Kf6Er 01611
Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026www.abdn.ac.uk/sbs/blog/ear...abdn.ac.ukEarly Career Recruitment Bursary - Ecology, Evolution, and Ecophysiology<br>The Ecology, Evolution, and Ecophysiology Research Clusters within the School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen (Scotland) are pleased to offer an Early Career Recruitment Bursary. We... 033
Reposted by Lesley LancasterJournal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 19/02/2026🚨 we're looking for Associate Editors to join our editorial board! 🐜 join some of the world's best animal ecologists and get the chance to handle exceptional submissions to our journal 📝 deadline is 8 March - more information can be found below: buff.ly/MzIXj6U 0612
Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Exciting findings in the side-blotched lizard system, which I studied for my PhD. It was a joy working with several of these authors all those years ago, and especially the late great Barry Sinervo, who would have loved to see and help interpret these results. 👏👏👏👏 060
Reposted by Lesley LancasterLesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 24/11/2025*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....findaphd.comQUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com 11523
Reposted by Lesley LancasterFredrik Jutfelt 🐠 @jutfelt.bsky.social · 09/12/2025The Thermal Ecology Alliance is approaching 1000 members! Join here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org/participation 2217
Reposted by Lesley LancasterPablo Garcia-Diaz @pablo-ecology.bsky.social · 10/12/2025High-resolution land-use maps from 1960 to 2100 🌎🧪 🌐 www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...cell.comHigh-resolution land-use maps from 1960 to 2100Harmonized land-use and land-cover datasets that include past and future periods are key to solving sustainability issues, such as climate change and biodiversity loss. However, existing harmonized pr... 06825
Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Exciting new data on movement strategies of high-Andean bird pollinators, using a novel radio telemetry grid system in a challenging and complex environment! Amazing work by @cristinaruedau.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 051
Reposted by Lesley LancasterJonathan Lenoir 🌳🌲🌴 @jonlen.bsky.social · 07/12/2025On Thursday 11th December, at 3 PM CET, we will present results from our #CESAB working group #BIOSHIFTS on species range shifts in response to climate change 🌡📈🌳🦔🦉🐝🦎🐟🐚🦈 CESABINAR #12 Find the Zoom link on the webpage of #FRB below & attend 😊 shorturl.at/p7J2R @frbiodiv.bsky.social 🧪🌐🌍🌎🌏🏔⛰️🗻 01910
Reposted by Lesley LancasterKara Layton @molluscular.bsky.social · 04/12/2025I’m so thrilled to share @vicgillman.bsky.social first first-author paper just published in Conservation Genetics 🎉🧬🦪 (not a FW mussel). This is just the tip of the iceberg of what’s to come from Victoria - stay tuned! link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comGenomic evidence of local adaptation in Scottish freshwater pearl mussels - Conservation GeneticsConservation Genetics - Climate change is a global threat that is already impacting populations and species across diverse ecosystems. Local adaptation of populations, identified through... 1114
Reposted by Lesley LancasterJonathan Drury @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Looking for a PhD opportunity? I'm hoping to recruit someone to my group at Durham University to work on a project combining fieldwork and labwork to study speciation in rubyspot damselflies: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... Get in touch if you want to chat! 34453
Reposted by Lesley LancasterBritish Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 26/11/2025At the BES, we believe cost should not be a barrier to publishing. We have outlined how you can use resources like funding, waivers and agreements – including our own BES waivers – that cover the fees for processing and publishing your research. Find out more here👇 f.mtr.coolPublish open access with the BES - British Ecological SocietyAt the BES, we believe cost should not be a barrier to publishing. Find out how you can get your open access fees covered here. 044
Reposted by Lesley LancasterDepartment of Biology, Lund University @biologylu.bsky.social · 26/11/2025We're hiring! A Post-doctoral fellow in Eco-evolutionary shifts in bumblebee communities. You will be working within @beccsweden.bsky.social w/ Professor Bengt Hansson at The Department of Biology. 👉https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:867222/ Please apply no later than 19 December! 095
Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 24/11/2025*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....findaphd.comQUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com 11523
Reposted by Lesley LancasterMatt Koski @mattkoski.bsky.social · 17/11/2025phenotypic selection on flower thermoregulation depends on air temperature. huuuuge effort by many lab members past and present. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.comTemperature‐dependent pollinator‐mediated selection on floral thermoregulationThe thermal environment is one of the most pervasive agents of selection. Most plants cannot choose their microclimate, so understanding how they cope with thermal variability is of critical concern... 173
Reposted by Lesley LancasterOded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 10/11/2025You and the text you need to trim in order to meet the word limit 337759
Reposted by Lesley LancasterInternational Union of Forest Research Organizations - IUFRO @iufro.bsky.social · 10/11/2025#job at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU): Professor in Forest Entomology Duty station: Uppsala, Sweden Closing date: extended to 1 December 2025 www.slu.se/en/about-slu... #ForestScience #ForestResearch #entomology 032
Reposted by Lesley LancasterFlorian Hartig @florianhartig.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Consider joining our session at the World Biodiversity Forum (WBF) 2026 in Davos: Spatial models for biodiversity: Exploring state-of-the-art applications Details and abstract submission are here meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/WBF2026/sess...meetingorganizer.copernicus.orgSession IND11 261
Reposted by Lesley LancasterFabricio Villalobos @fabrovillalobos.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Hot off the press! From the PhD thesis of @lopezreyeska.bsky.social where we explored the connection between biogeographic processes and climatic niche dynamics in spiny lizards 👇 0146
Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Submit your article proposals now, for our new special feature on Snow Ecology ❄️🏔️🐇 @animalecology.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comJournal of Animal Ecology Call for Proposals Implications of Changing Snowscapes for Animal Ecology<em>Journal of Animal Ecology</em> publishes animal ecology research that advances ecological theory, generates ecological insights, or addresses broad ecological principles. 031
Reposted by Lesley LancasterOwen Atkin @owenatkin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Congrats to @bposch.bsky.social for leading the writing of the New Phytologist Tansley Review on High‐temperature acclimation of photosystem II in land plants. @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.comHigh‐temperature acclimation of photosystem II in land plantsThe effect of high temperature on plant performance and survival is a topic of great interest given the ongoing rise in global heatwave frequency, duration, and intensity. The temperature at which ph... 02015
Reposted by Lesley LancasterOwen Atkin @owenatkin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Save the date! 47th New Phytologist Symposium on 'Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life'. Explore how extreme heat affects plants that underpin ecosystem productivity. 2-5 June 2026, Cordoba, Spain. @newphyt.bsky.social www.newphytologist.org/events/47-npsnewphytologist.orgExtreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life 03618
Reposted by Lesley LancasterSean Michaletz @seanmichaletz.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Submit an abstract to our #EGU2026 session "Microclimate Variation and Heat Impacts on Vegetation: From Molecules to the Biosphere"(meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...) @kalimiddleby.bsky.social @santiagotrueba.bsky.social @sonyageange.bsky.social @egu.eu @egubg.bsky.social @hs.egu.eu 01813