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Niklas Wahlberg

@lepphylo.bsky.social
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Professor in Biological Systematics, and Director of the Biological Museum, Lund University, Sweden Butterflies and moths are my thing, especially their systematics and evolutionary history

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David Berger @dbergerbiol.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
PhD-position ALERT! Interested in the genomics of local adaptation and the evolution of niche breadth? 🪲🧬🪲🧬🪲🧬🪲🧬🪲🧬 Come join me and @gmkov.bsky.social at @animecol-uu.bsky.social, Uppsala University, by applying here: uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Deadline 1st of November!
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PhD-student in Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics
Do you want to conduct frontier research in an outstanding environment within evolutionary biology at Sweden’s largest faculty of science and technology? The Department of Ecology and Genetics at Up
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Robert Tropek @robtrop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New study published in @natecoevo.nature.com ! We assembled the largest global dataset of plant–pollinator networks to ask a simple question: do interactions become more specialised towards the tropics? doi.org/10.1038/s415... Study led by @saileesakhalkar.bsky.social and myself ☺️ 1/8
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Jolyon 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
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Dr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨We're hiring a new Curator of Mammals!!🚨 🦍🐕🦝🐅🦓🦌🐃🐖🐏🐫🐘🦏🦛🐿️🦔🦇🦥🦦🦨🦘🦡🐋🦭🦒🧸 Come join the Vertebrate Unit at @nhmdk.bsky.social—a fantastic team in the heart of Denmark's beautiful capital! Amazing collections, incredible history. Please share widely! 🧪🏛️ candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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Tenure Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor and Curator of Mammals
Tenure Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor, and Curator of Mammals at Natural History Museum Denmark The Natural History Museum Denmark wishes to ap
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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An outstanding review of the myriad ways insects are central to vertebrate survival. They appropriately call attention to how much we still don't know about these interactions and how to conserve them, but avoid (intentionally?) calling attention to the fact that we are included in 'vertebrates'!
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Natural History Collections and Museomics @nhcm.pensoft.net · 29/09/2026
🧬 It has been revealed that high-quality DNA can be recovered from arthropod specimens preserved in formalin for decades, opening new possibilities for evolutionary research using natural history collections. ➡️ Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.200681 @uni-kiel.de @leibnizlib.bsky.social
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Thomas Cullen @thomascullen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
With all the news of museums being closed and/or defunded, I feel the message of our paper on the importance of natural history research (and the collections housing those specimens) is just as relevant (or more) today as it was when it was published. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Miles Zhang | 张远濛 @ymilesz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our paper on the rather large genome (1.08Gb) of the agricultural pest blueberry gall wasp is now out as a preprint. We also looked across chalcidoid genomes and found the genome size variation is largely driven by transposable element proliferation. 🧪 #Ormyridae #Hemadasnubilipennis
Blueberry gall wasp adult habitus and gallBlueberry gall wasp genome snail plot, hi-c contact map, and K-mer spectra plotPhylogeny, TE landscape, and PGLS between different chalcidoid lineages.Chromosome structure of the blueberry gall wasp genome
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Joe Hanly @hanliconius.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Very pleased to share that we just released a new ref genome for Colias eurytheme and added the first genome for C philodice to NCBI. Both chrom-level, made with pacbio hi-fi and ci-fi (=pac bio chromatin reads). Both from MD. Please use and share widely, I’ll have a citable source preprinted soon.
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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
V happy about this one (@brentcemerson.bsky.social @biodiversitysmns.bsky.social @hernmoral.bsky.social)et al Species have survived on oceanic islands for Mya despite occupying small geographic areas, facing environmental calamities and having low Ne. We discuss this w/ a focus on conservation. 1/2
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David Díez del Molino 🇪🇸🇸🇪🏳️‍🌈 @indianadiez.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New 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....
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Interested in testing hypotheses on pollen evolution using genomic data? Apply for our open 4-year PhD student position at Stockholm University! Application via the SU website, deadline Oct 24, 2026. #evolution #pollen #pollinationmode #plants #genomics #RNAseq su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
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Doktorand i ekologi och evolution
Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik (DEEP) bedriver forskning och utbildning vid Arrheniuslaboratorierna på campus Frescati. Vi är cirka 100 medarbetare, inklusive doktorander och postdok
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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Congrats to all the bat people for this delightfully batty paper, it really is batastic 🦇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Reference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography - Nature
An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.
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Rod Page @rdmpage.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Jobs galore at @nhm-london.bsky.social @dissco.bsky.social - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... including Heads of Digitisation and Technical Innovation
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DiSSCo UK Digitiser:South Kensington
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BoB / Elen 2027 @bobelen2027.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🇺🇸 First symposium confirmed for BOB + ELEN 2027! 🦋 Explore the Lepidoptera Morphology symposium, chaired by Pasi Sihvonen, featuring leading researchers and exciting talks on morphology, systematics, evolution, and ecology. Program subject to change. #bobelen2027 #lepidoptera #science #unicamp
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BoB / Elen 2027 @bobelen2027.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🦋 Symposium confirmed! “Ontogenetic Frontiers” will explore Lepidoptera ecology and evolution through different life stages and ontogenetic transitions, with talks by Lucas Kaminski, Daniela Rodrigues and Carlos E. Giraldo. #bobelen2027 #lepidoptera #science #unicamp #butterflie
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BoB / Elen 2027 @bobelen2027.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🇺🇸 The Evo-devo butterfly color symposium is confirmed for BoB-ELN 2027! 🦋✨ Swipe for details. 🧬🔍 #bobelen2027 #lepidoptera #science #unicamp #butterflies
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BoB / Elen 2027 @bobelen2027.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🦋 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! The first registration period for BOB + ELEN 2027 runs from Sep 1–Oct 31. Limited coupons for the Global South! 🌎 ⚠️ Be carefull reading the information on the “Undergraduate Students” and “Graduate Students” categories before registering. 🔗 Registration link in our bio!
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BoB / Elen 2027 @bobelen2027.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🇺🇸 🌎 Global South researchers & students! The congress offers discount coupons for those affiliated with institutions. Swipe to check eligibility, accepted documents & how the process works. 📌 Attention: coupons are limited! #bobelen2027 #lepidoptera #science #unicamp #butterflies
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BoB / Elen 2027 @bobelen2027.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🦋 SYMPOSIUM CONFIRMED! At BOB ELEN 2027, we'll celebrate Christer Wiklund’s legacy in butterfly ecology & evolution. Discover how his ideas continue to inspire the future of Lepidoptera research! ✨ #bobelen2027 #lepidoptera #science #unicamp #butterflies
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BoB / Elen 2027 @bobelen2027.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🦋 Confirmed! The "Melanin as an Adaptation" symposium at BOB-ELEN 2027, led by Johanna Mappes, covers melanization from genetics to climate change. 🧬 Swipe for speakers! 👉 #bobelen2027 #lepidoptera #science #unicamp #butterflies
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Julia Kemppinen @juliakemppinen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Open position! Postdoc project on snow modelling and Arctic ecosystems ❄️🌿🌡️💧 3-yr position with assistant prof @niittynen.bsky.social at @oulu.fi ! See the link and apply by 15.10.2026 oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/fi/what:job/...
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Postdoctoral Researcher in snow and microclimate processes of cold-climate ecosystems
We are now looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in snow and microclimate processes of cold-climate ecosystems for a 3-year fixed-term position to join us in the Faculty of Technology, Water, Energy a
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Russell Garwood @russellgarwood.co.uk · 16/09/2026
An update following feedback from several kind people. As before, reuse as you see fit..
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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Andrew Mongue @ajmongue.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What's going on here? Is that fungus? Noodles?? No, it's bagworm moth cases! In a new article led by co-advised student David Cheng, we describe two new species and a whole new subfamily of bagworm moths: Tenuipsychinae! academic.oup.com/isd/article-... Brief explainer below!
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Serjoscha Evers @sirjoscha.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
1/4 🐢 What should fossil turtle systematics look like ten years from now? Walter Joyce & I offer our personal answer in a new review paper: "Transforming Turtle Systematics: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Path Ahead" Out now in @journalsystpal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Figure 1 from our paper, highlighting turtle ecology across phylogeny
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Casey Dunn @caseywdunn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My new book, Phylogenetic Biology, is now published. Available online for free at dunnlab.org/phylogenetic... . Physical copies can be purchased at shop.lightningsource.com/b/085?params... or your favorite bookstore.
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Yann Dussert @yanndussert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The LBGB team at @genoscopeumr.bsky.social, led by @jm-aury.bsky.social, recently released Hobrac, a tool to investigate synteny between genomes! Can be used for assembly validation or comparative genomics. doi.org/10.64898/202... github.com/Genoscope-LB... See below for what Hobrac can do:
Figure showing some outputs of the Hobrac tool (e.g. ribbon plots & oxford plots), here illutrating synteny between bivalve genomes.
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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
📣 During the second session, attendees gained hand-on experience working with real case conservation studies applying genomic tools. What a successful experience!🦋 #10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Genomics
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The Blueprint of Life @lifeblueprint.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Here’s a look at our latest findings! To read more, make sure to read the full paper at: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚀🚀This week marks the start of the second meeting organised by WG1! 🦋⛰️ From September 8th-11th, participants will be attending the Conservation genomics and science communication workshop in České Budějovice, CR, to contribute to the #10KLepGenomes initiative. Stay tuned for updates! 👇
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Pável Matos @pavelmatosm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Together with Irča Klečková, we're organising a workshop on conservation genomics and science communication: bridging population genomics and conservation practice (8-11 September, 2026). First participant arriving at the Biology Centre CAS, @kaybiodiversity.bsky.social
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ISYEB @isyeb.mnhn.fr · 08/09/2026
New #Journal_of_Systematic_Palaeontology 24(2) "Dating the origin age of earwigs: impact of the earliest record of stem-group Dermaptera (Insecta: Protelytroptera) based on Bayesian..." #Insecta #stem_group Peng,A.C., Nel,A., @mat-bod-evo-23.bsky.social @isyeb.mnhn.fr et al. doi.org/10.1080/1477...
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Jessica Abbott @jessicakabbott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Are you a mathematical modeller in ecology and evolution looking for a job? My department has an opening! Please spread the word! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Senior Lecturer in Computational Biology
Lund University welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Gender equality, equal opportunities and diversity are fundamental principles in all parts of the University’s activit
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Andrew Straw @andrewstraw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We are hiring! Come join us in the Straw Lab at the @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social . Seeking a scientist to work on the neural and computational mechanisms of visual navigation in honey bees. uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005...
Bee trajectories in agricultural landscape and two photon microscope for in-vivo calcium activity imaging.
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Charlotte Wright @charlottewright.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Already looking forward to the X Biology of Butterflies / IX ELEN conference in Campinas next year! Registration is open here: www.even3.com.br/bob-elen-202... 🦋
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Are you into mathematical modelling of ecological and evolutionary systems? Look at this job ad for a senior lecturer in Lund. I've visited many times, splendid compact city, splendid department! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Senior Lecturer in Computational Biology
Lund University welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Gender equality, equal opportunities and diversity are fundamental principles in all parts of the University’s activit
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Eric Schuettpelz @ferncurator.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP) is now accepting applications, with a deadline of 15 October. This includes the Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
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Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP)
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Max Telford @maxjtelford.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Important paper by @kaplipa.bsky.social and colleagues. Advocating for the importance of Natural History museum collections in genomics. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Species-dense genomics through natural history collections - Nature Reviews Genetics
Large-scale genome initiatives are transforming biodiversity genomics, but genomes remain taxonomically sparse and difficult to compare across species. Kapli and colleagues argue that natural history ...
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BoB / Elen 2027 @bobelen2027.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🦋 SYMPOSIUM CONFIRMED! Join us at BOB ELEN to explore Lepidoptera diversification with Pável Matos-Maraví & Leidys Murillo. Swipe to see talks by C. Wright, F. Condamine & N. Chazot! 🧬✨ #bobelen2027 #lepidoptera #science #unicamp #butterflies
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Pável Matos @pavelmatosm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Looking forward to the X Biology of Butterflies / IX ELEN conference in Campinas next year! Together with Leidys Murillo we're happy to chair the symposium "Processes shaping Lepidoptera diversification across space and time"
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X Biology of Butterflies/ IX Encontro sobre Lepidoptera Neotropicais
The Biology of Butterflies (BOB) has grown since the 1970s into the world’s premier Lepidoptera forum. For the first time, BOB will cross the South Atlanti...
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Emmanuel F.A. Toussaint @toussaintlab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
JOB ALERT // 🔥New Permanent Research & Collection Officer position at the Geneva NHM @mhngeneve.bsky.social 🔥We are looking for an entomologist to join our team at the Museum !🦋🐜🐞🦗🦟🔬🧬🧪🇨🇭. Please RT massively ! Ad here (in French but don’t hesitate to DM for details : www.geneve.ch/administrati...
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Chargé ou Chargée de recherche en entomologie à 80-100%
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Thomas Lenormand @thomaslenormand.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨Interested in #evolutionary #genomics and #popgen #theory? My lab just opened a 1+ year #postdoc position to work on sex chromosome dosage compensation. At #CEFE in beautiful Montpellier. Deadline soon, don't be shy, apply, theory is exciting! 👉 bit.ly/4eMWDIh
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Pável Matos @pavelmatosm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Please share: Only 10 days left to apply for a PhD position on comparative and population genomics in our lab 🦋
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Katharina Hoff @katharinahoff.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A revolution in annotating protein coding genes in eukaryotes: Richard Krieg, Joscha Diehl & @masta.bsky.social developed Vipsania, a genome foundation model with integrated HMM-layer: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🎉💐 So impressive work! Congratulations!
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Emma-Liina Marjakangas @emmamarjakangas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📢 Postdoc opportunity in interaction networks under global change @ University of Helsinki! The position includes leading fieldwork & analyses on seed dispersal networks & mentoring junior researchers. Apply by 30 Sept: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... #Postdoc #Ecology #Conservation #AcademicJobs
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation
Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation
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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I am looking for potential candidates interested in applying for an external postdoctoral fellowship in my lab at Uppsala University. If you want to work on buzz pollination please get in touch. Reach me by email. More about our current work here: plant-evolution.org/wp/
Buzz pollinating beeThe Gustavianum museum at Uppsala
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Chris Jiggins @chrisjiggins.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Great work by Cian Williams in his fourth year undergrad - predicting the range of an invasive pest in north america informed by genomics of local adaptation in native range - also @henrylnorth.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Genetically informed distribution models refine predictions for the overwintering range of Helicoverpa armigera in North America
The ecological and economic threat posed by invasive pests demands proactive mitigation. Species distribution models (SDMs) are widely used in efforts to predict where invasive species might spread af...
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Charlotte Wright @charlottewright.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Delighted this huge team effort is out! By surveying >20,000 people from >100 countries, we used to butterflies to show that aesthetic biases distort scientific research & environmental policy. Understanding this bias is a key step towards more balanced decision-making 🦋 www.doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
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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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Vaughn M. Shirey @vmshirey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I am immensely proud of my postdoc, Dr. Chelsea Skojec, for publishing this work on Automeris moths and mimicry of owl faces: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
A diagram displaying the predator's predator model of selection for owl mimicry in Automeris moths.
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