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Dr. Lilian Melo

@lilianmelo.bsky.social
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Evolutionary ecologist interested in ecological interactions, pollination systems, and the evolution of floral traits. sites.google.com/view/drlilianmelo

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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The crisis in education in Brazil is not a crisis; it is a project. Darcy Ribeiro #badtimes
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iaptglobal @iaptglobal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
bit.ly/taxonvirtual...
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A new paper has been published in Plant Biology! Thanks to Renata Trevizan and colleagues for their collaboration. doi.org/10.1111/plb....
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Floral intra‐individual variation differs between morphs and is linked to pollen deposition in self‐incompatible distylous plants
For most traits, floral intra-individual variation was similar between morphs and populations with different pollinator guilds (bees and hummingbirds), potentially facilitating effective pollen trans...
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Resolving the “Yucca queretaroensis problem”: Phylogenomic analysis of #Yucca reveals the identity of an enigmatic species & the origin of an obligate #pollination mutualism New #AJB research by Christopher Irwin Smith, Erika Aguirre Planter, et al. doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience
Yucca queretaroensis growing in the Sierra Gorda of central Mexico, near La Estación, Queretaro, Mexico. (Credit: Christopher Smith.)
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
September 3rd! Biologist's Day! I am very proud of the profession I chose! 🏵🧪🌸🧫🐝🧬📊🌎📚👩🏻‍💻👩‍🏫 #Biology #brasil #scientists #STEM
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
VI Brazilian Symposium on Pollination in Pirenópolis 🌸🐝🏵🐝
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
During the dry season in Brazil, the beauty of the Ipê trees and the sunsets are truly spectacular 🌸🏵🌸🏵
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JPE - Journal of Pollination Ecology @jpollecol.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Clarivate released the 2026 JCR yesterday. We are thrilled that, from a standing start, JPE's first-ever Impact Factor is 1.8! An outstanding result for the journal and a testament to the high-quality contributions of our authors, reviewers and editors. Carolin and Maria Clara JPE Senior Editors
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Laura Mulvey @lauramulvey.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
📣 Introducing MorphSim: an R package for simulating discrete morphological data along phylogenetic trees, built for fossil-inclusive phylogenetics, with all the complexity of real morphological data baked in 🪨🌿 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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MorphSim: An R package for simulating discrete morphological data
Morphological data are essential for reconstructing evolutionary histories, particularly for fossil taxa, as they represent the primary source of information for integrating extinct lineages into ...
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Swedish Phytogeographical Society @svs-plant-geog.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Dynamics of tropical forest usually means forest area decline.For restoration it is important to study cases where forest regain areas of abandoned land.This is a process more complicated than it might seem, and it is studied in a new thesis from Uppsala Univ. by Laura Moro www.uu.se/kalendarium/...
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Laura Moro: Caribbean forests in a changing landscape: Effects of land-use change on habitat availability, abundance, and genetic diversity of tropical trees – Uppsala universitet
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Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
🎉Good news! The paper ‘Intra-individual variation in pollen availability: an experimental analysis of its impact on plant–pollinator interactions’ in @annbot.bsky.social by González-Almansa Laredo et al. is now #free for 2 weeks 🧵1/9 👉 doi.org/q6hr @lilianmelo.bsky.social @nicrodemo.bsky.social
Intra-individual variation in pollen availability: an experimental analysis of its impact on plant–pollinator interactions
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 28/04/2026
A paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution reports insights into how ancient plants lived around 252 million years ago at the time of the Permian–Triassic mass extinction, the most severe loss of biodiversity in Earth’s history. go.nature.com/4cGiEY5 #PlantScience 🌍🧪
This is figure 1, which shows representative lycophytes reconstructions from Late Permian to recent.
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Thais Vasconcelos @tvasconcelos.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Postdoc opportunity in plant systematics + phylogenomics 🌿 my lab at the University of Michigan is recruiting for a Research Fellow working on species delimitation in neotropical myrtles. Full details + apply here (deadline April 30) careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
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Research Fellow - Vasconcelos Lab | U-M Careers
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Exploring the mountains of the Lake District ⛰️🧭😍 #holidays #hiking
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Ecological change may be a common initiator of evolutionary pollinator shifts Agnes S. Dellinger @the-kunsze.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hypothesized scenario for how ecological change (sensu Stebbins, 1970) may initiate evolutionary pollinator shifts, using colonization of novel environments with altered pollinator communities as stand-in for ecological change, and shifts from bee to hummingbird pollination as example for evolutionary pollinator shifts.
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
New paper alert‼️Collaboration with @nicrodemo.bsky.social and Fernando 🐝🌼✨️
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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The new bee documentary is out today in Disney+. Our buzzing bees did make the cut at the end! It is really nice to see the clip of how bees use previously collected nectar to pack pollen even in nectarless flowers! There are lots of other cool things in this two-part film!
Buzz pollinating bee on Solanum dulcamara Bee documentary poster
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
I’m still mesmerized by the beauty of this phenomenon. Being able to see the Aurora Borealis from my home in Uppsala is truly incredible. #uppsala #northenlights ✨️🌌🥰
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Today I gave a presentation about my work to the Vallejo-Marin lab team. I’m so happy to share what I’ve learned over the past few years. It’s been wonderful to appreciate the beauty of this process and remind myself that every small victory should be celebrated ✨️🤓🌼🐝 #Uppsalauniversity #Postdoc
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Stacey D. Smith @iochromaland.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
And now it is out! Even if you haven't been sweating how old tomatoes are, click for some lovely time trees decorated with plant fossils! (or if you're thinking about doing a TED analysis yourself and want to see how we pulled it off :) academic.oup.com/aob/advance-...
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Late Cretaceous origins for major nightshade lineages from total-evidence timetree analysis
AbstractBackground and Aims. The timing of the radiation of nightshades (Solanaceae) has been contentious in the literature, with estimates of the crown ag
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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 03/03/2026
📣 Call for Applications: The University of Vienna invites applications for more than 40 fully funded doctoral positions across a broad range of disciplines in Life Sciences and Natural Sciences. 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 #PhDSky #PhD #univie 📅 Application period: 2 March – 27 March 2026, 12:00 CET More information: ⤵️
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Call for Applications: Doctoral Positions in the Life Sciences and Natural Sciences
Ambitious candidates with a strong academic track record who wish to pursue their doctorate in one of the research areas listed below.
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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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An angiosperm‐wide perspective on reproductive strategies and floral traits
Flowering plants have many modes of sexual reproduction, notably varying from selfing to outcrossing, and from bisexual flowers to individuals with separate sexes (dioecy). These reproductive modes ...
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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 14/11/2025
Some bees don’t just buzz—they bite the flower too! 🐝 By gripping the anthers, their buzz sends stronger vibrations that release more pollen. Join @charliezoology.bsky.social on 13 Jan 2026 for a FREE entoLIVE talk on the biomechanics of bee buzzing. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1850820516...
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
I am very happy to see this paper, whitch I collaborated on, now published on Plant Biology. Congratulations Larissa Oliveira, it turned out beautifully! #### Unicamp Unesp UFU Uppsala University onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Evolution of UV reflection in bee‐ and bird‐pollinated flowers
Pollinators shape floral UV reflection across angiosperms, supporting the bee-avoidance hypothesis in red flowers and revealing mixed patterns in white and yellow flowers.
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Charlie Woodrow @charliezoology.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Just out! 📄 The labs of @nicrodemo.bsky.social (Uppsala) and Emily Baird (Stockholm) studied the temperature sensitivity of bee buzzes 🐝 Key findings: - Frequency is driven by thorax temp - Air temps > 25 C affect muscle function - Little/no effect of species www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Increasing temperatures affect thoracic muscle performance in Arctic bumblebees - Nature Communications
Increasing temperatures threaten cold-adapted pollinators such as Arctic bumblebees by disrupting their physiology. This study found that thorax acceleration during non-flight vibrations peaks at 25 °...
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Enjoying the beauty of autumn in Uppsala 🍁🍂
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Avery Russell @draverbee.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I cannot believe our work is finally out there and in @journal-evo.bsky.social ! This was an enormous group effort! We provide an updated estimate of the number of buzz pollinated angiosperm species, genera, and families, look at consequences for diversification, number of transitions, and more!
Circular phylogeny showing the branching pattern of 30k plant species with lineages with poricidal and non poricidal taxa indicated. A small subset of poricidal taxa are illustrated around the phylogeny.
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Billur Bektaş 🍃 @billurbektas.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
This came as a beautiful surprise! What an amazing feeling reading a commentary on your paper, especially if you put soooo much work on it! Thank you @karlandraczek.bsky.social and @newphyt.bsky.social !
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Plant Program Day! A special day to present our projects and results, strengthen relationships, and have fun! #UppsalaUniversity #EBC #Sweden #Postdoc
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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Where does pollen go after leaving a flower? Our paper on pollen fates in buzz pollinated flowers is out. Congrats to the three brilliant undergrads that carried out this study from beginning to end! pollinationecology.org/index.php/jp...
Path diagram of pollen fates
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Prof. Vigdis Vandvik @vvandvik.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Come work with us! Fully funded #PhD position in global change ecology - working in a cross-disciplinary cohort of 8 PhD students studying mountains in transition. 🧪🌐🏔️ @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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PhD Research Fellow in global change ecology (285493) | University of Bergen
Job title: PhD Research Fellow in global change ecology (285493), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
I'm delighted with Barcelona. What a beautiful city! It was a great experience to be part of #ESEB2025, to meet many researchers and interesting projects. It's always great to present the results of my work and receive positive feedback. See you next time!
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Sissi Lozada Gobilard @slozadagobilard.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
🚨Just published🚨In Bolivia’s Yungas, we studied 3 rescued stingless bees sp. We found distinct foraging patterns within & among species → niche partitioning at multiple levels. 🐝🪻🌺#Pollination #Meliponini #Neotropics doi.org/10.1111/btp.70… @biotropica.bsky.social with @pammsantana.bsky.social
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Mushroom time in Swedish forests 🍄‍🟫😁🍄 #Uppsala #mushroom
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Thank you to our brilliant delegates, mentors, speakers, the organising committee and our hosts at the University of Birmingham for making New Phytologist next generation scientists 2025 a great success!
Large group of diverse scientists and researchers gathered outside a modern building for a New Phytologist next generation scientists symposium.
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
It's a great achievement to be able to present my research at the New Phytologist Next Generation Scientists symposium organized by @newphyt.bsky.social at @unibirmingham.bsky.social This work is a result of my postdoc at Uppsala University, under the supervision of Prof. @nicrodemo.bsky.social
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
New Phytologist next generation scientists 2025 starts very soon - at 13:30 BST (UTC+1)! Join in for free online via the livestream: www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent... #PlantScience #Botany
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Tropiska växthusets - Uppsala University 😊🪻
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Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
📣Now Free Access: Harvesting pollen with vibrations: towards an integrative understanding of the proximate and ultimate reasons for buzz pollination Get the Paper: doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
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Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
♻️🆓: Pollination syndromes and the origins of floral traits doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
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Dr. Lilian Melo @lilianmelo.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Beautiful paths through Uppsala ...
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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
This is our lab celebrating the MSc defense of Robin von Allmen and the BSc of Karin Lindahl with a picnic in the forest near Uppsala University. Robin will start his PhD at Stockholm and Karin an MSc this autumn. Good luck and it’s been great working with you!!
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