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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today marks my first day as a full-time Lecturer in the Department of Biology at Stanford University! Looking forward to teaching ecology and evolution in the lecture hall, lab, and field and training many emerging biologists! And a big shout out today to those who inspired me in my own training! 🌲

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Lars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB! Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1 I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions Spread the word! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

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Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Very excited to have started as a contract teaching faculty @laurierbiology.bsky.social for 300-level Evolution this spring and looking forward to providing a creative and engaging educational experience focused on active learning!

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Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde @albrechts-h.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Join us here at @laurentianu.bsky.social as we rebuild our ecology/evolution group. We are hiring an assistant professor in animal ecology Working with me is a treat, so that's a bonus not mentioned in the ad. laurentian.ca/about/career...

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

☘️New paper!☘️ Very excited that my 3rd and final data chapter of my PhD with @evoecolab.bsky.social is now published in JEB! We manipulated precipitation and herbivory at field sites in Ontario and Louisiana to test their effects on white clover HCN chemical defense phenotypes

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Anurag Agrawal @anurag-asclepias.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Open postdoc position in my lab at Cornell, conducting comparative and experimental studies on transcriptomic responses to diet and toxins, utilizing the milkweed-insect community. Background in molecular bio & herbivory desired. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31867

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Cornell University, CALS Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Job #AJO31867, WDR-00057721 Postdoctoral Associate, CALS Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Big congrats to former Lowry Lab postdoc Daniel Anstett, who's paper: "Rapid evolution predicts demographic recovery after extreme drought" is out in Science today. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Rapid evolution predicts demographic recovery after extreme drought

Populations that are declining as a result of climate change may need to evolve to persist. Although evolutionary rescue has been demonstrated in theory and in the laboratory, its relevance to natural...

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

☘️NEW PAPER☘️ I am incredibly excited to announce that the centrepiece of my PhD was just published in Ecological Monographs! This was a massive transcontinental common garden experiment using white clover with researchers from UToronto 🇨🇦, UL Lafayette 🇺🇸, CNRS 🇫🇷, and SLU 🇸🇪 doi.org/10.1002/ecm....

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Jannice Friedman @jannicefriedman.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Are you anywhere in the world (other than Canada) and want to do a PhD in my lab in Canada at Queen's University? We have a prestigious scholarship for 3-years of PhD funding. Get in touch, applications due early February. Must love plants and evolution! friedmanlab.ca

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Friedman Lab

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Extremely proud of the outcome of this very cool experiment with @seemasheth.bsky.social that involved imposing a heatwave treatment on scarlet monkeyflower seedlings. It was really fun to be able to explore some plant ecophysiology concepts and put them in an evolutionary context. Please share!

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Urban Evolution & Ecology Conference @urbanevoecoconf.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

We are pleased to announce the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology which will be held from Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2027. Please save the dates, and we look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Ventura Beach, California!

Poster advertising the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology held January 31-February 5, 2027 in Ventura Beach, California

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Excited to share the first two publications from our PERSIST (Predicting Evolutionary Rescue of a Species in Space and Time) project. Thanks to NSF-DEB for supporting this work! (1/3)

Photo of a large number of scarlet monkeyflower plants growing in southern California (photo by MC Moazed).

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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 10/12/2025

A resurrection study of scarlet monkeyflower populations across the species' range finds relatively little adaptive response to a seven-year drought event, showing that evolutionary rescue is not as predictable as we might hope 🌿 buff.ly/L8o4hhr

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Matt Koski @mattkoski.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I'm hiring a full time fixed-term 1yr lab tech to assist with field and greenhouse projects related to floral evolution and plant reproductive ecology. Please share! Ideal start date early 2026. jobs.clemson.edu/psc/ps/JOBS/...

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

We are recruiting field technicians to contribute to a field study of adaptation to climate in Chamaecrista fasciculata in Raleigh/Chapel Hill, NC. My collaborators at UGA will soon post similar positions in Ithaca, NY and Archbold Biological Station, FL. Please share jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/225...

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Temporary Plant Evolutionary Ecology Field Technician

The Sheth plant evolutionary ecology lab in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) is currently seeking field technician to participate in an NS...

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Marc Johnson (he/him) @evoecolab.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

New paper from PhD student @ellmartin.bsky.social provides compelling experimental evidence that urbanization drives local adaptation, life history divergence and eco-evo feedbacks on a diverse community. Congrats Ella! 🌎🌆 #urbanecology #urbanevolution #evoeco

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ella martin @ellmartin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Part one of my common garden experiment is out today in Nature E&E!! We compare how urban and rural environments affect selection on HCN production, local adaptation, and eco-evo dynamics in white clover doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Effects of urbanization on local adaptation and eco-evolutionary feedbacks in white clover - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Evidence of adaptation to the urban environment remains limited. Using reciprocal transplants of white clover in urban and rural environments, this study shows divergent selection on an antiherbivore ...

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Incredibly proud to be a part of this amazing and ambitious collaboration and looking forward to putting all of the data together and exploring the results in the coming months!

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Bittersweet to be completely finished field work at the beautiful Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, the site of the southern common garden of the PERSIST project on adaptation to climate in scarlet monkeyflower with @seemasheth.bsky.social. On to the central garden next!

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Very honoured to be involved in this huge collaboration investigating global invasion in ☘️ by contributing fitness data from the transcontinental common garden experiment I completed during my PhD with @evoecolab.bsky.social! Well done to @brandonhendrickson.bsky.social and many many others!

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Acer VanWallendael @aceraceae.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Hi #evol2025, our paper came out yesterday and I'd love to chat about it. We used an underused tool for studying parasite local adaptation, the Host Reciprocal Transplant, to study switchgrass and its fungal rust. doi.org/10.1111/nph....

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Presenting the first paper to come out of my postdoc with @seemasheth.bsky.social at #Evol2025 tomorrow. Results from a growth chamber experiment on adaptation to heatwaves in Mimulus cardinalis, led by Robin Bingham! Adaptation IV in Athena CD at 5pm! 🔥

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Very excited to see this final product from a cool study led by @brandonhendrickson.bsky.social that adds to the story of the invasion success of white clover across the globe 🌎☘️🌏☘️🌍

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Despite everything else going on, I'm proud of what everyone in the lab has accomplished. I got behind on updating our lab news, and just updated the past 1.5 years that were missing 🫠 Thankful to work with this amazing bunch! seemasheth.weebly.com

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The Sheth Lab

Lab news Spring/Summer 2025 We had lots of fun interacting with Emily Josephs during her GGA seminar at NC State. Thanks to the Guerrero Lab for hosting! Lucas Albano received a Global One Health...

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Preprint of our first manuscript from the PERSIST project (Predicting Evolutionary Rescue of a Species In Space and Time), with @lucasjalbano.bsky.social and many other co-authors not on BlueSky

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Checkout new pre-print led by postdoc @lucasjalbano.bsky.social describing results from experiment led by sabbatical visitor Robin Bingham from Western Colorado U!

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

🚨New preprint with @seemasheth.bsky.social! A resurrection experiment led by Robin Bingham (Western CO) showed that Mimulus cardinalis responded favourably to a heatwave treatment, plus enviro-specific divergent evol responses to a recent natural extreme heat event. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Range-wide responses to an extreme heat event in Mimulus cardinalis

Premise: Extreme events are an understudied aspect of ongoing anthropogenic climate change that could play a disproportionate role in the threat that rapid environmental shifts pose to natural populat...

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Excited for @kalebgoff.bsky.social's 1st dissertation chapter to be out w co-authors M Oldfather, J Nachlinger, B Smithers, @mikoontz.bsky.social, J & C Bishop & M Burke. Limited Directional Change in Mountaintop Plant Communities over 19 years in Western North America doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...

Photo of Primula parryi, a robust alpine plant with magenta flowers, with mountains, clouds, and sky visible in the background

Photo of Polemonium chartaceum, a small alpine plant with purple flowers, with mountains, snow, and blue sky visible in the background

A photo of two plant ecologists standing on the top of White Mountain peak and holding a sign that says "White Mountain Pk. 14,252'". The top of the mountain is rocky and there are many clouds in the sky.

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Kaleb A. Goff @kalebgoff.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Today I am elated to announce that the first chapter of my dissertation— is out today in Ecosphere! Click the link, read the story, and let me know what you think! esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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John Stinchcombe @johnstinchcombe.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Our department (@EEBUofT) is searching for a Post-Doc! Post-docs funded by this fellowship are independently supported, with research funds available. We invite applications from innovative, collaborative candidates. See the job ad here: eeb.utoronto.ca/wp-content/u...

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

🚨New preprint! I conducted a large field experiment with @evoecolab.bsky.social and Nic Kooyers, manipulating precipitation and herbivory in Ontario and Louisiana to study effects on ☘️. Wrapping my head around the complex results was an adventure, so I'm excited to hear what others think. Pls share!

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Very excited to become a member of the Botanical Society of America's Early Career Advisory Board for 2025-2027 (along with labmate @kalebgoff.bsky.social) and being a part of the publication process for some highly impactful society journals! @botsocamerica.bsky.social botany.org/home/publica...

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BSA Early Career Advisory Board

leading scientists and educators since 1893

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Marc Johnson (he/him) @evoecolab.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Looking for recommendations on the best instrument to use to measure flower colour in the field. What would you recommend? #botany #ecology #evolbiol

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Earlier this week at the oCUBE Unconference, I gave my first ever pedagogical presentation, on causes and consequences of high school grade inflation for undergrads. I think it went well, but also definitely still learning in the teaching realm, so please reach out if want to chat #HigherEd with me!

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Late-breaking job ad: The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC, USA) is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Evolutionary Biology!!! More details below. Please repost!

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TT Assistant Professor of Plant Evolutionary Biology

The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in Plant Evolutionary Biology. This position is a 9-month, ten...

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Last month I gave a virtual talk about my PhD work with @evoecolab.bsky.social in the BSA virtual symposium on Plant Resilience and Conservation for a Changing Climate. The recording is now available so check it out here if you're interested in rapid adaptation across space and time in ☘️!

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2024 BSA Climate Change Symposium: Day 1, Session 1 - Contributed Talk AND Q&A: Lucas Albano

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CSEE_SCEE @csee-scee.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

CSEE is now on Bluesky! We’ll be posting information about upcoming events, including our AGM, webinars and more, and news about the society. #Ecology #Evolution

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Kaleb A. Goff @kalebgoff.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

A few weeks ago I presented to an absolutely massive audience of 250+ people on zoom as part of the Botanical Society of America Virtual Symposium on Climate Change! I was very nervous and very stoked. Here is the link: youtu.be/AlYQrYM9OAo?...

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2024 BSA Climate Change Symposium: Day 2, Session 1 - Contributed Talk: Kaleb Goff

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Great to see 🦋 picking up steam! I'll reintroduce myself by announcing a new and improved version of the biggest manuscript from my PhD thesis with Marc Johnson, now up on biorxiv as of today! We find rapid adaptation in introduced ☘️ populations in space but not so much in time. bit.ly/4fEhEnt

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A transcontinental experiment elucidates (mal)adaptation of a cosmopolitan plant to climate in space and time

Climate change and the global spread of invasive species are two of the most significant threats to biodiversity. Both of these phenomena subject populations to novel conditions, either in space (spec...

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 16/04/2024

#Budget2024 makes the largest investment in 20+ years for grad students & postdocs! It will support financial needs, boost mental well-being, allow focus on research, & promote diversity by easing barriers for underrepresented groups. #SOSBudget2024

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

Super pumped for newly minted Dr. @lucasjalbano.bsky.social to join our team this spring! And during the best month in Raleigh!!!

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

Also very excited to announce that in April, I'll be starting a new position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at NC State with @seemasheth.bsky.social and Chris Muir (U Wisconsin), studying evolutionary rescue in scarlet monkeyflowers. Looking forward to the new skills and experiences! 🌱

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Lucas Albano @lucasjalbano.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

A bit late because it's been a whirlwind few days but I'm excited to say that last Thursday I successfully defended my PhD! It was 5.5 years of constant new experiences, and I couldn't be more thankful for the support my supervisor, countless other colleagues, and my amazing family and friends. 🍀

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