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Madlen Stange

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JuniorPI @leibnizlib.bsky.social Germany. #populationgenomics, #ecology, #morphology, #conservation, #monitoring, currently #minnows #Phoxinus. Applying molecular, ecological, geometric morphometric methods

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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
#paperalert #fishes Two closely related minnow ( #Phoxinus ) species share the same rivers — and sometimes even hybridise. But new research shows they've evolved completely different ways of determining sex. 🐟🧬 Lead author PhD student @thetemi.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social
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Different sex determination systems in two closely related Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus) species - Heredity
Heredity - Different sex determination systems in two closely related Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus) species
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Are you working on biodiversity monitoring using genomics? Are you developing (AI)tools to track molecular change in declining populations? Are you employing novel methods to track molecular change during or after genetic decline? We would be happy to receive your submissions for #SMBE2026!
SMBE2026 Symposium 5 | Molecular evolution in the era of genetic diversity decline

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Organisers
- Madlen Stange — Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Germany
- Deborah M Leigh — Senckenberg Nature Research and Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Loss of genetic diversity is now recognised as a critical component of the global biodiversity crisis, with direct implications for species’ adaptive potential, population persistence, and long-term evolutionary trajectories. For molecular evolutionists, this represents both an urgent challenge and a unique opportunity: unprecedented genomic resources and analytical methods allow us to quantify genetic erosion, reconstruct historical baselines, and model future outcomes at scales unimaginable a decade ago. We are now able to directly study evolutionary processes in declining, newly formed, or eroded populations, which offer unique insights into the evolutionary past and future. This symposium aims to highlight research at the interface of molecular evolution, population genomics, and biodiversity monitoring. We will showcase cutting-edge genomic methods—ranging from ancient and historical genomics, whole genome-based analyses, and multispecies genomic syntheses, to entirely novel AI and synthetic biology frameworks—that track population-level molecular change over time and space. How these methods have been used to identify evolutionary patterns or changes in the face of loss or restorative action. As well as, how these methods can be used to support transformative change. By bringing together researchers working on evolutionary theory, genomic inference of diversity loss, temporal monitoring of populations, and large-scale data integration, this symposium will provide a forum to identify common conceptual ground, share methodological innovations, and explore the methods needed for future advances.
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
#Seminar Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on Zoom next Tuesday, Jan 27, 3PM CET. Listen to Susanne Reier from @nhmwien.bsky.social, talking about #Museomics of Alpine #Whitefish Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
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Wissenschaft im Dialog @w-i-d.de · 07/01/2026
Zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt suchen wir eine*n Student*in zur Unterstützung der Kommunikation des Multimedia-Wettbewerbs Fast Forward Science. Die Bewerbungsfrist ist der 20. Januar. Alle Infos in der Stellenausschreibung: wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/documents/51...
 “Stellenangebot. Student*in für den Multimedia-Wettbewerb Fast Forward Science. Bis zum 20. Januar 2026 bewerben.” Foto Person mit Smartphone in der Hand
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
#Seminar Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on Zoom next Tuesday, Jan 13, 3PM CET and listen to: Sarah Schmid from @usyseth.bsky.social @ele-ethwsl.bsky.social talk about #museomics to improve #eDNA #monitoring of marine fishes! Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
@debbiemleigh.bsky.social and I are inviting abstracts for our symposium S05 showcasing research at the interface of molecular evolution, population genomics, and biodiversity monitoring.
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Sarah Lemer @sarah-thesea.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
#Seminar Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on Zoom next Tuesday, Dec 9, 3PM CET and listen to: Mandë Holford from Harvard OEB @harvardoeb.bsky.social talk about connecting nature and humanity through venom! Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details. @leibnizlib.bsky.social
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Antigoni Samourdani @antisamourdani.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Looking for an internship in spring? Do you like fish, lakes, cycling & cheese? Our lab in Kastanienbaum might be the place for you! Apply, it’s great! apply.refline.ch/673277/1301/...
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Torsten Günther @trstngnthr.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Become our colleague! - 2yr Postdoctoral position in Palaeo-population genomics at the Center for the Human Past (UU) @humanpastcenter.bsky.social 🧪 Great place to work at (ok, I am biased), integration with archaeologists and linguists + pretty flexible research topic www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Postdoctoral position in Palaeo-population genomics at the Center for the Human Past - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral position in Palaeo-population genomics at the Center for the Human Past, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
It's not to late to request the link for @kmkocot.bsky.social talk today, on #marine #invertebrate #biodiversity. 8AM CST, 9AM EST, 3PM CET. Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
#Seminar Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on Zoom next Tuesday, Nov 11, 3PM CET. Listen to Kevin Kocot @kmkocot.bsky.social from Alabama Museum of Natural History, talking about #Biodiversity & Systematics of Marine Invertebrates Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
#Seminar Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on zoom tomorrow, Oct 28, 3pm CET and listen to Dirk Ahrens from @leibnizlib.bsky.social talking about chafer #beetles with extreme #philopatry and DNA-based #taxonomy. Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
🚨🚨Job! 🚨🚨Permanent (75% time) job! We are a pretty awesome research group & seek a manager who deals with everything: personnel tasks, organizing retreats, preparing code for teaching / data structures for research... Fluency in German & English essential. stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/51527
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Extreme female philopatry in Pachypus beetles reveals 14 cryptic species! 🧬 Our study shows ancient speciation (5.3mya) despite limited dispersal, linked to the Messinian salinity crisis. Integrative taxonomy uncovers hidden diversity. #Taxonomy #Genetics url: academic.oup.com/sysbio/artic...
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Cryptic species can be phylogenetically old despite strong sex-biased dispersal
Abstract. The impact of strongly differentiated populations on species delimitation due to limited or sex-biased dispersal remains challenging and under-ex
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Christian Schwägerl @christianschwaegerl.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2025
Endspurt zum ersten Crowdfunding-Ziel von @riffreporter: 16.125€ von 25.000€, um die Plattform für unabhängigen und sachkundigen #Journalismus zu #Klima, #Natur, #Wissenschaft, #Weltgeschehen und weiteren wichtigen Themenfeldern sicher ins nächste Jahr zu bringen, sind geschafft. Macht gerne mit […]
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Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com · 14/10/2025
In our October issue: Perspective led by Laetitia Navarro (@laenavarro.bsky.social) on historical ecology, which uses various sources of information to study past biodiversity change and human-nature interactions. 🧪🌎 bit.ly/46Qp6Kp Readcube: rdcu.be/eKYfH
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Join @lauratensen.bsky.social's talk on the role of colour #polymorphisms in #evolution and in red leopards, today at 3 PM CEST. To receive login details, please contact meegene@leibniz-lib.de.
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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Attempted eradication of smallmouth bass promotes rapid evolution. Here's the study that is the focus of the Scientific American article: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Eradication efforts catalyze rapid evolution in an invasive predatory fish | PNAS
Species invasions spur costly and labor-intensive control efforts, yet even local eradication is seldom achieved. When control measures are initial...
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
#Seminar Join our #MEEGene seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on zoom next Tuesday, Oct 14, 3pm CEST and listen to Laura Tensen @lauratensen.bsky.social from @unigreifswald.bsky.social talking about comparative #genomics in red #leopards. Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
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Laura Bertola @lauradbertola.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
African lion conservation requires adaption to regional anthropogenic threats and mitigation capacity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center @wslbiodiversity.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
🗓️ Today @sofiavanmoorsel.bsky.social (University of Zurich) will present her work on drought sensitivity in European beech at our Seminar Series. Join us to hear more about intraspecific traits, VOCs, and imaging spectroscopy. Everyone is welcome, in-person or online.
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WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center @wslbiodiversity.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
What are the interconnections between livelihoods, biodiversity, and the services that connect the two? Maria J. Santos (University of Zurich) will address this question at our Biodiversity Seminar today. Join us in-person or online! 10 Sep at 11 am CEST biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...
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HYCLIMM - Hydrology & Climate Impacts Group @hyclimm.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
🤩New paper from our team member @cchartierrescan.bsky.social entitled 'Snow drought propagation and its impacts on streamflow drought in the Alps' published on Environmental Research Letters! Big congrats! Check out more details here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... #ClimateChange #Hydrology
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Yup.
75 of my publications are included in LibGen.
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Akrotelm 🌾 @akrotelm.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Dass man hier handeln könnte, wenn man wollte, zeigt der LK #Potsdam -Mittelmark und der dortige Wasser-& Bodenverband Nuthe-Nieplitz. Dort werden auf Kreistagsinitiative von #CDU & @die-linke.de (!) alte Stauanlagen systematisch saniert, um dem fallenden Grundwasserspiegel entgegenzuwirken. /1/
Artikel über die Sanierung alter DDR Stauanlagen in der Bauernzeitung vom 25.7.25
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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
#LIBresearch finds high mercury & arsenic in the critically endangered sawback angel shark (*Squatina aculeata*) near the Canary Islands. Contamination in liver & muscle exceeds safety limits, stressing urgent need for conservation monitoring. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma... #MarineScience
Beach picture from the Canary Islands. Copyright: Yves Bernardi auf Pixabay
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Stephen I Wright @stepheniwright.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Please share broadly: I am looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a collaborative project on the temporal population genomics of invasive Capeweed (using contemporary and herbarium genomics), with ‪‪@shaky-dingo.bsky.social‬ and colleagues
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
And that’s a wrap for #ESEB2025 - what an amazing week! It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces and meet new ones. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat with us! We look forward to seeing many of you online soon. #ERGA meetings resume in September ☀️ @ebpgenome.bsky.social
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Thanks to everyone who joined my talk the past Tuesday on different sex determination systems in two closely related hybridising minnow species in the Rhine #ESEB2025 #MINNOWS
Showing room full of people from the back watching a screen with slides of a presentation
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) is a pan-European community initiative to coordinate the generation of reference genomes representing European eukaryotic biodiversity @ergabiodiv.bsky.social #eseb2025
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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
#LIBresearch with @mstange.bsky.social‬, @gymnotus.bsky.social et al. lays foundation for studies on ecology & conservation of tropical aquatic biodiversity: 42 ecological traits for over 6,300 species of Neotropical freshwater fishes in one matrix! 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415... #Biodiversity
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An ecological trait matrix of Neotropical freshwater fishes - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - An ecological trait matrix of Neotropical freshwater fishes
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Carlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · 25/07/2025
🌊❄️🧪 🇦🇶 Please share: We have learned that the National Science Foundation is moving ahead with plans to decommission the U.S. Research Vessel/Ice Breaker Nathaniel B. Palmer this October. If you care about Antarctic research, please read on (1/n)
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
1. At the Tipping Points conference in Exeter yesterday, I spoke about the likelihood of food system collapse: a massive existential threat few people's radar. If you want a handle on the issue, here's the submission I made to a parliamentary committee. + 🧵 www.monbiot.com/2023/03/09/t...
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The Hunger Gap
A gulf in public understanding prevents us from seeing how and why our food supply is at risk.
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Milton Tan @mtanichthys.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Great to see this paper out I contributed to:
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WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center @wslbiodiversity.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
The new report on Swiss biotopes of national importance is out! Since 2011 @wslresearch.bsky.social has monitored dry meadows & pastures, fens, raised bogs, floodplains & amphibian breeding areas. The latest data 2017-2023 show both wins & concerns for biodiversity. www.wsl.ch/en/news/mixe...
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Mixed results on the development of biotopes of national importance
A new WSL report on particularly valuable habitats shows progress, but also the need for action.
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Infopoint #Klimawandel #Artensterben @infopointa.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
"Sorgen bereite (), dass nun auch der #Gletscher auf den Radarmessungen instabil sei. Sprich: Er verschiebt sich nach vorne." (20.5., 15:23 h) "Bereits 1,5 Millionen Kubikmeter Fels sind abgestürzt" (20.5. 15:11 Uhr) «Wir sprechen von einem #Bergsturz, nicht von einem Felssturz» (19.5.25, 16:17 h)
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Liveticker: Murgang am Kleinen Nesthorn bedroht das Dorf Blatten im Lötschental
Ein Murgang am Kleinen Nesthorn bedroht das Dorf Blatten im Walliser Lötschental. Am Montag haben die Behörden die Evakuierung des Gemeindegebiets mit Ausnahme zweier Weiler angeordnet. Die wichtigste...
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Workshops @evomics.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Applications are now open for the Workshop on Genomics 2026 (11-24 Jan) in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. For the first time, we are offering Early Bird Registration discounts! 🐣 Do not miss the chance! 🤩 Help us spread the word among friends and colleagues! 🙆🏽‍♀️ #evomics2026 evomics.org/apply-worksh...
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
#paperalert #PhD @leibnizlib.bsky.social 🔬 Uncovering hidden histories, not hidden invasions! 🐟 Our study revisits the genetic identity of Eurasian minnows (Phoxinus spp.) in the Rhenish Massif (Western Germany), testing previous assumptions of non-native presence in the Ahr and Sieg rivers.
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Human impacts on the distribution and genetic diversity of Eurasian minnows (Phoxinus: Leuciscidae) in the Rhenish Massif | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
Knowledge and management of aquatic ecosystems (formerly Bulletin Français de la Pèche et de la Pisciculture), an international journal on freshwater ecosystem
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Join our #MEEGene #seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on zoom tomorrow, July 1, 3PM CEST (Berlin) and listen to Duilio Silva from the NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, USA talking about " #Evolution of a mouse #selfishDNA" Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Ryan, @rishidekayne.bsky.social et al. present six new chromosome-level genome assemblies for Poeciliidae, providing a foundation for studies on convergent evolution, repeat content, and demographic history. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/17/6/evaf111/8169767 #genome #evolution
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New Genome Assemblies for Poeciliidae: A Foundation for Adaptation Studies
Abstract. Multiple lineages in the family Poeciliidae have independently adapted to hydrogen-sulfide-rich springs. The independent colonizations of such sp
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Schweizerischer Nationalfonds - Fonds National Suisse @snf-fns.ch · 23/06/2025
📣 Der SNF beteiligt sich an der Ausschreibung «Resilience» des @belmontforum.bsky.social . Forschende in der Schweiz, welche die Förderkriterien des SNF erfüllen, können einen Förderbeitrag beantragen. 🗓 Eingabefrist: 17 Oktober 2025. ➡️ buff.ly/mWvs9ZF
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Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart @smnstuttgart.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
#SavetheDate Tue | June 24th | 4PM | zoom & twitch Research Colloquium From species delimitation to hypothesis testing – a revision of the European black and white russulas Join us via Zoom or on twitch (@naturkundemuseum)! www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/besuch/veran...
Light brown mushrooms on the forest floor, plus information about the event.
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Physalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🚨 Last discounted seat available! The final spot at the 60 EUR discounted rate is still open for our Spatial Data Visualisation in R course. Please feel free to share this opportunity with researchers and students from developing countries who may be interested. 👉 forms.gle/VzUEPdrKFQm8...
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Reduced-Fee Application – Spatial Data Visualisation in R (June 2025)
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ELE-ETHWSL.bsky.social @ele-ethwsl.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
📢 New paper out in Nature Communications! Using sedimentary ancient DNA from 14 alpine lakes, this study reveals how wild and domesticated herbivores have shaped plant diversity in the Alps over the past 14,000 years. Check it out here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #biodiversity #ancientDNA #alps
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Join our #MEEGene #seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on zoom next Tuesday, June 17, 3PM CEST (Berlin) and listen to Andreia Miraldo from the Swedish Natural History Museum talking about the #insect #diversity of Sweden & Madagascar. Email meegene@leibniz-lib.de for login details.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
It's not a pretty slide
Blue text says Final Thought (underlined). Then it says Please be real with yourself over who (underlined) you are reaching and whether that will *save any of us*. then underneath there are two bullet points. Doing what we have always done has failed. Sometimes the approaches that reach NEW AUDIENCES are not "respectable" or fantastic CV lines.
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Isaiah Thompson @isaiahthompson.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Fuck, this is fucking terrible. And as the son of an entomologist, I can tell you these guys are not the type to be just fucking kidding around. #science #insects #entomology #climate www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
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OeAD Citizen Science @oeadcitizenscience.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🌱 Am 6. Juni präsentiert sich das Projekt „SoilBlitz“ im @nhmwien.bsky.social und Interessierte können lernen, wie Bodengesundheit gemessen wird – und warum sie so wichtig ist. 🕒 15–17 Uhr, Deck 50 Teil der Reihe #VielfaltKennenlernen & des #CitizenScience Award! oead.at/de/studieren...
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"SoilBlitz" bei "Vielfalt kennenlernen" im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien
Am 6. Juni erfahren interessierte Citizen Scientists, warum Bodengesundheit wichtig ist und wie diese gemessen werden kann.
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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Interested in genetic diversity and/ or felids? Send us an email and join us today at 3 PM CEST for @elliecat.bsky.social talk in our virtual museum seminar series on evolutionary and environmental genomics #MEEGene.
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