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Antoine Perrier @perrierecoevo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

New paper out in @jevbio.bsky.social ! We show that adaptation that likely evolved in response to postglacial warming in rear-edge populations could improve the resilience of these populations to future warming, especially compared to populations in the rest of the range. doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 04/10/2026

Interesting “resurrection experiment” with flowers by @gbaucom.bsky.social and colleagues shows emergent constraint and environmental mismatch over a decade. Their conclusion: not great for climate adaptation academic.oup.com/evlett/artic...

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A resurrection experiment reveals reduced adaptive potential in a common agricultural weed

Adaptive evolution is essential for populations facing rapid anthropogenic change, yet realized evolutionary responses often fall short of expectations. Us

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Anonymous Potato @anonymouspotato.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

EcoEvoJobs 2026-27 just opened for business and we've already got 79 faculty / permanent jobs listed. Please repost! ecoevojobs.net

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ecoevojobs.net 2026-27

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Expansion load reduces fitness at the range margin of an invasive plant www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Antoine Perrier @perrierecoevo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I second floragenex. Got high quality/coverage data for a decent price (~100$ / sample for a tetraploid, 30x coverage, frequent cutting site) They can offer DNA extraction services too for a reasonable price.

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Alexa Fredston @afredston.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

published ahead of print in @asn-amnat.bsky.social, by me et al.: doi.org/10.1086/743270 the first test (I think) of dynamic range models (spatially explicit population dynamic models) for mechanistic forecasting of near-term range shifts. they outperform a traditional species distribution model!

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Dynamic range models improve the near-term forecast for a marine species on the move | The American Naturalist: Vol 0, No ja

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New study from my lab! Led by prior student Sasha Bishop, along w/ co-author @johnstinchcombe.bsky.social 🌸 We performed a resurrection study on morning glory and found that within 9 years, adaptive potential declined by 96%

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A resurrection experiment reveals reduced adaptive potential in a common agricultural weed

Adaptive evolution is essential for populations facing rapid anthropogenic change, yet realized evolutionary responses often fall short of expectations. Us

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Florida Museum of Natural History @floridamuseum.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Museum Collections 🌿 Perfect pitcher Pitcherplants thrive in Florida's wetlands, especially the Gulf Coastal Plain. More from UF/IFAS: ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/... Herbarium feat. Species: Sarracenia rosea Specimen: # FLAS 139652 Collected: 1979, Walter Judd www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herbarium/

Herbarium sheet displaying pressed specimens of Sarracenia rosea, a large and elaborate pitcher plant including roots and numerous leaves as well as one flower, with annotations detailing collection information and plant identification.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 26/06/2026

We got a big bump in traffic yesterday when people learned about us on NPR. Thank you to @npr.org for covering our launch and bringing our story to people's attention! And thank you to all our new followers. We can do this together! 🌍️🧪💪 #ClimateAction #ClimateForUs #ProtectScience

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Katja Kasimatis @katjakasimatis.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Having a great time at #Evo2026 with @uvabio.bsky.social 🐍🪱🪰🪲🌸🦠🧬

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Antoine Perrier @perrierecoevo.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Excited to be presenting my work at #Evol2026 @evolmtg.bsky.social ! I will be talking about how adaptations that allowed persistence in former LGM refugia can make rear-edge populations more resilient to future warming! My talk will be Sunday 21 at 10.15am in the Adaptation I session (room 25B)

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Biodiversity is everywhere — including near you! May 22 is the International Day for Biological Diversity, and from May 15–31 we're inviting you to celebrate by paying closer attention to your nearby nature. 🧵⤵️

Close-up photo of small white flowers on green stems, with text: "Start paying attention to your nearby nature — International Day for Biodiversity, May 15–May 31. Photo seen by fynbos_adventures on iNaturalist."

Infographic on a light grid background featuring a Green Anole observation from iNaturalist, with text: "Biodiversity is everywhere — including near you. When you pause to notice and document what's around you, you can help protect it."

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Head's up SSE members: Virtual Evolution is next week! Join us for the SSE Presidential Symposium on May 21 for talks from SSE leaders and past presidents on sustaining research, supporting trainees, navigating funding uncertainty, and strengthening evolutionary biology. Pls RT!

SSE Presidential Symposium – Navigating Uncertainty: Individual Resilience and Collective Action in Evolutionary Biology
May 21, 9:15 AM - 12:30 PM
This year’s SSE Presidential Symposium will consist of two linked sessions designed to address the current climate of uncertainty surrounding federal funding and its implications for evolutionary biology. Together, these sessions are designed to move from personal grounding to community-level strategy, offering both immediate support and longer-term vision.

Part 1: Recommendations for the Community
Lightning Talks from Past SSE Presidents and Leaders in the Field
May 21, 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

This session will feature past SSE Presidents and leaders in the field, each giving a 5-minute lightning talk offering concrete, actionable ideas for maintaining research programs, supporting trainees, and strengthening the field during periods of funding constraint. The emphasis will be on practical recommendations at multiple scales—individual researchers, departments, universities, the society, and the field as a whole. There will be a 30-minute Q&A following the talks.

Prothama Manna
Postdoctoral Fellow at Clemson University, SSE GSAC Chair
“What Trainees Need in Uncertain Times: Paths to Resilient Science”

Mohamed Noor
Executive Vice Provost and Professor of Biology at Duke University, 2014 SSE President and former Evolution Editor-in-Chief
“How to ask for help in uncertain times”

Ruth Shaw
Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota, 2020 SSE President and former Evolution Editor-in-Chief
“Realigning scholarly evaluation to support scientists' agency”

Joseph Graves
MacKenzie Scott Endowed Professor of Biology at NC Agricultural and Technical State University
“What Departments Can/Must Do to Support Junior Faculty in an Anti-Science Climate”

Scott Edwards
Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Ornithology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard Universit…

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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I am obviously a biased source, but there's a reason why Evolution still has a substantial virtual component to the conference. And the combination of very low fees plus some headline events is a whole lot of that.

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uvaresearch.bsky.social @uvaresearch.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

New UVA research shows centuries-old plant populations hold genetic “memory” that helps species survive drought and stress. These old-growth communities are living archives of climate resilience ow.ly/6vtg50YYkbl

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Antoine Perrier @perrierecoevo.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

My humble contribution to the campanula weirdo

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Evolution Letters @evolletters.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Rear-edge populations may not be evolutionary dead ends after all. Campanula americana shows strong local adaptation to warming climates despite reduced genetic diversity. doi.org/10.1093/evle... @perrierecoevo.bsky.social Image credit Wikimedia

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Antoine Perrier @perrierecoevo.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Campanula makes it in the news! 😀

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Antoine Perrier @perrierecoevo.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

If you are curious about my work but want a more digestible version than my papers, check out this neat feature by the UVA arts and science news! as.virginia.edu/news/old-pla...

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Old Plant Populations Offer New Clues to Climate Resilience

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Antoine Perrier @perrierecoevo.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

New paper out in Evolution Letters! @evolletters.bsky.social We explore the legacy of past warming at the rear edge of Campanula americana. Spoiler alert: we did not find higher drift load as often expected at the rear edge, but strong local adaptation! doi.org/10.1093/evle...

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Antoine Perrier @perrierecoevo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Excited to share our review in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social , where we synthesize 20 years of rear-edge evolutionary research! authors.elsevier.com/a/1mo0RcZ3X7...

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Patrick McKenzie @patrickmckenzie.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Hot off the presses and so so thrilled. Thanks to @inaturalist.bsky.social + computer vision we found something beautifully simple: Red and orange flowers bloom later than all the other colors in the eastern United States. Paper here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kwzh3QW8S...

Visual abstract: “we test hypotheses about floral diversity with community science data and an advanced computer vision model. Red/orange flowers have delayed flowering that matches hummingbird migratory patterns”

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Latitudinal clines in the phenology of floral display associated with adaptive #evolution during a biological invasion New #AJB research by Mia Akbar, Dale Moskoff, Spencer Barrett & @colauttilab.bsky.social bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #botany #plantscience #globalchange

: Image of Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) growing in a common garden study, showing variation in floral display.

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Antoine Perrier @perrierecoevo.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

New paper in @newphyt.bsky.social We explore shifts in vernalization and phenology in rear-edge populations of Campanula americana to get insight into the adaptation of temperate plants to future milder winters. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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