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Cynthia Riginos

@seaprof.bsky.social
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Marine evolutionary genetics, conservation, enchanted by too many phyla... #popgen #MarEvol #coral

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Australian Institute of Marine Science This timelapse captures just over two years of coral growth, between May 2011 and August 2013, in the central Great Barrier Reef. The footage was taken by our fixed underwater camera at AIMS' weather station at Davies Reef. linktr.ee/AustInstitut...
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Dr. Carly Kenkel @drcarl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🧪Channeling my critical old lady energy to some purpose - don't come to my house and tell me coral reefs are doing fine! www.latimes.com/opinion/lett...
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Letters to the Editor: In the Great Barrier Reef, coral quantity shouldn’t be mistaken for quality
'A recently burned forest where young trees have regrown is not equivalent to one filled with mature redwoods. The same is true for reefs,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
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GGBN @ggbnoutreach.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is seeking a postdoc researcher to work on orchid conservation genetics! Apply before September 20, 2026 careers.kew.org/vacancy/post...
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Post-Doctoral Researcher in Conservation Genetics - Careers | Kew Gardens
We are seeking candidates with a strong track record in bioinformatics and population genomics to carry out exciting research that will inform conservation actions in threatened orchid populations. Th...
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 10/09/2026
Born #OnThisDay in 1907 was geologist and palaeontologist Professor Dorothy Hill FRS. She was the first female professor at an Australian university, first female president of the Australian Academy of Science, and the first Australian woman to become Fellow of the Royal Society. #WomenInSTEM
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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We are looking for a TT professor in Rapid Marine Adaptation to study marine eukaryotic evolution to climate change. Join our growing & vibrant department! Please spread the ad: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T... Contact me if you need more information! @univie.ac.at
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
New from my lab! #popgen #evolution 👨‍🔬🧪
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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
JOB OPPORTUNITIES with The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) - Researcher (Coral Breeding) and Communications & Outreach Officer picrc.org/vacancy-rese... and picrc.org/vacancy-comm... #coralreefs #jobs #coralrestoration #careers #palau #conservation #coralreefconservation
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Vacancy – Researcher - Palau International Coral Reef Center
Position: Researcher(s) Salary Range: $22,090 - $51,449 Closing Date: August 18, 2026 Term: Limited Term employment base on Grant Funding Location: PICRC Office, Palau The Palau International Coral…
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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
JOB OPPORTUNITIES: ReefScan Project - Australian Institute of Marine Science (Research Assistant and System Developer) See here for all positions: www.aims.gov.au/careers #coralreefs #jobs #coraljob #jobopportunity #careers #reefscan #coral #coralreefecology #coralresearch #aims #marinebiology
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Cynthia Riginos @seaprof.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Australian Institute of Marine Science is looking for eminent senior scientist to fill Deputy CEO position. International applications are fine - note desire for someone with senior org management experience. careers.aims.gov.au/page.php?pag... #coralreefs #jobs
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Deputy Chief Executive Officer - Science and Research
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Ben Walther @bendw.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
New paper out! Interested in #marineconnectivity? Curious about #genetics or #telemetry or #otolith chemistry? This paper is for you! Methods to estimate marine functional connectivity: A primer. Sturrock et al. 2026. Ecological Applications esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o... Resources for US scientists concerned about the proposed OMB ruling to curtail peer review, limit conference travel, and limit scientific inquiry 🧪👨‍🔬
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Opinion | Trump’s Assaults on Scientific Research Just Got Worse
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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
JOB OPPORTUNITY: SeaSim Experimental Research Manager - Australian Institute of Marine Science Full details here: careers.aims.gov.au/page.php?pag... #coralreefs #coraljobs #aims #seasim #job #coralpropagation #coral #australia #coralreefecology #marinescience #marinebiology #careers
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Gideon Bradburd @gbradburd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
postdoc alert 🚨! NIH-funded postdoc in my lab to work on Ancestral Recombination Graphs in space. Please spread the word widely in your networks, and please reach out if you're interested! (2-3yr position, start date flexible, pay/benefits good!). details here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
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recruitment
Multiple positions available: ​ Postdoc PhD students
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Dr. Carly Kenkel @drcarl.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoY... students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely! 🧪
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Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2027
Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2027 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...
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Marine-Omics @marine-omics.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Looking for a great funded PhD project on the genomics of adaptation in Antarctic marine invertebrates? Look no further! www.marine-omics.net/phd-projects... @janstrugnell.bsky.social @iracooke.bsky.social 🐙🇦🇶🪸
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Projects on offer – Marine Omics
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Cynthia Riginos @seaprof.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Really nice work by @zoe-meziere.bsky.social. Original planned experiment not possible b/c incoming “control” temperature water from Heron Reef was too hot 😢 Results show that cryptic coral species inherently differ in their resistance to heat and their recovery.
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preLights @prelights.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
As marine heatwaves intensify, who survives - and why? Maitri Manjunath highlights work from @zoe-meziere.bsky.social & team who studied the variation in coral thermal stress responses during a real-time marine heatwave 🪸 #preprint #ecology #preLight: prelights.biologists.com/highlights/h...
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Heatwave winners and losers: cryptic coral holobionts differ in thermal tolerance - preLights
Beating the heat isn’t about place, it’s about partnership.
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Max Lambert @maxlambert.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
🇺🇲🔭 The federal science workforce - our patriot scientists - "𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥." Proud to reflect on how special federal scientists are to America's soul. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Federal scientists, a great American invention: a letter to our federal colleagues
Click on the article title to read more.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Way to go, Australia! 🇦🇺 Trump Tower Australia has been cancelled after the developer said the Trump family brand has become too “toxic.”
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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Program Development Manager - Palau International Coral Reef Centre (PICRC) Application deadline 14th May 2026 Full details here: picrc.org/vacancy-prog... #coralreefs #jobs #careers #palau #jobopportunity #coraljob #coral #tropicalmarineecology #coralreefecology #marinebiology
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Renee Catullo @reneecatullo.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Tenured (or the Aussie equivalent) zoology position with us at University of Western Australia. Join us at a global top 100 university that is also very far away from the trials and tribulations of the modern world. Broad job criteria! external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/en/job/52306...
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Prospective staff : Jobs at UWA : The University Of Western Australia
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Thanks to all who filled this out! Save the date: Aug 10-15 and 17-21, 9-11am Pacific. Emails should go out this week to folks who filled out the form, and if there are still slots we'll open up registration more broadly!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/04/2026
the trump administration is selling this country wholesale to rapacious, extractive industries that will destroy our collective resources for private profit morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
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BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.
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Sacred Chicken 🐓 @chirp0403.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
They’re destroying more than fifty research facilities across thirty-one states, labs that house decades of irreplaceable long-term science, the kind you literally cannot restart once it’s gone. #USForestService
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Cynthia Riginos @seaprof.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Led by @adrianahumanes.bsky.social , points out the importance of collaboration and long term funding to advance critical knowledge for corals. #coral
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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
🔊SAVE THE DATE for our 6th SORTEE conference: 13-14th Oct 2026! Registration & content submission (unconferences, hackathons, workshops) will open soon. Keep an👁️on sortee.org/upcoming/ #SORTEE2026 To join the mailing list for conference updates, click: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Special Feature in AmNat @asn-amnat.bsky.social just out on Genomic Forecasting. "Collectively, the articles underscore both the promise and the limitations of genomic forecasting while [showing] predictive performance is context dependent" 🧬🧪👨‍🔬🖥️🌲🐋🌿 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
This graph shows exponentially increasing publications for the term genomic offsets from 2015 to 2024
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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Come work with us in Vienna and along European coasts! We look for a creative Postdoc (4year contract) in Evolutionary Genomics to cooperate with physiologists, ecologists, see: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Postdoc-... Please share! @univie.ac.at
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Postdoc marine evolutionary genomics
Postdoc marine evolutionary genomics
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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Project Manager - Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) Applications close 11th March 2026 Learn more here: picrc.org/vacancy-proj... #coralreefs #jobs #projectmanager #careers #palau #PICRC #coral #jobopportunity #coralreefecology #marinescience #marinebiology
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Cynthia Riginos @seaprof.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Led by Iva Popovic, with Katharine Prata, @melissanaugle.bsky.social le.bsky.social, @ilhabyrne.bsky.social habyrne.bsky.social, Sam Howitt, Tom Bridge, Vero Mocellin, Emily Howells, Line Bay & @couplingdmi.bsky.social lingdmi.bsky.social #RRAP #AIMS @uq-cbcs.bsky.social
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Cynthia Riginos @seaprof.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Three-way hybridization of table corals in the Acropora hyacinthus group from the southern Great Barrier Reef results in parallel adaptive introgression. Check out our new preprint: doi.org/10.64898/202... #CoralSky #MarEvol #coral #popgen #consgen #genomics
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Fun news! @gcbias.bsky.social and I are teaching a 2-week online population genetics workshop this summer to raise money for the Center for Population Biology at UC Davis. We're trying to gauge interest -- please fill this out if you might be interested! And please share broadly!
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Davis Summer Population Genomics Program
Want to learn population genetics? Please fill out this form to indicate your potential interest in a 2-week intensive online summer population genetics course taught by Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra and Graham...
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Cynthia Riginos @seaprof.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Standing genetic variation for heat adaptation under moderate scenarios (<=SSP2-4.5) is spatially widespread in Stylophora pistillata from the GBR. Genomic offsets, GEAs, redundancy analyses. Led by @zoe-meziere.bsky.social.   #CoralSky #consgen #MarEvol   www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Matthew Holden 🏳️‍🌈 @matthholden.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
It's baffling why the Go8 (a group of 8 leading universities in Australia) endorsed a position to weaken environmental laws. Not only do we, the researchers at these universities, disagree, but our research shows it is a bad idea. In just one day, 90 Go8 researchers documented our opposition.
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Enrico D’Aniello @enricodanielloszn.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🌊 Mytilus galloprovincialis meets Eco-Evo-Devo. We’re excited to announce the first school dedicated to the bivalve M. galloprovincialis. Applications are now open!✨🐚 Get ready to explore the fascinating world of mussels in an inspiring international environment 🔬 ℹ️ acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Pilot Deployment Program Coral Aquaculture Assistants (Fifteen casual positions) - Australian Institute of Marine Science careers.aims.gov.au/page.php?pag... #coralreefs #jobs #jobopportunity #coralpropagation #australia #coral #careers #coralreproduction #coralnursery
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Nicolas Bierne @couplingdmi.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Still possible to apply to this #post-doc position at CESAB #Montpellier. Application closing date: September 15th 2025 (12:00 PM CET) How taking intraspecific diversity and evolutionary processes into account in translocation-based programs. Please share widely #PopGen #NbS #Biodiversity
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Maarten De Brauwer @maartendb.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Job opening! CSIRO @csiropublishing.bsky.social is currently hiring 2 #eDNA Postdoctoral Fellowships! sednasociety.com/2025/09/04/j...
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Job opportunities: 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships at CSIRO
CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, is currently recruiting two eDNA Postdoctoral Fellows. Applications close on October 5th. More information and links below. CSIRO Postdoctoral Fell…
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Peter Mumby @petemumby.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
New 2yr postdoc position @ University of Queensland on coral distributions and Allee effects. Must have permission to work in Australia uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/uqcareers/jo...
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 20/08/2025
#OnThisDay in 1858, a seminal journal article comprised of papers by Alfred Russel Wallace FRS and Charles Darwin FRS on the theory of evolution by natural selection was published by the Linnean Society, the first public announcement of the theory of evolution. bit.ly/3k8fq4u
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Diana Fisher @dianafisher1080.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
The Australasian Evolution Society comes home to the Goddard Building, UQ, St Lucia, Brisbane- where it started 25 years ago (I was a founder and on the first conference organising committee). 1st to 3rd of October 2025
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Australasian Evolution Society - AES @ausevosoc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Calling all evolutionary biologists! **AES 2025 Conference** 📍 UQ Brisbane | 🗓 1–3 Oct **Talks close 1 Sept** Don’t miss out — submit & join us for three days of cutting-edge science + community! aes.corsizio.com/event/685405... #AES2025 #Evolution #ECR #SciComm #AusSci
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Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au · 11/07/2025
Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia? We are now calling for formal applications from both Australian and non-Australian citizens based in the US whose work is internationally recognised as exceptional. 📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025 🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...
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Nicolas Bierne @couplingdmi.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
3-year #postdoc position at Centre de synthèse et d'analyse de la biodiversité (CESAB) in Montpellier to work on how taking intraspecific diversity and evolutionary processes into account in translocation-based programs. Please share widely #PopGen #NbS www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/en/about-the...
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Job opportunities - Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité
Créée en 2008, la FRB recherche régulièrement de nouveaux collaborateurs. Elle constitue un point de convergence entre la science et la société, autour des défis que doit aujourd’hui relever la recher...
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Prof Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Any international research colleagues interested in a move to Australia 🌊🔬🧪🇦🇺🌏
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Global Talent Attraction Program
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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
CORAL REEF RESEARCH NEWS: Research finds understanding how far coral larvae travels could help to protect Great Barrier Reef populations www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07... #coralreefs #coralresearch #connectivity #coralresilience #coralhealth #corallarvae #larvae #recruitment #coralreefecology
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Research shows coral larvae could be 'key' to restoring damaged reefs
A University of Queensland study has found the further coral disperses, the better chance reefs have at bouncing back from disaster.
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Cynthia Riginos @seaprof.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Wonderful work led by @zoe-meziere.bsky.social , @kepra3.bsky.social, Marine Lechene, Renata Ferrari, & Iva Popovic. Corals can differ in their connectivity, a lot! #Coralsky #CoralReefs #MarEvol
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Diana Fisher @dianafisher1080.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Ongoing academic jobs lecturer in ecology or genomics level b and c at Monash University, Australia careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... Deadline 7th August
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Cynthia Riginos @seaprof.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
#conservationgenetics #conservationgenomics people attending #ICCB! Special symposium Tuesday at 15:15 “Conservation strategies to support adaptive evolution in a rapidly changing world” Featuring talks by Andrew Weeks, Rebecca Jordan, Jarrod Sopniewski, and Maurico Rossetto!
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