Reposted by Tess GraingerJoe Brennan @biologyjoe87.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Looking for sci comm opportunities? Join us as a writer for American Naturalist press releases! These write-ups are primarily written by graduate students and other early-career scientists. No experience required; we have editors to help along the way. Apps due Sept 1. Please share widely :Dforms.gleLooking for Press Release Writers & Editors for The American NaturalistSign up for the opportunity to write and/or edit for The American Naturalist! We are seeking authors to write press releases for new journal articles. See examples of recent press releases here. We a... 16055
Reposted by Tess GraingerEcoEvoRxiv @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Life-history traits do not always evolve in response to changing thermal environments doi.org/10.32942/X20... 0167
Reposted by Tess GraingerMathilde L. Tissier @mathildetissier.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Thank you WPC. "Sheila Colla was widely admired. She was far more than a brilliant scientist and conservation leader. She was a fierce advocate for environmental and social justice and was incredibly skilled and determined at bridging the gap between science, community, and politics." 1105
Reposted by Tess GraingerSWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Are you passionate about equity in the field of ecology and evolution? Are you interested in building community in science? 🌿 SWEEET is looking for motivated folks to join this year's Symposium Organizing and Equity Fund committees! ✨ Interested in joining? Email us at sweeet.ecoevo@gmail.com 💌 165
Reposted by Tess Graingerjessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126027998
Reposted by Tess GraingerJulia Kreiner @jmkreiner.bsky.social · 31/07/2026uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job... The Kreiner and Carley Lab groups are hiring a shared Research Analyst to help lead wet lab protocol development and management. We're a fun group and would love to hear from you :) Get in touch with questions!uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comResearch, AnalystDepartment BSD E&E Carley Lab About the Department The Kreiner Lab (kreinerlab.com) and Carley Lab (carleylab.uchicago.edu) in the Department of Ecology & Evolution at The University of Chicag... 01828
Reposted by Tess GraingerAmerican Naturalist / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Historical Perspective: Sridhar et al. use the backstories of famous scientific papers in Ecology and Evolution to uncover the background roles of natural history that are written out of papers. Available now ahead of print! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 25431
Reposted by Tess GraingerJoe Brennan @biologyjoe87.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Out now in PLOS Computational Biology!journals.plos.orgEight quick tips for data-model integration in ecology 02710
Reposted by Tess GraingerAndy Lee, PhD @andylee.bsky.social · 12/07/2026In our Viewpoint (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...) we synthesize the gametic definition (outlined by Janicke et al below) and other definitions of sex (e.g., multivariate definition). We contend that is NO consensus on “biological sex” (maybe a consensus isn’t actually necessary…)onlinelibrary.wiley.comThere is No Consensus on Biological SexAt this critical moment when misinformation about sex is being applied to policy globally, scientific clarification on the definition of biological sex is valuable. Here, we evaluate the primary appr... 232286
Reposted by Tess GraingerJoe Brennan @biologyjoe87.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Now out in Ecology Letters 🥳onlinelibrary.wiley.comUsing Modern Coexistence Theory to Understand Community DisassemblyCommunity disassembly examines how extinctions reshape ecological communities. Here, we introduce the community disassembly graph, which uses invasion growth rates (IGRs) to identify extinction-drive.... 05320
Reposted by Tess GraingerTakuji Usui | 薄井拓路 @usuitakuji.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I am incredibly thrilled to announce that I will be starting as an Assistant Prof at Yale EEB in January 2027!! 🎉🎊 Stay tuned for student and postdoc openings, and please feel free to reach out to me if you are interested in eco-evo, range dynamics, species interactions, and global change! 🌐🌱🦠🧬 1412628
Reposted by Tess GraingerFrancisco Rodriguez-Sanchez @frodsan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026AI, Comparative Advantage, and the Next Decade of Ecological Research. Food for thought @jdrakephd.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/ele.... #ecopubs 1165
Reposted by Tess GraingerRachel Germain @gerlame.bsky.social · 24/06/2026To the #Evol2026 folks, I am recruiting MSc/PhD students (with or without their own funding) - please send people my way if you know of anyone interested in blending ecology & evolution! 04041
Reposted by Tess GraingerJoey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · 22/06/2026 🚨New paper alert🚨🔥 I’m thrilled to share new work from our lab in Ecology Letters: we tackle the challenge of making general predictions for competition in a warming world 🌡️🔥🌏 Led by the brilliant postdoc @kaleighedavis.bsky.social with @tessgrainger.bsky.social and others tinyurl.com/44hr6bzfecosystemscience.caWhen Warming Levels the Playing Field: Rethinking Competition in a Changing Climate — Centre for Ecosystem ManagementNew research led by one of our postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Kaleigh Davis, takes a step toward a more predictive understanding of network interactions in the face of climate warming by combining Modern C... 23212
Reposted by Tess GraingerCasey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · 21/06/2026That being said, this talk by @gerlame.bsky.social is basically a presidential addresses in that it’s so broad and it’s going to affect my thinking for years to come #Evol2026 1162
Reposted by Tess GraingerAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 18/06/2026For years I've tracked billionaire excess. Each year I show students a chart that blows their minds. This year I had to redraw it for a trillionaire: Elon Musk, $1.32T. Depressing that we're here. Silver lining: couldn't have happened to a less deserving person, proof that wealth ≠ merit.stanford.eduElon Musk's $1.32 Trillion, to ScaleThe first trillionaire's fortune, one pixel per $1,000 — scroll past every dollar, and see what a fraction of it could do instead. 17604249
Reposted by Tess GraingerChuliang Song @clsong.com · 16/06/2026Spent the last two years developing a new Intro to Physics course for undergrad biology majors. It features tons of examples from biology (especially Ecology & Evolution!) and requires only middle school-level math. Lecture note here shorturl.at/0PiVp Any comments or feedback are highly welcome!drive.google.comphysics_for_biologists.pdf 312054
Reposted by Tess GraingerEvolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Editor's Choice: "The double-edged effect of environmental fluctuations on evolutionary rescue" by Shibasaki & Yamamichi. doi.org/10.1093/evol... @masatoyamamichi.bsky.socialdoi.orgThe double-edged effect of environmental fluctuations on evolutionary rescueAbstract. Recent studies revealed that contemporary evolution can prevent population extinction in deteriorating environments. Such evolutionary rescue has 0136
Tess Grainger @tessgrainger.bsky.social · 11/06/2026New paper out today in Ecology Letters! We use Modern Coexistence Theory and Metabolic Theory to get general predictions for the effect of temperature on competition. Led by brilliant postdoc @kaleighedavis.bsky.social and @joeybernhardt.bsky.social, with Po-Ju Ke, Patrick Thompson and Mary O'Connordx.doi.orgGeneral Predictions for the Effects of Warming on CompetitionWe combined two major theories in ecology to investigate whether warming may have general effects on competition for shared resources. We found that species' niche and fitness differences both decrea... 04317
Reposted by Tess GraingerChuliang Song @clsong.com · 01/06/2026What have we actually learned from empirical applications of Modern Coexistence Theory? We reviewed 84 studies from the last two decades to find out. Read our new synthesis in Ecology Letters here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comWhat Have We Learned From Empirical Applications of Modern Coexistence Theory?Reader environment loaded 02411
Reposted by Tess GraingerJoe Brennan @biologyjoe87.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Been waiting for someone to write a paper on expectations of how warming impacts Lotka-Volterra-type competition! A great example of how revisiting a classic derivation (consumer resource -> Lotka-Volterra competition) with slight modifications can yield interesting findings. Excited to read it :D .onlinelibrary.wiley.comGeneral Predictions for the Effects of Warming on CompetitionWe combined two major theories in ecology to investigate whether warming may have general effects on competition for shared resources. We found that species' niche and fitness differences both decrea.... 1183
Reposted by Tess GraingerTakuji Usui | 薄井拓路 @usuitakuji.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Excited to share our new paper in which we test how competition alters adaptation at a warming range edge @science.org We find that competition can increase adaptation to warming when there is a shared evolutionary response to both biotic and abiotic drivers of selection: tinyurl.com/3j8s9t8bscience.orgCompetition enables rapid adaptation to a warming range edge in a model plant communityMost predictions of whether populations will adapt to warming range edges ignore species interactions. We experimentally tested whether range-edge populations can adapt to warming within a competitive... 49837
Reposted by Tess GraingerS Otto @sarperotto.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Why we’re concerned about “Getting Major Projects Built in Canada” 👀 and its impact on nature and a healthy environment. Have your voice heard - read the govt’t proposal www.canada.ca/en/one-canad... and email feedback to engagement@pco-bcp.gc.ca by June 7, 2026 🙏@baumlab.bsky.socialcanada.caGetting Major Projects Built in Canada - Discussion Paper on Proposed Legislative, Regulatory, and Policy Reforms - Canada.ca 11210
Reposted by Tess GraingerMarc Johnson (he/him) @evoecolab.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Excited to share our new paper: Predictions from evolutionary theory for urban environments. We brought together empiricists and mathematical theorists to find common ground on where and how we can work together to better understand urban evolution onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...onlinelibrary.wiley.comPredictions From Evolutionary Theory for Urban EnvironmentsUrbanization drives rapid and extreme environmental change, profoundly shaping the ecology and evolution of populations. In this Perspective, we call for the integration and development of evolutiona... 12113
Reposted by Tess Graingergavin jones @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The Department of Biology at the University of Iowa is hiring an evolutionary ecologist at the assistant professor level for fall 2027. Come and be my colleague! jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...jobs.uiowa.eduFaculty Requisition Details - Jobs@UIOWA: Search and Apply for Jobs at The University of IowaJobs@UIOWA: The official place to search and apply for jobs at The University of Iowa. 04663
Reposted by Tess GraingerJitka Polechová @polejit.bsky.social · 08/05/2026New #ecoevo paper @pnas.org: Evolution of species’ range and niche in changing environments. I show that feedback between evolutionary and population dynamics can create a tipping point where genetic variance erodes, and species’ ranges contract or fragment www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #popgen 🧬🧪 🌎 37739
Reposted by Tess GraingerRoyal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 05/05/2026From proteins to species ranges: a framework for understanding thermal adaptation during range expansion doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #ProcB #Biophysics #Ecology #Evolution 0169
Tess Grainger @tessgrainger.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Great write up of research on the effect of temperature on range expansion rate by former undergrad in the lab Kayley Breslin! 🪲🔥 072
Reposted by Tess GraingerJoey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · 12/05/2026@integrativebiology.bsky.social @uofgcbs.bsky.social are at #CSEE2026! We are looking forward to seeing friends old and new! @tessgrainger.bsky.social @carlingbieg.bsky.social 0164
Reposted by Tess GraingerRachel Germain @gerlame.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Five of us are headed to CSEE next week - come hang out with us! 0153
Reposted by Tess GraingerJoey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · 11/05/2026The Bernhardt Lab is heading to #CSEE2026 and we are excited to share our science! From Ontario to Nunavut and theoretical ecology, data synthesis and experiments, to community-based research - we study how biodiversity is changing and what that means for human well-being. Check out our talks! 🌡️🐟🦎🌎 0306
Reposted by Tess GraingerJulian Resasco @julianresasco.bsky.social · 06/05/2026So proud of Dr. Asia Kaiser for her ESA Murray F. Buell Award & recently defending her PhD! Asia is an outstanding scientist & seeking a postdoc (urban ecology, insect biodiversity, bees, agroecosystems, & synthetic control/stat methods). Please connect w Asia w opportunities. Please boost! 🐝🌎🧪🥒🏙️🌱 0289
Tess Grainger @tessgrainger.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Oh, to be young and really dumb. 🫶 #SCEECSEE20 2131
Reposted by Tess GraingerCSEE_SCEE @csee-scee.bsky.social · 29/04/2026🎉💚The Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution turns 20 this year: As we head toward the annual meeting, we invite you to share your favourite memories, photos, and throwbacks from past CSEE meetings and events! Tag your post with hashtag #SCEECSEE20 12718
Reposted by Tess GraingerRyan Norris @ryannorrissci.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Recovery strategies are not just paperwork. They help turn concern for endangered species into action. Our work on Mottled Duskywing recovery in Ontario has relied on this kind of public guidance. Transparency matters for species-at-risk recovery. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enda...thenarwhal.caOntario won’t share recovery plans for endangered species | The NarwhalOntario won’t publish its plans to protect wolves, butterflies and bats, after Bill 5 dropped requirement for endangered species recovery planning 033
Reposted by Tess GraingerRyan Norris @ryannorrissci.bsky.social · 28/04/2026We’re hiring 4 field positions to help reintroduce and monitor the endangered Mottled Duskywing butterfly in southern Ontario. Great opportunity for early-career ecologists. norrislab.ca/opportunities/ 01615
Reposted by Tess GraingerMarten Winter @smartenwinter.bsky.social · 27/04/2026🚨 Two major iDiv calls are now accepting applications! 🔹 iDiv Synthesis Centre Working Group Call 🔹 iDiv Fellowship Programme Call 🔗 More info, application criteria + deadlines: www.idiv.deidiv.deiDiv - Integrative Biodiversity ResearchThe German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) is a global leader in biodiversity science, dedicated to understanding the variety of life on Earth. 02621
Reposted by Tess GraingerSociety for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 24/04/2026We are pleased to recognize two Honorable Mentions for the SSE Presidents’ Award this year: Skylar Berardi and Miles Roberts for their papers in Evolution Letters! shorturl.at/CpcoY @evolletters.bsky.social 0168
Reposted by Tess GraingerGreg Owens @gregowens.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I'm looking to sponsor an applicant for a Canada Impact+ Postdoctoral fellowship in my lab. The project will explore how methylation patterns change during aging in rockfish with rapidly evolved lifespan differences. Check out tinyurl.com/impactpostdoc for a description. DM for more details.tinyurl.com 067
Reposted by Tess GraingerEcol. Solutions & Evidence | Applied Ecol. Resources @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social · 01/04/2026We're accepting proposals for our Special Feature! We invite scientists and practitioners to share experiences from management projects that didn't go to plan, but still provided important insights into how best to manage ecosystems and species🌱 ⏰Submit by 30th April More here👇 buff.ly/EXXBFsJ 06545
Reposted by Tess GraingerVolker Rudolf @volkerrudolf.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Post Doc position alert! Come work with us on the evolution of cannibalism. Full job description in link below. Salary starts at $58k plus benefits. (Please help spread the word) emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.comPostdoctoral Associate - BioSciencesDr. Volker Rudolf’s group in the Department of BioSciences at Rice University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the field of Evolution and Behavior. The ideal candidate will have strong ... 02540
Reposted by Tess GraingerSWEEET @sweeet-ecoevo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Join us at the #SWEEET Symposium on May 14 (1:30-5pm) at #CSEE2026! We're tackling three barriers facing equity-deserving researchers: parenthood, fieldwork access & socioeconomic challenges. Featuring talks by Drs. Courtney Robichaud, Rachel Giles & Diane Srivastava. We hope to see you there! 12114
Reposted by Tess GraingerTaylor Zallek @taylorzallek.bsky.social · 17/04/2026New to bsky, trying to (re)connect with eco-evo folks. I'm an evolutionary ecologist who studies how rapid evolutionary dynamics shape community and ecosystem processes. My work integrates experimental evolution, population genetics, and community ecology, with an emphasis on biological invasions. 1174
Reposted by Tess GraingerClaire Willing @clairewilling.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I feel incredibly honored to have been named an ESA Early Career Fellow! Thank you to my massive group of colleagues and friends who have helped to support me in this journey! Cheers to more exciting research in the years ahead!🍄🌲 0133
Reposted by Tess GraingerCollege of Biological Science @uofgcbs.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Congratulations to Dr. Tess Grainger @integrativebiology.bsky.social, named an Early Career Fellow with the Ecological Society of America! The fellowship recognizes ESA members who have advanced ecological knowledge & applications within 8 years of their doctorate. www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/202... 0338
Reposted by Tess GraingerCentre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 09/04/2026📢 New Research Alert! No organism can be the best at everything—and now we know why. A new study by our own Dr. @jasonlaurich.bsky.social reveals the hidden limits shaping evolution itself: tinyurl.com/yc8j3434 @integrativebiology.bsky.social @uofgcbs.bsky.social @joeybernhardt.bsky.social 1106
Reposted by Tess GraingerAndy Lee, PhD @andylee.bsky.social · 04/04/2026📣 A perspective with @allydefduf.bsky.social @madeline-eppley.bsky.social and others out in @ecol-evol.bsky.social 📣 Drawing from queer lived experiences, we offer new perspectives to confront existing biases in #ecology and #evolution. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...onlinelibrary.wiley.comWhere We Go From Here: Harnessing Queer Perspectives to Advance Practice in Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyScience and society continuously shape one another; this relationship determines what science is funded, which inquiries are pursued, and whose voices are included in the production and dissemination... 01617