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Miguel Clavero @chikichanka.bsky.social · 11d

ESTO ES IMPORTANTÍSIMO
Euskadi suspende la campaña de la pesca de la angula ante la situación crítica de la especie
Un paso crucial para lo conservación de la anguila, tomada en el territorio donde su consumo tiene más arraigo
@miteco.gob.es y otras CCAA, os toca
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Gobierno Vasco suspende la campaña de la pesca de la angula de 2025-2026 ante la situación "crítica" de la especie

El Departamento de Alimentación, Desarrollo Rural, Agricultura y Pesca del Gobierno Vasco se ha reunido...

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · 15d

Como cliente, valoro que prioricéis la seguridad de la plantilla. Otra razón más para seguir confiando en Slimbook.

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juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · 24d

Biennial Meeting of the Spanish Society of Evolutionary Biology
21-23 January 2026, Valencia, @sesbe-org.bsky.social
sesbe2026.es

🧪 #ecoevo #evosky #evolbio
@uv.es @ucciuv.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @ibmcp.bsky.social @dicv.csic.es @sibecol.bsky.social @raciencias.bsky.social

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · 28d

Are there left-handed octopuses? Read to find out www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/s... 🧪

Building an Octopus Dictionary, One Arm Movement at a Time

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · Sep 13

Cover of the new issue of Evolution Letters @evolletters.bsky.social featuring our stickleback-tapeworm paper. academic.oup.com/evlett
What happens to immunity and infection prevalence in the 50 years after a host invades a new location

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Sep 13

One of my Ph D student is precisely working on this topic. Thanks for sharing!

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Computational Biology Lab @fishnchipslab.bsky.social · Sep 8

Very happy to announce our latest paper examining the role of small omnivorous-detritivorous invasive fish. Extremely fruitful collaboration with 🇧🇷 colleagues 🧪
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Community and species-level responses to two invasive small cichlids in neotropical reservoirs - Biological Invasions

Disruptions caused by omnivorous-detritivorous invasive species can be significant and impact on key ecological services, but they are often less studied than those caused by predator species. In Neot...

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Sep 5

If I had read this in a science fiction book, I would have thought it was too far-fetched: Ants of different species share a mother. 😮https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-02807-0 🧪

‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother

Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.

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Computational Biology Lab @fishnchipslab.bsky.social · Sep 5

Very pleased to announce our latest study on cryptic diversity within Monogenea lead by 🇧🇷 colleagues 🧪
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Unveiling hidden diversity in Cosmetocleithrum (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) from thorny catfishes (Doradidae) endemic to South America: Two new species, morphological variation, and molecular phylog...

The Cosmetocleithrum represents the most diverse group of monogenoids parasitizing Neotropical doradid catfishes. In this study, based on morphologica…

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Sep 5

European Commission consultation on whether EU environmental laws should be simplified. Presenting simplification as a technical objective makes it easier to reduce the ambition and effectiveness of regulations. Support the Spanish Society of Ornithology's #SEO initiative 👇
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No permitas que la UE derribe la protección de la naturaleza - SEO/BirdLife

No permitas que se derriben en la UE las normas de protección de la naturaleza. Haz que tu voz esté presente participando con nosotros.

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Sep 5

Consulta de la Comisión Europea para preguntar si las leyes ambientales de la UE deberían simplificarse. Presentar la simplificación como un objetivo técnico facilita la reducción de la ambición y la eficacia de las normativas. Apoya la iniciativa de la #SEO 👇
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No permitas que la UE derribe la protección de la naturaleza - SEO/BirdLife

No permitas que se derriben en la UE las normas de protección de la naturaleza. Haz que tu voz esté presente participando con nosotros.

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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · Sep 2

*Postdoc in Evolutionary genomics at Stockholm University*
We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5

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Purple pollen visible in a dissected flower of Linum grandiflorum, flowering flax, an insect-pollinated species.

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Sep 1

Research seems to do better on Bluesky doi.org/10.1038/d415... 🧪

Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement

Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.

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Evolutionary Studies at Vanderbilt @evolutionvu.bsky.social · Aug 27

Museums aren’t just collections — they’re classrooms. 🦋🏛️
@corriemoreau.bsky.social's #Scopes100 talk shows how exhibits make #evolution accessible & engaging.
https://loom.ly/vFnwcRo

@ncse.bsky.social

Promotional graphic for Corrie Moreau’s Scopes Symposium lecture titled Teaching Evolution through Museum Exhibits. On the left, Moreau is shown speaking at a podium, wearing glasses and a patterned jacket, gesturing with her hands. On the right, text reads “Corrie Moreau – Teaching Evolution through Museum Exhibits.” Logos for Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies and the National Center for Science Education appear at the bottom, along with a small photo of framed butterfly specimens in a museum display.

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Aug 23

Que passes un feliç dia, Paco 😊

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Aug 22

Gracias

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Aug 22

Tenéis ya la batería de 53W para un Executive 14? La última vez que consulté no la teníais en stock

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Aug 21

Bricks help save frogs from the brink of extinction. doi.org/10.1038/d415... 🧪

A sit in the sauna can save endangered frogs

Anthony Waddle’s unconventional approach resulted in a stunningly practical solution to fight a deadly fungal infection.

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · Aug 5

Doctoral position on genomic basis of Fucus (brown algal) local adaptation - join our exciting #Fubluc team! Fully funded for 3.5 years & we also consider candidates with strong molecular or bioinformatic skillls but no marine / algal experience, see www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Jul 30

Don't moose around with me!

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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · Jul 18

Horizon Europe budget to double, but €68B will remain in Competitiveness Fund
🧪 #AcademicSky

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Horizon Europe budget to double, but €68B will remain in Competitiveness Fund

The proposal for the next Horizon Europe is in, with funding increases all round, including a tripling of the budget for the EU’s innovation scheme, the European Innovation Council (EIC).The European ...

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Bernd Sures @berndsures.bsky.social · Jul 17

🌍🪱 Biological invasions shake ecosystems—and parasites play a key role. Our chapter dives into invasive parasites, their mechanisms (e.g. spillover, enemy release) & their impact on aquatic hosts. @davidwthieltges.bsky.social Rosa Jolma & Daki Diaz-Morales📘 doi.org/10.1007/978-... #Parasites

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Jul 17

Excited to announce the publication of the 2nd chapter of Mar Llaberia-Robledillo's thesis in Mol Ecol! Countless hrs. of bioinformatics work paid-off: Inferred demografic history of parasites correlate with postglacial environmental changes. We are entering the age of parasite genomics! 🧪

Computational Biology Lab @fishnchipslab.bsky.social · Jul 17

New paper in the lab. doi.org/10.1111/mec....

Demographic history inference of ancestral metapopulation of two helminth populations

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Jul 17

...Trump NIH priorities, such as for example, the healing power of orange maggots? doi.org/10.1038/d415...

Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities

The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.

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Juan A. Balbuena @jabalbuena.bsky.social · Jul 15

Integrity has been at the core throughout my career. Well, that's explains why I'm a nobody, right? doi.org/10.1038/d415...

Scientists hide messages in papers to game AI peer review

Some studies containing instructions in white text or small font — visible only to machines — will be withdrawn from preprint servers.

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