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Melissa Whitaker

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Assistant Professor at East Tennessee State University Plant-Insect interactions, Chemical Ecology, Herbivory, Pollination Insufferable foodie www.melissawhitaker.net

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American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · May 8

Plant Science Research Weekly -- Review: Cycad chemicals and coevolution (New Phytologist) @shaylasalzman.bsky.social @jcarlosvillarreal.bsky.social @lycaeidesmelissa.bsky.social @evodivmet.bsky.social (Summary by Xavier Ozowara [email protected]) buff.ly/utBCK2L

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Review: Cycads, chemicals, and coevolution | Plantae

Cycads are an ancient lineage of gymnosperms with fascinating ecological interactions. In a recent review, Salzman et al. examine the various adaptations of cycads, from attracting pollinators to…

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Phil Stevenson @philstevenson.bsky.social · Dec 29

Floral nectar: Fifty years of new ecological perspectives beyond pollinator reward. Nice article from #MartaBarberis and #MassimoNepi on ecological function of nectar chemistry although overlooks the role of nectar metabolites in mitigating disease in bees. usiena-air.unisi.it/retrieve/e5b...

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Tanja Pyhäjärvi @pyhatanja.bsky.social · Dec 16

Big news from Finnish publication forum. Almost all MDPI and Frontiers journals will be downgraded to level 0 and thus are not considered as properly peer reviewed trustworthy scientific journals.
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Changes to the classification

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Melissa Whitaker @lycaeidesmelissa.bsky.social · Dec 15

Just joined and I'm loving this list! Can you add me as well?

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Melissa Whitaker @lycaeidesmelissa.bsky.social · Dec 15

Know any promising students interested in plant-insect chemical ecology? The Whitaker lab at ETSU has two open master's positions for the 2025-2026 academic year!

Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Lars Chittka @larschittka.bsky.social · Dec 15

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Wie intelligent sind Bienen?

Von wegen Reflexmaschinen: Lars Chittka gibt faszinierende Einblicke in die kognitive Welt der Bestäuber.

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Johanna Mappes @jmappes.bsky.social · Dec 1

🧪The 2025 Guarda Summer course is intended for master students and early PhD students in evolutionary biology.
14. - 21. June 2025 in the Swiss mountain village Guarda.
Web page with all details: tb.ethz.ch/education/gu...
Application is open now. Deadline is the 15. January 2025.

Summer school:<br> Evolutionary Biology in Guarda

Information about the annual summer school Evolutionary Biology in Guarda

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