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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 5h

I'm the incoming SSE president and am behind this idea -- if you're interested in putting together an app and have questions, pls reach out!

Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 2d

Now accepting proposals for new Research Synthesis Working Groups! Each funded group will present a symposium at the Evolution meeting, collaborate on a publication, and establish a lasting research network. Submit your proposal by January 6: www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Call for Proposals: Research Synthesis Working Groups. Deadline: January 6.

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Tristan A.F. Long @thelonglab.bsky.social · 18h

Gave my poster for the annual @laurierbiology.bsky.social #BI499 thesis proposal poster session a Hallowe'en makeover! #SciArt

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Tristan A.F. Long @thelonglab.bsky.social · 5h

There is still 3 weeks until Halloween!
www.instructables.com/Build-a-6-0-...

Build a 6'-0

Build a 6'-0" Tall Wooden T-Rex Model: I'm sure we've all seen those small wooden 3D dinosaur models. I had a few that I loved as a kid, but they all shared a common flaw. They were much too small!! A...

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Tristan A.F. Long @thelonglab.bsky.social · 18h

I think this is the first time that this event has happened on the 31st, but I did make a spooky variant of the old version of this poster back in 2015!

Tristan A.F. Long @thelonglab.bsky.social · 18h

Gave my poster for the annual @laurierbiology.bsky.social #BI499 thesis proposal poster session a Hallowe'en makeover! #SciArt

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Dr. Andrea Wishart @wishartae.bsky.social · 1d

New from my fellow LTR-CSEE member Mel Boudreau:

Understanding the breadth and depth of long-term ecological data collection in Canada and the United States doi.org/10.1139/face... @facetsjournal.bsky.social @csee-scee.bsky.social #LongTermResearch

Understanding the breadth and depth of long-term ecological data collection in Canada and the United States

While several formal long-term ecological monitoring or research networks have been established, efforts are undertaken by many different organizations, leaving little understanding on the breadth of ...

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Ceri Weber @ceriweber.bsky.social · 1d

This project started during my postdoc interview when I asked @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social "jerboa tails seem longer. Have you looked into that?". It turns out the jerboa tail is approximately 1.5x longer than the mouse, normalized to body length, but with 3-4 *fewer* vertebrae than in mice.

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Kim Cooper @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social · 22h

Extremely proud of @ceriweber.bsky.social and team and the newest paper from our lab!

Ceri Weber @ceriweber.bsky.social · 1d

This project started during my postdoc interview when I asked @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social "jerboa tails seem longer. Have you looked into that?". It turns out the jerboa tail is approximately 1.5x longer than the mouse, normalized to body length, but with 3-4 *fewer* vertebrae than in mice.

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Tristan A.F. Long @thelonglab.bsky.social · 1d

You are welcome! Out here they replaced many of the elm trees killed off by Dutch elm disease with Norway Maples, so it’s a common (and ugly) sight in the Fall!

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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 1d

The #FreeToRead #EditorsChoice article for the issue reports on environmental conditions influencing seasonal #PopulationDynamics of #Drosophila suzukii (#Diptera: #Drosophilidae) in mid-latitude organic farms.

Why not give it a read?
doi.org/10.1111/afe.12684

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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 2d

PEQG website live! genetics-gsa.org/peqg-2026/

Homepage - 2026 Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics Conference

Visit our website to learn more.

genetics-gsa.org

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Tristan A.F. Long @thelonglab.bsky.social · 1d

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhytism...

Rhytisma acerinum - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 1d

Pine Marten, Shelly Perkins.

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Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez @rodrigofg.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats to Dr. @negberry.bsky.social , who successfully defended her PhD in @bme-uoft.bsky.social @utoronto.ca last week!! Negar and I had our annual career one-on-one today, and she showed up with this totally AMAZING present. If you don’t yet, you should follow her: she is onto great things!!

Two cross-stitched fruit flies, male and female, with three-dimensional wings (one of them is Curly!!).

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Ted Stankowich @tedstankowich.bsky.social · 1d

Eclipses fool birds into thinking it's morning!
Congrats to @rosvall-lab.bsky.social for this amazing work!

Total solar eclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Total solar eclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science

On 8 April 2024, a total solar eclipse disrupted light-dark cycles for North American birds during the lead-up to spring reproduction. Compiling more than 10,000 community observations and artificial ...

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 2d

lil sticker design for ECN this year, trying to retain design consistency with last year's stickers but also needed to add little gumboots and a tiny oatmilk latte

sticker design for a bug professionals conference, featuring an iconic beetle of the PNW (a rain beetle, Pleocomidae) in front of a generically Portland-like backdrop. I know that's not a perfect Mt Hood but at least I didn't just draw Mt Rainier like I always do

photo of last year's sticker, an Eleodes in front of a generically Sonoran desert landscape (for the same conference but in Phoenix)

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Animal Behavior Society @animbehsociety.bsky.social · 1d

Attention ABS members 🚨! Are you organizing or attending a conference in Latin America 🌎? If so, you might for financial support from the society! Two types of funds are available (details in pics below/alt text). Act quick - deadline Oct 10!

Form to apply can be found here: bit.ly/3VYeoeB

Funds to support Latin American Conferences: ABS can contribute to the costs of conferences held in Latin American and organized by Latin Americans. These conferences are not ABS-related conferences but rather organized by animal behavior groups in Latin America. Only 1 or 2 requests can be awarded each year as funding is limited. There may be restrictions on how the money can be spent and ABS may make special requests with regard to the conference (e.g. may request organizers to present slides advertising the Animal Behavior Society). Each request will be evaluated and assessed by ABS based on the proposal submitted in the link. Funding for each round will be available for conferences held before June 14 of the subsequent year. To apply, please fill out the online application form (link in the post). Deadline Oct 10

Funds to support travel of ABS members from USA/Canada to Latin American conferences: ABS can pay airfare for an ABS member from the USA or Canada to participate (as a speaker, lecturer, instructor) in special courses or workshops organized by Latin Americans and held in Latin America. Typically, ABS has funds for 1 or 2 such speakers every year. To apply, please follow the link in the post. Deadline Oct 10

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 1d

🎃 #Gothtober #31daysofhalloween

Vintage Halloween postcard, two green elfish, devil-like creatures carrying a witch with a broom in a pumpkin carriage against a night sky. Underneath it says, ‘Halloween Greeting’

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 2d

Why does the naked mole rat have the longest lifespan of any rodent, nearly 40 years?
A 30-year long mystery unraveled @ScienceMagazine today!
Its cGAS enzyme in cells has 4 missense mutations that upends its function, promoting DNA repair and suppressing inflammation
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Sonja Wild @sonjawild.bsky.social · 2d

Out today in @plosbiology.org (1/5)

Siblings and non-parental adults provide alternative pathways to cultural inheritance in juvenile great tits 🐦🧩

Link to study:
10.0.5.91/journal.pbio...

Co-authors:
@lucymaplin.bsky.social
@galarconnieto.bsky.social

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John Stinchcombe @johnstinchcombe.bsky.social · 2d

Cool stuff, featuring our EEB colleague Shelby Riskin:

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 2d

So much this!! Code is so valuable and literally the thing that creates your results. When you include it in your paper it can be such a valuable resource to everyone (plus earn you a couple more citations).

Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 2d

This:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Absolutely yes. And I'm proud that @asn-amnat.bsky.social has led the way on this with requiring code and data editors checking code for about five years now!

Stop treating code like an afterthought: record, share and value it

Scientists, research institutions, funders, libraries and publishers must all improve software practices.

www.nature.com

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🍁 Alex Smith 🍁 @alexsmithants.bsky.social · 2d

Where I live in Canada, vaccines are now easily available at most pharmacies! Sign up or drop in!

Cai, M., Xie, Y., & Al-Aly, Z. (2025).

Association of 2024–2025 Covid-19 Vaccine with Covid-19 Outcomes in U.S. Veterans.

New England Journal of Medicine.

doi.org/10.1056/nejm...

figures showing: Cumulative Risks of Covid-19–Associated Outcomes over 180 Days in the 2024–2025 Vaccination Season.
The composite outcome was defined as the first occurrence of any of the other three outcomes. The insets show the same data on an expanded y axis. The 95% confidence intervals (shaded areas) were not adjusted for multiplicity and should not be interpreted as hypothesis tests.

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 2d

“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”

Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors

Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 2d

Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Tristan A.F. Long @thelonglab.bsky.social · 2d

a man in a suit and tie stands in a crowd

ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in a crowd

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