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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 4d

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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Volker Rudolf @volkerrudolf.bsky.social · 4d

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Volker Rudolf @volkerrudolf.bsky.social · 4d

my favorite Halloween tradition started at our house again: arranging our skeletons in fun ways until Halloween. We started with this one (I think we nailed the original face expressions…).

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 20d

Does phenotypic plasticity promote (Baldwin effect) or hinder (Mayr) genetic adaptation? Lambert et al. mathematically show that when adaptive plasticity increases, the Baldwin effect increases, peaks then decreases as plasticity begins to mask selection.
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The Baldwin Effect Reloaded: Intermediate Levels of Phenotypic Plasticity Favor Evolutionary Rescue | The American Naturalist

Abstract Since the late 1890s up until today, how phenotypic plasticity interacts with genetic adaptation has been a debated issue. Proponents of a positive causal role of phenotypic plasticity—James ...

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 20d

Why do plants produce male and bisexual flowers simultaneously and shift its gender between male and hermaphroditic phases among seasons? Chen and Pannell study sex allocation and reproductive success in Pulsatilla alpina.
Now open-access ahead of print!
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Sex Allocation and Reproductive Success in a Perennial Hermaphroditic Herb: Both Size and Timing Matter | The American Naturalist

Abstract In simultaneous hermaphrodites, resource availability and the temporal distribution of mates determine male and female fitness and optimal sex allocation. In insect-pollinated plants, we expe...

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 20d

New synthesis available ahead of print!
"A Quantitative Survey of Cogradient and Countergradient Variation in Nature" by Albecker et al.

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 18d

How moving – or not – as conditions change keeps species alive
Summary & Analysis by Jeremy Summers of "Partitioning the impacts of spatial-temporal variation in demography and dispersal on metapopulation growth rates" by Schreiber
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How moving – or not – as conditions change keeps species alive

Read about “Partitioning the impacts of spatial-temporal variation in demography and dispersal on metapopulation growth rates” by Sebastian J. Schreiber (Feb 2025)

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 18d

Are absentee parents a result of evolution?
Summary & Analysis by Julia M. Dovi of "A Life History Perspective on the Evolutionary Interplay of Sex Ratios and Parental Sex Roles" by Long et al.
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Are absentee parents a result of evolution?

Read about “A Life History Perspective on the Evolutionary Interplay of Sex Ratios and Parental Sex Roles” by Xiaoyan Long, Tamas Székely, Jan Komdeur, and Franz J. Weissing (Feb...

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NPR @npr.org · 12d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Jeremy BOO! Yoder 🎃💀🕷️ @jbyoder.org · 13d

We've already got hundreds of students and mentors here, sharing how the sudden policy change has derailed plans. We're looking at formally "delivering" results to NSF leadership tomorrow, please do keep sharing and spreading the word: laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

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Volker Rudolf @volkerrudolf.bsky.social · 14d

One of my weekend distraction is baking. Today home milled spelt sour dough.

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 16d

NSF GRFP solicitation is finally up. Life Sci deadline extended to Nov 10 but 2nd year grad students no longer eligible www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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Ethan White @ethanwhite.weecology.org · 17d

The influence of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program really cannot be overstated. The fact that there is still no solicitation for this year is unfair to students and risks damaging the future of American science. Please take 30 seconds to sign the open letter to US STEM Leadership 🧪🌎

Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 17d

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

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Rafael Marcondes @rafamarcondes.bsky.social · 17d

🚨🚨 DREAM JOB ALERT 🚨 🚨

Scott P. Egan @scottpegan.bsky.social · Sep 12

The Dept. of BioSciences at #RiceUniversity, in Houston, Texas, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Evolutionary Biology, with a preferred focus on organismal responses to environmental change. Please RT!

Apply: apply.interfolio.com/173889

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 23d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · Sep 4

Now available ahead of print! "Investigating Tipping and Its Predictability in Noisy Environments: Evaluating the Impact of Temporal and Species Response Correlation" by Karmakar et al.

Read now! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Investigating Tipping and Its Predictability in Noisy Environments: Evaluating the Impact of Temporal and Species Response Correlation | The American Naturalist

Abstract Understanding and identifying factors influencing the likelihood of sudden transitions in ecological systems is a significant area of scientific research. Environmental fluctuations are parti...

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · Sep 8

ছাপার আগে এখনই পড়ুন!: "শোরগোলযুক্ত পরিবেশে টিপিং এবং তার অনুমানযোগ্যতা অনুসন্ধান : সময়গত ও প্রজাতির প্রতিক্রিয়ার সম্পর্কের প্রভাব মূল্যায়ন" দ্বারা Sagar Karmakar, Amit Samadder, & Joydev Chattopadhyay

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Investigating Tipping and Its Predictability in Noisy Environments: Evaluating the Impact of Temporal and Species Response Correlation | The American Naturalist

Abstract Understanding and identifying factors influencing the likelihood of sudden transitions in ecological systems is a significant area of scientific research. Environmental fluctuations are parti...

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Joanna Masel @joannamasel.bsky.social · 26d

Our new paper @asn-amnat.bsky.social develops a Grand Unified Theory including both exploitative and interference competition doi.org/10.1086/737628. The R* rule of ecology (that 2 species cannot coexist on a single resource), is widely broken, including via a new trade-off we describe. 1/9

A Mechanistically Integrated Model of Exploitative and Interference Competition over a Single Resource Produces Widespread Coexistence | The American Naturalist

Abstract Many ecological models treat exploitative competition in isolation from interference competition. Corresponding theory centers around the R* rule, according to which consumers that share a si...

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 25d

Till Selection Do Us Part? Testing Sexual Selection’s Role in Speciation
Summary & Analysis by Pooja Radhakrishnan of "Evolutionary lability of sexual selection and its implications for speciation and macroevolution" by Januario et al.
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Till Selection Do Us Part? Testing Sexual Selection’s Role in Speciation

Read about “Evolutionary lability of sexual selection and its implications for speciation and macroevolution” by Matheus Januario, Renato C. Macedo-Rego, and Daniel L. Rabosky (April&nb...

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · Sep 4

How fast is too fast? Lee & McManus reveal ocean warming rate—not just magnitude—determines marine population survival. Cooler refuges & genetic diversity offer resilience, but only if warming doesn't outpace adaptation.
Now open access and ahead of print!
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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · Sep 10

Members of the American Society of Naturalists @asn-amnat.bsky.social can get free registration to the 2025 SORTEE conference Oct 15-16 sortee.org/upcoming/

Upcoming events

Upcoming conference by Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · Sep 11

Elevational ranges are a focus of intense study, particularly as climate change drives species upslope. But what are they and how do we measure them? In his Synthesis, Linck addresses these questions and more with community science data.
Now ahead of print! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

What Is an Elevational Range? | The American Naturalist

Abstract Elevational distributions have long fascinated scientists, an interest that has burgeoned with studies of predicted upslope range shifts under climate change. However, this body of work has y...

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · Sep 12

ICYMI: AmNat Editor-in-Chief Volker Rudolf speaks out: "Best Publishing Practices and Open Access Options at The American Naturalist"

Read now!
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Best Publishing Practices and Open Access Options at The American Naturalist | The American Naturalist: Vol 206, No 2

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · Sep 12

The next stand-alone meeting of the American Society of Naturalists @asn-amnat.bsky.social will be on the East Coast!!! Mark your calendars for January 8-12, 2027 and we'll talk evolution, ecology, behavior, and integrative organismal biology at www.themansionatglencove.com/meeting-venues

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 27d

When It Gets Too Hot, Insects Move Too: New Study on Thermal Preferences
Summary & Analysis by Patrick Stillson of "Thermal preference plasticity in ectotherms: Integrating temperature affinity and thermoregulation precision" by Deconninck et al.
amnat.org/an/newpapers...

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