I’ll be talking Wednesday morning about whether the genetic effects of habitat fragmentation are generalizable across species.

It’s at 8:30 AM in Sherbrooke C—would love for folks to drop by if you’re curious!

What did we find? Weak but consistent evidence suggests that larger individuals are more likely to survive early life, but it’s not as straightforward as frequently assumed.

Instead of assuming that a larger size leads to higher survival, we consider both the theoretical arguments for and against size-based survival advantages.

🧠 New preprint!

@levinewediuk.bsky.social and I take a critical look at the “bigger is better” hypothesis in young teleosts by combining longitudinal survivor studies in a global meta-analysis.

📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Curious to hear your thoughts!