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Dustin Marshall

@djmmeeg.bsky.social

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Biologist at Monash University interested in size, energy and life history

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Oct 24

please repost: We have funded places for ECRs interested in cell size for a meeting we are having in the UK next year. Apply here. www.biologists.com/workshops/ju...

Why Are Cells the Size They Are?

Why Are Cells the Size They Are? Organisers: Dustin Marshall and Craig White Date: 13 – 16 July 2025 Location: Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK Size determines function – larger organisms are very differe...

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Aug 20

Very kind of you to say thanks

Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Aug 19

That’s great to hear!

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Chris Catano @chriscatano.bsky.social · Aug 19

I use your paper in a grad course on experimetal design and analysis. The students find it super helpful!

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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · Aug 19

The 2025-26 Eco-Evo job list is out. Good luck to those applying!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Aug 19

Personally, I think we should ditch the term pseudoreplication for a bunch of reasons, some of which I rant about in the paper.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · Aug 19

"Australia has the second-lowest public expenditure on tertiary education institutions in the OECD…This has resulted in an endless chase for dollars (international students & “the next big thing”) rather than thinking about what an educated Australia should look like” www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Universities such as mine are making poor decisions, and we’re not allowed to know why

UTS has announced a “pause” on enrolments in 100 courses. Vacating these critically important areas diminishes not only the brand of UTS but the state it was designed to benefit.

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Craig White @craig-white.bsky.social · Jul 28

An ongoing Academic (Research and Teaching) position in Genomics, here at Monash University in Melbourne. Closing in a little over a week! Please share widely! Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level (similar to Assistant Professor). careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

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Craig White @craig-white.bsky.social · Jul 28

Two (!) ongoing Academic (Research and Teaching) positions in Ecology, here at Monash University in Melbourne. Closing in a little over a week! Please share widely! Both at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level (similar to Assistant Professor) careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Job Search

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Jan 9

Out today , our paper on estimating selection on metabolic rate. We use simulations to identify some common pitfalls and solutions
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Jan 20

1st. Body size & reproduction. Larger fish have higher reproductive outputs than smaller fish and that this matters for fisheries management and the design of protected areas.
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Fish reproductive-energy output increases disproportionately with body size

Reproduction does not scale linearly with body size in fish—bigger females produce many more offspring.

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Sep 13

Our paper out today showing that larval crowding occurs in urban mosquito habitats and this crowding makes adult mosquitoes carry higher dengue viral loads. journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...

Larval crowding enhances dengue virus loads in Aedes aegypti, a relationship that might increase transmission in urban environments

Author summary The mosquito Aedes aegypti is responsible for transmitting several viruses to humans, including Zika, yellow fever, chikungunya, and dengue. The geographic distribution of this tropical...

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Jan 9

🧪 Deadline is 10 January 2025 to apply for a funded early-career researcher place at our Workshop 'Why Are Cells the Size They Are?' organised by
Dustin Marshall
@djmmeeg.bsky.social
and Craig White. Find out more and apply at
bit.ly/4gVDROh

#BiologistsWorkshops

#ECR

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Jan 13

🧪 Deadline to apply for a funded early-career researcher place at our Workshop 'Why Are Cells the Size They Are?' organised by Dustin Marshall
@djmmeeg.bsky.social and Craig White has been extended to 31 January 2025.

Find out more and apply at
bit.ly/4gVDROh

#BiologistsWorkshops

#ECR

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Andrew Gelman et al. @statmodeling.bsky.social · May 28

Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/05/28/e...

Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Jul 16

Our “Why are cells the size they are?” workshop was an inspiring delight. Thanks to all the participants and @biologists.bsky.social, I’m so grateful to everyone.

Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thank you for creating a wonderful workshop!!

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Daniel Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Why Are Cells The Size They Are workshop by @biologists.bsky.social was superb. The attendee list was exceptional and whole thing was inspiring. Chose a special conference to be my first for nearly three years.

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Company of Biologists Workshop: Why Are Cells the Size They Are?

Thank you to Workshop organisers Dustin Marshall and Craig White.

#Workshop #Biology #CellBiology #Cells #Community #Collaboration #Research #Researchers #Academia #Academics

Workshop attendees standing on the steps in front of the event venue. The individuals are dressed in casual to semi-formal attire.

Image text: Why Are Cells the Size They Are?
Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK
13-16 July 2025

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Reposted by Anne Peters, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Marco Festa‐Bianchet , and 3 more Anne Peters, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Benjamin I. Cook, Dustin J. Marshall, Andrew L. Jackson

Craig White @craig-white.bsky.social · Jun 24

In about a week we (Biological Sciences @ Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia) will be opening a search for 3 (!!!) permanent academic positions (40% research, 40% teaching, 20% service) at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer. 1 Genomics, 2 Ecology. Please share, email me, DM, follow, send carrier pigeons…

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · Jun 26

The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:

Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · May 28

The author argues ecologists are drawn to this approach because its automation makes it seem defensible. I agree but would add that to some, indecipherable complexity appears more robust, more science-y than honest simplicity. The opposite is usually but that’s human nature for you.

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · May 28

Why throwing all potential predictors into your model and letting it decide has, and always will, be bad for inference.

Andrew Gelman et al. @statmodeling.bsky.social · May 28

Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/05/28/e...

Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · May 3

Voting in Oz, <15 mins from arriving to democracy sausage

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Chris Sutherland @chrissuthy.bsky.social · Apr 22

We are hiring a chair/professor in our Ecology and Environmental Modelling group at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Scotland is a lovely place to work, and my colleagues are fantastic! Reach out if you are interested in joining the CREEM family ☺️

vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

a kid in a knight costume is asking who will join us

ALT: a kid in a knight costume is asking who will join us

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · Apr 15

We offer a 5-year research position in the #PlanktonEcology lab in Wilhelmshaven. Are you interested in empirically testing ecological concepts? We offer a stimulating scientific environment, experimental facilities & support to establish an independent research profile
uol.de/en/job/postd...

Postdoctoral researcher in Plankton Ecology // University of Oldenburg

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Dylan Childs @dzchilds.bsky.social · Apr 10

The next call for the MSCA postdoctoral fellowships scheme opens soon. Come work with me if you're interested in anything related to biodemography and population ecology. And if you're not, consider coming to work with one of my many fine colleagues instead.

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · Mar 25

No budget increase for the Australian Research Council 😡

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Giulia Ghedini @giuliaghedini.bsky.social · Mar 24

Very exciting news! In Sept 2025, I will move my lab to the School of Biological Sciences @monashbiol.bsky.social at #Monash University in Melbourne!

I am recruiting #PhD students to work on #ecological & #evolutionary dynamics of #phytoplankton #communities – find out more here giuliaghedini.com

FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY GROUP

Exciting lab news! In September 2025, the lab will move to the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. We will keep a presence at the Gulbenkian Institute for...

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Giulia Ghedini @giuliaghedini.bsky.social · Mar 18

Happy to share our new paper! We tested how species evolve in response to #competition. We tracked the evolution of 3 #phytoplankton species, evolved alone or together. Our main finding is that #density-dependence weakens through #evolution to increase population production. doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Evolution Under Competition Increases Population Production by Reducing the Density‐Dependence of Net Energy Fluxes and Growth

Using experimental evolution, we determined the impact of intra- versus interspecific competition on three marine phytoplankton species. We found that the species achieved the same evolutionary outco....

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Reposted by Dustin J. Marshall, Mathieu Hainselin, Lusine Grigoryan , and 5 more Dustin J. Marshall, Mathieu Hainselin, Lusine Grigoryan, John Holmes, Michal Onderčo, Toby Seddon, Allison Eden, Dara M. Cannon

Masud Husain @masudhusain.bsky.social · Mar 6

Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
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