European Society for Evolutionary Biology
@eseb.bsky.social
Official profile of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) - an international academic society supporting the study of #evolution
https://eseb.org
Publisher of @jevbio.bsky.social
Co-publisher of @evolletters.bsky.social
https://eseb.org
Publisher of @jevbio.bsky.social
Co-publisher of @evolletters.bsky.social
Attention ECRs! Apply now for a Conference Travel Award from @eseb.bsky.social to attend @empseb31.bsky.social OR the upcoming @evolmtg.bsky.social in Cleveland 2026 📣
DEADLINE: 30th January 2026
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
DEADLINE: 30th January 2026
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Attention ECRs! Apply now for a Conference Travel Award from @eseb.bsky.social to attend @empseb31.bsky.social OR the upcoming @evolmtg.bsky.social in Cleveland 2026 📣
DEADLINE: 30th January 2026
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
DEADLINE: 30th January 2026
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
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Open call for both thematic sessions and workshops for the Nordic OIKOS-GfÖ conference next year!
Join us in Denmark from 14-17th September 2026.
#Ecology #NSO2026 #gfoe2026 #Evolution
Join us in Denmark from 14-17th September 2026.
#Ecology #NSO2026 #gfoe2026 #Evolution
Join us at the Nordic OIKOS–GfÖ Conference 2026!
📅 14–17 Sept 2026 | 📍 Odense, Denmark
Open call for workshops & thematic sessions!
Deadlines:
Thematic sessions: 16 Jan 2026
Workshops: 17 Apr 2026
👉 Details & submission: vist.ly/4fvnx
#Ecology #NSO202 #gfoe2026 #Science @gfoesoc.bsky.social
📅 14–17 Sept 2026 | 📍 Odense, Denmark
Open call for workshops & thematic sessions!
Deadlines:
Thematic sessions: 16 Jan 2026
Workshops: 17 Apr 2026
👉 Details & submission: vist.ly/4fvnx
#Ecology #NSO202 #gfoe2026 #Science @gfoesoc.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Open call for both thematic sessions and workshops for the Nordic OIKOS-GfÖ conference next year!
Join us in Denmark from 14-17th September 2026.
#Ecology #NSO2026 #gfoe2026 #Evolution
Join us in Denmark from 14-17th September 2026.
#Ecology #NSO2026 #gfoe2026 #Evolution
NEW DEADLINE - Global Evolutionary Biology Initiative 📣
🌍MARCH 1st 2026🌍
GEBI provides financial, organisational & strategic support to foster growth of local evolutionary biology communities in various parts of the world.
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
🌍MARCH 1st 2026🌍
GEBI provides financial, organisational & strategic support to foster growth of local evolutionary biology communities in various parts of the world.
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NEW DEADLINE - Global Evolutionary Biology Initiative 📣
🌍MARCH 1st 2026🌍
GEBI provides financial, organisational & strategic support to foster growth of local evolutionary biology communities in various parts of the world.
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
🌍MARCH 1st 2026🌍
GEBI provides financial, organisational & strategic support to foster growth of local evolutionary biology communities in various parts of the world.
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
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Please apply for this, and/or encourage your mentees and peers to do so!
Every year #ESEB distinguishes a young evolutionary biologist with the John Maynard Smith Prize! Nominations for the 2026 prize are due by January 15th!
Find out more here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
Find out more here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Please apply for this, and/or encourage your mentees and peers to do so!
APPLICATIONS welcomed for the ESEB #Outreach Initiative Fund for educational initiatives that promote #evolution, public outreach seminars, public exhibitions, workshops, etc.
Up to €4K available per project.
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
Up to €4K available per project.
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
November 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
APPLICATIONS welcomed for the ESEB #Outreach Initiative Fund for educational initiatives that promote #evolution, public outreach seminars, public exhibitions, workshops, etc.
Up to €4K available per project.
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
Up to €4K available per project.
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
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For a while (many years!) back, @eseb.bsky.social gave us €€€ to form a Special Topic Network. Formally, the network no longer exists, but informally for sure AND we can now pick the fruits of our labours! Here is one and the next post shows another... Thank you ESEB! 🙏
Modestly, we decided to review a century's worth of theories of balancing selection :) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A century of theories of balancing selection
Traits that affect organismal fitness are often highly genetically variable. This genetic variation is vital for populations to adapt to their environments, but it is also surprising given that natur...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
For a while (many years!) back, @eseb.bsky.social gave us €€€ to form a Special Topic Network. Formally, the network no longer exists, but informally for sure AND we can now pick the fruits of our labours! Here is one and the next post shows another... Thank you ESEB! 🙏
📣CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!!
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📣CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!!
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
Every year #ESEB distinguishes a young evolutionary biologist with the John Maynard Smith Prize! Nominations for the 2026 prize are due by January 15th!
Find out more here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
Find out more here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Every year #ESEB distinguishes a young evolutionary biologist with the John Maynard Smith Prize! Nominations for the 2026 prize are due by January 15th!
Find out more here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
Find out more here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
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Have you recently read about a particular field in depth? Perhaps you have just finished your PhD thesis?
@jevbio.bsky.social is seeking Review Articles!
Find out more about Reviews and Target Reviews at JEB here:
academic.oup.com/jeb/pages/re...
@jevbio.bsky.social is seeking Review Articles!
Find out more about Reviews and Target Reviews at JEB here:
academic.oup.com/jeb/pages/re...
October 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Have you recently read about a particular field in depth? Perhaps you have just finished your PhD thesis?
@jevbio.bsky.social is seeking Review Articles!
Find out more about Reviews and Target Reviews at JEB here:
academic.oup.com/jeb/pages/re...
@jevbio.bsky.social is seeking Review Articles!
Find out more about Reviews and Target Reviews at JEB here:
academic.oup.com/jeb/pages/re...
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Phenotypic divergence among European populations was assayed in 173 isofemale lines, spearheaded by Esra Durmaz Mitchell and Thomas Flatt, we show that populations differed markedly in multivariate trait structure @evolletters.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social academic.oup.com/evlett/artic... (5/7)
Continent-wide differentiation of fitness traits and patterns of climate adaptation among European populations of Drosophila melanogaster
Abstract. A particularly well-studied evolutionary model is the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster, a cosmopolitan insect of ancestral southern-central Af
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October 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Phenotypic divergence among European populations was assayed in 173 isofemale lines, spearheaded by Esra Durmaz Mitchell and Thomas Flatt, we show that populations differed markedly in multivariate trait structure @evolletters.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social academic.oup.com/evlett/artic... (5/7)
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🚨 Reminder!
The deadline to submit for #EvoKE25 is September 25th 🗓️
Don’t miss the chance to be part of this!
👉 More info & dates: evokeproject.org/important-da...
@eseb.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com @jevbio.bsky.social
The deadline to submit for #EvoKE25 is September 25th 🗓️
Don’t miss the chance to be part of this!
👉 More info & dates: evokeproject.org/important-da...
@eseb.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com @jevbio.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🚨 Reminder!
The deadline to submit for #EvoKE25 is September 25th 🗓️
Don’t miss the chance to be part of this!
👉 More info & dates: evokeproject.org/important-da...
@eseb.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com @jevbio.bsky.social
The deadline to submit for #EvoKE25 is September 25th 🗓️
Don’t miss the chance to be part of this!
👉 More info & dates: evokeproject.org/important-da...
@eseb.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com @jevbio.bsky.social
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✨ Huge thanks to @eseb2025.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social for an inspiring week of science in #Barcelona!
Grateful for the chance to connect with old friends and new colleagues: what a community 🌍
Already looking forward to the next #ESEB in 2027! 🙌
#ESEB2025 @academic-chatter.bsky.social
Grateful for the chance to connect with old friends and new colleagues: what a community 🌍
Already looking forward to the next #ESEB in 2027! 🙌
#ESEB2025 @academic-chatter.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
✨ Huge thanks to @eseb2025.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social for an inspiring week of science in #Barcelona!
Grateful for the chance to connect with old friends and new colleagues: what a community 🌍
Already looking forward to the next #ESEB in 2027! 🙌
#ESEB2025 @academic-chatter.bsky.social
Grateful for the chance to connect with old friends and new colleagues: what a community 🌍
Already looking forward to the next #ESEB in 2027! 🙌
#ESEB2025 @academic-chatter.bsky.social
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I could not agree more. As Mike Ritchie said in his #ESEB presidential address: learned societies have never been more important than now! @eseb.bsky.social
In relation to positive futures, I would add:
✅ Join learned societies
✅ Publish in their journals
#SocietyJournals #SciPub
✅ Join learned societies
✅ Publish in their journals
#SocietyJournals #SciPub
Six actions for ecologists in times of planetary crisis: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
✅Explicitly recognize and address the #biodiversity crisis
✅Explore positive futures
✅Defend academic freedom
✅Go political
✅Inspire society
✅Address the colonial legacy of ecology
Free to read: rdcu.be/eqjlk
✅Explicitly recognize and address the #biodiversity crisis
✅Explore positive futures
✅Defend academic freedom
✅Go political
✅Inspire society
✅Address the colonial legacy of ecology
Free to read: rdcu.be/eqjlk
August 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I could not agree more. As Mike Ritchie said in his #ESEB presidential address: learned societies have never been more important than now! @eseb.bsky.social
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A special thanks 💗 to @jevbio.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social for supporting our attendance and in-person gatherings 🤝, and the Equal Opportunity Initiative @annecharmantier.bsky.social for all their efforts to disseminate and increase #diversity, #inclusivity and #equity in science 🌈
August 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A special thanks 💗 to @jevbio.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social for supporting our attendance and in-person gatherings 🤝, and the Equal Opportunity Initiative @annecharmantier.bsky.social for all their efforts to disseminate and increase #diversity, #inclusivity and #equity in science 🌈
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Getting ready for another semester of seminars for the @eseb.bsky.social STN Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation.
First seminar on September 19 internalconflictsstn.wordpress.com/seminars/
First seminar on September 19 internalconflictsstn.wordpress.com/seminars/
August 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Getting ready for another semester of seminars for the @eseb.bsky.social STN Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation.
First seminar on September 19 internalconflictsstn.wordpress.com/seminars/
First seminar on September 19 internalconflictsstn.wordpress.com/seminars/
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This is a big innovation for #eseb2027 not without it's challenges (time zones, currencies, technical delays...) but with potentially HUGE savings in terms of carbon footprint. So well done @eseb.bsky.social, let's embrace the experiment and make the hub concept a success!
#eseb2025
#eseb2025
Aurelien Tellier presenting the details of #eseb2027 which will be a hub meeting, with connected and local sessions in 4 hubs (Gothenburg, Munich, London, Istanbul) eseb2027.org #eseb2025
August 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is a big innovation for #eseb2027 not without it's challenges (time zones, currencies, technical delays...) but with potentially HUGE savings in terms of carbon footprint. So well done @eseb.bsky.social, let's embrace the experiment and make the hub concept a success!
#eseb2025
#eseb2025
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Mike Ritchie emphasising the huge importance of supporting society journals like JEB in his ESEB presidential address, Barcelona. @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Mike Ritchie emphasising the huge importance of supporting society journals like JEB in his ESEB presidential address, Barcelona. @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
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Thank you, Mike Ritchie, for the inspiring and entertaining presidential talk, and for all the work and contribution you have done for the #ESEB society @eseb.bsky.social . We look forward to your leadership in the coming years!
@eseb2025.bsky.social #eseb2025
@eseb2025.bsky.social #eseb2025
August 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Thank you, Mike Ritchie, for the inspiring and entertaining presidential talk, and for all the work and contribution you have done for the #ESEB society @eseb.bsky.social . We look forward to your leadership in the coming years!
@eseb2025.bsky.social #eseb2025
@eseb2025.bsky.social #eseb2025
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Perfectly timed to coincide with our Thermal Fertility Limit Special Topic Network meeting we’ve received a further 2 years of funding, thank you @eseb.bsky.social! And great work fellow leads @rhondasnook.bsky.social, @liamdougherty.bsky.social and Claudia Fricke.
August 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Perfectly timed to coincide with our Thermal Fertility Limit Special Topic Network meeting we’ve received a further 2 years of funding, thank you @eseb.bsky.social! And great work fellow leads @rhondasnook.bsky.social, @liamdougherty.bsky.social and Claudia Fricke.
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@eseb2025.bsky.social is in full swing. In celebration, we're sharing just a few of the many open datasets published on Dryad through our partnership with @eseb.bsky.social
#opendata #openaccess #evolutionarybiology #biology #ESEB2025
#opendata #openaccess #evolutionarybiology #biology #ESEB2025
August 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
@eseb2025.bsky.social is in full swing. In celebration, we're sharing just a few of the many open datasets published on Dryad through our partnership with @eseb.bsky.social
#opendata #openaccess #evolutionarybiology #biology #ESEB2025
#opendata #openaccess #evolutionarybiology #biology #ESEB2025
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😍Loved helping decorate Carrer Perill for #FestesdeGràcia and sharing how genetics 🧬 has helped conserve the Iberian lynx — a fantastic outreach event by @lcatmon.bsky.social, @eseb.bsky.social & @sesbe-org.bsky.social
#ESEB2025 @ebdonana.bsky.social
#ESEB2025 @ebdonana.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
😍Loved helping decorate Carrer Perill for #FestesdeGràcia and sharing how genetics 🧬 has helped conserve the Iberian lynx — a fantastic outreach event by @lcatmon.bsky.social, @eseb.bsky.social & @sesbe-org.bsky.social
#ESEB2025 @ebdonana.bsky.social
#ESEB2025 @ebdonana.bsky.social
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Brilliant plenary today from Carrisa de Bekker @zombieantdoc.bsky.social at @eseb.bsky.social conference. On her work funded by @erc.europa.eu CoG. Great example of inter-disciplinary collaboration to solve a mystery..
August 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Brilliant plenary today from Carrisa de Bekker @zombieantdoc.bsky.social at @eseb.bsky.social conference. On her work funded by @erc.europa.eu CoG. Great example of inter-disciplinary collaboration to solve a mystery..
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Fun sharing our research on carnivoran skeletal evolution at the #eseb2025 conference!
@eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
@eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Fun sharing our research on carnivoran skeletal evolution at the #eseb2025 conference!
@eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
@eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
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At @eseb.bsky.social #ESEB2025 and want to connect with other researchers working on transposable elements?
Take a look at the #TEWorldwide #TEsky feed:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Take a look at the #TEWorldwide #TEsky feed:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
August 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
At @eseb.bsky.social #ESEB2025 and want to connect with other researchers working on transposable elements?
Take a look at the #TEWorldwide #TEsky feed:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Take a look at the #TEWorldwide #TEsky feed:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Heredity has a new EiC and if you fancy meeting Louise Johnson or Aurora @aruizherrera.bsky.social our amazing Co-EiC at #eseb2025 please find them or contact them via the app.
@gensocuk.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
@gensocuk.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Heredity has a new EiC and if you fancy meeting Louise Johnson or Aurora @aruizherrera.bsky.social our amazing Co-EiC at #eseb2025 please find them or contact them via the app.
@gensocuk.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social
@gensocuk.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social