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
📣Deadline approaching - Monday 19th January!
Would you like to support JEB and the evolution community? Our society journal is seeking new editors!
Apply now: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...
Would you like to support JEB and the evolution community? Our society journal is seeking new editors!
Apply now: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...
January 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
📣Deadline approaching - Monday 19th January!
Would you like to support JEB and the evolution community? Our society journal is seeking new editors!
Apply now: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...
Would you like to support JEB and the evolution community? Our society journal is seeking new editors!
Apply now: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...
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Thanks to @eseb.bsky.social for funding our proposal for a Special Topic Network on Polygenic Adaptation. Watch out for workshops/seminars and more activities. The STN runs for several years, so we hope this innitiative can sustain the network of oldies and new members of the polygenic community!
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Thanks to @eseb.bsky.social for funding our proposal for a Special Topic Network on Polygenic Adaptation. Watch out for workshops/seminars and more activities. The STN runs for several years, so we hope this innitiative can sustain the network of oldies and new members of the polygenic community!
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Are you a #PhD student in #EvolutionaryBiology? Don’t miss the opportunity to join this year’s #EMPSEB — a conference organized by PhD students, for PhD students!
🗓️ Submit your abstract before February 1st.
👉 empsebconf.github.io
#EMPSEB31 #conference #EvoBio @eseb.bsky.social
🗓️ Submit your abstract before February 1st.
👉 empsebconf.github.io
#EMPSEB31 #conference #EvoBio @eseb.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Are you a #PhD student in #EvolutionaryBiology? Don’t miss the opportunity to join this year’s #EMPSEB — a conference organized by PhD students, for PhD students!
🗓️ Submit your abstract before February 1st.
👉 empsebconf.github.io
#EMPSEB31 #conference #EvoBio @eseb.bsky.social
🗓️ Submit your abstract before February 1st.
👉 empsebconf.github.io
#EMPSEB31 #conference #EvoBio @eseb.bsky.social
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🔔 Reminder
If you’re planning to apply for the ESEB Conference Travel Award 2026 or the Congress Attendance Aid (CAA) Grant from @eseb.bsky.social to attend EMPSEB31, don’t forget:
📄 Abstract submission deadline: 15 January 2026
If you’re planning to apply for the ESEB Conference Travel Award 2026 or the Congress Attendance Aid (CAA) Grant from @eseb.bsky.social to attend EMPSEB31, don’t forget:
📄 Abstract submission deadline: 15 January 2026
January 13, 2026 at 10:16 AM
🔔 Reminder
If you’re planning to apply for the ESEB Conference Travel Award 2026 or the Congress Attendance Aid (CAA) Grant from @eseb.bsky.social to attend EMPSEB31, don’t forget:
📄 Abstract submission deadline: 15 January 2026
If you’re planning to apply for the ESEB Conference Travel Award 2026 or the Congress Attendance Aid (CAA) Grant from @eseb.bsky.social to attend EMPSEB31, don’t forget:
📄 Abstract submission deadline: 15 January 2026
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Apply! And please take note of the guidance we wrote as a committee-- eseb.org/wp-content/u...
We really tried hard to take the mystery out of the evaluation process, and spell out explicitly what we look for in a GHMA proposal.
We really tried hard to take the mystery out of the evaluation process, and spell out explicitly what we look for in a GHMA proposal.
January 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Apply! And please take note of the guidance we wrote as a committee-- eseb.org/wp-content/u...
We really tried hard to take the mystery out of the evaluation process, and spell out explicitly what we look for in a GHMA proposal.
We really tried hard to take the mystery out of the evaluation process, and spell out explicitly what we look for in a GHMA proposal.
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...
📣Nominations for the 2026 prize are due by January 15th!📣
Find out more here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
December 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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...
📣Nominations for the 2026 prize are due by January 15th!📣
Find out more here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
📣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...
December 16, 2025 at 12:51 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...
The Congress Attendance Aid (CAA) Grant is offered by ESEB to promote equal participation, diversity, and accessibility @empseb31.bsky.social June 2025, Oberwiesenthal, Germany
For more information and to apply click here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
For more information and to apply click here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
December 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The Congress Attendance Aid (CAA) Grant is offered by ESEB to promote equal participation, diversity, and accessibility @empseb31.bsky.social June 2025, Oberwiesenthal, Germany
For more information and to apply click here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
For more information and to apply click here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
our #society journal @jevbio.bsky.social is looking for new editorial board members!
Are you an evolutionary biologist? Would you like to support your society journal? We are looking for new editorial board members across the field of evolutionary biology:
🧬🌿🪰🐀🦀🔬🧫🦠🐟🐦🧑💻🪸🦎
Learn more and find out how to apply: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...
DEADLINE 19th January 2026 📣
🧬🌿🪰🐀🦀🔬🧫🦠🐟🐦🧑💻🪸🦎
Learn more and find out how to apply: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...
DEADLINE 19th January 2026 📣
December 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
our #society journal @jevbio.bsky.social is looking for new editorial board members!
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When resources are scarce, do you cooperate… or take the shortcut? 🕷️ Social spiders and insects face that choice every day. 👀
Excited to have Prof. Mariella Herberstein join us at EMPSEB31 to share her work on the complex social lives of arachnids and insects.
#EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #PhDLife
Excited to have Prof. Mariella Herberstein join us at EMPSEB31 to share her work on the complex social lives of arachnids and insects.
#EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #PhDLife
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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🎙️ Announcing our second keynote for EMPSEB31!
Dr. Jonathan Henshaw (University of Freiburg) explores sexual selection, mating systems, parental care, and fertilization strategies using analytical + simulation models.
📅 8–12 June 2026
📍 Oberwiesenthal, Germany
#EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #PhDLife #Mating
Dr. Jonathan Henshaw (University of Freiburg) explores sexual selection, mating systems, parental care, and fertilization strategies using analytical + simulation models.
📅 8–12 June 2026
📍 Oberwiesenthal, Germany
#EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #PhDLife #Mating
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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 🌈