Marc Johnson (he/him)
@evoecolab.bsky.social
Professor of Biology. Ecology, evolution, genetics, in natural and urban habitats. VP of Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution. Passionate about connecting kids with nature, advocating for grad students, postdocs, science funding. Proud Canadian!
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Marc Johnson (he/him)
@evoecolab.bsky.social
ยท Nov 28
Here is a starter pack on #ecology and #evolution in #urban systems. #urbanecology #urbanevolution go.bsky.app/CgA9Q2a
Urban dandelions have evolved to be less dispersive in Japan www.science.org/content/arti... #urbanecology #urbanevolution ๐
Urban dandelions have evolved to stay close to home. Thatโs bad news
Small seed โparachutesโ may be causing inbreeding
www.science.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Urban dandelions have evolved to be less dispersive in Japan www.science.org/content/arti... #urbanecology #urbanevolution ๐
Hear you! We weren't given a choice for the first one, but we've asked to move out of the USA for future meetings.
January 7, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Hear you! We weren't given a choice for the first one, but we've asked to move out of the USA for future meetings.
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We are pleased to announce the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology which will be held from Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2027. Please save the dates, and we look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Ventura Beach, California!
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
We are pleased to announce the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology which will be held from Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2027. Please save the dates, and we look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Ventura Beach, California!
JOBS IN BIOLOGY: I'm giving a lecture on careers in biology next week for our students. I'd love to hear your perspective on the 3 most important things that you think impress potential employers? #biologyjobs #careers
January 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
JOBS IN BIOLOGY: I'm giving a lecture on careers in biology next week for our students. I'd love to hear your perspective on the 3 most important things that you think impress potential employers? #biologyjobs #careers
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Fabulous society. Join! And not just Canadians. The annual meeting is my favourite of all conferences and we love to have our non-Canadian friends join us.
Happy holidays from CSEE! โ๏ธ Nowโs a great time to (re)join. Learn more: csee-scee.ca. Faculty: consider gifting CSEE memberships to students & postdocs! They're just $30/person and grant-eligible.
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Fabulous society. Join! And not just Canadians. The annual meeting is my favourite of all conferences and we love to have our non-Canadian friends join us.
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Happy holidays from CSEE! โ๏ธ Nowโs a great time to (re)join. Learn more: csee-scee.ca. Faculty: consider gifting CSEE memberships to students & postdocs! They're just $30/person and grant-eligible.
December 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Happy holidays from CSEE! โ๏ธ Nowโs a great time to (re)join. Learn more: csee-scee.ca. Faculty: consider gifting CSEE memberships to students & postdocs! They're just $30/person and grant-eligible.
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Joyeuses Fรชtes de la part de la SCEE! โ๏ธ Cโest le moment idรฉal pour (rรฉ)adhรฉrer. En savoir plus : csee-scee.ca.
Professeurยทeยทs : offrez des adhรฉsions CSEE aux รฉtudiantยทeยทs et postdocs โ 30 $/personne, admissible aux subventions.
Professeurยทeยทs : offrez des adhรฉsions CSEE aux รฉtudiantยทeยทs et postdocs โ 30 $/personne, admissible aux subventions.
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Joyeuses Fรชtes de la part de la SCEE! โ๏ธ Cโest le moment idรฉal pour (rรฉ)adhรฉrer. En savoir plus : csee-scee.ca.
Professeurยทeยทs : offrez des adhรฉsions CSEE aux รฉtudiantยทeยทs et postdocs โ 30 $/personne, admissible aux subventions.
Professeurยทeยทs : offrez des adhรฉsions CSEE aux รฉtudiantยทeยทs et postdocs โ 30 $/personne, admissible aux subventions.
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TL;DR We're looking for biology/evolution instructors in the US and Canada to test the impacts of inclusive evolutionary biology educational materials on undergraduate learning (you will be compensated). Pasting the official recruitment info in thread below. sunybuffalo.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
TL;DR We're looking for biology/evolution instructors in the US and Canada to test the impacts of inclusive evolutionary biology educational materials on undergraduate learning (you will be compensated). Pasting the official recruitment info in thread below. sunybuffalo.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Investing in Canadaโs research! Support Our Science welcomes Budget 2025โs focus on next-gen researchers: $133M for PhDs & postdocs, plus funding for chairs, faculty & infrastructure.
#SupportOurScience #cdnpoli
Read more: www.supportourscience.ca/post/support...
#SupportOurScience #cdnpoli
Read more: www.supportourscience.ca/post/support...
Support Our Science Welcomes the Focus on Research and Innovation in Budget 2025
News ReleaseFrom Support Our ScienceNovember 5, 2025OTTAWA, ON - Support Our Science, an organization dedicated to advocating for increased funding for Canadaโs 300,000 graduate students and postdocto...
www.supportourscience.ca
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Investing in Canadaโs research! Support Our Science welcomes Budget 2025โs focus on next-gen researchers: $133M for PhDs & postdocs, plus funding for chairs, faculty & infrastructure.
#SupportOurScience #cdnpoli
Read more: www.supportourscience.ca/post/support...
#SupportOurScience #cdnpoli
Read more: www.supportourscience.ca/post/support...
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Part one of my common garden experiment is out today in Nature E&E!! We compare how urban and rural environments affect selection on HCN production, local adaptation, and eco-evo dynamics in white clover doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Effects of urbanization on local adaptation and eco-evolutionary feedbacks in white clover - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Evidence of adaptation to the urban environment remains limited. Using reciprocal transplants of white clover in urban and rural environments, this study shows divergent selection on an antiherbivore ...
doi.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Part one of my common garden experiment is out today in Nature E&E!! We compare how urban and rural environments affect selection on HCN production, local adaptation, and eco-evo dynamics in white clover doi.org/10.1038/s415...
New paper from PhD student @ellmartin.bsky.social provides compelling experimental evidence that urbanization drives local adaptation, life history divergence and eco-evo feedbacks on a diverse community. Congrats Ella! ๐๐ #urbanecology #urbanevolution #evoeco
Part one of my common garden experiment is out today in Nature E&E!! We compare how urban and rural environments affect selection on HCN production, local adaptation, and eco-evo dynamics in white clover doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Effects of urbanization on local adaptation and eco-evolutionary feedbacks in white clover - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Evidence of adaptation to the urban environment remains limited. Using reciprocal transplants of white clover in urban and rural environments, this study shows divergent selection on an antiherbivore ...
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
New paper from PhD student @ellmartin.bsky.social provides compelling experimental evidence that urbanization drives local adaptation, life history divergence and eco-evo feedbacks on a diverse community. Congrats Ella! ๐๐ #urbanecology #urbanevolution #evoeco
When your lab dresses up for Halloween as the many versions of their supervisor. It was like looking in a mirror- very spooky! ๐ป๐
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
When your lab dresses up for Halloween as the many versions of their supervisor. It was like looking in a mirror- very spooky! ๐ป๐
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Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications:
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications:
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
Applicant names, profiles, demographics
Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores
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"Urbanization" leads to frequent genome-wide signatures of selection specific to both urban & rural habitats. Read the latest paper from our group led by @jssantangelo.bsky.social & Rob Ness: academic.oup.com/evolut/advan... #urbanecology #urbanevolution ๐ @utmbiology.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"Urbanization" leads to frequent genome-wide signatures of selection specific to both urban & rural habitats. Read the latest paper from our group led by @jssantangelo.bsky.social & Rob Ness: academic.oup.com/evolut/advan... #urbanecology #urbanevolution ๐ @utmbiology.bsky.social
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The #NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program #GRFP solicitation is coming soon!
The due date for Life Sciences proposals is 27 October 2025.
For more info: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
The due date for Life Sciences proposals is 27 October 2025.
For more info: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The #NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program #GRFP solicitation is coming soon!
The due date for Life Sciences proposals is 27 October 2025.
For more info: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
The due date for Life Sciences proposals is 27 October 2025.
For more info: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Congrats to our awesome summer undergrads for completing their projects, & to Apekshya, Mariana & Johanna for winning best presentation & poster awards at the undergrad summer research day. You've all learned a lot & we are proud of what you've accomplished @utmbiology.bsky.social @utm.utoronto.ca
August 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Congrats to our awesome summer undergrads for completing their projects, & to Apekshya, Mariana & Johanna for winning best presentation & poster awards at the undergrad summer research day. You've all learned a lot & we are proud of what you've accomplished @utmbiology.bsky.social @utm.utoronto.ca
This big chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) came to visit our quad on campus today, perhaps in search of a mate. It didn't find a mate but it did find me, and some curious undergrads who exclaimed "WOW, I didn't know we had those in Canada". In fact, they arrived in North America 120 years ago!
August 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This big chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) came to visit our quad on campus today, perhaps in search of a mate. It didn't find a mate but it did find me, and some curious undergrads who exclaimed "WOW, I didn't know we had those in Canada". In fact, they arrived in North America 120 years ago!
"Urbanization" leads to frequent genome-wide signatures of selection specific to both urban & rural habitats. Read the latest paper from our group led by @jssantangelo.bsky.social & Rob Ness: academic.oup.com/evolut/advan... #urbanecology #urbanevolution ๐ @utmbiology.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"Urbanization" leads to frequent genome-wide signatures of selection specific to both urban & rural habitats. Read the latest paper from our group led by @jssantangelo.bsky.social & Rob Ness: academic.oup.com/evolut/advan... #urbanecology #urbanevolution ๐ @utmbiology.bsky.social
Excited to see @dmurraystoker.bsky.social's final & very cool PhD paper out in #Oikos today: "Diversity and assembly of the microbiome of a leguminous plant along an urbanization gradient" #urbanecology #urbanevolution #microbiome nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... ๐ ๐๏ธ โ๏ธ
Diversity and assembly of the microbiome of a leguminous plant along an urbanization gradient
Interactions between plants and bacterial communities are essential for host physiology and broader ecosystem functioning, but plantโmicrobiome interactions can be disrupted by environmental change l...
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Excited to see @dmurraystoker.bsky.social's final & very cool PhD paper out in #Oikos today: "Diversity and assembly of the microbiome of a leguminous plant along an urbanization gradient" #urbanecology #urbanevolution #microbiome nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... ๐ ๐๏ธ โ๏ธ
Shocking development: PM Carney plans to cut Science funding by 15%, which would eliminate most of the planned investments the govt just made last year and set Canada further back: www.science.org/content/arti... #SupportOurScience @supportourscience.bsky.social
Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed
Cuts could erase promised boost, researchers fear
www.science.org
August 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Shocking development: PM Carney plans to cut Science funding by 15%, which would eliminate most of the planned investments the govt just made last year and set Canada further back: www.science.org/content/arti... #SupportOurScience @supportourscience.bsky.social
Reposted by Marc Johnson (he/him)
@supportourscience.bsky.social's letter of concern covered in @science.org's News today #cdnpoli #cdnsci
Carney is planing 15% budget cuts across most of government. @supportourscience.bsky.social and @u15ca.bsky.social worry what that would do to a research system that is already lagging behind other countries. My story for @science.org ๐งช
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed
Cuts could erase promised boost, researchers fear
www.science.org
August 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
@supportourscience.bsky.social's letter of concern covered in @science.org's News today #cdnpoli #cdnsci
Reposted by Marc Johnson (he/him)
Support Our Science a transmis une lettre de prรฉoccupation aux dirigeants du pays.
Nous demandons au gouvernement de protรฉger la recherche, les bourses, et lโavenir scientifique du Canada.
Lettre complรจte : www.supportourscience.ca
#SupportOurScience #Cdnpoli
Nous demandons au gouvernement de protรฉger la recherche, les bourses, et lโavenir scientifique du Canada.
Lettre complรจte : www.supportourscience.ca
#SupportOurScience #Cdnpoli
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August 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Support Our Science a transmis une lettre de prรฉoccupation aux dirigeants du pays.
Nous demandons au gouvernement de protรฉger la recherche, les bourses, et lโavenir scientifique du Canada.
Lettre complรจte : www.supportourscience.ca
#SupportOurScience #Cdnpoli
Nous demandons au gouvernement de protรฉger la recherche, les bourses, et lโavenir scientifique du Canada.
Lettre complรจte : www.supportourscience.ca
#SupportOurScience #Cdnpoli
Reposted by Marc Johnson (he/him)
Support Our Science has sent a formal letter of concern to Canadaโs leaders.
Weโre calling on the PM and ministers to protect research, scholarships, and the future of discovery.
Full letter: www.supportourscience.ca
#SupportOurScience #cdnpoli #STEMCanada
Weโre calling on the PM and ministers to protect research, scholarships, and the future of discovery.
Full letter: www.supportourscience.ca
#SupportOurScience #cdnpoli #STEMCanada
Home | Support Our Science
www.supportourscience.ca
August 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Support Our Science has sent a formal letter of concern to Canadaโs leaders.
Weโre calling on the PM and ministers to protect research, scholarships, and the future of discovery.
Full letter: www.supportourscience.ca
#SupportOurScience #cdnpoli #STEMCanada
Weโre calling on the PM and ministers to protect research, scholarships, and the future of discovery.
Full letter: www.supportourscience.ca
#SupportOurScience #cdnpoli #STEMCanada
Just me and my Cecropia friend, the largest moth in North America!
July 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Just me and my Cecropia friend, the largest moth in North America!