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juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · 9d

Jane Goodall, renowned for her groundbreaking studies on chimpanzee behavior and her lifelong dedication to wildlife conservation, has died today at the age of 91. She was a model for many. RIP

www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...

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Pablo de Olavide @pablodeolavide.upo.es · 17d

🌿 El congreso #SEBOT2025 ha reunido en la #UPO a la comunidad científica y amantes de la #botánica para reflexionar sobre la diversidad vegetal y el futuro de su conservación.

👏 Gracias a todos y todas las participantes por convertir Sevilla en el epicentro de la botánica durante estos días.

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Fran Balao @fbalao.bsky.social · 18d

Gran charla inaugural de @txiriondo.bsky.social en @sebot.bsky.social #SEBOT2025
Deconstruyendo la conservación

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Fran Balao @fbalao.bsky.social · 23d

Happy to share the first chapter of @albarp13 PhD thesis, now out in Journal of Ecology! 🌱💧 We show how functional traits and water availability shape competitive dynamics among cytotypes in the Dianthus broteri polyploid complex. #Polyploidy #Competition

Alba Rodríguez-Parra @albarp13.bsky.social · 23d

📢 New paper out!
"Functional traits and water availability shape competitive dynamics between cytotypes in the Dianthus broteri polyploid complex" 🌱 💧
@journalofecology.bsky.social @fbalao.bsky.social @JavierLopez @EnriqueMateos
#Polyploidy #Competition
👉 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Functional traits and soil water availability shape competitive interactions in a diploid–polyploid complex

Our study emphasises that the long-term fate of polyploids largely depends on water availability, with high polyploids having a competitive advantage in arid environments. This ultimately highlights ...

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Revista Quercus @revistaquercus.bsky.social · Sep 2

El 25 de octubre se celebran las IV Jornadas de Ecología en el Parque Natural Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas organizadas por la @universidadjaen.bsky.social y la @ebdonana.bsky.social. La preinscripción es hasta el 30 de septiembre en giepropias.ujaen.es/index.php?r=...

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Sociedad Ibérica de Ictiología/Sociedade Ibérica de Ictiologia @sibic.bsky.social · Aug 26

🐟📉📈 Un nuevo artículo analiza cómo la acuicultura moviliza narrativas de escasez y abundancia en salmones y anguilas, llevando a que comer pescado se perciba como “protegerlo”. Una contradicción que influye en políticas, consumo y daños ecológicos.

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The Paradox of Saving Fish by Eating them: Food Crime at the Intersection of Green Criminology and Political Ecology - European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research

Aquaculture is framed as a key contributor to global food security and sustainable food production. Yet, in its industrial form, it involves several harmful practices that negatively impact food secur...

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Boas Pucker @bpucker.bsky.social · Aug 25

It is not too late. If you are interested in one of these projects, please get in touch (via email):
www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/contact
#PlantSci #Evolution #Bioinformatics #Genomics #BigData
@puckerlab.bsky.social

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · Aug 14

💧Water shapes the fate of polyploid plants! In Dianthus broteri, higher polyploids thrive in dry conditions, while lower ploidy levels win when water is abundant, thanks to key functional physiological traits.🌼#Polyploidy buff.ly/alH3z1m

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Institut Botànic de Barcelona @ibb-botanic.bsky.social · Aug 19

📢 Oferta: Busquem un/a Tècnic/a de laboratori de biologia molecular i genòmica

ℹ️ www.ibb.csic.es/ca/2025/08/o...

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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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Francisco M. Azcárate @fmazcarate.bsky.social · Aug 15

¿Por qué la región entre Zamora, León y Ourense arde tanto?
No, no es para construir aerogeneradores, ni por ninguna de las teorías conspiranoicas que estamos leyendo. La explicación es más compleja… y menos cómoda para quienes buscan respuestas simples. 1/13

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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · Jul 31

This should be a lot of fun! Help us find out if BES journal data and code sharing policies are actually working, with a little side bonus quest about data equity 🤓

Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · Jul 31

We are doing a Hackathon! 💻 Together with senior editor @nhcooper123.bsky.social , we'll be discussing and testing a protocol to check whether published data/code is actually reproducible... (1/2)

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SEBICOP @sebicop.bsky.social · May 7

Una noticia excelente : después de décadas considerada extinta en Andalucía reaparece ‘Gyrocaryum oppositifolium’ - más información 👇🏻

www.juntadeandalucia.es/presidencia/...

La Junta confirma el redescubrimiento del 'Nomevés' en Sevilla tras 42 años dado por extinguido

Catalina García destaca que este hallazgo refuerza el compromiso andaluz con la protección de especies amenazadas y la conservación de la biodiversidad

www.juntadeandalucia.es

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Fran Balao @fbalao.bsky.social · Feb 13

The correct link kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

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Fran Balao @fbalao.bsky.social · Feb 13

Check out our new paper in PPB! authors.elsevier.com/a/1kbej3VH9XHY…
We explored the effects of global warming on a unique threatened plant species 🌡️🌱

https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1kbej3VH9XHY…

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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Feb 9

The pressures faced by lab leaders to be excellent researchers, teachers, managers, accountants and mentors can exact a heavy toll. Most of us try to do the best we can but we cannot do everything perfectly every time. And that´s OK #NatureCareers www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Do I need to lead this lifestyle to succeed?’ The mental health crises that forced faculty members to change tack

The pressures faced by lab leaders to be excellent researchers, teachers, managers, accountants and mentors can exact a heavy toll.

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Feb 8

Post-doc in evolutionary genomics of polyploids at RBG Kew. Opportunity to study genome evolution post-WGD. Salary £40,926-£42,945. Details: https://careers.kew.org/vacancy/postdoctoral-researcher-in-evolutionary-genomics-of-polyploids-579739.html #postdoc

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Sociedad Botánica Española @sebot.bsky.social · Jan 15

Lanzamos la 3ª edición del curso 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞́𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚 impartido por Marcial Escudero,
🗓️del 10al 21 de febrero
Info👉https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o6dHrtdIsx3C4o4uPK6rCeS6BWmeUIRg/view?usp=sharing
Inscripción👉 forms.gle/zbAUXSSJuxH9...

III CURSO DE SEBOT SOBRE INTRODUCCIÓN AL ESTUDIO DE LA MACROEVOLUCIÓN A TRAVÉS DE LA FILOGENIA

Preinscripción para el Curso SEBOT sobre Modelos Filogenéticos Comparativos 2025

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Sociedad Botánica Española @sebot.bsky.social · Dec 31

Con esta Linaria nivea queremos desearos a todas y todos un muy feliz y próspero 2025 que nos deje muchos más logros botánicos ¡Feliz año nuevo!

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Fran Balao @fbalao.bsky.social · Dec 6

Sharing our two cents to support the conservation of the Nebrodi fir in Sicily. #Conservation #Biodiversity #EndangeredSpecies #NebrodiFir #LIFE4FIR

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Genomic‐Guided Conservation Actions to Restore the Most Endangered Conifer in the Mediterranean Basin

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Ignacio Ramos-Gutiérrez @iramosgutierrez.bsky.social · Dec 5

El miércoles que viene estaré en el #IMUS hablando de automatización de documentos desde bases de datos.
Anímate a venir!

🗓️11/12/2024
🕖 19:00-19:30
📌 IMUS (Reina Mercedes)

->etiquetas
->certificados
->documentos para docencia

#labeleR 📦

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Mike Barker @barkerms.bsky.social · Nov 30

Join us on Wednesday, December 4, at 11 AM PST for the next #PolyploidyWebinar! This month we have Pam & Doug Soltis presenting on the Polyploid Integration Institute and @trevorfaske.bsky.social on analyses of mixed-ploidy data! Sign up (if not already!) to get the zoom: www.barkerlab.net/polyweb

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Mar Sobral @marsobral.bsky.social · Nov 24

💚 Another science is possiible by #AEETSIBECOL2025

🔊 call for abstracts open until december 20th

sibecol-aeet-meeting2025.org/Index/11/Cal...

Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain 2-7 June 2025

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Benjamin Lord @benjalord.bsky.social · Nov 24

The updated Orchid Tree of Life v.2.0 from #KewGardens is now available for download. 🌱🌴🪴🌺

🔗: figshare.com/s/241e1bd47d...

"Disentangling the origin and evolution of the world's orchid diversity through DNA"

#orchids #phylogeny #botany #genetics

Disentangling the origin and evolution of the world's orchid diversity through DNA. Poster for The Orchid Tree of Life v.2.0 by the Orchid Tree of Life project at Kew Gardens.

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