Luis-Miguel Chevin
@lmchev.bsky.social
A bit of modeling, a bit of experiments, lots of evolution. Researcher
@cnrs @cefemontpellier
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Evolution | Oxford Academic
Evolution, the official journal of the Society for the Study of EvolutionÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ, publishes articles in all areas of evolutionary biology focused on broadening understanding of evolut...
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Very honoured and excited to become a Handling Editor for Evolution, a great society journal founded in the wake of the modern synthesis!
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A new study by Evin et al. @isemevol.bsky.social with Colline Brassard #MECADEV in Science reveals that dogs already exhibited a wide variety of shapes and sizes more than 11,000 years ago, long before modern breeding practices. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The emergence and diversification of dog morphology
Dogs exhibit an exceptional range of morphological diversity as a result of their long-term association with humans. Attempts to identify when dog morphological variation began to expand have been con...
www.science.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A new study by Evin et al. @isemevol.bsky.social with Colline Brassard #MECADEV in Science reveals that dogs already exhibited a wide variety of shapes and sizes more than 11,000 years ago, long before modern breeding practices. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Check out the paper explaining what this is about, and also the database itself!
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology url:
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November 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Check out the paper explaining what this is about, and also the database itself!
I was quite impressed and humbled yesterday to give a talk at the @linneansociety.bsky.social, in front of this very portrait and plate!
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I was quite impressed and humbled yesterday to give a talk at the @linneansociety.bsky.social, in front of this very portrait and plate!
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Safeguarding long-term research in ecology and evolution www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Q&A with Stéphane Blanc, research director at CNRS, about the Long-term Studies in Ecology and Evolution programme and its priorities for supporting long-term monitoring and research
Free to read: rdcu.be/eQltU
Q&A with Stéphane Blanc, research director at CNRS, about the Long-term Studies in Ecology and Evolution programme and its priorities for supporting long-term monitoring and research
Free to read: rdcu.be/eQltU
Safeguarding long-term research in ecology and evolution - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Long-term research projects are essential for predicting the ecological and evolutionary responses of species to global change, yet their continuity is often threatened by uncertainties over funding. ...
www.nature.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Safeguarding long-term research in ecology and evolution www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Q&A with Stéphane Blanc, research director at CNRS, about the Long-term Studies in Ecology and Evolution programme and its priorities for supporting long-term monitoring and research
Free to read: rdcu.be/eQltU
Q&A with Stéphane Blanc, research director at CNRS, about the Long-term Studies in Ecology and Evolution programme and its priorities for supporting long-term monitoring and research
Free to read: rdcu.be/eQltU
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Congratulations to Joe Felsenstein on being awarded the 2026 Mendel Medal!
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Congratulations to Joe Felsenstein on being awarded the 2026 Mendel Medal!
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The Dobzhansky Prize recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. The awardee will present the Dobzhansky Prize plenary at #Evol2026. Apply by December 1! shorturl.at/p70wY
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The Dobzhansky Prize recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. The awardee will present the Dobzhansky Prize plenary at #Evol2026. Apply by December 1! shorturl.at/p70wY
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A universal thermal performance curve arises in biology and ecology doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
A universal thermal performance curve arises in biology and ecology | PNAS
Temperature has strong impacts on all biological and ecological processes, and thermal
performance curves (TPCs) have been employed recurrently to ...
doi.org
October 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A universal thermal performance curve arises in biology and ecology doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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Do you want to do a Masters in Evolutionary Biology? The call for applying to the MEME program is now open! MEME is a fantastic 2-year MSc between four European Universities on all areas of Evolutionary Biology. Apply and study in Sweden/France/the Netherlands/Germany/USA/Switzerland! www.evobio.eu
October 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Do you want to do a Masters in Evolutionary Biology? The call for applying to the MEME program is now open! MEME is a fantastic 2-year MSc between four European Universities on all areas of Evolutionary Biology. Apply and study in Sweden/France/the Netherlands/Germany/USA/Switzerland! www.evobio.eu
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Does #SexualSelection fuel #Speciation?
Our new #meta-analysis of comparative studies finds support for a positive relationship, but the rather moderate global effect suggests it’s not necessarily a dominant force.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Our new #meta-analysis of comparative studies finds support for a positive relationship, but the rather moderate global effect suggests it’s not necessarily a dominant force.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Sexual selection and speciation: a meta-analysis of comparative studies
Abstract. Understanding the drivers of biodiversity is a central goal in evolutionary biology. In particular, sexual selection has long been proposed as a
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Does #SexualSelection fuel #Speciation?
Our new #meta-analysis of comparative studies finds support for a positive relationship, but the rather moderate global effect suggests it’s not necessarily a dominant force.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Our new #meta-analysis of comparative studies finds support for a positive relationship, but the rather moderate global effect suggests it’s not necessarily a dominant force.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
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Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Very proud to see this work highlighted by the journal! Publishing in Evolution has always meant something special to me. Congrats to the first author Sylvain Pouzet who found the energy to keep on working on his master project during his PhD.
Don't miss this issue's Editor's Choice article: "Gene network topology drives the mutational landscape of gene expression" by Sylvain Pouzet & Arnaud Le Rouzic. Free to read here: doi.org/10.1093/evol...
October 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Very proud to see this work highlighted by the journal! Publishing in Evolution has always meant something special to me. Congrats to the first author Sylvain Pouzet who found the energy to keep on working on his master project during his PhD.
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Genetic architectures of #ComplexTraits vary widely. @yuvalsim.bsky.social @jkpritch.bsky.social @gs2747.bsky.social &co show these diffs arise from mutational target size & heritability per site; when controlled for, all tested traits have similar architectures @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/47mZXqT
October 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Genetic architectures of #ComplexTraits vary widely. @yuvalsim.bsky.social @jkpritch.bsky.social @gs2747.bsky.social &co show these diffs arise from mutational target size & heritability per site; when controlled for, all tested traits have similar architectures @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/47mZXqT
I wrote a commentary about the recent paper by @deepaagashe.bsky.social and @vrindarvkm.bsky.social
Also go have a look at the original paper if you haven't !
The timeframe of prediction for eco-evolutionary dynamics | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Also go have a look at the original paper if you haven't !
The timeframe of prediction for eco-evolutionary dynamics | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I wrote a commentary about the recent paper by @deepaagashe.bsky.social and @vrindarvkm.bsky.social
Also go have a look at the original paper if you haven't !
The timeframe of prediction for eco-evolutionary dynamics | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Also go have a look at the original paper if you haven't !
The timeframe of prediction for eco-evolutionary dynamics | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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The MBE Best Student Paper award of 2024 goes to Julien Joseph (winner) and William S. Henriques (runner-up).
👏 Congratulations Julien and William for this recognition of your amazing work!
Check below for details on their research ⬇️
👏 Congratulations Julien and William for this recognition of your amazing work!
Check below for details on their research ⬇️
October 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The MBE Best Student Paper award of 2024 goes to Julien Joseph (winner) and William S. Henriques (runner-up).
👏 Congratulations Julien and William for this recognition of your amazing work!
Check below for details on their research ⬇️
👏 Congratulations Julien and William for this recognition of your amazing work!
Check below for details on their research ⬇️
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Nuestro instituto @ibb-botanic.bsky.social ha propuesto una tematica, contactame si estas interesada/o
🔬La IV edición de #ComFuturo busca atraer talento internacional para abordar retos como la digitalización y el envejecimiento
👩🔬El programa del #CSIC y la Fundación general CSIC permitirá a 10 investigadores internacionales desarrollar sus proyectos en la institución
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/mynxsqiewc
👩🔬El programa del #CSIC y la Fundación general CSIC permitirá a 10 investigadores internacionales desarrollar sus proyectos en la institución
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/mynxsqiewc
October 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Nuestro instituto @ibb-botanic.bsky.social ha propuesto una tematica, contactame si estas interesada/o
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Nicolas Sarkozy a raison : ce n’est pas lui qu’on humilie, c’est la France. Mais pas au sens où lui l’entend…
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
Nicolas Sarkozy a raison : ce n’est pas lui qu’on humilie, c’est la France
L’ancien président de la République a donné dimanche une interview au « Journal du dimanche », avec cette citation pour titre : « Ce n’est pas moi qui suis humilié, mais la France ». Il faut le prend…
www.mediapart.fr
September 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Nicolas Sarkozy a raison : ce n’est pas lui qu’on humilie, c’est la France. Mais pas au sens où lui l’entend…
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
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Global warming is not a “con job.” It is a fact.
In the face of Donald Trump’s new denial of climate change, CNRS scientists have reacted by pointing to the facts and levers for action to halt this planetary crisis.
In the face of Donald Trump’s new denial of climate change, CNRS scientists have reacted by pointing to the facts and levers for action to halt this planetary crisis.
Global warming is not a “con job.” It is a fact.
In the face of Donald Trump’s new denial of climate change, CNRS scientists have reacted by pointing to the facts and levers for action to
www.cnrs.fr
September 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Global warming is not a “con job.” It is a fact.
In the face of Donald Trump’s new denial of climate change, CNRS scientists have reacted by pointing to the facts and levers for action to halt this planetary crisis.
In the face of Donald Trump’s new denial of climate change, CNRS scientists have reacted by pointing to the facts and levers for action to halt this planetary crisis.
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Hybridization and introgression are major evolutionary processes. Since the 1940s, the prevailing view has been that they shape plants far more than animals. In our new study (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
), we find the opposite: animals exchange genes more, and for longer, than plants
), we find the opposite: animals exchange genes more, and for longer, than plants
September 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Hybridization and introgression are major evolutionary processes. Since the 1940s, the prevailing view has been that they shape plants far more than animals. In our new study (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
), we find the opposite: animals exchange genes more, and for longer, than plants
), we find the opposite: animals exchange genes more, and for longer, than plants
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Looking forward to speaking @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social in Berlin on Anthropocene Biology in Eastern Europe and Beyond. I will talk about the implications of #war on wildlife. Sadly, science meets reality when my departure to Berlin was delayed due a #drone attack in Poland.
September 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Looking forward to speaking @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social in Berlin on Anthropocene Biology in Eastern Europe and Beyond. I will talk about the implications of #war on wildlife. Sadly, science meets reality when my departure to Berlin was delayed due a #drone attack in Poland.
Come join the Evolution editorial board!
Now seeking associate editors for 2026! AEs receive free membership in SSE and free registration to the annual Evolution meeting. Indicate your interest in this short form by September 30: forms.gle/JwAmeM4YV9Fv...
September 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Come join the Evolution editorial board!
Absolutely stunning story! I'll just drop this line here: "Clonal males may thus be regarded as organelles at the superorganism level, resulting from the integration of this alien genome into a colony that directly replicates it."
You may have missed this #ant poster at #ESEB2025, but be sure not to miss the article just published in #openacess in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants - Nature
In a case of obligate cross-species cloning, female ants of Messor ibericus need to clone males of Messor structor to obtain sperm for producing the worker caste, resulting in males from the same moth...
www.nature.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Absolutely stunning story! I'll just drop this line here: "Clonal males may thus be regarded as organelles at the superorganism level, resulting from the integration of this alien genome into a colony that directly replicates it."
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Why do males and females often differ in traits?
The expected answer: selection.
But our new paper in GENETICS shows that genetic drift alone can generate sexual dimorphism — even when male & female optima are the same
The expected answer: selection.
But our new paper in GENETICS shows that genetic drift alone can generate sexual dimorphism — even when male & female optima are the same
August 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Why do males and females often differ in traits?
The expected answer: selection.
But our new paper in GENETICS shows that genetic drift alone can generate sexual dimorphism — even when male & female optima are the same
The expected answer: selection.
But our new paper in GENETICS shows that genetic drift alone can generate sexual dimorphism — even when male & female optima are the same
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🚨 We're hiring!
PhD position in Evolutionary Systems Biology at Stockholm University & SciLifeLab
🎓 Focus: evolution, development, computational & mathematical modeling, prediction
📍 Stockholm, Sweden
🕒 4 years, fully-funded
🔍 Details: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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PhD position in Evolutionary Systems Biology at Stockholm University & SciLifeLab
🎓 Focus: evolution, development, computational & mathematical modeling, prediction
📍 Stockholm, Sweden
🕒 4 years, fully-funded
🔍 Details: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please share!
August 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🚨 We're hiring!
PhD position in Evolutionary Systems Biology at Stockholm University & SciLifeLab
🎓 Focus: evolution, development, computational & mathematical modeling, prediction
📍 Stockholm, Sweden
🕒 4 years, fully-funded
🔍 Details: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please share!
PhD position in Evolutionary Systems Biology at Stockholm University & SciLifeLab
🎓 Focus: evolution, development, computational & mathematical modeling, prediction
📍 Stockholm, Sweden
🕒 4 years, fully-funded
🔍 Details: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please share!
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The next speaker from our Organismal Resilience symposium is Luis Chevin @lmchev.bsky.social!
Luis' work takes a genetic perspective on evolution and ecology. His projects consider a range of species, from theoretical models to observations in the wild.
Book to hear from Luis on 20 November 🧪 🌍 👇
Luis' work takes a genetic perspective on evolution and ecology. His projects consider a range of species, from theoretical models to observations in the wild.
Book to hear from Luis on 20 November 🧪 🌍 👇
Hybrid Day Meeting | Organismal resilience in a rapidly changing world
Join us at the Linnean Society for a one-day symposium focused on the mechanisms and consequences of variation in organismal resilience
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August 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The next speaker from our Organismal Resilience symposium is Luis Chevin @lmchev.bsky.social!
Luis' work takes a genetic perspective on evolution and ecology. His projects consider a range of species, from theoretical models to observations in the wild.
Book to hear from Luis on 20 November 🧪 🌍 👇
Luis' work takes a genetic perspective on evolution and ecology. His projects consider a range of species, from theoretical models to observations in the wild.
Book to hear from Luis on 20 November 🧪 🌍 👇
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Do ectotherms age more strongly in warm environments? And if so, does it mean reduced fitness and population viability in a warmer world? We investigated these questions in a recent study based on an experiment with Daphnia magna (1/7)
@t-ergon.bsky.social
@biovitenskap.bsky.social
@t-ergon.bsky.social
@biovitenskap.bsky.social
Understanding the role of ageing in the thermal responses of life history and fitness in Daphnia magna | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
The current climate warming has raised concerns that increased rates of ageing will
lead to reduced fitness and population viability in ectotherms. However, it is currently
not known whether temperatu...
royalsocietypublishing.org
July 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Do ectotherms age more strongly in warm environments? And if so, does it mean reduced fitness and population viability in a warmer world? We investigated these questions in a recent study based on an experiment with Daphnia magna (1/7)
@t-ergon.bsky.social
@biovitenskap.bsky.social
@t-ergon.bsky.social
@biovitenskap.bsky.social