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Luis-Miguel Chevin @lmchev.bsky.social · 1d

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Vrinda Ravi Kumar @vrindarvkm.bsky.social · Sep 10

Our work on evolutionary rescue is finally out in this week's issue of PNAS! Check out the NCBS communications team piece on our work quoted below.

National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social · Sep 10

#LatestPublication
Vrinda & team from Dr Deepa Agashe's lab tracked beetle populations for 5+ years in harsh environments. Findings show how traits of founders influenced the long-term survival of their descendants.

🔗 bit.ly/42hsviC

@deepaagashe.bsky.social

🧵Check out the thread to know more!👇

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Luis-Miguel Chevin @lmchev.bsky.social · 1d

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/...

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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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 2d

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 ⬇️

MBE Best Student Paper of 2024 award | Julien Joseph (Winner), William S. Henriques (Honorable mention)

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Josefa González @gonzalezlabbcn.bsky.social · 1d

Nuestro instituto @ibb-botanic.bsky.social ha propuesto una tematica, contactame si estas interesada/o

CSIC @csic.es · 1d

🔬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

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Fabrice Arfi @fabricearfi.bsky.social · 11d

Nicolas Sarkozy a raison : ce n’est pas lui qu’on humilie, c’est la France. Mais pas au sens où lui l’entend…

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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…

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CNRS @cnrs.fr · 14d

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.

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

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Camille Roux @crouxevo.bsky.social · 29d

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

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Marta Szulkin @mszulkin.bsky.social · Sep 10

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.

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Luis-Miguel Chevin @lmchev.bsky.social · Sep 5

Come join the Evolution editorial board!

Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · Sep 5

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...

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Luis-Miguel Chevin @lmchev.bsky.social · Sep 4

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."

Jonathan Romiguier @selfishmeme.bsky.social · Sep 4

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...

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Laura K Hayward @lkhayward.bsky.social · Aug 23

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

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Lisandro Milocco @milocco.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨 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!

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 14

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 🧪 🌍 👇

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

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Luis-Miguel Chevin @lmchev.bsky.social · Jul 23

This might interest you @annecharmantier.bsky.social

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Yngvild Vindenes @yvinden.bsky.social · Jul 23

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

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...

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CNRS Écologie & Environnement @cnrsecologie.bsky.social · Jul 9

@cnrsecologie.bsky.social regrette profondément l'adoption de cette loi à la vision court-termiste & ses conséquences graves sur l’environnement, qui méprise santé & bien-être de la population & le rôle des espèces sauvages dans la prod. agricole. La communauté scientifique n'a pas été entendue.

Agence France-Presse @afp.com · Jul 8

Le Parlement a définitivement adopté mardi la proposition de loi agricole Duplomb-Menonville, comprenant entre autres une mesure décriée de réintroduction sous conditions d'un pesticide néonicotinoïde, et présentée comme une réponse à la colère agricole de 2024.

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Luis-Miguel Chevin @lmchev.bsky.social · Jul 7

Very honoured and excited to become a Handling Editor for Evolution, a great society journal founded in the wake of the modern synthesis!
‪@journal-evo.bsky.social‬
@sse-evolution.bsky.social
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Evolution | Oxford Academic

Evolution, the official journal of the Society for the Study of EvolutionÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¢, publishes articles in all areas of evolutionary biology focused on broadening understanding of evolut...

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Nicolas Galtier @nicolasgaltier.bsky.social · Jun 24

New preprint: we advertise DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly eco-evo-archaeo journals. 1/6
#AcademicPublishing #ecoevo #archaeology #EthicalPublishing #SocietyJournals #DiamondOpenAccess
doi.org/10.32942/X24...

Time to publish ethically: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology.

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Paul Doniol-Valcroze @pdvsky.bsky.social · May 24

Very glad to see the second chapter of my PhD published in JEB and feel honored that it has been picked as this month's issue "Editor's choice" and cover image! It's been a long and important team effort leading up to these results!

Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · May 20

The May issue of JEB is now online! Read it here:

academic.oup.com/jeb/issue/38/5

📸 Coenonympha arcania: part of an intriguing species complex in which two hybrid species have inherited most of their genome from one parent species but prefer mating with the other! Photo Credit - Riccardo Poloni

Volume 38 Issue 5 | Journal of Evolutionary Biology | Oxford Academic

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

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Luis-Miguel Chevin @lmchev.bsky.social · May 26

Our paper on evolution of plasticity and character displacement in a fluctuating environment is now published as early view in Evolution. Check it out if you're interested in eco-evolutionary dynamics, coevolution... and plasticity of course!
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...

Evolution of plasticity and character displacement in a fluctuating environment

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · May 20

Just out in PNAS! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... "The evolution of thermal performance curves in response to rising temperatures across the model genus yeast". Beautiful work using experimental evolution forecasting climate impacts on biodiversity by Jennifer Molinet @jennifermolinet.bsky.social

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · May 7

Make your voice heard – join the tri-society Week of Action for NSF! Call and write congress, and tell colleagues, friends, and family about the importance of NSF funding. Find how to get started in our Media Tool: shorturl.at/i7WfU

SSE, SSB, and ASN logos. Text: Tri-societies Week of Action for NSF. Science under siege: Over 1000 NSF grants have been terminated by political appointees- threatening the foundation of American innovation and education, and more cuts loom; entire research programs are being erased without explanation. What’s at stake? STEM education for K-12 students, jobs and infrastructure in rural communities, support for veterans in research and education, cybersecurity and national defense innovation, global leadership in science and technology. Join the week of action: Contact Congress: Switchboard: (202) 224-3121, tell them to protect NSF. Share your story: Post on social media #WithoutNSF #SupportNSF #SaveNSF, engage local media; use our media tool to reach out to local reporters and newspapers; engage others: communicate the importance of NSF to colleagues, friends, and family.

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Sam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · May 1

We still have a few spots left for the GRC Ecological & Evolutionary Genomics meeting in Tuscany this summer (July 13-18). Lots of great speakers already lined up, and we'd love to hear from you! www.grc.org/ecological-a...

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claire Doutrelant @claire-doutrelant.bsky.social · May 2

Avec Jacques Blondel, Anne Charmantier et Philippe Perret, nous venons de publier dans la collection monde sauvage d'Acte Sud ce livre

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Les Écologistes - EELV 🌻 @lesecologistes.fr · Apr 15

Hier, Katy Perry s’est envolée pour quelques minutes dans l’espace à bord d’une fusée Blue Origin, propriété de Jeff Bezos.

À quel prix pour la planète ? 
💥 429 tonnes de CO₂ par passager·e : c’est le coût estimé d’un vol spatial, soit 43 ans d’émissions d’un·e Français·e…

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