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Elin Videvall @elinvidevall.bsky.social · 2d

Last week, we at @animecol-uu.bsky.social had the pleasure to host Chima Nwaogu från the University of Cape Town.

Chima gave the #Hemborg lecture, titled 'Why do Afrotropical birds breed when they do?' 🐦🪺

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Animal Ecology Uppsala @animecol-uu.bsky.social · 5d

Why do Afrotropical birds breed when they do? Fascinating talk this morning by Dr Chima Nwaogu (shorturl.at/5dhFo), University of Cape town. Deep insight into seasonality and avian breeding ecology in Africa! 🦅 🌍

This is a Hemborg lecture funded by the Foundation for zoological research 🙌

Dr Chima Nwaogu starting his talk, with the title slide showing landscape and vegetation in Africa

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David Berger @dbergerbiol.bsky.social · Sep 2

Interested in evolutionary ecology and genetics? Check out this PhD position in Pau Carazo's lab in Valencia - we look forward to your application!

Pau Carazo @paucarazo.bsky.social · Sep 1

We’re offering a fully funded 4 yr PhD position to work on Sexual selection in complex environments at the @uv.es. Co-supervised by @dbergerbiol.bsky.social. Find details below 👇

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María cortazar-chinarro @cortazar-chinarro.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our super cool paper lead by @vdbijl.bsky.social and team! Congrats!

Wouter van der Bijl @vdbijl.bsky.social · Jul 1

🚨 Super exited to see our paper on the inheritance and genetic basis of guppy color variation come out in @natecoevo.nature.com‬ rdcu.be/eugWV

Guppy males have enormous variation in color patterns, with many combinations of ornamental spots and stripes. But where does all this variation come from?

Photo of guppy males from lab population, each showing a unique combination of black and orange ornaments. Photo by Wouter van der Bijl.

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Elin Videvall @elinvidevall.bsky.social · Jul 7

This is a collaboration between Uppsala University, SLU and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, led by @annaskarin.bsky.social to investigate causes of reindeer calf #mortality from multiple angles. #EQUIP #ReinGut

@madeleinebergstrom.bsky.social @mystromgren.bsky.social @ingebjorgnymo.bsky.social

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Maddi (Maji) @garate-olaizola.bsky.social · Aug 21

Happy to present my poster at #ESEB2025 on eastern Baltic cod population (or populations?), preliminary results of one of the chapters from my PhD thesis.

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Elin Videvall @elinvidevall.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thanks #ESEB2025 for a great conference!

Our group had a lot of fun meeting people, learning new things, and talking about our research!

@madeleinebergstrom.bsky.social
@estermart.bsky.social
@cenkvist.bsky.social
@matiasbeck.bsky.social

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Maddi (Maji) @garate-olaizola.bsky.social · Aug 18

Animal Ecology on tour! 🦎🐟🐔🦠📈 Some masters, PhDs and post-docs (and more!) from Uppsala University are enjoying #ESEB2025 in the warm Barcelona🌞 @joshuahufton.bsky.social @cenkvist.bsky.social @madeleinebergstrom.bsky.social @estermart.bsky.social @msiljestam.bsky.social

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María cortazar-chinarro @cortazar-chinarro.bsky.social · Aug 14

If you want to understand why-how behavioral phebotypes change from tadpoles to metamorphs along a lat gradient check this cool paper here!. Thanks to all co-authors who has participated in all life stages of the study! 😜

dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Metamorphosis Reverses the Behavioral Phenotype in Rana arvalis Along a Latitudinal Gradient

Investigating behavior and life history traits in moor frog across a broad latitudinal gradient, we reveal a striking reversal in proactive behavioral tendencies between the tadpole and froglet devel...

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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · Jul 18

Experimental evolution in fast temperature cycles result in the evolution of increased body size plasticity in a nematode. In contrast, no evolution of increased bet hedging was detected. @martinlind.bsky.social @animecol-uu.bsky.social @cicero.oslo.no

doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...

Evolution of phenotypic plasticity during environmental fluctuations

Abstract. Evolution in variable environments is predicted to disfavour genetic canalization and instead select for alternative strategies, such as phenotyp

doi.org

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SciLifeLab @scilifelab.se · Jun 27

Ep2: We take a look at the wider #biodiversity crisis and the vital ecological roles butterflies play. 🌍🧪

▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=tTcqzUlwLsE

💬 Mariana Pires Braga, @jhog.bsky.social‬, Niclas Backström

@uu.se
@animecol-uu.bsky.social
@evobiouppsala.bsky.social
#EvoSKy #Conservation #ClimateChange

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SciLifeLab @scilifelab.se · Jun 25

🦋 The #CloudedApollo is disappearing – but scientists and conservationists are stepping in to help. 🌍🧪

Episode 1 of our new mini-documentary is out now! 🎬

▶️ Watch Episode 1 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObOH...

#EvoSKy #EvoBio #Conservation #BioDiversity

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Elin Videvall @elinvidevall.bsky.social · Jun 5

Matias Becker Burgos @matiasbeck.bsky.social presented his MSc thesis work about genome-microbiome interactions in feral chickens today to the program! 🐓🦠🧬 Well done!

@animecol-uu.bsky.social #microbiome #mGWAS #hologenomics #feralization

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Elin Videvall @elinvidevall.bsky.social · Jun 2

We will look for a postdoc after the summer to start a new project on transmission of microbiota and antimicrobial resistance in lake flies. 🦠🧬🦟

It primarily involves experiments in the lab (transmission between predator-prey, vertical, species) and metagenomic sequencing to find AMR genes.

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David Berger @dbergerbiol.bsky.social · May 16

Finally out: Predicting adaptation to climate warming www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.

Repeatability of evolution and genomic predictions of temperature adaptation in seed beetles - Nature Ecology & Evolution

The authors compare genomic and phenotypic changes between genetic backgrounds of seed beetles evolved at hot or cold temperatures. Despite phenotypic changes being more rapid and predictable at hot t...

www.nature.com

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María cortazar-chinarro @cortazar-chinarro.bsky.social · May 2

Delighted to announce our last review piece on MHC variation in space and time doi.org/10.1002/ece3.... Thanks to @Mette Lillie and Kayla King. Enjoy reading!

MHC Diversity Across Time and Space

The article discusses the importance of genetic diversity, particularly in the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) loci, in maintaining evolution and protecting against infectious disease. We revi....

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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · May 8

Our PhD course on Evolutionary Biology continues with lectures from Uppsala University and SLU researchers. Here Martin Lascaux tell us about his work on population genetics of spruce

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Gabriela Montejo-Kovacevich @gmkov.bsky.social · Apr 17

A little tutorial to make interactive maps with GBIF data for any species, including any metadata you want - pictures too

Great work by intern Edgar Signe from Brest University

www.montejo-kovacevich-lab.com/projects/

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Animal Ecology Uppsala @animecol-uu.bsky.social · Apr 8

Great talk today by @gmkov.bsky.social on local adaptation to a changing environment! Why do some species distribute more widely or adapt more rapidly? We get clues from geno- & phenotypes of 🦋 in their microclimate🌡️🌱

Too intrigued to 📷 but check out her website: gmontejokovacevich.wordpress.com

Montejo-Kovacevich Lab

Dept. of Ecology and genetics, uppsala university (Sweden)

gmontejokovacevich.wordpress.com

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · Apr 3

📢 NEW GENOME ALERT

In #G3journal, Rödin-Mörch et al. generated a high-quality reference genome of the European green toad to understand the evolutionary genomics of the amphibian.

Read more: buff.ly/XnaKB29

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Animal Ecology Uppsala @animecol-uu.bsky.social · Mar 26

📣 @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social is hiring a research assistant for 1 year to work on the flycatcher project. Responsibilities include sample organization, data management, lab and field work + management. MSc + relevant experience required.

Apply by Apr 4 👇 #ecoevojob

www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

A male pied flycatcher perching on a branch

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Bob Muscarella @bobmuscarella.bsky.social · Apr 3

@vetenskapsradet.bsky.social is opening a new grant to attract researchers from outside Europe to come to Sweden! The call opens in mid-April but some details are already online: www.vr.se/english/just...

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Animal Ecology Uppsala @animecol-uu.bsky.social · Mar 26

Maybe the (imcomplete) flycatcher gang can help spread the word? @muriellealund.bsky.social @jacanajones.bsky.social @samyuktharajan.bsky.social @bioblogo.bsky.social

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Animal Ecology Uppsala @animecol-uu.bsky.social · Mar 26

📣 @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social is hiring a research assistant for 1 year to work on the flycatcher project. Responsibilities include sample organization, data management, lab and field work + management. MSc + relevant experience required.

Apply by Apr 4 👇 #ecoevojob

www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

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Animal Ecology Uppsala @animecol-uu.bsky.social · Mar 25

Great job Madde! 💃💃

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