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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 11d

Are you a PhD student ready to publish a paper? Submit your research to our journal today & enter one of our new journal prizes, celebrating PhD student work in #Botany! 🧪🌍👇
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 15d

IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!

Not quite Frankenstein's monster, nuclear sequence capture was used on the orchid subtribe Calypsoinae, making a strong case for the resurrection of Kitigorchis as a sister to Corallorhiza! Read about it below 🌍🧪👇

Phylogenomics and intergenomic conflict in a challenging orchid clade (Calypsoinae): monophyly of Corallorhiza, paraphyly of Oreorchis, and resurrection of Kitigorchis

Abstract. Heterotrophic plants are among the most recalcitrant from a systematics perspective because of reduced morphological and genomic features, and of

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 19d

Who you gonna call? EVOLUTIONARY SCIENTISTS!

Ghost species (no, not species of ghost) are extinct, unknown & unsampled taxa...and they vastly outnumber those included in phylogenetics. This hidden diversity can complicate phylogenetic signals of horizontal gene flow, impacting their study...(1/2)🧪

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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 21d

As a Learned Society, our journals provide vital income that funds our charitable endeavours and community engagement. By reviewing for us, you give back to our community and contribute to our mission of creating a world where nature is understood, valued, and protected. (2/2)

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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 21d

It's #PeerReviewWeek and what better opportunity exists to say a huge thank you to our excellent reviewers from across the globe. It is your hard work & commitment that enables us to continue publishing ground-breaking research in Biology, Botany, Evolution and Zoology. (1/2)

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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 22d

Did you know male wasps can get tricked by orchids into thinking they're females?

Pterostylis orchids use sexual deception as a pollination strategy, with fungus gnats (Diptera) falling victim, acting as the main pollinators of these deceptive plants! 🌍🧪👇
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How widespread is pollination by sexual deception of fungus gnats in Pterostylis (Orchidaceae)?

Abstract. Pollination by sexual deception has evolved multiple times in the Orchidaceae, with most known cases involving male Hymenoptera as pollinators. T

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 27d

Speaker Spotlight!

Today we're sharing molecular biologist Glenn Yannic, whose research focuses on the consequences of environmental & anthropogenic changes on the genetic diversity of alpine & arctic species.

Book to see Glenn Nov 20 🌍🧪👇
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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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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 29d

Speaker Spotlight! 📣

Today we're highlighting Chloe Haberkorn, a biologist who specialises in evolutionary genomics, currently in yeast! Her PhD focused on resistance mechanisms in bed bugs (scream).

Come see Chloe on Nov 20 🧪🌍👇
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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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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · Sep 7

Machaerium species morphological characters can help delimit sections or clades, such as the width or shape of their leaflets! Here, their morphoanatomical characters were studied to understand their usefulness for taxonomy & classification! Read more below 🌍🧪👇

Diversity and leaflet anatomical characters evolution of Machaerium Pers. (Fabaceae – Faboideae)

Abstract. Taxonomic and phylogenetic studies of Machaerium species have demonstrated overlapping morphological characters that delimit sections and/or clad

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Sep 5

New Blog Day! 📣

Who's your daddy? This is the question asked by guest blogger @katyakolesnykova.bsky.social, breaking down Gabriela Bispo & co's paper on leatherback turtle mating systems! A long-time mystery, DNA analysis revealed a surprising truth 🌍🧪👇 A 🧵 (1/6)

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Fathers Out Of The Blue: Leatherback Turtles Take a DNA Test

Discover the latest news from The Linnean Society of London.

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Body shape, a key trait in fish (they'd do wonders on Hinge), varies between geographic regions & sexes, reflecting adaptations to local environments. Here, body-shape variation among 3-spine sticklebacks was studied, revealing shape was mostly affected by sexual dimorphism! How? (1/2) 🧪🌍

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 20

Terrestrial flatworms have helped uncover the evolutionary processes shaping #Biodiversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, as their limited dispersal & sensitivity to environmental change reflect the evolutionary history of the forest! 🌍🧪👇

Unravelling the cryptic diversity of the low-dispersal land planarian Cephaloflexa bergi to elucidate diversification processes in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Abstract. The terrestrial flatworm Cephaloflexa bergi (Tricladida: Platyhelminthes) is an excellent model for elucidating the evolutionary processes shapin

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 18

Tadpoles have...TEETH?! An evolutionary novelty of anuran tadpoles, the taxonomic distribution of keratinized labial teeth remains a mystery. Yet here, variation in row number was studied in a phylogenetic context!
If you're bitten by a tadpole do you turn into a frog..? 🌍🧪👇

Diversity and development of labial tooth row formulae in tadpoles

Abstract. Keratinized labial teeth of the oral apparatus are a conspicuous evolutionary novelty of anuran tadpoles. Although several comparative studies ha

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 15

SCREEAEAAEEEEEAAAAAAEAEAAA!!! That's bat for "Join our Bat Walks"! Every Wednesday at dusk in Battersea Park, book your place now (tickets are flying, just like bats...the only mammal to evolve true flight....) 🌍🧪🦇👇

Getting Batty at Battersea

Learn how to use bat detectors to spot their squeaky echolocation calls with us, and how to identify different species.

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 4

📣New Blog Day! 🚨

Ever wondered why birds have whiskers? Many theories have been proposed, from eye protection to prey capture, but all lacked conclusive scientific evidence...until now! Guest blogger Michael Sellgren breaks this down in our latest blog, a 🧵(1/6)🌍🧪

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Why Do Birds Have Whiskers?

Discover the latest news from The Linnean Society of London.

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 5

Speaker spotlight!
@trishschulte.bsky.social studies how fishes' physiology, biochemistry & genetics adapt to challenging environmental conditions, like high temperature.

Hear from her at our symposium on 20 November. Online & in person tickets available.

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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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Jul 30

Submit your research with us or simply join us for our symposium on Organismal Resilience in a Rapidly Changing world! Register via the link below 👇🌍🧪https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/pages/organismal-resilience

The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · Jul 30

📢 Spaces available!🐦

Join us for a hybrid symposium focused on the mechanisms and consequences of variation in organismal resilience, with @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social, @oxfordacademic.bsky.social and supported by @biologists.bsky.social!

🗓 Thu Nov 20 | 9:30am - 6:00pm
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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Jul 30

How, when & where animals move during mating periods can direct gene flow in species. Here, the impact of migratory behaviour on population structure in 17 species of bat was studied, revealing no link to genetic structure or diversity in general! 🌍🧪🦇
Bat to the research...
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On the left, bats are seen flying out of a gap in the forest canopy, and on the right, 3 large flying foxes are hanging upside on a branch.

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Jul 28

Everyone loves tardigrades (especially at the LinnSoc), but is tardigrade love-making affected by water? Here, the effect of anhydrobiosis (life without water) on mate choice & reproductive stress was studied, finding females laid fewer eggs but no delay on mate choice! 🌍🧪
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Jul 28

Cryptic biodiversity challenges assessments of global biodiversity & ecosystem health, including in the ocean. Here, morphology & DNA of Ancistrocheirus lesueurii was studied, revealing ~6 cryptic species! You've gotta be squidding me...🌍🧪🦑 (1/2)
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · Jul 27

Stealthy herb Praxelis clematidea has spread globally from S America over the past 40 years, leading to a need for ecological niche modelling to understand its potential spread under #ClimateChange & offer insight into high-risk invasion areas! Read more below 🧪🌍
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Occurrence map showing the globe with arrows and images highlighting incidences of the invasive herbs' spread worldwide, and risk areas for further spread.

Bright green leaves and purple flowers are characteristic of the herb, seen here carpeting a forest floor under palm trees, and close up.

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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · Jul 25

Contrary to expectations, there were high levels of fruit set & seed viability between ecotypes, suggest no reproductive barriers! Floral morphology was different, but this was likely affected by local abiotic conditions...read more below (2/2) 🧪🌍
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · Jul 25

When species exist in different habitats, reproductive barriers & divergence traits may emerge between populations. Here, 8 populations of the orchid Epidendrum fulgens were studied for compatibility & flower morphology, looking for potential reproductive barriers! What was found out? (1/2) 🌍🧪🧵

Photo of the front of an orchid flower for the species Epidendrum fulgens, showing flower in whole (in orange) and the five individual petals (yellow).

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Jul 23

Join us online as Dr Marco Camaiti reveals the hidden world of limb-reduced lizards! Discover how skinks have evolved "noodle-like" bodies, phantom bones & strange internal anatomy...all revealed with cutting-edge imaging. Join us at 12:30pm Wednesday 13th August! 👇🌍🧪

Noodle Bodies, Gyroscope Ears, and Phantom Girdles | Limb Reduced Lizards

Noodle bodies, gyroscope ears, and phantom girdles. Peeking inside the strange, hidden world of limb-reduced lizards

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Jul 21

Froget it's Monday by learning about subtropical Proceratophrys frogs! Found in the Araucaria Forest, DNA evidence suggests their diversity is the result of marine transgression, highlighting the role of climate in diversification!

A ribbiting read 👇🐸🌍🧪
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Map of the sampling sites for the frog, showing a globe highlighting Brazil in green, the sampling sites within the forest in orange, yellow, purple and blue, and a small image of the frog itself in the lower right hand corner.

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