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Jean-Philippe Lessard @bugecology.bsky.social · 6d

New paper alert at Ecological Monographs!!!

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VirDomGar @domgarvir.bsky.social · 23d

I’ll be teaching “Introduction to Network Analysis & Modelling” – covering theory, hands-on Python exercises, and applications to real systems. Starts Sept 22 to 1 Oct
@eco-aeet.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social

More info in this link → www.transmittingscience.com/courses/syst...

Network Analysis Course for Diverse Disciplines

Join our Live Online Course to explore Network Analysis and gain insights into understanding complex systems through networks.

www.transmittingscience.com

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Jean-Philippe Lessard @bugecology.bsky.social · 6d

New paper alert at Ecological Monographs !!!

Bridging the gap between individual specialization and species persistence in mutualistic communities

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Madhusudan 🦉 Katti @leafwarbler.bsky.social · 7d

Why do we keep losing the good ones?
RIP Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. She was 91.

Jane Goodall, who transformed understanding of humankind by studying chimpanzees, dies at 91 — Los Angeles Times

Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. She was 9...

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Jean-Philippe Lessard @bugecology.bsky.social · 15d

Check out Wiley's policy on the us eof AI tools in publishing: authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guide...

Best Practice Guidelines on Publishing Ethics | Wiley

Best practice guidance on publishing ethics from leading organizations around the world. Written for societies, editors, authors, librarians, students, funders, corporations, and journalists.

authorservices.wiley.com

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Stephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · 17d

It is impossible not to love tiger beetles.

John Carlson @johncarlson.bsky.social · 17d

The Bronzed Tiger Beetles (Cicindela repanda) scampering along the Mississippi River beaches have subtle iridescent colors when you look closely.

A brown beetle stands on sand. There are white curly lines on the elytra scribbled in from the lateral margins. When you look closely at the brown parts of the elytra, thorax and head you see red and green iridescent sparkles

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IUSSI-NWES @iussi-nwes.bsky.social · 26d

We are delighted that our Winter Meeting 2025 in Leuven 🇧🇪 is approaching!

Abstract submissions now open: www.iussi-nweurope.org/meetings

Date: December 18-19
Abstract deadline: October 15
Host: Laboratory of Socioecology and Social Evolution at KU Leuven
Plenary: Ido Pen & @rmash.bsky.social

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Jean-Philippe Lessard @bugecology.bsky.social · 18d

Too bad the article is behind a pay all, but the title says a lot. We don’t talk enough about mental health challenges in academia and most institutions don’t seem to have resources in places to support students and postdocs going through difficult times

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Postdoc depression and anxiety rates are rising, finds survey of 872 researchers

The Max Planck Society is good at attracting international postdocs but struggles to retain them, survey finds.

www.nature.com

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

docs.google.com

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Jean-Philippe Lessard @bugecology.bsky.social · 22d

Nutrients from sewage waste, agricultural runoff, rock weathering and other terrestrial sources make their way to the ocean not only in rivers, but also via groundwater!

@Ecological Monographs

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Laura Antao @lauraantao.bsky.social · 28d

🌍 Species on the Move 2026 #SOTM2026 will come to Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan! 🤩This is an amazing conference with themes from ecological mechanisms to social adaptation + great atmosphere + birding, hiking, and hot springs!
👉 www.speciesonthemove.com
✨Abstracts due November 10, 2025 – don’t miss it!

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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join us! The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History is hiring a curatorial associate! For more information : careers.amnh.org/postings/4529

Curatorial Associate

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...

careers.amnh.org

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Joey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · Aug 14

Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!

We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝

Applications are due October 6 2025.

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...

#AcademicJobs #EvoBio

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics

careers.uoguelph.ca

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Wayne Maddison @waynemaddison.bsky.social · Sep 5

Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.

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Jean-Philippe Lessard @bugecology.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks @christianhof.bsky.social for inviting me to give a keynote #gfoe2025! Lots of interesting talks so far and for coming

Christian Hof @christianhof.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks to @bugecology.bsky.social for a fantastic #gfoe2025 keynote on „Living on the edge - what determines species range limits“!

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Marten Winter @smartenwinter.bsky.social · Sep 3

Super happy to hear @bugecology.bsky.social as keynote on @gfoesoc.bsky.social #gfoe2025 talking about species range dynamics

A topic he's also working on w sDiv support @idiv-research.bsky.social

Check www.idiv.de/sred

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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · Aug 20

🎙️ our latest podcast episode is live!
👨‍🔬 we spoke with our incredible Research Highlights Editor, Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal, about his research and his experience working as an editor on our journal.
🔉 listen in English here: buff.ly/9ZICMim
🔉 Escucha en español aquí: buff.ly/LX5Hw6k

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Rachel Germain @gerlame.bsky.social · Aug 17

🚨postdoc opportunity at UBC🚨 applications are now open for the Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, due internally Oct. 15 - www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam...

I can nominate 1 person and give feedback on that nominee's materials - if interested plz email me by Sept. 10 - join us!

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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · Feb 13

ESA is pleased to announce the 2025 cohort of ESA Excellence in Ecology Scholars!🎉 Congratulations to:

- Gabriela Garcia
- Elvira D'Bastiani @elviradbastiani.bsky.social
- Camille Griffith
- Estelí Jiménez-Soto

Learn more about them: esa.org/blog/2025/02...

A collage of headshots of our 2025 Excellence in Ecology Scholars. Clockwise from top left: Gabriela Garcia, Elvira D'Bastiani, Camille Griffith, Esteli Jimenez-Soto

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Katie Stuble @holdenrestoration.bsky.social · Aug 8

Job alert! Please share.
We're looking for an urban ecologist (PhD) to join the research team at the Holden Arboretum.
Develop an active research program while supporting stakeholders. 🌳
I'll be at #ESA2025 and happy to chat.
#AltAc #HoldenScience #UrbanEcology

holdenfg.org/career-and-i...

Career & Internships » HF&G

Holden Forests & Gardens is not just a great place to visit, it’s a wonderful place to work. Discover the opportunities now available for potential

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Irena Simova @isimova.bsky.social · Aug 12

AI reviewers prefer AI-written papers

Jan Kulveit @kulveit.bsky.social · Aug 8

Being human in an economy populated by AI agents would suck. Our new study in @pnas.org finds that AI assistants—used for everything from shopping to reviewing academic papers—show a consistent, implicit bias for other AIs: "AI-AI bias". You may be affected

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Madhusudan 🦉 Katti @leafwarbler.bsky.social · Aug 11

Yes! Come talk to me about publishing in the Bulletin of the ESA! Have an essay or an op-ed about ecology burning inside you or on your computer? Send it my way! A poem? Pictures depicting ecology? Papers on ecology education? We take them all! Find me at #ESA2025 and ask me anything!

ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · Aug 11

Attending #ESA2025 in Baltimore? Join our Editors in Chief & senior editors today (Monday) at 11:45 AM to learn about some of our journals’ less traditional article types!

“I can publish that?! Exploring publishing options with ESA’s journals"

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Julia Mlynarek 🇨🇦 @jjmlynarek.bsky.social · Aug 11

Looking for a postdoc researcher to study odonates as bioindicators in restored mining sites. Comme join the team!

À la recherche d'un.e stagiaire postdoctoral.e pour étudier les libellules comme bioindicateurs des sites miniers restaurés. Vennez vous joindre à l'équipe 😀

PDF document describing the postdoc project

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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · Aug 11

Attending #ESA2025 in Baltimore? Join our Editors in Chief & senior editors today (Monday) at 11:45 AM to learn about some of our journals’ less traditional article types!

“I can publish that?! Exploring publishing options with ESA’s journals"

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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · Aug 11

#ESA2025 attendees: the ESA Publishing Hub is open 10-4 in the Hilton Armistead Room on the 2nd floor. Please stop by if you have any questions for our editors or staff!

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