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Frédéric Silvestre @fsilvestrelab.bsky.social · 17d

Our PhD student Justine Bélik has published as a preprint the first epigenetic clock in the mangrove rivulus, and the first ever on a self-fertilizing species. With this clock, we're able to predict the chronological age of the fish with a mean absolute error of 28.7 days.

Epigenetic aging in a self-fertilizing vertebrate, the mangrove rivulus Kryptolebias marmoratus

Background: Since Horvath (2013) and Hannum (2013), DNA methylation has emerged as a reliable biomarker for estimating age. Predictive models, called epigenetic clocks, are being built across the tree...

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Institute of Life, Earth and Environment @ilee-unamur.bsky.social · 16d

One might think that during summer, not very much is happening at ILEE. Our September Newsletter proofs the contrary!
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Life Science Studios - Scientific Illustration @lifesciencestudios.bsky.social · 19d

Have you considered using an illustrated poster for outreach?

That's just what @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social did. We created 5 posters about the ISC's mission, Virginia invasive species, and the impacts of invasive species on economics, environment, and health.

Visit: tinyurl.com/mr9s93a3 🐡 🧪

Illustrated outreach: Posters as Tools for Invasive Species Awareness

Even in a digital age, posters remain one of the most effective and accessible tools for bringing community awareness of environmental issues. The Invasive Species Collaborative at Virginia Tech...

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Eli Thoré @elisjthore.bsky.social · 20d

New paper! 🥳📜 We reviewed 275 ecology & evolution journals: only 38% mandate data sharing & 27% mandate code sharing. 📉

We share recommendations to help close this gap. 💡

👉 Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
👉 Blog: royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

From policy to practice: progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. However, in ecology and ev...

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Lendert Gelens @lendertgelens.bsky.social · 20d

Looking forward to it!!

Barcelona Collaboratorium @barcelonacollaboratorium.com · 20d

On Thursday, Sept 25, we host Lendert Gelens (KU Leuven) for a seminar: "Beyond Arrhenius: How temperature scales biological time". He will show how biological timing changes across temperatures.
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#seminar #KULeuven #EMBL #BCNCollaboratorium

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 26d

Perceptions matter. Despite an understanding that chemical pollution can affect wildlife behaviour, respondents from industry were more likely to be negative or neutral in their responses to the application of behavioural toxicology to risk assessment compared to those from academia and government.

School of Biological Sciences, Monash @MonashBiol @monashbiol.bsky.social · 26d

What do scientists working in the field of environmental toxicology / behavioural ecology, from industry, government, non-government and academia/research centres think of behavioural endpoints in the protection of human and ecosystem health? doi.org/10.1093/inte...
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Perceptions about the use of Behavioral (Eco)Toxicology to protect human health and the environment

Abstract. The One Health concept strongly brings into focus the important connections for human and ecosystem health. However, the incorporation of behavio

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 23d

Great to see this new piece out today in @acs.org on pharmaceuticals in the environment 💊🐟

Read about our work on migrating salmon on drugs, guppies on Prozac, and solutions to the pharma pollution crisis

Open Access 👉 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 21d

New in #ProcB - From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 21d

Plus, check out this new post on the @royalsociety.org blog about the paper, its origins, and our fearless lead-authors!

👉 royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

From policy to practice: Progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Royal Society

Edward Ivimey-Cook tells us more about a new study that reviewed the clarity, strictness, and timing of data- and code-sharing policies across 275 journals in ecology and evolution, and assessed autho...

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 21d

Only 38% of ecology and evolution journals mandate data sharing and just 27% mandate code sharing

New paper out today on how to fix this! Thnx to @eivimeycook.bsky.social @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org

👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

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Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · 21d

📣 Hot off the press at #ProcB!

🔍 Our study checked data/code-sharing policies in 275 eco/evo journals and compliance in Proc B (n=2,340) & Ecology Letters (n=571). Policies exist, but clarity and strictness vary, affecting reproducibility.

🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

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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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Kathy Darragh @kdarragh.bsky.social · 27d

I'm looking for PhD students to join the lab starting August 2026. We study the evolution of insect chemical signals so if you're interested in evolutionary biology, chemical ecology, molecular biology, behavior, or genetics, this could be a good fit for you! More info here: tinyurl.com/mrxchwfm

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Jack A Brand @jack-brand.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚨 Proceedings B is recruiting new Data Editors!
Join our editorial board to help ensure data/code transparency across biology.
🗓 Term: 3 yrs from Jan 2026
📩 Apply by 30 Sep 2025 with a 2-page CV + cover letter: [email protected]
🔗 Info: [email protected] /[email protected]

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 27d

Happy to share our new paper on the impacts of corporate capture strategies on human and ecosystem health 🌍

Available Open Access at 👉 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

@dralexford.bsky.social @ipcp.bsky.social @acs.org

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Jack A Brand @jack-brand.bsky.social · 27d

Excited to share our new paper led by Jake Martin (@jake-m-martin.bsky.social) out in ES&T Letters! We show that behavioral ecotox studies often test pharmaceuticals at concentrations much higher than those found in nature!

Paper: tinyurl.com/lab-to-field
Data/code: osf.io/h6cde/

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Wojciech Uszko @wojciechuszko.bsky.social · Jul 13

Open postdoc position in a great research group in Uppsala, Sweden!
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Post-doctoral researcher Fish community dynamics under Climate Change | slu.se

SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

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Erin Sauer @sauerscientist.bsky.social · Jul 7

I'm recruiting a 2-yr postdoc to start in October or November of 2025! I'm looking for applicants interested in exploring amphibian disease ecology as it relates to climate change. Strong quantitative skills preferred, interviews start late July. More info: erinsauer.com

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · Jun 28

The next ISBE congress is going to be awesome. Put it in your calendars people. It will be from 20 to 24 July 2026 🇮🇹

CristinaTuni @cristinatuni.bsky.social · Jun 28

We had a fun a productive time in #Turin 🇮🇹 with @mherberstein.bsky.social and @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social (that gave a terrific talk-thanks Mark!) catching up the LOC’s planning of #ISBE26!!!

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Eli Thoré @elisjthore.bsky.social · Jun 27

🚨We’re hiring a teaching assistant / PhD student @ the uni of Namur 🇧🇪🌍
Work w/ Prof. Brendan Reid on field bio + molecular ecology 🐟🐢🧬
Must be fluent in French & English
🗓️ Deadline: 23 July
🌐 jobs.unamur.be/emploi.2025-...

A full-time assistant in the Biology department — UNamur

Faculté des sciences - Département : Department of Biology - Grade : assistant - Contrat : durée déterminée renouvelable -

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · Apr 28

Explicit value trade-offs in conservation: integrating animal welfare. Check out our latest TREE paper, led by Kate Lynch. Click here for free access to the article for the next 50 days:

authors.elsevier.com/a/1kzlecZ3X3...

#BobWongLab

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · Apr 28

Call for proposals! 🎉

We are inviting proposals for our cross-journal special feature (between @funecology.bsky.social and @animalecology.bsky.social):

"Energy trade-offs under changing environments"

Guest edited by myself, @amandapettersen.bsky.social, and @nealdawson.bsky.social!

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Christie Wilcox @nerdychristie.bsky.social · Apr 15

Benzodiazepines can help us feel like the world is a little less scary. Seems like they do the same for salmon—which probably isn't good for the fish. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Atlantic salmon smolts like these seem to destress when they’re on benzos—and that’s probably not good for them. Nicolás via Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA

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Jack A Brand @jack-brand.bsky.social · Apr 16

Another great write up on our latest @science.org article, and the potential for behaviour-modifying chemicals in our waterways to affect fish populations more generally, in the @washingtonpost.com!

www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

Salmon given antianxiety drugs take more risks, study finds

Scientists found that fish given an antianxiety drug reached their feeding grounds more often. But researchers warned of increasing pharmaceutical pollution.

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Luis R. Paniagua Voirol @paniaguavoirol.bsky.social · Apr 17

Fascinating and deeply concerning: salmon exposed to anxiety meds in polluted rivers show bolder behaviour—crossing barriers more easily, but increasing their risk of predation. Human drugs are silently reshaping ecosystems.

🔗 science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp7174

Pharmaceutical pollution influences river-to-sea migration in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Despite the growing threat of pharmaceutical pollution, we lack an understanding of whether and how such pollutants influence animal behavior in the wild. Using laboratory- and field-based experiments...

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