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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks to everyone who helped
make our ‘Draw A Scientist’ day at Zpannend Zernike @rug.nl so much fun www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · 19d

Come & work with us - fully funded 4 year PhD on Social Ageing: Social environment effects on senescence, using an epigenetic clock www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor... @rug.nl @david-s-richardson.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social @seychelleswarbler.bsky.social photo: @charlisdavies.bsky.social

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Sep 5

As well as @markspa.bsky.social's great thread, read a summary of @markspa.bsky.social and @euantheyoung.bsky.social paper doi.org/10.1098/rspb... on older sibling associations with younger sibling here: doi.org/10.1038/d415...

Will a child survive? Older siblings have a powerful influence

Swiss birth data from 1750 to 1870 reveal that girls who had lots of older brothers close to their own age were less likely to survive than were those who did not.

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Sep 4

Fantastic paper by @markspa.bsky.social and @euantheyoung.bsky.social 🎉 on older sibling associations with younger sibling survival - great thread outlining the results!

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Aug 27

1st PhD paper from @yuhengsun.bsky.social 🎉 Long-term fitness effects of the early-life environment in a wild bird population @jj255.bsky.social @terryburke.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/behe...

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Aug 25

Pre-print by MSc student Mariia Vlasova with @yuhengsun.bsky.social and Janet Chik: Parental age effects on offspring telomere length across vertebrates: a meta-analysis. doi.org/10.1101/2025... 🎉

Parental age effects on offspring telomere length across vertebrates: a meta-analysis

Telomeres shorten with advancing age in numerous species, and shorter telomeres are linked to increased mortality risk. While parental age at conception can influence offspring telomere length, the ma...

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Aug 25

Congrats 🎉 Sarah Worsley "Gut microbiome communities demonstrate fine-scale spatial variation in a closed, island bird population" ISME Communications doi.org/10.1093/isme... @chuenlee.bsky.social @terryburke.bsky.social @david-s-richardson.bsky.social

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Aug 25

Great to have the opportunity to share our group's work at #ESEB2025 @yuhengsun.bsky.social @euantheyoung.bsky.social with @erikpostma.bsky.social @lummaalab.bsky.social @yagmurerten.bsky.social

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Jul 1

Telomere length declines with mean blood lead concentration in an urban passerine' doi.org/10.1016/j.en... 👏 Janet Chik!

Redirecting

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Jun 13

Apply for a PhD with us!: 'Multi-dimensional population projections and management of wild bird populations' @seychelleswarbler.bsky.social Deadline 29th June. www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor... @vvenhorst.bsky.social @rug.nl @david-s-richardson.bsky.social @terryburke.bsky.social

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · May 21

Do you have a project that exemplifies open science in ecology and evolution?

If so nominate the project for a SORTEE Commendation Award!

More details about the SORTEE Commendation Award:

SORTEE awards

Awards of Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)

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Frigg Speelman @friggspeelman.bsky.social · Jun 4

Broken families can have huge effects on children, even later in life. But is that the case in species other than humans?

Read my latest article in the ‪@aunz.theconversation.com‬ on mate switching effects in offspring of the ‪@seychelleswarbler.bsky.social‬ 👇
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The chicks are alright: what songbirds can teach us about divorce and moving on

Parental separation in humans can deeply affect children. But in another monogamous pair-bonding species, it has no such effect.

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · May 30

What an honour to receive the NWO Athena Award on Wednesday at NWO Life. Congratulations to NoGutsNoGlory @umcgroningen.bsky.social for the NWO Communication Award. Thanks to the organisers for a fantastic event!

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · May 28

Ever wondered how divorce affects offspring fitness? @seychelleswarbler.bsky.social Check out our new paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @friggspeelman.bsky.social @terryburke.bsky.social @david-s-richardson.bsky.social

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David S Richardson @david-s-richardson.bsky.social · May 12

Some excellent facts and fun relating to this wonderful bird. An iconic example of how science and conservation can work hand in hand!
Delivered by those doing the work!
@chuenlee.bsky.social
@clairetsui.bsky.social
Alessandro Pinto

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The fall and rise of the Seychelles Warbler

This night explores the incredible story of the Seychelles warbler, a bird saved from extinction, and research on inbreeding, the microbiome, and ageing. J…

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Apr 14

Check out @yuhengsun.bsky.social first pre-print from PhD 🎉: Long-term fitness effects of the early-life environment in a wild bird population doi.org/10.32942/X2Z... @terryburke.bsky.social @jj255.bsky.social

Long-term fitness effects of the early-life environment in a wild bird population

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Mar 28

We're recruiting - funded PhD "Adaptive social flexibility – a powerful mechanism to cope with a rapidly changing world" @seychelleswarbler.bsky.social @unigroningen.bsky.social @david-s-richardson.bsky.social @terryburke.bsky.social Deadline 20th April
www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

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Jeffrey Townsend @jeffreytownsend.bsky.social · Mar 9

"Many, and perhaps most, members of our academic community do not understand [the benefits of publishing] in society-based journals ... compared with for-profit journals from companies like Springer Nature, Frontiers, Wiley, and Elsevier." 🧪

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Clare Buckley Lab @buckleylab.bsky.social · Feb 24

Happy to share our new paper about working part-time in academia. We hope it can help to get the conversation going about this important aspect of EDI and research culture elifesciences.org/articles/106... @elife.bsky.social @emiliapsantos.bsky.social @englishse.bsky.social @hammofish.bsky.social

Point of View: To be, or not to be, part-time in academia

Part-time working can be beneficial for individual academics, and also for academia as a whole.

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Mar 11

Congratulations Dr. Chik on defending your PhD thesis yesterday on "The evolutionary and ecological drivers of senescence in two wild passerine systems" 👏🎉 doi.org/10.33612/dis...

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Mar 7

It was great fun being a guest on the ‘In Science’ podcast. Happy International Women’s Day for tomorrow!

University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Mar 7

The new 'In Science' podcast is online! @wimbrons.nl and @doctinak.bsky.social interview Professor of Evolutionary Medicine @hannahdugdale.bsky.social. They discuss her work, the Athena award, being a role model and the importance of equal opportunities. www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Feb 21

Do you have a project in ecology and evolution that exemplifies open science? If so nominate the project for a SORTEE Commendation Award:

More details about the SORTEE Commendation Award:

SORTEE awards

Awards of Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)

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Chuen @chuenlee.bsky.social · Feb 18

Our new paper, using shotgun metagenomics on the gut microbiome, shows small but interesting longitudinal changes with age in a natural population.

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Metagenomic analyses of gut microbiome composition and function with age in a wild bird; little change, except increased transposase gene abundance

Abstract. Studies on wild animals, mostly undertaken using 16S metabarcoding, have yielded ambiguous evidence regarding changes in the gut microbiome (GM)

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Euan Angus Young @euantheyoung.bsky.social · Feb 13

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New preprint out with @hannahdugdale.bsky.social, @lummaalab.bsky.social, and @erikpostma.bsky.social: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Why do we age? And can a “natural experiment” during the Great Finnish Famine with long-term data help provide some answers?

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · Jan 24

Congratulations @chuenlee.bsky.social 😊

Chuen @chuenlee.bsky.social · Jan 24

I am thrilled and deeply grateful to share that my latest work has been accepted for publication. 🥳

doi.org/10.1093/isme...

Metagenomic analyses of gut microbiome composition and function with age in a wild bird; little change, except increased transposase gene abundance

Abstract. Studies on wild animals, mostly undertaken using 16S metabarcoding, have yielded ambiguous evidence regarding changes in the gut microbiome (GM)

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