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kokkonut.bsky.social
Hanna Kokko
@kokkonut.bsky.social
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A.v.Humboldt professor at the University of Mainz. Evolutionary ecologist. Runs a research group that once prompted the description "in this [coffee] room there's almost always someone who is at least partially fun". (Which we then translated into Latin.)
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 1d
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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Andrew @andrew-ecoathome.bsky.social · 4d
Introducing BIRDBASE, which aims to be the world's most comprehensive avian trait ecology database. Article links to open access paper, & data in Excel spreadsheet. phys.org/news/2025-09... #science #environment #ecology #eco #biology #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #openaccess #datascience
BIRDBASE dataset tracks ecological traits for 11,589 species of birds
Çağan Şekercioğlu was an ambitious, but perhaps naive graduate student when, 26 years ago, he embarked on a simple data-compilation project that would soon evolve into a massive career-defining achiev...
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Ben Allen @evodynamics.bsky.social · 1d
Looking forward to this! A non-Elsevier alternative to Theoretical Population Biology / Journal of Theoretical Biology
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Stanford University Press @stanfordpress.bsky.social · 7d
Population Biology Modeling & Theory (PBMT) is a peer-reviewed journal reporting advances in modeling and theory within population biology. Its scope spans demography, ecology, epidemiology, evolutionary biology, population genetics, and phylogenetics. PBMT will be online soon.
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Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 5d
super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉
Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts
Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 5d
@romanzug.bsky.social and @socialinsectlab.bsky.social thinking about colony dynamics! Resource variation can mask tradeoffs, but here we show that even if that *doesn't* vary, lucky starts in colony life can lead to better trajectories and if so, a tradeoff is often undetectable despite being real.
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 6d
Why is it so hard to detect fecundity-longevity #trade-offs in social insects? And what does this have to do with the Gospel of #Matthew??
Find out in our new paper with @kokkonut.bsky.social and Susanne Foitzik @mainzuniversity.bsky.social!

doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Luck can explain the positive link between fecundity and longevity: the Matthew effect in social insects and beyond
Abstract. The universality of the trade-off between fecundity and longevity in life-history theory is sometimes contested. Social insects present the argua
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · 6d
#ResearchCareers: Just finishing your #PhD and wondering if the DFG’s Walter Benjamin Programme is a #funding option for your next step in academia? Come and find out in our digital info talk on 14 October. No registration, the meeting link will be published here:
➡️ www.dfg.de/en/research-...
Infotafel mit Schriftzug "Walter Benjamin Programme" und Datumsangaben: 14 October Tuesday 1:30 - 15p.m. CET in English
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 6d
Why is it so hard to detect fecundity-longevity #trade-offs in social insects? And what does this have to do with the Gospel of #Matthew??
Find out in our new paper with @kokkonut.bsky.social and Susanne Foitzik @mainzuniversity.bsky.social!

doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Luck can explain the positive link between fecundity and longevity: the Matthew effect in social insects and beyond
Abstract. The universality of the trade-off between fecundity and longevity in life-history theory is sometimes contested. Social insects present the argua
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Adam Lendvai @lendvaiaz.bsky.social · 5d
Just back from The Evolution of Ageing workshop — once again a fabulous meeting! Inspiring talks, great discussions, fun socials. Shoutouts to the organizers for making it happen again!
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 5d
Complete with torture chamber vibes...
A group of scientists having a guided tour of a mediaeval castle
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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · 6d
A fantastic few days of ageing talks, great people, and excellent food!

Massive thanks to (Hanna!) @kokkonut.bsky.social, Margaux Bieuville, Victor Ronget, and the fantastic people at The Gutenberg Workshops in the Life Sciences
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Dr. Catherine Scott @cataranea.bsky.social · 12d
I love the way science used to be written. Is it necessary to know that the author was pushing his baby in a pram while making observations of insects? Perhaps not, but it provides delightful context, while assuming the reader is familiar with his previously published baby-wheeling-related work.
A screenshot of some text of a paper, with the following sentence highlighted: "One July evening last summer, while engaged in wheeling the baby (another one this time) through some tall grass in the corner of my yard, I noticed..." It continues "an Ammophila attached to a grass-stem in the peculiar..."
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 20d
some have interesting beaks indeed
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 20d
My expression should be suppl mat for @evornithology.bsky.social's "what's the deal with birds?" - thanks @aksulehikoinen.bsky.social I had a fantastic time witnessing how these great bird datasets come into existence! & 1 nice non-bird too & classy puns that deserve a data repository of their own.
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E. Yağmur Erten @yagmurerten.bsky.social · 22d
New paper out! 🤩 "Shrinking to bird size with dinosaur-level cancer defences: Evolution of cancer suppression over macroevolutionary time" with @kokkonut.bsky.social and @marcanthonytollis.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1371/jour... A short thread:
Shrinking to bird size with dinosaur-level cancer defences: Evolution of cancer suppression over macroevolutionary time
Author summary Humans are not the only species suffering from cancer, yet cancer does not impact all life equally. Body size is relevant because maintaining a large number of cells in a tumour-free st...
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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 23d
Come and work with us! Three new academic posts (including Animal Behaviour) and superb facilities in the new Life & Mind Building
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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 23d
Oxford Biology is growing 📢

We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology

3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3
Photo showing the inside atrium of the new Life and Mind Building
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Oliver Bossdorf @bossdorf.bsky.social · 28d
Job Alert! The University of Tübingen is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY! Come and join our institute, and maybe our new excellence clusters @terra-cluster.org and @greenrobust.de. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Please repost!
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Schulenburg Lab Kiel @schulenburglab.bsky.social · Sep 8
We are welcoming applications for a full professorship on Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology at Kiel Univerdity, Northern Germany, with fantastic facilities and infrastructure! @uni-kiel.de @crc1182.bsky.social @transevo.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...
W 3 professorship in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein (DE) job with Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | 12844416
Kiel University aims to attract more qualified women to professorship positions. The Institute of Zoology at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural...
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Kaiser Lab @clocksevolution.bsky.social · Sep 8
Years of work distilled to 1 minute:
Our recent paper with @kokkonut.bsky.social has made it to #youtube !

The AI illustrations do not look anything like real-life #Clunio - but they are captivating.

And the scientific content is accurate and well explained!

Original paper: tinyurl.com/28hxwree
Unglaublich: Clunio marinus & das Geheimnis des Mondes! 🌕🦟
YouTube video by Naturwunder erklärt
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Michael Baym @baym.lol · Jan 4
I have read few papers as immediately useful and important as this one on Cacio e Pepe phase behavior.

Tl;dr: the starchy pasta water is absolutely critical to avoiding “mozzarella phase”

arxiv.org/abs/2501.00536
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Franck Courchamp @franckcourchamp.bsky.social · Sep 1
You are an Early Career Researcher? You work on ecological impacts of biological invasions? You love data?
We have a few places left for our InvaPact III workshop (Girona, Spain; Nov. 1–7, 2025). Please find the main infos 👇, and the full description 👉 www.biodiversitydynamics.fr/invapact3/

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This is a short presentation of the InvaPact III workshop. Please contact me if you are interested or if you have further questions. Please do not hesitate to forward to likely candidates. A brief his...
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Christian Kost @kostchristian.bsky.social · Sep 1
Only 10 days left to apply:

We are searching for a senior postdoc (3 +3 years) in the field of theoretical ecology and evolution.

The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.

Please RT.

Details 👇:
shorturl.at/iiiOv
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Theresa Burt @burt15theresa.bsky.social · Aug 26
Fantastic new job, advert now live - Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour, Dept Biology, Oxford. Closing date 8th Oct. Come and join us!
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
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Anna-Liisa Laine @annaliisalaine.bsky.social · Aug 26
We are recruiting‼️A permanent university lecturer position in BIOSTATISTICS is available at @helsinki.fi Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Great colleagues, excellent infrastructures and startup support 🙌🏻
DL 14 September

jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
University Lecturer in Biostatistics
University Lecturer in Biostatistics
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Erik Postma @erikpostma.bsky.social · Aug 22
With #eseb2025 coming to a close, it is time to start making plans for 2026. Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Come to our #ExE conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall. Leave your email address at tinyurl.com/EvolxEcol to join our mailing list!
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · Aug 21
Looks really interesting and it's a shame I am no longer in Barcelona to come and have a look! Hopefully many of the younger Kokkonuts will find you...
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