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Martina Pavlek @mpavlek.bsky.social · 9d

Postdoc position available at Ruder Boskovic Institute in Zagreb, in the field of genomics and NGS data processing. Check out the call: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/376320

Contest point 7 – Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Molecular Biology, Laboratory for Evolutionary Genetics. Fixed-term contract: 2 years and 4 months Number of positions: 1

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The Palaeoverse Community @palaeoverse.bsky.social · 19d

🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨
🗓️25th September 2025, 15:00 UTC🗓️

Join us next week to hear from @nmkphylo.bsky.social and @russellgarwood.co.uk, on “The Tree of Life and Death: What do Fossil Taxa Contribute to Morphological Phylogenetics?” 🌳🐣⚰️

Register here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...

Flyer for the next instalment of the Palaeoverse Lecture Series. The flyer features a yellow cartoon trilobite, and pictures of Drs. Mongiardino Koch and Garwood. Mongiardino Koch wears a grey t-shirt and glasses, while Garwood wears a white shirt and is holding a glass trophy.

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Simona Kralj Fišer @simonakraljfiser.bsky.social · 21d

Why do female spiders eat their mates, and how do males fight back? 🕷️ Our new review unpacks the evolutionary dynamics of sexual cannibalism and the astonishing male strategies it has shaped — from nuptial gifts to remote copulation. Open access in Integrative Zoology 👉 doi.org/10.1111/1749...

Unravelling Evolutionary Dynamics of Female Sexual Cannibalism and Male Reproductive Strategies in Spiders

Sexual cannibalism (SC), where one mating partner consumes the other in the context of mating, is especially prevalent among spiders. However, the evolution of SC in spiders is still not fully unders...

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Jelena Godrijan 🫧❾🌊🦋 @godi.bsky.social · Sep 2

💬 We are recruiting! ⚠️🌊

2️⃣❕Two fully funded salary positions for students who want to do their PhD work on coccolithophores and future ocean!

One is more bioinformatics 🧬 oriented and the other is more linked to organic chemistry 🧪

➡️if interested write❕
✍🏼 ✉️ #AcademicTwitter

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35th European Congress of Arachnology @35theca2025.bsky.social · 29d

It was an absolute joy sharing this amazing web of brilliant people here in Zadar. Thank you all for coming and making it so special! 🕷️❤️

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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're #hiring a part-time Events and Comms Assistant!

Love nature? Good with social media? Want hands-on experience in events and science communication?

Come help us run talks, walks, and workshops that connect people with the natural world 🌿

Find out more and apply now: buff.ly/xPyXgvM

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Systematics Association @systassn.bsky.social · Sep 8

Registration for this year's YSF is open!!!

Abstract deadline: October 25th 2025 11:59PM GMT+1

Registration deadline: November 1st 2025 11:59PM GMT+0

Link: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8

YSF2025 Registration Form

Welcome to the YSF2025 Registration and Abstract Submission form. This year the conference will be held online on Friday, November 14th 2025. We look forward to seeing old and new faces from across t...

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Martina Pavlek @mpavlek.bsky.social · Sep 6

It was a pleasure to host so many wonderfull people! And thank you Simona for a great plenary!

Simona Kralj Fišer @simonakraljfiser.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you organizers for the fantastic conference 🕷️❤️ @35theca2025.bsky.social

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Simona Kralj Fišer @simonakraljfiser.bsky.social · Sep 6

Congrats @ortizmovliavc.bsky.social for the 1. Prize for oral presentations at @35theca2025.bsky.social.

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Martina Pavlek @mpavlek.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you Jonas, seeing so many people happy makes all the effort worth it. Sorry for the non-cooperative Cataleptoneta 😀

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Simona Kralj Fišer @simonakraljfiser.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks @mpavlek.bsky.social for the wonderful trip to Kornati! IT was awesome 😍. We saw🐬🐬🐬@35theca2025.bsky.social

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Martina Pavlek @mpavlek.bsky.social · Sep 2

One less on the list... Andi it is a pleasure to host you, and thank you for an excellent talk 🤘

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Andi Fischer @andifischer10.bsky.social · Sep 1

Excited to be at the ECA 2025 in Croatia! Fantastic arachnology awaits us, exciting results and new collaborations. I love this society
@35theca2025.bsky.social

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35th European Congress of Arachnology @35theca2025.bsky.social · Aug 31

Happy to say the 35th ECA in Zadar has officially started!

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35th European Congress of Arachnology @35theca2025.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our amazing sponsors are the real MVPs!

• @pensoft.net : cutting-edge biodiversity publishing
• @peerj.bsky.social : high-quality peer review in biology & health

Thanks for making this congress possible!

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35th European Congress of Arachnology @35theca2025.bsky.social · Aug 26

Links to the article⬇️
ENG: mysensees.com/blog/spiders...
CRO: mysensees.com/hr/blog-hr/p...

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35th European Congress of Arachnology @35theca2025.bsky.social · Aug 26

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35th European Congress of Arachnology @35theca2025.bsky.social · Aug 26

Only five days left until the start of the 35th European Congress of Arachnology.
We are very excited to host 175 participants from 41 countries across 5 continents among which 62 are students! 🕷️🕸️🦂@institutrb.bsky.social

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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · Aug 22

One week to go till the 35th European Congress of Arachnology! Our publisher @pensoft.net is proudly sponsoring the event with a free publication to the Best Talk winner.

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Subterranean Biology @subtbiol.pensoft.net · Aug 22

Coming to the 35th European Congress of Arachnology? You can win a free publication in a journal of your choice thanks to our publisher @pensoft.net !

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