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Joel Pick @joelpick.bsky.social · 23d

Interested in simulating the kind of data that you might commonly find in evolutionary and ecological studies?

Then we have the R package for you - squidSim!!

Check our new preprint:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

squidSim: a flexible R package for structured and reproducible simulations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

ecoevorxiv.org

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David Berger @dbergerbiol.bsky.social · 8d

How do insects respond to changing climates? Our new review and analysis in @annualreviews.bsky.social suggests that phenological adaptation trumps thermal adaptation.

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Life-History Evolution of Insects in Response to Climate Variation: Seasonal Timing Versus Thermal Physiology | Annual Reviews

Climate adaptation in insects can proceed via responses in life-history traits and their thermal plasticity and through phenological shifts mediated by responses to photoperiodic cues (photoperiodism)...

www.annualreviews.org

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Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 11d

ASAB @asab.org conference grants for the Winter meeting in Edinburgh, up to £500, close 1st October!

@asab-meetings.bsky.social #ASABWinter2025

All the details needed are here:
www.asab.org/conference-g...
Don't forget I also need a referee statement emailed direct by the same deadline!

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Tom Ratz @tomratz.bsky.social · 9d

Worldwide patterns of selection on insect anti-predator coloration, published in the journal Science:

www.science.org/doi/full/10....

www.science.org

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IUSSI-NWES @iussi-nwes.bsky.social · 25d

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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Tom Ratz @tomratz.bsky.social · 26d

Next year's European Congress of Entomology in Tours (France) 👇

Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (IRBI) @irbi-tours.bsky.social · Jun 24

🚨 Save the date!!
We're hosting the next European Congress of Entomology (ECE) in Tours, France 🇫🇷 from 29 June to 3 July 2026 🐞🦋🐜
🔬 50+ symposia covering nearly every aspect of insect science
📅 Registration opens 10 July 2025
🔗 Stay tuned: www.ece2026.org
#ECE2026 #Entomology #Insects

ECE 2026 - XIII European Congress of Entomology

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to Tours, France, in the heart of the Loire Valley, from June 29 to July 3, 2026.

www.ece2026.org

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Sep 6

🚨 PhD alert! IMPRS brain & behavior in Bonn just opened their calls for applications. Great PhD funding opportunities. Check it out! PS- I just joined their faculty, meaning you could do a rotation in my lab or even a PhD with me on spider sleep 🙃 Apply! 🚨

IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢Apply now! Join our IMPRS for Brain&Behavior to pursue a #PhD in #neuroethology. Learn how brain circuits are linked to interesting animal behaviors!
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #Neuroskyence #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDsky #PhDOffers #FundedPhD

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Anna-Liisa Laine @annaliisalaine.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 Postdoc opportunities! 🚨
We’re looking for postdocs in 🌿 biodiversity science, 🧬 genetic indicator assessment, and 📊 ecological statistics.

Join us in unraveling the drivers & consequences of global change on biodiversity — and be part of a supportive & collaborative environment!
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · Sep 3

📢 Post doc! Want to join our team?

We are looking for 3 post docs in biodiversity science, genetic indicator assessment, and ecological statistics for a fixed term of 2 years!

Come unravel the drivers and consequences of global change on biodiversity with us!

DL 24.9.
#universityofhelsinki

3 Post doc positions in biodiversity science, genetic indicator assessment and ecological statistics

jobs.helsinki.fi

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Eawag Aquatic Research @eawag.bsky.social · Aug 29

Job alert! We're looking for a Scientific Data Applications Specialist (m/w/d) 80-100% 📢

👉 Are you interested? Find all necessary information here: apply.refline.ch/673277/1287/...

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Melissah Rowe @melissahrowe.bsky.social · Aug 12

3.5-year #Postdoc position on avian microbiomes and reproduction @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social @niooknaw.bsky.social on a fully-funded ERC project focused on understanding the significance of reproductive microbiomes for host biology and fitness. Reach out for more info!

nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

Postdoctoral researcher: avian microbiomes and reproduction

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team working on avian reproductive microbiomes at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) in the group of Dr. Melissah Rowe. The postd...

nioo.knaw.nl

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ASAB @asab.org · Aug 29

Attention #Behaviour2025 ! Can’t wait for the next conference? Good news, the deadline for abstracts for #ASABWinter2025 has been extended !

Winter ASAB 2025
December 15th-16th
Edinburgh
ASABwinter.github.io/2025/
How sensory information affects behaviour

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

📌North-West European IUSSI Winter Meeting 2025

We are happy to announce that our next meeting on the 18–19 December 2025 will be in Leuven, Belgium, hosted by @twenseleers.bsky.social and his team.

Plenary speakers: Ido Pen & Rahia Mashoodh @rmash.bsky.social

More details to follow 🐝🐜🪳🪲

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EcoEvoRxiv @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social · Aug 17

The SORTEE Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

doi.org/10.32942/X24...

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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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Craig Primmer @fishcongen.bsky.social · Aug 22

Aurelien Tellier presenting the details of #eseb2027 which will be a hub meeting, with connected and local sessions in 4 hubs (Gothenburg, Munich, London, Istanbul) eseb2027.org #eseb2025

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Tom Ratz @tomratz.bsky.social · Aug 22

Interesting (moderne) discussion of E. O. Wilson's Sociobiology:

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Revisiting the human sociobiology debate

What have we learned 50 years on?

www.science.org

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · Aug 21

📢 Don't miss out on this opportunity to join the @royentsoc in Glasgow this September for #Ento25 🪲

300+ insect scientists from across the globe are attending to celebrate the innovative research surrounding the little things that run the world 🔽

buff.ly/FiCiHj8

@unistrathclyde.bsky.social

Ento25 Programme cover featuring a close-up of a shiny violet ground beetle clinging to a vertical twig against a purple background

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ASAB Winter 2025 @asab-meetings.bsky.social · Aug 21

We know it’s the middle of August ☀️ , but don’t forget to start thinking of winter and #ASABWinter2025 !! ❄️ ⛄️ ❄️☃️❄️

ASAB Winter 2025 @asab-meetings.bsky.social · Aug 5

ICYMI : #ASABWinter2025 will take place from December 15-16, once again in lovely Edinburgh!

Registration is now open 🎉 Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks is August 29 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️

More information here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/

Winter ASAB 2025 December 15-16 Edinburgh How sensory information affects behaviour.

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Evolution Letters @evolletters.bsky.social · Aug 11

Continent-wide differentiation of fitness traits and patterns of climate adaptation among European populations of Drosophila melanogaster
doi.org/10.1093/evle...

Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Esra Durmaz Mitchell et al.
Drosophila melanogaster

A photo of Drosophila melanogaster on a leaf.

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Tom Ratz @tomratz.bsky.social · Aug 20

Today, at #ESEB2025 👇

SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Aug 19

SORTEE Meet-up at @eseb2025.bsky.social – Barcelona

Come connect with fellow ESEB attendees who share an interest in open, reliable, and transparent evolutionary biology.

📅 Wednesday, 20 August (tomorrow!)
🕜 1:30 PM
📍 Expo Area – look for @tomratz.bsky.social and @eivimeycook.bsky.social

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · Aug 19

SORTEE Meet-up at @eseb2025.bsky.social – Barcelona

Come connect with fellow ESEB attendees who share an interest in open, reliable, and transparent evolutionary biology.

📅 Wednesday, 20 August (tomorrow!)
🕜 1:30 PM
📍 Expo Area – look for @tomratz.bsky.social and @eivimeycook.bsky.social

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Tom Ratz @tomratz.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Tom Ratz @tomratz.bsky.social · Aug 15

**SORTEE Meet-up at #ESEB2025 – Barcelona**

Come connect with @sortee.bsky.social members and fellow ESEB attendees who share an interest in open, reliable, and transparent evolutionary biology.

📅 Wednesday, 20 August

🕜 1:30 PM

📍 Entrance foyer, Expo Area – look for the SORTEE t-shirts!

We’ll have free SORTEE stickers and plenty of lively open science discussions. Don’t miss it!

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Tom Ratz @tomratz.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · Aug 13

For people going to ESEB - this will be Wednesday afternoon!

Tom Ratz @tomratz.bsky.social · Jul 25

Connect with #SORTEE members and fellow Open Science enthusiasts at #ESEB2025 in Barcelona!

Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · Jul 24

Who else is going to @eseb2025.bsky.social in August?

@tomratz.bsky.social and myself are planning a meet up for members of @sortee.bsky.social and anyone else interested in #openscience!

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