Xosé López Goldar
@xosegoldar.bsky.social
Evolutionary ecologist • Plant-insect interactions • Local adaptation • Biogeography
| Assistant Professor at Illinois State U |
| Formerly at Cornell U |
Insect lover and passionate salsa dancer
Website: https://goldarlab.weebly.com/
| Assistant Professor at Illinois State U |
| Formerly at Cornell U |
Insect lover and passionate salsa dancer
Website: https://goldarlab.weebly.com/
This Friday my whole lab went to the field looking for overwintering larvae of milkweed beetles (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus). To our surprise, we found them in almost all plants, and one plant had 6! Still not sure if all were Tetraopes, but they all look Cerambycidae. Thoughts on traits to confirm?
February 16, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This Friday my whole lab went to the field looking for overwintering larvae of milkweed beetles (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus). To our surprise, we found them in almost all plants, and one plant had 6! Still not sure if all were Tetraopes, but they all look Cerambycidae. Thoughts on traits to confirm?
Reposted by Xosé López Goldar
'Science is at its best when guided by curiosity, intuition, and the courage to explore ideas that others might overlook.'
In Profile: Kolby J. Jardine
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PlantScience
In Profile: Kolby J. Jardine
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PlantScience
January 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
'Science is at its best when guided by curiosity, intuition, and the courage to explore ideas that others might overlook.'
In Profile: Kolby J. Jardine
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PlantScience
In Profile: Kolby J. Jardine
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PlantScience
About to give my first talk as assistant professor about ideas of my future research at @illinoisstateu.bsky.social!
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October 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
About to give my first talk as assistant professor about ideas of my future research at @illinoisstateu.bsky.social!
🌿🐛🦋🪲
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Reposted by Xosé López Goldar
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
Mid September and still found 3 big caterpillars and two adults wondering around Birky Pond (Normal, IL). Yesterday was a successful day of fieldwork!
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#monarch #milkweed #plant-insectinteractions
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#monarch #milkweed #plant-insectinteractions
September 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Mid September and still found 3 big caterpillars and two adults wondering around Birky Pond (Normal, IL). Yesterday was a successful day of fieldwork!
🦋🐛🌿
#monarch #milkweed #plant-insectinteractions
🦋🐛🌿
#monarch #milkweed #plant-insectinteractions
Reposted by Xosé López Goldar
Reposted by Xosé López Goldar
Our review on the last decade+ of hybrid incompatibility research is now out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Original thread here: bsky.app/profile/moll...
Original thread here: bsky.app/profile/moll...
August 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Our review on the last decade+ of hybrid incompatibility research is now out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Original thread here: bsky.app/profile/moll...
Original thread here: bsky.app/profile/moll...
Reposted by Xosé López Goldar
New paper out of the lab today: “Gene Expression Divergence Between Locally Adapted Inland Annual and Coastal Perennial Ecotypes of Mimulus guttatus Across Developmental Stages” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Gene Expression Divergence Between Locally Adapted Inland Annual and Coastal Perennial Ecotypes of Mimulus guttatus Across Developmental Stages
The action of natural selection across heterogeneous natural landscapes drives local adaptation and the formation of plant ecotypes, the precursors to new species. Plant ecotypes typically differ sig...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
New paper out of the lab today: “Gene Expression Divergence Between Locally Adapted Inland Annual and Coastal Perennial Ecotypes of Mimulus guttatus Across Developmental Stages” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Xosé López Goldar
Ningún día sin su sorpresa. Esta es una hembra de Chrysops caecutiens, un tábano que se alimenta de sangre de grandes mamíferos (incluidos humanos). Por lo que sea, esta hembra decidió hoy tomarse un chupito de néctar en esta flor de Lysimachia ephemerum. Ojalá todos sus parientes le copien la idea.
July 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Ningún día sin su sorpresa. Esta es una hembra de Chrysops caecutiens, un tábano que se alimenta de sangre de grandes mamíferos (incluidos humanos). Por lo que sea, esta hembra decidió hoy tomarse un chupito de néctar en esta flor de Lysimachia ephemerum. Ojalá todos sus parientes le copien la idea.
A beautiful Heliconius charithonia in the Chipinque Ecological Park (Monterrey, Mexico) during my first visit ever to the country few days ago :)
July 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
A beautiful Heliconius charithonia in the Chipinque Ecological Park (Monterrey, Mexico) during my first visit ever to the country few days ago :)
I am really grateful for the huge interest (>500 applications) to pursue graduate studies in my lab, starting in 2026. In the following weeks I will notify the shortlisted candidates for a Zoom interview.
Good luck to all applicants!
Good luck to all applicants!
July 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I am really grateful for the huge interest (>500 applications) to pursue graduate studies in my lab, starting in 2026. In the following weeks I will notify the shortlisted candidates for a Zoom interview.
Good luck to all applicants!
Good luck to all applicants!