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Also, have we given up on the species stock center?

07.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can you please post a link?

07.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They're gonna get you on the shipping

06.03.2026 04:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why would you paint a marine invertebrate?

05.03.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You see. ... It wasn't that you had a single species study. You had the WRONG single species

05.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They are by definition paralogs if they are in the same genome

23.02.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lynch and walsh also support a lot of our furniture and office equipment

23.02.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ecological harshness has a weak influence on reproductive trade-offs in a great tit population Abstract. Lack’s seminal work on bird clutch sizes has spurred expansive research on reproductive trade-offs, especially focusing on offspring quantity–qua

New paper out in @jevbio.bsky.social
Using 58 years of data, we look at the effect of environmental variation on reproductive trade-offs in great tits.

With @jsmartin.bsky.social, @dzchilds.bsky.social, Ella Cole, @sheldonbirds.bsky.social, @paniw.bsky.social & Arpat Ozgul

doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...

20.02.2026 08:52 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

The Guerrero Lab at NC State University seeks a postdoc in computational evolutionary genetics. Ideal candidates have quantitative skills. Apply by March 10, 2026, via rfguerre@ncsu.edu. More info: rguerrer.org #postdoc

18.02.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£SUBMISSION DEADLINE APPROACHING:
πŸ“£ 28th February

Special Issue: Foundations of Internal Conflicts

Guest Edited by @martijnschenkel.bsky.social, @arvidagren.bsky.social, @imprintedgene.bsky.social, Nina Wedell and Manus Patten

For more info: academic.oup.com/jeb/pages/ca...

11.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mixed is still gendered tho

08.02.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Prisencolinensinainciusol - Wikipedia

Yes, and ..
Prisencolinensinainciusol - Wikipedia share.google/bDcgxw3KBxwm...

07.02.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
NSF Education & Training Application | ETAP

The deadline to apply is February 15, 2026.
Apply here: etap.nsf.gov/award/3961/o...

Interested applicants can contact the program (stegg@central.uh.edu) with any questions.

01.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This NSF-funded program provides recent college graduates with a year-long mentored research experience on the evolutionary genetics of biological interactions, technical training and professional skills. The program is hosted by the University of Houston, Texas A&M University, and Rice University.

01.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Two weeks left to apply for the @stegg-interact.bsky.social post-bacc research program. Details on the website uh.edu/nsm/stegg-in...

01.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
UO PREP Biology program

Applications are open for PREP Bio at the University of Oregon! A great opportunity for postbacs looking for additional research experience while preparing for graduate school. More here: cas.uoregon.edu/UO-PREP-Bio

28.01.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Evolutionary transitions and reversions in individuality Abstract. Biological individuality exists in different formsβ€”unicellular, multicellular, colonial, etc.β€”which have arisen through evolutionary transitions

NEW PAPER with @arvidagren.bsky.social and Manus Patten on evolutionary reversions in individuality now out (as an advance article) at @jevbio.bsky.social (see academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...). Thread below! [1/8]
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28.01.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

There is still time to apply! The deadline has been extended until February 3rd.

20.01.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“£Deadline approaching - Monday 19th January!

Would you like to support JEB and the evolution community? Our society journal is seeking new editors!

Apply now: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...

15.01.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wishing all of our followers a Happy New Year 2026! We kick off with the January Issue of JEB online now:

academic.oup.com/jeb/issue/39/1

πŸ“Έ A sea otter (Enhydra lutris) in the water at the Toba Aquarium, Japan. Photo Credit Tomohiro Harano

15.01.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a week left to apply for a position in our Editorial Board!

12.01.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think you owe us a track by tracking grading of Mellon Collie given the high variance in this table

05.01.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks nice, but the helmet probably protects you better when it's on your head instead of your charming front rack

27.12.2025 00:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Leave it up and in 10 months it's a Halloween decoration

26.12.2025 03:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy the one day a year you listen to the Vandals to all who celebrate πŸ₯³

26.12.2025 03:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
26.12.2025 01:55 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

There should be a folk band that plays Christmas themed horror music called the Kingston Falls Trio

26.12.2025 01:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quiz time: what is the song Jingle Bells about?

a. Christmas
b. Street racing
c. A vehicle accident
d. Picking up women

25.12.2025 03:08 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6

Why not just drink the Laphroaig?

24.12.2025 02:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This smells distinctly like collider bias and/or selection bias and/or regression to the mean... You simply can't select teen prodigies, and world class athletes rom databases, and go run regressions without serious consideration of the selection process!

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