Jefferson García-Loor

Do birds tune their songs to their hearing?

Is there tight coevolution between avian vocal signals and hearing-or do signallers and perceivers evolve more loosely?

It turns out perfect tuning is not required...

Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#bioacoustics
#prattle 💬
#ornithology 🪶

Hiring/Seeking a *permanent* programmer in ecological modelling at my lab @unibonn.bsky.social. We mechanistically model plant communities, island biogeography, species range dynamics, eco-evolutionary feedbacks, diversity gradients, tropical forests, vascular epiphytes. Pls rt! shorturl.at/Bzzdt

🎊 New paper out! In this @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social Forum, we (with @lucasmolleman.bsky.social and @bjornlindstrom.bsky.social) summarize how reward learning can lead to adaptive social learning. We also explore the broader consequences for cultural evolution:
www.cell.com/trends/cogni... 🚄

Conspecifics confer survival advantage in the face of night-light polluted environment: Evidence from melatonin secretion, sleep, mood and cognitive performance in Indian house crows | doi.org/10.1016/j.yh... | Hormones and Behavior | #ornithology 🪶

Image of a Puffin by Sarah Kelman/BTO alongside wording over the image that reads: We're hiring. Senior Research Ecologist Bioacoustics. Research Ecologist Climate Change. Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager. Seabird Monitoring Programme Organiser. www.bto.org/jobs

Last chance to apply for our Research Ecologist roles in Bioacoustics and Climate Change. For all jobs and to apply visit www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology #bioacoustics

Adult sex dictates juvenile–adult interactions in brood-parasitic brown-headed cowbirds, Molothrus ater | doi.org/10.1016/j.an... | Animal Behaviour | #ornitholology 🪶

The genomic basis of plumage polymorphism in the Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) As a fundamental step in understanding the drivers of plumage polymorphism in the Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio), we investigated the genomic basis a

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Know an Evolutionary Genomicist looking for a faculty position? Join us in EEB @utknoxville.bsky.social Position is open for studying any organism, but personally I have some botany bias. 🌱 Apply before Sept 19 for full consideration. apply.interfolio.com/170735 Please share widely. Thanks!

Evolutionary Genomics, Assistant Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Fall 2026 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville: Knoxville Academic Units: College of Arts and Sciences: Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Open date: July 28, 2025 Description The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (EEB) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Genomics. We invite applicants whose research leverages modern genomic tools and statistical approaches to address fundamental questions in evolutionary biology. We are particularly interested in candidates working on functional and evolutionary genomics in any system—plant, microbe, or animal (including humans)—who bring innovative, integrative approaches to large-scale genomic data analysis. [more on description excluded due to character limit on bsky: please see ad at https://apply.interfolio.com/170735 ] Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Biology, Genetics, Evolutionary Biology, Genomics, Bioinformatics, or a related field at the time of appointment and should demonstrate a strong record of scientific accomplishment, including peer-reviewed publications. Excellent communication skills and a commitment to effective and modern teaching practices are required. Applications will be reviewed beginning September 19, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. This position has an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026. Interested applicants should submit via Interfolio (apply.interfolio.com/170735) a cover letter, curriculum vitae, two-page statement of research accomplishment and plans, two-page description of teaching experiences and interests, and contact information of at least three individuals who could write letters of reference. Please direct any questions to the search chair, Dr. Elizabeth Derryberry (ederryb1@utk.edu).

Tenure-track faculty job in Evolutionary Genomics in my department, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at U of Tennessee, Knoxville.

• Any system (even humans)
• Interdisciplinary, collaborative folks welcomed
• Review starts Sep 19, 2025
• Details at apply.interfolio.com/170735

#AcademicSky

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships: Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

We are looking for a Postdoc (up to 5 years) who wants to study neural mechanisms of spatial memory in honeybees.

This includes tetrode recordings in behaving honeybees.

Application Deadline is 1st of October 2025.

More details:
www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/services/...

3-year #Postdoc opportunity at the University of York!
I am #hiring a Postdoc to join my URF project on exploring how #biodiversity change is unfolding in the #Anthropocene.

Deadline: 10th August 2025.

All details and the link to apply: shorturl.at/qOQst

@anthropocenebio.bsky.social #ecology

Great tits show early signs of splitting up: researchers uncover social clues to bird 'divorce'

Wild great tits signal ‘divorce’ long before the breeding season — even in the winter, months before the couples rebreed with different partners in the following spring

New study with @universityofleeds.bsky.social in @royalsocietypublishing.org 👇
bit.ly/4lRt7TN
@sheldonbirds.bsky.social

Animal Behaviour - Bielefeld University With a team of over 50 people, the different research groups study animal behaviour within the framework of the four questions of Tinbergen, both in the lab and in the field. Current model systems include laboratory studies on zebra finches (

Bielefeld University seeks a postdoc for a 6-year scientific assistant position in Animal Behaviour, starting March 2026. Apply by Sept 10, 2025. More info: www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/biologie/forschung/arbeitsgruppen/behaviour #job

Two (!) ongoing Academic (Research and Teaching) positions in Ecology, here at Monash University in Melbourne. Closing in a little over a week! Please share widely! Both at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level (similar to Assistant Professor) careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Giorgio Vallortigara, "Born Knowing: Imprinting and the Origins of Knowledge" (MIT Press, 2021) | MIT Learn Why do newborns show a preference for a face (or something that resembles a face) over a nonface-like object? Why do baby chicks prefer a moving object to an inanimate one? Neither baby human nor baby...

Podcast of my book "Born Knowing" MIT Press
learn.mit.edu/c/unit/mitx?...

The riot of colour that is springtime flora in Western Australia, a sparkling patchwork of plants on display at the Kings Park botanic garded in Boorloo (Perth, WA).

Come and do a PhD with me! 🎓 🌏 🧑‍💻 🏙️ 🗺️ 🌿 🪶🧪
I have TWO projects eligible the 2025 Curtin University RTP scholarship round:

Benchmarking biodiversity outcomes for nature positive urban development:
research.curtin.edu.au/hdr-r-projec...

#wildOz #urbanNature

Another great paper from @meganjthompson.bsky.social PhD project and a fantastic collaborative project, thanks to @spibirds.bsky.social !

Visual representation of tested hypotheses showing how urbanization can affect phenotypic variation at different population levels.

Last paper from my PhD at #EcolLett: dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....

Using long-term data from European tit populations, we test three hypotheses to determine how urbanization affects phenotypic variation at different population levels.
#UrbanTitCollab #DiverCity #SPIBirds

MRes opportunity at the University of Nottingham on conservation genetics of the UK's harvest mouse. Starting Feb 2026. Interested students should contact Dr. Ylenia Chiari. More info: www.yleniachiari.it #gradstudent

Lab Technician for laboratory and bioinformatics analysis Eurac Research · Bozen/Bolzano

Eurac Research seeks a Lab-Technician specialized in ancient DNA and bioinformatics. Requirements include a Master's in Biology and relevant skills. Apply by 06.08.2025: https://eurac.onboard.org/mummies_lab_tech_22072025_evoldir #job

Join the UConn Computational Biology Core for a virtual RNA-seq Analysis Workshop, July 29-31. Learn key techniques; registration is open! More info at: https://bioinformatics.uconn.edu/cbc-workshops/ #workshop

The Nichols Lab at the University of Denver seeks PhD students, postdocs, and research technicians for a sponge immunology project. Email Scott Nichols at Scott.Nichols@du.edu to apply. [Lab homepage](http://nicholslab.com) #postdoc

Chargé de recherche bioinformatique appliquée à la taxonomie intégrative (F/H) @ Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Muséum national d'Histoire naturellerecrute !

Postdoc position (24 mos) in Bioinformatics for Integrative Taxonomy at MNHN, Paris. Develop software tools for taxonomy research. Apply by Sept 7: https://recrutement.mnhn.fr/front-jobs-detail.html?id_job=1294&id_origin=0 #postdoc

We are looking for a Research Assistant to contribute to our ongoing analysis of dolphin acoustic data from West Wales - collaboration between @wtsww.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social 🐬
Deadline is 29th June - please share widely!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

Vacancy — PhD Position Gull Foraging Ecology in the North Sea - NO-REGRETS Project Are you passionate about animal movement ecology? Interested in studying gull foraging ecology at sea? Apply for this unique PhD opportunity at the Department of Theoretical and Computational Ecology ...

New PhD position in our group! Join us to study gull foraging ecology at sea using GPS and accelerometry data! You will be working here Amsterdam Movement Ecology group under supervision of @judyshamounb.bsky.social, @rooskentie.bsky.social and me. Apply here werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Post-doctoral Research Fellow position in phylogenetics available to work on gene flow research. PhD required; expertise in biology, statistics, modeling, or computing preferred. More info: https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/4377/0/454526/889/research-fellow #postdoc

The McCulloch Lab at UF seeks a Postdoctoral Associate with expertise in genetics or cell physiology related to sensory cells in sea anemones. Salary: $60K. Apply by Sept 15. More info: https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/536499/postdoctoral-associate #postdoc

I'm recruiting students / postdocs to join my new lab at the University of Rochester for Fall 2025 onwards! If you're interested in phylogenetic comparative methods, genome evolution, and/or computational biology, please get in touch! More info:

mhibbins.github.io

Join the OLDSALMO group in Vigo, Spain, as a predoctoral researcher on Evolution, Archaeology, and AI. Funded 3-year PhD starting Nov-Dec 2025. Apply by Sept 8, 2025. Details: https://oldsalmo.csic.es #gradstudent