Ashwini V. Mohan ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ 🧬 🙋🏾‍♀️

Nectar-producing staminode of Eschweilera grandiflora, under autofluorescence, displaying nectariferous tissue and vascularization by phloem conducting elements. Image courtesy of Diego Graciano (Graciano et al., pp. 3297–3311).

Thrilled to see that Diego's paper was featured on the cover of the latest issue of @newphyt.bsky.social!

Go check his paper if you haven't already (open access)

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

NEW pub in @science.org 🥳

Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?

For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.

We provide new evidence suggesting that...

🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Linking eras and data: natural history collections as the foundation of India’s biodiversity science Abstract. India, one of the world’s most biodiverse countries and now the most populous, stands at a critical intersection of ecological wealth and intense

Happy to share this collaborative paper! It is an outcome of our collective experience studying Indian biodiversity & realisations about the need of having accessible natural history collections & data for the future of Indian biodiversity science. #biodiversity academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...

Opportunity!
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)

Claire Merot opens the afternoon session at the #biodiversity25 with a presentation about the structural genetic diversity across the tree of life. Structural variants (SVs) are in order de magnitude higher than SNPs. TEs accounts for many SVs. SVs are different across different lineages.

The economic effects of international students go far beyond their tuition dollars.

Many stay, innovate, & shape the productivity of the entire economy.

My co-authors & I estimate the impact of US international student exclusion policy in this new paper commissioned by the @nationalacademies.org.

Our lab has published a couple of major papers in the past few months, which I would like to highlight in this thread! 🧵

Enjoying terrific talks and discussions on #speciation in #roscoff this week! Such a beautiful coast :-)

And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct The tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 is now 39 species – far more than for any other country

As I argue in #PlatypusMatters, Australia has the world's best mammals, but is sadly the worst place on Earth to be a mammal, with the planet's worst #extinction rate.
The Christmas Island shrew is now the latest species to be officially declared extinct.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

And look at this graphic abstract….. 😱🤯

New report on navigating challenges of doing science in Global South countries. We often hear about obstacles like bureaucracy and funding constraints. Some practical here on how to navigate

That must have been a great talk with an optimistic end! Thanks for the article and summary Rishika.

Delayed recovery of seed-dispersal interactions after deforestation Landim et al. show that seed-dispersal interactions require about two decades to functionally recover in tropical forests in Ecuador, but the recovery time of seed-dispersal functions is delayed in pa...

Excited to share that the second paper of my PhD is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social 🍈🦜🍒🐒🍊🐿️

We show that the functional diversity of seed-dispersal interactions in tropical forests takes circa 20 years to recover after deforestation.

You can read it here: www.cell.com/current-biol...

PhD position available at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin on avialan ontogeny (birds and their closest non-avian dinosaur relatives)!

jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/e...

Evidence for climate-mediated range expansion of hybrid wood ants Climate change challenges many species. To persist, species can shift ranges, respond plastically, and adapt. Yet, these responses require variation - often limited in natural populations. While hybri...

(1) So happy to share our recent work on Finish wood ants 🐜🧬🥳
"Evidence for climate-mediated range expansion of hybrid wood ants"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@helsinki.fi & @uvapress.bsky.social
This integrative project was funded by the Research Council Finland & #MSCA of the European Comission

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Wood tiger moth on leaf. Photo: Juhani Maamela.

Funded PhD position available 🎉 Come and work with me in Helsinki to uncover the pathways producing colourful tiger moth wings. Lots of options for genomics, CRISPR, fieldwork, behaviour experiments… Email with questions! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Social media post sparks rediscovery of endemic Sri Lanka rainforest plant COLOMBO — In 2012, Sri Lanka’s National Red List delivered a grim verdict on endemic Pini- Beraliya, the towering dipterocarp Doona ovalifolia (syn. Shorea ovalifolia) tree by categorizing it as “exti...

Only known from a single plant growing in the botanic gardens in Sri Lanka, the endemic Pini-Beraliya was declared Extinct in the Wild.

But a post on social media about the tree has now led to the discovery of three wild populations and a recovery programme! 🌱🧪🙌🏻
news.mongabay.com/2025/08/soci...

Using gene-order information to infer phylogenetic relationship seems super interesting. Yet to read!

The return of the axolotl (cartoon) Axolotls may enjoy celebrity status among pet owners, but their wild populations have been dealt huge blows by habitat loss, water pollution, invasive species and the pet trade. Now, the success of…

Axolotls may enjoy celebrity status among pet owners, but their wild populations have been dealt huge blows by habitat loss, water pollution, invasive species and the pet trade.

Now, the success of reintroduction programs in their native ranges in Mexico brings new hope for their comeback.

Looks a good opportunity for #postdocs studying #neurobiology or #behaviour or any research that studies intelligence in different contexts.

Lediga jobb vid Stockholms universitet Jobb

We have several open positions in my group, funded from the ERC Grant on the Early Sequestered Germline of Fungi. We search broadly for applicants at both PhD and master-level, with a dedicated interest in fungal evolutionary biology. Please forward and RT!
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com

🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨

Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.

Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs

liu.se/en/work-at-l...

Looks like a terrific opportunity!

Want to spend time in the French Alps and talk about Machine Learning for Evolutionary Genomics Data? Join us for the 2nd Legend conference - abstract submission deadline is on September 22 legend2025.sciencesconf.org

Comparison of non-synonymous/synonymous (dN/dS) ratios shows little evidence for a faster-Z effect in Furcifer chameleons after controlling for gene-specific evolutionary rates Abstract. The faster-X/Z effect hypothesis states that genes linked to X/Z chromosomes should accumulate mutations faster than autosomal genes. Although fa

My first first-author article is finally here! Happy to share with you a little piece of the puzzle in the evolution of sex chromosomes in chameleons of the genus Furcifer. You can read the full text at academic.oup.com/jhered/advan...

#reptiles #chameleons #evolution #sexchromosomes

Frontiers | Bridging micro and macroevolution: insights from chromosomal dynamics in plants Understanding the relationship between macro- and microevolutionary processes and their delimitation remains a challenge. This review focuses on the role of ...

Learnt loads working on this review together with incredible 🌿 biologists! We discuss the role of chromosomal rearrangements in population div. & speciation & attempt to bridge the gap between macro- and microevolutionary processes. www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...

A great and engaging set of students for the #Biodiversity bioinformatics @sib.swiss training couse in #Lausanne this week - congratulations to you all! www.sib.swiss/training/cou... @dessimoz.bsky.social @marcrr.bsky.social

Some of the #Bengaluru representation at #ESEB2025 in Barcelona!

@shikharabhat.bsky.social @crazychipkali.bsky.social @vrindarvkm.bsky.social @gauravathreya.bsky.social @utharasrini.bsky.social