Caro Dittrich

New paper out exploring synchronization of heart rate variability among artisanal fishers who cooperate with dolphins to catch their prey. We show that social factors drive their physiological synchronization during collective hunting. Greatly enjoyed the opportunity to work on this amazing system ♥️

Meet our plenary speaker Eva Ringler!

Professor at the University of Bern, Eva Ringler and her research group are interested in understanding variation in animal behaviour from an ecological and evolutionary perspective focusing on Neotropical poison frogs and glassfrogs.

Genetically diverse marsh frogs are rapidly invading the southeastern Netherlands, published in Amphiba-Reptilia.

Marsh frogs are overrunning Limburg, NL! 🐸 mtDNA analysis of hundreds of water frogs reveals four distinct invasive marsh frog lineages from across Europe & beyond. Immediate conservation action is needed to protect native populations. In Amphibia-Reptilia.
🧬https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10239

Tracking newts with PIT-tags: insights, lessons and discoveries in Amphibia-Reptilia.

PIT-tagging #Newts reveals rare tag loss and higher mortality in aquatic T. marmoratus and juvenile T. cristatus. Long-term studies in Mayenne, France, inform research on smaller newts. By Jan W. Arntzen, @unileiden.bsky.social @naturalis.bsky.social

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1163/1568...

Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology - Uppsala University Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University

📢 We have an open position for a postdoc to join my lab. It's a great position @animecol-uu.bsky.social, fully salaried for 2.5 years with all benefits.

www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

The project is about transmission patterns of bacteria and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in aquatic insects. 🧬🦠 (1/3)

Lecture Series Winter Term 2025/2026: Water Without Borders - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cross-Border Water Protection in Europe (in English). TU Dresden GÖR/127/U Every Tuesday from 21/10/25 18:30-20:00.

At @tudresden.bsky.social, bilateral EU Interreg projects are focusing on a wide range of water related topics. The lecture series #WaterWithoutBorders offers insights into current research and cross-border cooperation in science and in practice: tud.link/cvz7xt

#limnology @dgl-ev.bsky.social

Congratulations Maria! Looking forward to reading about your projects 😀

Exiting career-boosting opportunity for a a skilled and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher: We're hiring a Post-doctoral fellow in Evolutionary Biology!

Please apply no later than 31 October!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

🚨🚨Job! 🚨🚨Permanent (75% time) job! We are a pretty awesome research group & seek a manager who deals with everything: personnel tasks, organizing retreats, preparing code for teaching / data structures for research... Fluency in German & English essential. stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/51527

A collage featuring some laboratory analyses, a schematic of the structure of DNA, a pocket watch in an elderly person's hand, and a family of wild meerkats.

🚨Fully-funded PhD opportunity in my group🚨

🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?🐾

Find out by studying meerkats!

🧪Epigenetic clocks
✨Bioinformatics
📊Long-term data
🌍Kalahari fieldwork
💡Big evolutionary questions

Get in touch or APPLY NOW
Please share!
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...

Abteilungsleitung bei info fauna! Will sich jemand im Artenschutz engagieren?

naturschutz.ch/job/info-fau...

#ISBE2026 Call for Abstracts is now open! Submit your abstract by 15 December 2025 on www.isbe2026.com

@behavecol.bsky.social

Scientific productivity gap based on English-language peer-reviewed papers. Shown are the maximum % differences in the number of peer-reviewed papers published by female native English speakers from a high-income country (-45%), female non-native English speakers from a high-income country (-60%), and female non-native English speakers from a lower-middle income country (-70%), compared to male native English speakers from a high-income country (red flag).

Women, non-native English speakers & those form low-income countries are disadvantaged in science but by how much? We found that women with non-English first languages from low-income countries publish up to 70% fewer in English than their counterparts. 1/5
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers

Vacancy — Postdoc Position in Decision Making in Birds Are you an expert in animal behavior? Do you have experience working with birds? The Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) is looking for a motivated researcher to investigate the ro...

I have a job opening in my lab. If you are interested in bird behaviour and predator prey interactions please take a look! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

The Dept. of BioSciences at #RiceUniversity, in Houston, Texas, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Evolutionary Biology, with a preferred focus on organismal responses to environmental change. Please RT!

Apply: apply.interfolio.com/173889

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...

Thank you so much, Mark! I really appreciate it — let's catch up soon!

seh-herpetology societas europaea herpetologica

Secondly, I became the 2nd #Co-Editor of the society's journal #Amphibia-Reptilia (brill.com/view/journal...) @degruyterbrill.bsky.social #LifeSciences. This is a new chapter in my career, and I am excited as it also means that I am now a council member of the #SEH (www.seh-herpetology.org/home).

My colleague, Alice Petzold and I are standing in front of the symposium schedule in the Grass Snake Room at the 23rd European Congress of Herpetology. We are holding yellow and red cards to signal to the presenters at the symposium how much time they have left for their presentation.

Alice and I opening our symposium "Herp-omics: a genomic perspective on earth’s herpetofaunal diversity".

Firstly, @alicepetzold.bsky.social and I organized our first symposium: Herp-omics: a #genomic perspective on earth’s herpetofaunal #diversity, with 27 participants and it was great fun. The variety of projects showed just how exciting this field of research is. #systematics #conservation #ecology

Photo with members of my former lab in Berlin at Museum für Naturkunde, lead by Mark-Oliver Rödel.

9 Members of the Austrian Herpetological Society in front of the European Congress of Herpetology in Bonn.

There were many fascinating talks, and it was wonderful to meet new colleagues and catch up with friends, e.g. @roedellab.bsky.social and the #Austrian #ÖGH delegation

This is one of my favourite conferences, and I am very happy that two significant events occurred during the meeting.

This is the logo for the 23rd European Congress of Herpetology, which will be held in Bonn from the 8th to the 12th September 2025. The logo features the European fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra terrestris), which is found in and around Bonn.

Last week, I attended the 23rd #European Congress of #Herpetology in Bonn, organized by the Societas Europaea Herpetologica #SEH2025. A total of 323 participants from 40 countries presented their latest research on #amphibian and #reptile #systematics #ecology #morphology #behavior and #evolution 🧵👇

We offer a fully funded 4-yr contract for a PhD candidate in Evolutionary Biology to join our group (www.eco-evo-devo.com). The project will combine genomics and ecophysiology to understand the evolution of developmental plasticity in spadefoot toads. For requisites and contact info please check 👇

"Effects of parental care on skin microbial community composition in #poisonfrogs" by MT Fischer et al., out in eLife doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Group Leader - Genome Biology Unit Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Genome Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group addressing exciting and original biological...

To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept ‪@embl.org
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
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The Gutenberg Workshop on the Evolution of Ageing is organized by Margaux Bieuville, Hanna Kokko and Victor Ronget from the University of Mainz together with Edward Ivimey-Cook from the University of Glasgow. The Workshop will take place from 30 September to 2 October 2025 at Wasem's Monastery Engelthal Ingelheim.

Join the GUTENBERG WORKSHOP on the Evolution of Ageing!

Organizers: Margaux Bieuville, @kokkonut.bsky.social and Victor Ronget @unimainz.bsky.social, and eivimeycook.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Info at gutenberg-workshops.uni-mainz.de/evolution-ag...

#ageing #evolution #lifesciences

Thank you Bibi 🥲🫶

I also have so many fond memories of my time in #Vienna, where I spent the last three years working with @biobiiana.bsky.social at @klivvvienna.bsky.social. I'm so grateful for this experience, which has filled my mind and heart with joy and warmth. I will miss her and the team dearly 🫶🐸🌎🍄

A sign at a building saying: Drude-Bau, Institute of Hydro Biology, Faculty of Environmental Science at Technical University Dresden

I am very happy to announce that I have started a new postdoctoral position at the Institute of #Hydrobiology at @tudresden.bsky.social.
I'm looking forward to new projects, colleauges, collaborations and personal growth! New adventures to come! 👩‍🔬🐟🦠🧬💧

Please repost. For those who might have missed it, our School has three ongoing positions advertised. The work environment here at Monash is top notch: supportive, collegiate and inclusive. And Melbourne is an awesome city to live in. Deadline fast approaching. Get cracking on those applications!

I'm recruiting a 2-yr postdoc to start in October or November of 2025! I'm looking for applicants interested in exploring amphibian disease ecology as it relates to climate change. Strong quantitative skills preferred, interviews start late July. More info: erinsauer.com