@evojlinnsoc.bsky.social
A fully open-access journal covering all aspects of evolutionary biology research! Homepage: https://academic.oup.com/evolinnean Blog: https://www.linnean.org/news/categories/the-paper-trail
Have a methods paper you want to submit? Publish with us! If your paper addresses evolutionary questions using the latest technologies and innovative analytical or methodological advances, we want to hear from you! Find out more about our journal below 🧪🌍👇
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An island-wide genetic study has revealed low genetic diversity & geographic structuring, suggesting two-wave colonisation from Europe Bufo (bufo) modern populations settled! It also identified sites with high distinctiveness & signs of genetic erosion, informing future management.
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A common toad sits atop a mossy log, with a scowl on its face and its right fist clenched.
The #Evolution of British species have been shaped by postglacial colonisation dynamics & modern human activity. Documenting genetic diversity is important for understanding the #Conservation status, and therefore management, of a species...done here for Britain's iconic toad Bufo bufo...🧵(1/2) 🧪
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Dani and Connor presenting at the Linnean Society, they are both smiling. In the backround is a historic chair and portrait of Carl Linnaeus.
Close up of someone cutting out a picture of a bird for a zine page. In the background are a colourful array of pens and materials to make a collage
A group of people, all smiling, on the stage together at the Linnean Society
We had a wonderful time yesterday at Exploring Queerness in Natural History.
We're writing up it up to share in a future blog post, but for now here are some pictures of our fantastic curators @aquadan1.bsky.social and Connor Butler, the lunchtime zine-making, and our afternoon panellists.
We couldn't do it without our authors, and we look forward to another year of ground breaking research published with us.
If you want to be part of our history, why not consider one of our journals as the home for your research this year?
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/p...
We reinvest back into our journals through our expert Editorial Office, ensuring a high-quality peer review process. Additionally, we promote authors’ work & showcase the research we publish through blogs, online lectures & in-person events, making science accessible to all (3/4).
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As a not-for-profit organisation, the research published with us goes directly towards funding our community outreach & engagement. Most notably, this includes our historical collections, extensive education and events programmes, and our prestigious medals, prizes and awards. (2/4)
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Why not publish your research with a Society Journal? 🧪🌍
The Linnean Society is committed to publishing high-quality and ground-breaking scientific research across the four themes of botany, zoology, biology and evolution, striving to make these accessible & engaging to a global audience. 🧵(1/4)
Are you a PhD student wanting to publish their paper in our journal? Does your research cover the themes of #Biology, #Botany, #Evolution or #Zoology? You may be eligible for our Student Paper Prizes, aimed at celebrating #EarlyCareerResearchers!
Find out more 👇🧪🌍
Last Chance to Book! 📣
Join renowned evolutionary biologists Peter & Rosemary Grant in person on Wed 4 March for their talk on their ground breaking research on Darwin's finches! 🧪🌍
Book below 👇
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#Darwin #Evolution #Biodiversity #Science
Final Call for Papers! 📣
Does your research focus on island evolution? Have an interest in island biogeography, population genomics, trait evolution or island endemism (amongst other topics)?
Then submit today! We're accepting papers until the 31 January 2026 🌍🧪👇
Accelerating #BiodiversityLoss, environmental degradation & social instability affect tropical & subtropical regions in South America. Museum collections are critical for documenting & preserving biodiversity, yet often get overlooked. Introducing: INALI snake collection (1/2) 🧪🌍
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Discover eco-evolutionary assembly processes within Oceanic island systems in this perspective, published as part of our #SpecialIssue "Evolution on Islands"! 👇🧪🌍
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A large African elephant stands amongst trees in the savannah, dappled in golden sunlight.
New Blog Alert! 🚨 🐘
Elephants are known to be Ecosystem Engineers, but did you know they are also the largest gardeners on Earth? Our latest blog, written by guest blogger Jin-Gyu Chang, reveals their pollinator role...but it's less green thumb and more elephant dung...(1/6) 🧪🌍
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With the diversity of flowers comes the diversity of ways to analyse them, but which is best & how are they linked? Here, combining flower morphology characters of 951 species revealed that the most common characters are rarely found together in 1 flower! 🌍🧪
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#Conservation
What do you call a reptile that looks like a lizard but isn't? I'm Nothosaurus...
Helping to understand ecosystem recovery after the PT-extinction, a large new nothosaurian is described, adding to the evidence of large predators in the Tethys shallow seas! 🧪👇
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#FossilFriday
Peter and Rosemary Grant conducting research
Join Peter Grant FLS FRS & Rosemary Grant FRS on Wed 4 March as they discuss their landmark research on Darwin’s finches and how new species form. Peter and Rosemary are renowned evolutionary biologists, having studied these finches on the Galápagos islands since 1973.
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We couldn't do it without our authors, and we look forward to another year of ground breaking research published with us.
If you want to be part of our history, why not consider one of our journals as the home for your research this year?
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/p...
We reinvest back into our journals through our expert Editorial Office, ensuring a high-quality peer review process. Additionally, we promote authors’ work & showcase the research we publish through blogs, online lectures & in-person events, making science accessible to all (3/4).
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As a not-for-profit organisation, the research published with us goes directly towards funding our community outreach & engagement. Most notably, this includes our historical collections, extensive education and events programmes, and our prestigious medals, prizes and awards. (2/4)
14.01.2026 09:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
This year, why not publish your research with a Society Journal?
The Linnean Society is committed to publishing high-quality and groundbreaking scientific research across the four themes of botany, zoology, biology and evolution, striving to make these accessible & engaging to a global audience.
Call these Martians the way they Rove(r)...
The rove beetle genus Xenogaster has 12 described species, yet their biology & interspecific relationships remain poorly understood. Here, a taxonomic revision & phylogenetic analysis uncovers a new genus & a new species! 🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
EVOLIN is seeking reviewers in evolutionary biology. On a design card with a reptile.
Reviewing is a great way to stay sharp, support your peers, and get involved in the evolutionary biology community. If that sounds up your alley, come join the @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social: oxford.ly/4q2WHrE
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On the fifth day of Christmas, Linnaeus gave to me...FIVE ANOLES! Well, more like anoles adapting to temperature change in the Andes, as taught to us in this lunchtime lecture! Kicking off the journal series, it contributed to the 1000+ lecture attendees this year! 🌍🧪👇
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As Annie said, the sun'll come out tomorrow...and so will the deadline for our #SpecialIssue Evolution on Islands! Submit your work today 👇 🌍 🧪
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Are you a PhD student? Nominate your submitted paper for one of our PhD prizes, awarded in May 2026!
We all know ornithologists loved naming birds, but less so trying to understand their evolutionary history...
Using the (perfectly named) Buzzing Flowerpecker as a case study, phylogenetic studies revealed rapid evolution & shared genes, making it difficult to draw boundaries...
The early schematic drawing of an evolutionary tree.
With Christmas just around the corner that means it's just ONE WEEK left until our #EvolutionOnIslands special issue closes its call for papers!
If your research focuses on island evolution, biogeography or island endemism to name a few topics, publish with us! 👇
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Rafflesia arnoldii flower plate from Transactions of the Linnean Society, 1822.
Ahhh Rafflesia, the parasitic corpse flower...what's not to love? Known for their scent of rotting flesh, these Strange(r) Things can be found in the rainforests of South East Asia, and may remind you of a certain Demogorgon, henchmen of the upside down...
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
RRrrrr, a scientist's best friend. A new package "tbea" has made estimating phylogenies even easier than before, crucial for testing hypotheses in evolutionary biology! Combining fossil, genetic & geological data, this study looked at S American Cynodontidea as an example 👇
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What's that? You didn't know boxfish made sound? Me neither...
It turns out all species (Atlantic & Pacific) do, yet little is known about how this evolved. A novel structure found only in the Atlantic species offered the answer, but it isn't quite what you think...🌍 🧪
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