Alessio De Nardo

Alessio De Nardo

@adenardo.bsky.social

Postdoc at University of Zurich interested in evolution, sexual selection, mating systems, reproduction, behavioral ecology, sperm competition, thermal fertility

196 Followers 245 Following 2 Posts Joined Nov 2024
4 months ago
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Female fruit flies use social cues to make egg-clustering decisions - BMC Biology Background The ability to respond plastically to environmental variation is a key determinant of fitness. Females may use cues to strategically place their eggs, for example adjusting the number or lo...

Out now - female fruit flies cluster their eggs together depending on their social environment πŸͺ°πŸ§ͺ Just wish they'd let us know why... led by @emilyrosech.bsky.social Emily Fowler, Lucy Friend and Tracey Chapman. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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New out in Molecular Ecology! In which we show that small males try harder when it comes to seminal fluid proteins. w/ @ju-morimoto.bsky.social @iremsepil.bsky.social @becks-seascience.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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9 months ago
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πŸŽ‰ Our new paper is out in Evolution!
We show how sexual selection shapes heat tolerance in Drosophila prolongata.
Males evolved under sperm competition suffer more under heat stress.
Led by @adenardo.bsky.social with @StefanLupold lab members.

academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...

#sexualSelectio

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1 year ago

please add me :) thank you!

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1 year ago

🚨JOB 🚨Would a title "Professor of Life History Evolution" suit you? If yes... Become a colleague of us here in Mainz! I am happy to provide more information if this intrigues you.
cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de/karriere/wp-...

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1 year ago

would love to be added if possible :)

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1 year ago

There are a lot of new people here, so I've set up a starter pack on Mating Systems, including sexual selection and conflict, sex differences and determination. Let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/QXrYoQY

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