@jonrichardson.bsky.social
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow at University of Glasgow π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ| Previously Postdoc at University of Minnesota πΊπΈ | PhD at University of Edinburgh π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ| he/him π³οΈβπ
4οΈβ£ Finally, joint first authored with another amazing undergrad student Ruby Ales, we examined the effects of condition on female responsiveness in Pacific field crickets π¦ Out now open access in the Journal of Insect Behaviour. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
20.08.2025 09:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 03οΈβ£With talented undergrad student Isabelle Hoversten we examined what female crickets π¦ do when cues about mate availability are mismatched. Out now in @canjzoology.bsky.social. (Isabelle is now a masters student with @jennyperry.bsky.social!) cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
20.08.2025 09:14 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1
2οΈβ£Marlene Zuk and I reviewed "The Evolution of Sex: Strategies of Males and Females" by Kevin Lee Teather for @qrb.bsky.social. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
20.08.2025 09:14 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
I've been slacking on posting research updates so here are some recently published papers I've been involved in
1οΈβ£I wrote a commentary on a thought-provoking paper by Tim Janicke in @behavecol.bsky.social. Here are my thoughts on defining sexual selection academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...
Snowy trees at the University of Minnesota
Jon in Hawaii - the background is rippling lava rock
Jon at a conference dinner wearing a lobster bib
Jon at the Minnesota State Fair - a huge crowd in the background
Today is my last day at the University of Minnesota πΊπΈ Iβm so grateful to everyone that has made me feel at home for the past 3 years. Iβm lucky to have fit in so many adventures
Next week Iβm thrilled to be starting my new position as a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Glasgow π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Hi Rowan - I have access. Happy to help if you DM me
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Pacific beetle-mimic cockroach and her newly born nymphs
Overview of project on Nutrition and immunity in pregnancy: picture of pregnant woman on one side, viviparous insects on the other; 3 boxes linking project components (evolutionary models, insect experiments and human cohorts)
View of cormorant drying its wings by the Bristol harbour: light reflecting off the water
Researchers at an insect outreach event, standing at the stall
Job! 2-year postdoc position in EVElab, Bristol UK on nutrition and infections in pregnancy (FLF-funded)
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLV631/r...
Apply if you are enthusiastic about:
- experiments on insects which get pregnant
- relevance of evolution to public health
- a vibrant city & research environment
My interview for the @insectessociaux.bsky.social blog π
20.12.2024 14:27 β π 13 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
For a first 'real' post on Bluesky, I'm delighted to share my new paper that just came out in Insectes Sociaux: sex differences in parenting in burying beetles.
πΈ @ashwhiffin.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Congrats Tom - canβt wait to read the published version!
01.12.2024 21:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I haven't seen any starter packs made for behavioral ecology yet, so I decided to create one!
If you are a behavioral ecologist (any career stage), please reply so I can add you to the list so we can more easily find each other.
go.bsky.app/9mAuB6x
π’ I'm excited to be presenting this work at ISBE 2024 in Melbourne next week! π¦
24.09.2024 00:05 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0π¨New paper out today in PNAS. We show that same-sex sexual behaviour (SSB) in crickets is depends on body condition & show how a "mating filters" approach is useful for thinking about SSB more broadly www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
24.09.2024 00:03 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0New paper out now! Do males prefer virgin females? Our meta-analysis in Ecology Letters suggests they do - at least in invertebrates
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
