The golden mussel, a highly destructive invasive species that began to plague South American waterways decades ago, has reached the Amazon region, threatening some of the richest biodiversity on the planet. https://scim.ag/4rq3gFz
20.02.2026 17:49 — 👍 29 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 1
Have you ever asked yourself, how insect brains represent places? And whether insects do have place cells? Then move to Germany this summer and start your PhD in my lab. We conduct tetrode recordings from bumblebees that freely forage laboratory mazes. 🧠🐝#BeeSpace @erc.europa.eu @neuroethology.org
20.02.2026 12:06 — 👍 38 🔁 32 💬 0 📌 1
For folks in #Ecology and #Evolution, we are hosting a conference here in Cornwall UK! Great chance for a summer staycation June 29-July 3.
Plus, we've managed to make it affordable: £250 + £49/night for accommodation.
#EvolBiol #EcoEvo
sites.exeter.ac.uk/exe/
Compelling meta-analytic evidence for female fitness benefits of polyandry in arthropods by Yan et al.
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
Toronto is covered with road salt right now, which will eventually end up in the city's waterways, where it disrupts ecosystems. To get an idea of how much we're talking, I got salt figures from the city going back to the 80s: nearly 5 million tonnes. For @nationalobserver.com
18.02.2026 20:22 — 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
Come to Hamburg and do a PhD on insect/spider traits with me!
03.02.2026 09:08 — 👍 24 🔁 23 💬 0 📌 0
😱⏰Only 2 days left! Submit your abstract and get the early bird rate for the XIII European Congress of Entomology (29 June – 3 July 2026, Tours, France)! 🪲🦋🐜🪰
All details and submission: ➡️https://www.ece2026.org/
@irbi-tours.bsky.social
@ece2026tours.bsky.social
@royentsoc.bsky.social
Uppsala in late autumn
Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
28.01.2026 20:28 — 👍 158 🔁 186 💬 1 📌 5
Réchauffement climatique : l'industrie du ski en flagrant déni
En montagne, chaque degré de réchauffement climatique équivaut à un mois d'enneigement perdu. Pourtant, les responsables des stations de skis s'obstinent, sous perfusion de subventions publiques. ⛷️
👉 www.socialter.fr/article/rech...
#ski #montagne #climat
⛰️ Take a look at a study that compared plant-pollinator communities in the Gavarnie-Gèdre commune of the Pyrenees across 115 years to assess the impact of climate change.
Access the publication here: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
#ANTENNAexpertise
We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
GBE | The evolution of bees: insights from ‘omic studies
Brenman-Suttner & @amrozayed.bsky.social review how 'omics tools provide insights into the molecular basis of bee eusociality and adaptation, and allow us to address urgent challenges facing bee conservation due to anthropogenic change
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf226
📸 Amro Zayed
#genome #evolution
We're looking for a new colleague at Asssoc Prof level! Come join us in the Zoology Department at Stockholm University. A teaching profile in ecology, faunistics and/or physiology is beneficial. Find the full job advertisemnt here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
15.12.2025 11:12 — 👍 48 🔁 73 💬 0 📌 2📢 GEvol Job Alert: PhD position in Joachim Kurtzs lab in Münster in the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity. This research project focuses on the evolutionary flexibility of epigenetic regulation in insects. Find this and more open positions @ g-evol.uni-muenster.de/open-positio... 🧬
02.12.2025 12:24 — 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
📢 18-month PostDoc Fellowship – University of Montpellier (France)
🦠🦋 Interested in insect pathology, immunity, microbiome, or genomics?
We’re looking for a motivated candidate (<2 years post-PhD by mid-2026). 🧪
📩 Contact me ASAP for details!
⏳ Application deadline: 16/01/26
🔁 Please RT / Repost
We're looking for a 6th Senior Editor!
If you…
👉are intrigued by the interface between ecology & biological resource management
👉are interested in contributing to the journal’s strategic vision
👉have editing experience
…we’d love to hear from you!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/seni...
🧬 PhD Position: Evolutionary & Comparative Genomics 🕷️
Join us at @uni-goettingen.de for a 3-year PhD (65% TV-L E13).
We will investigate the genomic & phenotypic impact of gene duplication across 233 arthropod genomes!
More infos 👇 and s.gwdg.de/eDrAAY
#Evolution #Genomics #Bioinformatics
Characterising the immune repertoire of a global crop pest Myzus persicae
mahansonresearch.weebly.com/blog/phd-stu...
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #Aphids
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Good morning everyone 🌞
There is only 1 seat left for the #Phylogenomics course in December!
If interested, check it out before it is too late!
📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Genome Biology. We are particularly interested in researchers investigating the molecular and biophysical mechanisms underlying genome function and regulation. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3t7vvdct
05.11.2025 10:58 — 👍 32 🔁 35 💬 0 📌 1![(A) An adult female in the field on Sicyos angulatus. (B) Back view of an adult female reared on cucumber, whose hindleg organs are covered with fungal hyphae (arrowheads). (C) Magnified image of the hindleg organ. (D to L) Morphology of hind tibia of adult male [(D) to (F)], immature adult female [(G) to (I)], and mature adult female [(J) to (L)]. [(D), (G), and (I)] Brightfield images. [(E), (H), and (K)] Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images. [(F), (I), and (L)] Magnified SEM images. (M to O) Peculiar behavior of egg-laying adult female. After laying each egg (M), the female rhythmically scratches the hyphae-covered hindleg organ with tarsal claws of the opposite hindleg (N) and then rubs the egg surface with the claws in a skillful manner (O). Also see movie S1. (P to R) Egg mass covered with fungal hyphae at 0-day (P), 3-day (Q), and 10-day (R) intervals after oviposition. Reddish color of 10-day eggs reflects the body color of developing nymphs inside.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vqgovau5gkirnk3ss5qwjdmz/bafkreiatozcclrv3q5pr2susooiojtvkwr6kwnd22hwxh3ijzh7lpi276q@jpeg)
(A) An adult female in the field on Sicyos angulatus. (B) Back view of an adult female reared on cucumber, whose hindleg organs are covered with fungal hyphae (arrowheads). (C) Magnified image of the hindleg organ. (D to L) Morphology of hind tibia of adult male [(D) to (F)], immature adult female [(G) to (I)], and mature adult female [(J) to (L)]. [(D), (G), and (I)] Brightfield images. [(E), (H), and (K)] Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images. [(F), (I), and (L)] Magnified SEM images. (M to O) Peculiar behavior of egg-laying adult female. After laying each egg (M), the female rhythmically scratches the hyphae-covered hindleg organ with tarsal claws of the opposite hindleg (N) and then rubs the egg surface with the claws in a skillful manner (O). Also see movie S1. (P to R) Egg mass covered with fungal hyphae at 0-day (P), 3-day (Q), and 10-day (R) intervals after oviposition. Reddish color of 10-day eggs reflects the body color of developing nymphs inside.
What looked like a hearing organ on a tiny stinkbug’s leg turned out to be something far stranger: a fungal nursery that mother bugs use to coat their newly laid eggs in protective symbiotic hyphae, shielding their offspring from parasitic wasps.
Learn more in Science: https://scim.ag/4nDrDNm
#Chikungunya and #dengue in #France
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Join us in Montpellier if you are interested in #evolution #genomics #adaptation #invasive species or if you want to get to know a collegial group of #Drosophila enthusiasts
31.10.2025 17:59 — 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
New publication alert!
Fertilization impacts microbiomes along the grassland trophic chain academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
#organicfertilizers #landusechange #microbiome #grasslands #onehealth
Cartoon illustration depicting a sick Drosophila melanogaster surrounded by different viruses, symbolizing the impact of persistent viral infections on the model organism. Image credit Rubén González.
Persistent viral #infections in #insects are not as harmless as once believed. @salehlabparis.bsky.social &co show how such infections in #FruitFlies alter survival, reproduction, behavior & gene expression, revealing the hidden costs of #viral persistence @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4olpuXm
13.10.2025 13:08 — 👍 41 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 2
Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years
11.10.2025 09:03 — 👍 173 🔁 102 💬 8 📌 16
France: Local chikungunya cases top 700
open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...
How do insects respond to changing climates? Our new review and analysis in @annualreviews.bsky.social suggests that phenological adaptation trumps thermal adaptation.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
PLEASE SHARE. PhD advert: Predicting Pollinator Health and Disease Through Molecular and Sensor-Based Surveillance. tinyurl.com/559hjsm4 Rare opportunity at the intersection of molecular ecology, disease surveillance, modelling and precision apiculture. DEADLINE 24th OCTOBER!
07.10.2025 08:05 — 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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...
19.09.2025 21:47 — 👍 245 🔁 229 💬 2 📌 6