Registration and call for abstracts for the BES Annual Meeting 2026 are now open 🔥 Our sold-out and Europe's largest ecology conference is returning this year to Birmingham's ICC on 14–17 December, and we can't wait to see you there. Find out more here 👇 https://tinyurl.com/2s3nupvu

What a fabulous study! Coevolution between plants and animals not only inspires our banner image, but famously was something CharlesDarwin understood so well that he was able to predict the existence of a moth species based wholly on the shape of a flower he posited it must pollinate.

Marie Hoensbroech@marie-hoensbroech.bsky.social · 2w ago

🐝🌸Excited for this webinar by Rosemary Grant, whose pioneering research helped inspire our studies on pollinator-driven floral variation in Europe’s most iconic #orchid, #Cypripediumcalceolus. We completed two chapters from the late Herbert Braunschmid’s PhD last year. More to come! 🧪🌍

We’re very excited to confirm that Rosemary Grant will be giving our inaugural online webinar in September. It’s free to all, so please look out for details of how to sign up for tickets.

This was such an amazing conference!! So well-organized and amazing speakers and venue! Looking forward to the next edition in Edinburgh!

Erik Postma@erikpostma.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our stellar 🤩 list of invited speakers #ExE2026: @danielbolnick.bsky.social Trine Bilde, Dan Nussey, @sevans.bsky.social @andrewfoote.bsky.social @cleliagasparini.bsky.social Sarah Knowles, @liamlachs.bsky.social, Lizy Mittell, @keesvanoers.bsky.social, Alex Popadopolous & Katja Räsänen. evoxeco.uk

Thank you for all the #ExE2026 organizers for one of the best conferences I ever been!! From the talks to the whole setup, was an unique experience! Looking forward for #ExE2027 in Edinburgh! :)

Sarah Jose (JoseSci)@sarahjose.bsky.social · last mo.

The sun is setting on another day of #ExE2026. Thanks to the organisers @erikpostma.bsky.social @btschirren.bsky.social @blongdon.bsky.social @ali--wilson.bsky.social and @hansonmark.bsky.social for a fantastic meeting!

It really was. #ExE2026

Simon Evans@sevans.bsky.social · last mo.

Wasn’t it great? The dominant mood seemed to be excitement - that we have a meeting of our own and that more are coming.

A reminder for everyone at #Ex2026: if you’d like to get involved in keeping our new community thriving and growing, come along to an open conversation about future plans at 9:30 on Friday. We’ll meet outside the campus bar.

A great start to #ExE2026 this morning! We’ll be at our stand if you want to chat about anything MEE or BES (or if you just want to draw your study organism!)

Both @bes-evolecol.bsky.social founders are at the conference, so do grab Lizy Mittell or @sevans.bsky.social to say hi - especially if you’re interested in a role on our group committee.

BES Evolutionary Ecology Group@bes-evolecol.bsky.social · last mo.

It’s happening! A conference dedicated to evolutionary ecology gets started this morning! #ExE2026

It’s happening! A conference dedicated to evolutionary ecology gets started this morning! #ExE2026

It’s happening! A conference dedicated to evolutionary ecology gets started this morning! #ExE2026

Sooo looking forward to this, not least because it’ll be where our Special Interest Group officially gets started. It’s going to be wonderful to bring our community together at its own dedicated conference. We’ve also got lots planned for the coming year to maintain that community…

Erik Postma@erikpostma.bsky.social · last mo.

A few more days until the start of #ExE2026, the new evolutionary ecology 🧬✖️🌳 conference hosted @uniexecec.bsky.social in #Cornwall: 230 participants, 25 countries, 3 plenaries, 10 keynotes, 70 talks and over 100 posters. Also excursions, workshops, dinner, great swag and sea shanties 🎶 🤩 evoxeco.uk

A few more days until the start of #ExE2026, the new evolutionary ecology 🧬✖️🌳 conference hosted @uniexecec.bsky.social in #Cornwall: 230 participants, 25 countries, 3 plenaries, 10 keynotes, 70 talks and over 100 posters. Also excursions, workshops, dinner, great swag and sea shanties 🎶 🤩 evoxeco.uk

Erik Postma@erikpostma.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Then you cannot miss #ExE2026! Hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall, this #conference has a stellar line-up of speakers and lots of pre-and post-conference workshops. Space is limited, so register now at evoxeco.uk!

📸Your favourite photography competition is BACK ... Capturing Ecology 2026 is open for submissions! Photo credit: Jamal Kabir, Capturing Ecology 2025 🧪🌍📸

Hoping we get weather like the UK is currently enjoying this week!

Erik Postma@erikpostma.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Then you cannot miss #ExE2026! Hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall, this #conference has a stellar line-up of speakers and lots of pre-and post-conference workshops. Space is limited, so register now at evoxeco.uk!

We're looking for proposals for our recent special feature! 🌍 🧪 Contributions will explore empirical evidence, methodological challenges, and statistical frameworks for detecting and interpreting rate variation over time 🕰️ ⏰️1st May deadline! Find out more and submit here 👉 buff.ly/cVDgT51

🚨 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE APPROACHING! 🚨 Only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #ExE2026! Submissions close April 1. All the details are at evoxeco.uk and below 👇

Welcome

ExE 2026 is a 3-day conference aimed at evolutionary ecologists from around the world, hosted by the University of Exeter in beautiful Cornwall. It provides a friendly and inclusive platform for all c...

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Erik Postma@erikpostma.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Then you cannot miss #ExE2026! Hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall, this #conference has a stellar line-up of speakers and lots of pre-and post-conference workshops. Space is limited, so register now at evoxeco.uk!

In Edinburgh for the day talking about tritrophic synchrony with @phenoweb.bsky.social @emilygsimmonds.bsky.social which has been superb. Wish I was here for @sevans.bsky.social seminar tomorrow too

This will be the first conference where we'll have a presence! We're very keen to learn what the evolutionary ecology community would like to see from an organisation representing it so please come along to our discussion session to tell us.

Erik Postma@erikpostma.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Then you cannot miss #ExE2026! Hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall, this #conference has a stellar line-up of speakers and lots of pre-and post-conference workshops. Space is limited, so register now at evoxeco.uk!

2026 is an exciting time for evolutionary ecology: a dedicated conference AND a dedicated Special Interest Group, with plans to make the ExE meeting an annual event, regular workshops and more to support our community! bsky.app/profile/bes-...

Erik Postma@erikpostma.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We already have more than 💯 participants for #ExE2026, but there are still places available. Once you have registered, you have until April 1 to submit an abstract, so don’t miss out and register now at sites.exeter.ac.uk/exe/registra... Everything you need to know is 👇 and at evoxeco.uk!

Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Then you cannot miss #ExE2026! Hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall, this #conference has a stellar line-up of speakers and lots of pre-and post-conference workshops. Space is limited, so register now at evoxeco.uk!