Chuen
@chuenlee.bsky.social
Ecologist, Microbiomes, Bioinformatics Postdoc at University of East Anglia
Trade-offs Between Intergenerational and Transgenerational Effects: experimental data and demographic simulation model of multigenerational trade-offs in evolution: academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...
Evolutionary trade-offs between intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects
Abstract. Intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects can shape evolutionary processes. Theoretically, however, intergenerational and transgene
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New preprint! We looked at age-specific preferences for protein and carbohydrate in males and females, where females lay their eggs vs what larvae choose& do best on, & found unexpected parental age effects. With @eivimeycook.bsky.social @alexeimaklakov.bsky.social Wilfried Haerty& Tracey Chapman
EcoEvoRxiv@ecoevorxiv.bsky.social · 6d agoAge-related shifts in dietary and oviposition preferences and steep costs of modest parental ageing in Drosophila melanogaster doi.org/10.32942/X26...
I did a thing :D First chapter of my PhD out now! 🌱 (first paper ever 🥳) Traits are historically hypothesized to age synchronously, but it is no longer the case. We quantified asynchronous ageing in Seychelles warblers and reviewed potential reasons for why this may be.
Evolution Letters@evolletters.bsky.social · last wk.Do all traits age together? A long-term study of wild Seychelles warblers shows ageing is surprisingly asynchronous, with some traits senescing while others remain unchanged. doi.org/10.1093/evle...
🌟🌟 Postdoc position in Disease Ecology & Nature-Based Solutions 🌟🌟 We are looking for a creative and highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join the UKRI @netpositivecentre.bsky.social and the @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall, UK. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/11... 🦠🌳🏙️🌍🗺️🐝 🦌🕷️
Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow This UKRI funded full-time post is available from 01/1...
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With the conference just a few days away, I thought it would be nice to create an #ISBE2026 attendees Starter Pack to help us connect more easily. If you’re attending and would like to be included, send me a message or reply below! go.bsky.app/CiXGqQ7
We're especially interested in applicants with backgrounds in wild animal behavioural ecology and microbiome science. Plenty of opportunity to look at social and environmental transmission of both host-associated microbes and AMR. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/10...
Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow (1017) This UKRI- funded full-time post is availab...
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Interested in joining a growing lab in LA? We’re hiring a postdoc!! Please spread the word to folks in your network and feel free to get in touch with any questions recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11142
Avian epigenetic clocks: state of the art and call to action doi.org/10.32942/X22...
Avian epigenetic clocks: state of the art and call to action
This is a Preprint and has not been peer reviewed. This is version 1 of this Preprint.
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Interested in a postdoc position? Olfaction in poison frog tadpoles! Based in Germany with some field work in Costa Rica (bilateral funding, 3 years). Please share with your froggie and neuro/behavior contacts 🐸 www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
I compiled a list of 350 #funding opportunities for #postdoctoral research #fellowships: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2M_tQgoqV4ivpfEClh9qs9f2KQN2O1G3Jpda2aoHfQ/edit?usp=sharing I realized I should share this again after mentioning it to some folks at the #EFP2026
Prof Cock van Oosterhout, from @ueaenv.bsky.social, has proposed a new evolutionary theory suggesting some asexual parasites may temporarily be able to infect a wider range of hosts as harmful genetic mutations build up. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eXcO5N #NewResearch
How do animals cooperate when they aren't even the same species? Our recent review paper dug deep into the literature... 1/ Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
#ExE2026 So many animal microbiome talks that it has become a standing joke of the conference. 😅 Sorry on behalf of WAME and the workshop. We love these talks though! 😊
This made my day, such a lovely print! Thanks @royalsocietypublishing.org
Royal Society Publishing@royalsocietypublishing.org · last mo.Congratulations to Oonagh Barker for winning the beautiful Royal Society Publishing print prize at #ExE2026! Thanks to everyone who visited the @royalsocietypublishing.org table and entered the draw.
Interested in the evolutionary genomics of host-pathogen interactions or the evolutionary ecology of senescence? 1 week left to apply for the two postdoc positions in our badger - bovine TB project🦡🦠🧪🧬👇
Barbara Tschirren@btschirren.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe are recruiting 🌟2 postdoctoral researchers🌟 for a NERC Large Grant project on the eco-evolutionary dynamics of badger - bovine tuberculosis (bTB) interactions.
What principles govern the evolution of host-associated microbiomes? Are they the same for all microbial communities? The brilliant @markella-morait.bsky.social turns to #museums to study dental calculus oral microbiomes in #mammals with #aDNA #metagenomics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Markella Moraitou@markella-morait.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy main PhD paper is out on bioRxiv! 🎉 The microbiomes of wild animals, besides the gut, remain unexplored. To help remedy this, we used museum-preserved dental calculus to characterise the oral microbiome of 34 diverse mammal species. 💀🦠🦷 Read here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Just updated *READMEBuilder*. Some key mentions: 1. It now produces a nice ASCII map of the directory structure which is added to the README. 2. Allows for data- and code-specific licenses to be specified. 3. Allows you to edit previously made READMEs from READMEBuilder. 4. Various bug fixes!
Ed Ivimey-Cook@eivimeycook.bsky.social · 3mo agoIntroducing * READMEBuilder * A shiny app that helps users build a high quality README to upload along with their data and code. Just install the package and run the build_readme() function to launch the app! github.com/EIvimeyCook/... Comments and suggestions welcome!
Proud to share my new paper, just published with @springernature.com in @heredityjournal.bsky.social! 🥳 We found phenotype-dependent inbreeding depression in male breeding success 🐤: it was present in small, but not in large males of the aquatic warbler. Read more here 👉 rdcu.be/fpyva 📷I. Arnaldos
A joy to co-lead this work, which brought together 58 authors from 21 countries, including 11 in the Global South. I like to think we learned a little about cooperation and communication from our study animals!
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology@africanornithology.bsky.social · 2mo ago🐜🐟🐦🐬👩🔬 What does it take for completely different species to work together? A global team of researchers explores the communication behind remarkable cross-species partnerships in a new review in Animal Behaviour. 📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.an... #AfricanOrnithology
We are now recruiting for a 3 year NERC-funded postdoc to study the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in migratory birds. Based in the Wild Microbiome Lab @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall.
🎉Out today: the labour of love that's our NEW paper showing dwarf #mongooses pre-emptively change #behaviour in anticipation of #intergroup #conflict... & this depends on relative group size (threat level). 👥Led by the brilliant @josharbon.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🚨Job alert!!🚨 I'm recruiting a 3-year postdoc on amphibian host–microbiome interactions at @bangoruniversity.bsky.social - funded by BBSRC. Deadline: 8 July 2026 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW850/p...
Do you study human microbiomes? Have you used the word "commensal"? Then this paper was written with you in mind! It was an absolute pleasure to write this with the incomparable @ginalewin.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
mGem: Tapping into the language of symbiosis to advance human microbiome research | mBio
An overarching goal in microbiome research is to understand how the complex communities in our bodies contribute to health and disease, and ultimately, we aim to leverage and control these communities...
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⚠️ Students looking for experience, opportunities, Masters, PhDs etc in Animal Behaviour: the @asab.org mailing list is an invaluable source with exciting posts every few days. Sign up here: www.asab.org/mailing-list 📩
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🌿 We are hiring a new 2-yr postdoc in @econovoau.bsky.social at @aarhusuniint.bsky.social, on large-#herbivore ecology, trophic #rewilding & novel ecosystems- asking when alien & feral #ungulates enhance biodiversity & when they contribute to degradation🐪🐎🦓 Deadline: 28 June 2026. Details below 👇
We are advertising for a fixed-term Impact Lecturer in Microbiology @biouea.bsky.social I believe what this means is that you should have evidence for developing impact such as startups, policy influence etc rather than research excellence/publications. vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
Impact Lecturer in Microbiology (ATR1737) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Impact Lecturer in Microbiology (ATR1737) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Science School of Biological Sciences Impact Lecturer in Microbiology...
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Job advert! There is microbiology lectureship at @biouea.bsky.social with a focus on non-academic impact: vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
Impact Lecturer in Microbiology (ATR1737) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Impact Lecturer in Microbiology (ATR1737) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Science School of Biological Sciences Impact Lecturer in Microbiology...
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📣🧬 Postdoc Alert🧬📣 We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at Susan.Johnston@ed.ac.uk 🙂 Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Furthermore, the two translocated populations (Cousine and Aride) that were established the longest time ago, and with the fewest individuals, had reduced inter-individual gut microbiome variability compared to the source population.
