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Mario Vallejo-Marin

@nicrodemo.bsky.social

Evolutionary biologist interested in plant evolution, speciation, and pollination including buzz pollination Website: https://plant-evolution.org/wp

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Laura Lagomarsino, PhD@tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 2w ago

Look, y'all— this is not the worst outcome, but it's also not great. Framing this as gaining a notably large herbarium is spin; the reality is a historic, important herbarium has lost its identity. The specimens were never going to be trashed; Duke still voluntarily truncated their botanical legacy.

Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer.com · 2w ago

UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke to combine herbaria, creating the third-largest university plant collection in the United States ncbg.unc.edu/2026/08/31/u...

Olivia Bernauer, PhD@oliviabernauer.bsky.social · 4w ago

Really nice write up about some of my recent work on pollinator responses to microclimates! Ecophysiology: How pollinators use microclimates determines their thermal risk: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...

Ecophysiology: How pollinators use microclimates determines their thermal risk

A study using a deep learning-based system to recognize pollinators suggests pollinating insects decide where to forage based on fine-scale heterogeneity in temperature. These decisions may help some ...

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Mike Dickison@adzebill.bsky.social · 4w ago

These are brilliant photos, but they're of taxidermied birds. And although Pardington even at one point praises the skill of the taxidermist, she doesn't at any point credit that person by name. Which one would surely do if photographing, for example, a collection of sculptures.

Fiona Pardington’s portraits of the lost birds of Aotearoa New Zealand – in pictures

Portrait-style photos of stuffed extinct or endangered birds will be exhibited at the 2026 Venice Biennale

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Evolution@journal-evo.bsky.social · 4w ago

Now seeking our next Reviews Editor! We are looking for someone with broad interests and enthusiasm who can help promote the success of a society-owned journal by commissioning Review and Perspective articles. Indicate your interest by Sept. 15: www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...

Call for Evolution Reviews Editor Applications

Are you passionate about evolutionary biology and want to make a major contribution to the literature? If so, you could be the next Reviews Editor for Evolution ! We are seeking someone with ...

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Madison Plunkert (she/her)@madisonplunkert.bsky.social · 4w ago

See our new paper examining how monkeyflowers handle salt spray landing on their leaves! Salt spray lands on plant leaves in coastal habitats around the world, yet we know little about how plants survive this stress.

Botanical Society of America@botsocamerica.bsky.social · 4w ago

Foliar salt spray exclusion & tissue tolerance underlie local adaptation to oceanic salt spray New #AJB research by @madisonplunkert.bsky.social, @pcdurant.bsky.social, @davidlowry.bsky.social & Katherine Egeler doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #monkeyflower #Mimulus

The coastal perennial ecotype of Mimulus guttatus DC. (syn. Erythranthe guttata DC.) growing on a cliff at Montara State Beach, Montara, California, USA, with oceanic salt spray damage on the leaf margin. Coastal M. guttatus has delayed flowering, which contributes to a salt spray escape strategy by reducing the amount of salt spray reaching these plants. Still, some salt spray contacts the plant, so later-acting strategies that keep sodium from entering the leaves and prevent cell damage are also key for local adaptation to coastal habitat. (Credit: David Lowry)
Adrián García-Rodríguez@adriangarcia-r.bsky.social · last mo.

Thrilled to share!: from October, I'm starting as Researcher at Instituto de Ecología-UNAM in Mexico City 🇲🇽 There I'll be building my own research group on Biodiversity Synthesis to continue studying biodiversity's past, present & future by integrating big data, evidence & cutting-edge methods 🐸🌎🖥️

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Brendan Choat@profchoat.bsky.social · last mo.

2/3 A key question in ecology is whether forests respond to increasing aridity through species turnover or whether the traits of individual species adjust. Smith-Martin et al. show that many tropical tree species become more drought resistant in drier environments. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Species intraspecific variation drives tropical forest drought resistance - Nature

Substantial intraspecific variation, together with species turnover, drives coordinated shifts in drought resistance such as increased embolism resistance and wider stomatal safety margins in drier fo...

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