Do you have a background in behavioural ecology and are you interested in doing a PhD in Australia? I’m looking for new grad students so check out our website (BobWongLab.org) or come find me in Torino at #ISBE2026. 🐟🐠

A few summers ago, we individually reared 1200 wood tiger moth caterpillars with the aim to understand the associations and genetic basis of different traits; colour, chemical defences, behaviour, pheromones and more. The results are here!

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Independent major-effect loci and limited trait associations characterise warning colour variation across sexes and life stages in the wood tiger moth (Arctia plantaginis) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.03.729769v1

📣🧬 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...

A colleague of mine, Willem Frankenhuis is hiring a PhD on "Mathematical Modeling of Adaptive Cognition in Stressful Environments" in the Department of Evolutionary and Population Biology (EPB) at IBED @uva.nl He is a great PI 😀 - apply now. Link is below www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3608...

PhD position in Mathematical Modeling of Adaptive Cognition in Stressful Environments

Are you interested in adaptive cognition and behavior in stressful environments? The Department of Evolutionary and Population Biology (EPB) at IBED is looking for a skilled, responsible, and organize...

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🚨Job claxon🚨 4-year #Postdoc available in our lab in @camzoology.bsky.social developing molecular and anatomical approaches to mapping evolutionary changes in the brain, using #Heliconiini butterflies. Come join us, we are nice. 🧪 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

Where do Finnish reed warblers come from? 🪺🌾 Find out more about Nora Bergman's work on our latest blog post! www.informedbirds.com/blog/Blog%20...

Where do Finnish Reed warblers come from? — INFORMED BIRDS

Combined evidence reveals the origin of a rapid range expansion despite retained genetic diversity and a weak founder effect.

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New paper out now! Biologically inspired warning patterns deter a passerine, Parus major, from digital turbine blades academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...

Biologically inspired warning patterns deter a passerine, Parus major, from digital turbine blades

By mimicking the warning colours of animals that ward off birds, we can produce wind turbine patterns to which birds are averse, reducing the likelihood of

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New PhD position: Butterfly Evolution at High Elevations 🦋⛰️🧬 The project aims to understand the rapid evolution and adaptation of Andean white butterflies using genomics. DEADLINE: May 8, 2026 Start: Autumn 2026 (Czechia) More info: pavelmatos.wordpress.com/join-us/

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Opportunities Below are the positions currently open in our lab. Regular open positions If you have an exciting research idea and are interested in applying for your own funding, feel free to get i…

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Excited to share our new paper on pollen foraging in Heliconius himera @behavecol.bsky.social! 🦋🌼 academic.oup.com/beheco/artic... We explored how female and male H. himera differ in pollen foraging & sensory traits. 1/6🧵👇

Sexual dimorphism in pollen foraging and sensory traits in Heliconius butterflies

Male and female butterflies often face different ecological and sensory demands, yet how this shapes their foraging behaviour remains unclear. In Heliconiu

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Also interested in applying for a #MSCA PF #researchopportunity @ Tampere that builds on #indoorairpollution, #mathematicalmodelling, #urbanplaning, #datascience #researchthemes? Get in touch with our @atmopolis.bsky.social PI Jonathon Taylor 🏙️🙂 More info here: www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

Hey #MSCA #MSCAPF applicants, come & work with us for your #Postdoc #Fellowship! We have a fantastic #masterclass for applying researchers (with a confirmed supervisor at Tampere) starting May 5th. More info 👉 www.tuni.fi/en/research/... #ResearchFunding #PostdocLife #Postdoctoral #Fellowship ☀️

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships at Tampere University | Tampere universities

Tampere University welcomes applicants to jointly prepare successful applications for the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship program. The program is targeted for researchers ...

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Cool paper from Jeckel et. Al explaining how some dart frogs are spicier than others… 😝 royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Experimental evidence supports gradual evolution of alkaloid sequestration in poison frogs

Abstract. The evolution of alkaloid sequestration and modification in poison frogs provides an opportunity to explore the emergence of complex traits, part

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Have a look at this great #PhD opportunity on Road Ecology at Aarhus University, Denmark 👇 Timely topic, and a great supervisor! 📅DL: 30.04 phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican... (📸: coloradosun.com/2025/12/07/p...)

Even @theguardian.com knows that it's #YearOfTheMoth! Forget birdwatching, I’m into moth-watching: they’re fascinating and misunderstood insects | Helen Pilcher | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Forget birdwatching, I’m into moth-watching: they’re fascinating and misunderstood insects | Helen Pilcher

According to new research, distinguishing between the UK’s 2,500 species could halt cognitive decline – so my brain could not be happier, or healthier, says science writer Helen Pilcher

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🐸 🧪🍄🌎New Preprint alert! Our study on how habitat disturbance + deadly fungus (Bd) mess with the skin bacteria of Amazonian poison frogs (Dendrobates tinctorius). 🔗 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... #Conservation #Microbiome #MolBiol #evobio @biobiiana.bsky.social @f-hoelzl.bsky.social #LiaSchlippe

What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision www.nature.com/articles/d41...

What makes PhD students happy? Good supervision

Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.

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Here’s a great PhD opportunity in the crossover between humanities and natural history- please repost 🙏 www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/...

Cambridge University Library, University Museum of Zoology and the University of Cambridge - Collections Connections Communities

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For those who want to test their perception of colour, I made a little game called "What's My JND" www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...

What's My JND?

Find your Just Noticeable Difference in colour perception. How small a colour difference can you actually see?

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Nice article by the wonderful Marlene Zuk in National Geographic, featuring my and @neeltjeboogert.bsky.social research on Cornish herring gulls, and how kids got us into gulls 😊 @neeltjeboogert.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Why do gulls steal our food? Scientists experimented with French fries to find out.

Gulls are often seen as intruders in our daily lives. But researchers are discovering what really motivates them—and strategies to keep them away from your lunch.

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Last year, J. Endler published an inspiring essay in @behavecol.bsky.social on what we should be doing as behavioral ecologists 👉 doi.org/10.1093/beheco/araf029. According to him, "we need to put Ecology back into Behavioural Ecology: we need to make a lot more use of Natural History" (1/5)

Our BehaveAI paper has just come out! Easy & effective tracking & behavioural classification, even with tiny (2px), fast moving, camouflaged objects. Paper: doi.org/10.1371/jour... Download: github.com/troscianko/B... @uniexecec.bsky.social @kevinjgaston.bsky.social @jimamclgalloway.bsky.social

The Map butterfly differs in wing size and color between seasons. We tested how these differences influence body temperature dynamics, revealing potentially optimized thermal performance between seasons. 🦋☀️ The study, led by Dani and Irča, is in preprint version: doi.org/10.64898/202...

Moths move significantly less when exposed to artificial nighttime light, new research from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter, Cornwall shows. Read More: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e... @uniexecec.bsky.social #ExeterEcology

Artificial nighttime lighting is suppressing moth activity

Moths move significantly less when exposed to artificial nighttime light, new research shows. Moths’ attraction to artificial light, such as streetlights, is common knowledge and has been much studied...

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(1) Really happy to share our recent review "Speciation in ants: unlocking ant diversity to study speciation". 😀 doi.org/10.25849/myr... Ants are ecologically diverse and abundant organisms with strong potential to advance the study of speciation. Despite extensive research on their taxonomy, ...

Happy New Year! Butterflies and moths are often seen as a symbol of hope and new beginnings 🦋 Keep an eye out for these species in your gardens and local green spaces this month, and let us know what you see.

First report of the invasive pest species Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Eastern Europe Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202... #pest #moth @braconidae-ua.bsky.social @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @bioone.bsky.social

Excited about our new preprint showing bidirectional adaptive introgression between invasive and native crop pests over ecological timescales www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

The collision of two genomes threatens global food security

Human activity alters selection pressures and species' ranges, creating opportunities for hybridisation through secondary contact. Ancient hybridization has enabled adaptive radiation, but its role in...

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Thrilled to announce a Postdoc opportunity in our group on the evolutionary genetics and ecology of colour. Wonderful system, great collaborators, and room to shape your own ideas. Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...

You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:

c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage. Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word. A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).