Phew - after 2.5 years, here comes the first publication of my PhD!

Andy Gardner@andygardner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New paper: "The evolution of socially modulated dispersal", with Chon I Kam (@chonikam.bsky.social) & Graeme Ruxton (Open Access) doi.org/10.1016/j.jt... @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @standrewsopenres.bsky.social @stagradschool.bsky.social

1 week left to apply for scholarships ! If you are based at an institution in an ODA recipient country (e.g. Brazil, South Africa, India, Mexico; full list: tinyurl.com/5dv7vvs8), you can get all expenses covered to attend the summer school in Lausanne for a week.

Charles Mullon@charlesmullon.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Applications now open for the UNIL Summer School on Modelling for Evolutionary Biology (31 Aug–5 Sep 2026, Lausanne)! For PhD & postdocs interested in formal approaches to evolutionary ecology (incl. social evo, life-history, species interactions). Scholarships available, Pls RP! shorturl.at/fo1GA

🧵 1/4 Last year, Nicolas Baumard and I published a target article in EHB, where we propose that cultural phenomena emerge from feedbacks between evolved psychology and ecological legacies, the same mechanisms at work in any ecosystem: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The ecological approach to culture

The prevailing view in the literature treats cultural dynamics as fundamentally distinct from other ecological processes—governed by a second system o…

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With @saramitri.bsky.social, @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social and L. Lehmann we’ve launched the UNIL Center for Theory in Ecology and Evolution @unil.bsky.social🇨🇭 To kick things off, we’re offering short visiting fellowships for theorists in ecology & evolution. Apply & pls RP 😀 tinyurl.com/2wem36zz