Introducing my 1st R package. I built this to address common misunderstandings of linear models i often see in intro biostats students. this is strongly paternalistic and aims to improve students' understanding of intro stats comments welcome yanivjb.github.io/honestlm/ #Rstats #ggplot2 #biostats

We work really hard at the Journal of Pollination Ecology @jpollecol.bsky.social but this was still a (very pleasant) surprise - JPE's 2025 impact factor is 1.8. Keep supporting Society-published, independent open access journals! #OpenAccess #Pollination

JPE - Journal of Pollination Ecology@jpollecol.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Clarivate released the 2026 JCR yesterday. We are thrilled that, from a standing start, JPE's first-ever Impact Factor is 1.8! An outstanding result for the journal and a testament to the high-quality contributions of our authors, reviewers and editors. Carolin and Maria Clara JPE Senior Editors

One of my favorite moments of the day. If you missed it, take a moment… 🤎 John Legend and Common performing “Glory.”

Will you be at Botany 2026? Andy will be taking photos / recording social media content for the California Botanical Society at Botany 2026. If you are presenting a poster or talk about Cali or Western American Botany at the conference #Botany2026

🌿 Join us at #Botany2026 for the Annals of Botany Special Lecture by Casper van der Kooi. 🌼Evolutionary ecology of floral visual signals Discover how floral colours and visual signals evolve and shape plant–pollinator interactions. #PlantScience #Botany #Pollination

Lab paper exploring integrated -omics in closely related C3 and CAM species of Yucca. I lured @wickellomics.bsky.social to the lab with this data set as "low hanging fruit" and it was anything but, hah. Thanks to David and all co-authors for getting this published! doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... 1/2

Integrative analysis of CAM photosynthesis reveals its impact on primary metabolism in Yucca

Integrated transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses reveal extensive reorganization of primary metabolism, and highlight the importance of post-

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Sad to hear of the passing of Robert Ricklefs - a giant of Ecology who simultaneously pushed forward big ideas at multiple biological levels yet took time for detailed natural history .. McGill does a nice job summarizing his impressive contributions 🌐🧪 dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/r...

Robert Ricklefs – in memoriam

Robert Ricklefs, a giant of ecology, passed away on Sunday. It is hard to overstate the extensive impact Bob had on the field. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the US,…

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How do you turn a purple flower white? Another from lab, led by @damianmicroeco.bsky.social and Emily Glasgow, with big contributions from Martin Henry, Margaret Li, and Amanda Peake. Mendelian Polymorphisms for the Win! #evolbio #plantscience

bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology@biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A rare deletion of BZ1 in the ivy-leaf morning glory eliminates anthocyanin-based pigmentation. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.08.730875v1

It was fun to work on this meta-analysis of resurrection studies involving plants with Lillie Pennington, Steven Franks, Jill Anderson, and @elenahamann.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

Two decades of resurrection studies: What have we learned about contemporary evolution of plant species?

Premise Global climate change has altered the eco-evolutionary trajectories of plant species, leading to observed shifts in phenotypes, such as earlier flowering. However, disentangling the contribu...

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In my lab's latest, we experimentally test the decades-old idea that plants switch from bee to hummingbird pollinators in tropical mountains because bee activity declines in cool cloud forest conditions nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Pollinator efficiency, rather than bee decline, explains a shift to hummingbird pollination in tropical montane forests

Hummingbird pollination is a hallmark of American plant diversity and has long been thought to evolve in tropical mountains due to declining bee activity. Using sister species of Costus specialized o...

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What is Plant tissue culture, and how will it potentially be useful for conservation? Plant tissue culture is the application of advanced horticultural techniques in a sterile, in vitro environment to propagate new plants.

HUGE kudos to SSE leadership for spearheading collective action against OMB's proposed rule. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🧪 Societies matter!! Support them with your engagement, conference attendance, and choice of journals. SSE members: please consider signing these letters! SSE non-members: please consider joining ☺️

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Member action is needed. Please read the email, review the proposed SSE response, and consider signing on before the June 15 deadline. **Importantly, submit your individualized comment to OMB by July 13!** Screenshots of the full message below. ⬇️

🚨SSE members: check your inbox!🚨 SSE has sent an important email regarding the OMB's proposed overhaul of federal grant regulations--changes that could affect peer review, publishing, conferences, professional societies, international collaborations, and more. @sse-evolution.bsky.social

It’s time for our next upcoming Botany Speaker!!!! Next Thursday, June 11th, from 7 to 8 pm PT, Sarah Jacobs, the Assistant Curator and Howell Chair of Western North American Botany at the California Academy of Sciences, will be talking to us about the notoriously difficult taxonomy of Castilleja.

Here's the article from the Siebel Center for Design: designcenter.illinois.edu/stories/IB-1... Very proud of my awesome students!

IB-103 Turns Plant Biologists into Makers

IB-103 Turns Plant Biologists into Makers

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Our new paper out! By comparing body pollen carried by diverse insect pollinators visiting the same Ligustrum flowers, we found striking variation not only among major pollinator groups, but also within them — even between males and females of the same bumble bee species. Free view: rdcu.be/fj68l

Kaz Ohashi@kazohashilab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happy to share that our latest research, led by Kohei Terada, "Heterospecificity of body pollen varies across and within trait-based groups of pollinators," has just been published in Arthropod-Plant Interactions. Read here (free online view): rdcu.be/fj68l or doi.org/10.1007/s118...

"the thing holding the coalition together is a base-line eco-fascist motherhood politics that merges libertarian individualism with consumer choice and frames keeping track of it all as women’s natural, right and proper societal role" 🔥🔥

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Can MAGA Survive Without Its Moms? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/o...

Virtual Evolution is this week! Check out the schedule here: www.evolutionmeetings.org/virtual-prog...

Virtual Program

Please use the link below to access the virtual program in advance of the conference, as well as the Zoom Event link where the event will be held.  NOTE:  Access to the Zoom event is only for paid...

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Interested in listening to Dr. Ricardo Kriebel's, Moving Flowers: Evolution of Floral Form, Function & Pollination in Salvia? You can watch his talk right now on our YouTube channel! Use the link below to watch recordings of previous and upcoming talks!

Congratulations to Dr. Amy Litt, who has been elected as President of the Botanical Society of America. Amy is the recording secretary and outgoing past president of the California Botanical Society Council, and will be seminar organizer for our organization.

Our newest speaker in our 2026 Botany Speaker Series: Ricardo Kreibel, Assistant Curator and McAllister Chair of Botany at the California Academy of Sciences! He will be discussing; "Moving Flowers; Evolution of Floral Form, Function, and Pollination in Salvia"

“Soil is the ecological interface between life and geology….” Using 53,000 herbarium voucher records, Emma Fryer et al. evaluated each taxon’s affinity and endemism to clay soils and found evidence for endemism to clay soils in California flora.

The Barrick & Lenski Labs in Dept of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology at Michigan State Univ seek a Research Assistant II to manage their research operations and participate in projects related to microbial evolution and synthetic biology. See details below. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

Research Assistant II - East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Position Summary The Barrick and Lenski Labs in the Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology at Michigan State University are seeking a Research Assistant II to manage their research ope...

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All right, this piece has triggered me so I have to yell a bit (though this is bluesky, so I realize I'm just preaching at the choir):

The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

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After big dams on the upper Klamath River in far northern CA were removed in 2024, Chinook (king) salmon migrated upstream for the first time in 100+ years--and now they have hatched.

Chinook salmon found naturally hatching in Upper Klamath River for first time in a century

The Klamath Tribes are celebrating evidence of Chinook salmon spawning in Klamath River tributary.

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And PIs, did you know you could gift students and postdocs SSE membership for $10?? And that the virtual meeting is $10-30 for trainees?!? If your lab is not up for travel this year, check into the virtual meeting! www.evolutionmeetings.org

One of our first nominated Asters, we had the pleasure to learn more about Gabi McLean, the former President of the California Native Plant Society San Gabriel Mountains Chapter.

Meet Emma Rose Fryer, who was previously awarded one of Paul Silva Grants to assist with their research during their Master's degree at Cal Poly SLO! We are happy to celebrate both her, and the research they conducted! Learn more about them, and if interested in learning more, read their articles:

An annual grass native to the Middle East, North Africa, and southern Europe. Melanie J. Davis et al., in their article within this edition of Madroño, discussed a collection that represents the first documentation of this taxon in North America since 1933!

Astragalus pycnostachyus is a short-lived perennial herb that is split into two described varieties: Coastal Milkvetch and Ventura Marsh Milkvetch. In a study by May B. Roberts et al., the authors focus on the conservation genomics of Astragalus pycnostachyus A. Gray.