#Yourpalaeolife The ECR survey is published @ecol-evol.bsky.social! Early career palaeontologists from all over the world have talked about their experience with fieldwork - how could you change your working practices to get more early career researchers into the field? doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

#Yourpalaeolife: Interrogating the Status of Fieldwork Among Early Career Palaeontology Researchers

This global survey of early career palaeontologists provides the first quantitative data regarding the prevalence of field skills training and field work among junior researchers of the discipline. T....

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Our companion (w/ @bmmaitland.bsky.social & @bleavell.bsky.social ) article for hatchR is now out in @ecol-evol.bsky.social in which we extend our methods to all ectotherms. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A Generalizable Tool for Predicting Developmental Phenology for Wild Ecotherms

Custom hatch timing models developed for four North American Lithobates frog species. Models are parameterized from Moore (1939). Panels (A, B) shows differential developmental rates under varying th....

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Morgan Sparks@morgan-sparks.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Excited to share a new pub by @bmmaitland.bsky.social, myself, Eli Felts, Allison Swartz, and Paul Frater hatchR is a software ecosystem (R package and Shiny app) that allows users to predict developmental phenology for wild fishes using wild thermal regimes. academic.oup.com/fisheries/ad...

Fantastic dental calculus and where to find it! Now published (not quite with this title) @ecol-evol.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ece3... @johnlrichards.bsky.social uncovers general rules for the formation of preserved oral microbiomes in mammals. With @markella-morait.bsky.social and many others

Dental Calculus Formation Is Linked to Diet and Phylogeny in Mammals

In a survey of > 1600 specimens across all mammalian orders, we found that most species present dental calculus. We found calculus production to be strongly associated with herbivory, and we provide ...

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Katerina Guschanski@kguschan.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Fantastic dental calculus and where to find it Johnny Richards and team (@markella-morait.bsky.social + curators from 5 museums) survey >140 mammalian species with >1,600 specimens to understand what factors determine dental calculus formation. #aDNA #museomics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

There are only three days left to apply for our Commissioning Editor role! ⏰ Join our global Editorial Board & play a crucial role in inviting innovative ideas via commissioning Reviews, Perspectives, Practitioner's Perspectives & Policy Directions 📖 Apply here 👇 apply.workable.com/britishecolo...

🚨 Excited to share our new paper published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social ! 🦟 🏊 Here, we compared the surface swimming behaviour of 11 mosquito species across three major disease-vector genera and found clear, genus-specific differences in how they move! 📄 Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Virtual reality allows public tours of an ancient DNA laboratory: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Out now in @ecol-evol.bsky.social . An article doi.org/10.1002/ece3... based on my undergrad thesis at Biology Dept., IPB University, Indonesia, almost six years ago. It asks how quickly additional RI barriers evolve when extremely divergent host-plant specialisation exists among 🐞 host races.

The Evolution of Reproductive Isolation Beyond a Strong First Barrier in Speciation Between Micro‐Allopatric Host Races of a Phytophagous Ladybird Beetle, <fi>Henosepilachna diekei</fi>

Reproductive isolation often accumulates unevenly during speciation, but when an early ecological barrier such as host-associated habitat isolation is already very strong, it remains unclear whether,...

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New paper out! 📢 Thrilled to share our new paper in @ecol-evol.bsky.social : Environmental Drivers on Blue Tit Nest Microbiome: An Experimental Study 🦠🪺 doi.org/10.1002/ece3... #OpenAccess #Parasitism #ClimateChange #Bacteria #Fungi #Microclimate

Environmental Drivers on Blue Tit Nest Microbiome: An Experimental Study

Elevated humidity and temperature altered nest microbial composition and its associations with parasitism and nestling condition. These findings identify nest microclimate as an important driver of n...

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The first article of my PhD is published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Species Accumulation Stabilizes the Synchronous Responses to the Environment of Vertebrate Communities Worldwide

How species number, synchrony, species life strategies, and environmental conditions interact and contribute to community stability is still unclear. We compiled a worldwide dataset of time series fr...

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Still time to register! Whether you’re preparing a submission or simply curious about the journal, bring your questions on peer review, publishing expectations, and more. ➡️ Join the discussion and hear directly from the EiC: https://cassyni.com/events/MZdeVqmSvPSdZWZ6G27B1w @ecol-evol.bsky.social

A few more days until the start of #ExE2026, the new evolutionary ecology 🧬✖️🌳 conference hosted @uniexecec.bsky.social in #Cornwall: 230 participants, 25 countries, 3 plenaries, 10 keynotes, 70 talks and over 100 posters. Also excursions, workshops, dinner, great swag and sea shanties 🎶 🤩 evoxeco.uk

Erik Postma@erikpostma.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Then you cannot miss #ExE2026! Hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall, this #conference has a stellar line-up of speakers and lots of pre-and post-conference workshops. Space is limited, so register now at evoxeco.uk!

📣 We're recruiting for an Associate Editor with data integrity expertise! 📊 join us in improving the clarity, transparency, & accessibility of ecological research. 🌿 more information on the role and how to apply can be found here 👉️ buff.ly/R8z4TLe

Next week, July 2nd - come and chat to our Editor in Chief about peer review and publishing in the journal! Register here: cassyni.com/events/MZdeV...

We hope this database catalyzes research on heat tolerances! Read the full paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Thanks @ecol-evol.bsky.social! Download and upload your own data here: tmoreperez.github.io/heat-toleran...

A Database of Plant Heat Tolerances and Methodological Matters

We collected > 3100 heat tolerance records reported in degrees Celsius, from terrestrial plants encompassing > 1700 taxa, > 1000 genera, and > 200 families from years 1935–2024. Our database is globa...

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Our new paper just published today, and one that has been in the works for ~12 years now! Although the evolution of masturbation is a topic that immediately generates a slew of innuendos and puns, it's both an important and biologically interesting subject. 1/3 Paper here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

The Evolution of Masturbation in Birds

Masturbation has been sporadically documented across animal groups, yet the evolutionary origins and persistence of this sexual behaviour are largely unexplored. Through combining targeted surveys wi...

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Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts

Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts

Study finds activity is not harmful or caused by stress of captivity – and is in fact more common in wild birds

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How do birds respond to active fire? This has been studied in various fire-prone regions (brief review included), but less elsewhere. Here, I observed Swedish birds mainly ignoring fire, and some even continued singing. Out now in @ecol-evol.bsky.social 🧪🌍 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The Presence and Behaviour of Birds at Two Prescribed Fires in Sweden

Shifting fire regimes pose immediate threats to animal conservation. Swedish birds appear to mostly ignore prescribed fire, and some species even continue to sing. Behavioural plasticity towards fire...

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The King in the Crosshairs: Evidence of a Predation Attempt on European #Bison by #Wolves: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

I am absolutely thrilled—my first PhD article is published and making headlines internationally! 🥳🔬 We found that everyday streetlights trigger Armadillo isopods into bizarre, continuous "death spirals." Read the paper in @ecol-evol.bsky.social here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧵👇 (1/3)

Looking for some weird science to brighten your Monday? Check out our new paper on remora cloacal diving behavior in manta rays published today in Ecology and Evolution! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Hiding in Plain Sight: Evidence of Echeneidae Cloacal and Gill Diving Behavior in Manta Ray Hosts

Here we document seven observations of Echeneidae cloacal diving behavior in manta rays and one observation of gill attachment behavior. These observations span all three currently described species ...

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I’m excited to share that we’ve successfully assembled the genome of the Formosan long-armed beetle (Cheirotonus formosanus) to chromosome level with both high contiguity and completeness. @ecol-evol.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Chromosome‐Level Reference Genome of an Endemic, Endangered Long‐Armed Scarab (Cheirotonus formosanus): Discovery of a Putative Y‐Linked Scaffold and Demographic History

Male and female Cheirotonus formosanus. Adults have metallic dark-brown elytra with scattered light-brown spots and golden hairs covering the ventral thorax and abdomen. Body length ranges from ~50 t...

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We have launched a new article type! Data Notes: a way to preserve & share biodiversity data: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

We're seeking proposals for our cross-journal Special Feature entitled 'Mountain Biodiversity in the Anthropocene', joint with @animalecology.bsky.social, @journalofecology.bsky.social and @funecology.bsky.social 🗻 Get involved here 👉️ buff.ly/iNVgR40

🚨 Fifty years of research on "badges of status" in animals, and we still don't know if the hypothesis holds. In our new reply, we argue that the evidence is shakier than recently claimed. A thread 🧵📄 (w/ @ornitho-pie.bsky.social) 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Out now in @ecol-evol.bsky.social. Vector use in sympatric #Caenorhabditis nematodes. We document associations between three Caen. species and their dispersal vectors, finally name C. sp. 8 -> C. apta, and infer that C. apta may have spread with the invasive #beetle, Stelidota geminata doi.org/q5tq

Differential Phoretic Vector Use Among Sympatric Caenorhabditis Nematodes and an Association With Invasive Nitidulid Beetles in Southwestern Germany

We show evidence for differential host use among the three sympatric Caenorhabditis, and a novel association with nitidulid beetles for C. apta sp. n. This information adds to our understanding of ho....

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From @seanchien.bsky.social & colleagues in @ecol-evol.bsky.social | Chromosome-Level #ReferenceGenome of an Endemic, Endangered Long-Armed #Scarab (Cheirotonus formosanus): Discovery of a Putative Y-Linked Scaffold and Demographic History | 🧬 🖥️ 🧪 🔓 ⬇️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Chromosome‐Level Reference Genome of an Endemic, Endangered Long‐Armed Scarab (Cheirotonus formosanus): Discovery of a Putative Y‐Linked Scaffold and Demographic History

Male and female Cheirotonus formosanus. Adults have metallic dark-brown elytra with scattered light-brown spots and golden hairs covering the ventral thorax and abdomen. Body length ranges from ~50 t....

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🌻🌼My study on pollination in the face of climate change is now out in @ecol-evol.bsky.social 🐝We found that range shifting plants lose their pollinators, but might compensate for the loss by self pollinating. 🔗paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #ClimateChange #RangeShifts

New paper led by Ph.D. student Idan @sheizaf.bsky.social Combining citizen science, behavioral ecology, taxonomy of rare species and anthropogenic disturbance. Something for everyone. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Super proud of @stancaf.bsky.social and @shubhamsoni.bsky.social for having led this important Natural History study. Surely you have heard about arboreal 🐍, but did you ever imagine them to dive to hunt for tadpoles in treeholes?! You're welcome! 👉 doi.org/10.1002/ece3... @klivvvienna.bsky.social

Occasionally as an editor you get something different and fun. This is both - with a nice write up in NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/s...

For Ants, a ‘Cleaning Station’ in the Desert

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