Elena Meyer
@evoelena.bsky.social
Plant Evolutionary Biologist | PhD Candidate at VCU in Integrative Life Science in the Eckert Lab | Based in Richmond, VA | Website: https://evoelena.com | Links: https://linktr.ee/elena4botany| Opinions are my own, not those of my employer
Excited to share some positive updates: I successfully defended my dissertation, and have accepted a postdoctoral position starting this fall at University of Rochester. I'll be working with Mark Hibbins (@rejectresubmit.bsky.social). A big thank you to everyone who has helped me on this journey!
Museum Collections 🌿 Perfect pitcher Pitcherplants thrive in Florida's wetlands, especially the Gulf Coastal Plain. More from UF/IFAS: ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/... Herbarium feat. Species: Sarracenia rosea Specimen: # FLAS 139652 Collected: 1979, Walter Judd www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herbarium/
I’m hitting the road a little early, but I wanted to say thank you to all the folks at #Evol2026 for the best Evolution meeting yet! I’m proud to be part of such an incredible scientific community.
Also, if you are at #Evol2026, I’ll have results from this work plus other dissertation highlights on Tuesday (D-08). Let’s talk plants! 🌱
Elena Meyer@evoelena.bsky.social · last mo.I'm very excited to share a paper from my dissertation has just gone to pre-print! "Traits and hidden states: is self-fertilization associated with rates of diversification across mating and sexual systems?": www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
I'm very excited to share a paper from my dissertation has just gone to pre-print! "Traits and hidden states: is self-fertilization associated with rates of diversification across mating and sexual systems?": www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Traits and hidden states: is self-fertilization associated with rates of diversification across mating and sexual systems?
Reproductive biology is a key determinant of fitness. State-dependent speciation-extinction methods (SSEs) are often used to associate traits with patterns of diversification. Previously, SSEs have be...
biorxiv.org
Reminder for the #Evol2026 folks. At the Princeton Uni Press booth, if you give them your contact info, you can reserve a book to take home free at the end of the conference. (Limit 1 per person)
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OutForAWalk, any bird captured walking. Here's a Willow Ptarmigan putting its best (feathered) foot forward. Currently they are reddish brown but I'm partial to their winter garb. Chugach State Park #Alaska 🪶
The stars aligned at the last minute for me to be at #Evol2026 in... ten day’s time! I'll be presenting a poster covering the highlights of my dissertation entitled "Sex in plants: birth, death, and trying to survive in changing climates" (on Tues., June 23rd, 6-8:30 PM, at poster # D-08).
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Our eggplant in the patio garden is getting big quick, and has a very lovely + classic Solanaceae flower!
From last week's field trip for class, where my undergrads are learning about plant community ecology: Beechdrops (Epifagus virginiana) and Striped Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata).
I want to connect with and highlight more trans voices working with plants, wildlife, and the natural environment so I've created a starter pack! If this sounds like you, introduce yourself by quote-posting this skeet and I'll add you to the list 🏳️⚧️
I'm looking forward to being in Athens, GA later this month for #Evol2025! I'll be looking to meet folks and learn about the big questions (and new, exciting answers) in evolutionary biology for possible stories in @quantamagazine.bsky.social. Hit me up if you'll be there and want to chat.
#WithoutNSF I wouldn't have had the opportunity to complete a formative NSF-REU, where I encountered the weird and wonderful Polygala lewtonii (see: my cover image), a mixed-mating plant with below-ground (!) flowers which launched my research in plant reproductive biology and took me to my PhD
At an Earth Day event this evening, I was asked to talk about the 'Overview Effect' - the profound sense of awe many people feel when seeing the Earth from space.
I'm compiling a #Botany2025 #StarterPack to help bring together our Blue Sky community for the upcoming conference: go.bsky.app/Gu9T4st Once you submit your abstract and/or registration, reply here and I'll add you!
Botanical Society of America@botsocamerica.bsky.social · last yr.Abstract Submission Deadline is TODAY! #Botany2025 is your opportunity to share your research with 1000+ botanical scientists from around the globe. 🌴🌵 Join us in Palm Springs, CA, July 26–30, for an inspiring week of science, networking, and community. www.botanyconference.org
