I am glad I could contribute to this project, greatly led by Liliia Baikova and Emiliano Mancini, in which we put niche modeling at the service of genetic structuring. It was very fun and stimulating working on something different from my main field. Link: doi.org/10.1111/jbi....

Unveiling the Genetic Structure and Ecological Niche Diversification of the Stingless Bee Tetragonisca angustula (Meliponini) in Peruvian Amazon

Aim Tetragonisca angustula, one of the most widespread stingless bees in the Neotropics, is commonly reared for meliponiculture. In this work we aimed to shed light on the genetic structuring of thi...

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SDMs are powerful tools, but only if feed them with the right variables (be biologists, not blind programmers!). We show how data dredging approaches relying on the 19 bioclimatic variables can lead to misleading predictions & interpretation. Led by @giordanomancini.bsky.social shorturl.at/Y2BpC

It's done! Yesterday I defended my PhD :) and (apparently) I am still alive! Crazy day but I am just so glad to have shared this journey with many amazing people :) time to celebrate 🎉 🎉 #PhD

Great time last week at the @scbitaly.bsky.social congress on conservation biology in L'Aquila! A super cool congress with a great field trip to Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park :)

Back to yesterday, when we officially kicked off #ECR2025 here in L’Aquila! President Michela Pacifici and Vice President @lisatedeschi.bsky.social of SCB Italy, together with Michele Lussu from the Secretariat, opened the conference. Stay tuned! 🌍 #conservationbiology

In this study, featuring a long list of collaborators from the COST Action ClimBAT, we predict that climate change will reshape European bat communities and functional assemblages 🦇🦇🦇 with potential major consequences for ecosystems. @orlyrazgour.bsky.social shorturl.at/HRMtY

Hey our paper is out on @ecography.bsky.social ! We provided new generation length estimates for the world's amphibians and reptiles! Many thanks to the sRedList WG @m-dimarco.bsky.social @lsantinieco.bsky.social and others!! nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Generation length of the world's amphibians and reptiles

Variation in life histories influences demographic processes, from adaptive changes to population declines leading to extinction. Among life history traits, generation length offers a critical featur...

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Happy New Year! I updated my webpage of envirionment-related scholarships, grants, & awards: www.aerinjacob.ca/funding--awa... It includes: * science * action & policy * communication * travel awards * international tho' emphasis on N Am, Africa, & women Please share. #ConservationFunding

Funding & awards

A list of conservation-related scholarships, fellowships, funding, and awards.

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Wildlife hates noisy neighbors as much as I do! Thrilled to announce my first paper, published online in GECCO! We explore how wildlife adjusts its spatio-temporal niche in the short term, to cope with human presence. Read it here! 👉https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03053

📢 New in Diversity & Distribution Ignoring sex-biased dispersal can lead to overestimation of species range shift. Sex-specific dispersal is 🔑 4 modelling species distribution under #climatechange doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... by @lsantinieco.bsky.social with @giordanomancini.bsky.social paper #2/5

The Neglected Role of Sex‐Biased Dispersal in Range‐Shift Prediction Under Climate Change

Studies aimed at estimating species response to climate change generally employ correlative species distribution models (SDMs) coupled with dispersal scenarios. However, dispersal distances are gener...

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