Here are high-quality genome assemblies for the hybridizing field crickets Gryllus pennsylvanicus and Gryllus firmus, key models in speciation research! Each assembly is to chromosome scale, with nearly complete genomes. The authors also identify a major inversion on the X chromosome. 1/2

I'm honored to receive an Honorable Mention for this year's Hamilton Award from the Society for the Study of Evolution! Thanks to everyone who contributed to this work, and congratulations to Savanna Brown, @princetonvaughn.bsky.social, and all the other finalists!

Society for the Study of Evolution@sse-evolution.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are pleased to recognize two Honorable Mentions for this award, Savanna Brown and Gabrielle Welsh! www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo... @gwelsh.bsky.social

Congratulations to this year’s Hamilton Award winner, Princeton Vaughn! @princetonvaughn.bsky.social www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...

Leaf-mimicking katydids don’t just use their funky camouflage to survive, they’re using it to find love too! 🥰🍃💘 New paper out now in #ProcB @royalsocietypublishing.org (Photo cred: Christian Ziegler): doi.org/10.1098/rspb... 1/n

Thrilled that our new review article on animal hybridization is now up on EcoEvoRxiv! 🎉 Working on this review with @mollyschumer.bsky.social was a blast, and it was such a wonderful opportunity to catch up on all the amazing work in animal hybridization over the last few years!

Molly Schumer@mollyschumer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Excited to share this new pre-print from the fantastic @kelsiehunnicutt.bsky.social! Kelsie put together a thoughtful and thorough review on hybridization in animal evolution: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v.... She tracks notable shifts in perspectives on the study of hybridization through time.

So excited to share our new work out in @evolletters.bsky.social today! doi.org/10.1093/evle... Sexual signals and preferences for them often differ across groups, contributing to reproductive isolation. But how do new signals evolve if females already have preferences for existing ones? (1/4)

How relaxed preferences facilitate the evolution of novel animal signals

Abstract. The evolution of novel animal signals is critical to the generation of biodiversity. Here, we explore how new sexual signals become established.

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Cricket crew! @dalebroder.bsky.social @gwelsh.bsky.social 🦗

This is such a winning idea that will help solve the current challenges of replication in the field of animal behavior, while also providing an excellent opportunity for early-stage grad students (and even undergrads!) to learn how to science. @behavecol.bsky.social

Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan@ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · last yr.

Exciting new venue for publishing these close replications!! Woohoo! Love this idea and project, Kate! #ABS2025 #BreakingNews

If you know anyone who might be interested in working as a technician before a PhD, I'm looking for someone to work with me to generate some amazing data to understand the genetics of behavior, sex differences, and reproduction in an evolutionary context. Bonus? Amazing and supportive department!

We have a postdoc position available in the lab on post-copulatory barriers in hybridizing crickets. We have genomic data ready to be analyzed and crickets ready for experiments. This is a great collaborative group and a study system with a lot of potential for new projects. Join us!