Johanna Mappes
@jmappes.bsky.social
Professor of Ecology at the University of Helsinki 🧪 #Animal behaviour, #animal coloration, #evoeco, #moths, #sensory ecology #fundamental science I teach birds to play computer games
📢 PhD opportunity at the University of Helsinki! Join the ANEW project to study ecological networks, seed dispersal and biodiversity conservation under global change. Apply by 31 Aug 2026. 🔗 jobs.helsinki.fi/job/31_8_202... #PhD #Ecology #Conservation #AcademicJobs
Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation
Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation
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Thanks to a couple of recent Ws on the funding front, we have 3 open postdoc positions in Helsinki, Finland in the field of salmonid fish ecological and evolutionary genomics. DL 7.8. More details in advert: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Nature is wonderfully diverse—and so are people. 🌈 As evolutionary biologists, we know that diversity is one of nature's greatest strengths. Happy #Pride from the Wood Tiger Moth Lab! 🐛🏳️🌈 @aplantaginis.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
Taste of things to come (if things go bad) in Europe, maybe? Ping @jmappes.bsky.social @fishcongen.bsky.social
Jacquelyn Gill@jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 3mo agoOn NSF’s postdoc page, the biology and earth science fields have been completely eliminated; the only remaining fellowships are in math, astronomy, engineering, and “entrepreneurship.” Weird choice not to support research on the life support system for 8 billion people. www.nsf.gov/funding/post...
Oh! Our #biomimetic, #aposematic #wind turbine paper is out! @grahancock.bsky.social put together a fantastic short video explaining the study — so if you don’t feel like reading the paper, here’s the nutshell version! @helsinki.fi @behavecol.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg41...
Biomimetic aposematic wind turbines
YouTube video by George Hancock
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WP is clueless. The judgment is not about religious views/convictions. The judgment concerns author's (she is a doctor) medical views. False and derogatory medical claims made within the context of religious scripture do not enjoy the protection of religious freedom.
#chemicaldefence #volatiles #predators @aplantaginis.bsky.social Cool work by my cool student! 💪👇👇👇
Zowi Oudendijk@zowioudendijk.bsky.social · 4mo agoOne of my PhD chapters is now out! It’s a review on pyrazines in insects and their biological roles and their evolution. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @lepphylo.bsky.social @jmappes.bsky.social
Measuring predation in the wild is hard. @mherberstein.bsky.social We compared wing damage, artificial replicas, and bird surveys in Australian butterfly communities. Methods were complementary — together they better estimate predation risk. royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Complementary approaches to measure predation pressure on butterfly populations in Australia
Abstract. Predation pressure is a major force driving the evolution of anti-predatory traits, yet quantifying its intensity in the wild remains difficult.
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@koskenpato.bsky.social @caritalindstedt.bsky.social Why stay cryptic if chemically defended? In pine sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer) larvae, higher conspicuousness reduced survival. Weak warning signals may rely on behavior and grouping. academic.oup.com/beheco/advan... #Aposematism
High detectability costs select weak warning signals in chemically defended gregarious prey
Why do some chemically defended prey use weak visual signals when conspicuous aposematic coloration seems more effective for predator avoidance? Using weak
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With @nathist.bsky.social we revisited the Earophila badiata complex by using: Quantitative wing image analysis Genitalia + micro-CT mtCOI barcodes No support for several named taxa → synonymies proposed; fennokarelica reduced below subspecies rank. peerj.com/articles/206... #IntegrativeTaxonomy
Quantitative image analysis applied to revise the taxonomy of the Palearctic Earophila badiata species group (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)
The geometrid moth Earophila badiata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), which occurs widely in the Palearctic realm, has rapidly filled a large gap in its range across southern Finland during the past tw...
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This is an exciting opportunity to work in Helsinki, and in collaboration with us in Cambridge… on moth colouration. Could focus on the role of Ivory long non coding RNA in regulating melanisation…
Johanna Mappes@jmappes.bsky.social · 8mo agoThrilled to announce a Postdoc opportunity in our group on the evolutionary genetics and ecology of colour. Wonderful system, great collaborators, and room to shape your own ideas. Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...
And here is the working link: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Genetics & Ecology of Colour and Performance
Postdoctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Genetics & Ecology of Colour and Performance
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Johanna Mappes@jmappes.bsky.social · 8mo agoThrilled to announce a Postdoc opportunity in our group on the evolutionary genetics and ecology of colour. Wonderful system, great collaborators, and room to shape your own ideas. Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...
Thrilled to announce a Postdoc opportunity in our group on the evolutionary genetics and ecology of colour. Wonderful system, great collaborators, and room to shape your own ideas. Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...
Lue lisää tiedotteestamme: www.sll.fi/ajankohtaist... 2/2
Erittäin uhanalaisen suden metsästystä ei tule aloittaa
Susi on Suomessa erittäin uhanalainen laji ja Luonnonsuojeluliitto pitää suden yleistä metsästystä täysin ennenaikaisena ja ylimitoitettuna. Suotuisaa suojelun tasoa ei ole vielä saavutettu eikä…
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🚂 🚂 whoop whoop! Meillä @helsinki.fi #Viikki on yliopistonlehtorin pesti auki! Vastuullasi on kehittää ja opettaa tulevaisuuden ympäristöongelmien ja luontokadon ratkaisijoita. Saa kernaasti jakaa! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Yliopistonlehtori, opetus- ja tutkimusalana ympäristöbiologia
Yliopistonlehtori, opetus- ja tutkimusalana ympäristöbiologia
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Humane genetics and genomics position in Helsinki open for 9 more days!
Craig Primmer@fishcongen.bsky.social · 12mo ago3 prof positions open in Helsinki! 🧬Human genetics and genomics (open rank, DL 10.10) 🧬Cellular physiology (TT, DL 17.8) 🏙️ Ecological restoration of urban environments (open rank, DL 17.8) www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/... Come and join us in the happiest country in the world 5 years running!
One week to go! I am recruiting a postdoc, call ends October 7 🍃🌿☘️ In ecology, University of Helsinki is the leading university in Finland and the Nordics and the fifth-best in Europe (ShangaiRanking's 2024). And for 8 years in a row, Finland is still the happiest country in the world :-)
Julia Kemppinen@juliakemppinen.bsky.social · 11mo agoI am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to conduct experiments on tundra plants and microclimates 🌱🌡️💧❄️ Call ends October 7! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Selasin Meranon ja @persut.bsky.social pamfletin Suomen tiederahoituksesta (oikeasti: Akatemiasta). Kansi sanoo ”analyysi”, mutta pamfletti on osuvampi, ja kun kirjoittaja on sitä käyttänyt, mennään sillä. Luin nopsaan = ehkä jotain meni ohi, mutta nämä kantsii kirjoittaa selkeästi. 🧶
🚂 🚂 whoop whoop! Meillä @helsinki.fi #Viikki on yliopistonlehtorin pesti auki! Vastuullasi on kehittää ja opettaa tulevaisuuden ympäristöongelmien ja luontokadon ratkaisijoita. Saa kernaasti jakaa! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Yliopistonlehtori, opetus- ja tutkimusalana ympäristöbiologia
Yliopistonlehtori, opetus- ja tutkimusalana ympäristöbiologia
jobs.helsinki.fi
Iliana Medina and I assembled a team of 50+ amazing collaborators inc. @jmappes.bsky.social @hannahmrowland.bsky.social hmrowland.bsky.social @facasaro.bsky.social saro.bsky.social @jtroscianko.bsky.social + many not on Bsky to run a field predation experiment across six continents. 2/6
📰Published📰Diet for survival: testing the resource allocation hypothesis in an aposematic moth🦋 buff.ly/CbuRKZN 🧪🌍
Diet for survival: testing the resource allocation hypothesis in an aposematic moth
Emily Burdfield-Steel, Cristina Ottocento, Miriam Furlanetto, Bibiana Rojas, Ossi Nokelainen, Johanna Mappes This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be f…
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We are looking for Erasmus interns to help with our bird projects at Lammi Biological Station: www.helsinki.fi/en/research-... Apply here and specify that you are interested in the great tit project: www.lyyti.in/Application_...
New paper now out! Wing colouration in female wood tiger moths can be an honest signal of chemical defence, but only under specific conditions besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @biobiiana.bsky.social @jmappes.bsky.social @crisottocento.bsky.social
Honest signalling in predator–prey interactions: Testing the resource allocation hypothesis
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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Excited to soon start my new role as Academy of Finland Research Fellow 🦋🐛I’ll later be advertising a PhD position on tiger moth colour and genomics, and will be speaking at #ESEB2025 this week if you want an idea of what’s going on!
Applications for Winter 2025 conference attendance grants are trickling in, awarding up to £500 with a high success rate (if eligible). Deadline isn't until 1st October, but don't forget to get referee statements in by then too! All the info you need is here: www.asab.org/conference-g... @asab.org
ASAB Spring 2026@asab-meetings.bsky.social · last yr.ICYMI : #ASABWinter2025 will take place from December 15-16, once again in lovely Edinburgh! Registration is now open 🎉 Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks is August 29 🏃♀️🏃🏃♂️ More information here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/
"Esitys yliopistojen rahoituksen leikkaamisesta on täysin käsittämätön ajassa, jossa talouskasvu sakkaa jo valmiiksi”, sanoo rehtorimme Sari Lindblom valtionvarainministeriön ehdotuksesta. www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/k...
Rehtori Sari Lindblom: “Satojen miljoonien yliopistoleikkauksilla Suomi uppoaisi vain syvemmälle suohon” | Helsingin yliopisto
Valtiovarainministeriön ehdotus valtion vuoden 2026 budjetiksi julkaistiin 6. elokuuta. Esitys sisältää mittavia, satojen miljoonien leikkauksia yliopistojen, tutkimuksen ja innovaatioiden rahoituksee...
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