🚨🐒Join the Urban Vervet Project! We are currently looking for a research assistant to strengthen our on-site team at the beautiful Simbithi Eco Estate in South Africa. More info below 👇 @sofiaforss.bsky.social

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Replication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecology

Replicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d

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Kate Laskowski@katelaskowski.bsky.social · 2w ago

For anyone that missed my talk at @isbe2026.bsky.social - never you fear! You can watch my talk and read more about the new Replication Studies section at @behavecol.bsky.social right here! laskowskilab.faculty.ucdavis.edu/2026/07/22/r...

how does seasonal migration evolve? this question is to the heart of our focus and here we use common garden approach to characterise the amount of seasonal change in chromatin accessibility in ancestral migratory and derived resident populations of the Eurasian blackcap doi.org/10.1098/rstb...

New issue of #PhilTransB: Ecological #epigenetics at the intersection of behaviour and life history variation in non-model animals. Read #OA: buff.ly/6v4pqCo

Big shout out to @bjimeno.bsky.social who was the driving force behind this. Many thanks to the fellow co-editors and all authors!!

Blanca Jimeno@bjimeno.bsky.social · 2w ago

After lots of work behind the scenes, our Phil. Trans. B @royalsocietypublishing.org special issue on Ecological epigenetics is finally out! 🎉 We, the editors, wrote an introduction that we hope sets the scene. Hope you'll enjoy reading it! 👇 royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...

Interested in the evolutionary genomics of host-pathogen interactions or the evolutionary ecology of senescence? 1 week left to apply for the two postdoc positions in our badger - bovine TB project🦡🦠🧪🧬👇

Barbara Tschirren@btschirren.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are recruiting 🌟2 postdoctoral researchers🌟 for a NERC Large Grant project on the eco-evolutionary dynamics of badger - bovine tuberculosis (bTB) interactions.

Join us in Vienna! We are looking for a PhD student and a Postdoc to investigate innovation in corvids within the “Comparative ecological innovation styles” project funded by @fwf-at.bsky.social. More info: barbaraklump.com Application deadline July 24th. Please share widely!

Very good story from a high-quality journalist @timvernimmen.bsky.social in National Graphic on our paper in the @royalsociety.org special issue.

Tim Vernimmen@timvernimmen.bsky.social · 2w ago

My latest story for the National Geographic website is about a peculiar fish and how marine reserves allow it to live its best life, featuring Margarida Barceló Serra and @keesvanoers.bsky.social. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Again another case showing it is not the numbers of birds that are killed by turbines but the specific vulnerable birds that make these giant shredders not a sustainable solution for generating renewable energy

Common Tern Project@commonternproject.bsky.social · 2w ago

Although the GPS loggers are teaching us lots of really cool things about the members of Central Europe's last gull-billed tern colony, sometimes the news is just the saddest:

What does it mean to be an ecologist? 🔎🔬📸 The Ecologists in Action category of our Capturing Ecology competition celebrates the people behind ecology, working to understand and protect our natural world. Submit your photos by 31 August 👇 BES members enter for free. 

Ecology Photo Competition | Capturing Ecology 2026 | BES

Enter the BES 2026 annual ecology photo competition and submit pictures of ecology that showcase nature, wildlife and research for a chance to win prizes.

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Wonderful new initiative at ESEB! If you have ideas how to make Evolutionary Biology Research more impactful: your ideas are wanted!!

European Society for Evolutionary Biology@eseb.bsky.social · 2w ago

Excited to launch the first call for proposals focusing on policy and/or societal impact of evolutionary biology research. Activities might include: ✅ local meetings on policy and/or societal impact ✅ actions to influence policy 💰€500-2K available Read more here and apply: shorturl.at/ixlby

Dream PhD opening! Innovation in wild falcons! Application deadline Aug 1🦅

Do you have a background in behavioural ecology and are you interested in doing a PhD in Australia? I’m looking for new grad students so check out our website (BobWongLab.org) or come find me in Torino at #ISBE2026. 🐟🐠

We are excited to announce that #Behaviour2027 (XXXIX International Ethological Congress) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria! We are looking forward to having you all join us next year from August 23-27. Please follow and share!

A huge thank you to Wiley Ecology and Evolution for sponsoring four €100 poster awards, and to @physaliacourses.bsky.social for providing the Best Overall Poster presenter, Tim David, with a free course! Congratulations to all our winners and everyone who presented at #EMPSEB31! 👏🧬

Our Associate Editor @sarahjose.bsky.social reports back from #ExE2026 at @uniexecec.bsky.social. Key themes included microbiomes, ageing, behaviour, environmental change, long-term studies such as @soaysheep.bsky.social, and @plos.org focus area of Open Science. everyone.plos.org/2026/07/21/f...

From long-term field studies to wild microbiomes: themes from Evolution x Ecology 2026 - EveryONE

Image: Conference photo courtesy of Erik Postma (University of Exeter) This blog was written by PLOS One Associate Editor Sarah Jose, who…

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My #ExE2026 conference post is now live! It was great chatting with attendees about their research and learning more about the field. Thanks again to the organisers @erikpostma.bsky.social, @btschirren.bsky.social, @blongdon.bsky.social, @ali--wilson.bsky.social, and @hansonmark.bsky.social!

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Our Associate Editor @sarahjose.bsky.social reports back from #ExE2026 at @uniexecec.bsky.social. Key themes included microbiomes, ageing, behaviour, environmental change, long-term studies such as @soaysheep.bsky.social, and @plos.org focus area of Open Science. everyone.plos.org/2026/07/21/f...

New paper out! 🎉 Common waxbills (Estrilda astrild) have spread far beyond their native African range, reaching cooler regions - so how do they cope when temperatures drop? doi.org/10.1016/j.cb... @ecobird.bsky.social

✍ New blog post! All Popular Science Articles Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful jenteottenburghs.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/a... These pieces can spark your curiosity and point you in the right direction. But genuine understanding requires time, effort, and more reading.

All Popular Science Articles Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful

These articles should be seen as a starting point for further reading.

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🔈New study! Microplastics found in 62% of White-throated Dipper broods in Scotland & Basque Country. No body condition effects detected. Led by @cmartin3.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @aranzadiornito.bsky.social 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Ornithology🐦 #Microplastics #Freshwater💧

#ISBE2026 Had a great experience presenting my PhD project, supervised by Prof. Kees van Oers (@keesvanoers.bsky.social) and Dr Eva Serrano-Davies. Thank you to everyone who attended my talk and the inspiring chats afterwards :D @isbe2026.bsky.social

Excited to present my new study on great tits tomorrow (Tuesday) at 16:30 at @isbe2026.bsky.social ✨

There are still free spots for the 2nd edition of the 5-day course: "Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis in R", run in collaboration with the @eco-aeet.bsky.social This year we are running the event at beautiful and historic @ucoimbra.bsky.social (Portugal) Info: aeet.org/events/2026/... #rstats

Course Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis in R, 2ed

This course provides a practical introduction to modern methods of evidence synthesis, with a focus on systematic review and meta-analysis in ecology and evolution.

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Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology@cnc-uc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📚 Applications are open for the 2nd edition of the course Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis in R. 🗓️ Oct 19–23, 2026 📍 University of Coimbra 📝 Apply until Sept 18 🔗 www.cnc.uc.pt/pt/systemati... @ucoimbra.bsky.social

Definitely go here!! Not only because it is such an important topic, but also because @katelaskowski.bsky.social initiated a new section in our own @isbe2026.bsky.social journal where you can publish these results!!! 🥳👍🏻💪🏻

Kate Laskowski@katelaskowski.bsky.social · 2w ago

Are you jazzed about rigorous research and want to figure out how to incorporate more practices in your group? Come to my talk today (Tues) @isbe2026.bsky.social at 2pm in the Londra room! I'll be spreading the gospel about the new Replication Studies section in Behavioral Ecology!

Such a pity I am not able to attend #isbe2026 in person. However, extremely happy that my PhD students @xiaomeichi.bsky.social (poster) and Xinrui Wang (presentation) are presenting parts of their research. Make sure to chat to them @isbe2026.bsky.social

ISBE2026 (@isbe2026.bsky.social)

International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress, Turin (Italy) 20-24 July 2026 www.isbe2026.com

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Hey @isbe2026.bsky.social - I’ll be in Turin from tomorrow, and looking to recruit PhD student and postdoc to my lab in Stockholm soon… anyone interested in parasites, sexual selection, transgen effects, fish (guppy) tracking - let’s meet up!

This was such an amazing conference!! So well-organized and amazing speakers and venue! Looking forward to the next edition in Edinburgh!

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

Our stellar 🤩 list of invited speakers #ExE2026: @danielbolnick.bsky.social Trine Bilde, Dan Nussey, @sevans.bsky.social @andrewfoote.bsky.social @cleliagasparini.bsky.social Sarah Knowles, @liamlachs.bsky.social, Lizy Mittell, @keesvanoers.bsky.social, Alex Popadopolous & Katja Räsänen. evoxeco.uk

New publication: Reactions of captive adult #greattits toward aposematic #prey: effects of #personality by @keesvanoers.bsky.social and others. doi.org/10.1093/behe...

Waarom krijgen dieren jonkies in de #lente? ‘Dieren timen hun voortplantingsgedrag op basis van het beschikbare voedsel’, vertelt NIOO-onderzoeker @keesvanoers.bsky.social aan Quest. In Nederland is het meeste eten er in het #voorjaar. Lees het artikel: www.quest.nl/natuur/diere...

Waarom krijgen dieren jonkies in de lente?

De lammetjes dartelen in de wei en de vogels broeden op hun ei. De lente brengt niet alleen hogere temperaturen, maar verwelkomt ook een boel jonge diertjes. Waarom valt die geboortegolf precies in di...

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