Status, threats and conservation of Earth’s migratory birds www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Status, threats and conservation of Earth’s migratory birds - Nature Reviews Biodiversity

Migratory bird species are globally ubiquitous but rely on diverse habitats and locations across their annual cycles, requiring unique conservation solutions relative to non-migratory birds. This Revi...

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The internet's biggest group project is way more organized than you think.

My posts most days. I'm sorry.

We can't wait to see everyone in Cleveland in a couple of days! You can find the schedule here and the QR code to download the app: www.evolutionmeetings.org/program.html

Program

The 2026 Virtual Event has concluded. Recorded talks will be available shortly via YouTube.

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Robert Ricklefs - in memoriam dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/r...

Robert Ricklefs – in memoriam

Robert Ricklefs, a giant of ecology, passed away on Sunday. It is hard to overstate the extensive impact Bob had on the field. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the US,…

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Ecology has lots one of its greats: Robert Ricklefs - in memoriam dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/r...

Robert Ricklefs – in memoriam

Robert Ricklefs, a giant of ecology, passed away on Sunday. It is hard to overstate the extensive impact Bob had on the field. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the US,…

dynamicecology.wordpress.com

The US truly seems to be pushing eager young scientists to reconsider their life goals of research & higher ed. I'm sure these anecdotes are being repeated for many of you & am curious what systematic efforts are underway to catalogue & measure this deterrent effect on future talent

"Unlike my good friends Dobzhansky and Simpson, I did not think that the only role I could take in a society was that of president." Ernst Mayr on why he became the first editor of Evolution.

What makes a coffee landscape full of birds? Is it how farms are managed, or how much forest is left around them? Read our latest paper in @jappliedecology.bsky.social and find out! And stay tuned for more news. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @selvaorgco.bsky.social

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

Extendimos el envío de resúmenes para el VIII Simposio Colombiano de Biología Evolutiva hasta el próximo 31 de mayo. Super invitadas e invitados a participar.

Today(!) during Hamilton Session I (11-12:30 EDT), I’ll be presenting our work on the molecular evolution of anthocyanin and carotenoid pigmentation loci 💖🧡🧬🍅🥔 #Evol2026

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Join us at virtual #Evol2026 this Friday to hear from the finalists for the SSE Hamilton Award for Outstanding Student Presentation! This symposium is in 3 sessions starting at 11 am Eastern.

Your daily Avian Hybrids story! The genetics of range expansion in Anna’s Hummingbird avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2023/04/19/t... #ornithology

The genetics of range expansion in Anna’s Hummingbird

Do we see local adaptation in the expanding populations?

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Este viernes es el último día para enviar resúmenes para carteles y presentaciones orales al VIII Simposio Colombiano de Biología Evolutiva. Les esperamos!

Virtual Evolution is this week! Check out the schedule here: www.evolutionmeetings.org/virtual-prog...

Virtual Program

Please use the link below to access the virtual program in advance of the conference, as well as the Zoom Event link where the event will be held.  NOTE:  Access to the Zoom event is only for paid...

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To support new junior faculty, JEB launched Kickstart Travel Grants to establish a new collaboration & and ECR Visiting Fellowships to bring an ECR to their new lab for a defined project. The next application deadline is 5 June www.biologists.com/grants/#jeb

If you're interested but haven't registered, the virtual meeting is *very* cost effective, ranging from $10 for students to $40 for professional non-members! www.evolutionmeetings.org

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Evolution Conference - The joint conference of the SSE, ASN, SSB

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Donate today to help support graduate students through our Graduate Research Excellence Grants program! These awards provide not only funds for impactful research but also a boost for students just starting their careers. www.gofundme.com/f/support-st...

Smithsonian Fish Curator position announcement! Note the application dates of May 12 – June 2, 2026. Should be posted here tomorrow: trustcareers.si.edu#js-careers-j...

Tomorrow!!

Society for the Study of Evolution@sse-evolution.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🎯April 15 is the last day to: - Save $100 on in-person meeting registration - Submit your virtual or in-person talk - Apply for the SSE Hamilton Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation! We look forward to seeing you online in May and in Cleveland in June! #Evol2026

VIII Simposio Colombiano de Biología Evolutiva Bogotá, 23-25 de julio Inscripciones abiertas 📣 Recepción de resúmenes para presentaciones orales y carteles hasta el 22 de mayo. Más info: lasalle.edu.co/es/viii-simp...

Early bird registration closes in two days! Don’t forget to join us at Evolution 2026. www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...

Evolution 2025 Registration

Evolution 2025 - the joint conference of the SSE, ASN, and SSB

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Did you know there is a Wikimedian in space? In 2019, Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch made the first-ever Wikipedia edit from space during her mission on the International Space Station. 🧵⬇️ (1/2)

It’s not sad having enemies, what it’s sad is that those enemies used to be my friends.

Our PhD student Kennedy Orwa, who studies applications of AI to health care, was hastily deported today to Kenya along with his 13-year-old son without opportunity to speak to legal counsel. King 5 reports that he held a valid visa that was rescinded without explanation.

UW graduate student deported through SEA as protesters demand answers

A union representing University of Washington graduate student workers says Kennedy Orwa’s student visa was rescinded without explanation.

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VIII Simposio Colombiano de Biología Evolutiva Bogotá, 23-25 de julio Inscripciones abiertas 📣 Diversidad de invitados, cursos precongreso y simposios temáticos: Biogeografía, filogenética, EvoDevo, morfometría, enseñanza de la evolución y mucho más... Más info: lasalle.edu.co/es/viii-simp...

What proportion of the sunflower genome has an indel in at least one individual? Basically all of it -- there's almost no sequence (at least at the 100kb window scale) found in all sunflowers!

I wrote this back in 2019, it is already the second version, and it probably needs an update. I still think it covers very well how others can manage my depressions.* *It is written for me so please be very cautious to apply this to others.

It’s here again, the time eater. 🙁

Project Hail Mary is a beautiful brilliant film. But molecular biologists be warned there's a deeply disturbing scene midway through when Ryan Gosling's scientist places two eppendorfs directly next to each other in an otherwise empty unbalanced microcentrifuge & sets it spinning with wild abandon.