Great article about our very own @rebeccajquah.bsky.social's amazing research into marsupial diets and conservation translocations!

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 2w ago

'Rat kangaroos' reintroduced to Dirk Hartog Island as researchers get hands dirty

Being shackled with the inordinate amount of pre-semester admin work got me like:

Hey @spavel.bsky.social I hope you don’t mind but we did the thing for real

happy pride moth everyone

Jon's new study in @natecoevo.nature.com shows that genetic rescue can increase long-term fitness despite elevating putative genetic load. Interested? Check out our paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... A short thread below 🧵 Coauthored by @jacek-radwan.bsky.social and @mkonczal.bsky.social

Genetic rescue increases long-term fitness despite elevating putative genetic load in a male-dimorphic mite - Nature Ecology & Evolution

An experiment with male-dimorphic mites shows long-lasting benefits of genetic rescue, regardless of type of male rescuer and despite introducing genetic load, in populations subjected to a thermal st...

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Update! The posting for the postdoc opening in my lab is up! Apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/319...

Dan Schrider@samurscicop.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Please circulate: I will have a postdoc opening soon, ideally with a start date sometime this summer or fall. If you're interested in empirical population genetics, computational methods development, and/or evolutionary modeling via simulation, don't hesitate to reach out. For more info on the lab:

Check out this postgraduate opportunity (Masters or PhD) at Edith Cowan University. 🎣 Fisheries genomics of nearshore, estuarine and/or freshwater species 🗓️ 3yrs 💰 $41,000 /yr 👀 www.ecu.edu.au/scholarships... 🚨Deadline: Monday 15 June

🧬 Looking for a fin-tastic Masters or PhD project? 🐟 I'm currently looking for a #Masters or #PhD student to work on fisheries #genomics here in Perth! Multiple spp. to choose from, direct industry partnership & a fully-funded scholarship: check out the flyer for more info! #PopGen #ConsGen 🧪

I implore everyone to read this brilliant book review of Kathryn Paige Harden new book on the genetics of criminality. It cuts right through the bullshit to state plainly what Harden's project really is: eugenics bullshit and grifting lareviewofbooks.org/article/orig...

Natural Election | Los Angeles Review of Books

Kathryn Paige Harden’s new book offers a defense of a kind of Scientific Calvinism that converges with the eugenicist ideals of the contemporary Far Right.

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The City of Stirling is proposing local law amendments to recreational fishing in local lake reserves after a string of water bird deaths and entanglements due to recreational fishing of invasive carp. These reserves are important sanctuaries for urban water birds including black swans.

"The fact that there is no current consensus of biological sex is not antithetical to science... However, the field urgently needs an ethical and reproducible approach for discussing sex" There is No Consensus on Biological Sex

There is No Consensus on Biological Sex

At this critical moment when misinformation about sex is being applied to policy globally, scientific clarification on the definition of biological sex is valuable. Here, we evaluate the primary…

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Becoming a Bug Freak by losing it every time I see a cool bug in my garden, like this perching mantis on my saltbush this morning!

Special Issue on Genetic Rescue is out 🎉🎉🎉 The 21 papers on the SI highlight how evolutionary biology can enhance resilience & long-term survival of biodiversity. Introducing genetically diverse individuals can boost fitness in small, isolated populations 🧬🌿 doi.org/10.1111/eva.70225

Enjoyed getting to chat invasive corellas with Channel Nine News. Perth and Bunbury have large flocks of corellas established from aviary escapes and now naturalised. They are poorly studied and no longer being actively managed. We have commenced research on their ecology and genetics.

Are white sharks really fleeing every time killer whales show up? 🦈 New research from @flindersuniversity.bsky.social, published in @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social suggests the story isn’t so simple. www.scimex.org/newsfeed/whi... #WildlifeResearch @bellareeves.bsky.social 1/4

White sharks vs. killer whales: white sharks not always fearful of kil

White sharks vs. killer whales: white sharks not always fearful of killer whales While killer whales (Orcinus orca) can trigger immediate departure of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)

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We flocked over to watch 🦜Nirjana Dewan🦜(@nirjana-dewan.bsky.social) talk about the conservation genomics of the white-tailed black cockatoos! @rowanlym.bsky.social @theg-cat.bsky.social

New title slide for my first year taxonomy lecture just dropped:

Michael Baym@baym.lol · 6mo ago

I have a new quest: to get hold of a high-res scan of this letter to go alongside my Very Poorly one

Are you ready to take your science communication or media engagement to the next level? If so, this workshop looks great! cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/events-and-s...

Big new blogpost! My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more. --> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful. www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...

New review! Theory & a practical guide to structural variants in popgen🧬 Many thanks to my co-authors: @rebekahoomen.bsky.social @annatigano.bsky.social @marenwellenreuther.bsky.social @janawold.bsky.social @dlfield.bsky.social @clairemerot.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco‐Evolutionary Population Genomics

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has greatly expanded researchers' ability to study structural variants (SVs), that is, the variation in the presence, number, orientation or position of a DNA sequence. ....

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Very cool study of mummified cheetah feat. ancient genomes (and a nostalgic reminder of my original dream to do a PhD in cheetah genomics) (alas it was not to be) (fish are pretty cool too though)

Laura Bertola@lauradbertola.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Mummified cave cheetahs inform rewilding actions in Saudi Arabia www.nature.com/articles/s43...

One of my favourite parts about the Noongar season of Birak: it's also tick-tock season! My fave noisy bug(ger)s!

Our rapid assessment of the #EPBC Act reform package that's set to pass the senate theconversation.com/long-sought-... - Led by Justine Bell-James, with @drphilmccormack.bsky.social @yungenchee.bsky.social and me. #ESA2025 @aunz.theconversation.com @biodivcouncil.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

Long-sought environmental law reform is finally here. But will the compromise deal actually protect nature?

After years of failed attempts, Australia’s environmental laws are finally getting an overhaul. But will they stop the damage done to nature?

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Quick explainer on some of the main features of the new nature laws, noting some details remain to be seen

Seven ways Australia’s nature laws are changing after Labor’s deal with the Greens

Legislation to reform the EPBC Act runs to hundreds of pages – here are the main changes

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Had a bit of a wander on campus yesterday (because who wants to mark exams?) for Bug Hunt Aus and saw my first blue-banded bee, which was awesome!

Very proud of our PhD student @nirjana-dewan.bsky.social for delivering an excellent talk at #AOC2025 on her white-tailed black cockatoo genomics work this morning! Looking forward to being able to share some nicely assembled genomes in the near future...stay tuned!

Ending a conference with a mild panic attack because I left my laptop in a lecture theatre for a couple hours and forgot 😳

Let’s set aside the question of whether these edited animals *are* the species they’re claimed to be - what possible argument would there BE for releasing them into a wild that isn’t the ecosystem they went extinct from? It would likely be condemning behaviorally-unequipped animals to slow death.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 10mo ago

One of the world’s most important nature groups is weighing a call for a temporary ban on allowing genetically engineered plants or animals, such as canines edited to appear like extinct “dire wolves,” from being released into the wild.

What are the ‘social dimensions’ of moving species for conservation and why does engaging with them matter? This is the focus of our new paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... published in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social olevo.bsky.social led by ever talented @aisrayne.bsky.social 📷 Kevin Parker

#AES2025 Day2, Jackson Randell discusses the importance of understanding genetic purging and its implications for trapdoor spider conservation 🕷️ @austevolsoc.bsky.social @brunobuzatto.bsky.social @rowanlym.bsky.social @reneecatullo.bsky.social

Renée Claire Firman@pebblemouse.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Great flash talk by Jackson Randell at #AES2025! @ceb-uwa.bsky.social