Trade-offs Between Intergenerational and Transgenerational Effects: experimental data and demographic simulation model of multigenerational trade-offs in evolution: academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...

Evolutionary trade-offs between intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects

Abstract. Intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects can shape evolutionary processes. Theoretically, however, intergenerational and transgene

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Megan Head at ANU is advertising this amazing postdoc position on thermal tolerance in insects. Canberra is a great place to live and work. Don't listen to the haters! jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...

Postdoctoral Fellow - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia

Classification:  Academic Level ASalary package: $91,546 - $114,906 per annum plus 17% superannuation Terms:  Full time, Fixed term (up to 2 years) (flexible arrangements, job share, or part time hour...

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What a pleasure to attend the @isbe2026.bsky.social Hamilton Lecture by Emeritus Professor Leigh W Simmons. Bonus for @ceb-uwa.bsky.social people to enjoy it not once but twice!

Centre for Evolutionary Biology at UWA@ceb-uwa.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our director, Leigh W. Simmons, delivers the Hamilton Lecture at #ISBE2026 🇮🇹 @isbe2026.bsky.social @behavecol.bsky.social Highlighting contributions to the understanding of female agency in sexual selection over his career, we congratulate Leigh on being distinguished as 2026’s Hamilton Lecture.

Brain morphology mediates cognitive impacts of neuroactive pollution on fish. @monashbiol.bsky.social PhD student @el-moore.bsky.social discusses the results of a project carried out in collaboration with colleagues from @stockholm-uni.bsky.social at #ISBE2026. #BobWongLab

Great talk by @brainiants.bsky.social on the first day of @isbe2026.bsky.social on intraspecific variation in Oz ants 🐜

Kimberley Wong@brainiants.bsky.social · 2w ago

I’ve been busy at #ISBE2026 🇮🇹 presenting the results of the 1st chapter of my PhD thesis 🐜 If you missed my talk on intraspecific variation in an ant endemic to Australia, come chat at tonight’s social event or reach out! @ceb-uwa.bsky.social @mandyridley.bsky.social @notthebestsam.bsky.social

What a lovely opportunity to present Gabe’s work @isbe2026.bsky.social We missed you at the conference @gabrielmelhado.bsky.social

Bob Wong@bbmwong.bsky.social · 2w ago

PhD student @gabrielmelhado.bsky.social couldn‘t make it to #ISBE2026 so the wonderful @upama.bsky.social stepped in (🙏) to share the results of Gabe’s work looking at effects of pharmaceutical pollution on sickness behaviour & immunity in Australian rainbowfish. @monashbiol.bsky.social #BobWongLab

Watch this space! The paper in @conphysjournal.bsky.social should come out very soon. 🐟💉🐂

Bob Wong@bbmwong.bsky.social · 2w ago

How does endocrine disrupting pollution impact immunity and reproduction in fish? @upama.bsky.social sharing results from our latest research paper at #ISBE2026. #BobWongLab

Lovely fish dinner with @upama.bsky.social after a wonderful day at #ISBE2026 talking about fish 🐠.

Insights into sexual selection of trapdoor spiders 🕷️ Another talk by @naminganame.bsky.social at #ISBE2026 🇮🇹 covering novel mate guarding behaviour and evolution of sexual structures in Mygalomorphs in WA 🇦🇺 Read the Nature Note here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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!

The effects of androgenic pollution on immune-reproductive trade-offs 💉 A great talk delivered by @upama.bsky.social on day 2 of #ISBE2026 🇮🇹 on the immune responses of mosquito fish in relation to agricultural pollutants. Watch this space for the upcoming paper in Conservation Physiology!

The Art of Ant War 🛡️ @invertebrateissy.bsky.social presenting her work on battlefield complexity on any warfare outcomes in native and introduced 🐜 in WA. #ISBE2026

It begins! @isbe2026.bsky.social is officially on! I'll attempt to skeet from most talks I attend o follow this thread to increase your FOMO levels if you're not already here 😀

We’re here at #ISBE2026 in Torino! 🇮🇹✨ Come connect with us and watch some great talks over the coming week 🥂 @pebblemouse.bsky.social @upama.bsky.social @1jonevans.bsky.social @naminganame.bsky.social @invertebrateissy.bsky.social @brainiants.bsky.social

Reunion of some current and former lab members in Padova ahead of the 12th International Conference of Poeciliid and Goodeid Biologists.

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. 🐟🐠

What a great honour and privilege to give an ECR plenary at #ASSAB2026! Great line of excellent speakers throughout the day. Thanks ASSAB for an amazing day 1 of the conference 🐟💊🐟🙏🏽

ASSAB@animbehav.bsky.social · last mo.

Fantastic first talk by @upama.bsky.social and their talk about "Sex and stress In a changing world". Make sure to check out their paper. #ASSAB2026

👀Behind the Paper!👀 @upama.bsky.social shares how fluctuating salinity can leave reproductive signatures in mosquitofish, the challenges of conducting biochemical assays with tiny sample volumes, and how birding and butterflying sparked her interest in ecology!🐟️ Read it here buff.ly/Jk4J26g 🧪🌍️

Upama Aich | Salty ups and downs: fluctuating salinity affects egg and ejaculate investments

In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Upama Aich – a Forrest Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia – discusses her paper “Developmental environ…

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📣🧬 Postdoc Alert🧬📣 We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at Susan.Johnston@ed.ac.uk 🙂 Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Check out Raiko Rafeeq's first PhD paper in @royalsocietypublishing.org Biology Letters looking at effects of antidepressant exposure on boldness and individuality across social contexts in southern pygmy perch. royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article... 📸 David Paul/Museums Victoria

Postdoc position (level A/B) in feral cat management available at @murdoch.edu.au Due date: 13 Jun 2026 🔗 murdoch.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Murdoc...

New paper alert! In this Current Biology paper led by Hassan Al Razi, we show that chimpanzees in Rwanda adjust nest construction with weather conditions. @ox.ac.uk @oxford-anthro.bsky.social @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

So grateful that our work on the effect of pharmaceutical pollution in fish @animalecology.bsky.social is among top 10 most-cited papers published in 2024. A huge thanks to co-1st author @gio-polverino.bsky.social & all collaborators @bbmwong.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social

Exposure to an antidepressant can affect spatial learning in male guppies pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... @jackmanera.bsky.social @bbmwong.bsky.social

Neuroactive Pollution Disrupts Cognition in Fish by Causing Sex-Specific Effects on Spatial Learning

Cognition underpins how animals perceive, navigate, and respond to their environment, yet these fundamental processes are increasingly threatened by environmental pollutants. Neuroactive pharmaceutica...

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Nice to see our work featured in The Guardian — showing that sperm quality can decline the longer it is stored. @krishsanghvi11.bsky.social @itchyshin.bsky.social

Royal Society Publishing@royalsocietypublishing.org · 4mo ago

#ProcB in @theguardian.com | Sperm storage causes sperm senescence in human and non-human animals: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Proposals are due May 18 for the Graduate Research Excellence Grants! Up to $2500 for 1st and 2nd year grad students and $3500 for 3rd years and above. Evaluation criteria and sample proposals available online: www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

How do organisms maintain fitness in a fluctuating environment? @upama.bsky.social and colleagues found that trade-offs in reproductive allocation in mosquito fish depend on sex and age. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec... @bbmwong.bsky.social @mikejennions.bsky.social

Are current methods inaccurate in quantifying ageing & selective disappearance? We compare methods using simulations, analytical solutions, and empirical data, across life histories & methodologies (eg incomplete data). Surprising results & several recommendations. ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

Does early-life environment stress affect future reproductive investment? 🌊🐟 Our new paper found that when raised in fluctuating salinity, mosquitofish females produce eggs with lower protein, while older males had higher ejaculate glycogen content! Read the full paper here doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Functional Ecology@funecology.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📰Published📰Salty start: How early-life stress and age change future reproductive investment🐟️ buff.ly/YB74uJO 🧪🌍️

How can we tell if potoroos & bandicoots are afraid of feral cats? With peanut butter balls, of course! Read about past @deakinuniversity.bsky.social Honours student, Te Ao Marama Eketone's study! theconversation.com/when-feral-c... Research 👉 zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

When feral cats are away, potoroos and bandicoots are more likely to play

When feral cats are scarce, potoroos and bandicoots forage more freely, altering their behaviour and chances of survival.

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