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Jacintha Ellers

@jellers

Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Interested in why species lose traits, genome evolution, urban adaptation, global change ecology.

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Abstract submission may be closed, but it is not too late to sign up to attend the NLSEB Annual meeting. Great plenary talks and a great line up of talks and posters. And thanks to our sponsors NWO and @isme-microbes.bsky.social for helping making this meeting possible.

04.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Evolution 2026 meeting logo. Clilp art of a globe and laptop showing a virtual presentation. Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Global Meeting Participation.

Evolution 2026 meeting logo. Clilp art of a globe and laptop showing a virtual presentation. Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Global Meeting Participation.

SSE is pleased to offer free virtual #Evol2026 registration to all SSE members residing in 152 countries and territories around the world including India, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Request your free registration code today! www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...

24.02.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Join us on 4 Feb. to say hello, share ideas, give feedback and plan ahead!

29.01.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lipids as currency in parasitoid competition: Interactions between two lipid-scavenging species Lipid scavengers are organisms that rely on exogenous lipid acquisition as they lack the ability to synthesize fatty acids de novo or in sufficient qu…

Excited about this new paper studying competition between lipid-scavenging #parasitoids sharing the same host. The later-arriving species shifts to #hyperparasitism to ensure sufficient resources. Don't miss the amazing photos!

#nasonia #evolution #behaviour
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

25.01.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
UniversitΓ€t Freiburg

🌳 PhD Position in Forest Genetics @uni-freiburg.de
Join the BeGenDiv project to study genetic diversity of ~30 tree & shrub species across Germany’s Biodiversity Exploratories.
🧬 Fieldwork, lab work, bioinformatics & interdisciplinary collaboration
More info & apply: uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...

19.12.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Every year #ESEB distinguishes a young evolutionary biologist with the John Maynard Smith Prize!

πŸ“£Nominations for the 2026 prize are due by January 15th!πŸ“£

Find out more here: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...

16.12.2025 12:53 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Vacature β€” PhD candidate; Mechanism and assembly of type VII secretion system machineries We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated PhD candidate to join Dr. Catalin Bunduc’s team in the Molecular Microbiology Section of the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE).

🚨PhD position alert🚨

πŸ”¬Cryo-EM? βœ… 🧫Membrane proteins? - we've got 165 TMs for you! βœ…

Join me and the teamπŸ‘₯ in beautiful Amsterdam🚴 to untangle the amazing mycobacterial protein secretion machinery!

πŸ“Apply here: tinyurl.com/mmxnfpnw

πŸ“†Deadline: 23 January

#PhDstudent #T7SS #cryoEM #newPI

12.12.2025 15:06 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Multigenerational exposure to high-fat and high-sugar diets exacerbates reproductive distress in an insect model Abstract. In several insect models, high-fat diets and high-sugar diets have detrimental effects, but it is largely unknown if multigenerational exposure c

*New paper alert*
So proud of this paper led by MSc student Jasmin Merkel!

It shows the long-term detrimental effects of high sugar diet and the lack of evolutionary adaptation to it. This is in insects but humans probably don't fare much better...
academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...

10.12.2025 08:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So happy for you Aileen, it is a great new opportunity! (Although I am sad that you are leaving VU Amsterdam)

26.11.2025 07:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 Jane Goodall Institute says β€˜tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

RIP Jane Goodall. You'll live through the inspiration you instilled in all of us.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

01.10.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi #eseb2025 folks

Are you an evolutionary biologist from Dutch origin or
working in the Netherlands?
Come join the NLSEB networking event on Tuesday at 19.00 for a drink in Bar Estrella, Av Diagonal 10

18.08.2025 14:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't miss out on this networking event:
All evolutionary biologists working in, or originating from the Netherlands are joining up for drinks!

18.08.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Are you at #ESEB2025 in Barcelona?

Join the Netherlands Society for Evolutionary Biology (NLSEB) for a community meetup!

πŸ“… Tuesday, 19:00
πŸ“ Bar Estrella, Av. Diagonal 10, Saint Marti, Barcelona

(Re)connect with the Dutch evolutionary biology community!

18.08.2025 12:13 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Open positions | University of Helsinki Read about our range of career options and apply now. Application processes ends on the date indicated in the job ad at 23.59 local Helsinki time (EEST).

3 prof positions open in Helsinki!

🧬Human genetics and genomics (open rank, DL 10.10)
🧬Cellular physiology (TT, DL 17.8)
πŸ™οΈ 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!

16.08.2025 07:24 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

... and a third #ESEB2025 starter pack!

go.bsky.app/4hRQTfd

15.08.2025 10:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A fourth starter pack for #ESEB2025!
A few slots left in it (there's a 150-account limit)

I have gone through the whole program now πŸ˜…. Still missing people who are attending without presenting (and accounts I missed).

You can use Clearsky clearsky.app/eseb2025.bsk... to see the pack(s) you are in

15.08.2025 17:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Folks going to #ESEB2025 : To help people connect on Bluesky, I've started making starter packs. Here is a first one with the names that were available when I started.

Ping me if you want to be included in the next one!

14.08.2025 13:54 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 2

... and here's a second #ESEB2025 starter pack!

go.bsky.app/DnUAnt5

14.08.2025 18:37 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Feel the heat (Ep 132) How do scientists measure thermal tolerance and predict organismal responses in the wild?

Check out the latest episode of the Big Biology podcast substack.com/home/post/p-... - where I talk with @jellers.bsky.social , Wilco Verberk, and Enrico Rezende about thermal biology and predictive ecology.

28.03.2025 03:31 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@cam-g.bsky.social is kicking of the 2nd day of the Predictive ecology in a warming world symposium. Ready for another set of interesting talks!

04.02.2025 08:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Attending this fantastic conference on 'Predictive ecology in a warming world' organised by Ignacio Peralta-Maraver at Univ Granada

03.02.2025 10:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Starter packs BIOLOGY General Science community https://go.bsky.app/HVYAMEA Research Institutions in Life Sciences https://go.bsky.app/LxXpcvJ LGBTQIA+ in STEM https://go.bsky.app/BFc4wgf LGBTQIA+ in STEM 2 h...

Thank you so much to whoever put this very comprehensive list of #science Bsky starter packs together. This is just amazing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

26.11.2024 02:47 πŸ‘ 570 πŸ” 318 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 37

This paper is a great example of the power of the trait approach in ecology!

03.12.2024 11:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Volume 37 Issue 12 | Journal of Evolutionary Biology | Oxford Academic Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Our December issue is now online! A special issue Guest Edited by @masahitotsuboi.bsky.social, Theo Gaboriau and Thibault Latreille:

Inferring macroevolutionary patterns and processes from microevolutionary mechanisms

ow.ly/LHol50UjJql

Artwork by Alberto Garcia Jimenez

03.12.2024 09:45 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

Way to go Justin! πŸ‘

03.12.2024 10:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oops made a mistake, it should be judithsmit.bsky.social

02.12.2024 21:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Proud of this new paper led by @judithsmith.bsky.social!
Noise and light pollution reduce interaction length between rival male frogs from forest and urban environments. Now out in Behavioural Ecology.
academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...

#urban #evolution #behaviour

02.12.2024 18:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, that's beautiful!

02.12.2024 17:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder: There is a venue for microPublications in Ecology and Evolution!

Don't bury results in a supplemental file. Publish them as a micropub!

#Evolution #PlantScience 🌍 πŸ§ͺ #Conservation

13.11.2024 02:30 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Data Paper in ESA Ecology with native range maps for 10,000+ butterfly species πŸ¦‹ worldwide by Barnabas H. Daru

πŸ‘‰ doi.org/10.1002/ecy....

🌐

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