Episode 145 "Evolution at the speed of life" is out now!
In this episode, David Reznick, talks about studying adaptation in the wild, eco-evolutionary dynamics, and placental evolution in live-bearing fish.
Meet our most recent guest, David Reznick.
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Check out our conversation with David Reznick about his influential research on Trinidadian guppies
Hear more from David about this fascinating study system in our most recent episode โEvolution at the speed of lifeโ ๐ง๏ธ
#science #scicomm #biology #sciencecommunication #bigbiology #evolution #evolutionarybiology
How do bacteria deal with double costs? And how costly are unusual levels of mistranslation anyway? In short - antibiotics are more of an issue than less/more mistranslation, but the latter changes how populations deal with antibiotics. For the long story, check out our new paper!
Ellen Ketterson smiling while holding a plate with cake frosted in cream and crimson.
A cake with cream and crimson frosting and a frosting photo of Ellen from the early โ90s. โHappy Retirement Ellenโ is written on the cake.
Today the members of the Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior graduate program at Indiana University celebrated the upcoming retirement of Dr. Ellen Ketterson. Ellen was a bastion of civility and scientific excellence. The program would not be what it is without her presence over these past decades.
Multispecies pangenomes reveal a pervasive influence of population size on structural variation | Science www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
New paper alert!! This project has been a favorite idea in the lab for many, many years! So excited to see this out. Huge congratulations to first author @gwelsh.bsky.social on her awesome work!
Our new paper is out today in Journal of the Royal Society Interface (link below). All about eggshell roughness: "Scratching beyond the surface: examining macroecological patterns in avian eggshell texture". Congrats first author Marie Attard, and thank you @leverhulme.ac.uk for the funding.
"por una ciencia que cuide. Que cuide los cuerpos, los tiempos, los entornos y las personas que la hacen posible"
Are you coming to #SICB Portland?
sicb.org/events/upcom...
You'll be able to see
S09: Spotlighting the role of #behavior in a rapidly changing world
Organizers:
Kimberly Sheldon
www.biogeographyresearch.org
Martha Muรฑoz
www.marthamunoz.com
Elizabeth Derryberry
& 11 other #symposium
This is a great read!!
Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Undergraduate Community at Evolution Program. Applications due January 20, 2026.
The Undergraduate Community at Evolution program provides travel funding, mentoring, and a presentation opportunity at #Evol2026. Please share with undergrads in your lab! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/educ...
@asn-amnat.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social @evolmtg.bsky.social
Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Small Grants for Local and Regional Outreach, Deadline: March 2.
The SSE Small Grants for Local and Regional Outreach program provides up to $1000 USD for a variety of evolution education & outreach projects, workshops, and events. Submit your proposal by March 2nd! shorturl.at/I8HqO
Background: a chalkboard scattered with school supplies. Text: Society for the Study of Evolution T. H. Huxley Award, applications due February 2.
The T. H. Huxley Award recognizes an outstanding evolution education resource and provides funding for the awardee to attend the Evolution or NABT conference to present their work! Apply by February 2nd: bit.ly/2kP2pPM
This will be of interest to a lot of early career researchers
Clayton Glasgow also writes about his experience applying to grad school in a time of uncertainty around funding and support for grad students in science. ๐ง๐ฌ
bigbiology.substack.com/p/52782596-f...
Read the newest Big Biology blog based on our conversation with Dr. Katie Lotterhos, Associate Professor in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University. ๐
#science #sciencecommunication #sciencefunding #biology #sciencepodcast
This is a reminder that @asn-amnat.bsky.social publishes abstracts in both English and your native language, using your native alphabet. You can see and read those online. Here is a screenshot of a great example. Love seeing this in my favorite journal.
These 2 wombats seemed mad at each other and showed it the way wombats do. By digging.
Raise a glass to freedom... for science to work! ๐งช๐จโ๐ฌ
Glass beads of all sorts balancing on wavy threads.
How is functional variation at large-effect loci maintained in natural populations, even as environments change? In a paper led by @mkarag.bsky.social, we tracked known pesticide resistant alleles in outdoor ๐. ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐จ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ cages & inferred selection and dominance from temporal sequencing data.
I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
Fish embryos under the microscope
Interested in thermal biology? Please join our new and growing grass roots initiative, the Thermal Ecology Alliance, initiated by @patricepottier.bsky.social. ๐งช๐๐ฆ๐ก๏ธ
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
We're hiring! Post-doctoral fellow in evolutionary ecology w/focus on ecophysiology.
Uncover why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild birds. Work with @cyanistesnord.bsky.social ๐
Please apply no later than 25 November.
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We are hosting a session at ASLO-SIL in Montrรฉal (www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-2026/) May 2026, and are soliciting talks or posters for the session
Eco-evolutionary feed-backs in limnology and oceanography
Organizers: Derry, Hendry, Fisher, Beaulieu, and Fortin-Archambault
Deadline: 19 November 2025.
Episode 141: Vulnerability in Science and in Genomes Cover Art! ๐
Tune in to our newest episode to hear from Dr. katie Lotterhos as she talks federal funding cuts on science.
Stay tuned to take a deeper dive into population structure, genomic adaptation, and vulnerability!
Look out @3rdreviewer.bsky.social - AI is coming to review your manuscript. Listen to our conversation with @odedrechavi.bsky.social about his research and the AI review platform q.e.d.
