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Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 8d

Decisions have been made on @asab.org conference grants for Winter 2025: we had 52 eligible applications and are going to make 37 awards, so that's a success rate of 71%!

We're also awarding two additional grants to help with childcare costs. #EDI

#ASABWinter2025

Isn't @asab.org just awesome?

Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 18d

ASAB @asab.org conference grants for the Winter meeting in Edinburgh, up to £500, close 1st October!

@asab-meetings.bsky.social #ASABWinter2025

All the details needed are here:
www.asab.org/conference-g...
Don't forget I also need a referee statement emailed direct by the same deadline!

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 30

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Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana.bsky.social · 6d

If you found this paper interesting, follow @juancarvajalcastro.bsky.social, who has finally joined 🦋 and who has a few more really cool studies in the pipeline! 🦎🐸🌡️🧬🧪🌎

Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana.bsky.social · 20d

"Global environmental factors impact the evolution of adult hemoglobins in squamata reptiles (lizards and snakes) and terrestrial turtles" New paper by the super talented Juan D Carvajal-Castro et al.! 🐍🦎🐢 #CienciaCriolla 🌎🧪
doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...

Global environmental factors impact the evolution of adult hemoglobins in squamata reptiles (lizards and snakes) and terrestrial turtles

Abstract. Convergent evolution of oxygen transport mechanisms arises from respiratory proteins adapting to similar environmental pressures. We examined thi

doi.org

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Luisa F. Pallares @luisapallares.bsky.social · 13d

En el marco de la Catedra Europa organizada por la Universidad del Norte que celebra este año a Dinamarca y Suecia, estaré participando hoy en el conversatorio "Somos las especies como Linneo las pensó?" Nos vemos (virtualmente) a las 10:30 (Col) / 17:30(CET) #CienciaCriolla

Cátedra Europa - Cátedra Europa - Uninorte

El evento que acerca Europa al Caribe colombiano con una nutrida programación de charlas, conciertos y talleres virtuales para disfrutar lo mejor del intelecto y la cultura.

www.uninorte.edu.co

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New England Primate Conservancy @neprimateconsrv.bsky.social · 13d

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 14d

#ISBE2026 Call for Abstracts is now open! Submit your abstract by 15 December 2025 on www.isbe2026.com

@behavecol.bsky.social

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Teppo Hiltunen @teppo-h.bsky.social · 15d

Professor (full) or Associate Professor (tenure track) in Microbial Genetics of Health (U. Turku Finland). Competitive starting package included! Please share.

duunitori.fi/tyopaikat/ty...

Professor or Associate professor (Tenure Track/Full) in Microbial Genetics of Health - Turun yliopisto - Työpaikat - Duunitori

Avoin työpaikka: Professor or Associate professor (Tenure Track/Full) in Microbial Genetics of Health - Turun yliopisto, Turku. Duunitorilla lisäksi yli 30 000 muuta avointa työpaikkaa. Lue lisää nyt!

duunitori.fi

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 18d

This only happens to you once

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Global Ecology 🌐 @global-ecology.bsky.social · 16d

🌐 Global Ecology feed Digest #33, Sept 22-29, 23 posts!

✨For the lazy (yes we are!) & friends who don't like social media but might benefit from this feed, here’s a DIGEST crafted with 💚 for you to share

👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g...

DM if you want to receive the link weekly

🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

bluesky Global Ecology Feed Digest #33

Curated digest of the bluesky Global Ecology feed on biodiversity, ecosystems & conservation at large scales. Terrestrial, freswater & marine realms.

globalecologybs.github.io

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 16d

Here's an image that requires a second look.

It looks like a creature with big dark eyes is peering at you: it's not. You're looking at a FROG'S BUTT (you pervert).

Let's meet the Cuyaba dwarf frog (Physalaemus nattereri). Maybe we should start with seeing the front of it?

(📷: George Grall)

Stolen from a NatGeo article: dark eyes on the rump of a frog look remarkably like big black eyes on a snake. The rest of the animal is mottled brown, almost wood-like in texture, and it's on a red sand bed with blades of grass visible.
"A Cuyaba dwarf frog bloats its rump to frighten predators with false eyes."
Photograph by George Grall, Nat Geo Image Collection

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 16d

It’s the one year anniversary of ISBE2024 in Melbourne, Australia. So many fond memories. And now it’s time to start thinking about the 2026 congress in beautiful Torino, Italy. For further information, follow @isbe2026.bsky.social or visit isbe2026.com.

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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 20d

I have a job opening in my lab. If you are interested in bird behaviour and predator prey interactions please take a look! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — Postdoc Position in Decision Making in Birds

Are you an expert in animal behavior? Do you have experience working with birds? The Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) is looking for a motivated researcher to investigate the ro...

werkenbij.uva.nl

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Will Allen @wlallen.bsky.social · 19d

📢🦋 Our paper ‘Global selection on insect antipredator coloration’ is out and featured on the cover of @science.org

We ran a huge experiment to find out how ecological context favours camouflage and warning colouration as antipredator strategies. 1/6

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A white-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) decides whether to consume a warningly colored white-barred acraea butterfly (Telchinia encedon). Photo (c) Mike Rowe

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 20d

Submit your nominations for the tri-society IDEA Award by October 15! This award recognizes a person at any career stage who has strengthened the ecology and evolutionary biology community by promoting inclusiveness and diversity in our fields. www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awar...

Background: A glowing lightbulb. Text: American Society of Naturalists, Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, Access Award. Deadline: October 15, 2025.

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Behavioral Ecology and Endocrinology Lab @behavecol-lab.bsky.social · 25d

Please share!🙏
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

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Animal Behavior Society @animbehsociety.bsky.social · 20d

Do you love research & writing & all things animal behavior? Well our journal, Animal Behavior, recruiting up to 5 (count em!) new Associate Editors!

Editors serve three-year terms beginning January 2026. If you're interested, email Exec Editor Scott Sakaluk ([email protected]) by Oct 31!

ron burgundy from parks and recreation says " you 'd be a fool not to pick me "

ALT: ron burgundy from parks and recreation says " you 'd be a fool not to pick me "

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Tatsuya Amano @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social · 21d

For those interested to see the productivity gap for men, here are the figures using the same # years in research as female counterparts. Based on English papers:
-50% for English non-native
-58% for English non-native from low-income countries
compared to English native from a high-income country.

Scientific productivity gap for men based on English papers. Shown are % differences in the number of peer-reviewed papers compared to male native English speakers from a high-income country. The number of years in research is aligned with female counterparts (30 for English non-native and 24 for English non-native & low income).

(A) Absolute difference in the number of English-language peer-reviewed papers published between male native English speakers from a high-income country (baseline shown in pink) and male non-native English speakers from a high-income country (solid line in navy), and male non-native English speakers from a lower-middle income country (dashed line in navy). Here, non-native English speakers are defined as those with low English proficiency. (B) Absolute difference in the number of English- and non-English-language peer-reviewed papers published between researchers with the same combinations of the two attributes as (A). (C) Percentage difference in the number of English-language peer-reviewed papers published between researchers with the same combinations of the two attributes as (A). (D) Percentage difference in the number of English- and non-English-language peer-reviewed papers published between researchers with the same combinations of the two attributes as (A).

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Tatsuya Amano @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social · 26d

Women, non-native English speakers & those form low-income countries are disadvantaged in science but by how much? We found that women with non-English first languages from low-income countries publish up to 70% fewer in English than their counterparts. 1/5
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers

Scientific productivity gap based on English-language peer-reviewed papers. Shown are the maximum % differences in the number of peer-reviewed papers published by female native English speakers from a high-income country (-45%), female non-native English speakers from a high-income country (-60%), and female non-native English speakers from a lower-middle income country (-70%), compared to male native English speakers from a high-income country (red flag).

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FIWI Vienna @fiwivienna.bsky.social · 21d

📢 Vetmed Campus Open Day | Come along and experience animal research up close! 🐾
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📅 Saturday, 27 September 2025 | 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
📍 Vetmeduni Campus, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna
🌞 Admission free!

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Melanie Brien @melbrien.bsky.social · 21d

Funded PhD position available 🎉 Come and work with me in Helsinki to uncover the pathways producing colourful tiger moth wings. Lots of options for genomics, CRISPR, fieldwork, behaviour experiments… Email with questions! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Wood tiger moth on leaf. Photo: Juhani Maamela.

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Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana.bsky.social · 20d

"Global environmental factors impact the evolution of adult hemoglobins in squamata reptiles (lizards and snakes) and terrestrial turtles" New paper by the super talented Juan D Carvajal-Castro et al.! 🐍🦎🐢 #CienciaCriolla 🌎🧪
doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...

Global environmental factors impact the evolution of adult hemoglobins in squamata reptiles (lizards and snakes) and terrestrial turtles

Abstract. Convergent evolution of oxygen transport mechanisms arises from respiratory proteins adapting to similar environmental pressures. We examined thi

doi.org

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Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana.bsky.social · 27d

How an academic betrayal led me to change my authorship practices | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

How an academic betrayal led me to change my authorship practices

“Every cleaned data set, debugged script, and refined figure deserves acknowledgment,” this researcher writes

www.science.org

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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · Sep 11

Welcoming in the weekend with a delightful selection of aurora shots taken around Finland recently.

Photos shared on IG by arcticroadtrips, wiltsu.jpg, petripuurunen, and sropponen:

www.instagram.com/p/DOc-V7dDLbq/

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Chris Jiggins @chrisjiggins.bsky.social · Sep 10

Looking for a PhD? I am advertising two industry sponsored PhD projects. One on black soldier fly genetics with #betabugs and another on searching insect biodiversity for novel enzymes #Syngenta. Get in touch if you are interested!! bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/available-ic...

Available iCASE projects | Cambridge Biosciences DTP PhD Programme

iCASE projects for academic year 2026-2027 line_divider.png Project: Understanding cellulose digestion by cryo-EM structure of cellulose microfibril-enzyme complexes Project reference: ICS-BIO-PD26 S...

bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk

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Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana.bsky.social · Sep 9

Igualmente, parce! ;)