Shinichi Nakagawa
@itchyshin.bsky.social
Behavioural ecologist, meta-analyst & manga-lover
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Continuing our series on difficult comparative models - and how to address them properly - we’re happy to showcase another study, this time in @jevbio.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-... We will guide you through a series of increasingly complex models, from binary, through ordered to
Promoting the use of phylogenetic multinomial generalised mixed-effects model to understand the evolution of discrete traits
Abstract. Phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs) are fundamental tools for understanding trait evolution across species. While linear models are widely us
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October 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Continuing our series on difficult comparative models - and how to address them properly - we’re happy to showcase another study, this time in @jevbio.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-... We will guide you through a series of increasingly complex models, from binary, through ordered to
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We have an updated version of this preprint, available at:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Fingers crossed the formal, final version will be out soon.
We think this highlights a major issue in how we study behavior (& more).
Thank you @sekharma.bsky.social & @itchyshin.bsky.social!
#evolution
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Fingers crossed the formal, final version will be out soon.
We think this highlights a major issue in how we study behavior (& more).
Thank you @sekharma.bsky.social & @itchyshin.bsky.social!
#evolution
October 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We have an updated version of this preprint, available at:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Fingers crossed the formal, final version will be out soon.
We think this highlights a major issue in how we study behavior (& more).
Thank you @sekharma.bsky.social & @itchyshin.bsky.social!
#evolution
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Fingers crossed the formal, final version will be out soon.
We think this highlights a major issue in how we study behavior (& more).
Thank you @sekharma.bsky.social & @itchyshin.bsky.social!
#evolution
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Reposted by Shinichi Nakagawa
Our recent paper looks at location-scale interfaces in comparative data. But predicting variance in variance extends much further - if you still have not have a look here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... (another recent paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social). We show how extending the idea
Location‐Scale Meta‐Analysis and Meta‐Regression as a Tool to Capture Large‐Scale Changes in Biological and Methodological Heterogeneity: A Spotlight on Heteroscedasticity
Meta-analyses are widely used to understand how species and ecosystems respond to global change, but most assume that variability among studies is constant. This assumption can hide important biologi....
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October 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Our recent paper looks at location-scale interfaces in comparative data. But predicting variance in variance extends much further - if you still have not have a look here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... (another recent paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social). We show how extending the idea
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VACANCY - Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions
We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025
Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025
Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
October 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
VACANCY - Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions
We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025
Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025
Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
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UMass Boston seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in microbial ecology, starting September 1, 2026. Apply by December 1, 2025. Details: http://www.umb.edu/academics/csm/biology #job
Biology - UMass Boston
Biology - UMass Boston
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October 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
UMass Boston seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in microbial ecology, starting September 1, 2026. Apply by December 1, 2025. Details: http://www.umb.edu/academics/csm/biology #job
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By extending the comparative model we can assay the evolutionary signal in evolvability itself and test a number of biologically interesting trait configurations (codivergence, contra-divergence, ceiling effects, phenotypic integrations and more!)
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
By extending the comparative model we can assay the evolutionary signal in evolvability itself and test a number of biologically interesting trait configurations (codivergence, contra-divergence, ceiling effects, phenotypic integrations and more!)
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The models are notably more complex but fittable with modern Bayesian GLMM routines. Think of them as looking at mean and scale (usually variance) evolution along the tree, here in an example of two concurrent Brownian Motion dynamics driving diversification of both variance and means.
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The models are notably more complex but fittable with modern Bayesian GLMM routines. Think of them as looking at mean and scale (usually variance) evolution along the tree, here in an example of two concurrent Brownian Motion dynamics driving diversification of both variance and means.
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Our newest paper is out in Methods in Ecol Evol @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social :) amazing team effort - we show that the traditional way of analyzing comparative data lacks finesse. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS... w/ @itchyshin.bsky.social Yefeng Yang, Losia Lagisz & Ayumi Mizuno
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Our newest paper is out in Methods in Ecol Evol @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social :) amazing team effort - we show that the traditional way of analyzing comparative data lacks finesse. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS... w/ @itchyshin.bsky.social Yefeng Yang, Losia Lagisz & Ayumi Mizuno
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2 job adverts on a NERC project w myself + @darrenobbard.bsky.social on “What determines the virome: ecology and the environment, evolution, or species history?” early 2026 in
@uniexecec.bsky.social
- Postdoc: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- RA: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
Pls share!
@uniexecec.bsky.social
- Postdoc: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- RA: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
Pls share!
September 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
2 job adverts on a NERC project w myself + @darrenobbard.bsky.social on “What determines the virome: ecology and the environment, evolution, or species history?” early 2026 in
@uniexecec.bsky.social
- Postdoc: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- RA: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
Pls share!
@uniexecec.bsky.social
- Postdoc: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- RA: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
Pls share!
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Fellow econ folks! We are hiring! Come work with me and my delightful colleagues at The University of Melbourne!
Applications close November 23, 2025
Link: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UoM_Ex...
Applications close November 23, 2025
Link: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UoM_Ex...
September 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Fellow econ folks! We are hiring! Come work with me and my delightful colleagues at The University of Melbourne!
Applications close November 23, 2025
Link: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UoM_Ex...
Applications close November 23, 2025
Link: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UoM_Ex...
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Have you always thought about running simulations to make sure your models work the way you want them to? The new squidSim can help!
I'm very impressed with how @joelpick.bsky.social led this project and with the amazing final result!
I'm very impressed with how @joelpick.bsky.social led this project and with the amazing final result!
Interested in simulating the kind of data that you might commonly find in evolutionary and ecological studies?
Then we have the R package for you - squidSim!!
Check our new preprint:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Then we have the R package for you - squidSim!!
Check our new preprint:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
squidSim: a flexible R package for structured and reproducible simulations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
ecoevorxiv.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Have you always thought about running simulations to make sure your models work the way you want them to? The new squidSim can help!
I'm very impressed with how @joelpick.bsky.social led this project and with the amazing final result!
I'm very impressed with how @joelpick.bsky.social led this project and with the amazing final result!
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Clearly I'm grumpy about the state of research in the field atm, particularly how power analyses are performative and hypothesis testing is butchered... so resharing this chat I had with @runbabyo.bsky.social et al. where we talk about these topics www.youtube.com/live/b0rXmtx...
Casual Chat with Dr. James Steele
YouTube video by AASPT
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September 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Clearly I'm grumpy about the state of research in the field atm, particularly how power analyses are performative and hypothesis testing is butchered... so resharing this chat I had with @runbabyo.bsky.social et al. where we talk about these topics www.youtube.com/live/b0rXmtx...
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Please consider applying to our open faculty position call that includes Ecology!
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September 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Please consider applying to our open faculty position call that includes Ecology!
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Interested in simulating the kind of data that you might commonly find in evolutionary and ecological studies?
Then we have the R package for you - squidSim!!
Check our new preprint:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Then we have the R package for you - squidSim!!
Check our new preprint:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
squidSim: a flexible R package for structured and reproducible simulations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
ecoevorxiv.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Interested in simulating the kind of data that you might commonly find in evolutionary and ecological studies?
Then we have the R package for you - squidSim!!
Check our new preprint:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Then we have the R package for you - squidSim!!
Check our new preprint:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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International #ResearchIntegrity conference 16-18 November 2025
Come to hear @elisabethbik.bsky.social Ivan Oransky @jamesheathers.bsky.social @retractionwatch.com Lisa Bero @liammannix.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @jacksonwryan.com +many others, stay for Sydney in late Spring @sydney.edu.au 🧪
Come to hear @elisabethbik.bsky.social Ivan Oransky @jamesheathers.bsky.social @retractionwatch.com Lisa Bero @liammannix.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @jacksonwryan.com +many others, stay for Sydney in late Spring @sydney.edu.au 🧪
International Research Integrity Conference researchintegrityconf.com has been moved to University of Sydney (Refectory and Cullen rooms) Nov 16-18th 2025. Registrations filling fast
International Research Integrity Conference | 16-18 November 2025, Sydney, Australia
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September 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
International #ResearchIntegrity conference 16-18 November 2025
Come to hear @elisabethbik.bsky.social Ivan Oransky @jamesheathers.bsky.social @retractionwatch.com Lisa Bero @liammannix.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @jacksonwryan.com +many others, stay for Sydney in late Spring @sydney.edu.au 🧪
Come to hear @elisabethbik.bsky.social Ivan Oransky @jamesheathers.bsky.social @retractionwatch.com Lisa Bero @liammannix.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @jacksonwryan.com +many others, stay for Sydney in late Spring @sydney.edu.au 🧪
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The Department of Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge has a tenure-track position for a neuroscientist studying brain function across the life span in nonhuman animals. Join a terrific community of researchers in a beautiful part of the country.🧠🧪 Re-post
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September 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Department of Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge has a tenure-track position for a neuroscientist studying brain function across the life span in nonhuman animals. Join a terrific community of researchers in a beautiful part of the country.🧠🧪 Re-post
uleth.peopleadmin.ca/postings/8586
uleth.peopleadmin.ca/postings/8586
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Members of the American Society of Naturalists @asn-amnat.bsky.social can get free registration to the 2025 SORTEE conference Oct 15-16 sortee.org/upcoming/
Upcoming events
Upcoming conference by Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)
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September 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Members of the American Society of Naturalists @asn-amnat.bsky.social can get free registration to the 2025 SORTEE conference Oct 15-16 sortee.org/upcoming/
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Sekhar won the best poster award (!) and you can learn more about this work, done in collaboration with @itchyshin.bsky.social in preprint form at: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Ungeneralizable generalizations? A meta-meta-analysis of the influence of taxonomic bias on the study of behavior.
ecoevorxiv.org
September 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Sekhar won the best poster award (!) and you can learn more about this work, done in collaboration with @itchyshin.bsky.social in preprint form at: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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~10 years after the experiments, the paper is finally ready 😅😅
Take home: nothing beats patient collaborators 😆
Thanks @josefin-sundin.bsky.social @BenSpeers-Roesch @itchyshin.bsky.social @TimClark @SandraBinning!!
#OceanAcidification #AnimalBehaviour #OpenScience
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Take home: nothing beats patient collaborators 😆
Thanks @josefin-sundin.bsky.social @BenSpeers-Roesch @itchyshin.bsky.social @TimClark @SandraBinning!!
#OceanAcidification #AnimalBehaviour #OpenScience
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
No effect of ocean acidification on individual-level variation in behaviour and susceptibility to predation in a Great Barrier Reef damselfish
ecoevorxiv.org
September 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
~10 years after the experiments, the paper is finally ready 😅😅
Take home: nothing beats patient collaborators 😆
Thanks @josefin-sundin.bsky.social @BenSpeers-Roesch @itchyshin.bsky.social @TimClark @SandraBinning!!
#OceanAcidification #AnimalBehaviour #OpenScience
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Take home: nothing beats patient collaborators 😆
Thanks @josefin-sundin.bsky.social @BenSpeers-Roesch @itchyshin.bsky.social @TimClark @SandraBinning!!
#OceanAcidification #AnimalBehaviour #OpenScience
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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Tenure-Track Quant Psyc job opening at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Areas of interest are pretty broad (SEM, multilevel, or psychometrics), the deadline to apply is coming up soon (Sept 15) if you're interested!
careers.nau.edu/jobs/assista...
careers.nau.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences - Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
About the Department/College
The Department of Psychological Sciences is located on the Flagstaff Mountain Campus of Northern Arizona University (NAU), situated at the base of San Francisco Peaks. NAU...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Tenure-Track Quant Psyc job opening at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Areas of interest are pretty broad (SEM, multilevel, or psychometrics), the deadline to apply is coming up soon (Sept 15) if you're interested!
careers.nau.edu/jobs/assista...
careers.nau.edu/jobs/assista...
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the Association for Interdisciplinary Metaresearch and Open Science always welcomes new people doing or curious about metaresearch!
You have three more days to get your proposals in for our conference in November!
Submissions for #AIMOS2025 in Sydney close in just under two weeks!
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August 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
the Association for Interdisciplinary Metaresearch and Open Science always welcomes new people doing or curious about metaresearch!
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Very happy to share that I've been awarded the 2025 @ecolsocaus.bsky.social "Next Generation Ecologist" award. I'll be giving a plenary at the ESA2025 in Adelaide. See you there!!
www.ecolsoc.org.au/news/2025-ne...
www.ecolsoc.org.au/news/2025-ne...
2025 Next Generation Ecologist Award Winner Announced - Ecological Society of Australia
We are very pleased to announce Dr Eamonn Wooster as the 2025 Next Generation Ecologist Award winner! Dr Eamonn Wooster holds an independent fellowship at Charles Sturt University. His work spans beha...
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August 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Very happy to share that I've been awarded the 2025 @ecolsocaus.bsky.social "Next Generation Ecologist" award. I'll be giving a plenary at the ESA2025 in Adelaide. See you there!!
www.ecolsoc.org.au/news/2025-ne...
www.ecolsoc.org.au/news/2025-ne...
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The Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics (CIDD) at Penn State is hiring for a senior-level position in Infectious Disease Modeling. Come join our dynamic group of disease researchers!
Feel free to message me for details
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Feel free to message me for details
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Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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August 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics (CIDD) at Penn State is hiring for a senior-level position in Infectious Disease Modeling. Come join our dynamic group of disease researchers!
Feel free to message me for details
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Feel free to message me for details
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