Mónica Páez-Vacas
@monicaipv.bsky.social
PhD, Evolutionary Ecology & Conservation Genetics. Poison and harlequin frogs, mostly. Some lizards too #LatinainSTEM 🇪🇨in🇦🇷
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The story of colorful signals in water anoles continues...🦎🦎🦎
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Fantastic research led by @kellywuthrich.bsky.social
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Fantastic research led by @kellywuthrich.bsky.social
Color-changing Females: Just Blending in or Born to Stand Out??
Across the Anolis genus, color and color change are used in a variety of ways, from camouflage to signaling. While many studies have focused on male coloration, few have explored the more subtle fe…
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November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The story of colorful signals in water anoles continues...🦎🦎🦎
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Fantastic research led by @kellywuthrich.bsky.social
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Fantastic research led by @kellywuthrich.bsky.social
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Happy to share that our paper on the #evolution and #genomics of the most common #color polymorphism in #frogs is now out in @pnas.org! My favorite frogs even made the cover of this week’s issue! 🎉🐸🎉
Read the paper here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Read the paper here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
September 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Happy to share that our paper on the #evolution and #genomics of the most common #color polymorphism in #frogs is now out in @pnas.org! My favorite frogs even made the cover of this week’s issue! 🎉🐸🎉
Read the paper here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Read the paper here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Reposted by Mónica Páez-Vacas
Dynamics of infection and immunity over 50 years as marine stickleback adapt to freshwater
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Pranav Sriramulu et al.
📷: Gilles San Martin
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Pranav Sriramulu et al.
📷: Gilles San Martin
August 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Dynamics of infection and immunity over 50 years as marine stickleback adapt to freshwater
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Pranav Sriramulu et al.
📷: Gilles San Martin
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Pranav Sriramulu et al.
📷: Gilles San Martin
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Having Sir David Attenborough narrate a story based on our findings on the dyeing poison frog was something that I never imagined, even in my wildest dreams. Now it’s happening, in the new BBC series “Parenthood” (Episode on Freshwater)! 🤩 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zih...
📸: Screenshot from trailer
📸: Screenshot from trailer
August 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Having Sir David Attenborough narrate a story based on our findings on the dyeing poison frog was something that I never imagined, even in my wildest dreams. Now it’s happening, in the new BBC series “Parenthood” (Episode on Freshwater)! 🤩 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zih...
📸: Screenshot from trailer
📸: Screenshot from trailer
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Go check out our new post on the Methods Blog!
Find out how a simple dust cloth might revolutionize airborne eDNA monitoring 🧬 🌍 🧪
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Find out how a simple dust cloth might revolutionize airborne eDNA monitoring 🧬 🌍 🧪
buff.ly/BhIKcKq
Catching Biodiversity in the Wind: How a Simple Dust Cloth Revolutionizes Airborne eDNA Monitoring
Post provided by Meng Yao Biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide. To protect it, we first need to monitor it—but tracking species traditionally requires significant time, expert…
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August 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Go check out our new post on the Methods Blog!
Find out how a simple dust cloth might revolutionize airborne eDNA monitoring 🧬 🌍 🧪
buff.ly/BhIKcKq
Find out how a simple dust cloth might revolutionize airborne eDNA monitoring 🧬 🌍 🧪
buff.ly/BhIKcKq
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Scientists!
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!
We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15
If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
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@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!
We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15
If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
August 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Scientists!
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!
We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15
If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!
We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15
If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
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A project that started during my PhD: why is the Forest Reed Frog (and #reedfrogs in general) sexually #dichromatic. More questions than answers but it looks like sexual niche partitioning is not the explanation 🐸🏝️🎨 big thank you to my coauthors for their patience! academic.oup.com/iob/article/...
August 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A project that started during my PhD: why is the Forest Reed Frog (and #reedfrogs in general) sexually #dichromatic. More questions than answers but it looks like sexual niche partitioning is not the explanation 🐸🏝️🎨 big thank you to my coauthors for their patience! academic.oup.com/iob/article/...
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Conservation needs to focus better on maintaining & enhancing the processes that allow ecosystems to function & adapt in a rapidly changing world
In our new paper we explore key processes - such as evolution, movement & biotic interactions - metrics, & how to conserve them
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
In our new paper we explore key processes - such as evolution, movement & biotic interactions - metrics, & how to conserve them
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Biodiversity conservation requires integration of species-centric and process-based strategies | PNAS
Conservation science and policy are geared primarily toward the preservation of species
and habitats, with priority often given to the rarest, most...
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August 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Conservation needs to focus better on maintaining & enhancing the processes that allow ecosystems to function & adapt in a rapidly changing world
In our new paper we explore key processes - such as evolution, movement & biotic interactions - metrics, & how to conserve them
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
In our new paper we explore key processes - such as evolution, movement & biotic interactions - metrics, & how to conserve them
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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New paper out on the dangers of using patterns across spatial climate gradients to predict what will happen with changing climate. That includes species distribution modeling. Space-for-time substitution can be misleading in sign, not just the magnitude of effects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reconsidering space-for-time substitution in climate change ecology - Nature Climate Change
Ecologists often leverage patterns observed across spatial climate gradients to predict the impacts of climate change (space-for-time substitution). We highlight evidence that this can be misleading n...
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July 31, 2025 at 4:04 AM
New paper out on the dangers of using patterns across spatial climate gradients to predict what will happen with changing climate. That includes species distribution modeling. Space-for-time substitution can be misleading in sign, not just the magnitude of effects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Introduction to Biodiversity Genomics Course
📅 Nov 24–28, 2025 | 📍 Mendoza, Argentina
In-person course for Latin Americans starting with genomic data analysis.
📝 Pre-registration open
🔗 biodiversitygenomicslatam.weebly.com
@joanameier.bsky.social @evoargentina.bsky.social
📅 Nov 24–28, 2025 | 📍 Mendoza, Argentina
In-person course for Latin Americans starting with genomic data analysis.
📝 Pre-registration open
🔗 biodiversitygenomicslatam.weebly.com
@joanameier.bsky.social @evoargentina.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Introduction to Biodiversity Genomics Course
📅 Nov 24–28, 2025 | 📍 Mendoza, Argentina
In-person course for Latin Americans starting with genomic data analysis.
📝 Pre-registration open
🔗 biodiversitygenomicslatam.weebly.com
@joanameier.bsky.social @evoargentina.bsky.social
📅 Nov 24–28, 2025 | 📍 Mendoza, Argentina
In-person course for Latin Americans starting with genomic data analysis.
📝 Pre-registration open
🔗 biodiversitygenomicslatam.weebly.com
@joanameier.bsky.social @evoargentina.bsky.social
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Our paper, led by Eva van der Heijden, shows the work of an international team combining phylogenomics, hybridisation tests, population and comparative genomics and pheromone analyses to resolve the taxonomy and evolution of two rapid radiations of glasswing butterflies. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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July 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Our paper, led by Eva van der Heijden, shows the work of an international team combining phylogenomics, hybridisation tests, population and comparative genomics and pheromone analyses to resolve the taxonomy and evolution of two rapid radiations of glasswing butterflies. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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So very excited for the magnum opus of my #PhD to finally be out in @pnas.org. 🎉🎉 We demosntrate that mutualistic co-mimicking tropical butterflies not only converge in light microhabitat but, as a consequence, have also converged in visual system morphology! 1/n😀
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
July 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
So very excited for the magnum opus of my #PhD to finally be out in @pnas.org. 🎉🎉 We demosntrate that mutualistic co-mimicking tropical butterflies not only converge in light microhabitat but, as a consequence, have also converged in visual system morphology! 1/n😀
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Scientific illustrators and artists are irreplaceable!! Check out these prints:
I rarely spam you with my sales, but allow me a quick reminder that all my prints are 20% OFF in my art prints store: www.inprnt.com/gallery/javi...
Thanks for your support! 😇
Thanks for your support! 😇
July 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Scientific illustrators and artists are irreplaceable!! Check out these prints:
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Studying or working abroad comes with many challenges but also great opportunities. What can help early-career researchers navigate this journey? Check out my answer (and those of other researchers) in this @science.org piece: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #NextGenSci
Supporting scientists who study and work abroad
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July 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Studying or working abroad comes with many challenges but also great opportunities. What can help early-career researchers navigate this journey? Check out my answer (and those of other researchers) in this @science.org piece: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #NextGenSci
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Between hype and hope: De-extinction is a tool, not a panacea for the biodiversity crisis
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Between hype and hope: De-extinction is a tool, not a panacea for the biodiversity crisis
With recent claims of dire wolf resurrection, de-extinction has refueled public imagination and scientific controversy. This piece critically examines…
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June 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Between hype and hope: De-extinction is a tool, not a panacea for the biodiversity crisis
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Meet Estefany Caroline Guevara-Molina
iobopen.com/2025/06/30/m...
IOB coauthor of
Heat-Induced Hatching: Clarifying Effects of Hydration and Heating Rate on #Behavioral #Thermal Tolerance of Red-Eyed #Treefrog Embryos
Estefany Caroline Guevara-Molina et al
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
#science #bio
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IOB coauthor of
Heat-Induced Hatching: Clarifying Effects of Hydration and Heating Rate on #Behavioral #Thermal Tolerance of Red-Eyed #Treefrog Embryos
Estefany Caroline Guevara-Molina et al
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
#science #bio
June 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Meet Estefany Caroline Guevara-Molina
iobopen.com/2025/06/30/m...
IOB coauthor of
Heat-Induced Hatching: Clarifying Effects of Hydration and Heating Rate on #Behavioral #Thermal Tolerance of Red-Eyed #Treefrog Embryos
Estefany Caroline Guevara-Molina et al
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
#science #bio
iobopen.com/2025/06/30/m...
IOB coauthor of
Heat-Induced Hatching: Clarifying Effects of Hydration and Heating Rate on #Behavioral #Thermal Tolerance of Red-Eyed #Treefrog Embryos
Estefany Caroline Guevara-Molina et al
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
#science #bio
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ICB A Systems Approach to #Homeostasis: What #Euryhaline #Fish Teach Us About Organismal #Stress Responses
Mauro, Velotta , @cam-g.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#ecology #biology #physiology #osmoregulation #environment #evolution
Mauro, Velotta , @cam-g.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#ecology #biology #physiology #osmoregulation #environment #evolution
June 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
ICB A Systems Approach to #Homeostasis: What #Euryhaline #Fish Teach Us About Organismal #Stress Responses
Mauro, Velotta , @cam-g.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#ecology #biology #physiology #osmoregulation #environment #evolution
Mauro, Velotta , @cam-g.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#ecology #biology #physiology #osmoregulation #environment #evolution
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I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
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June 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
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What are people's thoughts on covering HW equilibrium in intro bio? Is it really necessary, or could it be left to upper-level genetics or evo classes?
June 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
What are people's thoughts on covering HW equilibrium in intro bio? Is it really necessary, or could it be left to upper-level genetics or evo classes?
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Beyond latitude: thermal tolerance and vulnerability of a broadly distributed salmonid across a habitat temperature gradient, Conservation Physiology, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2025, coaf030, doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Beyond latitude: thermal tolerance and vulnerability of a broadly distributed salmonid across a habitat temperature gradient
Abstract. Salmonid fishes are a focal point of conservation physiology due to their high value to humans and ecosystems, and their susceptibility to declin
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May 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Beyond latitude: thermal tolerance and vulnerability of a broadly distributed salmonid across a habitat temperature gradient, Conservation Physiology, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2025, coaf030, doi.org/10.1093/conp...
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On NSF Grant Terminations- even if your termination letter says that you cannot appeal, there is a legal basis for you to appeal within 30 days in PPAPG www.nsf.gov/policies/pap... and in Uniform Guidance 200.340 www.ecfr.gov/current/titl.... Appeal and send a message!
Chapter XII: Award Administration Disputes and Misconduct
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May 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
On NSF Grant Terminations- even if your termination letter says that you cannot appeal, there is a legal basis for you to appeal within 30 days in PPAPG www.nsf.gov/policies/pap... and in Uniform Guidance 200.340 www.ecfr.gov/current/titl.... Appeal and send a message!
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Thread with an email being sent to @asn-amnat.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social members today calling for a Tri-society week of action for NSF:
Dear members:
The tri-societies (ASN, SSE,SSB) are running a ‘Week of Action for NSF’. Your engagement is crucial.
Dear members:
The tri-societies (ASN, SSE,SSB) are running a ‘Week of Action for NSF’. Your engagement is crucial.
May 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Thread with an email being sent to @asn-amnat.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social members today calling for a Tri-society week of action for NSF:
Dear members:
The tri-societies (ASN, SSE,SSB) are running a ‘Week of Action for NSF’. Your engagement is crucial.
Dear members:
The tri-societies (ASN, SSE,SSB) are running a ‘Week of Action for NSF’. Your engagement is crucial.
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The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
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www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
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May 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...