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César Morales del Molino
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Paleoecology/Paleoclimatology/Plant ecology. Disturbance ecology. Ecosystem conservation & management. Proud father (3x). Mountain lover. De Luzaga. ❤️Alto Tajo
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cmhmaliani.bsky.social
It remains largely unknown whether epigenetic mosaicism arising in long-lived plants can have evolutionary relevance.We show in this new preprint that somatic epigenetic mosaics within Pistacia terebinthus trees leave a signature in DNA of the pollen grains produced
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Somatic epigenetic mosaicism within Pistacia terebinthus (Anacardiaceae) trees leaves signature in reproductive cells
Propagation of epimutations over the branching topology of individuals often produces epigenetic mosaicism in long-lived plants, but whether such epigenetic mosaics can bear some evolutionary relevanc...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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cmhmaliani.bsky.social
Elucidating mutual relationships between bees and plants in biodiversity hotspots is a challenge that requires the joint efforts of ecologists and taxonomists.In this new paper we analyse community-wide relationships between plants and Andrena bees in the Cazorla mountains and describe 3 new species
The genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775 (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) in a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot: community-wide relationships with plants and description of three new species
Evolutionary and ecological factors underlying the extensive, fast diversification of the species-rich bee genus Andrena (Andrenidae Latreille, 1802) are of general interest and require elucidation. P...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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An analysis of community-wide relationships between plants and Andrena bees in the Cazorla mountain range, a biodiversity hotspot in southeastern Spain: doi.org/10.3897/jhr....

@cmhmaliani.bsky.social @j-valverde.bsky.social @alexnunez23.bsky.social @unisevilla.bsky.social #bees #phylogeny
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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curromolina.bsky.social
Las hembras de la familia Melittidae, se caracterizan por ser pilosas y tener escopas muy desarrolladas para recoger polen.
1(Dasypoda cingulata)
2(Dasypoda iberica)
3(Dasypoda dusmeti)
4(Dasypoda morotei)
5(Dasypoda visnaga)
6(Dasypoda pyrotrichia)
Falta mucho para primavera?
@ebdonana.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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cmhmaliani.bsky.social
Avisaros de que aún quedan unas poquitas vacantes para las Jornadas de Ecología en Cazorla del próximo 25 Octubre y se ha vuelto a abrir un "last-minute" periodo de preincripción + matrícula, por si alguna persona ha cambiado de opinión o circunstancias:

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Cartel IV Jornadas de Ecología en el Parque Natural Sierras de Caorla, Segura y Las Villas
October 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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swarmofthoughts.bsky.social
Ayer salió mi entrevista con @ib3oficial.bsky.social
, en la que hablé sobre moscas jurásicas australianas con ventosas y tectónica continental.
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IB3 a la carta | Nautilus | T2025 - Capítol 20251018210401
T2025 - Capítol 20251018210401 a la carta del programa Nautilus als servei de contingut a la carta d'IB3
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October 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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elena-tena.bsky.social
🐦🦇 ¡Documentamos cómo el nóctulo grande captura y come aves migratorias en pleno vuelo!
Alucina, la persigue en caída libre por más de 1 km y se la come en el aire.

@laueast.bsky.social @theclickitclick.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social @bioacousticsau.bsky.social

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight
Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unk...
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October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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ebdonana.bsky.social
🪰 Describen el fósil de quironómido más antiguo del hemisferio sur, el cual aporta nuevas pistas sobre el origen de esta familia.

Esta nueva especie muestra una adaptación para fijarse a rocas en agua dulce.

🔗 delegacion.andalucia.csic.es/una-nueva-es...

📄 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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tommaso-jucker.bsky.social
Only a pre-print for now, but after 4 years of hard work I couldn't resist sharing this!

The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems

📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!
Global distribution of forest landscapes covered by airborne LiDAR
September 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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martin-nunez.bsky.social
🚨Big news🚨

A Pocket Guide to Scientific Writing and Publishing is out🎉

This is the book I wish I’d had 20 years ago — short, practical, and designed to help researchers write & get their papers published

I hope it helps many
Please share with anyone who might benefit!
👉 mybook.to/ScienceGuide
cover of a "pocket guide to scientific writing and publishing"
August 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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pepecarrion.bsky.social
Last paper: paleoecology of Cueva del Arco.
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August 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
cesar-morales.bsky.social
Papilio machaon sobre Lavandula latifolia (espliego) y Xylocopa cf. violacea sobre Cirsium odontolepis
August 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
cesar-morales.bsky.social
Ayer tuvimos la suerte de ver bien cerca un precioso ejemplar de búho real (Bubo bubo). :-)
August 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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mekevans.bsky.social
Reflecting on the career of paleoecologist Margaret Davis. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
In Memoriam : Margaret Bryan Davis (1931–2024): Forests, Now and Then | The American Naturalist: Vol 206, No 3
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August 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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wildlandfirefig.bsky.social
Ex compañeros al borde dl colapso mental y físico tras casi una semana bajo las alas del dragón hasta 20 horas diarias, descansando apenas 8, malcomiendo, malbebiendo, sin dormir apenas porque la radiación acumulada y la adrenalina absorbida no te lo permiten. Viendo cómo los compañeros van cayendo
August 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
cesar-morales.bsky.social
Felices encuentros hoy en el parque de Casas de Ves: escarabajo rinoceronte (Oryctes nasicornis) y una araña enorme y preciosa que no sé si podría ser Macrothele calpeiana. A ver si alguien por aquí nos ayuda a identificarla.
July 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social
What do you think about open and reproducible science? In this new post published in the @eco-aeet.bsky.social blog, some of our editors show two cases that represent current challenges in relation to reproducibility. Take a look!
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AEET–SIBECOL Pontevedra 2025. Open and reliable science
Below are two cases that represent current challenges that the scientific community faces in relation to open and reproducible science. Reproducibility is understood here as the ability of a study …
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July 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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globalecoguy.bsky.social
- Too much pressure to publish.
- More volume, less quality.
- Predatory journals.
- Crazy fees to publish your own work.
- Too many low-quality papers.
- Pre-prints masquerading as, peer reviewed.

Academic publishing is broken. We need overhaul the system, focusing on quality not quantity.
June 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
cesar-morales.bsky.social
Despite we got some hail in spring when all these folks were blooming, the fleshy fruit yield so far looks excellent: Euonymus europaeus, Prunus spinosa, Rhamnus cathartica and Viburnum lantana.
July 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
cesar-morales.bsky.social
Y por último, una bonita y grandota abeja en un Cirsium, que no sé por dónde anda... ¿Alguna idea @cmhmaliani.bsky.social y/o @curromolina.bsky.social? Muchas gracias.
July 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
cesar-morales.bsky.social
Two more butterflies spotted this weekend: Limenitis reducta (on the trail) and Cynthia cardui on Mantisalca salmantica.
July 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
cesar-morales.bsky.social
Yesterday, I was also lucky enough to spot several beautiful butterflies like Argynnis paphia on Rubus gr. ulmifolius or Brenthis hecate on Prunella vulgaris.
July 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
cesar-morales.bsky.social
Hoy he tenido una mañana afortunada con la observación y fotografía de aves rupícolas por el Alto Tajuña: avión roquero (Ptynoprogne rupestris), roquero solitario (Monticola solitarius), buitre común (Gyps fulvus) y roquero rojo (Monticola saxatilis).
July 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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corneliussenf.bsky.social
Were recent waves of large-scale forest dieback predictable? We say yes! A simple approach to describe temporal disturbance dynamics based on Taylor's Law. Now out in Nature Communications: rdcu.be/euG1A Thanks @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social and @rupertseidl.bsky.social for this great project!
July 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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swarmofthoughts.bsky.social
Hi, this is a intro, as our lab new to BlueSky. Viktor Baranov´s lab ( past @swarmofthougts on X) is Ramon Y Cajal fellow, research focused on the aquatic insects extinction, palaeo (we use uCT) & impact of climate change on insects´populations. Posts by Viktor or Lab manager - Dr. Celsa Señaris
June 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM