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bbolker.bsky.social
Ecology, evolution, epidemiology, statistics (mixed models). McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
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Why did bees become haplodiploid & birds didn't? And why are stick insects perfect just the way they are? This is probably the coolest paper from @koraklein.bsky.social‬ 's PhD thesis (though there's Colias butterfly work in the pipeline which I shouldn't diss...) academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...

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🚨 Recruiting! I’m looking for two graduate students (MSc or PhD) already based in Canada to join my lab and work on biodiversity research - broadly defined. Based at Concordia University (Montreal) - competitive stipends will be offered. communityandquantitativeecology.weebly.com

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

#rstats #accidentalaRt I don't think that's what I meant to plot ... ???

submitted 10 days ago • 5 comments

sadly, Tom Lehrer's back catalogue continues to be relevant: back then (1965) it was "to the shores of Tripoli, but not to MIssissippoli" tomlehrersongs.com/wp-content/u...

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Hello Fly Folks. quick note FlyBase is under duress due to termination NIH$ to Harvard and intl collabs. The hardworking folks @flybase.bsky.social are doing their darndest to ensure access to current data. For US, there will soon be a new site to donate. Please spread the word, ideas and support 🪰💪

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Code's not perfect but this looks nice and pride-ful ... gist.github.com/bbolker/30bc... (inspired by Cindy Greenwood's en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_G... plenary talk on stochastic processes and EEG spectra at last week's Stats Society of Canada meeting ...)

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

It looks like Breeding Bird Survey data has disappeared from ScienceBase. I've found a copy of the 2022 version on the Internet Archive, but I'm curious if anyone downloaded the most up to date data before the administration change?

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Coming up soon (June 16-18)! ... calvin-regression-workshop-2025.netlify.app taught by excellent ecological statisticians (and great people) Stacy de Ruiter (Calvin College) and Leslie New (Ursinus College)

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