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evoecolab.bsky.social
Professor of Biology. Ecology, evolution, genetics, in natural and urban habitats. VP of Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution. Passionate about connecting kids with nature, advocating for grad students, postdocs, science funding. Proud Canadian!
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Exciting new paper by Jens Ulrich & Risa Sargent: "Urban landscapes with more natural greenspace support higher pollinator diversity." esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

An (unfortunate) title that says it all. Time to get nutrient inputs under control across all systems and regions. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The environmental cost of war is part of the human cost of war. 🇵🇸 🌍 e360.yale.edu/features/gaz...

🌿 #CSEE2025 Symposium Highlight 🌿 "Relations between habitat characteristics and individual phenotype: habitat as an extended phenotype." 🔬 Explore how habitat features shape behavioral & phenotypic variation and their eco-evo impacts. 🧑‍🔬 Organized by Denis Réale (UQAM) & Julien Martin (U Ottawa)

The SSE Caregiver Award provides up to $500 USD to help cover caregiving costs while attending virtual or in-person #Evol2025. Apply by March 15! @evolmtg.bsky.social https://buff.ly/4ayQxbG

Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT

Please circulate widely: We are hiring two Ass Prof tt at the Institute of #ecology and #evolution at @unibern.bsky.social in conservation biology; mathematical & computational ecology We are committed to diverse, inclusive and equitable leadership in research and education tinyurl.com/IEEjobs

Excited to share our latest #urbanevolution paper led by former #postdoc Dr. Lindsay Miles & @ecarlen.bsky.social, along with undergrad Zain Nassrulah and @urbanevol.bsky.social #evolbiol #urbanecology 🌎 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... 1/3

True North Strong and FREE! #Canada

Helpful new app #buybever just developed to help people #buycanadian. Available in app store www.buybeaver.ca/donate

I'm teaching two workshops at #CSEE2025: * Intro to science communication * Intro to storytelling in science Material is different and complementary. Skills are relevant for any career stage, in academic and non-academic jobs. #SciComm @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social @csee-scee.bsky.social

We are honored to welcome Maydianne Andrade, recipient of the President’s Award for Societal Engagement, as a keynote speaker! 🎤 “I don’t think of you as Black” and other Misconceptions about Equity, Merit & Systems Change 📍 Don’t miss this talk at #CSEE2025 in Sherbrooke

Sometimes faculty have to go to extreme measures in @utmbiology.bsky.social to get home after giving a lecture #snowmageddon

Les inscriptions et soumissions pour #SCEE2025 sont maintenant OUVERTES! Ne manquez pas votre chance: soumettez votre résumé et inscrivez-vous avant le 15 mars! Inscription: event.fourwaves.com/fr/scee2025/.... Hébergement: event.fourwaves.com/fr/scee2025/... #phdsky #evolbiol #écologie 🌎

Registrations and submissions for #CSEE2025 are now OPEN! Don’t miss your chance, submit your abstract and register before March 15th. Registration: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/pages. Accommodation: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/pag... #phdsky #evolbiol #ecology 🌎

New in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: Birds in cities can be both good & bad for human well-being, but their impact is under-studied and likely varies across groups & cityscapes 📄Bird-mediated ecosystem services and disservices in cities and towns doi.org/10.1002/fee....

Pour ceux qui arrivent à la page d’inscription : event.fourwaves.com/fr/scee2025/... Hébergement: event.fourwaves.com/fr/scee2025/... Rendez-vous à Sherbrooke à #SCEE2025

For those meeting the registration page: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/pages. Accomodation: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/pag.... See you in Sherbrooke at #CSEE2025 #SCEE2025

Registrations and submissions for #CSEE2025 are now OPEN! Don’t miss your chance, submit your abstract and register before March 15th.

One of the reasons I love working at @UTM @utmbiology.bsky.social ... my #urban commute in #nature

Happy International Women & Girls in Science Day 2025 #WomenInScience #womeninSTEM #IDWGS

We've arrived! Follow CIEE-ICEE to learn about opportunities for Canadian researchers in ecology, evolution and environmental science to obtain funding for, or participate in, working groups, graduate courses, and workshops.

Message from SSE Council: Supporting our Community and our Mission mailchi.mp/evolutionsoc...

PhD opportunity in my group at UiO on adaptation to shifting temperatures in house sparrows. Looking for candidates interested in combining evolutionary genomics and ecological approaches! Please share! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Are you interested in evolution in the Anthropocene?... in evolved resistance to pollution?... in the genetic architecture of rapidly evolving traits?... You are in luck! I have something for you to read... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Gabriele's paper is out in PNAS! He found a large number of genes with repeated sweeps in multiple plant species. Most interestingly: they tend to be peripheral in co-expression networks (low pleiotropy), consistent with mig-sel theory!! @gabnocgenomics.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

A perfect day to ski on the Credit River

Buying Canadian during a trade war? Here is a list of brands to #buycanadian www.thestar.com/business/wan...

#buycanadian: Trump’s tariffs are unnecessary, designed to hurt 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸, violate existing trade agreements, and disrespect the strongest international friendship. Canadians, here is a list of USA products to avoid at the grocery store & Canadian alternatives. 🙏 to whoever made this

Genetics of recombination rate variation within and between species Bret Payseur academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...

Important new paper just out on the origins & #evolbiol of the London Underground Mosquito Culex p. molestus by @yukihaba.bsky.social @lindymcbr.bsky.social. Spoiler alert: Molestus originated 1000s of years ago in the Middle East www.biorxiv.org/content/bior... #evolviol #urbanevolution

Terrific list of conservation-related funding opportunities, made by @society4conbio.bsky.social: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Please share! #ConservationFunding #Conservation

Postdocs: University of Toronto (@uoft.bsky.social) has a fantastic #postdoc fellowship specifically for Black and Indigenous scholars worth $80K/year x 2 years. For more info see here: www.sgs.utoronto.ca/awards/provo....

I think I’ve got my technique down pretty good now. #beaver

In the EvoEco Lab we work hard, but we also play hard #tobaggan #goodtimes

New Paper: I am excited to share this cute paper with my wife @johnsonfamadv. This is the result of a walk along the beach on a warm spring day that led to the discovery of a new butterfly for Canada-Dorantes longtail. Sometimes love & science go together www.cambridge.org/core/journal....

The portal for @asn-amnat.bsky.social student research award is LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Apply, apply, apply!!!!!!!!! Due March 14. Ten awards of $2K each will be given to research that advances the the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, or behavior. More info here: bit.ly/asn_grant_25

There have been lots of amazing advances in palaeornithology over the last few years. In this invited review we discuss recent discoveries bearing on the origin of the bird brain, shoulder, palate, and air-filled skeleton. Check it out open access here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Urban chipmunks have a different diet than nonurban chipmunks by Raven Oullette & @albrechts-h.bsky.social cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...

#POSTDOCS: Study identifies the criteria that make postdocs more likely to obtain academic positions and finds more then 40% of postdocs leave academia www.nature.com/articles/d41...

What to be a Professor? Huge analysis of differences in hiring criteria among countries ... www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Our new EvoEco Lab tshirts are in and they look fabulous. HT to @ellmartin.bsky.social who came up with the design & @hayden-fargo.bsky.social who printed them. Rocking #biology #ecology & #evolbiol