How to predict the evolution of complex phenotypes like shape? In ecoevorxiv.org/tkq9w we introduce a new method that efficiently combines information from selection and from past trait values. 1/4

Soon presenting on lizard skulls at the #EED2024 symposium on Neural crest biology & microevolution!

☀️ 🐍🌧️ Often we study melanism vs other colors. But what about melanism variation at intraspecific level? Over 20 years, we found complex links between darker snakes and climate across Italy. Full OA: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

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Excited to share our latest paper on lizard contests and agonistic signals! Read on for a daydream on how being a lizard could be like, disguised as a discussion on the relative impact of static colour patches and behavioral displays in animal contests 🧵 academic.oup.com/beheco/article…

The first chapter of my PhD is finally out in Bird Study 🥳🥳🥳 If you want to find out how the #whimbrel population in #Iceland is doing check this out 🐦🐣 📊 👉 doi.org/10.1080/000636… #waders #shorebirds

I wrote a popular science article of my recent paper on the Irish elk doi.org/10.1007/s11692… in The European Aecheologists, the news letter of European Association of Archaeologists . Check out my article here -> e-a-a.org/EAA/Navigation…

To stay on X or to go, now that Musk has turned this platform into an incubator for fascism? I don't blame anyone for leaving. But I'm staying. Why? Because of this solid political principle: *Never let the far right drive you out of any space.*

Check out Lieke Ponsioen's PhD project (supervised by Kalina Kapralova & Benjamin Hennig 🦋 geoviews.bsky.social) 60 Arctic charr have been tracked in Thingvallavatn to gain information about their whereabouts throughout the year. Find out more here: icefishresearch.com/2024/08/29/tra… Stay tuned! Fia Finn

Phenotypic variances across six levels of biological organisations are all correlated. We propose "dialectical" relationships between micro- and macroevolution to explain our finding. Thrilled to hear what readers think about our idea! Keita Saito biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Scott Gilbert: I’m thrilled to have our new book published. It brings together evolution, development, and ecology in ways that could not have been imagined in the last century. 'Evolution Evolving' will be published by Princeton University Press in six days time! For more information

A new understanding of adaptive evolution is emerging, thanks to an international team of scientists led by the School of Biology The team describe how the evolutionary process has itself evolved over time via Princeton University Press Read more👇 ow.ly/Ly6b50TurmI #EverToExcel

Why are animals often so theatrical when fighting a peer? Read the press release on our latest article to see how lizards limit aggression with ‘invisible’ colors, flamboyant posturing, and arm waves! Thanks to Océane Liehrmann @OLiehrmann.bsky.social and Turun yliopisto - University of Turku Behavioral Ecology @ICBiBE_UV

Delighted to share our new perspective article Journal of Evolutionary Biology: rising evidence suggests unexpectedly robust link btw micro- and macroevolution. It challenges past views of evolution and calls for interdisciplinary research. #Evolution #EvoDevo #Paleontology 1/7 doi.org/10.1093/jeb/vo…

Thankyou Masahito Tsuboi for leading this author team behind this paper in Journal of Evolutionary Biology! I am very excited about this and a proud member of the team. We now hope that we have made colleagues aware of an important bridge between micro- and macroevolution: academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-ar…

Great to see the final version out! Congrats Masahito Tsuboi for leading this great collaborative work on the micro to macro questions! Insightful conceptual thoughts in there 👇 doi.org/10.1093/jeb/vo…

Excited to share our new paper on the macroevolution diapause in butterflies, now published in @evolution_letters! There's so much more to explore here and we hope this sparks further interest doi.org/10.1093/evlett…

🌟 Evolution Evolving Book Launch 🌟 7 November 2024 You can attend the 'Evolution Evolving' book launch event, either in person, at the beautiful KLI in Klosterneuburg, Vienna, Austria, or online. To register email [email protected]. – Meet the authors – Hear Kevin Lala

Did you know there are 4 morphs (types) of Arctic charr in Thingvallavatn? It’s the same fish but very different in size, colour & what they eat 🐟 Stay tuned for more posts on Arctic charr as many researchers are interested in studying them all over Iceland🇮🇸 #IceFishResearch

Yesterday our group had the pleasure of hearing Quentin HORTA's research on lacertid lizards - the group I studied for my PhD over 12 years ago! This just shows that lacertids never go out of style...🦎🦎🦎