You can save #tidyplots in multiple formats by piping through multiple rounds of `save_plot()` 🤩 #rstats #dataviz #phd

"Please make no mistake. Climate change is the biggest threat to global security that modern humans have ever faced." Sir David Attenborough. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #stopfossilfuels #go100re

AES 2025 ECR Awards – Apply Now! Submit your best paper (preprints welcome!) for a chance to give a 30-min plenary at AES 2025 in Brisbane. Two categories: PhD and Postdoc Winners get $500 travel support + free rego ausevo.com/2025_research_…

Canadian Journal of Zoology is seeking #ECRs to join its editorial board as Associate Editors. Gain hands-on experience with #peerreview, contribute to journal development, and connect with leaders in the field. Apply by Aug 15 ▶️ ow.ly/GzJr50WeaOG

This lizard has eyes everywhere—literally and mythologically. This #WorldLizardDay, meet the Yellow-spotted Monitor (Varanus panoptes), a watchful goanna named after Argus, the “all-seeing” giant. 👉 bit.ly/AWC-YSM

Cognitive processes are robust to early environmental conditions in two lizard species #Reptile #Learning #DevelopmentalPlasticity doi.org/10.1093/beheco…

How can a small, black beetle keep cool in the searing heat of the desert sun? Roberts &co recently discovered that, due to their energy-efficient running, Namib Desert beetles actually run to cool off journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/22… Read the full research here: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/22…

Are you looking for a PhD position and want to spend your summers in the Rocky Mountains? My lab CU Denver is looking for 1 PhD student to work on a NSF-funded project to study elevational range shifts in Colorado! Apply by Nov 1! Details here docs.google.com/document/d/1Zy…

Online now: Optimal movement decisions in complex landscapes dlvr.it/TMghcf

Calling all evolutionary biologists! 🧬 AES 2025 | UQ Brisbane | 1–3 Oct Early-bird registrations close 1 Sept Join three days of cutting-edge science + community: aes.corsizio.com/event/68540590… #AES2025 #Evolution #ECR #AusSci

Future Projections of Biodiversity Under Global Change Need to Include Genetic Diversity onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gc…

How hot is too hot? And can crevices act as thermal refuges for the Kaputar rock skink? DT Roberts and co find that crevices provide thermal buffering, but future climate may elevate evaporative water loss presenting an additional physiological challenge. doi.org/10.1016/j.jthe…

🚨 Workshop Alert! 🚨 Learn how to simplify population genetics with the dartRverse 🧬 Hands-on training in R for ecologists, conservation biologists & early-career researchers. 📅 Nov 12–14, 2025 | Canberra, Australia 🔗 surveymonkey.com/r/PopGenR_work…

🏆 dartR from #UniCBR is awarded the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software. #EurekaPrizes Learn more: youtu.be/eM_9H79bPec

Galapagos marine iguanas reduce their metabolism by 20.43% during El Nino when the Pacific warms & their seaweed supply dwindles, but Dubiner Tel Aviv University GalapagosGSC suggest that this reduction may help the reptiles cope if El Nino becomes more frequent journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/22…

From the Cunnamulla tip to the front page of the Journal of Animal Ecology! I would say Oscar has come a long way! Another exciting moment for the dragon crew! I love it when arid lizards get some love. Read more here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

'How is this possible?' — two species birthed by one mother youtu.be/H-Y6-j8FlIQ?si… via YouTube nature

Predation is one of the most pervasive forces of natural selection. Researchers in Science report a globally replicated experiment that uncovers which factors explain the relative success of warning coloration and camouflage as antipredator color strategies. Learn more in this