Hi all. I am very excited that after 6 years I finally got my phylogenetic comparative methods book and online exercises online. Feel free to use and share. The book is here: nhcooper123.github.io/pcm-primer/. Note that it is not finished, we had to abandon it before the sunk costs fallacy broke us

New online! Evolution, genomics and conservation of butterflies and moths

The last paper of my PhD is out! Together with @duarteldas.bsky.social and Gabriel Nakamura, we investigated how in situ diversification and lineage dispersal have shaped assemblage level diversity in the Atlantic Forest. nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

In situ diversification and immigration are the main sources of species diversity at the assemblage level. Find here how to quantify their importance. Brilliantly led by @avrodrigues.bsky.social, and co-authored by Gabriel Nakamura and me. nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

For those interested in exploring Site-Based Estimation of Ancestral Range of Species (SBEARS), this material can be very helpful. gabrielnakamura.github.io/Herodotools/...

Happy to see this article. To me it is a great mistery how functional ecology can thrive without an evolutionary background. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

In this paper we introduce a novel way to use phylogenetic eigenvectors (PCPS) to assess temporal trends at the assemblage scale. Hope you enjoy it! Congrats @guiseger.bsky.social! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🔥ADVANCE ACCESS🔥: Tracing the evolution of Dicksoniaceae and Thyrsopteridaceae (Cyatheales) in South America: new records from the Cretaceous doi.org/10.1093/aob/...

The preprint version of a nice piece of research from our lab. Congrats Priscila Lopes! www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

Que dia!!!

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This is so amazing!

One more step towards more insightful analyses in Evolutionary Macroecology. Thanks @fabrovillalobos.bsky.social and all coauthors still not blueskylized for the collaborative endeavor! SBEARS - A site-based method to estimate ancestral ranges of species url: academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...

How much effort you must do to end your ability to do something? Strange times.

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the current rate of extinction, as estimated by ourselves and others, whom we cited, and across diverse major taxa, we may well be headed in the direction of a new mass extinction event www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... 🌐🧪

Nice!!!

Esses gringos não sabem das coisas. Gostei. Fod#-se laranjão.

Shameless self-promotion continues...🙃 You might find this #fern book in your local bookstores! mailchi.mp/btiscience/f...

New data paper out! Insect feeding guilds information (> 4000 insect species!) in relation to host plants for Northern Hemisphere woody species (>600 species!) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hey Ecofolks, Global Ecology Starter Pack Vol. 3 is out! Those interested must send a DM to @global-ecology.bsky.social to join it. Thanks @nmouquet.bsky.social for this initiative! go.bsky.app/F86HYqj

One more tool available to analyze the spatial structure of clade distribution. Always welcome!

Lots of ideas coming from this paper!

The Global Ecology feed is growing — 20-30 posts/week on large-scale biodiversity science — 390 contributors! 🌍🧪🦤🦑🪴🍁 DM @global-ecology.bsky.social to join and tag 🌐 in your posts to see them on the feed Let’s build a engaged community together ✨🌈💚 Pls share to spread! 👉 bsky.app/profile/nmou...

Our rising seas. This is only going to get harder to ignore. This NASA visualization was created by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5520/

And this.

This.

Em tempos de macartismo às avessas no Brasil, a coragem d’O Eco precisa ser aplaudida. Há solução, claro que há, mas demandaria mais racionalidade ao admitir a importância da conservação da biodiversidade brasileira. Não parece ser o caso.

Unitedstatian academics are living now what we in global south have been somehow facing since ever: chaos, instability, lack of long term expectations, etc. I hope when this sad reality passes it can at least put some perspective on the meritocrat speech.

The Global Ecology starter pack has been so successful there's a third iteration (and it includes me!) I'm told there's still space if you're a global ecologist and want to be added: DM @global-ecology.bsky.social to join. go.bsky.app/MkLHiKU 🌐

Happy to see a nice application of the phylogenetic fuzzy weighting method.

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Interested in trait evolution and/or connecting micro and macroevolution? The Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Workshop has returned, now at Mountain Lake Biological Station, VA, June 9-13th! Deadline for application April 4th, 5pm EST. More info here: eqgw.github.io

Dear Hollywood, you know Fernanda deserved, don’t you? We all know, but you are not ready yet. Ok then.

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A must-read, folks!

Is anyone doing research on a possible connection between climate change and the rise of fascism globally? Is it strange to think there's a link? #ClimateCrisis 🧪🔬

Para que diabos serve o MMA então?

Check the first comprehensive assessment of biodiversity knowledge shortfalls at contimental level in today's issue of @science.org, led by Luis Pertierra. We map data coverage of the species, ecology and evolution of terrestrial Antarctic biota jhortal.com/shortfalls-k... 🌐🧪 @mncn-csic.bsky.social

O liberal é um bicho estranho. Todos tem fala mansa, um ar de leveza, encantador. Defendem educação para todos, mas eriçam o pelo quando se fala em valorizar os profissionais da educação. Querem saúde, mas sem investimento no SUS. Só aceitam investimento em segurança. Bicho estranho o liberal.

What drives speciation in adaptive radiation? And why do patterns emerge? These questions are investigated by Rosemary Gillespie as part of our #AdaptiveRadiation special issue, considering #EcologicalChange and the initial drivers of speciation! 🧪🌍👇 academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a...

Have a species list and want to get a phylogeny for them? Try this R package: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Feedbacks are welcome.

Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉) "Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

So, the nazis were actually nazis. Who could imagine that…

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People keep saying "I can easily tell when students use LLMs". People are wrong.