We (me and @njdowdy.bsky.social) are hiring a PhD student! Come work with us! We seek a PhD student to investigate the evolution of acoustic behavior in Lepidoptera within a comparative evolutionary framework... Job closes this week! Apply ASAP! njdowdy.gitlab.io/balogh-fello...

Sperm carry unexpected genetic messages | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

I am recruiting Ph.D. students this cycle. Students interested in deep-sea fishes and phylogenetic comparative methods are an especially good fit.

The beautiful tricoloured heron with its long neck putting on a beautiful display

When sexual selection through mate choice depletes versus exaggerates genetic variation: Unraveling the lek paradox @PNAS.org

Hey Young Modellers, unfortunately, our 🍱 Lunchbox Models 🍱 seminar next week has to be postponed to another time - please instead mark our next session on May 27th with Meike Wittmann (Uni Bielefeld) in your calendars already! 🦊 Find the full seminar schedule here: www.yomos.org/lunchbox-mod...

📣 EvolDir is now managed by @eseb.bsky.social! We are delighted to be taking the reins and express our gratitude to both Brian Golding who began this service to the community in the mid-1980s and to @rdmpage.bsky.social who ran this account until now 👏 You can now find evoldir here: evoldir.net

I’m looking to hire a postdoc. We’re interested in the evolution of organs and cell types, and evolutionary and developmental genetics more broadly. Please reach out if you’re interested and please pass on to any folks that you know who might be! 🪰🧬

Short time ago, we, the Evolutionary Immunogenomics Research Group, organized the 29th DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology @dzg-evol.bsky.social at the IZS, University of Hamburg @uni-hamburg.de, bringing together early-career researchers for inspiring talks, discussions, and networking.

FlyBase is seeking a new scientific curator at our Harvard University site. More information here: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

🪰🧬 What a fantastic start! Yesterday kicked off #DrosEU2026 at #Genopolys in Montpellier, France 🇫🇷 Exciting discussions on #Drosophila research, #genomics, #evolution, and #CitizenScience.

Love to see moving sperm on the stage #DrosEU2026 #Drosophila #Malejaculate #sperm @emmawhitt.bsky.social 👏

🪰 🧬16th #DrosEU2026 Workshop & Satellite #DrosophilaSuzukii Meeting Conference will take place 13–17 April 2026 in #Montpellier, France 🇫🇷. We look forward to connecting with colleagues across Europe to discuss new research in #Drosophila #genomics #evolution & #CitizenScience +info 👉 droseu.net

The 16th DrosEU Meeting kicks off this Monday, April 13! 🧬 A great scientific program and discussions await: droseusuz.sciencesconf.org #DrosEU2026 @droseu.bsky.social With support from @occitanie.bsky.social, @umontpellier.bsky.social, GIS Fruit, IGH, GenoPolys, and @sfgenetique.bsky.social

Inbreeding depression persists even without genetic variation in identical snail genomes. This new paper suggests epigenetic mechanisms beyond classic mutation-based explanations. Image credit: Robert Aguilar, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center @wikimedia doi.org/10.1093/evle...

Are you looking for a PhD position, hoping to learn sexual selection theory from one of the true experts in the field? Lehtonen's work is awesome - Look at this and apply! ats.talentadore.com/apply/doctor...

Really excellent paper on the genetics of caterpillar butt ornaments journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Mating-dependent lifespan cost of sterol depletion in male Drosophila melanogaster osf.io/preprints/os...

Phenotypic polymorphism via mate copying @PNAS.org

Orang-utans and chimpanzees cooperate strategically based on the partner’s incentives AnimBeh

If you’re giving a talk in Istanbul Uni, you can count on cats, they will attend and a room full of people who care deeply about science! We completed a whole-day workshop on Sexual selection theory, its biology, history and philosophical roots, which was a great fun! #istuni.evrimtoplulugu

First BYOF Seminar of 2026! 🗓️ Wed. March 4 @ 16 pm CET. Join us for two 10 min talks about social transfers: 🐀 Coprophagy (Amlie Baud @ameliebaud.bsky.social) 🪰 Ejaculate (Bahar Patlar @baharpatlar.bsky.social) 📨 Email [email protected] for the Zoom link! @socialtransfernet.bsky.social

Are brains 'male' or 'female'? Study tracks sex differences from age 8 to 100 go.nature.com/4cEbDbI

Artificial light at night, urban noise, psychoactive pollutants, agriculture, introduced species & a warming world are making it difficult to sleep. John Lesku & Anne Aulesebrook review how species are affected & suggest ways to minimise the impact #SensoryPerceptionInAChangingWorld bit.ly/469cNrT

question to those doing sperm motility analysis. Are there any recent resources/reviews you'd recommend? What software are you using? Thanks

Excited to spend 28 Feb at Istanbul University discussing sexual selection with students. From Darwin to modern days, we'll talk about history, biology and philosophy of sexual selection theory.

📆TODAY! @baharpatlar.bsky.social will present her work on "The genetics and function of the male reproductive tract from ejaculate to producing tissues in Drosophila" as part of our #Goenomix series. Join us via Zoom. More: pad.gwdg.de/s/a_5KCo2cq & www.uni-goettingen.de/de/624201.html

The Effect of Differing Levels of Intrasexual and Intersexual Selection on Survival and Reproduction Under a Heatwave Ecol&Evol

Thanks @baharpatlar.bsky.social, too kind! Leigh's survey was a highlight of last year's Biology of Sperm meeting, great to see this in print. Thanks to @rhondasnook.bsky.social, John Fitzpatrick and all who make BoS such an inspiring meeting and community.

An important study maps how nerves control the Drosophila male reproductive tract, revealing two types of glutamatergic neurons that also release serotonin or octopamine. 🔗 buff.ly/3PV2YQW

Sunday read 😍 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/PIS49F...

Really grateful to the people in Hamburg for hosting the graduate meeting this year. Join them it will be great!

A fantastic meeting is coming 🥳 This year DZG Evo Bio Graduate meeting will be in Hamburg, chase the red queen 🍎 @dzg-evol.bsky.social

Can sexual selection alone drive divergence? Experimental evolution in seed beetles shows that strong sexual selection accelerates divergence in reproductive traits and gene expression, even without environmental differences. Image credit: Udo Schmidt Wikimedia academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...

While most of us are burning out in the horse race of proposals, funding, and contracts, it’s easy to forget what real science is! What a delight to see a highly intellectual exchange among some of the great minds in #sexualselection studies @timjanicke.bsky.social academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...

Molecular Ecology | Molecular Genetics Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We are in Bluesky and we are happy to share our two last consortium publications: the DrosEU expanded DEST dataset and a Continent-wide study of phenotypic differentiation among European #Drosophila melanogaster populations (1/7)

👋 Looking forward to the 117th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society. Please like and share 🤩