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Are you a grad student or postdoc who needs financial assistance to attend
#Evol2026
in person? SSE offers registration waivers for the early registration rate - apply by March 15!
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Applications due March 15 for the SSE Caregiver Grants, which provide up to $500 USD to help cover caregiving costs while attending virtual or in-person
#Evol2026
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Kelly Zamudio
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Olha aí gente! Free registration to virtual Evolution 2026.
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SSE is pleased to offer free virtual
#Evol2026
registration to all SSE members residing in 152 countries and territories around the world including India, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Request your free registration code today!
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Proposals due Monday, March 2 for the Small Grants for Local and Regional Outreach! This program awards up to $1,000 USD for a variety of evolution education and outreach projects, workshops, and events. Apply now!
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Applications due March 1 for the T. H. Huxley Award, which recognizes high-quality evolution education resources! The recipient will have the opportunity to attend and present their work at the NABT meeting in October or
#Evol2026
in June. Apply today!
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Want to shape the future of SSE? Nominate yourself or someone else for President-Elect, North American Vice President, or Councilor. Nominations due April 1! Learn more about each role:
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2027 SSE Council Nominations
The SSE Nominating Committee invites nominations for six Council positions beginning January 2027: President Elect, North American Vice President, and three Councilors. Nominations are accepted…
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Apply now for the SSE Caregiver Award for up to $500 USD to help cover caregiving costs while attending virtual or in-person
#Evol2026
. Deadline March 15!
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Juliet Turner
7 days ago
I'm very happy to share that a paper from my DPhil thesis has been selected as the Editor's Choice article in Evolution. 😊 You can read it here:
lnkd.in/eCnAQfzT
🐜
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#EvolutionaryBiology
#SocialEvolution
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Evolution Meetings
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Registration is now open! Early-bird closes April 15.
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Evolution 2025 Registration
Evolution 2025 - the joint conference of the SSE, ASN, and SSB
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Liam U. Taylor
9 days ago
Awesome! "Embryology reveals a morphological signature of ancestral diurnality maintained in a nocturnal lineage" By Griffing et al. in
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doi.org/10.1093/evol...
(Are there any similar analyses for Nocturnal Caprimulgiformes -> Diurnal Apodidae / Trochilidae ? )
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Embryology reveals a morphological signature of ancestral diurnality maintained in a nocturnal lineage
Abstract. Evolutionary transitions to diurnality are often associated with specialized ocular morphology, such as pits (foveae) in the retina. Foveae are r
https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpag025
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Proposals due March 2 for the Small Grants for Local and Regional Outreach! This program awards up to $1,000 USD for a variety of evolution education and outreach projects, workshops, and events. Apply now!
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DEADLINE EXTENSION: The deadline to apply for the T. H. Huxley Award to recognize evolution education resources has been extended to March 1. The recipient will present their work at NABT or another education focused meeting. Learn more and apply today!
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Don't forget to apply this weekend if you'd like to receive communications training and meet with lawmakers to advocate for science!
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Apply by Sunday for funds to attend the AIBS public policy training and meet with lawmakers! Curious what the event entails? Hear from last year’s participants here:
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MPI for Evolutionary Biology
14 days ago
Today is the
#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
✨ To celebrate, we’re opening registration for our workshop "Women in Evolutionary Biology II" — keynotes, research, networking, and discussions on equality & inclusion in science. 📍 Plön (Germany) | 🔗
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Apply by Sunday for funds to attend the AIBS public policy training and meet with lawmakers! Curious what the event entails? Hear from last year’s participants here:
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Apply now for funding from SSE to attend the AIBS Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC in April! Participants will receive communications and advocacy training before meeting with lawmakers. Learn more and apply by February 15:
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Jhelam N. Deshpande
18 days ago
Follow up to our work on eco-evolutionary dynamics of host parasite systems in complex landscapes up in Evolution
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. This work was done during Ruthvik's Erasmus M1 project
@ruthvikpsi.bsky.social
with me and
@efronhofer.bsky.social
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Announcing The Evolution Exchange: a new interview series for the evolutionary biology community! This month, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom chats with retired NSF Program Officer Dr. Sam Scheiner about federal science funding.
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
23 days ago
SMBE is calling for nominations for Best Graduate Student Papers of 2025, recognizing outstanding papers in
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🗓️ Deadline Feb 27 Articles published in 2025 are eligible. The nominated student must be first author; anyone can nominate authors.
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BWEEMS
23 days ago
Women and girls are shaping science worldwide 🌍🔬 Send us a short video introducing yourself and your work and help us spotlight our global community. ⏰ Submissions close Feb 9
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Society of Island Biology
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Island Biology 2026 - Registration & Key Information
Registration & Key Information
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Juliana Rodríguez-Fuentes
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Thanks a lot to
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for continuing to support the research of graduate students and congrats to everyone that was supported too🎉🎉🎉
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Arvid Ågren
23 days ago
"There is still life in the old dog." Brian Charlesworth on Fisher's Fundamental Theorem in
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Is the Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection of any use?
Abstract. There have been many recent discussions of the Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection, with an emphasis on its mathematical accuracy. It is arg
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Announcing The Evolution Exchange: a new interview series for the evolutionary biology community! This month, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom chats with retired NSF Program Officer Dr. Sam Scheiner about federal science funding.
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Stephen Kupchella
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I am very happy to share that I've received the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Award by
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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 International Event Grants! This program provides funding for international symposia, workshops, courses, and other events in order to foster communication and collaboration between scientists around the world.
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International Event Grants Recipients
Participants in the Introduction to Biodiversity Genomics course. Congratulations to the recipients of our 2025 International Event Grants ! This program provides funding for international…
https://www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display/2026/1/30/international-event-grants-recipients/
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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards!
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Applications due Monday for the T. H. Huxley Award, which recognizes high-quality evolution education resources! The recipient will have the opportunity to attend and present their work at the NABT meeting in October or
#Evol2026
in June. Apply today!
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Today is the last day to apply for the International Travel Stipends to attend
#Evol2026
in Cleveland, Ohio in June! Funds can cover registration, transportation, food, and lodging. A budget template is available on the website.
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Today is the last day to apply for the International Travel Stipends to attend
#Evol2026
in Cleveland, Ohio in June! Funds can cover registration, transportation, food, and lodging. A budget template is available on the website.
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Mike Grillo
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Please consider applying for the Huxley Award if you have developed evolution teaching or outreach resources. I'm on the award committee and happy to answer any questions.
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Megan Phifer-Rixey
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If you have developed outreach/education resources and want to get the word out—
@sse-evolution.bsky.social
has a deadline coming up for funding to present at an education focused session/conference. Grad students and Postdocs are very welcome to apply!
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Thomas Henry Huxley Award
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Liam U. Taylor
29 days ago
Evolution of manakin plumage maturation now out early look
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(Phylo-)Devo-evo, plumage, and social signaling Bonkers system that reshaped how I think about both development and evolution.
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caecilianbiol.bsky.social
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🚨NEW PAPER 🚨
#Caecilians
maintain a functional long-wavelength-sensitive cone opsin gene despite signatures of relaxed selection and more than 200 million years of fossoriality, published in Evolution
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Caecilians maintain a functional long-wavelength-sensitive cone opsin gene despite signatures of relaxed selection and more than 200 million years of fossoriality
The colonization of low-light environments exerts selective pressure to enhance non-visual senses while relaxing selection on vision, often leading to opsi
https://academic.oup.com/evolut/article/79/12/2756/8262910
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CSEE_SCEE
30 days ago
Do you want to help advance the profile of
#ecology
,
#evolution
, &
#conservation
in Canada? Do you want to be part of a team that gets things done on behalf of a broader community? Run for CSEE Council! Nominations due April 26. Learn more here:
csee-scee.ca/elections/
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eahodge.bsky.social
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Excited that my 2nd MSc paper is out in
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doi.org/10.1093/evol...
We find Heliconius’ impressive visual memory is not due to increased visual-structure investment over that of their outgroup relatives, but instead consistent with specialisation of the central circuitry.
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Luca Soldini
about 1 month ago
Are stick insects unique in their ability to transition to parthenogenesis? Our new review in
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covers intraspecific and hybrid origins, cytological mechanisms, and co-occurence of female-only and sexual populations, with comparisons to other taxa.
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On the repeated evolution of parthenogenesis in stick insects
Abstract. Female-producing parthenogenesis is widespread in stick insects. It ranges from rare in sexual species to facultative or obligate, the latter som
https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpaf264
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Applications now open for funding to attend the AIBS Congressional Visits Day in April! Participants will receive communications and advocacy training before meeting with lawmakers. Learn more and apply by February 15:
www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awar...
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Applications now open for funding to attend the AIBS Congressional Visits Day in April! Participants will receive communications and advocacy training before meeting with lawmakers. Learn more and apply by February 15:
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American Institute of Biological Sciences
about 1 month ago
#AIBS
is offering a professional development opportunity: AIBS Communications Training Boot Camp. This program builds on successful media & science policy workshops, catering to everyone from graduate students to senior researchers & program administrators. Register today!
io.aibs.org/cvd
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Today is the last day to apply for the Undergraduate Community at Evolution program at
#Evol2026
! Join other undergrads in Cleveland to present your research, learn more about the field, and make lasting connections:
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Yemane G. Tsige
about 1 month ago
Check out this new digest paper published in
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presenting how Malagasy
#lemurs
cranial shape evolution is influenced by their body size. 🔗
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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Digest: Craniofacial morphology diversification in Malagasy primates and the role of size constraints in adaptive radiation
Abstract. How did size-related evolutionary constraints shape the diversification of craniofacial morphology during the adaptive radiation of Malagasy lemu
https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpaf259
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Nominations are due January 15 for the Gould Prize, which recognizes an individual who has advanced public understanding of evolutionary science and its importance. The awardee will present a public lecture at
#Evol2026
in Cleveland in June.
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Are you an undergrad interested in ecology, evolution or related fields? Apply by January 20 for our Undergraduate Community at Evolution program! This program provides funding, mentoring, and a presentation opportunity at
#Evol2026
.
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Are you an undergrad interested in ecology, evolution or related fields? Apply by January 20 for our Undergraduate Community at Evolution program! This program provides funding, mentoring, and a presentation opportunity at
#Evol2026
.
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Urban Evolution & Ecology Conference
about 2 months ago
We are pleased to announce the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology which will be held from Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2027. Please save the dates, and we look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Ventura Beach, California!
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Nominations are due January 15 for the Gould Prize, which recognizes an individual who has advanced public understanding of evolutionary science and its importance. The awardee will present a public lecture at
#Evol2026
in Cleveland in June.
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