New paper: Cities as genetic refugia: rural selection maintains Mc1R pigmentation cline in squirrels despite an urban bottleneck #urban #evolution #ecology royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

New paper: Cities as genetic refugia: rural selection maintains Mc1R pigmentation cline in squirrels despite an urban bottleneck #urban #evolution #ecology royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

My department at Hobart and William Smith Colleges has an open VAP position in #ecology and #evolution. Applications due Jan 20 apply.interfolio.com/179542

New paper on causal inference for urban ecology & evolution, with a primer on DAGs & a case study on squirrel coat color. 🏙️➡️🐿️ Check it out: rdcu.be/eNz0O #CausalInference #UrbanEcoEvo

New paper on crypsis of squirrel color morphs along an urbanization gradient by our recent MS graduate Jess Proctor. Jess used an online game and image analysis to compare background matching of color morphs in different habitats rdcu.be/eezHI #squirrels #evolution #ecology

I'm teaching intro stats in spring. Main goal is inference, but also some coding in R. How are instructors handling AI on coding assignments? Do you assign graded homework or take-home exams? Allowing help from AI ? Curious about the range of approaches ... #Statistics #DataScience #Teaching

I am looking for recommendations of excellent papers in #evolutionarybiology from 2024/2023 that are suitable for a 3rd year evobio course. Key criteria: i) exceptionally clearly written & understandable to undergrads, ii) explicit questions/hypotheses, iii) ≤10 pages, iv) mixture of figures/tables