How do we know our research results are REAL? We replicate them! Most folks agree but lament on how hard it is to publish these replications. My dearest gentle reader, lament no more! Delighted to unveil: Replication Studies, a new section of Behavioral Ecology 1/ academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...

Looking to make your science accessible and meaningful? Need help developing science education & outreach materials or ideas? Well then do we have the resource for you! The ABS Communications Committee developed this excellent repository of resources, so check it out! tinyurl.com/4evx8wyx

The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026. Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.

“Minnesotans’ relentlessness offers a blueprint for how to react when ICE inevitably arrives to stir up trouble where there was none; how to look violence dead in the eye and say not in my town; how to provide aid laterally when you know those at the top won’t be passing any down.” My latest—

This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end! It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

New signals thrive when females aren't picky. Relaxed pickiness allowed novel purr and rattle songs to become established in Hawaiian crickets. New work by @robinmting.bsky.social @gwelsh.bsky.social in Evolution Letters. academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...

Alright scientists! It's that time again! Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester. Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026? Sign up now 🥰 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Exciting update - we're featured on the cover! Always happy to show off flies at ALL life stages 🪰🪰

So excited to share our new work out in @evolletters.bsky.social today! doi.org/10.1093/evle... Sexual signals and preferences for them often differ across groups, contributing to reproductive isolation. But how do new signals evolve if females already have preferences for existing ones? (1/4)

Wisconsin Evolution is accepting applications for our Seminar Series' Early Career Scientist Award. Come share your evolution research and visit UW-Madison's evolution community. Open to grad students and postdocs (<5 yrs post PhD) from outside UW-Madison. Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6

Why did I only just find out that that there are water striders that live IN (ON!!) THE OPEN OCEAN? 🧪 OCEAN STRIDERS!!

Thrilled to share this paper that started as a summer research project and ended as a co-first author pub with amazing undergrad mentee Naomi 🪰 #evosky 🧪 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

TGI Flyday

Took 5 mins to call my rep and senators today while waiting for my machine learning model to run. Have you called today? #saveNSF #supportNSF

Hey folks going to #evol2025 in Athens. The SSE #DEI committee is sponsoring a workshop on how to avoid bias in writing T&P letters. Registration is required and the workshop is open to all career stages! Please share and help spread the word @sse-evolution.bsky.social @evolmtg.bsky.social

this week in the lab: making lemmon-ade!! (grinding up flies from Mt Lemmon in AZ for DNA extraction) #EvoBio 🧪

The Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference last weekend was a blast!! So happy to present my 1st ch results and, more importantly, invite 3 of my UG researchers to join too 🪰 many thanks to @meec2025.bsky.social for hosting!

So cool to see the results of Jenna’s work!!

🎉🎉I am SO excited to share our lab's first data paper published in ProcB @royalsociety.org! This research is part of @jlotusnguyen.bsky.social 's PhD dissertation and explores how social #behavior is organized in honey bees. 🐝 Let me share the story...! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

Pleased to share the first of many papers from the Lackey Lab exploring species differences between hawthorn- and walnut-infesting flies!! Here, we evaluate reproductive timing and egg load. 🪰🥚 (PI Alycia Lackey not on bsky) #evosky 🧪 resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

@govandybeshear.bsky.social vetoed HB4 🎉 but HB424 and SB89 are still on his desk. Kentuckians, call today to express your concerns: (502) 564-2611

If you're in the midwest (or close enough), I highly recommend this conference!! It's grad student run and, historically, very fun. I'll be there sharing my latest results on fly courtship 🪰

MEEC2025, CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! Submit your abstracts for MEEC2025 here! www.umsl.edu/biology/meec... Current or proposed research is acceptable to present! Abstracts are due by March 28.

Just ordered, looking forward to reading this!!

Proud to #StandUpForScience2025 with my bio dept Friday in Frankfort. Science benefits everyone! Immense thanks to @claireecusack.bsky.social for making it happen in KY 🏇 @standupforscience.bsky.social

Message from SSE Council: Supporting our Community and our Mission mailchi.mp/evolutionsoc...

Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT

We have a postdoc position available in the lab on post-copulatory barriers in hybridizing crickets. We have genomic data ready to be analyzed and crickets ready for experiments. This is a great collaborative group and a study system with a lot of potential for new projects. Join us!