Super excited to release this virtual field / lab experience called "VRmivora": davetoews.com/vrmivora/ It's free to download via SideQuest for a Meta VR headset: sidequestvr.com/app/44760/vr... Thanks to all involved, especially the Center for Immersive Experiences: immersive.psu.edu 🦉🧪

New and improved! (as of today, now with page numbers and an issue number ;) "Evidence for ancient selective sweeps followed by differentiation among three species of Sphyrapicus sapsuckers" Led by Dr. Libby Natola: doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...

Our November Issue is now live: www.nature.com/natecolevol/... Featuring research on 🧪 🦆Threats to migratory shorebirds 🌍Phosphorus constraints on global photosynthesis 🦠Evolution of the meerkat MHC Cover shows a larva of an emperor moth, from Li et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cuckoo eggs match the eggs of their adoptive hosts thanks to (mostly) loci inherited from their mothers, who put them there — impressive multifaceted genomic study buff.ly/r8xpxaR

Latest articles from the WJO: Exploring the expression of genes potentially involved in stress response of the endemic Galapagos Yellow Warbler. #ornithology doi.org/10.1080/1559...

AAAS reports future-focused #conservation index suggests more emphasis must be placed on #reptiles over #amphibians as a priority 🌍 www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #BiodiversityConservation #Herpetology #Ecology

ECR Feature: postdoctoral researcher Axel Arango investigates how ecological specialization shapes #diversification in #Emberizoidea songbirds . Read more about his recent work and plans for further study here: biogeographynews.org/2025/10/30/e...

One minute, you're just living your life, and the next, you're mimicking bird calls. Here’s how it happens: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jSPKeM

New story on the Avian Hybrids blog! Flipping the script: Another inversion in the Common Quail genome avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/f... Based on the Molecular Ecology study by Sara Ravagni, Santiago Montero-Mendieta and their colleagues | #ornithology

Our Q&A article on inbreeding for conservation is out in BMC Biology! We discuss some important key concepts related to inbreeding in the light of new genomic tools and what it means for conservation when we want to improve species survival. #consgen bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Happy to see my former @nbis.se advisory program student Zach Nolen's new pipeline PopGLen for analyses of short-read data using genotype-likelihood based methods out! Github: github.com/zjnolen/PopG... Paper: academic.oup.com/bioinformati...

My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.

🥳 My latest digest for Evolution is now available online! Digest: Postzygotic isolation barriers stabilize a hybrid zone between two grosbeak species academic.oup.com/evolut/advan... Original paper: academic.oup.com/evolut/advan... #ornithology

academic.oup.com/evolut/artic... Correlated evolution between nest architecture and the visual system of Passerine birds #nesting #evosky #ecology #ornithology

Haruki Murakami was about to turn 30 when a thought occurred to him: “You know what? I could try writing a novel.” Then he realized, “If I wanted to have a long life as a novelist, I needed to find a way to stay in shape.”

New story on the Avian Hybrids blog! The hidden effects of genetic purging in Galápagos Mockingbirds avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/t... Based on the Molecular Ecology study by Jakub Vlček, Sebastian Espinoza-Ulloa and their colleagues | #ornithology

Are you a PhD student ready to publish a paper? Submit your research to our journal today & enter one of our new journal prizes, celebrating PhD student work in #Botany or #Biology !🧪🌍👇 academic.oup.com/biolinnean/p... @linneansociety.bsky.social

Not good. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Now published in Cell! We found that ~15% of SNPs from divergent refs did not liftover as SNPs in the gray fox ref—half mapped to monomorphic sites, half failed to map. Co-authored with Matthew Genchev, @elliecat.bsky.social, and @jazlynmooney.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I still think this #SciComm deserves a #Pulitzer. #InsectApocalypse www.reuters.com/graphics/GLO...

Please share!🙏 🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

Umbrella, keystone, or flagship? An integrated framework for identifying effective surrogate species www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Conservation Genetics of the Reintroduced Giant Tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) in Madagascar onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The promotion and tenure celebration tradition at Penn State includes profs choosing an important book that has a deep, personal and professional meaning. I chose ‘The Beak of the Finch’ by Jonathan Weiner. Definitely check it out if you haven’t yet! @psubiodept.bsky.social

In the early 1980’s, we began preparing separate spread wings to help illustrate features of birds that had never been accurately drawn. Today our collection of spread wings is the largest in the world, preserving more than 40,000 specimens.

Getting an Instagram account up and running for my banding station. Give us a follow! My students are gonna run it, so it will actually be cool. www.instagram.com/rcbobirds?ig...

☠️🧬 2-yr Postdoc in in Genomic Simulations and Extinction Risk Modelling! Let's figure out the Genomic signs of Extinction @DTU in Denmark. Start: Feb 2026 (flexible) Application deadline: 24 Oct 2025 For details click here: tinyurl.com/BioExtPD Reposts appreciated 😁

For @omearabrian.bsky.social, the only one who seems to have wanted videos here... Here's another talk that did well on TikTok. It's Marlene Zuk talking about Prickle Princesses! #DogSky #Evolution #Behavior

Hey, check out this new reflection on the challenges and paths for making scientific publishing more affordable, accessible, and equitable: peeer.net/2025/09/08/n...

🦣🍖🧬 Fully funded 3-yr PhD in palaeogenomics & bioinformatics! Help me push non-model palaeogenomes beyond their limits @DTU in Denmark. Start: Feb 2026 (flexible) Application deadline: 24 Oct 2025 For details click here: tinyurl.com/BioExtPhD Reposts appreciated 😁

🐢🧬 New paper on how climate shifts shaped turtle and tortoise populations over time 🐢🧬 Using whole genome sequencing and environmental niche modeling we reconstruct demographic history and suitable habitat for turtles and tortoises 🧵 #popgen #consgen doi.org/10.1111/1755...

"A single gene orchestrates androgen variation underlying male mating morphs in ruffs" New paper featuring @fusanilab.bsky.social out now in @science.org ! www.science.org/doi/full/10.... www.science.org/doi/full/10....

🚨 Postdoc opportunities! 🚨 We’re looking for postdocs in 🌿 biodiversity science, 🧬 genetic indicator assessment, and 📊 ecological statistics. Join us in unraveling the drivers & consequences of global change on biodiversity — and be part of a supportive & collaborative environment! DL 24 September

Your daily Avian Hybrids story! Do rivers promote avian speciation in the subtropics? avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2020/07/07/d... #ornithology

Sparse genetic data limit biodiversity assessments in protected areas globally esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Let's break down a new #conservation #Wordoftheweek: #Fragmentation #stem #stemwords

We're proud to celebrate excellence in #conservation science! Each year, @conbiology.bsky.social honors outstanding contributions with our Rising Star Award, most cited papers + highest Altmetric scores. Congratulations and thank you to all our authors for your vital work!

New story on the Avian Hybrids blog! Exploring the relationship between mitochondria and mate choice in the Eastern Yellow Robin avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/e... Based on the Molecular Ecology paper by Lana Austin and her colleagues | #ornithology

Long runs of homozygosity are reliable genomic markers of inbreeding depression 🧬 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

This is now published at #MolecularEcology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Check it out!

our paper on how light pollution affects bird vocal behavior is out today in Science!! w/ @brentpease.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🐦🔬 Recruiting PhD students! 🌎🧬 I’m looking for 1–2 PhD students to join our team starting Fall 2026 at the Sam Noble Museum & University of Oklahoma. Our research: 🐦 birds • 🌍 biogeography • 🌴 Neotropics • 🧬 population genomics • 🌱 speciation 👉 Learn more: www.moncriefflab.org Please share!

JOB ALERT 🚨 Tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics and/or bioinformatics applied to biodiversity monitoring and conservation biology at Aarhus University, Denmark. Aarhus is super nice y'all. Apply! 🧪 🌍 🧬 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs tech.au.dk/en/about-the...

Excited to share our new paper on genetic rescue in the Pacific pocket mouse! To conserve this endangered species, we sought to understand whether small populations at risk of outbreeding depression are better managed in isolation or with gene flow. @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

ECR feature: Felipe Zuñe, PhD researcher at Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, studied the recovery of #vegetation on the Trindade Island of Brazil after decades of uncontrolled #herbivory 🐐 and shows the resilience of #flora on this remote island! 🌿 - biogeographynews.org/2025/08/11/e...

Science deserves better than profit-driven publishing. Change starts from within the community — here’s how we can reclaim it: peeer.net/2025/08/18/r... #BetterPublishing

Write-up of a college course where the final project involved making a Wingspan card!