Why do Afrotropical birds breed when they do? Fascinating talk this morning by Dr Chima Nwaogu (shorturl.at/5dhFo), University of Cape town. Deep insight into seasonality and avian breeding ecology in Africa! 🦅 🌍 This is a Hemborg lecture funded by the Foundation for zoological research 🙌

Interested in evolutionary ecology and genetics? Check out this PhD position in Pau Carazo's lab in Valencia - we look forward to your application!

Our super cool paper lead by @vdbijl.bsky.social and team! Congrats!

This is a collaboration between Uppsala University, SLU and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, led by @annaskarin.bsky.social to investigate causes of reindeer calf #mortality from multiple angles. #EQUIP #ReinGut @madeleinebergstrom.bsky.social @mystromgren.bsky.social @ingebjorgnymo.bsky.social

Happy to present my poster at #ESEB2025 on eastern Baltic cod population (or populations?), preliminary results of one of the chapters from my PhD thesis.

Thanks #ESEB2025 for a great conference! Our group had a lot of fun meeting people, learning new things, and talking about our research! @madeleinebergstrom.bsky.social @estermart.bsky.social @cenkvist.bsky.social @matiasbeck.bsky.social

Animal Ecology on tour! 🦎🐟🐔🦠📈 Some masters, PhDs and post-docs (and more!) from Uppsala University are enjoying #ESEB2025 in the warm Barcelona🌞 @joshuahufton.bsky.social @cenkvist.bsky.social @madeleinebergstrom.bsky.social @estermart.bsky.social @msiljestam.bsky.social

If you want to understand why-how behavioral phebotypes change from tadpoles to metamorphs along a lat gradient check this cool paper here!. Thanks to all co-authors who has participated in all life stages of the study! 😜 dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Experimental evolution in fast temperature cycles result in the evolution of increased body size plasticity in a nematode. In contrast, no evolution of increased bet hedging was detected. @martinlind.bsky.social @animecol-uu.bsky.social @cicero.oslo.no doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...

Ep2: We take a look at the wider #biodiversity crisis and the vital ecological roles butterflies play. 🌍🧪 ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=tTcqzUlwLsE 💬 Mariana Pires Braga, @jhog.bsky.social‬, Niclas Backström @uu.se @animecol-uu.bsky.social @evobiouppsala.bsky.social #EvoSKy #Conservation #ClimateChange

🦋 The #CloudedApollo is disappearing – but scientists and conservationists are stepping in to help. 🌍🧪 Episode 1 of our new mini-documentary is out now! 🎬 ▶️ Watch Episode 1 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObOH... #EvoSKy #EvoBio #Conservation #BioDiversity

Matias Becker Burgos @matiasbeck.bsky.social presented his MSc thesis work about genome-microbiome interactions in feral chickens today to the program! 🐓🦠🧬 Well done! @animecol-uu.bsky.social #microbiome #mGWAS #hologenomics #feralization

We will look for a postdoc after the summer to start a new project on transmission of microbiota and antimicrobial resistance in lake flies. 🦠🧬🦟 It primarily involves experiments in the lab (transmission between predator-prey, vertical, species) and metagenomic sequencing to find AMR genes.

Finally out: Predicting adaptation to climate warming www.nature.com/articles/s41... We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.

Delighted to announce our last review piece on MHC variation in space and time doi.org/10.1002/ece3.... Thanks to @Mette Lillie and Kayla King. Enjoy reading!

Our PhD course on Evolutionary Biology continues with lectures from Uppsala University and SLU researchers. Here Martin Lascaux tell us about his work on population genetics of spruce

A little tutorial to make interactive maps with GBIF data for any species, including any metadata you want - pictures too Great work by intern Edgar Signe from Brest University www.montejo-kovacevich-lab.com/projects/

Great talk today by @gmkov.bsky.social on local adaptation to a changing environment! Why do some species distribute more widely or adapt more rapidly? We get clues from geno- & phenotypes of 🦋 in their microclimate🌡️🌱 Too intrigued to 📷 but check out her website: gmontejokovacevich.wordpress.com

📢 NEW GENOME ALERT In #G3journal, Rödin-Mörch et al. generated a high-quality reference genome of the European green toad to understand the evolutionary genomics of the amphibian. Read more: buff.ly/XnaKB29

📣 @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social is hiring a research assistant for 1 year to work on the flycatcher project. Responsibilities include sample organization, data management, lab and field work + management. MSc + relevant experience required. Apply by Apr 4 👇 #ecoevojob www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

@vetenskapsradet.bsky.social is opening a new grant to attract researchers from outside Europe to come to Sweden! The call opens in mid-April but some details are already online: www.vr.se/english/just...

📣 @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social is hiring a research assistant for 1 year to work on the flycatcher project. Responsibilities include sample organization, data management, lab and field work + management. MSc + relevant experience required. Apply by Apr 4 👇 #ecoevojob www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Congratulations @madeleinebergstrom.bsky.social for successfully presenting and defending her MSc thesis last week! Well done! 📄🐎🦠🧬 Our lab group went out to celebrate at a local restaurant afterwards. 😊

Got to meet Suki the wolverine female at Vildriket, Järvsö. Have lots of samples from her and her boyfriend Sid, but he was too comfortable sleeping in the sun to come out ☀️ Thanks @madeleinebergstrom.bsky.social for the video

academic.oup.com/g3journal/ar... Work by @patrikrodinmorch.bsky.social @jhog.bsky.social and colleagues, part of the Erga Pilot Project @ergabiodiv.bsky.social 👏

Last month was filled with exciting events! I attended and presented a poster at the Oikos meeting Sweden at the Natural History museum in Stockholm. I also helped organized our internal conference at EBC, where I also presented a talk 😄🦠🐴 @nordicoikos.bsky.social @animecol-uu.bsky.social

I was recently interviewed by Maia Garde for #UppTalk, the @uu.se outreach program. We talked about the spectacular work of @axeljensen.bsky.social on guenons, the true Rebel #Monkeys, and a bit about tracking mountain gorillas. Listen in if you like #primates & #genomics youtu.be/91zFERdT3oQ?...

Podcast for Swedish speakers!

Recent study of ours covered by Forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc... #microbiome #diet #giraffe

What an amazing week at the @floridamuseum.bsky.social We digitised >800 Euphydryas editha, sampled hundreds of legs for genomics, and was given access to Mattoon’s incredible California butterfly collection. Thanks @vmshirey.bsky.social Anisha Sapkota and Andrei Sourakov for all your help

HUGE CONGRATS to @axeljensen.bsky.social for a truly awesome PhD thesis and an excellent defense of the same (and a great party afterwards)! And thanks to @joanameier.bsky.social for an excellent "opposition"! And without supervisor @kguschan.bsky.social this thesis would never have happened!

📣 New PhD position on flycatchers with @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social — spread the word! Combine bioinformatics, long-term datasets and field work to explore climate adaptation and speciation in the lovely flycatchers. Join us in Uppsala, Sweden! Apply by Mar 18: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/... #ecoevojob

Press release about our latest giraffe diet-microbiome study here: www.eurekalert.org/news-release... @animecol-uu.bsky.social @brown-ibes.bsky.social #microbiome #diet #metabarcoding #giraffe

Prof. Frank Johansson leads a research project “Biodiversity conservation in urban ponds”, surveying 80 ponds in Stockholm. They provide important ecosystem services and sustain biodiversity. But what makes for a good urban pond? Check out this article 👇🌍 #biodiversity www.uu.se/en/news/2025...

Yesterday @axeljensen.bsky.social absolutely rocked his PhD defense, with brilliant opposition by @joanameier.bsky.social! There’s no better feeling for a #proudPI #PhDone @animecol-uu.bsky.social

It was an honour to discuss with @axeljensen.bsky.social his fascinating PhD thesis on the genomics of guenons, hybridisation and chromosomal rearrangememts. I also very much enjoyed the party in the evening. Thanks for hosting me!

Huge congrats, Dr Jensen! Wonderful presentation and superb discussion! 🥳🎉 Many thanks to @joanameier.bsky.social and the committee for so many nice questions and perspectives. Quoting the committee members: "We all agree that this is one of the best theses we've had the pleasure to read." 💪

A PhD position has opened up in my old lab group in Uppsala with Anna Qvarnström! I can't recommend Uppsala and the group highly enough. This is a really great opportunity! If anyone wants to learn more about life in Uppsala or in the department, I'm very happy to talk.

Absolutely mind-blowing seminar by @joanameier.bsky.social today @animecol-uu.bsky.social: different mechanisms sparking massive radiation in fishes and butterflies.

📣 New PhD position on flycatchers with @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social — spread the word! Combine bioinformatics, long-term datasets and field work to explore climate adaptation and speciation in the lovely flycatchers. Join us in Uppsala, Sweden! Apply by Mar 18: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/... #ecoevojob

Fantastic talk this afternoon by @joanameier.bsky.social! Joana discussed how hybridisation and chromosomal rearrangement facilitate adaptive radiation, using cichlids and Ithomiini butterflies as study systems 🐟🦋 We also learnt a bit about @projectpsyche.bsky.social! #evolution #speciation

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Back in Uppsala for a week. @axeljensen.bsky.social will be defending his thesis coming Friday, with @joanameier.bsky.social as opponent. A joyous and a thoughtful occasion for a visit. But the sights are incredible!

Finally ready to see the world! Theories of balancing selection - past, present and future: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... A true collaborative effort that brought together theoreticians and empiricists, models, data, and fresh perspectives on how balancing selection can shape genetic variation.

Had the pleasure of presenting my Master’s Thesis project on Heterogenous ageing in male collared flycatchers at the ‘Revolution’ Symposium at @animecol-uu.bsky.social

Lots of fantastic talks and great work by the organisers! I’m particularly proud of my two master students, Julius Falck & Romain Dumont de Chassard, who gave excellent presentations.

Gabriel presented a poster about the effects of temperature and diet on the gut #microbiome of Natterjack toad tadpoles! 🐸🌡️🥦🦠 At this early stage, he has only research plans, but results are coming soon! 🧬

I had the pleasure to introduce my MSc project on toad genetics and infectious disease at our internal conference Revolution 2025 at @animecol-uu.bsky.social . This was the first year that master students were allowed to present and we definitely showed the strong potential in all of us.

At 'Revolution' symposium today: Prof. Bengt Hansson went in depth on sex chromosome evolution in birds, very intriguing patterns of fussions & reduced recombination! 😮 And more talks from local researchers, ornithology, theoretical models, freshwater biodiversity... 💕👏

Our internal conference Revolution 2025 at @animecol-uu.bsky.social is happening yesterday and today! We're having a great time listening to and giving talks about our science! 😊