Jon Evans
@1jonevans.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist & behavioural ecologist; food lover; runner and occasional surfer; wannabe musician who wishes he was Ben Folds
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Wa hoo! Our paper in Science is out today, revealing why some prey use conspicuous warning colouration while others use camouflaging colours. A huge global collaboration under incredible leadership by Iliana Medina and @wlallen.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Global selection on insect antipredator coloration
Natural selection has repeatedly led to the evolution of two alternative antipredator color strategies—camouflage to avoid detection and aposematism to advertise unprofitability—but we lack understand...
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September 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Wa hoo! Our paper in Science is out today, revealing why some prey use conspicuous warning colouration while others use camouflaging colours. A huge global collaboration under incredible leadership by Iliana Medina and @wlallen.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
How long will you live? New evidence says it’s much more about your choices than your genes
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How long will you live? New evidence says it’s much more about your choices than your genes
Is our lifespan primarily dictated by our genetics, or do our behaviour and environment play the more important role?
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March 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
How long will you live? New evidence says it’s much more about your choices than your genes
theconversation.com/how-long-wil...
theconversation.com/how-long-wil...
Scientific misconduct is on the rise. But what exactly is it?
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Scientific misconduct is on the rise. But what exactly is it?
In 2023, more than 10,000 research papers were retracted because of scientific misconduct. But it’s not always deliberate.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Scientific misconduct is on the rise. But what exactly is it?
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Our paper on #sexualselection and #intelligence / #cognition is now out in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Congrats to @cogniivan.bsky.social, Bec Fox & @kirindy.bsky.social for all their hard work to make this happen.
www.anu.edu.au/news/all-new...
www.anu.edu.au/news/all-new...
Smart is sexy: evolution of intelligence partly driven by love
www.anu.edu.au
February 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Our paper on #sexualselection and #intelligence / #cognition is now out in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Congrats to @cogniivan.bsky.social, Bec Fox & @kirindy.bsky.social for all their hard work to make this happen.
www.anu.edu.au/news/all-new...
www.anu.edu.au/news/all-new...
Lethal second-generation rat poisons are killing endangered quolls and Tasmanian devils
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Lethal second-generation rat poisons are killing endangered quolls and Tasmanian devils
Second generation rat poisons are so potent that they’re banned for home use in Europe and North America. But here, you can pick them up at Bunnings or Coles.
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February 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Lethal second-generation rat poisons are killing endangered quolls and Tasmanian devils
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theconversation.com/lethal-secon...
There is declining trust in Australian unis. Federal government policy is a big part of the problem
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There is declining trust in Australian unis. Federal government policy is a big part of the problem
According to some observers, the ‘hottest topic’ for 2025 is whether universities have lost the public’s support to operate.
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February 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
There is declining trust in Australian unis. Federal government policy is a big part of the problem
theconversation.com/there-is-dec...
theconversation.com/there-is-dec...
Australia spends $714 per person on roads every year – but just 90 cents goes to walking, wheeling and cycling
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Australia spends $714 per person on roads every year – but just 90 cents goes to walking, wheeling and cycling
Walking and cycling get 90c per person each year from the Australian government. What if that figure rose to $5, $10 or $15?
theconversation.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Australia spends $714 per person on roads every year – but just 90 cents goes to walking, wheeling and cycling
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New review paper!
@1jonevans.bsky.social @pacogarciagonzalez.bsky.social and I ask whether mature sperm cells might actively express genes. Really proud to see this one out - has been a long, difficult journey through much skepticism to publication. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
@1jonevans.bsky.social @pacogarciagonzalez.bsky.social and I ask whether mature sperm cells might actively express genes. Really proud to see this one out - has been a long, difficult journey through much skepticism to publication. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Silent cells? Potential for context-dependent gene expression in mature sperm | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Sperm are traditionally viewed as transcriptionally and translationally silent cells.
However, observations that components of the cellular machinery of gene expression
are maintained in ejaculated sp...
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
New review paper!
@1jonevans.bsky.social @pacogarciagonzalez.bsky.social and I ask whether mature sperm cells might actively express genes. Really proud to see this one out - has been a long, difficult journey through much skepticism to publication. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
@1jonevans.bsky.social @pacogarciagonzalez.bsky.social and I ask whether mature sperm cells might actively express genes. Really proud to see this one out - has been a long, difficult journey through much skepticism to publication. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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A Perspective explores the consequences of bypassing natural selection in assisted reproduction—including the filtering of sperm for quality inside the female reproductive tract—and options to mimic such selection to reduce risks to offspring. In PNAS Nexus: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
December 20, 2024 at 4:17 PM
A Perspective explores the consequences of bypassing natural selection in assisted reproduction—including the filtering of sperm for quality inside the female reproductive tract—and options to mimic such selection to reduce risks to offspring. In PNAS Nexus: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Paper just out in which Paco Garcia-Gonzalez and I advocate for useful dialogue between the fields of assisted reproduction and evolutionary biology: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Applying an evolutionary perspective to assisted reproductive technologies
Abstract. Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are commonly used to address human infertility and to boost livestock production. During ART, procedures
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December 18, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Paper just out in which Paco Garcia-Gonzalez and I advocate for useful dialogue between the fields of assisted reproduction and evolutionary biology: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Story here: www.ecolsoc.org.au/news/2024-fu...
2024 Fundamental Ecology Award Winner Announced - Ecological Society of Australia
The Ecological Society of Australia is pleased to announce Tess Jenkins as winner of the 2024 Fundamental Ecology Award. Tess is a PhD candidate with the University of Western Australia. Tess’ project...
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December 10, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Story here: www.ecolsoc.org.au/news/2024-fu...
Massive congratulations to Tess Jenkins (not yet on bsky) on winning the Fundamental Ecology Award for 2024 @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Massive congratulations to Tess Jenkins (not yet on bsky) on winning the Fundamental Ecology Award for 2024 @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
@jenkelley01.bsky.social rocking it at #AusEvol2024 with a super speedy flash talk on moth wing colour tricks
December 5, 2024 at 11:09 AM
@jenkelley01.bsky.social rocking it at #AusEvol2024 with a super speedy flash talk on moth wing colour tricks
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MONKEYS Hoarded More Bananas than it could eat,
November 25, 2024 at 2:17 AM
MONKEYS Hoarded More Bananas than it could eat,
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“Who would have thought that instilling a publish-or-perish culture in scientists while moving to an earn-money-by-the-paper business model for publishers would have led to an explosion of papers?”
The strain on #scientificpublishing👇
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
#academicsky
The strain on #scientificpublishing👇
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The strain on scientific publishing
Abstract. Scientists are increasingly overwhelmed by the volume of articles being published. The total number of articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science has grown exponentially in recent years; ...
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November 24, 2024 at 11:05 AM
“Who would have thought that instilling a publish-or-perish culture in scientists while moving to an earn-money-by-the-paper business model for publishers would have led to an explosion of papers?”
The strain on #scientificpublishing👇
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
#academicsky
The strain on #scientificpublishing👇
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
#academicsky
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A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic.
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
November 24, 2024 at 11:12 PM
A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic.
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
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ARC says they’ll release the Discovery Projects 2025 outcomes tomorrow.
Recently, outcomes announcements have tended to happen at/around 11am Canberra time.
My bot will pick up the announcement in RMS’s database and post immediately.
Good luck!
Recently, outcomes announcements have tended to happen at/around 11am Canberra time.
My bot will pick up the announcement in RMS’s database and post immediately.
Good luck!
November 25, 2024 at 12:04 AM
ARC says they’ll release the Discovery Projects 2025 outcomes tomorrow.
Recently, outcomes announcements have tended to happen at/around 11am Canberra time.
My bot will pick up the announcement in RMS’s database and post immediately.
Good luck!
Recently, outcomes announcements have tended to happen at/around 11am Canberra time.
My bot will pick up the announcement in RMS’s database and post immediately.
Good luck!
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A really exciting new study: evidence that males evolve better sight in order to detect female dishonesty in dance flies. One for the textbooks! A male resistance trait!
Great one from @rosalindmurray @luc_bussiere @dtgwynne & team
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Great one from @rosalindmurray @luc_bussiere @dtgwynne & team
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Sexually antagonistic coevolution can explain female display signals and male sensory adaptations
Abstract. The prevalence and diversity of female ornaments pose a challenge to evolutionary theory because males should prefer mates that spend resources o
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November 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM
A really exciting new study: evidence that males evolve better sight in order to detect female dishonesty in dance flies. One for the textbooks! A male resistance trait!
Great one from @rosalindmurray @luc_bussiere @dtgwynne & team
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
Great one from @rosalindmurray @luc_bussiere @dtgwynne & team
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
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So here is a starter pack of African scientists and researchers across disciplines. It will continue to grow as I find more people and more migrate to this platform but gotta start somewhere 😊.
go.bsky.app/GixA4xP
go.bsky.app/GixA4xP
November 21, 2024 at 7:44 PM
So here is a starter pack of African scientists and researchers across disciplines. It will continue to grow as I find more people and more migrate to this platform but gotta start somewhere 😊.
go.bsky.app/GixA4xP
go.bsky.app/GixA4xP
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‘Neutrality isn’t just a stance’: the Red Cross mission to provide vital aid in areas of conflict
‘Neutrality isn’t just a stance’: the Red Cross mission to provide vital aid in areas of conflict
In conflict zones across the globe, people in desperate need have long relied on the hope that humanitarian aid, delivered by organisations such as the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, will reach them. Yet, this vital work is increasingly under…
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November 22, 2024 at 12:15 PM
‘Neutrality isn’t just a stance’: the Red Cross mission to provide vital aid in areas of conflict
What an utterly wasteful and stressful process. It's almost as if the ARC engineered it this way! I'm holding tight waiting on DP25 outcomes, but already resigned to a very stressful a few days getting DP26 EOI read in time...
To those prepping 2026 Discovery Projects EOIs while still waiting on 2025 outcomes:
I don't know when they'll be released. I'm sorry.
Remember, ARC *planned* this. Planned outcomes for 20–29Nov & 13Dec EOI deadline.
They knew ~500 teams would now be wasting time prepping EOIs.
I don't know when they'll be released. I'm sorry.
Remember, ARC *planned* this. Planned outcomes for 20–29Nov & 13Dec EOI deadline.
They knew ~500 teams would now be wasting time prepping EOIs.
November 22, 2024 at 6:21 AM
What an utterly wasteful and stressful process. It's almost as if the ARC engineered it this way! I'm holding tight waiting on DP25 outcomes, but already resigned to a very stressful a few days getting DP26 EOI read in time...