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Ashlee Mikkelsen
@ashleemikkelsen.bsky.social
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Mostly an ecologist that dabbles in physiology, theory, evolution, chemistry, demography, or anything else that catches my fancy.
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jonathanpdrury.bsky.social
Looking for a PhD opportunity? I'm hoping to recruit someone to my group at Durham University to work on a project combining fieldwork and labwork to study speciation in rubyspot damselflies: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

Get in touch if you want to chat!
The Durham cathedral A male smoky rubyspot damselfly
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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funecology.bsky.social
📰Published📰 Thirsty lizards may miss danger: how water and energy costs affect predator detection🦎

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Thirsty lizards may miss danger: how water and energy costs affect predator detection
Chloé Chabaud, Jean-François Le Galliard, Simon Agostini, Olivier Lourdais This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Lizards, like many anim…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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iite-ecotheory.bsky.social
📅Our speaker next week is Violeta Calleja-Solanas @violetacalleja.bsky.social (Estación Biológica de Doñana):

⭐The effect on stability of the temporal variability of species interactions⭐

Zoom Link: iite.info/seminar/
Global times: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/f...

Open to all, see you there!
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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funecology.bsky.social
📰Published📰When a mom needs a break: Weddell seals that skip having a pup get a hormonal reset🦭

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When a mom needs a break: Weddell seals that skip having a pup get a hormonal reset
Amy L. Kirkham, Michelle R. Shero, Gregg P. Adams, Robert McCorkell, Donald Thompson Jr., Roxanne S. Beltran, Shannon Atkinson, Jennifer M. Burns This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ec…
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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leafhopper.bsky.social
I designed a horseshoe crab sweater and published it on Ravelry on National horseshoe crab day! If you ever thought to yourself “man, I really want a hand knit sweater with horseshoe crabs on it” boy do I have great news for ya

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June 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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journalofecology.bsky.social
🔥 This review introduces a novel organismal trait-based conceptual framework to connect the disparate literature about non-additive effects of species combinations on different specific ecosystem processes
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📰Blog: buff.ly/TUAcPV4
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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animalecology.bsky.social
🦭 New study reveals overlooked intraspecific variation in prey quality and its influence on predator energy budgets. By identifying key ecological drivers, they emphasize the need to integrate such variability into bioenergetic models.

Read the full paper here! ➡️ buff.ly/vecdcwH
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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phoca-sapiens.bsky.social
New PhD studentship opportunity in my lab & with collaborators from the Pinniped Genomes Consortium. Come help us unravel the genomics of seal physiological super powers! Closing date 7th January 2026 🧪🦭🧬🌍🦑🐳 #marine #mammals
#consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution
yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/the...
The evolutionary genomics of life-history adaptations in pinnipeds - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network
Project summary Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, fur seals and walrus) are keystone marine predators, and sentinels for marine ecosystem health. Advances in genomic technology open up the possibility to u...
yes-dtn.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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tburgos-science.bsky.social
🌳🦊 Nuestro nuevo artículo en @oikosjournal.bsky.social muestra cómo la recuperación del lince está reconfigurando las interacciones ecológicas.

📄 Frugivory-mediated trophic cascades: How apex predators can shape the recruitment of a fleshy-fruited tree
🔗 DOI: doi.org/10.1002/oik....
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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wslbiodiversity.bsky.social
Does functional community structure mitigate the impacts of climatic anomalies on productivity in grasslands? In our next seminar, @danielahoss.bsky.social leverages 25 years of global grassland data from the sPlot database to examine this question.
Join us!
biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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nicholaswu.bsky.social
🚨 The climelab.net lab is seeking a postdoc in ecophysiology for 2-years to work on drivers of animal thermoregulation in a phylogenetic and global context. #ecophys

📷 Stellenbosch, South Africa
Closes: 26th Nov 2025
Submit app directly to Prof Clusella-Trullas.
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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samanthacpatrick.bsky.social
We’re looking for an enthusiastic #PhD candidate to explore the resilience of sea turtle populations in a changing climate, supervised by Leo Clarke and myself. Interested in sea #turtles, #marine #biology, #conservation & #fieldwork in Cape Verde. Funded by ACCE+ NERC DLA tinyurl.com/dm573yrm
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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garyburness.bsky.social
We are looking for new graduate students! Feel free to repost or pass along to prospective students
We are seeking new PhD and MSc students interested in avian physiology and behaviour.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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tenuretracker.bsky.social
Harvard University is hiring:
Stipendee Postdoc – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social
NOW OPEN: Applications for our Jed Burtt Undergraduate Mentoring Grants! These unique grants provide up to $3,000 to support an #ornithology research project to be carried out by an undergraduate student working in collaboration with a mentor. Apply by Feb. 1! wilsonsociety.org/awards/jed-b...
graphic with a photo of a juvenile owl and the text "Burtt Undergraduate Mentoring Grant Applications Now Open!"
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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africa.theconversation.com
New research shows that baobab tree flowers have adapted to meet the needs of either bats or moths, and without these creatures, the trees will not survive.

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#EnvironmentandEnergy
The secret life of baobabs: how bats and moths keep Africa’s giant trees alive
New research shows that baobab tree flowers have adapted to meet the needs of either bats or moths, and without these creatures, the trees will not survive.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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thenarwhal.ca
Please do! Details about the fellowship and the link to apply can be found here: thenarwhal.ca/2026-indigen...
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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royalsociety.org
Born #OnThisDay in 1867 was Marie Skłodowska–Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two disciplines: Physics for her work on radioactivity, and Chemistry for her discovery of radium and polonium. #WomenInSTEM
November 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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bug-gwen.bsky.social
Hey EntFriends #EntSoc25: This high school entomology club in California is looking for funds to support their pinning and collections. Can we make that happen? Any donations large and small will help! www.donorschoose.org/project/inse...
Insect Pinning! Small Creatures, Big Impact: Support Cah Entomology Club!, a project from Mr. Lopez
Help me give my students an insect pinning kit to be able to have active and engaging insect pinning projects. The Entomology Club has the goal of engaging students in the scientific process throug...
www.donorschoose.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
So, we can't blame pelicans for using their one super-power, a magical bag of holding attached to their lower jaw.

The pelican brain really only knows one trick: get the thing in the pouch, try to swallow the thing... and ... uh, profit?

"If we pull this off, we'll eat like kings!"
A pelican trying in vain to eat a reticulated giraffe, who is lounging on some brown dirt. The color is a bit washed out, but the humorous sight of a medium sized white bird trying to eat a giant giraffe is the point.
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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chemlibcam.bsky.social
We're looking ahead to this year's Academic Writing Month and encouraging users to start thinking about their goals for November with a display detailing events, resources, and tips for getting the most out of #AcWriMo25! #AcWriMo #chematcam
A book display in a library with items relating to academic writing and productivity. A whiteboard in a library with posters advertising events and offering advice relating to Academic Writing Month.
October 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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zoologymuseum.bsky.social
📢FREE 'Meet the Conservation Scientist' workshop for 13-18 yr olds. Join Dr Stevens from TRAFFIC & discover how they work to reduce illegal & unsustainable wildlife trade + explore different conservation careers. Online: Wed 12 Nov 5.30pm https://ow.ly/Un4k50Xn4Gk University of Cambridge Museums
Meet the Conservation Scientist: A Zoology Club workshop with TRAFFIC
Meet Dr James Stevens from TRAFFIC, and find out how they are working to reduce illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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humboldt-foundation.de
Dorsilla Anono Katimbwa, an expert in Metabolism, Biochemistry, and Genetics of Microorganisms, encourages other Kenyan women in science to believe in themselves—and to apply for the Humboldt Research Fellowship as well.

Learn more about the programme here 👉 bit.ly/3Jhi7kU
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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cyanistesnord.bsky.social
I am recruting a #postdoc for a project investigating the evolution of avian heat tolerance in @erc.europa.eu project #HotLife. Fieldwork over broad latitudinal gradients, common-garden experiments, and more. Read more and apply👇
shorturl.at/WA1Qa

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@evoldir.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social
Additive effects of environmental and demographic variation shape the repeatability of evolution across replicated experiments https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.03.686244v1
November 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM