Benoit Nabholz
@benoitevol.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist at https://www.umontpellier.fr/ and https://isem-evolution.fr/ .
Molecular-evolution and PopGen
Insects; orthoptera; hymenoptera; diptera
Birds & mammals
OpenScience
Teacher at https://biologie-ecologie.com/departement/
Molecular-evolution and PopGen
Insects; orthoptera; hymenoptera; diptera
Birds & mammals
OpenScience
Teacher at https://biologie-ecologie.com/departement/
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🎙️ #PODCAST — De la beauté dans le monde animal. Darwin, ornements sexuels, perception de la beauté chez les animaux… Avec Julien Renoult (Centre d’Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive), explorons le rôle biologique de la beauté dans l’évolution
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#115 : De la beauté dans le monde animal
De la beauté dans le monde animal
Pour cette première émission de l’année, A l’UM la science vous propose une interview long format de Julien Renoult, chercheur au Centre d’écologie fonctionnelle et é...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🎙️ #PODCAST — De la beauté dans le monde animal. Darwin, ornements sexuels, perception de la beauté chez les animaux… Avec Julien Renoult (Centre d’Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive), explorons le rôle biologique de la beauté dans l’évolution
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#FemmesEnScience 🎉 Fierté pour l'UM! Isabelle Olivieri figure parmi les 72 femmes scientifiques proposées pour être inscrites sur la tour Eiffel. 1ère professeure de génétique des populations à #Montpellier, son parcours d’exception est aujourd’hui reconnu à l’échelle nationale @isemevol.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM
#FemmesEnScience 🎉 Fierté pour l'UM! Isabelle Olivieri figure parmi les 72 femmes scientifiques proposées pour être inscrites sur la tour Eiffel. 1ère professeure de génétique des populations à #Montpellier, son parcours d’exception est aujourd’hui reconnu à l’échelle nationale @isemevol.bsky.social
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"Morituri te salutant" : les universitaires se battent encore pour une université qui se meurt...
La courageuse lettre ouverte de Mme Anne Fraïsse, présidente de l'U de Montpellier-Paul Valéry www.univ-montp3.fr/fr/communiqu...
La courageuse lettre ouverte de Mme Anne Fraïsse, présidente de l'U de Montpellier-Paul Valéry www.univ-montp3.fr/fr/communiqu...
Lettre ouverte d'Anne Fraïsse Présidente de l'Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry au Président de la république | UPVM
Monsieur le Président,On meurt dans vos Universités. On meurt dans mon Université. D’excès de travail, de stress, d’usure, de désespoir, d’indifférence.
www.univ-montp3.fr
January 28, 2026 at 3:50 PM
"Morituri te salutant" : les universitaires se battent encore pour une université qui se meurt...
La courageuse lettre ouverte de Mme Anne Fraïsse, présidente de l'U de Montpellier-Paul Valéry www.univ-montp3.fr/fr/communiqu...
La courageuse lettre ouverte de Mme Anne Fraïsse, présidente de l'U de Montpellier-Paul Valéry www.univ-montp3.fr/fr/communiqu...
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This paper is a great for teaching phylogenetic trees.
"Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution"
Clearly written. It discusses hypotheses of relatedness among species via continental drift vs genetic data. 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution"
Clearly written. It discusses hypotheses of relatedness among species via continental drift vs genetic data. 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
January 31, 2026 at 11:16 PM
This paper is a great for teaching phylogenetic trees.
"Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution"
Clearly written. It discusses hypotheses of relatedness among species via continental drift vs genetic data. 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution"
Clearly written. It discusses hypotheses of relatedness among species via continental drift vs genetic data. 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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"The coevolution of colour patterns and hindwing shapes on a large phylogenetic scale reveals predation-driven adaptive syndromes in swallowtail butterflies"
Puissant, A., Chotard, A., Condamine, F. L., @vincentdebat.bsky.social & Llaurens, V.
🦋 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Puissant, A., Chotard, A., Condamine, F. L., @vincentdebat.bsky.social & Llaurens, V.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"The coevolution of colour patterns and hindwing shapes on a large phylogenetic scale reveals predation-driven adaptive syndromes in swallowtail butterflies"
Puissant, A., Chotard, A., Condamine, F. L., @vincentdebat.bsky.social & Llaurens, V.
🦋 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Puissant, A., Chotard, A., Condamine, F. L., @vincentdebat.bsky.social & Llaurens, V.
🦋 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Trop tard, chers amis allemands !
On a déjà recruté tous les meilleurs chercheurs du monde grâce #MakeOurPlanetGreatAgain, #AI4Humanity et #BienvenueEnFrance, tellement qu'il n'y en avait déjà plus pour #ChooseFranceForScience
Et on a fait tout ça avec dix fois moins d'argent ! #STARTUPNATION 🚀
On a déjà recruté tous les meilleurs chercheurs du monde grâce #MakeOurPlanetGreatAgain, #AI4Humanity et #BienvenueEnFrance, tellement qu'il n'y en avait déjà plus pour #ChooseFranceForScience
Et on a fait tout ça avec dix fois moins d'argent ! #STARTUPNATION 🚀
🇩🇪 Le gouvernement allemand va mobiliser 600 millions d’euros pour attirer scientifiques et professionnels très qualifiés du monde entier, annonce la Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Trop tard, chers amis allemands !
On a déjà recruté tous les meilleurs chercheurs du monde grâce #MakeOurPlanetGreatAgain, #AI4Humanity et #BienvenueEnFrance, tellement qu'il n'y en avait déjà plus pour #ChooseFranceForScience
Et on a fait tout ça avec dix fois moins d'argent ! #STARTUPNATION 🚀
On a déjà recruté tous les meilleurs chercheurs du monde grâce #MakeOurPlanetGreatAgain, #AI4Humanity et #BienvenueEnFrance, tellement qu'il n'y en avait déjà plus pour #ChooseFranceForScience
Et on a fait tout ça avec dix fois moins d'argent ! #STARTUPNATION 🚀
JOB ALERT:
Deux postes de Maitre.sse de Conférences / septembre 2026 /LEHNA / Lyon 1 :
- écologie avec un profil enseignement en Biologie végétale et écologie.
- écologie et évolution avec un profil en Biologie animale et écologie.
umr5023.univ-lyon1.fr/lehna/actual...
Deux postes de Maitre.sse de Conférences / septembre 2026 /LEHNA / Lyon 1 :
- écologie avec un profil enseignement en Biologie végétale et écologie.
- écologie et évolution avec un profil en Biologie animale et écologie.
umr5023.univ-lyon1.fr/lehna/actual...
Deux postes de MCU ouverts au concours 2026 - LEHNA - Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés - UMR5023
Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés
umr5023.univ-lyon1.fr
January 28, 2026 at 7:22 AM
JOB ALERT:
Deux postes de Maitre.sse de Conférences / septembre 2026 /LEHNA / Lyon 1 :
- écologie avec un profil enseignement en Biologie végétale et écologie.
- écologie et évolution avec un profil en Biologie animale et écologie.
umr5023.univ-lyon1.fr/lehna/actual...
Deux postes de Maitre.sse de Conférences / septembre 2026 /LEHNA / Lyon 1 :
- écologie avec un profil enseignement en Biologie végétale et écologie.
- écologie et évolution avec un profil en Biologie animale et écologie.
umr5023.univ-lyon1.fr/lehna/actual...
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Meiotic drive has long been considered as a genetic curiosity. Genomic "footprints" suggest otherwise.
Check out our new review doi.org/10.1093/molb..., a cross-taxa synthesis arguing that recurrent drive is a pervasive and underappreciated force in genome evolution.
Check out our new review doi.org/10.1093/molb..., a cross-taxa synthesis arguing that recurrent drive is a pervasive and underappreciated force in genome evolution.
The Evolutionary Genomics of Meiotic Drive
Abstract. Meiotic drivers are selfish genetic elements that gain transmission advantages by distorting equal, Mendelian segregation. For decades, biologist
doi.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Meiotic drive has long been considered as a genetic curiosity. Genomic "footprints" suggest otherwise.
Check out our new review doi.org/10.1093/molb..., a cross-taxa synthesis arguing that recurrent drive is a pervasive and underappreciated force in genome evolution.
Check out our new review doi.org/10.1093/molb..., a cross-taxa synthesis arguing that recurrent drive is a pervasive and underappreciated force in genome evolution.
Assessing the accuracy of species tree reconstruction using dependent gene trees
evolbiol.peercommunityin.org/PCIEvolBiol/...
New recommandation made by Hirohisa Kishino from PCI evolutionary Biology : evolbiol.peercommunityin.org/PCIEvolBiol
www.biorxiv.org/lookup/doi/1...
evolbiol.peercommunityin.org/PCIEvolBiol/...
New recommandation made by Hirohisa Kishino from PCI evolutionary Biology : evolbiol.peercommunityin.org/PCIEvolBiol
www.biorxiv.org/lookup/doi/1...
Assessing the accuracy of species tree reconstruction using depe...
evolbiol.peercommunityin.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Assessing the accuracy of species tree reconstruction using dependent gene trees
evolbiol.peercommunityin.org/PCIEvolBiol/...
New recommandation made by Hirohisa Kishino from PCI evolutionary Biology : evolbiol.peercommunityin.org/PCIEvolBiol
www.biorxiv.org/lookup/doi/1...
evolbiol.peercommunityin.org/PCIEvolBiol/...
New recommandation made by Hirohisa Kishino from PCI evolutionary Biology : evolbiol.peercommunityin.org/PCIEvolBiol
www.biorxiv.org/lookup/doi/1...
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Important milestone for the project and huge amount of work by @lvandenabeele.bsky.social to set up a pipeline for both investigating the systematics and characterising structuring reticulation events across the diversification of bee orchids (Ophrys): www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
January 9, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Important milestone for the project and huge amount of work by @lvandenabeele.bsky.social to set up a pipeline for both investigating the systematics and characterising structuring reticulation events across the diversification of bee orchids (Ophrys): www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Cool study on Mediterranean Ophrys:
Phylotranscriptomics Allows Distinguishing Major Gene Flow Events from Incomplete Lineage Sorting in Rapidly Diversifying Mimetic Orchids (Genus Ophrys)
Vandenabeele et al.
doi.org/10.64898/202...
Phylotranscriptomics Allows Distinguishing Major Gene Flow Events from Incomplete Lineage Sorting in Rapidly Diversifying Mimetic Orchids (Genus Ophrys)
Vandenabeele et al.
doi.org/10.64898/202...
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Cool study on Mediterranean Ophrys:
Phylotranscriptomics Allows Distinguishing Major Gene Flow Events from Incomplete Lineage Sorting in Rapidly Diversifying Mimetic Orchids (Genus Ophrys)
Vandenabeele et al.
doi.org/10.64898/202...
Phylotranscriptomics Allows Distinguishing Major Gene Flow Events from Incomplete Lineage Sorting in Rapidly Diversifying Mimetic Orchids (Genus Ophrys)
Vandenabeele et al.
doi.org/10.64898/202...
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Interested in adaptive genomics, genomic offset and simulations? This seems to be an extraordinary opportunity to work with Thibaut Capblancq and Olivier François, two excellent experts in the field (and also great people)
Postdoc opportunity in ecological genomics at Université Grenoble Alpes focuses on gene-environment interactions under climate change. Duration 18 mont… https://academicpositions.com/ad/universite-grenoble-alpes/2026/postdoctoral-researcher-in-population-biology-and-ecology-m-f/243400#apply #postdoc
Postdoctoral researcher in population biology and ecology (m/f) - Academic Positions
Develop and apply statistical models to study genetic adaptation to climate, analyze empirical data, publish results, and present at conferences. Doctorate r...
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January 18, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Interested in adaptive genomics, genomic offset and simulations? This seems to be an extraordinary opportunity to work with Thibaut Capblancq and Olivier François, two excellent experts in the field (and also great people)
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The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön, Germany, seeks expressions of interest for open Max Planck Director positions. For details: http://www.evolbio.mpg.de/3856225/Directors. #job
Directors
www.evolbio.mpg.de
January 18, 2026 at 9:27 AM
The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön, Germany, seeks expressions of interest for open Max Planck Director positions. For details: http://www.evolbio.mpg.de/3856225/Directors. #job
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Two-way native-invasive introgression and structural variants in invasive moth species. Admixture and exchange of adaptive alleles can facilitate adaptation, but this is also true for pests. Amazing work by @henrylnorth.bsky.social, @chrisjiggins.bsky.social and others, with a lot to think about.
I got to think about lots of cool/scary things working on this: (very) rapid adaptation, introgression of structural variants, invasive species, reproductive isolation, pesticide resistance, the precarity of food production. Grateful to have worked on such a big dataset with amazing collaborators
Excited about our new preprint showing bidirectional adaptive introgression between invasive and native crop pests over ecological timescales www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
January 4, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Two-way native-invasive introgression and structural variants in invasive moth species. Admixture and exchange of adaptive alleles can facilitate adaptation, but this is also true for pests. Amazing work by @henrylnorth.bsky.social, @chrisjiggins.bsky.social and others, with a lot to think about.
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🚨 PhD offer (please share)
Fascinated by bird migration and movement ecology? 🦜🌍 Join us at @vogelwarte.bsky.social to study annual cycle energetics with multi-sensor loggers in multiple species
Deadline: 20 Feb 2026
Starting: June 2026
Supervision: Martins Briedis & me
Info: tinyurl.com/2dbv9nzh
Fascinated by bird migration and movement ecology? 🦜🌍 Join us at @vogelwarte.bsky.social to study annual cycle energetics with multi-sensor loggers in multiple species
Deadline: 20 Feb 2026
Starting: June 2026
Supervision: Martins Briedis & me
Info: tinyurl.com/2dbv9nzh
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🚨 PhD offer (please share)
Fascinated by bird migration and movement ecology? 🦜🌍 Join us at @vogelwarte.bsky.social to study annual cycle energetics with multi-sensor loggers in multiple species
Deadline: 20 Feb 2026
Starting: June 2026
Supervision: Martins Briedis & me
Info: tinyurl.com/2dbv9nzh
Fascinated by bird migration and movement ecology? 🦜🌍 Join us at @vogelwarte.bsky.social to study annual cycle energetics with multi-sensor loggers in multiple species
Deadline: 20 Feb 2026
Starting: June 2026
Supervision: Martins Briedis & me
Info: tinyurl.com/2dbv9nzh
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New paper out: “allopatric” Drosophila species aren’t so allopatric after all. We show that most currently allopatric species pairs probably overlapped in the past and exchanged genes at levels similar to sympatric pairs. @evolletters.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/evle... [1/6]
doi.org/10.1093/evle... [1/6]
Genomic analyses in Drosophila do not support the classic allopatric model of speciation
Abstract. The allopatric model of speciation has dominated our understanding of speciation biology and biogeography since the Modern Synthesis. It is uncon
doi.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:58 AM
New paper out: “allopatric” Drosophila species aren’t so allopatric after all. We show that most currently allopatric species pairs probably overlapped in the past and exchanged genes at levels similar to sympatric pairs. @evolletters.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/evle... [1/6]
doi.org/10.1093/evle... [1/6]
PCI and Peer Community Journal
Highlights of 2025
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Highlights of 2025
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PCI 2025 activity figures - Peer Community In
An infographic overview of the highlights for PCI and PCJ in 2023
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January 15, 2026 at 11:50 AM
PCI and Peer Community Journal
Highlights of 2025
peercommunityin.org/2026/01/07/p...
peercommunityin.org/2026/01/14/p...
Highlights of 2025
peercommunityin.org/2026/01/07/p...
peercommunityin.org/2026/01/14/p...
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I am looking for a postdoc to develop high-performance algorithms in computational genomics. Email or DM me if interested. For more information, see hlilab.github.io/vacancies. RTs appreciated!
HLi Lab - Vacancies
Openings
hlilab.github.io
January 14, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I am looking for a postdoc to develop high-performance algorithms in computational genomics. Email or DM me if interested. For more information, see hlilab.github.io/vacancies. RTs appreciated!
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📣 𝐃𝐞́𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 : 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐬
Le Covid long et la vaccination peuvent-ils réellement affecter le cycle menstruel et la fertilité des femmes ? Une chercheuse en biologie de la reproduction de l'ISEM, nous aide à mettre les fake news en quarantaine.
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Le Covid long et la vaccination peuvent-ils réellement affecter le cycle menstruel et la fertilité des femmes ? Une chercheuse en biologie de la reproduction de l'ISEM, nous aide à mettre les fake news en quarantaine.
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Décryptage : Covid long et troubles menstruels
Le Covid long et la vaccination peuvent-ils réellement affecter le cycle menstruel et la fertilité des femmes ?
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January 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
📣 𝐃𝐞́𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 : 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐬
Le Covid long et la vaccination peuvent-ils réellement affecter le cycle menstruel et la fertilité des femmes ? Une chercheuse en biologie de la reproduction de l'ISEM, nous aide à mettre les fake news en quarantaine.
urlr.me/gYQweB
Le Covid long et la vaccination peuvent-ils réellement affecter le cycle menstruel et la fertilité des femmes ? Une chercheuse en biologie de la reproduction de l'ISEM, nous aide à mettre les fake news en quarantaine.
urlr.me/gYQweB
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Want to study the genomics of repeated adaptation with data from hundreds of species? New funding for non-Canadians @ grad or postdoc level. Internal competition at UCalgary with very short deadline so please get in touch ASAP!!
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...
January 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Want to study the genomics of repeated adaptation with data from hundreds of species? New funding for non-Canadians @ grad or postdoc level. Internal competition at UCalgary with very short deadline so please get in touch ASAP!!
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...
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Despite decades of effort, scientists have still not discovered a foolproof way to evaluate colleagues’ work that doesn’t involve reading the paper
But what if there are two co-first authors and the first-first author is actually also co-corresponding author with the last author but the second-first author isn’t?
October 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Despite decades of effort, scientists have still not discovered a foolproof way to evaluate colleagues’ work that doesn’t involve reading the paper
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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In a new GBE Review, @david-peede.bsky.social et al. overview the SMC model and extensions, discuss examples of discoveries made with the help of SMC-based inference, and comment on the assumptions, benefits, and drawbacks of various methods.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
#genome #evolution #compbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
#genome #evolution #compbio
Not Just Ne Ne-More: New Applications for SMC from Ecology to Phylogenies
Abstract. Genomes contain the mutational footprint of an organism’s evolutionary history, shaped by diverse forces including ecological factors, selective
doi.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:02 AM
In a new GBE Review, @david-peede.bsky.social et al. overview the SMC model and extensions, discuss examples of discoveries made with the help of SMC-based inference, and comment on the assumptions, benefits, and drawbacks of various methods.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
#genome #evolution #compbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...
#genome #evolution #compbio