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Posts in English and Swedish.
Please like, share and interact with us - we love science!
https://www.biology.lu.se/
Visste ni att hundarnas enorma utseendevariation började redan för tusentals år sedan? Nu visar ny forskning att formförändringen började redan för över 11 000 år sedan.
Läs hela nyheten på biologisk institutionens webbplats: www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/hund...
Läs hela nyheten på biologisk institutionens webbplats: www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/hund...
November 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Visste ni att hundarnas enorma utseendevariation började redan för tusentals år sedan? Nu visar ny forskning att formförändringen började redan för över 11 000 år sedan.
Läs hela nyheten på biologisk institutionens webbplats: www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/hund...
Läs hela nyheten på biologisk institutionens webbplats: www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/hund...
Congratulations to @hanbangzou.bsky.social
– he got a research grant from Familjen Knut & Ragnvi Jacobssons stiftelse for the research project "Commercialization of Fungi-Healing Concrete for Sustainable Infrastructure".
More about Hanbang Zou's research on: portal.research.lu.se/en/persons/h...
– he got a research grant from Familjen Knut & Ragnvi Jacobssons stiftelse for the research project "Commercialization of Fungi-Healing Concrete for Sustainable Infrastructure".
More about Hanbang Zou's research on: portal.research.lu.se/en/persons/h...
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Congratulations to @hanbangzou.bsky.social
– he got a research grant from Familjen Knut & Ragnvi Jacobssons stiftelse for the research project "Commercialization of Fungi-Healing Concrete for Sustainable Infrastructure".
More about Hanbang Zou's research on: portal.research.lu.se/en/persons/h...
– he got a research grant from Familjen Knut & Ragnvi Jacobssons stiftelse for the research project "Commercialization of Fungi-Healing Concrete for Sustainable Infrastructure".
More about Hanbang Zou's research on: portal.research.lu.se/en/persons/h...
Big congratulations to our biology researchers Johanna Stedt and Yohan Sassi who will receive career support from @formasforsk.bsky.social for their projects with focus on sustainable development! 👏👏👏
Find out more and follow us on our Linkedin page! www.linkedin.com/company/depa...
Find out more and follow us on our Linkedin page! www.linkedin.com/company/depa...
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Big congratulations to our biology researchers Johanna Stedt and Yohan Sassi who will receive career support from @formasforsk.bsky.social for their projects with focus on sustainable development! 👏👏👏
Find out more and follow us on our Linkedin page! www.linkedin.com/company/depa...
Find out more and follow us on our Linkedin page! www.linkedin.com/company/depa...
We're hiring! Post-doctoral fellow in evolutionary ecology w/focus on ecophysiology.
Uncover why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild birds. Work with @cyanistesnord.bsky.social 👏
Please apply no later than 25 November.
👉 lnkd.in/dkAh9jnc
Uncover why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild birds. Work with @cyanistesnord.bsky.social 👏
Please apply no later than 25 November.
👉 lnkd.in/dkAh9jnc
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
We're hiring! Post-doctoral fellow in evolutionary ecology w/focus on ecophysiology.
Uncover why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild birds. Work with @cyanistesnord.bsky.social 👏
Please apply no later than 25 November.
👉 lnkd.in/dkAh9jnc
Uncover why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild birds. Work with @cyanistesnord.bsky.social 👏
Please apply no later than 25 November.
👉 lnkd.in/dkAh9jnc
Congrats Staffan Bensch, @mikebok.bsky.social, Yedra Garcia Garcia, Dennis Hasselquist, Prof. Anders Hedenström, Lina Herbertsson, Sebastian Marquardt, Erik Selander, Ernö Vinzce, Prof. Eric Warrant, Dan-Dan Zhang and @kruthsatz.bsky.social – all awarded grants from @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social!
November 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Congrats Staffan Bensch, @mikebok.bsky.social, Yedra Garcia Garcia, Dennis Hasselquist, Prof. Anders Hedenström, Lina Herbertsson, Sebastian Marquardt, Erik Selander, Ernö Vinzce, Prof. Eric Warrant, Dan-Dan Zhang and @kruthsatz.bsky.social – all awarded grants from @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social!
A unique long-term study by @olofhellgren.bsky.social in which blood samples were collected from the same population of blue tits over a 30-year period, shows that rising spring temperatures have doubled the incidence of avian malaria in southern Sweden.
www.biology.lu.se/article/warm...
www.biology.lu.se/article/warm...
October 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A unique long-term study by @olofhellgren.bsky.social in which blood samples were collected from the same population of blue tits over a 30-year period, shows that rising spring temperatures have doubled the incidence of avian malaria in southern Sweden.
www.biology.lu.se/article/warm...
www.biology.lu.se/article/warm...
Exiting career-boosting opportunity for a a skilled and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher: We're hiring a Post-doctoral fellow in Evolutionary Biology!
Please apply no later than 31 October!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please apply no later than 31 October!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
October 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Exiting career-boosting opportunity for a a skilled and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher: We're hiring a Post-doctoral fellow in Evolutionary Biology!
Please apply no later than 31 October!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please apply no later than 31 October!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
A single “sexy” gene can help combat one of the most destructive fruit pests. By deleting the gene that lets female moths produce their mating scent, researchers created an “unsexy” moth and showed a way to turn insect attraction into a powerful pest control tool.
theconversation.com/we-created-a...
theconversation.com/we-created-a...
We created an ‘unsexy’ moth that could be the key to greener pest control
Scientists have learned how to turn off moths’ sex signals – this could help farmers fight pests without pesticides.
theconversation.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:49 AM
A single “sexy” gene can help combat one of the most destructive fruit pests. By deleting the gene that lets female moths produce their mating scent, researchers created an “unsexy” moth and showed a way to turn insect attraction into a powerful pest control tool.
theconversation.com/we-created-a...
theconversation.com/we-created-a...
Pollinators like bees, bumblebees & butterflies have too few habitats, often of insufficient quality. A new international study, including Lund University, shows these insects can benefit from a much larger habitat than prescribed in the EU:s biodiversity strategy.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Pollinators like bees, bumblebees & butterflies have too few habitats, often of insufficient quality. A new international study, including Lund University, shows these insects can benefit from a much larger habitat than prescribed in the EU:s biodiversity strategy.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
High above us, the atmosphere is teeming with life. New research from @cnilsson.science at Lund University reveals how the atmosphere is an ecosystem, with complex ecological processes that affect how animals move between different altitude levels of the airspace.
www.biology.lu.se/article/hidd...
www.biology.lu.se/article/hidd...
October 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
High above us, the atmosphere is teeming with life. New research from @cnilsson.science at Lund University reveals how the atmosphere is an ecosystem, with complex ecological processes that affect how animals move between different altitude levels of the airspace.
www.biology.lu.se/article/hidd...
www.biology.lu.se/article/hidd...
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We’re delighted to host a symposium on ”Ecosystem stability to global change” tomorrow @biologylu.bsky.social , including a keynote by @frantecol.bsky.social . Join us ! www.becc.lu.se/calendar/eco...
Ecosystem stability to global change
Lund University. In this BECC-workshop, we will treat this topics through 4 invited presenters covering different aspects of Ecosystem stability to global change, and also invite contributed poster pr...
www.becc.lu.se
October 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We’re delighted to host a symposium on ”Ecosystem stability to global change” tomorrow @biologylu.bsky.social , including a keynote by @frantecol.bsky.social . Join us ! www.becc.lu.se/calendar/eco...
We're really proud and exited to announce that Staffan Bensch, professor at the Department of Biology, has received an ERC Advanced Grant for his project “Genetics of long-distance migration”. 👏👏👏
Read the full story on our website!
www.biology.lu.se/article/staf...
Read the full story on our website!
www.biology.lu.se/article/staf...
September 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
We're really proud and exited to announce that Staffan Bensch, professor at the Department of Biology, has received an ERC Advanced Grant for his project “Genetics of long-distance migration”. 👏👏👏
Read the full story on our website!
www.biology.lu.se/article/staf...
Read the full story on our website!
www.biology.lu.se/article/staf...
Hotfulla hoanden nattetid – då äter rödhaken mindre
Ljudet av kattugglor får unga rödhakar att äta mindre under sin flytt söderut. En ny studie från Lunds universitet visar hur hot från nattaktiva rovdjur påverkar fåglarnas beteende – och deras överlevnad.
www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/hotf...
Ljudet av kattugglor får unga rödhakar att äta mindre under sin flytt söderut. En ny studie från Lunds universitet visar hur hot från nattaktiva rovdjur påverkar fåglarnas beteende – och deras överlevnad.
www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/hotf...
September 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Hotfulla hoanden nattetid – då äter rödhaken mindre
Ljudet av kattugglor får unga rödhakar att äta mindre under sin flytt söderut. En ny studie från Lunds universitet visar hur hot från nattaktiva rovdjur påverkar fåglarnas beteende – och deras överlevnad.
www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/hotf...
Ljudet av kattugglor får unga rödhakar att äta mindre under sin flytt söderut. En ny studie från Lunds universitet visar hur hot från nattaktiva rovdjur påverkar fåglarnas beteende – och deras överlevnad.
www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/hotf...
Reposted by Department of Biology, Lund University
How does cell end developmental biology inform our understanding of evolution? Join us for an afternoon of discussion about #cells, #development, #plasticity and #evolution.
Zoomlink Sep 25th: lu-se.zoom.us/j/62473328732
Zoomlink Sep 26th: lu-se.zoom.us/j/67411449026
#EvoDevo @biologylu.bsky.social
Zoomlink Sep 25th: lu-se.zoom.us/j/62473328732
Zoomlink Sep 26th: lu-se.zoom.us/j/67411449026
#EvoDevo @biologylu.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
How does cell end developmental biology inform our understanding of evolution? Join us for an afternoon of discussion about #cells, #development, #plasticity and #evolution.
Zoomlink Sep 25th: lu-se.zoom.us/j/62473328732
Zoomlink Sep 26th: lu-se.zoom.us/j/67411449026
#EvoDevo @biologylu.bsky.social
Zoomlink Sep 25th: lu-se.zoom.us/j/62473328732
Zoomlink Sep 26th: lu-se.zoom.us/j/67411449026
#EvoDevo @biologylu.bsky.social
Microplastics in biosolids are hard to trace. A new study from Lund University shows that combining sample pre-treatment with high-resolution spectroscopy improves detection of tiny particles, supporting better monitoring and regulation.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Microplastics in biosolids are hard to trace. A new study from Lund University shows that combining sample pre-treatment with high-resolution spectroscopy improves detection of tiny particles, supporting better monitoring and regulation.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Today we welcomed Sveriges Radio P4 Malmöhus (local radio) who actually sent live from our wind tunnel. There was a bit of waiting involved… 😇 when @pablomaciastorres.bsky.social and professor Anders Hedenström were interviewed about their research. 👏👏👏
September 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today we welcomed Sveriges Radio P4 Malmöhus (local radio) who actually sent live from our wind tunnel. There was a bit of waiting involved… 😇 when @pablomaciastorres.bsky.social and professor Anders Hedenström were interviewed about their research. 👏👏👏
DNA barcoding at Lund University reveals 20–34 potentially undescribed wasp species in Europe, plus 40 new country records. The study improves barcode libraries but also warns against relying on a single molecular marker in “turbo-taxonomy.” Emma Kärrnäs, Christer Hansson & @lepphylo.bsky.social
Large-scale DNA barcoding reveals cryptic diversity in eulophid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae)
Abstract Despite their ecological and economic importance as key regulators of insect populations worldwide, eulophid wasps remain one of the taxonomically most neglected groups of insects. A...
arthropod-systematics.arphahub.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
DNA barcoding at Lund University reveals 20–34 potentially undescribed wasp species in Europe, plus 40 new country records. The study improves barcode libraries but also warns against relying on a single molecular marker in “turbo-taxonomy.” Emma Kärrnäs, Christer Hansson & @lepphylo.bsky.social
A meta-review from Lund University shows that old and large trees, deadwood, and tree cavities support biodiversity in temperate forests. But not all structures have the same effect, highlighting the need for clear conservation goals.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#biodiversityandevolution
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#biodiversityandevolution
September 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
A meta-review from Lund University shows that old and large trees, deadwood, and tree cavities support biodiversity in temperate forests. But not all structures have the same effect, highlighting the need for clear conservation goals.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#biodiversityandevolution
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#biodiversityandevolution
We're hiring!
Here's an exiting opportunity for a post-doctoral fellow in biology with a focus on AI and Forensics. This is an interdisciplinary project involving programming and modeling under the supervision of Dr. Eran Elhaik.
Please apply no later than 4 October!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Here's an exiting opportunity for a post-doctoral fellow in biology with a focus on AI and Forensics. This is an interdisciplinary project involving programming and modeling under the supervision of Dr. Eran Elhaik.
Please apply no later than 4 October!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Post-doctoral fellow in Biology with a focus on AI and Forensics
The supervisor for this position, Dr. Eran Elhaik, led the compositional genomic analyses in over a dozen sequencing consortia, whose results were published in Science , Nature , PNAS , and Genome Res
lu.varbi.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
We're hiring!
Here's an exiting opportunity for a post-doctoral fellow in biology with a focus on AI and Forensics. This is an interdisciplinary project involving programming and modeling under the supervision of Dr. Eran Elhaik.
Please apply no later than 4 October!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Here's an exiting opportunity for a post-doctoral fellow in biology with a focus on AI and Forensics. This is an interdisciplinary project involving programming and modeling under the supervision of Dr. Eran Elhaik.
Please apply no later than 4 October!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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How do our own biases impact the way we design and interpret research in #AnimalBehaviour and beyond? In our new @ethoges.bsky.social paper tirelessly led by @lucywinder.bsky.social, we discuss where #bias comes from and how we should approach it going forward. Check it out 👇
shorturl.at/Kocly
shorturl.at/Kocly
Known and Unknown Biases: A Framework for Contextualising and Identifying Bias in Animal Behaviour Research
As scientists, we are prone to biases. These biases can influence our ideas, how we conduct our research and how we interpret our findings. Individual researchers can take active steps to locate and ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
How do our own biases impact the way we design and interpret research in #AnimalBehaviour and beyond? In our new @ethoges.bsky.social paper tirelessly led by @lucywinder.bsky.social, we discuss where #bias comes from and how we should approach it going forward. Check it out 👇
shorturl.at/Kocly
shorturl.at/Kocly
Inbreeding reduces the genetic diversity that helps populations thrive. A new studyfrom Lund University, by biology researcher Colin Olito, predicts that balancing selection may be far less likely in inbred vs. outbred species than previously thought.
academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
Effects of inbreeding on balancing selection: insights from Fisher's geometric model
Abstract. Balancing selection is a potentially important factor in the maintenance of genetic variation for fitness and, alongside recessive deleterious mu
academic.oup.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Inbreeding reduces the genetic diversity that helps populations thrive. A new studyfrom Lund University, by biology researcher Colin Olito, predicts that balancing selection may be far less likely in inbred vs. outbred species than previously thought.
academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
Migratory birds aren’t equally efficient at all speeds. A new Lund University study shows thrush nightingales fly most efficiently at 7–8 m/s – the speed they actually use on migration.
@pablomaciastorres.bsky.social & Prof. Anders Hedenström, Animal Flight Lab.
www.biology.lu.se/article/not-...
@pablomaciastorres.bsky.social & Prof. Anders Hedenström, Animal Flight Lab.
www.biology.lu.se/article/not-...
September 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Migratory birds aren’t equally efficient at all speeds. A new Lund University study shows thrush nightingales fly most efficiently at 7–8 m/s – the speed they actually use on migration.
@pablomaciastorres.bsky.social & Prof. Anders Hedenström, Animal Flight Lab.
www.biology.lu.se/article/not-...
@pablomaciastorres.bsky.social & Prof. Anders Hedenström, Animal Flight Lab.
www.biology.lu.se/article/not-...
Biology researchers Eliza Hayse and Nils Cronberg were interviewed about their work in this great little documentary about the Bryomolecules Project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMgt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMgt...
BRYOMOLECULES: Unlocking the potential of bryophytes
YouTube video by BRYOMOLECULES Project
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Biology researchers Eliza Hayse and Nils Cronberg were interviewed about their work in this great little documentary about the Bryomolecules Project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMgt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMgt...
Klimatförändringar drabbar allt och alla. En ny studie från Lunds universitet visar att fåglar inte klarar extremvärmen. @cyanistesnord.bsky.social förklarar för TV4 Nyheter att det kan innebära ett hot mot flera fågelarter i takt med att jordens klimat värms upp och blir mindre stabilt.
Fåglar klarar inte extremvärme - enligt Lundastudie
Fåglar anpassar sig inte till värme enligt Lunds universitet – ökad risk för arter vid klimatförändringar
www.tv4.se
September 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Klimatförändringar drabbar allt och alla. En ny studie från Lunds universitet visar att fåglar inte klarar extremvärmen. @cyanistesnord.bsky.social förklarar för TV4 Nyheter att det kan innebära ett hot mot flera fågelarter i takt med att jordens klimat värms upp och blir mindre stabilt.
Redan för ett år sedan larmade vår forskare @larspett.bsky.social om den skadliga nattfjärilen som börjat härja i Skåne, nu ökar buxbomsmott i regionen och sprider sig norrut.
Se inslaget från @svtnyheter.bsky.social
www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
Se inslaget från @svtnyheter.bsky.social
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Här syns ökningen av skadliga nattfjärilen – sprider sig över landet
Forskare mäter med hjälp av AI • Larver äter och skadar buxbom
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August 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Redan för ett år sedan larmade vår forskare @larspett.bsky.social om den skadliga nattfjärilen som börjat härja i Skåne, nu ökar buxbomsmott i regionen och sprider sig norrut.
Se inslaget från @svtnyheter.bsky.social
www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
Se inslaget från @svtnyheter.bsky.social
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