Jelena Pantel
@jhpantel.bsky.social
Prof. of Ecology @UnivFComte @chrono-env.bsky.social | Editor @Ecology_Letters | https://github.com/jhpantel
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Jelena Pantel
@jhpantel.bsky.social
· Jan 16
www.biorxiv.org
Our new pre-print is up on BioRxiv Ecology - goal was to better estimate how trait evolution impacts population dynamics & community composition. We (me, postdoc Ruben Hermann) used a Joint Species Distribution Models (HMSC) fit to simulated & empirical eco-evo data.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Debates around abolishing ICE remind me a lot of dynamics around ending Texas' drug task force network (employing 700 undercover narcs, + support staff) after the Tulia scandal. Disdained by other LEOs, scorned by the public, they became isolated and got their $$ axed. ICE is headed down that path.
End of an Era
A major chapter in the drug war is ending in Texas, not with a bang, but with a whisper. After 18 years of untold numbers of highway stops and undercover busts of mostly small-time pot and cocaine dea...
www.texasobserver.org
February 15, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Debates around abolishing ICE remind me a lot of dynamics around ending Texas' drug task force network (employing 700 undercover narcs, + support staff) after the Tulia scandal. Disdained by other LEOs, scorned by the public, they became isolated and got their $$ axed. ICE is headed down that path.
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TY! ☺️ One of my biggest life lessons from that 7-year campaign was that nobody *really* knows what's possible till you try.
Brings to mind a phrase my great grandfather, an XIT Ranch cowboy, repeated often: "There's never been a horse that can't be rode, never been a cowboy can't be throwed." :)
Brings to mind a phrase my great grandfather, an XIT Ranch cowboy, repeated often: "There's never been a horse that can't be rode, never been a cowboy can't be throwed." :)
February 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
TY! ☺️ One of my biggest life lessons from that 7-year campaign was that nobody *really* knows what's possible till you try.
Brings to mind a phrase my great grandfather, an XIT Ranch cowboy, repeated often: "There's never been a horse that can't be rode, never been a cowboy can't be throwed." :)
Brings to mind a phrase my great grandfather, an XIT Ranch cowboy, repeated often: "There's never been a horse that can't be rode, never been a cowboy can't be throwed." :)
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"... I think refusing is actually the more hopeful and expansive vision of the #future..."
More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"... I think refusing is actually the more hopeful and expansive vision of the #future..."
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'Modeling evolutionary rescue' doi.org/10.32942/X25...
February 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
'Modeling evolutionary rescue' doi.org/10.32942/X25...
I'm exhausted. I just gave my 1st in-person, no internet R exam (they were only allowed R code they created during exercises over the semester, in the form of a personal Quarto book). I hate "speed coding", and always preferred take-home exams. I will miss that, but those days are past.
February 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I'm exhausted. I just gave my 1st in-person, no internet R exam (they were only allowed R code they created during exercises over the semester, in the form of a personal Quarto book). I hate "speed coding", and always preferred take-home exams. I will miss that, but those days are past.
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Quit, cancel, never sign up.
A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions
Backlash against ICE is fueling a broader movement against AI companies’ ties to President Trump.
www.technologyreview.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Quit, cancel, never sign up.
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A graphical approach of the interplay of eco-evolutionary dynamics and coexistence https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.06.704293v1
February 7, 2026 at 4:31 AM
A graphical approach of the interplay of eco-evolutionary dynamics and coexistence https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.06.704293v1
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Follow up to our work on eco-evolutionary dynamics of host parasite systems in complex landscapes up in Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social. This work was done during Ruthvik's Erasmus M1 project @ruthvikpsi.bsky.social with me and @efronhofer.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
February 7, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Follow up to our work on eco-evolutionary dynamics of host parasite systems in complex landscapes up in Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social. This work was done during Ruthvik's Erasmus M1 project @ruthvikpsi.bsky.social with me and @efronhofer.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
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Ever wondered how to use supra-Bayesian approach in species distribution modeling (SMDs). Well we present a framework for it and exemplify it with real data on fish reproduction area estimation.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Species distribution modeling with expert elicitation and Bayesian calibration
Species distribution models (SDM) are key tools in ecology, conservation, and natural resources management. They are traditionally trained with data on direct species observations. However, if collec....
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Ever wondered how to use supra-Bayesian approach in species distribution modeling (SMDs). Well we present a framework for it and exemplify it with real data on fish reproduction area estimation.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
1/3
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
1/3
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"Despite her groundbreaking work, West was long left out of histories that discussed the development of GPS."
What a remarkable woman. RIP Gladys Mae West.
What a remarkable woman. RIP Gladys Mae West.
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:50 AM
"Despite her groundbreaking work, West was long left out of histories that discussed the development of GPS."
What a remarkable woman. RIP Gladys Mae West.
What a remarkable woman. RIP Gladys Mae West.
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Are you participating in Love Data Week February 9–13? We encourage you to celebrate by adopting a data set. Let us know what you discover! #LoveData26 #ICPSR #STATSSKY www.icpsr.umich.edu/...
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Are you participating in Love Data Week February 9–13? We encourage you to celebrate by adopting a data set. Let us know what you discover! #LoveData26 #ICPSR #STATSSKY www.icpsr.umich.edu/...
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The genetic architecture of local adaptation is historically contingent https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.01.703099v1
February 3, 2026 at 8:31 AM
The genetic architecture of local adaptation is historically contingent https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.01.703099v1
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We hope this little guide and review of the recent literature on SVs will be useful for the community in #ecology #evolution #genomics #PopGen.
Great lead by Kat!!
Great lead by Kat!!
New review!
Theory & a practical guide to structural variants in popgen🧬
Many thanks to my co-authors: @rebekahoomen.bsky.social
@annatigano.bsky.social @marenwellenreuther.bsky.social @janawold.bsky.social @dlfield.bsky.social @clairemerot.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Theory & a practical guide to structural variants in popgen🧬
Many thanks to my co-authors: @rebekahoomen.bsky.social
@annatigano.bsky.social @marenwellenreuther.bsky.social @janawold.bsky.social @dlfield.bsky.social @clairemerot.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco‐Evolutionary Population Genomics
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has greatly expanded researchers' ability to study structural variants (SVs), that is, the variation in the presence, number, orientation or position of a DNA sequence. ....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:04 AM
We hope this little guide and review of the recent literature on SVs will be useful for the community in #ecology #evolution #genomics #PopGen.
Great lead by Kat!!
Great lead by Kat!!
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"Every day, I wake up and see the news and I'm horrified. I think it is crazy that some people make it sound like it's acceptable, like the murder of civilians is acceptable." - Victor Wembanyama says about the killings in Minnesota
Via DonHarris4/X
Via DonHarris4/X
January 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM
"Every day, I wake up and see the news and I'm horrified. I think it is crazy that some people make it sound like it's acceptable, like the murder of civilians is acceptable." - Victor Wembanyama says about the killings in Minnesota
Via DonHarris4/X
Via DonHarris4/X
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Less than a month to apply to join the BES editorial board as an Associate editor!🌳🌍 📖
If you're interested in contributing to any of the BES journals, check out the link below 👇
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If you're interested in contributing to any of the BES journals, check out the link below 👇
buff.ly/6ymRGcB
January 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Less than a month to apply to join the BES editorial board as an Associate editor!🌳🌍 📖
If you're interested in contributing to any of the BES journals, check out the link below 👇
buff.ly/6ymRGcB
If you're interested in contributing to any of the BES journals, check out the link below 👇
buff.ly/6ymRGcB
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The final chapter of my PhD thesis was now published in Limnology and Oceanography! It was one of those manuscripts that took a bit longer, but I am extremely happy it's finally out!
Open Access:
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Open Access:
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Essential dietary fatty acids affect intraspecific competition in herbivorous zooplankton
The trophic transfer efficiency at the pelagic phytoplankton-zooplankton interface is—among other factors—governed by the dietary availability of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) to herbivorous zo...
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The final chapter of my PhD thesis was now published in Limnology and Oceanography! It was one of those manuscripts that took a bit longer, but I am extremely happy it's finally out!
Open Access:
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Open Access:
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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From Minneapolis to Paris: No One Is Illegal!
Thousands of people are demanding justice in Paris after videos surfaced showing the violent arrest of Mauritian migrant worker El Hacen Diarra, shortly before he died in police custody.
January 27, 2026 at 10:26 AM
From Minneapolis to Paris: No One Is Illegal!
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This is what happens when you blame migrants instead of billionaires
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
January 26, 2026 at 10:10 AM
This is what happens when you blame migrants instead of billionaires
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
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Bayesian Workflow by
Andrew Gelman, Aki Vehtari, @rmcelreath.bsky.social with @danpsimpson.bsky.social, @charlesm993.bsky.social, @yulingy.bsky.social, Lauren Kennedy, Jonah Gabry, @paulbuerkner.com, @modrakm.bsky.social, @vianeylb.bsky.social
(in production, estimated copy-editing time 6 weeks)
Andrew Gelman, Aki Vehtari, @rmcelreath.bsky.social with @danpsimpson.bsky.social, @charlesm993.bsky.social, @yulingy.bsky.social, Lauren Kennedy, Jonah Gabry, @paulbuerkner.com, @modrakm.bsky.social, @vianeylb.bsky.social
(in production, estimated copy-editing time 6 weeks)
January 26, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Bayesian Workflow by
Andrew Gelman, Aki Vehtari, @rmcelreath.bsky.social with @danpsimpson.bsky.social, @charlesm993.bsky.social, @yulingy.bsky.social, Lauren Kennedy, Jonah Gabry, @paulbuerkner.com, @modrakm.bsky.social, @vianeylb.bsky.social
(in production, estimated copy-editing time 6 weeks)
Andrew Gelman, Aki Vehtari, @rmcelreath.bsky.social with @danpsimpson.bsky.social, @charlesm993.bsky.social, @yulingy.bsky.social, Lauren Kennedy, Jonah Gabry, @paulbuerkner.com, @modrakm.bsky.social, @vianeylb.bsky.social
(in production, estimated copy-editing time 6 weeks)
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yes.
just gonna throw out a quick reminder that in America police kill a yearly average of 3 civilians per day, routinely in situations very similar to these ICE killings, and decades of explicit support for police impunity by US politicians is why ICE feels theyre able to get away with this right now
Our government is murdering the citizens of this country. They are doing it without any checks on their violence
January 25, 2026 at 12:25 PM
yes.
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rspatialdata: a repository of spatial datasets & tutorials for spatial analysis & visualization in #rstats, supporting real-world applications such as estimating air pollution, quantifying disease burden, and monitoring progress toward the SDGs🌍💻📊
👉 rspatialdata.github.io
👉 rspatialdata.github.io
January 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM
rspatialdata: a repository of spatial datasets & tutorials for spatial analysis & visualization in #rstats, supporting real-world applications such as estimating air pollution, quantifying disease burden, and monitoring progress toward the SDGs🌍💻📊
👉 rspatialdata.github.io
👉 rspatialdata.github.io
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Hello! 👋 I am looking for positions as a postdoc, faculty, or lecturer. The code below has my CV and part of my Teaching Statement.
I am a broadly trained physiologist and statistician with additional skills spanning morphology, molecular techniques, and most recently, niche modeling!
I am a broadly trained physiologist and statistician with additional skills spanning morphology, molecular techniques, and most recently, niche modeling!
January 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Hello! 👋 I am looking for positions as a postdoc, faculty, or lecturer. The code below has my CV and part of my Teaching Statement.
I am a broadly trained physiologist and statistician with additional skills spanning morphology, molecular techniques, and most recently, niche modeling!
I am a broadly trained physiologist and statistician with additional skills spanning morphology, molecular techniques, and most recently, niche modeling!