Brian Lerch
@lerchecoevo.bsky.social
Theoretical Ecologist and Evolutionary Biologist at UNC Chapel Hill https://lerchta.wixsite.com/lerch-eco-evo
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1/35 New paper out! @jamesTstroud and I dive into why long-term studies are crucial for understanding evolution. They reveal processes impossible to detect in short timescales and capture rare events that transform our understanding of evolutionary dynamics.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
1/35 New paper out! @jamesTstroud and I dive into why long-term studies are crucial for understanding evolution. They reveal processes impossible to detect in short timescales and capture rare events that transform our understanding of evolutionary dynamics.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I’m a bit late, but new paper out led by Thomas Aubier on the evolution of altruism by the greenbeard effect! (1/6) academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
The role of pleiotropy and population structure in the evolution of altruism through the greenbeard effect
Population genetic theory sheds light on the necessity of pleiotropy for altruism to be favored through the greenbeard effect and reveals that population s
academic.oup.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I’m a bit late, but new paper out led by Thomas Aubier on the evolution of altruism by the greenbeard effect! (1/6) academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
Reposted by Brian Lerch
We showed that an unusual equilibrium, originally found in models of signaling in economics, is evolutionarily important. You can have communication that is "partially honest" where people *sometimes* lie and where they are *sometimes* believed. This is called the hybrid equilibrium.
February 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We showed that an unusual equilibrium, originally found in models of signaling in economics, is evolutionarily important. You can have communication that is "partially honest" where people *sometimes* lie and where they are *sometimes* believed. This is called the hybrid equilibrium.
Reposted by Brian Lerch
Another baboon project joint lab meeting has ended! Thanks, everyone, for another great meeting!
January 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Another baboon project joint lab meeting has ended! Thanks, everyone, for another great meeting!