Society for the Study of Evolution
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February 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Apply now for funding from SSE to attend the AIBS Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC in April! Participants will receive communications and advocacy training before meeting with lawmakers. Learn more and apply by February 15: www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awar...
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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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Announcing The Evolution Exchange: a new interview series for the evolutionary biology community! This month, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom chats with retired NSF Program Officer Dr. Sam Scheiner about federal science funding. www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio...
February 2, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Announcing The Evolution Exchange: a new interview series for the evolutionary biology community! This month, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom chats with retired NSF Program Officer Dr. Sam Scheiner about federal science funding. www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio...
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SMBE is calling for nominations for Best Graduate Student Papers of 2025, recognizing outstanding papers in @molbioevol.bsky.social and @genomebiolevol.bsky.social
🗓️ Deadline Feb 27
Articles published in 2025 are eligible. The nominated student must be first author; anyone can nominate authors.
🗓️ Deadline Feb 27
Articles published in 2025 are eligible. The nominated student must be first author; anyone can nominate authors.
February 2, 2026 at 8:43 AM
SMBE is calling for nominations for Best Graduate Student Papers of 2025, recognizing outstanding papers in @molbioevol.bsky.social and @genomebiolevol.bsky.social
🗓️ Deadline Feb 27
Articles published in 2025 are eligible. The nominated student must be first author; anyone can nominate authors.
🗓️ Deadline Feb 27
Articles published in 2025 are eligible. The nominated student must be first author; anyone can nominate authors.
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Women and girls are shaping science worldwide 🌍🔬
Send us a short video introducing yourself and your work and help us spotlight our global community.
⏰ Submissions close Feb 9
Send us a short video introducing yourself and your work and help us spotlight our global community.
⏰ Submissions close Feb 9
February 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Women and girls are shaping science worldwide 🌍🔬
Send us a short video introducing yourself and your work and help us spotlight our global community.
⏰ Submissions close Feb 9
Send us a short video introducing yourself and your work and help us spotlight our global community.
⏰ Submissions close Feb 9
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Thanks a lot to @sse-evolution.bsky.social for continuing to support the research of graduate students and congrats to everyone that was supported too🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards!
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February 3, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Thanks a lot to @sse-evolution.bsky.social for continuing to support the research of graduate students and congrats to everyone that was supported too🎉🎉🎉
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"There is still life in the old dog."
Brian Charlesworth on Fisher's Fundamental Theorem in @journal-evo.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Brian Charlesworth on Fisher's Fundamental Theorem in @journal-evo.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Is the Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection of any use?
Abstract. There have been many recent discussions of the Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection, with an emphasis on its mathematical accuracy. It is arg
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February 2, 2026 at 8:38 PM
"There is still life in the old dog."
Brian Charlesworth on Fisher's Fundamental Theorem in @journal-evo.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Brian Charlesworth on Fisher's Fundamental Theorem in @journal-evo.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Announcing The Evolution Exchange: a new interview series for the evolutionary biology community! This month, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom chats with retired NSF Program Officer Dr. Sam Scheiner about federal science funding. www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio...
February 2, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Announcing The Evolution Exchange: a new interview series for the evolutionary biology community! This month, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom chats with retired NSF Program Officer Dr. Sam Scheiner about federal science funding. www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio...
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I am very happy to share that I've received the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Award by @sse-evolution.bsky.social! This recognition means a great deal to me, and I'm grateful to the SSE community for their support of my research. Congratulations to all of this year's recipients!
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards!
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February 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I am very happy to share that I've received the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Award by @sse-evolution.bsky.social! This recognition means a great deal to me, and I'm grateful to the SSE community for their support of my research. Congratulations to all of this year's recipients!
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 International Event Grants! This program provides funding for international symposia, workshops, courses, and other events in order to foster communication and collaboration between scientists around the world. www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
International Event Grants Recipients
Participants in the Introduction to Biodiversity Genomics course. Congratulations to the recipients of our 2025 International Event Grants ! This program provides funding for international…
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February 2, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 International Event Grants! This program provides funding for international symposia, workshops, courses, and other events in order to foster communication and collaboration between scientists around the world. www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards!
www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
February 2, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards!
www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
Applications due Monday for the T. H. Huxley Award, which recognizes high-quality evolution education resources! The recipient will have the opportunity to attend and present their work at the NABT meeting in October or #Evol2026 in June. Apply today! bit.ly/2kP2pPM
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January 30, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Applications due Monday for the T. H. Huxley Award, which recognizes high-quality evolution education resources! The recipient will have the opportunity to attend and present their work at the NABT meeting in October or #Evol2026 in June. Apply today! bit.ly/2kP2pPM
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Today is the last day to apply for the International Travel Stipends to attend #Evol2026 in Cleveland, Ohio in June! Funds can cover registration, transportation, food, and lodging. A budget template is available on the website. @evolmtg.bsky.social www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...
Society for the Study of Evolution
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January 30, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Today is the last day to apply for the International Travel Stipends to attend #Evol2026 in Cleveland, Ohio in June! Funds can cover registration, transportation, food, and lodging. A budget template is available on the website. @evolmtg.bsky.social www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...
Today is the last day to apply for the International Travel Stipends to attend #Evol2026 in Cleveland, Ohio in June! Funds can cover registration, transportation, food, and lodging. A budget template is available on the website. @evolmtg.bsky.social www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...
Society for the Study of Evolution
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www.evolutionsociety.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Today is the last day to apply for the International Travel Stipends to attend #Evol2026 in Cleveland, Ohio in June! Funds can cover registration, transportation, food, and lodging. A budget template is available on the website. @evolmtg.bsky.social www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...
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Please consider applying for the Huxley Award if you have developed evolution teaching or outreach resources. I'm on the award committee and happy to answer any questions.
The T. H. Huxley Award recognizes an outstanding evolution education resource and provides funding for the awardee to attend the Evolution or NABT conference to present their work! Apply by February 2nd: bit.ly/2kP2pPM
January 28, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Please consider applying for the Huxley Award if you have developed evolution teaching or outreach resources. I'm on the award committee and happy to answer any questions.
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If you have developed outreach/education resources and want to get the word out— @sse-evolution.bsky.social has a deadline coming up for funding to present at an education focused session/conference. Grad students and Postdocs are very welcome to apply! evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...
Thomas Henry Huxley Award
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January 29, 2026 at 2:21 AM
If you have developed outreach/education resources and want to get the word out— @sse-evolution.bsky.social has a deadline coming up for funding to present at an education focused session/conference. Grad students and Postdocs are very welcome to apply! evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...
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Evolution of manakin plumage maturation now out early look @sse-evolution.bsky.social
(Phylo-)Devo-evo, plumage, and social signaling
Bonkers system that reshaped how I think about both development and evolution.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
(Phylo-)Devo-evo, plumage, and social signaling
Bonkers system that reshaped how I think about both development and evolution.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Evolution of manakin plumage maturation now out early look @sse-evolution.bsky.social
(Phylo-)Devo-evo, plumage, and social signaling
Bonkers system that reshaped how I think about both development and evolution.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
(Phylo-)Devo-evo, plumage, and social signaling
Bonkers system that reshaped how I think about both development and evolution.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 #Caecilians maintain a functional long-wavelength-sensitive cone opsin gene despite signatures of relaxed selection and more than 200 million years of fossoriality, published in Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social
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Caecilians maintain a functional long-wavelength-sensitive cone opsin gene despite signatures of relaxed selection and more than 200 million years of fossoriality
The colonization of low-light environments exerts selective pressure to enhance non-visual senses while relaxing selection on vision, often leading to opsi
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January 26, 2026 at 5:50 AM
🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 #Caecilians maintain a functional long-wavelength-sensitive cone opsin gene despite signatures of relaxed selection and more than 200 million years of fossoriality, published in Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social
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Do you want to help advance the profile of #ecology, #evolution, & #conservation in Canada? Do you want to be part of a team that gets things done on behalf of a broader community? Run for CSEE Council! Nominations due April 26. Learn more here: csee-scee.ca/elections/
January 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Do you want to help advance the profile of #ecology, #evolution, & #conservation in Canada? Do you want to be part of a team that gets things done on behalf of a broader community? Run for CSEE Council! Nominations due April 26. Learn more here: csee-scee.ca/elections/
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Excited that my 2nd MSc paper is out in @journal-evo.bsky.social 🦋🎉 doi.org/10.1093/evol...
We find Heliconius’ impressive visual memory is not due to increased visual-structure investment over that of their outgroup relatives, but instead consistent with specialisation of the central circuitry.
We find Heliconius’ impressive visual memory is not due to increased visual-structure investment over that of their outgroup relatives, but instead consistent with specialisation of the central circuitry.
January 23, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Excited that my 2nd MSc paper is out in @journal-evo.bsky.social 🦋🎉 doi.org/10.1093/evol...
We find Heliconius’ impressive visual memory is not due to increased visual-structure investment over that of their outgroup relatives, but instead consistent with specialisation of the central circuitry.
We find Heliconius’ impressive visual memory is not due to increased visual-structure investment over that of their outgroup relatives, but instead consistent with specialisation of the central circuitry.
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Are stick insects unique in their ability to transition to parthenogenesis?
Our new review in @journal-evo.bsky.social covers intraspecific and hybrid origins, cytological mechanisms, and co-occurence of female-only and sexual populations, with comparisons to other taxa.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Our new review in @journal-evo.bsky.social covers intraspecific and hybrid origins, cytological mechanisms, and co-occurence of female-only and sexual populations, with comparisons to other taxa.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
On the repeated evolution of parthenogenesis in stick insects
Abstract. Female-producing parthenogenesis is widespread in stick insects. It ranges from rare in sexual species to facultative or obligate, the latter som
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January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Are stick insects unique in their ability to transition to parthenogenesis?
Our new review in @journal-evo.bsky.social covers intraspecific and hybrid origins, cytological mechanisms, and co-occurence of female-only and sexual populations, with comparisons to other taxa.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Our new review in @journal-evo.bsky.social covers intraspecific and hybrid origins, cytological mechanisms, and co-occurence of female-only and sexual populations, with comparisons to other taxa.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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Applications now open for funding to attend the AIBS Congressional Visits Day in April! Participants will receive communications and advocacy training before meeting with lawmakers. Learn more and apply by February 15: www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awar...
@aibsbiology.bsky.social
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Society for the Study of Evolution
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January 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Applications now open for funding to attend the AIBS Congressional Visits Day in April! Participants will receive communications and advocacy training before meeting with lawmakers. Learn more and apply by February 15: www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awar...
@aibsbiology.bsky.social
@aibsbiology.bsky.social
Applications now open for funding to attend the AIBS Congressional Visits Day in April! Participants will receive communications and advocacy training before meeting with lawmakers. Learn more and apply by February 15: www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awar...
@aibsbiology.bsky.social
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Society for the Study of Evolution
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January 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Applications now open for funding to attend the AIBS Congressional Visits Day in April! Participants will receive communications and advocacy training before meeting with lawmakers. Learn more and apply by February 15: www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awar...
@aibsbiology.bsky.social
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#AIBS is offering a professional development opportunity: AIBS Communications Training Boot Camp. This program builds on successful media & science policy workshops, catering to everyone from graduate students to senior researchers & program administrators. Register today! io.aibs.org/cvd
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
#AIBS is offering a professional development opportunity: AIBS Communications Training Boot Camp. This program builds on successful media & science policy workshops, catering to everyone from graduate students to senior researchers & program administrators. Register today! io.aibs.org/cvd