Nick Wybouw
@wybouw.bsky.social
Evolutionary geneticist working on endosymbiosis, herbivory, and speciation - Wybouw Lab @ Ghent University
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We are in Bluesky and we are happy to share our two last consortium publications: the DrosEU expanded DEST dataset and a Continent-wide study of phenotypic differentiation among European #Drosophila melanogaster populations (1/7)
October 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
We are in Bluesky and we are happy to share our two last consortium publications: the DrosEU expanded DEST dataset and a Continent-wide study of phenotypic differentiation among European #Drosophila melanogaster populations (1/7)
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📢New preprint on the impact of dengue virus genetic diversity on inhibition by Wolbachia 🦟🦠🧬
Project led by Afeez Sodeinde, @emiliefinch.bsky.social, and @keli5734.bsky.social! ✨
Key findings in thread below 👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Project led by Afeez Sodeinde, @emiliefinch.bsky.social, and @keli5734.bsky.social! ✨
Key findings in thread below 👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Heterogeneity in inhibition of genetically diverse dengue virus strains by Wolbachia
The release of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes transinfected with the virus-inhibiting Wolbachia bacterium has the potential to reduce the burden caused by dengue virus (DENV). However, the robustness of thi...
www.biorxiv.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
📢New preprint on the impact of dengue virus genetic diversity on inhibition by Wolbachia 🦟🦠🧬
Project led by Afeez Sodeinde, @emiliefinch.bsky.social, and @keli5734.bsky.social! ✨
Key findings in thread below 👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Project led by Afeez Sodeinde, @emiliefinch.bsky.social, and @keli5734.bsky.social! ✨
Key findings in thread below 👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Hi! We are looking for a PhD to work on the cross talk between transposable elements, insects and intracellular bacteria on the bioinformatics side. The PhD would be supervised by @mariefablet.bsky.social and myself along with @nicolasparisot.bsky.social Deadline December 2025! Please share! #tesky
September 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Hi! We are looking for a PhD to work on the cross talk between transposable elements, insects and intracellular bacteria on the bioinformatics side. The PhD would be supervised by @mariefablet.bsky.social and myself along with @nicolasparisot.bsky.social Deadline December 2025! Please share! #tesky
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If you’ve heard about our study on ants producing two different species but are still confused about how it works (and don’t have time to read the paper), this 10-minute video made by @bengthomas.bsky.social is very informative:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-O4...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-O4...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The Ants That Broke Biology
YouTube video by 7 Days of Science
www.youtube.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you’ve heard about our study on ants producing two different species but are still confused about how it works (and don’t have time to read the paper), this 10-minute video made by @bengthomas.bsky.social is very informative:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-O4...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-O4...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A common type of ant in Europe breaks a fundamental rule in biology: its queens can produce male offspring that are a whole different species
go.nature.com/4mOb5T9
go.nature.com/4mOb5T9
‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother
Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.
go.nature.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A common type of ant in Europe breaks a fundamental rule in biology: its queens can produce male offspring that are a whole different species
go.nature.com/4mOb5T9
go.nature.com/4mOb5T9
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Reposted by Nick Wybouw
Goodbye #eseb2025 @eseb2025.bsky.social see you next time!
Perhaps what stuck most was powerful talk on resilience and survival by Palestinian researcher, play director, and ESEB EUEA awardee May Shehady. Let's not forget, let's not look away. 🇵🇸
Perhaps what stuck most was powerful talk on resilience and survival by Palestinian researcher, play director, and ESEB EUEA awardee May Shehady. Let's not forget, let's not look away. 🇵🇸
August 23, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Goodbye #eseb2025 @eseb2025.bsky.social see you next time!
Perhaps what stuck most was powerful talk on resilience and survival by Palestinian researcher, play director, and ESEB EUEA awardee May Shehady. Let's not forget, let's not look away. 🇵🇸
Perhaps what stuck most was powerful talk on resilience and survival by Palestinian researcher, play director, and ESEB EUEA awardee May Shehady. Let's not forget, let's not look away. 🇵🇸
This collaboration/friendship started while measuring the yield of wild strawberry plants in Spain and has now led to a first publication, dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.... . We wanted to better understand how Wolbachia infection persists upon loss of CI in our favourite mite, Tetranychus urticae.
Reciprocal Host–Wolbachia Interactions Shape Infection Persistence Upon Loss of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility in Haplodiploids
Maternally transmitted symbionts such as Wolbachia spread within host populations by mediating reproductive phenotypes. Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is a reproductive phenotype that interferes wi...
dx.doi.org
July 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This collaboration/friendship started while measuring the yield of wild strawberry plants in Spain and has now led to a first publication, dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.... . We wanted to better understand how Wolbachia infection persists upon loss of CI in our favourite mite, Tetranychus urticae.
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Two fully funded #PhD positions on insect #Symbiosis available in our lab: Spiroplasma in Neotropical Arthropods (tinyurl.com/spiroplasma) & Psyllid symbionts (tinyurl.com/psyllids).
Please contact me for any questions & share widely #symbiosky #academicjobs
Please contact me for any questions & share widely #symbiosky #academicjobs
tinyurl.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Two fully funded #PhD positions on insect #Symbiosis available in our lab: Spiroplasma in Neotropical Arthropods (tinyurl.com/spiroplasma) & Psyllid symbionts (tinyurl.com/psyllids).
Please contact me for any questions & share widely #symbiosky #academicjobs
Please contact me for any questions & share widely #symbiosky #academicjobs
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Insects usually care for their own young, but sometimes they also help other species. This #RSOS study found that yellow meadow #ants protect the eggs of root aphids in their nests during winter. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @tparmentier.bsky.social @wybouw.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Insects usually care for their own young, but sometimes they also help other species. This #RSOS study found that yellow meadow #ants protect the eggs of root aphids in their nests during winter. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @tparmentier.bsky.social @wybouw.bsky.social
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New paper with @wybouw.bsky.social on the protection of aphid eggs in ant nests:
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
*black eggs --> Anoecia zirnitsi, host: Lasius flavus
*eggs rapidly retrieved among ant brood and protected against predators and fungi
*mediated by chemical cues, transferred to glass dummies
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
*black eggs --> Anoecia zirnitsi, host: Lasius flavus
*eggs rapidly retrieved among ant brood and protected against predators and fungi
*mediated by chemical cues, transferred to glass dummies
July 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
New paper with @wybouw.bsky.social on the protection of aphid eggs in ant nests:
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
*black eggs --> Anoecia zirnitsi, host: Lasius flavus
*eggs rapidly retrieved among ant brood and protected against predators and fungi
*mediated by chemical cues, transferred to glass dummies
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
*black eggs --> Anoecia zirnitsi, host: Lasius flavus
*eggs rapidly retrieved among ant brood and protected against predators and fungi
*mediated by chemical cues, transferred to glass dummies
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Excited to advertise a shared PhD position at KU Leuven (Belgium) and Mondsee (Austria) with @markusmoest.bsky.social on the genetic basis, plasticity and evolution of melanization in Daphnia from alpine lakes. Apply here: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
July 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Excited to advertise a shared PhD position at KU Leuven (Belgium) and Mondsee (Austria) with @markusmoest.bsky.social on the genetic basis, plasticity and evolution of melanization in Daphnia from alpine lakes. Apply here: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
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Diverging Arabidopsis populations quickly accumulate pollen-acting genetic incompatibilities
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Christopher Condon et al.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Christopher Condon et al.
doi.org
July 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Diverging Arabidopsis populations quickly accumulate pollen-acting genetic incompatibilities
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Christopher Condon et al.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Christopher Condon et al.
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Our newest #RESPhysEnt paper reveals plant silicon defence disrupts cryptic colouration in an insect herbivore by restricting carotenoid sequestration into the haemolymph
Read the article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/phen.12492
@wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social @tobybruce.bsky.social @wiley.com
Read the article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/phen.12492
@wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social @tobybruce.bsky.social @wiley.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Our newest #RESPhysEnt paper reveals plant silicon defence disrupts cryptic colouration in an insect herbivore by restricting carotenoid sequestration into the haemolymph
Read the article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/phen.12492
@wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social @tobybruce.bsky.social @wiley.com
Read the article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/phen.12492
@wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social @tobybruce.bsky.social @wiley.com
A MSCA fellowship is a wonderful thing
Choose Science. Choose Europe.
A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.
With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.
Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.
With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.
Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
May 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A MSCA fellowship is a wonderful thing
Wonderful opening talk on phasmid egg colouration by @gdebruyn.bsky.social at the yearly International Stick Insect Meeting.
April 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Wonderful opening talk on phasmid egg colouration by @gdebruyn.bsky.social at the yearly International Stick Insect Meeting.
Always satisfying to see a new thriving Liriomyza lab population #leafminers
April 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Always satisfying to see a new thriving Liriomyza lab population #leafminers
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Studentship opportunity! Come join us to work on plant-insect interactions at @johninnescentre.bsky.social (supported by @rsb.org.uk). More details here: ryanebrock.github.io/opportunities/
April 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Studentship opportunity! Come join us to work on plant-insect interactions at @johninnescentre.bsky.social (supported by @rsb.org.uk). More details here: ryanebrock.github.io/opportunities/
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@haraipapilio.bsky.social paper on evolution of Wolbachia MK mechanism through prophage acquisition in molina butterflies - avoiding suppression by the host. Now out! #symbiosky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... With @daisukekageyama.bsky.social @bolinabug.bsky.social and others
Evolution of Wolbachia male-killing mechanism within a host species
Male-killing bacterial symbionts, prevalent in arthropods, skew population sex ratios by selectively killing male progeny, profoundly impacting ecolog…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
@haraipapilio.bsky.social paper on evolution of Wolbachia MK mechanism through prophage acquisition in molina butterflies - avoiding suppression by the host. Now out! #symbiosky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... With @daisukekageyama.bsky.social @bolinabug.bsky.social and others
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🐞 Spread the word!
Registration and abstract submission are now open for our annual conference, #Ento25!
Join the entomological community in-person or online this September, with opportunities to present your work, meet new contacts and build collaborations 🔽
buff.ly/tKyJIbN
Registration and abstract submission are now open for our annual conference, #Ento25!
Join the entomological community in-person or online this September, with opportunities to present your work, meet new contacts and build collaborations 🔽
buff.ly/tKyJIbN
March 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🐞 Spread the word!
Registration and abstract submission are now open for our annual conference, #Ento25!
Join the entomological community in-person or online this September, with opportunities to present your work, meet new contacts and build collaborations 🔽
buff.ly/tKyJIbN
Registration and abstract submission are now open for our annual conference, #Ento25!
Join the entomological community in-person or online this September, with opportunities to present your work, meet new contacts and build collaborations 🔽
buff.ly/tKyJIbN
Leafminers are the coolest
For people interested in leafmines, I made a folder with some #Lepidoptera #leafmine pics from Belgium on my flickr, hope to add more in the future: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAYEES
Leafmining Lepidoptera
A collection of pictures of leafmines, cases and other signs of immature microlepidoptera, mainly from Belgium.
flic.kr
March 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Leafminers are the coolest
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Our newest research in #RESPhysEnt reveals species differences in reproductive timing and egg load in two #fly species adapted to different #HostPlants
Read the article now🔽
buff.ly/jrFSup9
@wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social @wiley.com
Read the article now🔽
buff.ly/jrFSup9
@wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social @wiley.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Our newest research in #RESPhysEnt reveals species differences in reproductive timing and egg load in two #fly species adapted to different #HostPlants
Read the article now🔽
buff.ly/jrFSup9
@wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social @wiley.com
Read the article now🔽
buff.ly/jrFSup9
@wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social @wiley.com
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The new March issue of #RESPhysEnt, Vol. 50 Issue 1, opens with an editorial:
Key questions for future research in Physiological Entomology
👀doi/10.1111/phen.12481
If you’d like to submit an article on any of these key research areas, get in touch!
@wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social
Key questions for future research in Physiological Entomology
👀doi/10.1111/phen.12481
If you’d like to submit an article on any of these key research areas, get in touch!
@wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The new March issue of #RESPhysEnt, Vol. 50 Issue 1, opens with an editorial:
Key questions for future research in Physiological Entomology
👀doi/10.1111/phen.12481
If you’d like to submit an article on any of these key research areas, get in touch!
@wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social
Key questions for future research in Physiological Entomology
👀doi/10.1111/phen.12481
If you’d like to submit an article on any of these key research areas, get in touch!
@wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social
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📢 FWO is op zoek naar 2 adviseurs onderzoeksaangelegenheden (#hiring). Geïnteresseerd in een job met impact waarin je jouw organisatorische vaardigheden en beleidsmatige inzichten optimaal kunt inzetten? 📢
Meer info: lnkd.in/erFNESjA
⏰ Deadline: 14 maart 2025
Meer info: lnkd.in/erFNESjA
⏰ Deadline: 14 maart 2025
February 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
📢 FWO is op zoek naar 2 adviseurs onderzoeksaangelegenheden (#hiring). Geïnteresseerd in een job met impact waarin je jouw organisatorische vaardigheden en beleidsmatige inzichten optimaal kunt inzetten? 📢
Meer info: lnkd.in/erFNESjA
⏰ Deadline: 14 maart 2025
Meer info: lnkd.in/erFNESjA
⏰ Deadline: 14 maart 2025
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Welcome to RES Publications on Bluesky! 📖 https://buff.ly/4hatyX9
Join us here for the latest in our seven #entomology journals, details of every new article & each new issue, as they are published
Follow also for new RES book & handbook series titles, & peeks into the members' magazine #Antenna
Join us here for the latest in our seven #entomology journals, details of every new article & each new issue, as they are published
Follow also for new RES book & handbook series titles, & peeks into the members' magazine #Antenna
January 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Welcome to RES Publications on Bluesky! 📖 https://buff.ly/4hatyX9
Join us here for the latest in our seven #entomology journals, details of every new article & each new issue, as they are published
Follow also for new RES book & handbook series titles, & peeks into the members' magazine #Antenna
Join us here for the latest in our seven #entomology journals, details of every new article & each new issue, as they are published
Follow also for new RES book & handbook series titles, & peeks into the members' magazine #Antenna