David Berger
@dbergerbiol.bsky.social
Associate Prof at Uppsala University.
Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics in Insects
Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics in Insects
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David Berger
@dbergerbiol.bsky.social
· May 16
Repeatability of evolution and genomic predictions of temperature adaptation in seed beetles - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The authors compare genomic and phenotypic changes between genetic backgrounds of seed beetles evolved at hot or cold temperatures. Despite phenotypic changes being more rapid and predictable at hot t...
www.nature.com
Finally out: Predicting adaptation to climate warming www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.
We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.
Reposted by David Berger
Temperature can reverse sexual conflict, facilitating population growth
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Roberto García-Roa et al.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Roberto García-Roa et al.
Temperature can reverse sexual conflict, facilitating population growth
Abstract. Sexual conflict frequently gives rise to adaptations that increase male reproductive success at the expense of harming females (“male harm”) and
doi.org
October 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Temperature can reverse sexual conflict, facilitating population growth
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Roberto García-Roa et al.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Roberto García-Roa et al.
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The reliability of environmental cues shape learning and selection against deleterious alleles in seed beetles #ProcB #OpenAccess #Ecology #Behaviour @dbergerbiol.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
October 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The reliability of environmental cues shape learning and selection against deleterious alleles in seed beetles #ProcB #OpenAccess #Ecology #Behaviour @dbergerbiol.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Behavioral plasticity can be a double-edged sword for genetic adaptation.
Have a look at our experimental demonstration published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
Have a look at our experimental demonstration published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
The reliability of environmental cues shape learning and selection against deleterious alleles in seed beetles | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Behavioural plasticity can play a key role in evolution by either facilitating or
impeding genetic adaptation. The latter occurs when behaviours mitigate selection
pressures that otherwise would targe...
royalsocietypublishing.org
October 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Behavioral plasticity can be a double-edged sword for genetic adaptation.
Have a look at our experimental demonstration published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
Have a look at our experimental demonstration published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
How do insects respond to changing climates? Our new review and analysis in @annualreviews.bsky.social suggests that phenological adaptation trumps thermal adaptation.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Life-History Evolution of Insects in Response to Climate Variation: Seasonal Timing Versus Thermal Physiology | Annual Reviews
Climate adaptation in insects can proceed via responses in life-history traits and their thermal plasticity and through phenological shifts mediated by responses to photoperiodic cues (photoperiodism)...
www.annualreviews.org
September 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
How do insects respond to changing climates? Our new review and analysis in @annualreviews.bsky.social suggests that phenological adaptation trumps thermal adaptation.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Interested in evolutionary ecology and genetics? Check out this PhD position in Pau Carazo's lab in Valencia - we look forward to your application!
We’re offering a fully funded 4 yr PhD position to work on Sexual selection in complex environments at the @uv.es. Co-supervised by @dbergerbiol.bsky.social. Find details below 👇
September 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Interested in evolutionary ecology and genetics? Check out this PhD position in Pau Carazo's lab in Valencia - we look forward to your application!
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Please share broadly: I am looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a collaborative project on the temporal population genomics of invasive Capeweed (using contemporary and herbarium genomics), with @shaky-dingo.bsky.social and colleagues
August 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Please share broadly: I am looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a collaborative project on the temporal population genomics of invasive Capeweed (using contemporary and herbarium genomics), with @shaky-dingo.bsky.social and colleagues
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With #eseb2025 coming to a close, it is time to start making plans for 2026. Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Come to our #ExE conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall. Leave your email address at tinyurl.com/EvolxEcol to join our mailing list!
August 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
With #eseb2025 coming to a close, it is time to start making plans for 2026. Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Come to our #ExE conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall. Leave your email address at tinyurl.com/EvolxEcol to join our mailing list!
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Just hours before the end of the early bird, registrations are rapidly going up. We had an overwhelming response to the abstract. call (>2000) and the possibility of reaching the capacity limit is not so unlikely.
So better hurry up to secure your spot at #ESEB2025
eseb2025.com/registration/
So better hurry up to secure your spot at #ESEB2025
eseb2025.com/registration/
June 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Just hours before the end of the early bird, registrations are rapidly going up. We had an overwhelming response to the abstract. call (>2000) and the possibility of reaching the capacity limit is not so unlikely.
So better hurry up to secure your spot at #ESEB2025
eseb2025.com/registration/
So better hurry up to secure your spot at #ESEB2025
eseb2025.com/registration/
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🐦 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬! 🐦
Hurry up and seize the opportunity to participate in the upcoming ESEB Congress, set in the beautiful city of Barcelona 🌟
🎟️ Secure your spot with the Early Bird fee before the end of today 17/06 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/djd2c7ZG
Hurry up and seize the opportunity to participate in the upcoming ESEB Congress, set in the beautiful city of Barcelona 🌟
🎟️ Secure your spot with the Early Bird fee before the end of today 17/06 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/djd2c7ZG
June 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🐦 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬! 🐦
Hurry up and seize the opportunity to participate in the upcoming ESEB Congress, set in the beautiful city of Barcelona 🌟
🎟️ Secure your spot with the Early Bird fee before the end of today 17/06 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/djd2c7ZG
Hurry up and seize the opportunity to participate in the upcoming ESEB Congress, set in the beautiful city of Barcelona 🌟
🎟️ Secure your spot with the Early Bird fee before the end of today 17/06 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/djd2c7ZG
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Our June issue is now live! www.nature.com/natecolevol/...
Featuring research on:
🧬Airborne eDNA
💰Costs of biological invasions
🌡️Genomic predictions of temperature adaptation
Cover illustration by Marco Lawrence, based on Bradfer-Lawrence et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Featuring research on:
🧬Airborne eDNA
💰Costs of biological invasions
🌡️Genomic predictions of temperature adaptation
Cover illustration by Marco Lawrence, based on Bradfer-Lawrence et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Our June issue is now live! www.nature.com/natecolevol/...
Featuring research on:
🧬Airborne eDNA
💰Costs of biological invasions
🌡️Genomic predictions of temperature adaptation
Cover illustration by Marco Lawrence, based on Bradfer-Lawrence et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Featuring research on:
🧬Airborne eDNA
💰Costs of biological invasions
🌡️Genomic predictions of temperature adaptation
Cover illustration by Marco Lawrence, based on Bradfer-Lawrence et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by David Berger
Super excited to release a huge evolution project on the works for many years:
Evolution experiments synchronized across climates to understand rapid adaptation
Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
All data available: www.grene-net.org/data
#MOILAB
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
@hhmi.org
🧵👇
Evolution experiments synchronized across climates to understand rapid adaptation
Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
All data available: www.grene-net.org/data
#MOILAB
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
@hhmi.org
🧵👇
May 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Super excited to release a huge evolution project on the works for many years:
Evolution experiments synchronized across climates to understand rapid adaptation
Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
All data available: www.grene-net.org/data
#MOILAB
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
@hhmi.org
🧵👇
Evolution experiments synchronized across climates to understand rapid adaptation
Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
All data available: www.grene-net.org/data
#MOILAB
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
@hhmi.org
🧵👇
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3-year #Postdoc position on the role of #genetics and #microbiome on #thermal #physiology in @erc.europa.eu project in my group at @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social FIN! We establish #selection lines on quails, collab @btschirren.bsky.social DL 15.7., start Nov25-Jan26
ats.talentadore.com/apply/postdo...
ats.talentadore.com/apply/postdo...
Postdoctoral Researcher: Contribution of genetic background and gut microbiome on thermal physiology
A post-doctoral Researcher position is available at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, in the group of Dr. Suvi Ruuskanen. The post-doctoral res...
ats.talentadore.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
3-year #Postdoc position on the role of #genetics and #microbiome on #thermal #physiology in @erc.europa.eu project in my group at @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social FIN! We establish #selection lines on quails, collab @btschirren.bsky.social DL 15.7., start Nov25-Jan26
ats.talentadore.com/apply/postdo...
ats.talentadore.com/apply/postdo...
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🔖The Tree of Sex consortium: A global initiative for studying the evolution of reproduction in eukaryotes
Advanced article version👇
academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
📖 Read more: treeofsex.sanger.ac.uk
Follow us here 👉 @treeofsex.bsky.social
#TreeOfSex #Evolution #Genomics #Biodiversity
Advanced article version👇
academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
📖 Read more: treeofsex.sanger.ac.uk
Follow us here 👉 @treeofsex.bsky.social
#TreeOfSex #Evolution #Genomics #Biodiversity
The Tree of Sex consortium: A global initiative for studying the evolution of reproduction in eukaryotes
Abstract. Reproduction is a fundamental aspect of life that affects all levels of biology, from genomes and development to population dynamics and diversif
academic.oup.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🔖The Tree of Sex consortium: A global initiative for studying the evolution of reproduction in eukaryotes
Advanced article version👇
academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
📖 Read more: treeofsex.sanger.ac.uk
Follow us here 👉 @treeofsex.bsky.social
#TreeOfSex #Evolution #Genomics #Biodiversity
Advanced article version👇
academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
📖 Read more: treeofsex.sanger.ac.uk
Follow us here 👉 @treeofsex.bsky.social
#TreeOfSex #Evolution #Genomics #Biodiversity
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We're hiring! Our lab is looking for a postdoc to investigate the #evodevo of #cephalopod brains. Did you recently graduate, and do you want to join our EU #WEAVE project with the Simakov and @simon-sprecher.bsky.social labs? Find the application form👇Thanks for RT 🐙🦑
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Postdoctoral researcher in evolutionary developmental neurobiology
Come join our EU cephalopod consortium to discover how octopuses and other coleoids developed their large nervous system. Postdoc position available in the Seuntjens Lab in Leuven, Belgium.
www.kuleuven.be
May 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
We're hiring! Our lab is looking for a postdoc to investigate the #evodevo of #cephalopod brains. Did you recently graduate, and do you want to join our EU #WEAVE project with the Simakov and @simon-sprecher.bsky.social labs? Find the application form👇Thanks for RT 🐙🦑
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Finally out: Predicting adaptation to climate warming www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.
We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.
Repeatability of evolution and genomic predictions of temperature adaptation in seed beetles - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The authors compare genomic and phenotypic changes between genetic backgrounds of seed beetles evolved at hot or cold temperatures. Despite phenotypic changes being more rapid and predictable at hot t...
www.nature.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Finally out: Predicting adaptation to climate warming www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.
We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.
Reposted by David Berger
New study led by Jussi Mäkinen out in PNAS! 🤩 🎉
Using several long-term datasets on species in Finland, we show that while most communities have become dominated by warm-affiliated species over time, this is paralleled by a *decrease in thermal diversity*.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Using several long-term datasets on species in Finland, we show that while most communities have become dominated by warm-affiliated species over time, this is paralleled by a *decrease in thermal diversity*.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Thermal homogenization of boreal communities in response to climate warming | PNAS
Globally, rising temperatures are increasingly favoring warm-affiliated species. Although
changes in community composition are typically measured b...
www.pnas.org
April 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New study led by Jussi Mäkinen out in PNAS! 🤩 🎉
Using several long-term datasets on species in Finland, we show that while most communities have become dominated by warm-affiliated species over time, this is paralleled by a *decrease in thermal diversity*.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Using several long-term datasets on species in Finland, we show that while most communities have become dominated by warm-affiliated species over time, this is paralleled by a *decrease in thermal diversity*.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by David Berger
So excited for this paper by the Insect Loss RCN led by Chris Halsh! #insectloss @cbahlai.bsky.social academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Meta-synthesis reveals interconnections among apparent drivers of insect biodiversity loss
Abstract. Scientific and public interest in the global status of insects has surged recently; however, understanding the relative importance of different s
academic.oup.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
So excited for this paper by the Insect Loss RCN led by Chris Halsh! #insectloss @cbahlai.bsky.social academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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Our latest paper revisits Haldane 1957 on speed limits to adaptation, the paper that triggered neutral theory. We clarify and then significantly extend the theory, and apply the resulting model to @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social's data doi.org/10.1093/gene... 1/14
Substitution load revisited: a high proportion of deaths can be selective
Abstract. Haldane's Dilemma refers to the concern that the need for many “selective deaths” to complete a substitution (i.e. selective sweep) creates a spe
doi.org
March 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Our latest paper revisits Haldane 1957 on speed limits to adaptation, the paper that triggered neutral theory. We clarify and then significantly extend the theory, and apply the resulting model to @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social's data doi.org/10.1093/gene... 1/14
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And now, we also have a 2-year postdoc position in the Stelkens Lab! 🧪 If you are interested in parallel evolution, genomics, yeast, and climate adaptation, this could be for you! Please apply through U Stockholm's job platform here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
March 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
And now, we also have a 2-year postdoc position in the Stelkens Lab! 🧪 If you are interested in parallel evolution, genomics, yeast, and climate adaptation, this could be for you! Please apply through U Stockholm's job platform here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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3-y postdoc position in (meta)Genomics of Population Declines elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid.... If you have experience with low-coverage genomic data, care about biodiversity loss, want to understand host-microbiomes interactions, this post is for you! #museomics #ancientDNA #mammals
March 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
3-y postdoc position in (meta)Genomics of Population Declines elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid.... If you have experience with low-coverage genomic data, care about biodiversity loss, want to understand host-microbiomes interactions, this post is for you! #museomics #ancientDNA #mammals
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📣 New PhD position on flycatchers with @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social — spread the word!
Combine bioinformatics, long-term datasets and field work to explore climate adaptation and speciation in the lovely flycatchers. Join us in Uppsala, Sweden! Apply by Mar 18: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
#ecoevojob
Combine bioinformatics, long-term datasets and field work to explore climate adaptation and speciation in the lovely flycatchers. Join us in Uppsala, Sweden! Apply by Mar 18: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
#ecoevojob
February 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
📣 New PhD position on flycatchers with @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social — spread the word!
Combine bioinformatics, long-term datasets and field work to explore climate adaptation and speciation in the lovely flycatchers. Join us in Uppsala, Sweden! Apply by Mar 18: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
#ecoevojob
Combine bioinformatics, long-term datasets and field work to explore climate adaptation and speciation in the lovely flycatchers. Join us in Uppsala, Sweden! Apply by Mar 18: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
#ecoevojob
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Do you want to map the loci underlying selection but you're on a budget? Let me introduce you to the concept of sequencing the living and the dead. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
February 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Do you want to map the loci underlying selection but you're on a budget? Let me introduce you to the concept of sequencing the living and the dead. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Finally ready to see the world! Theories of balancing selection - past, present and future: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... A true collaborative effort that brought together theoreticians and empiricists, models, data, and fresh perspectives on how balancing selection can shape genetic variation.
A century of theories of balancing selection
Traits that affect organismal fitness are often very genetically variable. This genetic variation is vital for populations to adapt to their environments, but it is also surprising given that nature (...
www.biorxiv.org
February 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Finally ready to see the world! Theories of balancing selection - past, present and future: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... A true collaborative effort that brought together theoreticians and empiricists, models, data, and fresh perspectives on how balancing selection can shape genetic variation.
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📣 We now have a starter pack—come and follow our current colleagues who are on Bluesky!
go.bsky.app/PVKQ6tB
The building of the pack is ongoing work. If you or someone you know should be featured, give a shout 😉
go.bsky.app/PVKQ6tB
The building of the pack is ongoing work. If you or someone you know should be featured, give a shout 😉
November 29, 2024 at 1:38 PM
📣 We now have a starter pack—come and follow our current colleagues who are on Bluesky!
go.bsky.app/PVKQ6tB
The building of the pack is ongoing work. If you or someone you know should be featured, give a shout 😉
go.bsky.app/PVKQ6tB
The building of the pack is ongoing work. If you or someone you know should be featured, give a shout 😉
Reposted by David Berger
Now seems a good time to mention that I haven't yet filled a postdoc position in phylogenetic methods. If you just lost your job, need something temporary, and know something about bioinformatics/statistics/evolution, talk to me.
Spread the word that I have a postdoc opening right now, and am also open to PhD applications evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi.... We have lots of follow up ideas! 15/15
https://evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir/PostDocs//UArizona.AminoAcidSubstitutionModels
Postdoc position: amino acid substitution models
A postdoc position is available with PI Joanna Masel
(https://www.masellab.org/) at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Tucson
is a vibrant city of n...
evol.mcmaster.ca
February 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Now seems a good time to mention that I haven't yet filled a postdoc position in phylogenetic methods. If you just lost your job, need something temporary, and know something about bioinformatics/statistics/evolution, talk to me.