Department of Ecology and Evolution (DEE) - UNIL
@dee-unil.bsky.social
📍Lausanne, Switzerland
The DEE covers the breadth of ecology and evolution, and aims to cultivate an atmosphere of scientific excellence which is respectful of people.
Mastodon: https://ecoevo.social/@dee_unil
IG: https://www.instagram.com/dee_unil
The DEE covers the breadth of ecology and evolution, and aims to cultivate an atmosphere of scientific excellence which is respectful of people.
Mastodon: https://ecoevo.social/@dee_unil
IG: https://www.instagram.com/dee_unil
This week's DEE External Seminar welcomes Philippe Jarne (hosted by John Pannell) with a talk on metacommunity dynamics. 12:15, November 20th at the Biophore Amphitheatre or online via REC-UNIL.
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This week's DEE External Seminar welcomes Philippe Jarne (hosted by John Pannell) with a talk on metacommunity dynamics. 12:15, November 20th at the Biophore Amphitheatre or online via REC-UNIL.
Coming up next week, DEE External Seminar welcomes Sonja Lehtinen (hosted by Tad Kawecki) with a talk on antibiotic resistance. 12:15, November 13th at the Biophore Amphitheatre or online via REC-UNIL.
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Coming up next week, DEE External Seminar welcomes Sonja Lehtinen (hosted by Tad Kawecki) with a talk on antibiotic resistance. 12:15, November 13th at the Biophore Amphitheatre or online via REC-UNIL.
Next week's DEE External Seminar welcomes Andrew Pomiankowski (hosted by @charlesmullon.bsky.social ) with a talk on mitochondrial quality and the evolution of sexes. 12:15, November 6th at the Biophore Amphitheatre or online via REC-UNIL.
October 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Next week's DEE External Seminar welcomes Andrew Pomiankowski (hosted by @charlesmullon.bsky.social ) with a talk on mitochondrial quality and the evolution of sexes. 12:15, November 6th at the Biophore Amphitheatre or online via REC-UNIL.
Our upcoming DEE External Seminar welcomes Reto Burri (hosted by Angelica Pulido, Goudet Group) with a talk on convergent plumage coloration 🪶 12:15, October 23rd at the Biophore Amphitheatre or online via REC-UNIL.
October 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Our upcoming DEE External Seminar welcomes Reto Burri (hosted by Angelica Pulido, Goudet Group) with a talk on convergent plumage coloration 🪶 12:15, October 23rd at the Biophore Amphitheatre or online via REC-UNIL.
Kicking off this year's DEE External Seminars is Simon Martin (hosted by João Souto, Goudet Group) with a talk on reinventing the supergene 🧬 12:15, September 18th at the Biophore Amphitheatre or online via REC-UNIL.
September 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Kicking off this year's DEE External Seminars is Simon Martin (hosted by João Souto, Goudet Group) with a talk on reinventing the supergene 🧬 12:15, September 18th at the Biophore Amphitheatre or online via REC-UNIL.
Our DEE labs got a gold certificate🏅from the LEAF programme, a standard set to improve the sustainability and efficiency of laboratories.
Highlighted are efficient resource use, streamlined communication, and an IT tool helps track equipment and samples.
Congratulation to all those involved! 👏
Highlighted are efficient resource use, streamlined communication, and an IT tool helps track equipment and samples.
Congratulation to all those involved! 👏
July 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Our DEE labs got a gold certificate🏅from the LEAF programme, a standard set to improve the sustainability and efficiency of laboratories.
Highlighted are efficient resource use, streamlined communication, and an IT tool helps track equipment and samples.
Congratulation to all those involved! 👏
Highlighted are efficient resource use, streamlined communication, and an IT tool helps track equipment and samples.
Congratulation to all those involved! 👏
DEE Prof Antoine Guisan was awarded a Jürg Tschopp Basic Life Sciences Award by @fbm-unil.bsky.social for his outstanding local and international contributions to understanding and predicting species distribution and communities, and the global impact of climate change on biodiversity.
June 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
DEE Prof Antoine Guisan was awarded a Jürg Tschopp Basic Life Sciences Award by @fbm-unil.bsky.social for his outstanding local and international contributions to understanding and predicting species distribution and communities, and the global impact of climate change on biodiversity.
For our last scheduled DEE External Seminar before the summer break, we welcome Marina Rafajlović (host by @charlesmullon.bsky.social) for a talk on divergence, speciation and inversions. June 26, 12:15 at the Biophore Amphitheater or via REC UNIL.
June 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
For our last scheduled DEE External Seminar before the summer break, we welcome Marina Rafajlović (host by @charlesmullon.bsky.social) for a talk on divergence, speciation and inversions. June 26, 12:15 at the Biophore Amphitheater or via REC UNIL.
CUSO Course: Unintended Artificial Selection: Evolutionary and Ecological Consequences
📅 Dates: Tuesday–Friday, 12–15 August 2025
📍 Venue: Berghotel Gasterntal, Kandersteg-Selden (Switzerland)
🔗 Link to photos: www.unil.ch/dee/en/home/...
🔗 Registration link : www.cuso.ch/activity/?p=...
📅 Dates: Tuesday–Friday, 12–15 August 2025
📍 Venue: Berghotel Gasterntal, Kandersteg-Selden (Switzerland)
🔗 Link to photos: www.unil.ch/dee/en/home/...
🔗 Registration link : www.cuso.ch/activity/?p=...
June 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
CUSO Course: Unintended Artificial Selection: Evolutionary and Ecological Consequences
📅 Dates: Tuesday–Friday, 12–15 August 2025
📍 Venue: Berghotel Gasterntal, Kandersteg-Selden (Switzerland)
🔗 Link to photos: www.unil.ch/dee/en/home/...
🔗 Registration link : www.cuso.ch/activity/?p=...
📅 Dates: Tuesday–Friday, 12–15 August 2025
📍 Venue: Berghotel Gasterntal, Kandersteg-Selden (Switzerland)
🔗 Link to photos: www.unil.ch/dee/en/home/...
🔗 Registration link : www.cuso.ch/activity/?p=...
Spiders that vomit toxins on their prey🕷️ 🤮
👉 Publication in 𝘉𝘔𝘊 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 Springer Nature by scientists DEE/FBM/UNIL in collaboration with Universität Greifswald and KU Leuven.
www.unil.ch/news/1749727...
#news #research #dee #fbm #unil #spiders #toxicity #venom #toxins #prey #ecology #evolution
👉 Publication in 𝘉𝘔𝘊 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 Springer Nature by scientists DEE/FBM/UNIL in collaboration with Universität Greifswald and KU Leuven.
www.unil.ch/news/1749727...
#news #research #dee #fbm #unil #spiders #toxicity #venom #toxins #prey #ecology #evolution
Des araignées qui vomissent des toxines sur leurs proies
Certaines espèces d'araignées non venimeuses, à l’instar des Uloboridae, neutralisent leurs proies en régurgitant sur elles des toxines plutôt qu'en les mordant. Cette technique de chasse leur permett...
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June 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Next week we welcome Marie Delattre (hosted by Morgane Massy, Schwander Group) for a talk on convergent evolution of auto-pseudogamy in nematodes.
Additionally, the Schwander Group welcomes Manfred Schartl for a talk on the evolution of sex determination.
Details on posters.
Additionally, the Schwander Group welcomes Manfred Schartl for a talk on the evolution of sex determination.
Details on posters.
June 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Next week we welcome Marie Delattre (hosted by Morgane Massy, Schwander Group) for a talk on convergent evolution of auto-pseudogamy in nematodes.
Additionally, the Schwander Group welcomes Manfred Schartl for a talk on the evolution of sex determination.
Details on posters.
Additionally, the Schwander Group welcomes Manfred Schartl for a talk on the evolution of sex determination.
Details on posters.
For this week's DEE External seminar we are welcoming Mia Levine (hosted by Tanja Schwander) for a talk on intra-genomic conflicts. Thursday, May 15 at 12:15, Biophore Amphitheater.
May 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
For this week's DEE External seminar we are welcoming Mia Levine (hosted by Tanja Schwander) for a talk on intra-genomic conflicts. Thursday, May 15 at 12:15, Biophore Amphitheater.
Next week we welcome Frédéric Tripet from Swiss TPH (hosted by Philippe Christe ) for a talk on the renaissance of genetic vector control. Thursday, May 1 at 12:15, Biophore Amphitheater or streaming via REC UNIL.
April 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Next week we welcome Frédéric Tripet from Swiss TPH (hosted by Philippe Christe ) for a talk on the renaissance of genetic vector control. Thursday, May 1 at 12:15, Biophore Amphitheater or streaming via REC UNIL.
Erica van de Waal has participated in an ARTE film entitled "Animal Cultures". The film includes coverage of her current research with the 'Sense' innovation and research center, and also the recording collars developed by Prof. Franceschiello of the HES-So Valais.
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC...
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC...
Cultures animales - Voyages et découvertes | ARTE
Apprentissage de nouveaux comportements, partage de traditions ou encore adaptation face aux changements : autant d’éléments qui dépeignent la subtilité et l’ampleur des cultures chez les animaux. Tan...
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April 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Erica van de Waal has participated in an ARTE film entitled "Animal Cultures". The film includes coverage of her current research with the 'Sense' innovation and research center, and also the recording collars developed by Prof. Franceschiello of the HES-So Valais.
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC...
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC...
DEE Prof. Tanja Schwander is giving her inaugural lecture tomorrow, Thursday, April 10th at the Biophore Amphitheater.
🔗 More info: unil.ch/fbm/LI-LA
🔗 More info: unil.ch/fbm/LI-LA
April 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
DEE Prof. Tanja Schwander is giving her inaugural lecture tomorrow, Thursday, April 10th at the Biophore Amphitheater.
🔗 More info: unil.ch/fbm/LI-LA
🔗 More info: unil.ch/fbm/LI-LA
Next week we welcome Lalasia Bialic-Murphy from ETH Zurich (hosted by Cleo Bertelsmeier) for a talk on macroecological patterns, forest trees and climate sensitivity. Thursday, April 10 at 12:15, Biophore Amphitheater or streaming via REC UNIL.
April 3, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Next week we welcome Lalasia Bialic-Murphy from ETH Zurich (hosted by Cleo Bertelsmeier) for a talk on macroecological patterns, forest trees and climate sensitivity. Thursday, April 10 at 12:15, Biophore Amphitheater or streaming via REC UNIL.
This week we welcome Clara Zemp from UNINE (hosted by Philippe Christe) for a talk on cross-scale biodiversity enrichment with tree islands in oil palm landscapes. Thursday, April 3 at 12:15, Biophore Amphitheater or streaming via REC UNIL.
March 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This week we welcome Clara Zemp from UNINE (hosted by Philippe Christe) for a talk on cross-scale biodiversity enrichment with tree islands in oil palm landscapes. Thursday, April 3 at 12:15, Biophore Amphitheater or streaming via REC UNIL.
Next week we welcome our very own Pierre Bize for a talk about changing body shapes. Thursday, March 27 at 12:15, Biophore Amphitheater or streaming via REC UNIL.
March 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Next week we welcome our very own Pierre Bize for a talk about changing body shapes. Thursday, March 27 at 12:15, Biophore Amphitheater or streaming via REC UNIL.
Next week's DEE External Seminar welcomes Alexander Mathis (hosted by Marc Robinson-Rechavi) for a talk on deep learning and ethology. March 20 at 12:15 or online via REC UNIL.
March 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Next week's DEE External Seminar welcomes Alexander Mathis (hosted by Marc Robinson-Rechavi) for a talk on deep learning and ethology. March 20 at 12:15 or online via REC UNIL.
Erica van de Waal and German colleagues published a paper entitled Loud Call Production in Male Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) Varies with Season and Signaller Rank.
Read: doi.org/10.1007/s107...
Read: doi.org/10.1007/s107...
February 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Erica van de Waal and German colleagues published a paper entitled Loud Call Production in Male Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) Varies with Season and Signaller Rank.
Read: doi.org/10.1007/s107...
Read: doi.org/10.1007/s107...
February 6 and 7, Genopode Building UNIL
The Lausanne Genomics Days is a 2-day international conference meant to share advances in (Gen)Omics and their impact on biological research, applied to a wide range of topics.
More info: wp.unil.ch/gtf/lgd-2025/
The Lausanne Genomics Days is a 2-day international conference meant to share advances in (Gen)Omics and their impact on biological research, applied to a wide range of topics.
More info: wp.unil.ch/gtf/lgd-2025/
February 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
February 6 and 7, Genopode Building UNIL
The Lausanne Genomics Days is a 2-day international conference meant to share advances in (Gen)Omics and their impact on biological research, applied to a wide range of topics.
More info: wp.unil.ch/gtf/lgd-2025/
The Lausanne Genomics Days is a 2-day international conference meant to share advances in (Gen)Omics and their impact on biological research, applied to a wide range of topics.
More info: wp.unil.ch/gtf/lgd-2025/
For our final scheduled external seminar of the year, we welcome Francisco Úbeda (hosted by @charlesmullon.bsky.social) for a talk on PRDM9-guided recombination hotspots. November 28, 12:15pm at the Biophore Amphitheater or online via REC-UNIL.
November 21, 2024 at 2:40 PM
For our final scheduled external seminar of the year, we welcome Francisco Úbeda (hosted by @charlesmullon.bsky.social) for a talk on PRDM9-guided recombination hotspots. November 28, 12:15pm at the Biophore Amphitheater or online via REC-UNIL.
Congratulations to @enourani.bsky.social for her @snsf-ch.bsky.social Starting Grant on Behavioral ecology of expertise development in the wild. We are very happy that she is joining the department of ecology and evolution at @unil.bsky.social for this exciting project!
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November 18, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Congratulations to @enourani.bsky.social for her @snsf-ch.bsky.social Starting Grant on Behavioral ecology of expertise development in the wild. We are very happy that she is joining the department of ecology and evolution at @unil.bsky.social for this exciting project!
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This Thursday we welcome Jonathan Henshaw (hosted by Ewan Flintham, Mullon Group) for a talk on the coevolution of parental care and mating. November 21 at 12:15, Biophore Amphitheater or via REC UNIL
November 18, 2024 at 11:17 AM
This Thursday we welcome Jonathan Henshaw (hosted by Ewan Flintham, Mullon Group) for a talk on the coevolution of parental care and mating. November 21 at 12:15, Biophore Amphitheater or via REC UNIL
Erica van de Waal, professeure au DEE, a contribué au nouveau livre "Game Ovaire" de Lucia Sillig, editions Helvetiq.
Non, les femmes préhistoriques ne passaient pas leur temps à balayer la grotte ! Elles aussi étaient guerrières et chasseuses...
Plus d'infos sur: helvetiq.com/ch_fr/game-o...
Non, les femmes préhistoriques ne passaient pas leur temps à balayer la grotte ! Elles aussi étaient guerrières et chasseuses...
Plus d'infos sur: helvetiq.com/ch_fr/game-o...
November 14, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Erica van de Waal, professeure au DEE, a contribué au nouveau livre "Game Ovaire" de Lucia Sillig, editions Helvetiq.
Non, les femmes préhistoriques ne passaient pas leur temps à balayer la grotte ! Elles aussi étaient guerrières et chasseuses...
Plus d'infos sur: helvetiq.com/ch_fr/game-o...
Non, les femmes préhistoriques ne passaient pas leur temps à balayer la grotte ! Elles aussi étaient guerrières et chasseuses...
Plus d'infos sur: helvetiq.com/ch_fr/game-o...