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Fran Balao
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#PlantBiologist Full professor @BiologiaUS studying #polyploidy #carnations, #phenotypicplasticity #molecularecology #functionalgenomics

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Fran Balao @fbalao.bsky.social · Sep 17
Happy to share the first chapter of @albarp13 PhD thesis, now out in Journal of Ecology! 🌱💧 We show how functional traits and water availability shape competitive dynamics among cytotypes in the Dianthus broteri polyploid complex. #Polyploidy #Competition
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Curious about how polyploidy shapes plant evolution and adaptation? 🌿
Our lab is looking for postdoc candidates to apply for the Juan de la Cierva fellowship (PhD awarded between Jan 2024 – Dec 2025) through @ageinves.bsky.social
Join us to explore ecology, and evolution in polyploid plants! ✨
Ayudas para contratos Juan de la Cierva 2025 | Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Las ayudas Juan de la Cierva tienen como finalidad fomentar la incorporación de jóvenes, en posesión del grado de doctor, con objeto de que completen su formación investigadora postdoctoral en centros...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Jane Goodall, renowned for her groundbreaking studies on chimpanzee behavior and her lifelong dedication to wildlife conservation, has died today at the age of 91. She was a model for many. RIP

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October 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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🌿 El congreso #SEBOT2025 ha reunido en la #UPO a la comunidad científica y amantes de la #botánica para reflexionar sobre la diversidad vegetal y el futuro de su conservación.

👏 Gracias a todos y todas las participantes por convertir Sevilla en el epicentro de la botánica durante estos días.
September 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Gran charla inaugural de @txiriondo.bsky.social en @sebot.bsky.social #SEBOT2025
Deconstruyendo la conservación
September 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
fbalao.bsky.social
Happy to share the first chapter of @albarp13 PhD thesis, now out in Journal of Ecology! 🌱💧 We show how functional traits and water availability shape competitive dynamics among cytotypes in the Dianthus broteri polyploid complex. #Polyploidy #Competition
September 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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revistaquercus.bsky.social
El 25 de octubre se celebran las IV Jornadas de Ecología en el Parque Natural Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas organizadas por la @universidadjaen.bsky.social y la @ebdonana.bsky.social. La preinscripción es hasta el 30 de septiembre en giepropias.ujaen.es/index.php?r=...
September 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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🐟📉📈 Un nuevo artículo analiza cómo la acuicultura moviliza narrativas de escasez y abundancia en salmones y anguilas, llevando a que comer pescado se perciba como “protegerlo”. Una contradicción que influye en políticas, consumo y daños ecológicos.

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The Paradox of Saving Fish by Eating them: Food Crime at the Intersection of Green Criminology and Political Ecology - European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
Aquaculture is framed as a key contributor to global food security and sustainable food production. Yet, in its industrial form, it involves several harmful practices that negatively impact food secur...
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August 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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It is not too late. If you are interested in one of these projects, please get in touch (via email):
www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/contact
#PlantSci #Evolution #Bioinformatics #Genomics #BigData
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August 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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💧Water shapes the fate of polyploid plants! In Dianthus broteri, higher polyploids thrive in dry conditions, while lower ploidy levels win when water is abundant, thanks to key functional physiological traits.🌼#Polyploidy buff.ly/alH3z1m
August 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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📢 Oferta: Busquem un/a Tècnic/a de laboratori de biologia molecular i genòmica

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August 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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The 2025-26 Eco-Evo job list is out. Good luck to those applying!

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August 19, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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¿Por qué la región entre Zamora, León y Ourense arde tanto?
No, no es para construir aerogeneradores, ni por ninguna de las teorías conspiranoicas que estamos leyendo. La explicación es más compleja… y menos cómoda para quienes buscan respuestas simples. 1/13
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August 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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This should be a lot of fun! Help us find out if BES journal data and code sharing policies are actually working, with a little side bonus quest about data equity 🤓
methodsinecoevol.bsky.social Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · Jul 31
We are doing a Hackathon! 💻 Together with senior editor @nhcooper123.bsky.social , we'll be discussing and testing a protocol to check whether published data/code is actually reproducible... (1/2)
July 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Una noticia excelente : después de décadas considerada extinta en Andalucía reaparece ‘Gyrocaryum oppositifolium’ - más información 👇🏻

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La Junta confirma el redescubrimiento del 'Nomevés' en Sevilla tras 42 años dado por extinguido
Catalina García destaca que este hallazgo refuerza el compromiso andaluz con la protección de especies amenazadas y la conservación de la biodiversidad
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May 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Check out our new paper in PPB! authors.elsevier.com/a/1kbej3VH9XHY…
We explored the effects of global warming on a unique threatened plant species 🌡️🌱
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1kbej3VH9XHY…
February 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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The pressures faced by lab leaders to be excellent researchers, teachers, managers, accountants and mentors can exact a heavy toll. Most of us try to do the best we can but we cannot do everything perfectly every time. And that´s OK #NatureCareers www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Do I need to lead this lifestyle to succeed?’ The mental health crises that forced faculty members to change tack
The pressures faced by lab leaders to be excellent researchers, teachers, managers, accountants and mentors can exact a heavy toll.
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February 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Post-doc in evolutionary genomics of polyploids at RBG Kew. Opportunity to study genome evolution post-WGD. Salary £40,926-£42,945. Details: https://careers.kew.org/vacancy/postdoctoral-researcher-in-evolutionary-genomics-of-polyploids-579739.html #postdoc
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February 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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sebot.bsky.social
Lanzamos la 3ª edición del curso 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞́𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚 impartido por Marcial Escudero,
🗓️del 10al 21 de febrero
Info👉https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o6dHrtdIsx3C4o4uPK6rCeS6BWmeUIRg/view?usp=sharing
Inscripción👉 forms.gle/zbAUXSSJuxH9...
III CURSO DE SEBOT SOBRE INTRODUCCIÓN AL ESTUDIO DE LA MACROEVOLUCIÓN A TRAVÉS DE LA FILOGENIA
Preinscripción para el Curso SEBOT sobre Modelos Filogenéticos Comparativos 2025
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January 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Con esta Linaria nivea queremos desearos a todas y todos un muy feliz y próspero 2025 que nos deje muchos más logros botánicos ¡Feliz año nuevo!
December 31, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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Sharing our two cents to support the conservation of the Nebrodi fir in Sicily. #Conservation #Biodiversity #EndangeredSpecies #NebrodiFir #LIFE4FIR

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Genomic‐Guided Conservation Actions to Restore the Most Endangered Conifer in the Mediterranean Basin
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December 6, 2024 at 11:37 AM
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El miércoles que viene estaré en el #IMUS hablando de automatización de documentos desde bases de datos.
Anímate a venir!

🗓️11/12/2024
🕖 19:00-19:30
📌 IMUS (Reina Mercedes)

->etiquetas
->certificados
->documentos para docencia

#labeleR 📦
December 5, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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barkerms.bsky.social
Join us on Wednesday, December 4, at 11 AM PST for the next #PolyploidyWebinar! This month we have Pam & Doug Soltis presenting on the Polyploid Integration Institute and @trevorfaske.bsky.social on analyses of mixed-ploidy data! Sign up (if not already!) to get the zoom: www.barkerlab.net/polyweb
A flyer for the December 4, 2024, Polyploidy Webinar that will be at 11 AM PST on zoom. This month features Pam & Doug Soltis from the University of Florida presenting details on their new Polyploidy Integration and Innovation Institute and Trevor Faske from the US Geological Survey presenting Variance dissimilarities in mixed-ploidy genomic data cause irregular patterns in PCA and other clustering analyses. Sign up for the zoom link at https://www.barkerlab.net/polyweb
November 30, 2024 at 11:47 PM
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💚 Another science is possiible by #AEETSIBECOL2025

🔊 call for abstracts open until december 20th

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Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain 2-7 June 2025
November 24, 2024 at 12:56 PM
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The updated Orchid Tree of Life v.2.0 from #KewGardens is now available for download. 🌱🌴🪴🌺

🔗: figshare.com/s/241e1bd47d...

"Disentangling the origin and evolution of the world's orchid diversity through DNA"

#orchids #phylogeny #botany #genetics
Disentangling the origin and evolution of the world's orchid diversity through DNA. Poster for The Orchid Tree of Life v.2.0 by the Orchid Tree of Life project at Kew Gardens.
November 24, 2024 at 4:14 PM