Lisa Erin
@lisaerin.bsky.social
Nevada’s state fossil, Shonisaurus popularis, along with other species, has made Nevada a global hot spot for ichthyosaur research since the mid-1800s.
So why are they still such a mystery? knpr.org/desert-comp...
So why are they still such a mystery? knpr.org/desert-comp...
Sea Dragons in the Desert
Nevada’s state fossil lures scientists from around the world with its mysteries and offers clues to Earth’s next phase
knpr.org
December 3, 2024 at 5:37 AM
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What is the impact of coevolution on the viral diversity?
We deployed an experimental system with two bacterial hosts and their two viruses; the host’s resistance response in mixed-species communities was key to maintaining diversity
Butt et al.
👉https://ow.ly/oayX50R433w
We deployed an experimental system with two bacterial hosts and their two viruses; the host’s resistance response in mixed-species communities was key to maintaining diversity
Butt et al.
👉https://ow.ly/oayX50R433w
March 28, 2024 at 12:12 PM
What is the impact of coevolution on the viral diversity?
We deployed an experimental system with two bacterial hosts and their two viruses; the host’s resistance response in mixed-species communities was key to maintaining diversity
Butt et al.
👉https://ow.ly/oayX50R433w
We deployed an experimental system with two bacterial hosts and their two viruses; the host’s resistance response in mixed-species communities was key to maintaining diversity
Butt et al.
👉https://ow.ly/oayX50R433w
As I long suspected…
We compared 2080 songs from 72 individual black-capped and mountain #chickadee in sympatry and allopatry. Sympatric mountain chickadee song differs markedly from all other populations, consistent with character displacement theory
Taylor et al.:
ow.ly/Clw850UgGZb
Taylor et al.:
ow.ly/Clw850UgGZb
Chickadees sing different songs in sympatry versus allopatry
Abstract. Character displacement theory predicts that closely-related co-occurring species should diverge in relevant traits to reduce costly interspecific
ow.ly
December 3, 2024 at 4:31 AM
As I long suspected…
Crushing on this essay.
Latest paper. We show that evolution repeats itself in predictable ways. This directly addresses the assertion by Stephen Jay Gould that evolution is not predictable. The answer is more nuanced than a simple yes/no. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
December 3, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Crushing on this essay.
Reposted by Lisa Erin
Latest paper. We show that evolution repeats itself in predictable ways. This directly addresses the assertion by Stephen Jay Gould that evolution is not predictable. The answer is more nuanced than a simple yes/no. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
December 30, 2023 at 6:32 PM
Latest paper. We show that evolution repeats itself in predictable ways. This directly addresses the assertion by Stephen Jay Gould that evolution is not predictable. The answer is more nuanced than a simple yes/no. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Lisa Erin
The deadline is in January so there is plenty of time. Repost to increase the reach of this announcement.
ESEB welcomes nominations for the John Maynard Smith (JMS) Prize 2025
The JMS Prize is awarded annually to an outstanding young evolutionary biologist in the field of evolutionary biology. Nominations and self-nominations are accepted
Details: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
The JMS Prize is awarded annually to an outstanding young evolutionary biologist in the field of evolutionary biology. Nominations and self-nominations are accepted
Details: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
November 9, 2024 at 9:36 AM
The deadline is in January so there is plenty of time. Repost to increase the reach of this announcement.
December 3, 2024 at 4:26 AM
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Really cool paper showing the mechanism through which endosymbiosis can take place. Not quite the textbook answer, either. www.cell.com/current-biol...
Genome dynamics across the evolutionary transition to endosymbiosis
Many insects carry heritable bacterial symbionts, but the evolution of vertical (parent-to-offspring)
transmission is poorly understood. Using the genus Arsenophonus, Siozios et al. show
that microbes...
www.cell.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:52 AM
Really cool paper showing the mechanism through which endosymbiosis can take place. Not quite the textbook answer, either. www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Never fails, December arrives, Anna Karenina is sold out at #citylightsbooks
November 25, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Never fails, December arrives, Anna Karenina is sold out at #citylightsbooks
If you're a Veteran and you get your healthcare from the VA, please make appointments with your PCP and specialists before January 20th, and make sure to update all your vaccines and order your meds.
November 18, 2024 at 5:53 AM