Marcel E. Visser
@mevisser.bsky.social
Evolutionary ecologist working on how species adapt to their changing world. Lead PI of LTER-LIFE, an infrastructure to build Digital Twins of ecosystems. Head of the Animal Ecology departement at NIOO-KNAW and professor at Groningen University.
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Are you involved in ecological forecasting or prediction in Europe?
We’re mapping forecasting applications across the continent — from SDMs to observatories with predictive potential.
Submit here 👉 euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/forecasting-...
#EcologicalForecasting #EEFI #OpenScience
We’re mapping forecasting applications across the continent — from SDMs to observatories with predictive potential.
Submit here 👉 euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/forecasting-...
#EcologicalForecasting #EEFI #OpenScience
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Are you involved in ecological forecasting or prediction in Europe?
We’re mapping forecasting applications across the continent — from SDMs to observatories with predictive potential.
Submit here 👉 euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/forecasting-...
#EcologicalForecasting #EEFI #OpenScience
We’re mapping forecasting applications across the continent — from SDMs to observatories with predictive potential.
Submit here 👉 euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/forecasting-...
#EcologicalForecasting #EEFI #OpenScience
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*PhD opportunity @uniexecec.bsky.social* How does antimicrobial resistance spread through ecosystems?
Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
Please repost!
Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
Please repost!
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Gamebirds: A One Health Approach to Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of AMR Evolution and Spread through Ecosystems at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Gamebirds: A One Health Approach to Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of AMR Evolution and Spread through Ecosystems at University of Exeter, list...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
*PhD opportunity @uniexecec.bsky.social* How does antimicrobial resistance spread through ecosystems?
Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
Please repost!
Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
Please repost!
There are two LTER platforms in the Netherlands: Veluwe and Wadden Sea. See www.lter-nl.nl and www.lter-life.nl
🌿 Looking for long-term ecosystem data? The eLTER Market Place links researchers with coordinators of 100+ Sites & Platforms across Europe. Request specific data, explore collaborations & join EU research efforts 👉 elter-ri.eu/elter-market...
еLTER Market Place
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October 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
There are two LTER platforms in the Netherlands: Veluwe and Wadden Sea. See www.lter-nl.nl and www.lter-life.nl
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PhD candidate #vacancy alert:
Insect species that overwinter as eggs are particularly vulnerable to climate change. We are looking for a PhD candidate to collect more data to predict whether these insects can adapt to climate change.
Read the vacancy on our website: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
Insect species that overwinter as eggs are particularly vulnerable to climate change. We are looking for a PhD candidate to collect more data to predict whether these insects can adapt to climate change.
Read the vacancy on our website: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
PhD Seasonal Timing of Egg Overwintering Insects under Climate Change
Climate change is exerting strong selection on wild populations, with many species showing shifts in the seasonal timing of development. One particularly vulnerable group are insect species that overw...
nioo.knaw.nl
October 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
PhD candidate #vacancy alert:
Insect species that overwinter as eggs are particularly vulnerable to climate change. We are looking for a PhD candidate to collect more data to predict whether these insects can adapt to climate change.
Read the vacancy on our website: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
Insect species that overwinter as eggs are particularly vulnerable to climate change. We are looking for a PhD candidate to collect more data to predict whether these insects can adapt to climate change.
Read the vacancy on our website: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
Excellent project led by @disnatalie.bsky.social Come and work with us at @niooknaw.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social!
📢4-year fully funded #PhD on seasonal timing of egg overwintering insects 🦋🦗🪳
🔬Identify universal mechanisms underlying #insect egg developmental time under #ClimateChange
📌@niooknaw.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social
ℹ️ vacatures.knaw.nl/job-invite/2...
❗Application deadline: 7 December 2025
🔬Identify universal mechanisms underlying #insect egg developmental time under #ClimateChange
📌@niooknaw.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social
ℹ️ vacatures.knaw.nl/job-invite/2...
❗Application deadline: 7 December 2025
PhD Seasonal Timing of Egg Overwintering Insects under Climate Change - NIOO-KNAW - Wageningen
PhD Seasonal Timing of Egg Overwintering Insects under Climate Change - NIOO-KNAW - Wageningen
vacatures.knaw.nl
October 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Excellent project led by @disnatalie.bsky.social Come and work with us at @niooknaw.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social!
Well done Cherine, Youri, Maartje and all the way from Lyon: Marlene!
Last week we did our annual beechnut sampling. A special year because it was the 50th year in which we did this! Enough reason for Dutch radio show Vroege vogels to join us and learn all about the role of the beechnut in the ecosystem of the Hoge Veluwe.
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Vijftig jaar beukennootjes tellen op de Hoge Veluwe - Vroege Vogels - BNNVARA
Op de Hoge Veluwe volgen wetenschappers van het NIOO al 50 jaar de beukennootjes van 35 specifieke beukenbomen. Deze zogenaamde beukennotenindex bevat belangrijke informatie want beukennootjes zijn ee...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Well done Cherine, Youri, Maartje and all the way from Lyon: Marlene!
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Should I stay or should I go?🐦 Fancy a #PhD studying Pied flycatchers in the Peak District to help better understand what drives individual & population performance? Think #habitat #movement #ecology #genetics 🌍 Make use of this nestbox PIT tag study system and join us! Email me #LJMU #NationalTrust
September 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Should I stay or should I go?🐦 Fancy a #PhD studying Pied flycatchers in the Peak District to help better understand what drives individual & population performance? Think #habitat #movement #ecology #genetics 🌍 Make use of this nestbox PIT tag study system and join us! Email me #LJMU #NationalTrust
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We’re hiring a doctoral researcher in the area of migration ecology.
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
October 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We’re hiring a doctoral researcher in the area of migration ecology.
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social
uol.de/job788en
#ornithology
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Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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New publication: Scope for #waterfowl to speed up migration to a warming Arctic. #climatechange #avianmigration
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
September 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
New publication: Scope for #waterfowl to speed up migration to a warming Arctic. #climatechange #avianmigration
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
September 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Thanks Milos & Peter for organising this wonderful meeting!
The 10th HNB Conference has finished! The atmosphere was fantastic, and we hope everyone enjoyed both the conference and the city of Olomouc. Congrats to the winners of the student competition: Beau Strijker (Best Poster) and Daisy Abraham (Best Talk)! We’re already looking forward to the next HNB!
September 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Thanks Milos & Peter for organising this wonderful meeting!
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PhD position available to study the migration ecology and year-round demography of blackpoll warblers.
September 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
PhD position available to study the migration ecology and year-round demography of blackpoll warblers.
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Come and join the LTER-LIFE infrastructure
𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬
As FAIRification steward you'll scout the nature data landscape and help researchers making their data FAIR. Do you bring quantitative/technical as well as interpersonal skills? Then this vacancy of the LTER-Life digital twin project is for you!
nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
As FAIRification steward you'll scout the nature data landscape and help researchers making their data FAIR. Do you bring quantitative/technical as well as interpersonal skills? Then this vacancy of the LTER-Life digital twin project is for you!
nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
August 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Come and join the LTER-LIFE infrastructure
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Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!
We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝
Applications are due October 6 2025.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝
Applications are due October 6 2025.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics
careers.uoguelph.ca
August 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!
We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝
Applications are due October 6 2025.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝
Applications are due October 6 2025.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
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3.5-year #Postdoc position on avian microbiomes and reproduction @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social @niooknaw.bsky.social on a fully-funded ERC project focused on understanding the significance of reproductive microbiomes for host biology and fitness. Reach out for more info!
nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
Postdoctoral researcher: avian microbiomes and reproduction
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team working on avian reproductive microbiomes at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) in the group of Dr. Melissah Rowe. The postd...
nioo.knaw.nl
August 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
3.5-year #Postdoc position on avian microbiomes and reproduction @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social @niooknaw.bsky.social on a fully-funded ERC project focused on understanding the significance of reproductive microbiomes for host biology and fitness. Reach out for more info!
nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
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NIOO is looking for a #postdoctoral researcher for #research in the context of international adaptive management of geese. Did you analyse animal movement patterns during your PhD? Do you want to work with goose transmitter data? Apply by 1 September: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies... #vacancy #vacature
Postdoc Goose Impact
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher for research in the context of international adaptive management of geese. Did you analyse animal movement patterns during your PhD? Do you want to work wi...
nioo.knaw.nl
July 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
NIOO is looking for a #postdoctoral researcher for #research in the context of international adaptive management of geese. Did you analyse animal movement patterns during your PhD? Do you want to work with goose transmitter data? Apply by 1 September: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies... #vacancy #vacature
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We are looking for a postdoc to join our group to work on an ERC funded project on avian reproductive microbiomes. nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
Please RT! #microbes #microbiomes #sparrows #postdoc
Please RT! #microbes #microbiomes #sparrows #postdoc
Postdoctoral researcher: avian microbiomes and reproduction
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team working on avian reproductive microbiomes at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) in the group of Dr. Melissah Rowe. The postd...
nioo.knaw.nl
July 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We are looking for a postdoc to join our group to work on an ERC funded project on avian reproductive microbiomes. nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
Please RT! #microbes #microbiomes #sparrows #postdoc
Please RT! #microbes #microbiomes #sparrows #postdoc
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The WildCo Lab @wildco.bsky.social is recruiting 2 postdocs in quantitative ecology to work on mammal population estimation and monitoring from camera trap data. 🐺🐻🦌📷📈
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
July 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The WildCo Lab @wildco.bsky.social is recruiting 2 postdocs in quantitative ecology to work on mammal population estimation and monitoring from camera trap data. 🐺🐻🦌📷📈
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
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New publication: Intensity and colour of artificial light at night affect insect attraction in a taxon-dependent manner, by @mevisser.bsky.social and others. #biodiversity #lightpollution #ALAN #artificiallightatnight
doi.org/10.1111/icad...
doi.org/10.1111/icad...
July 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New publication: Intensity and colour of artificial light at night affect insect attraction in a taxon-dependent manner, by @mevisser.bsky.social and others. #biodiversity #lightpollution #ALAN #artificiallightatnight
doi.org/10.1111/icad...
doi.org/10.1111/icad...
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New publication: Limited immediate effect of #artificiallight of realistic intensity on flight behaviour of commuting #pondbat, by @mevisser.bsky.social and others. #Myotisdasycneme #ALAN #behaviouralecology #lightpollution
doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
June 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
New publication: Limited immediate effect of #artificiallight of realistic intensity on flight behaviour of commuting #pondbat, by @mevisser.bsky.social and others. #Myotisdasycneme #ALAN #behaviouralecology #lightpollution
doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
Thanks @babimt.bsky.social for leading this paper!
Check out our cover article in @evolletters.bsky.social, Size in the city: morphological differences between city and forest great tits have a genetic basis. By @babimt.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social @mevisser.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/evlett/artic...
June 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thanks @babimt.bsky.social for leading this paper!
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Meet the keynote speakers for the first eLTER Science Conference! A special booklet presenting the prominent researchers, also with links to their abstracts: 🔗 elter-ri.eu/storage/app/...
See you very soon in Tampere! #eLTERcommunity 🩷
See you very soon in Tampere! #eLTERcommunity 🩷
June 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Meet the keynote speakers for the first eLTER Science Conference! A special booklet presenting the prominent researchers, also with links to their abstracts: 🔗 elter-ri.eu/storage/app/...
See you very soon in Tampere! #eLTERcommunity 🩷
See you very soon in Tampere! #eLTERcommunity 🩷
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New publication: #Temperature amplifies the effect of anthropogenic light on foraging common pipistrelle #bats. By @mevisser.bsky.social and others. #lightpollution #lightspectrum
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
Temperature amplifies the effect of anthropogenic light on foraging common pipistrelle bats | Biology Letters
Anthropogenic light affects the presence and behaviour of many species. Bats are generally
repelled by light, but some fast-flying and agile species opportunistically forage
on insects attracted to li...
doi.org
June 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
New publication: #Temperature amplifies the effect of anthropogenic light on foraging common pipistrelle #bats. By @mevisser.bsky.social and others. #lightpollution #lightspectrum
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...