Nijat Nariman
@nnariman.bsky.social
Behavioural & Evolutionary Ecologist | Biological Invasions | Spiders and sometimes beetles | he / him | https://linktr.ee/nnariman
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Nijat Nariman
@nnariman.bsky.social
· Jul 24
Tiny #spiders, huge impact! Meet #MermessusTrilobatus – a North-American dwarf spider that has stormed across #Europe in <50 yrs. We follow every silk thread of its success story 🕸️✨ Swipe through this thread for the highlights! #InvasiveSpecies #Ecology
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Meet our Plenary Speaker Daniela Rößler
Fueled by curiosity and a deep love of natural history Daniela discovered a REM-like sleep state in spiders and uses integrative field, lab and comparative approaches to investigate the function, ecology, and evolution of sleep across the spider tree of life.
Fueled by curiosity and a deep love of natural history Daniela discovered a REM-like sleep state in spiders and uses integrative field, lab and comparative approaches to investigate the function, ecology, and evolution of sleep across the spider tree of life.
November 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Meet our Plenary Speaker Daniela Rößler
Fueled by curiosity and a deep love of natural history Daniela discovered a REM-like sleep state in spiders and uses integrative field, lab and comparative approaches to investigate the function, ecology, and evolution of sleep across the spider tree of life.
Fueled by curiosity and a deep love of natural history Daniela discovered a REM-like sleep state in spiders and uses integrative field, lab and comparative approaches to investigate the function, ecology, and evolution of sleep across the spider tree of life.
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Exciting times ahead - I'm beyond delighted to be joining @bristolbiosci.bsky.social in 2026! 🎉🕷️🎉🐌🎉
I'm also looking for a PhD student to join @multipleye-lab.bsky.social in our new home! Come and study the effects of light pollution on the evolution and development of spider eyes with us 🌃🕷️👀 👇
I'm also looking for a PhD student to join @multipleye-lab.bsky.social in our new home! Come and study the effects of light pollution on the evolution and development of spider eyes with us 🌃🕷️👀 👇
October 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Exciting times ahead - I'm beyond delighted to be joining @bristolbiosci.bsky.social in 2026! 🎉🕷️🎉🐌🎉
I'm also looking for a PhD student to join @multipleye-lab.bsky.social in our new home! Come and study the effects of light pollution on the evolution and development of spider eyes with us 🌃🕷️👀 👇
I'm also looking for a PhD student to join @multipleye-lab.bsky.social in our new home! Come and study the effects of light pollution on the evolution and development of spider eyes with us 🌃🕷️👀 👇
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A pair of golden orb weavers from S. Africa (Trichonephila inaurata) mating back in 2016.
#Arachtober
#Arachtober
October 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A pair of golden orb weavers from S. Africa (Trichonephila inaurata) mating back in 2016.
#Arachtober
#Arachtober
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Excited to share a PhD opportunity in my upcoming lab at The University of Sydney!
Join an ARC-funded project on the ecology of ant invasions in 2026 🐜
🇦🇺 Live in Sydney, ant around Australia
🌍 Intl + Domestic applicants welcome
markwongecology.com/join
#PhD #Ecology #Biodiversity
Pls share, thx 🙏
Join an ARC-funded project on the ecology of ant invasions in 2026 🐜
🇦🇺 Live in Sydney, ant around Australia
🌍 Intl + Domestic applicants welcome
markwongecology.com/join
#PhD #Ecology #Biodiversity
Pls share, thx 🙏
Join — Sydney Functional Ecology
markwongecology.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Excited to share a PhD opportunity in my upcoming lab at The University of Sydney!
Join an ARC-funded project on the ecology of ant invasions in 2026 🐜
🇦🇺 Live in Sydney, ant around Australia
🌍 Intl + Domestic applicants welcome
markwongecology.com/join
#PhD #Ecology #Biodiversity
Pls share, thx 🙏
Join an ARC-funded project on the ecology of ant invasions in 2026 🐜
🇦🇺 Live in Sydney, ant around Australia
🌍 Intl + Domestic applicants welcome
markwongecology.com/join
#PhD #Ecology #Biodiversity
Pls share, thx 🙏
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Why do female spiders eat their mates, and how do males fight back? 🕷️ Our new review unpacks the evolutionary dynamics of sexual cannibalism and the astonishing male strategies it has shaped — from nuptial gifts to remote copulation. Open access in Integrative Zoology 👉 doi.org/10.1111/1749...
Unravelling Evolutionary Dynamics of Female Sexual Cannibalism and Male Reproductive Strategies in Spiders
Sexual cannibalism (SC), where one mating partner consumes the other in the context of mating, is especially prevalent among spiders. However, the evolution of SC in spiders is still not fully unders...
doi.org
September 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Why do female spiders eat their mates, and how do males fight back? 🕷️ Our new review unpacks the evolutionary dynamics of sexual cannibalism and the astonishing male strategies it has shaped — from nuptial gifts to remote copulation. Open access in Integrative Zoology 👉 doi.org/10.1111/1749...
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Spiders have personalities—and in Pisaura mirabilis, opposites might attract: adventurous males and cautious females mate longer, revealing hidden personality-driven patterns in romance. Lead by @cristinatuni.bsky.social Read more here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
September 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Spiders have personalities—and in Pisaura mirabilis, opposites might attract: adventurous males and cautious females mate longer, revealing hidden personality-driven patterns in romance. Lead by @cristinatuni.bsky.social Read more here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🕷️ 🚨 Are you at the #DZG in Berlin next week? @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social my PhD @nadjageiger.bsky.social and I are very excited to tell you the latest about our spider sleep 💤 work! Come check out our talks on Friday and ask all your questions! :) 🚨 🕷️
September 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🕷️ 🚨 Are you at the #DZG in Berlin next week? @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social my PhD @nadjageiger.bsky.social and I are very excited to tell you the latest about our spider sleep 💤 work! Come check out our talks on Friday and ask all your questions! :) 🚨 🕷️
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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 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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 👇
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Job alert 📣 Our faculty looks for a Junior Professor W1 with tt to W2 in Membrane Biology! We are looking for #ECRs working on membrane biogenesis,contact sites,composition & other aspects of membranes in 🌱 and other organisms! DM me if you need more details!
jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/f...
jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/f...
W1TTW2 Professorship in Membrane Biology (m/f/d)
jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
August 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Job alert 📣 Our faculty looks for a Junior Professor W1 with tt to W2 in Membrane Biology! We are looking for #ECRs working on membrane biogenesis,contact sites,composition & other aspects of membranes in 🌱 and other organisms! DM me if you need more details!
jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/f...
jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/f...
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Our new paper is out @royalsociety.org! We discovered that crustaceans are, like many insects, chemically defended. The woodlouse Porcellio scaber secretes quinoline-derivates which deter predators. Three of the four identified metabolites were previously unknown.
doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2025.0260
doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2025.0260
August 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Our new paper is out @royalsociety.org! We discovered that crustaceans are, like many insects, chemically defended. The woodlouse Porcellio scaber secretes quinoline-derivates which deter predators. Three of the four identified metabolites were previously unknown.
doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2025.0260
doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2025.0260
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🎓 #PhD in Animal Metabolomics & Ecology @unigreifswald🇩🇪
Sexual and non-sexual communication in a widow spider 🕷️⚗️
DFG-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & chemical ecology
Details: bit.ly/widow-phd
Apply by Sept 24, start in February 2026
#AcademicSky #pleaserepost
Sexual and non-sexual communication in a widow spider 🕷️⚗️
DFG-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & chemical ecology
Details: bit.ly/widow-phd
Apply by Sept 24, start in February 2026
#AcademicSky #pleaserepost
Chemical Ecology of Widow Spiders
We are hiring for a funded PhD positionapply here Untangling pheromonal communication between and within the sexes of widow spiders Our group is undertaking a comprehensive exploration of the chemi…
bit.ly
July 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🎓 #PhD in Animal Metabolomics & Ecology @unigreifswald🇩🇪
Sexual and non-sexual communication in a widow spider 🕷️⚗️
DFG-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & chemical ecology
Details: bit.ly/widow-phd
Apply by Sept 24, start in February 2026
#AcademicSky #pleaserepost
Sexual and non-sexual communication in a widow spider 🕷️⚗️
DFG-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & chemical ecology
Details: bit.ly/widow-phd
Apply by Sept 24, start in February 2026
#AcademicSky #pleaserepost
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Bielefeld University seeks a postdoc for a 6-year scientific assistant position in Animal Behaviour, starting March 2026. Apply by Sept 10, 2025. More info: www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/biologie/forschung/arbeitsgruppen/behaviour #job
Animal Behaviour - Bielefeld University
With a team of over 50 people, the different research groups study animal behaviour within the framework of the four questions of Tinbergen, both in the lab and in the field. Current model systems include laboratory studies on zebra finches (
www.uni-bielefeld.de
July 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Bielefeld University seeks a postdoc for a 6-year scientific assistant position in Animal Behaviour, starting March 2026. Apply by Sept 10, 2025. More info: www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/biologie/forschung/arbeitsgruppen/behaviour #job
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Guild diversity impacts demographic outcomes of novel species interactions following range shifts
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Guild diversity impacts demographic outcomes of novel species interactions following range shifts
This study applies the theory of biotic resistance, a common concept in invasion ecology, to the world of climate driven range shifts, and finds support that biotic resistance may create a life-stage...
doi.org
July 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Guild diversity impacts demographic outcomes of novel species interactions following range shifts
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Tiny #spiders, huge impact! Meet #MermessusTrilobatus – a North-American dwarf spider that has stormed across #Europe in <50 yrs. We follow every silk thread of its success story 🕸️✨ Swipe through this thread for the highlights! #InvasiveSpecies #Ecology
July 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Tiny #spiders, huge impact! Meet #MermessusTrilobatus – a North-American dwarf spider that has stormed across #Europe in <50 yrs. We follow every silk thread of its success story 🕸️✨ Swipe through this thread for the highlights! #InvasiveSpecies #Ecology
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We are seeking a full-time Managing Editor for our journal Animal Behaviour. This editor will be involved in all stages of the publication process & must have a general understanding of the topics covered. Position starts Oct 1, application deadline July 31.
More details:
www.asab.org/opportunities
More details:
www.asab.org/opportunities
Opportunities — ASAB
www.asab.org
July 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We are seeking a full-time Managing Editor for our journal Animal Behaviour. This editor will be involved in all stages of the publication process & must have a general understanding of the topics covered. Position starts Oct 1, application deadline July 31.
More details:
www.asab.org/opportunities
More details:
www.asab.org/opportunities
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ISBE26-the 20th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Conference will take place in Turin, Italy, from 20-24th of July 2026. We invite you to join us to enjoy a 5-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities, in our beautiful city. Website out soon!
#ISBE26
#ISBE26
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April 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
ISBE26-the 20th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Conference will take place in Turin, Italy, from 20-24th of July 2026. We invite you to join us to enjoy a 5-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities, in our beautiful city. Website out soon!
#ISBE26
#ISBE26
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Vorschau auf die Druckversion des #S4FAppell an die Politik
Zeichnung noch möglich bis Montag 24.03. 23:59 Uhr
Öffentliche Übergabe des Appells:
Dienstag, 25.03. 09:30 Uhr, Nordende Friedrich-Ebert-Platz
www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...
Zeichnung noch möglich bis Montag 24.03. 23:59 Uhr
Öffentliche Übergabe des Appells:
Dienstag, 25.03. 09:30 Uhr, Nordende Friedrich-Ebert-Platz
www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...
March 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Vorschau auf die Druckversion des #S4FAppell an die Politik
Zeichnung noch möglich bis Montag 24.03. 23:59 Uhr
Öffentliche Übergabe des Appells:
Dienstag, 25.03. 09:30 Uhr, Nordende Friedrich-Ebert-Platz
www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...
Zeichnung noch möglich bis Montag 24.03. 23:59 Uhr
Öffentliche Übergabe des Appells:
Dienstag, 25.03. 09:30 Uhr, Nordende Friedrich-Ebert-Platz
www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...
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www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...
Bis 13.3. kann unterzeichnet werden. Appel aus der Wissenschaft an die Politik für mehr Klimaschutz!
Scientists for Future.
Bis 13.3. kann unterzeichnet werden. Appel aus der Wissenschaft an die Politik für mehr Klimaschutz!
Scientists for Future.
S4F: Ein Appell von Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern in Deutschland an die Politik
als Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler in Deutschland sind wir in großer Sorge. Die Klimakrise und weitere Umweltkrisen (Biodiversitätsverlust, Überlastung biogeochemischer Stoffkreisläufe ......
www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de
March 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...
Bis 13.3. kann unterzeichnet werden. Appel aus der Wissenschaft an die Politik für mehr Klimaschutz!
Scientists for Future.
Bis 13.3. kann unterzeichnet werden. Appel aus der Wissenschaft an die Politik für mehr Klimaschutz!
Scientists for Future.
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Nice to see our opinion paper on #species #range #shifts & #species #traits among the 🔟 most downloaded papers in 2024 in #GCB 🌏🌐🧪
@globalchangebio.bsky.social
shorturl.at/j7tQW
@globalchangebio.bsky.social
shorturl.at/j7tQW
Bringing traits back into the equation: A roadmap to understand species redistribution
In this opinion piece, we explore under which circumstances species traits are expected to explain the rates and directions of species redistributions in response to climate change and discuss how fu...
shorturl.at
February 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Nice to see our opinion paper on #species #range #shifts & #species #traits among the 🔟 most downloaded papers in 2024 in #GCB 🌏🌐🧪
@globalchangebio.bsky.social
shorturl.at/j7tQW
@globalchangebio.bsky.social
shorturl.at/j7tQW
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When climate change leads to biased sex ratios, at risk species can adapt via physiology or behaviour
@ccrowther.bsky.social & Lisa Schwanz of UNSW E&ERC discover that physiology evolves faster than behaviour, but both contribute to adaptation under extreme warming:
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
@ccrowther.bsky.social & Lisa Schwanz of UNSW E&ERC discover that physiology evolves faster than behaviour, but both contribute to adaptation under extreme warming:
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Behavioural vs. physiological adaptation: which contributes more to the evolution of complex traits in a warming climate?
Abstract. Through behavioural adaptation, organisms can alter their environment and consequently, their exposure to selective pressures. In contrast, physi
doi.org
March 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
When climate change leads to biased sex ratios, at risk species can adapt via physiology or behaviour
@ccrowther.bsky.social & Lisa Schwanz of UNSW E&ERC discover that physiology evolves faster than behaviour, but both contribute to adaptation under extreme warming:
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
@ccrowther.bsky.social & Lisa Schwanz of UNSW E&ERC discover that physiology evolves faster than behaviour, but both contribute to adaptation under extreme warming:
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
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The colorful ARThropod family is growing!
Get them at:
LindZeamays.com/printshop
w/ code LOVEBUGS30 at checkout for free shipping over $30 USD.
Big thanks to everyone who has supported my work. 💚
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Where no crawly is creepy
LindZeamays Illustration
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🕷️🐡🎨🪲🦋🐝
Get them at:
LindZeamays.com/printshop
w/ code LOVEBUGS30 at checkout for free shipping over $30 USD.
Big thanks to everyone who has supported my work. 💚
~~~~~~
Where no crawly is creepy
LindZeamays Illustration
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🕷️🐡🎨🪲🦋🐝
March 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The colorful ARThropod family is growing!
Get them at:
LindZeamays.com/printshop
w/ code LOVEBUGS30 at checkout for free shipping over $30 USD.
Big thanks to everyone who has supported my work. 💚
~~~~~~
Where no crawly is creepy
LindZeamays Illustration
~~~~~~
🕷️🐡🎨🪲🦋🐝
Get them at:
LindZeamays.com/printshop
w/ code LOVEBUGS30 at checkout for free shipping over $30 USD.
Big thanks to everyone who has supported my work. 💚
~~~~~~
Where no crawly is creepy
LindZeamays Illustration
~~~~~~
🕷️🐡🎨🪲🦋🐝
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Arthropod decline, particularly in cities, has devastating consequences for predators. Consequently, globally invasive urban spiders are well adapted to long-term starvation (>42 weeks), as demonstrated in my first paper since my PhD. @cp-iscience.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110722
doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110722
March 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Arthropod decline, particularly in cities, has devastating consequences for predators. Consequently, globally invasive urban spiders are well adapted to long-term starvation (>42 weeks), as demonstrated in my first paper since my PhD. @cp-iscience.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110722
doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110722
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Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT
Letter to the US President and Congress on the Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender
President Donald J Trump Washington, DC Members of the US Congress Washington, DC February 5, 2025 RE: Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender Dear President Trump and Members of the US Congr...
www.evolutionsociety.org
February 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT
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New spider research out in Behavioral Ecology: we show that limited resources can reverse how individuals respond to the presence of competitors and reduce individual differences in competitive phenotypes.
🕷️🕸️📝
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academic.oup.com/beheco/advan...
Prey or protection? Access to food alters individual responses to competition in black widow spiders
Abstract. Animals influence the phenotype and reproductive success of their conspecifics through competitive interactions. Such effects of competition can
academic.oup.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
New spider research out in Behavioral Ecology: we show that limited resources can reverse how individuals respond to the presence of competitors and reduce individual differences in competitive phenotypes.
🕷️🕸️📝
academic.oup.com/beheco/advan...
🕷️🕸️📝
academic.oup.com/beheco/advan...