Szymek Drobniak
@szymekdr.bsky.social
evolution & ecology: colour, quant gen, meta-analysis, biostatistics | designer | writer+poet | R | sci comm+sciart | analog photography | birds 🦆🦉||UNSW Sydney & JU Kraków | he/him 🏳️🌈🇪🇺🇵🇱🇦🇺 szymekdr.wordpress.com Pubs: https://bit.ly/SzymekDrScholar
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Szymek Drobniak
@szymekdr.bsky.social
· Oct 2
Our newest paper is out in Methods in Ecol Evol @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social :) amazing team effort - we show that the traditional way of analyzing comparative data lacks finesse. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS... w/ @itchyshin.bsky.social Yefeng Yang, Losia Lagisz & Ayumi Mizuno
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Fantastic discussion lecture at @mpidr.bsky.social by @rmcelreath.bsky.social 😍
I cannot agree more with @ezagheni.bsky.social who introduced the guest as a true renaissance scientist of today 💎
Very thought provoking. I hope it will add to the collection of those "embarrassing" YouTube footage 🙃
I cannot agree more with @ezagheni.bsky.social who introduced the guest as a true renaissance scientist of today 💎
Very thought provoking. I hope it will add to the collection of those "embarrassing" YouTube footage 🙃
October 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Fantastic discussion lecture at @mpidr.bsky.social by @rmcelreath.bsky.social 😍
I cannot agree more with @ezagheni.bsky.social who introduced the guest as a true renaissance scientist of today 💎
Very thought provoking. I hope it will add to the collection of those "embarrassing" YouTube footage 🙃
I cannot agree more with @ezagheni.bsky.social who introduced the guest as a true renaissance scientist of today 💎
Very thought provoking. I hope it will add to the collection of those "embarrassing" YouTube footage 🙃
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A study in Nature reports that a transition from carbon sink to source for the aboveground woody biomass of moist tropical Australian forests has occurred, driven by increasingly extreme climate anomalies. go.nature.com/4ndWLmg ⚒️ 🧪
October 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A study in Nature reports that a transition from carbon sink to source for the aboveground woody biomass of moist tropical Australian forests has occurred, driven by increasingly extreme climate anomalies. go.nature.com/4ndWLmg ⚒️ 🧪
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Wow! A paper on Wheatear plumage evolution in @science.org - unforeseen collision of interests here
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A mosaic of modular variation at a single gene underpins convergent plumage coloration
The reshuffling of genomic variation from multiple origins is an important contributor to phenotypic diversification, yet insights into the evolutionary trajectories of this combinatorial process and ...
www.science.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Wow! A paper on Wheatear plumage evolution in @science.org - unforeseen collision of interests here
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#sortee2025 conference is on! Excited to see all amazing talks :) sortee.org/upcoming/
Upcoming events
Upcoming conference by Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)
sortee.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
#sortee2025 conference is on! Excited to see all amazing talks :) sortee.org/upcoming/
Continuing our series on difficult comparative models - and how to address them properly - we’re happy to showcase another study, this time in @jevbio.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-... We will guide you through a series of increasingly complex models, from binary, through ordered to
Promoting the use of phylogenetic multinomial generalised mixed-effects model to understand the evolution of discrete traits
Abstract. Phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs) are fundamental tools for understanding trait evolution across species. While linear models are widely us
academic.oup.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Continuing our series on difficult comparative models - and how to address them properly - we’re happy to showcase another study, this time in @jevbio.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-... We will guide you through a series of increasingly complex models, from binary, through ordered to
2025 #NobelPrize in physics for macroscopic quantum tunnelling phenomena in electric circuits :) suiting for the year of the centennial anniversary of quantum physics!
October 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
2025 #NobelPrize in physics for macroscopic quantum tunnelling phenomena in electric circuits :) suiting for the year of the centennial anniversary of quantum physics!
Our recent paper looks at location-scale interfaces in comparative data. But predicting variance in variance extends much further - if you still have not have a look here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... (another recent paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social). We show how extending the idea
Location‐Scale Meta‐Analysis and Meta‐Regression as a Tool to Capture Large‐Scale Changes in Biological and Methodological Heterogeneity: A Spotlight on Heteroscedasticity
Meta-analyses are widely used to understand how species and ecosystems respond to global change, but most assume that variability among studies is constant. This assumption can hide important biologi....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Our recent paper looks at location-scale interfaces in comparative data. But predicting variance in variance extends much further - if you still have not have a look here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... (another recent paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social). We show how extending the idea
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Are we doing simulations wrong? This paper convinced me we are. doi.org/10.1098/rstb... Usually we run 2 sets of "worlds" w and w-out intervention. Gives large uncertainties that include negative (harm) effects of interventions that are actually always positive (beneficial)!
October 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Are we doing simulations wrong? This paper convinced me we are. doi.org/10.1098/rstb... Usually we run 2 sets of "worlds" w and w-out intervention. Gives large uncertainties that include negative (harm) effects of interventions that are actually always positive (beneficial)!
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I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.
October 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.
Our newest paper is out in Methods in Ecol Evol @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social :) amazing team effort - we show that the traditional way of analyzing comparative data lacks finesse. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS... w/ @itchyshin.bsky.social Yefeng Yang, Losia Lagisz & Ayumi Mizuno
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Our newest paper is out in Methods in Ecol Evol @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social :) amazing team effort - we show that the traditional way of analyzing comparative data lacks finesse. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS... w/ @itchyshin.bsky.social Yefeng Yang, Losia Lagisz & Ayumi Mizuno
September 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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I am just back from a wonderful few days in Sweden where I visited the incredible Lars Jonsson exhibition in Stockholm, and then his museum on Gotland. Absolutely mind blowing, the selection and range of work was just unbelievable!
August 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I am just back from a wonderful few days in Sweden where I visited the incredible Lars Jonsson exhibition in Stockholm, and then his museum on Gotland. Absolutely mind blowing, the selection and range of work was just unbelievable!
Our recent paper now live in Frontiers in Zoology @springernature.com - we show how climatic trends affect reproductive success of flycatchers in the Gotland population (nearing 50 yrs of continued monitoring ;)) link.springer.com/article/10.1... @ioes-ju.bsky.social @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social
The impact of weather conditions on avian breeding performance: insights from a long-term study - Frontiers in Zoology
Understanding how weather conditions during early development influence reproductive success is essential for predicting avian responses to climate change. We used a 40-year dataset from a nest-box po...
link.springer.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Our recent paper now live in Frontiers in Zoology @springernature.com - we show how climatic trends affect reproductive success of flycatchers in the Gotland population (nearing 50 yrs of continued monitoring ;)) link.springer.com/article/10.1... @ioes-ju.bsky.social @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social
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With #eseb2025 coming to a close, it is time to start making plans for 2026. Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Come to our #ExE conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall. Leave your email address at tinyurl.com/EvolxEcol to join our mailing list!
August 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
With #eseb2025 coming to a close, it is time to start making plans for 2026. Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Come to our #ExE conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall. Leave your email address at tinyurl.com/EvolxEcol to join our mailing list!
I keep saying scientists are amazing artists and again this tuned out to be true :) the art corner at @eseb2025.bsky.social organised by @evokeproject.bsky.social went great, I’m thrilled to see all your amazing pieces! If you’re interested in discussing art&sci in science communication or would
August 22, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I keep saying scientists are amazing artists and again this tuned out to be true :) the art corner at @eseb2025.bsky.social organised by @evokeproject.bsky.social went great, I’m thrilled to see all your amazing pieces! If you’re interested in discussing art&sci in science communication or would
@eseb2025.bsky.social art corner goes well, it will be available throughout the conference. Join us, draw your science :) @evokeproject.bsky.social I get asked - what if I can’t draw? That’s even better! Trust me - your art will be more honest, and awesome. And we want to see it:)
August 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
@eseb2025.bsky.social art corner goes well, it will be available throughout the conference. Join us, draw your science :) @evokeproject.bsky.social I get asked - what if I can’t draw? That’s even better! Trust me - your art will be more honest, and awesome. And we want to see it:)
At @eseb2025.bsky.social please go and visit the art corner organised by @evokeproject.bsky.social (6th Eseb art&sci corner!:)) It’s in the far back-right of the poster area. You don’t have to be an artist! No prior art knowledge required ;) just go there & draw/paint whatever portrays your science!
August 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
At @eseb2025.bsky.social please go and visit the art corner organised by @evokeproject.bsky.social (6th Eseb art&sci corner!:)) It’s in the far back-right of the poster area. You don’t have to be an artist! No prior art knowledge required ;) just go there & draw/paint whatever portrays your science!
At @eseb2025.bsky.social - as during previous eseb conferences, we will try to express our artistic selves. The art&science corner available to all and ready to take your artistic visions of science will be live starting from Tuesday morning. More details soon, here and in the conference app.
August 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
At @eseb2025.bsky.social - as during previous eseb conferences, we will try to express our artistic selves. The art&science corner available to all and ready to take your artistic visions of science will be live starting from Tuesday morning. More details soon, here and in the conference app.
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📢Nowe zasady open access w NCN: większa elastyczność – ta sama idea.
❗️Z dniem 26 czerwca odeszliśmy od wymogu publikowania wyłącznie w otwartym dostępie, jednak nadal rekomendujemy otwarte udostępnianie wyników badań.
Szczegóły➡ ncn.gov.pl/aktualnosci/...
#openaccess #projektyncn
❗️Z dniem 26 czerwca odeszliśmy od wymogu publikowania wyłącznie w otwartym dostępie, jednak nadal rekomendujemy otwarte udostępnianie wyników badań.
Szczegóły➡ ncn.gov.pl/aktualnosci/...
#openaccess #projektyncn
June 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
📢Nowe zasady open access w NCN: większa elastyczność – ta sama idea.
❗️Z dniem 26 czerwca odeszliśmy od wymogu publikowania wyłącznie w otwartym dostępie, jednak nadal rekomendujemy otwarte udostępnianie wyników badań.
Szczegóły➡ ncn.gov.pl/aktualnosci/...
#openaccess #projektyncn
❗️Z dniem 26 czerwca odeszliśmy od wymogu publikowania wyłącznie w otwartym dostępie, jednak nadal rekomendujemy otwarte udostępnianie wyników badań.
Szczegóły➡ ncn.gov.pl/aktualnosci/...
#openaccess #projektyncn
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New OPUS in the Institute!
Congratulations to @szymekdr.bsky.social !
PanColAvi: Ekologiczne i ewolucyjne uwarunkowania ubarwienia piór ptaków ponad kontekstem prostej reflektancji
Congratulations to @szymekdr.bsky.social !
PanColAvi: Ekologiczne i ewolucyjne uwarunkowania ubarwienia piór ptaków ponad kontekstem prostej reflektancji
May 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
New OPUS in the Institute!
Congratulations to @szymekdr.bsky.social !
PanColAvi: Ekologiczne i ewolucyjne uwarunkowania ubarwienia piór ptaków ponad kontekstem prostej reflektancji
Congratulations to @szymekdr.bsky.social !
PanColAvi: Ekologiczne i ewolucyjne uwarunkowania ubarwienia piór ptaków ponad kontekstem prostej reflektancji
So - on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, there’s a pair of gulls with a nestling they feed ;) the most famous gull couple in the world ;p #birdwatcherbelike #birdseverywhere #conclave #iseebirds Follow them here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbNe...
May 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
So - on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, there’s a pair of gulls with a nestling they feed ;) the most famous gull couple in the world ;p #birdwatcherbelike #birdseverywhere #conclave #iseebirds Follow them here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbNe...
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#gotland #fieldwork Day 32: it seems our blue tits finally saw the feathers we left for them to choose from. This one used a lovely set of white (not ours) feathers with an eclectic set of blue peacock feathers :)
May 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
#gotland #fieldwork Day 32: it seems our blue tits finally saw the feathers we left for them to choose from. This one used a lovely set of white (not ours) feathers with an eclectic set of blue peacock feathers :)
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Now published!!!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Now published!!!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...