Lifelong behavioral screen reveals an architecture of vertebrate aging Mapping behavior of individual vertebrate animals across lifespan could provide an unprecedented view into the lifelong process of aging. We created a platform for high-resolution continuous behaviora...

Out now in Science: The Truman Show, but with killifishes!

"Continuous recording of a vertebrate’s adult life from adolescence until death would provide a complete view into the behavioral architecture of aging."

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

RV SVEA a large blue and white research vessel passes between two rocky headlands heading out to sea

Jobs thread - Lots of aquatic research related jobs open here at SLU Aqua Sweden right now (with a few bonus aquatic jobs in other departments). Around half are English language roles. Come and work with us🙂 1/n

This was a fun study to be part of:

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨

2-year postdoc in canine behaviour at Linköping University, Sweden.

#AcademicSky #ScienceJobs

liu.se/en/work-at-l...

The Birgitta Sintring Foundation – Department of Ecology and Genetics – Uppsala University

Interested in applying for an early career grant ( post doct) and write a project on amphibian host parasite evolution and conservación. Please send a pm. Deadline 9 of Feb.

The link for the project propsal is here: www.uu.se/en/departmen...

More PIs are availale to act as host.

Uppsala in late autumn

Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

IMAGE SHOWS GRAPHIC OF CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY PHYLOGENY EXPLORER TOOL.

MAJOR NEWS! We just launched an awesome new tool! The illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer lets users trace any bird’s lineage, compare species relationships, and explore major evolutionary milestones with a click of a button. SHARE and EXPLORE! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/phy...

Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

In comparison, the placenta evolved only once in mammals, restricting our ability to understand how it has coevolved with other traits in this group.

The evolution of a placenta is not linked to increased brain size in poeciliid fishes Abstract. Maternal investment is hypothesized to have a direct influence on the size of energetically costly organs, including the brain. In placental orga

This was a cool study to be involved in, we found no evidence of a placenta being linked to increased brain size in poeciliid fishes. Placenta and placenta like structures have evolved independently in poeciliid fishes, allowing for comparative analyses url: academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...

My lab is seeking a #postdoc for a 3-year project on Pilbara leaf-nosed #bat 🦇 conservation, addressing climate change vulnerability using physiological, ecological, & modelling approaches.

Apply now: murdoch.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/MurdochCaree...

Cover image with sleeping baboon

Our paper is published today in Current Biology and is featured on the cover!

We report a neat, and somewhat counter-intuitive, finding: higher-ranking baboons get less and more interrupted night-time rest.

How is behavioural diversity affected by human-induced change? Oded Berger-Tal and co-authors review how anthropogenic disturbances can impact behavioural diversity through the evolutionary forces of selection, flow, mutation and drift. doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
@bbmwong.bsky.social

Are you an evolutionary biologist? Would you like to support your society journal? We are looking for new editorial board members across the field of evolutionary biology:

🧬🌿🪰🐀🦀🔬🧫🦠🐟🐦🧑‍💻🪸🦎

Learn more and find out how to apply: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...

DEADLINE 19th January 2026 📣

Rapid self-recognition ability in the cleaner fish - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Rapid self-recognition ability in the cleaner fish

Are animals self aware? Intuitively many seem to be, but how do we experimental test this prediction? Using a novel version of the mirror-mark test we claim to have empirical evidence demonstrating self awareness in the cleaner fish. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

There is still time to submit your abstract and apply for a travel award!

@behavecol.bsky.social @isbe2026.bsky.social

Associate Professor in Zoology with focus on ecology and evolution Department of Zoology  at Stockholm University includes ca. 80 employees counting researchers, PhD students, and administrative staff. Research and education at the department occurs in an internatio

We're looking for a new colleague at Asssoc Prof level! Come join us in the Zoology Department at Stockholm University. A teaching profile in ecology, faunistics and/or physiology is beneficial. Find the full job advertisemnt here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Thrilled to announce a Postdoc opportunity in our group on the evolutionary genetics and ecology of colour. Wonderful system, great collaborators, and room to shape your own ideas.
Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...

Grateful for received #funding from @koneensaatio.fi for our project on impact of light pollution on the flux of insects between aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Will be looking for a #postdoc and a #PhD for 4 years – take contact if interested.
koneensaatio.fi/apurahat-ja-...

Interesting preprint by Yoshida et al describing dynamic and variable sleep behaviour in cleaner fish. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

Thanks Bob, I really enjoyed your new Proc B paper. My experience has been very little (if any) consideration or knowledge of behavioural diversity in management policy or applied research. But lots of potential!

Hermaphrodites have lower metabolic rates than gonochores Abstract. Hermaphroditism, where an individual can reproduce as both male and female, offers some clear reproductive advantages. Simultaneous hermaphroditi

Darwin speculated that it was energetically costly to be an hermaphrodite. He thought that might explain why they were relatively rare in animals. Our paper out today tested this conjecture for the first time.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Mouth- and substrate-brooding cichlids display contrasting trade-offs and diverse evolutionary pathways of egg investment | The American Naturalist: Vol 0, No ja

Happy to have played a minor role in this paper led by Shun Satoh (Kyoto Uni.). We found that the relationship between egg size and offspring number varies according to how cichlid species care for offspring. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

Anthropogenic change and the loss of behavioural diversity Abstract. Behavioural diversity is an important but understudied facet of biodiversity that enables wildlife populations to cope with rapidly changing envi

Paper by @bbmwong.bsky.social and co out today in
@royalsociety.org on how anthropogenic change reduces behavioral diversity.
Part of our (@michaelgbertram.bsky.social @marleetucker.bsky.social) Special Feature: Wildlife behavior and movement ecology in a human-dominated world
tinyurl.com/behav-div

ISBE offers very generous travel awards for ECRs and those from developing nations to attend its conferences. Make sure to apply by the deadline!

Fisheries can drive selection, but what about small-scale ornamental fisheries? Our new study shows Amazonian fishes interact w/ traps in species- & environment-specific ways, hinting at overlooked selective potential. Led by @marpineda.bsky.social Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

🐟 New Research - Loss of distinct functionality during fish community disassembly ➡️ buff.ly/P8HYlNT

Disturbance provides limited respite for native fish against invaders Understanding how flow-related disturbance regimes influence species interactions is critical for conserving threatened species in freshwater ecosystems, where both the alteration of these regimes and...

Happy to have this new preprint up: Disturbance provides limited respite for native fish against invaders

We assess the potential for coexistence between threatened native galaxiid fishes & invasive trout, & find native fish prevail only at high disturbance regimes. Even then, it's dicy.

Calling all evolutionary biologists! 🧬
AES 2025 | UQ Brisbane | 1–3 Oct
Early-bird registration close 1 Sept
aes.corsizio.com/event/685405...
#AES2025 #Evolution #ECR #AusSci

🌊Recent study "examines how predator body size variation shapes aquatic community structure. Findings highlight the pervasive, multi-channel influence of predators across all trophic levels in communities."🌍🧪
buff.ly/TGU8uWb