The Effects of Diet on the Expression of Male Dimorphic Colouration and Weaponry in a Species of Neotropical Katydid Male alternative reproductive tactics are widespread, often involving distinct morphs influenced by genetics or the environment. This study confirms two male morphs in the bush cricket Satizabalus jo....

The Effects of Diet on the Expression of Male Dimorphic Colouration and Weaponry in a Species of Neotropical Katydid - Holmes - 2025 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

WAI joins the National Academies Roundtable on Science and Welfare of Animals Involved in Research — Wild Animal Initiative In June 2025, Wild Animal Initiative became a formal member of the Roundtable on Science and Welfare of Animals Involved in Research, housed within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,…

In 2025, Wild Animal Initiative became a member of the BAHSCR's Roundtable on Science and Welfare of Animals Involved in Research. We're excited about the opportunities this partnership creates 👇️

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Back again with more cool mammal updates, this time in maybe the coolest mammal - the platypus!

Thrilled to share the second chapter of my PhD, out today in Biology Letters. We found spherical hollow melanosomes in the fur of the platypus, maybe a total vertebrate first!

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📣 SIG positions available! 📣

We're looking for three enthusiastic volunteers to join the committee as Chair, Communications Officer and Events Officer.

Find out more at: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/quan...

Climate Science Serving America Fellowship Our mission is to help the world reach “Drawdown" as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.

Dear Friends,

Please send this to your networks. Project Drawdown is offering full-time, paid (with benefits) fellowships to scientists and engineers working on climate solutions in the public interest.

Deadline is April 17.

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Very happy to discuss opportunities to come and work on marine biodiversity / macroecology with me here @sheffielduni.bsky.social

Come work with @cds-york.bsky.social and I on insect eggs - fully funded PhD for home students (UK). Deadline 31st May

Funded PhD studentship for UK students on insect eggs:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Lead supervisor is @g-iossa.bsky.social
Deadline 31st May.

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From tracking nature's ghost particles at new energy frontiers to discursive framings of insects and their effects on urban public perceptions, the Trust Board awards fifty-nine innovative and original research projects.
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COST Open Call attracts record submissions - COST Last week we closed our Open Call (oc-2025-1) for new COST Action proposals. Discover an interim analysis of our latest call.

Success rates in the last call for COST Actions will be <7%. MSCA Doctoral Networks are <9%. Another call I submitted to last year had a rate <5%. So much of our time and expertise is spent writing lottery tickets. www.cost.eu/oc-2025-1-in...

Save North Atlantic Right Whales From Deadly Ship Strikes Since 2008 a vessel speed rule has provided North Atlantic right whales with some defense against one of the primary threats to their survival: ship strikes. Now the Trump administration wants to remo...

North Atlantic right whales are on the brink of extinction, with only about 380 left on Earth.

A federal rule has contributed to their defense against one of the deadliest threats to their survival: collisions with ships. But the Trump administration wants to get rid of it.

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Have you had a look at MEEs new article type, Workflows?

Workflow articles will describe the design, testing, and analysis of the performance of complex workflows.

Find out more in the links below.

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Editorial 👉 buff.ly/bbbAZSk
Author guidelines 👉 buff.ly/bbbAZSk

We have now published our first workflow article!

Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/2041...

Check out the new blog post on our latest #BIEN paper in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social BIEN 4.2: A Reproducible Standard for Global Plant Biodiversity Data 🧪🌐🌾

Patch of nettles

A patch of nettles can support over 40 insect species. They’re a vital source of food for the caterpillars of peacock and small tortoiseshell butterflies - so please let a few nettles grow!
More: www.littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/wil...

Gradual pollen release in a buzz‐pollinated plant: Investigating pollen presentation theory under bee visitation Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

MS student Kaitlyn Pankratz & I got the chance 2 write a @funecology.bsky.social Spotlight besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... highlighting cool results of a test of Pollen Presentation Theory in besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... by Lundgren & @nicrodemo.bsky.social

The Trust were delighted to get a chance to talk to Professor @jimalkhalili.bsky.social prior to his sold out lecture for the "Surrey speaks Quantum" series.

Jim is also a Patron at the Trust who recently shared a quote following our uplift in funding; daphnejackson.org/2026/03/ukri...

The @daphnejacksontr.bsky.social fellowships have an emphasis on specific advanced research, scientific, engineering and/or creative techniques, alongside mentoring and training that fully equips those undertaking them to return to a technical professional career.

📍 All details here: t.ly/ehbF9

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Vacancy 📢 Seeking new Trustees with a broad range of knowledge and skills; our overarching requirement is a commitment to our aims and values. We are keen to hear from candidates who share our passion and can apply their skills to help us reach our vision. daphnejackson.org/about/our-te...

‘We didn’t want to be preachy’: David Attenborough’s unexpected new show – which might enrage cat lovers The great naturalist, who is about to turn 100, is still surprised by wildlife in his new series about British gardens. But not every pet owner will be happy with his top tips

“Every year, we unleash this scourge on the countryside. It’s messing with the ecology.”

Delighted to see David Attenborough’s new series will tackle pheasants, and how landowners release millions of them each year!

(The words are from Attenborough’s producer)

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The Generation Hope program for this year is now online! Events are free but you need to reserve tickets: www.nhm.ac.uk/events/gener... Lots of weekend events this year due to popular demand! Come and learn more about the planetary crisis and how to fight it. Aimed at young people but all welcome!

Statistical Rethinking 2026 is done: 20 new lectures emphasizing logical and critical statistical workflow, from basics of probability theory to causal inference to reliable computation to sensitivity. It's all free, made just for you. Lecture list and links: github.com/rmcelreath/s...

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My "Introduction to Phylogenetic Comparative Methods in R" online book is now available here: nhcooper123.github.io/pcm-primer-o... Note it only deals with basic methods and was mostly written in 2020 if you're wondering why your awesome new method/paper is missing! Please cite it if you use it :)

Hi all. I am very excited that after 6 years I finally got my phylogenetic comparative methods book and online exercises online. Feel free to use and share. The book is here: nhcooper123.github.io/pcm-primer/. Note that it is not finished, we had to abandon it before the sunk costs fallacy broke us

Text over yellow background reads "The Land Use Framework is ambitious. But to boost nature across our landscapes, this ambition must be matched by the funding and policy required."

The Land Use Framework is finally here and it sets out a strong long-term vision for nature recovery. But this ambition needs to be matched by funding and policy action.

Revealing who owns England just became government policy This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Yesterday, in their ambitious new Land Use Framework for England, the Government announced that they would be opening up the Land Registry. I’ve been campaigning for …

Revealing who owns England just became Government policy.

Here's my blog post analysing this historic moment, as well as assessing some of the other ambitious policies unveiled in the Government's new Land Use Framework:

whoownsengland.org/2026/03/19/r...

Evolution 2026 meeting logo. Clilp art of a globe and laptop showing a virtual presentation. Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Global Meeting Participation.

Registration for virtual #Evol2026 on May 20-22 is free for SSE members in 152 countries and territories around the world! Check if you’re eligible and request your discount code on our website: www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...
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Many heat-stressed tropical insects are reaching their limits Vast study in Peru and Kenya confirms limited defenses against rising temperatures, redoubling climate concerns

🧪🌎🔬🌡️Many heat-stressed tropical insects are reaching their limits www.science.org/content/arti...

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📣 2026 Student Summer Internships are OPEN for applications!

We’re recruiting SEVEN interns across our National Capability programmes at our Bangor, Lancaster & Wallingford sites.

Superb opportunity for hands-on experience in environmental science & applied research.

Details ⬇️

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Many journals require data and code sharing. Yet code is still rarely shared and datasets are often hard to reuse.

Our new paper introduces the @sortee.bsky.social guidelines for data & code quality control in ecology & evolution, developed by 26 experienced data editors.

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