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The Meeting of the German Zoological Society will take place in Münster from September 7 to 11! Abstract submission until June 15!
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Fossil Fuels Are Not The Future….

Germany just activated its largest ever solar installation — one farm, 1.5 million homes, zero carbon. The #CottbusSolarPark covers 3,500 hectares and produces 2.1 tw-hours annually, replacing two coal plants that operated on this same land until 2022. #SolarPower #ActOnClimate #Renewables

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Two Postdoc jobs at #mpaib with Serena Ding on collective behavior of worms

(Never seen a "wormuration"? That's them in green)

🪱 social dynamics of collective dispersal: bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/2...

🪱 sensory ecology of worm towers: bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/7...

Key ocean current is slowing at locations around the Atlantic Measurements by buoys at four latitudes in the western Atlantic provide the strongest evidence yet that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is weakening

Measurements by buoys at four latitudes in the western Atlantic provide the strongest evidence yet that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is weakening

Graphic announcing the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 call. It shows the opening date (9 April 2026), closing date (9 September 2026), and a budget of €399.05 million. The design features scientific visuals such as cells, a leaf, and lab elements on a dark background, with the European Commission logo at the bottom.

Big opportunities for researchers 🌍

We are investing nearly €400 million to help researchers share their work and collaborate with the best scientific teams across the EU.

The 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships are now open.

More: link.europa.eu/PNxpxw

A few days late, but we started field work in the Netherlands this week. Using red wood ants, we assess phenotypic plasticity of stress responses over the season using ants collected in the field and their acclimation to warmer climates in the lab. @uva.nl #marie-skladowska-curie-actions #msca

We found that Rickia wasmannii, known from Myrmica workers, also infects queens, males, and larvae, with spillover to nest associates (incl. Lomechusa).
doi.org/10.1007/s000...

Complex dynamics in the ant microcosm --> more ant–fungus work coming

@insectessociaux.bsky.social
@dhaelewa.bsky.social

ExE 2026

Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Then you cannot miss #ExE2026! Hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall, this #conference has a stellar line-up of speakers and lots of pre-and post-conference workshops. Space is limited, so register now at evoxeco.uk!

Interesting study about ozone affecting nestmate recognition and eliciting aggression in ants 🐜.

Post Doc Job open with us to work with biologists to build AI models to analyze camera trap data. The specific focus will be to study animal coloration and camouflage, but there will be opportunities to work on other related projects.
jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...

I will have a look into that. Thanks.

Thanks for the input. I will have a look into this as it seems to be the most flexible and low budget option!

Thanks, that may also work.

That is a great idea, thanks

Thanks. I was thinking about them. They are slightly too expensive for the project, I fear.

For a project, I want to film ants 🐜 each hour over several days, but only for about ten seconds. I would want to watch the videos later on.
Now I need your help BlueSky community: Is there any setup/blueprint that we could use to build it ourselves or is there a company with low-budget solutions?

(4) This work was led by PhD student Patrick Heidbreder @helsinki.fi, with help from me, PhD students Marit Kuijt @Uni Amsterdam & Beatriz Portinha @bcportinha.bsky.social @helsinki.fi, Michel Chapuisat @unil.bsky.social & Jonna Kulmuni @helsinki.fi and @Uni Amsterdam.
Feel free to share widely 😄

(3) ... highlighting how sociality and haplodiploidy may influence speciation. Although key drivers of diversification have been examined, important gaps remain in understanding reproductive isolating mechanisms.

(2) ... behaviour, and genomics, many studies do not explicitly link their findings to broader theories of speciation & reproductive isolation.
In this review, we integrate microevolutionary studies of reproductive isolation & hybridisation with macroevolutionary research on ant diversification, ...

(1) Really happy to share our recent review "Speciation in ants: unlocking ant diversity to study speciation". 😀
doi.org/10.25849/myr...

Ants are ecologically diverse and abundant organisms with strong potential to advance the study of speciation. Despite extensive research on their taxonomy, ...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Theoretical Evolutionary Biology Postdoctoral Researcher in Theoretical Evolutionary Biology

📢 I'm hiring! 3-year postdoc in theoretical evolutionary ecology at University of Helsinki 🇫🇮 Apply: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-Postdoctoral-Researcher-in-Theoretical-Evolutionary-Biology/1348955157/
#AcademicJobs #Postdoc #EvolutionaryEcology #TheoreticalEcology #ScienceJobs #AcademicChatter

You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:

Journal of Animal Ecology Call for Proposals Implications of Changing Snowscapes for Animal Ecology <em>Journal of Animal Ecology</em> publishes animal ecology research that advances ecological theory, generates ecological insights, or addresses broad ecological principles.

Submit your article proposals now, for our new special feature on Snow Ecology ❄️🏔️🐇
@animalecology.bsky.social

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...

What a morning view in Amsterdam

I am re-posting this, in case you have missed it 😀

A big shout out to my amazing collaborators in this project, Patrick Heidbreder, Marjolein Bruijning, Patrick G. Meirmans, Sean Stankowski, and especially to Jonna Kulmuni ☺️🎉

Please share widely. 😃
@biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social
#insects #ants #hybrids #climatechange #genomics #expansion

(3) Hybrids have also expanded 200 km northwards coinciding with the expansion of climatic conditions suitable for hybrids.

Our results suggest that hybrids perform better under warming climates than their cold-adapted parent, and that recent climatic changes can lead to range expansion of hybrids.

(2) Hybrids have a higher genomic diversity & are active earlier in the season than its cold-adapted parent. Further, hybrid offspring emerge earlier in the season.
Hybrids also withstand acute heat better than F. aquilonia.
These results suggest a competitive advantage of hybrids over F. aquilonia.

Evidence for climate-mediated range expansion of hybrid wood ants Climate change challenges many species. To persist, species can shift ranges, respond plastically, and adapt. Yet, these responses require variation - often limited in natural populations. While hybri...

(1) So happy to share our recent work on Finish wood ants 🐜🧬🥳
"Evidence for climate-mediated range expansion of hybrid wood ants"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@helsinki.fi & @uvapress.bsky.social
This integrative project was funded by the Research Council Finland & #MSCA of the European Comission