New paper out: this is the 3rd ch. from my M.Sc.-thesis that started in 2019! How did the toxin glands as well as the composition of the toxins secreted from these glands change after an African toad invaded novel ranges and what are potential drivers of these changes?
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...

Ecology and evolution of pyrazines in insects Chemical communication is the oldest and most widespread form of signalling among and within organisms. Among the many compounds involved in such communication, pyrazines – nitrogen-containing hetero...

One of my PhD chapters is now out! It’s a review on pyrazines in insects and their biological roles and their evolution.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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@jmappes.bsky.social

Today Nordea voted to continue financing new oil from the Arctic.

Nordea's claim to be a sustainability leader has watered down - they not only continue to be the biggest investor in fossil fuel companies in Finland but also retracted from their climate pledges.

Our polar coalition is not happy.

The photo shows the cover of the nature journal, displaying a colorful moth sitting on moss. The caption says: Heat Sensitive. Tropical insects show limited ability to cope with a warming world.

Really happy that a moth made it to the cover of @nature.com! Thanks to my co-author Gunnar Brehm for this great photo 📸

Find our study on thermal limits in this week's issue:
www.nature.com/nature/volum...

@ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
@biologie-uniwue.bsky.social
@uni-wuerzburg.de

Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science Nature - The primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist.

Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering work with chimpanzees, has passed away aged 91

go.nature.com/46QHIZk

Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night - Nature Every spring, Bogong moths use the starry night sky as a compass to navigate up to 1,000 km towards their alpine migratory goal.

Nature research paper: Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night

https://go.nature.com/3SZ314M

✴️ NEW PAPER! ✴️ In the beautiful Caucasian mountains of 🇬🇪 lives a moth whose wing colour variation (🔴🟠🟡) has intrigued us for ages. Here (doi.org/10.1111/1744...), we studied whether such variation is associated with 🧬 structure or other traits such as size. (1/3)

Another wonderful OEB Day yesterday, focused on collaboration, team spirit, and inter/multidisciplinarity. What a great way to kick off the spring 🌻

Here the opening words from the director, @annaliisalaine.bsky.social

I am the proudest supervisor on planet! My fantastic ex-student @chiaradp.bsky.social won the best thesis prize and gave fantastic keynote presentation in #OIKOSFin25.
Great opportunity to see so many ex @aplantaginis.bsky.social group members as well. Thank you #OIKOSFin25 !

We disrupted Nordea
General Meeting while they were voting against the resolution to stop funding fossil fuel expansion.

Nordea is still NOT listening to the Science. Fossil fuels must stay in the ground.

Great kick-off by my team @aplantaginis.bsky.social at #OIKOSFin25! 🎉 @zowioudendijk.bsky.social shared fascinating insights on the evolution of reflex bleeding in Arctiinae, and @theobrown.bsky.social made a compelling case for 'why to pay to be lazy'(—if you’re a toxic butterfly!) 🦋🔥

LUOVA Spring Symposium at the University of Helsinki! Presented my recent understanding of reflex bleeding in Arctiinae @helsinki.fi @aplantaginis.bsky.social

A great LUOVA Spring Symposium! Presented the preliminary results from an ongoing experiment. @helsinki.fi @aplantaginis.bsky.social

Excited to kick off my PhD at the @helsinki.fi with a talk about my doctoral research plans at the 34th LUOVA Spring Symposium

Gestern habe ich Europas 1. Solar-Radweg besucht. Er steht in Freiburg, ist auf 300m mit 900 PV-Modulen überdacht, liefert Strom für rund 180 Menschen und schützt Radfahrer. Ein tolles Vorzeigeprojekt, dass Verkehrs- & Energiewende vereint. Ich hoffe, er wird vielen Kommunen zur Inspiration dienen❤️