Óðr - Wikipedia

Congrats! Lovely name, assuming the Google translation is right: "The seep is named Hænir, after the god from the Völuspá who gave humans Óð." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93%...

Figure of historical timeline for ideas in the manuscript. Caption reads: "An evolving view of phylogenetic biogeography. Each period (arrow) corresponds to one of the four periods discussed in the main text. The ordering of themes within each period does not precisely correspond to when key ideas were introduced or popularized."

New preprint on the recent history of phylogenetic biogeography, with co-authors Isabel Sanmartín and Joel Cracraft, now up on EcoEvoRxiv: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

A Phylogenetic Model of Established and Enabled Biome Shifts Abstract. Where each species actually lives is distinct from where it could potentially survive and persist. This suggests it is important to distinguish e

New study led by Sean McHugh (@phyllurus.bsky.social) now out in @systbiol.bsky.social!

Sean's approach models how species gain and lose biome affinities over time, both in terms of where they *do* live (e.g. movement) and where they *could* live (e.g. adaptation)

doi.org/10.1093/sysb...

I’m finishing my tenure as Chief Meeting Organizer for the Evolution Meetings. Apply to replace me!

Without a doubt, this is my favorite service I’ve ever done. In trying times, it was a real balm to get together weekly with a group devoted to making the best meetings we can for students.

I just got to that passage 🤯

Workshop on Molecular Evolution | Marine Biological Laboratory The workshop serves graduate students, postdocs, and established faculty from around the world seeking to apply the principles of molecular evolution to questions of anthropology, conservation genetic...

Applications are now open for the 2026 Workshop on Molecular Evolution (MOLE)!

www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

Claudia Solis-Lemus and I will be holding an informational session on Zoom next Wed (1/21) from 10:30-11:30 AM Central for those interested:

lsu.zoom.us/j/4968115684

Deadline to apply: 1/26

All Systematic Zoology/Biology research articles published over past 75 years, clustered by topic and represented in 2d space.

Reflections on the evolving practice of systematic biology, a joy to write with Michael Donoghue for the upcoming 75th volume of Systematic Biology!

academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...

SIR of susceptible, infectious, and recovered compartments with individuals who take short "trips" to other locations away from home, plus diagram of four phylogenetic patterns of host-mediated infection (resident-to-resident, visitor-to-resident, resident-to-visitor, visitor-to-visitor).

New preprint modeling pathogen phylogeography, where infected hosts spread disease through short "trips" between locations. Very fun collaboration with the brilliant @albertchristian.bsky.social and Ammon Thompson.

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

RevBayes TimeFIG tutorial series: revbayes.github.io/tutorials/fi...

Cartoon of paleogeographic, biogeographic, and phylogenetic history of an island plant radiation, and plots of hypothesized relationships between regional features and biogeographic rates.

New preprint modeling biogeo diversification of Hawaiian Kadua 🌱🏝️🌋

w/ @ca-naturalist.bsky.social @sswiston.bsky.social @fabiology.bsky.social @phylogeny.bsky.social Warren Wagner, Bruce Baldwin, Ken Wood @ninaronsted.bsky.social @fzapata.bsky.social

biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.16.694722

Today at WashU’s EEB seminar, I presented a new species diversification model that incorporates regional species diversity into rates of evolution through time (a joint work w/ @landismj.bsky.social).

Slides here: sites.google.com/view/albert-...

Preprint hopefully will be here this month #evobio

What a blast attending my first in-person Evolution meetings!
Had the opportunity to present our work on:

1. A new biogeographic model of species diversification that accounts for species richness.

2. Phylogeography model for infectious disease transmission with visitor dynamics.

#Evol2025

EEB Mentor Match Visit the post for more.

EEB Mentor Match for 2025 is now open!
This is an opportunity for students applying to graduate school in Ecology, Evolution, or Behavior to be matched with a mentor to guide them through the application process. Mentors can sign up too!
eebmentormatch.com

Today is the last day to register for the SSB Mentorship Program!

We're looking for a few more mentors to volunteer. Mentoring only takes one hour each month, and is a great way to support the next generation of biodiversity researchers!

#evobio 🧪 @systbiol.bsky.social

Our members will find this morning’s phylogenetic methods session interesting. Phenomenal talks across all career stages of researchers: www.xcdsystem.com/evolution/pr...

Please share!

We need a few more folks (esp. mentors) to join the SSB Mentorship Program for 2025. Help the next generation of systematists take flight!

Past mentors say: "really satisfying", "extremely gratifying", "optimism-inspiring", "just do it!"

www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...

#evobio 🧪

Prez-Elect and council election season may be over, but student rep elections are just around the corner!

Get your application in by May 31. Details in the link.

More details coming soon, but mark your calendars ...

Breakout meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social‬ The Society of Systematic Biologists - will be Jan 9-11 in Baton Rouge!

Topic is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections'

@jembrown.bsky.social is primary host/organizer

ssb2026.github.io

announcement for the SSE Sponsored Workshop "Avoiding Bias When Writing Tenure and Promotion Leters"

Hey folks going to #evol2025 in Athens. The SSE #DEI committee is sponsoring a workshop on how to avoid bias in writing T&P letters. Registration is required and the workshop is open to all career stages! Please share and help spread the word @sse-evolution.bsky.social @evolmtg.bsky.social

Logo for Society of Systematic Biologists Mentorship Program. Two parallel phylogenies, nothing fancy.

It's back! The Society of Systematic Biologists is running Year 3 of the Mentorship Program!

Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.

Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...

Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...

@systbiol.bsky.social

A few spots more for this workshop if you didn't get to register. Notice that there are some participant support costs that will go to attendees! @tropicalbotany.bsky.social

Logo for Society of Systematic Biologists Mentorship Program. Two parallel phylogenies, nothing fancy.

It's back! The Society of Systematic Biologists is running Year 3 of the Mentorship Program!

Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.

Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...

Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...

@systbiol.bsky.social

Join us July 27th the day before #Botany2025 for a free phylogenetic biogeography workshop in RevBayes!

Taught by @landismj.bsky.social +Sarah Swiston (WUSTL), Felipe Zapata (UCLA), and myself, with surprise guests!

Details: www.botanyconference.org/workshops/wo...

NIH indirects case update:

Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.

Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:

(I'm paraphrasing here)

Familiar expression from whiteboard, earlier. Seems about right.

Tell us what is yet to be www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...

That's incredible, thanks for sharing

Workshop on Molecular Evolution | Marine Biological Laboratory The workshop serves graduate students, postdocs, and established faculty from around the world seeking to apply the principles of molecular evolution to questions of anthropology, conservation genetic...

Applications are now open for the 2025 Workshop on Molecular Evolution (MOLE) at the Marine Biological Laboratory in *beautiful* Woods Hole, MA!

More info here: molevolworkshop.github.io

Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

Application deadline: Jan. 29th

Workshop dates: May 22nd - June 1st

Portraits of three famous Russian agronomists.

Do you know these three Russian agronomists? If you're interested, you're in for a real #ScienceDrama in four acts! 🧪🎭 Their story is the central piece of my Short History of Vernalization, but let me tell you about them here: 👇🧵🧵🧵🧵

#PlantScience #ScienceHistory