Nowak et al., new paper in GEB, "Impacts of Species Introductions on the Trait Diversity of Interacting Avian Frugivores and Fleshy-Fruited Plants Depend on Native Trait Diversity"
@besmacro.bsky.socialBES Macro
@besmacro.bsky.social
We are the British Ecological Society Macroecology & Macroevolution Special Interest Group. We run the annual #BESMacro conference and will gladly repost papers and opportunities of interest to our members!
@besmacro.bsky.social@besmacro.bsky.socialGranville et al., NE&E, "Temperature mediates variation in avian sensitivity to forest cover"
(Natasha was our 2026 student plenary speaker and discussed this study among others -- exciting to see it in print!)
@mu-peter.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.social🦇 Reference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Resolving long-standing controversies in bat biology and providing new insights into the evolutionary history and trait diversification of bats.
@fabrovillalobos.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialEver wondered how to combine biodiversity analyses in geographic space with those in environmental space, while also considering species' traits in an attribute space? Wonder no more!
@fmachado.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialFresh out of the oven: a little provocation about the conclusion that macroevolution rates are slower than we would expect.
Feedback and rebuttals are welcome
academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...
with @damelo.net @apenna.bsky.social @agporto.bsky.social and others
@jhancsalazar.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialHappy to share that the last chapter of my dissertation is finally out in Evolution! 🦎⛰️ I'll share a longer thread soon about what we did and found.
Huge thanks to all my coauthors: @jblosos.bsky.social, @juvelas.bsky.social, Steven Poe and Adam Algar
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
@willpearse.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialOur global analysis of ecosystem functions and services is online now! This is probably the paper I'm most proud of - a quantitative, global map of every one of the IPBES ecosystem service categories, all tracked back to the original data! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@forestplots.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialPost-doctoral fellow in global forest dynamics!
TreeChange combines life history traits from field observations with demographic modelling to understand the future of forests and the carbon sink. Based at Lund in Sweden you will work with researchers across the world
@bjenquist.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialPlease pass along: I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab. We study physical ecology, macroecology, and biodiversity — spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested 🧪🌐🌾
@johnrhutchinson.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialNew paper!
Brandon Kilbourne conducted a huge data collection effort for the limb muscle architecture (masses, fascicle lengths, pennation angles; thereby PCSAs) of mustelid mammals.
We found conspicuous relationships with morphology and locomotor mode.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@biologylu.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialClimate change is reshaping butterfly ranges worldwide. A global study found that 80% of 1,758 species in its dataset had expanded their ranges. @larspett.bsky.social and colleagues combined 6,182 reports from 105 countries. doi.org/10.1038/s415... #Biodiversity #ClimateChange #Ecology
@pro-pink.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialJUST OUT: Global Patterns in Body Size and Colour Lightness Diversity of Swallowtail Butterflies Highlight Biogeographical Legacy Over Common Environmental Explanations - Krampe et al. 2026 - @unimarburg.bsky.social @consecol.bsky.social - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@jipb.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialShan et al.'s work on medicinal floras across #China's ethnic groups reveals how #environmental barriers and cultural exchange interact to shape the #biogeographic structure of traditional #medicine.
doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
@wileylifesci.bsky.social
#JIPB #PlantScience #phylogenetics
@sirjoscha.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.social1/4 🐢 What should fossil turtle systematics look like ten years from now?
Walter Joyce & I offer our personal answer in a new review paper: "Transforming Turtle Systematics: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Path Ahead"
Out now in @journalsystpal.bsky.social
@chasedbrownstein.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.social🚨🚨 1. New preprint! We examine whether the diversity of transcontinental freshwater fish radiations, such as killifishes and cichlids, might be driven by marine ancestry in the aftermath of an asteroid impact! Retained salinity tolerance explains their biogeography and diversity!
@respublications.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialNew research in #RESSystematicEnt
New insights into the tribal-level #phylogeny and historical #biogeography of #Iassinae (Hemiptera: #Cicadellidae) revealed by #phylogenomics
doi.org/10.1111/syen...
#Leafhoppers
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
@besmacro.bsky.social‘envar’: An R package to retrieve and process environmental variables for macroecology and biogeography
@idiv-research.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.social🌍 iDiv and the @uni-jena.de are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in Macroevolution & Macroecology.
🕒 Full-time (40h/week) or part-time (minimum 75%)
📅 Start: 1 Dec 2026
💼 Fixed-term: 3 years
💶 Salary: up to E13 (TV‑L)
⏳ Deadline: 30 Sept 2026
@petersantema.bsky.socialReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialNew #ornithology paper out in @ecography.bsky.social! The tendency of birds to return to the same breeding area in different years varies wildly among species. We show that breeding site fidelity is much lower in #shorebirds nesting in the #Arctic tundra than in those nesting in other habitats. 1/n
@natecoevo.nature.comReposted by @besmacro.bsky.socialObituary:
Robert Ricklefs (1943–2026) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Polymath ecologist whose research and textbooks integrating ecology and evolution have inspired generations of students.
Free to read: rdcu.be/D33fLgYcv4Ba