tomratz.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist | Independent Group Leader & SNSF Fellow at University of Zurich | Evolution, plasticity, & social interactions 🪰🐞🦗 🕷 ⍦ tomratz.weebly.com
👤 Joined on 29 November 2024
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@tomratz.bsky.socialThis week's #SORTEE spotlight is on our #EcoEvoRxiv Committee and all the amazing work they do! Curious about preprints in ecology & evolution and the EcoEvoRxiv? See doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Show PostWhy do animals fight? I’m recruiting a PhD student at Durham University to investigate the ecology, evolution and genes underlying aggression in fruit flies Funded PhD (UK students only). Details & how to apply 👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Please share! #PhD #Evolution #BehaviouralEcology
Show PostStarting tomorrow, Marlene Zuk has 3 events on book, Outsider Animals: -10/12 at 7:30 pm BST at @brighthink.bsky.social. Tickets: buff.ly/mj6GKe8 -10/13 at 5:30 pm BST at @newcastleuni.bsky.social. Register: buff.ly/0W87uxU -10/15 at 6 pm BST at @linneansociety.bsky.social. Tickets: buff.ly/g54mfmf
Show PostI am recruiting a PhD student to work with our group at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior! Learn more & apply here: tinyurl.com/kd4xx4ku Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 Start date: Flexible (summer-fall 2027) @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @livingingroups.bsky.social @carlzeissstiftung.bsky.social
Show Post🦗 New paper in Animal Behaviour. In European earwigs, females isolated too early were less likely to lay eggs, took longer to lay them, produced smaller clutches, and were more likely to fail completely. Such costs could help maintain prolonged social living. 📄 authors.elsevier.com/a/1nqcjmjMDuJ5
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