Insect Science

insect-science.bsky.social

05 October 2026 01:04

iORbase 2.0: Comprehensive analysis platform for insect #odorant receptors from genome to structure and function onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Robert Tropek

robtrop.bsky.social

01 October 2026 02:39

New study published in @natecoevo.nature.com ! We assembled the largest global dataset of plant–pollinator networks to ask a simple question: do interactions become more specialised towards the tropics? doi.org/10.1038/s415... Study led by @saileesakhalkar.bsky.social and myself ☺️ 1/8

scienceartnews.bsky.social

25 September 2026 21:20

@mmontonerin.bsky.social et al. propose that the Dpau Mega-NUMT may have been transferred to the nuclear genome prior to the radiation of the D. paulistorum semispecies and speculate that it may occur relatively frequently in nature due to balancing selection or an as yet unknown function.

Andrew Hendry

ecoevoevoeco.bsky.social

20 September 2026 21:21

How can you use repeatability to infer LOCAL selection - check out our new paper in Molecular Ecology. "The Spatial and Temporal Repeatability of Genomic Responses to Natural Selection ..." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

iNaturalist

inaturalist.bsky.social

12 September 2026 12:03

Psst, we know butterflies can be tricky photography subjects, so just do your best! 🦋 Butterfly Big Day is organized by the Urban Butterfly Initiative: www.urbanbutterflies.org/science/butt...