New paper: "W. D. Hamilton & the golden sex ratio" (#OpenAccess). doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi… School of Biology University of St Andrews #GoldenRatio #SexRatio #SexAllocation #Haplodiploidy #MaleHaploidy #Image hotpot.ai/art-generator?…

New paper: "Kin selection of time travel: the social evolutionary causes & consequences of dormancy" (#OpenAccess), with @kalyani_zt. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2… Royal Society Publishing School of Biology University of St Andrews #TimeTravel #Dormancy #Diapause #Image hotpot.ai/art-generator?… #OA

New paper: "Sexual antagonism in sequential hermaphrodites", w/ Thomas Hitchcock (Thomas Hitchcock) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2… School of Biology University of St Andrews RIKEN Royal Society Publishing #Evolution #Genetics #SexualAntagonism #SexChange #Image commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amph… #OA

I feel so proud of having taken part in this study!

AFEC-X 2024 (Advanced Fieldcourse in Ecology and Conservation in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden), Yunnan, China, is open for registration!! Link:wjx.top/vm/YMONB54.aspx Intro for last year: en.xtbg.ac.cn/at/cs/202307/t…

Starting on my journey to Montreal for #Evol2024! I'm not presenting this time, but some members of my research group are. First up is Chedhawat (Tim) Chokechaipaisarn (not on Twitter), who'll be talking about density-dependent dispersal and sex ratios (Sat, 16:30, Room 516C).

Next up, Gardner lab alumnus Tom Hitchcock (Thomas Hitchcock) is giving a talk on "Paternal genome elimination, monogenic reproduction & evol genetics of atypical sex chromosome systems" (Sat, 17:15, 518B). (Also catch his poster H18 on chimerism & altruism on Sat, 17:30) #Evol2024

Thomas Hitchcock Chon I Kam (Franklin, @ChonIKam) is presenting a poster on "The evolution of modulated dispersal" (Mon, 17:30, poster board G2). #Evol2024

Tom Scott (not on Twitter) is also presenting a poster "Kin-discriminating partner choice promotes the evolution of helping" (Mon, 17:30, poster board G1)--a collaboration with Geoff Wild (Geoff Wild). #Evol2024

Finally, Kalyani Twyman (@kalyani_zt) is giving a talk on "The clonality window: relatedness & the group covariance effect in the evolution of division of labour" (Tue, 15:00, Room 520D). #Evol2024

New paper: "Kin selection as a modulator of human handedness: sex-specific, parental & parent-of-origin effects" (#OpenAccess), w/ Bing Dong (Bing Dong 董冰) & Silvia Paracchini (Silvia Paracchini) doi.org/10.1017/ehs.20… Evolutionary Human Sciences #OA #laterality2024 #Image commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuev…

My paper is out! "Kin selection as a modulator of human handedness: sex-specific, parental & parent-of-origin effects" (#OpenAccess), w/ Silvia Paracchini (Silvia Paracchini)&Andy Gardner (Andy Gardner) Evolutionary Human Sciences #laterality2024 commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuev… doi.org/10.1017/ehs.20…

New paper: "Density-dependent dispersal reduces conflict over the sex ratio" (#OpenAccess), w/ Chedhawat Chokechaipaisarn doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2… Sex-ratio optima for haplodiploid parents converge in viscous populations when dispersal is density-dependent Royal Society Publishing #OA

Royal Society Publishing Chedhawat (Tim) has given an online seminar about this sex-ratio work, here: cassyni.com/events/K7vsZ3s… #BiologyLetters Royal Society Publishing #OA

PhD opportunity in my lab on the amazing burying beetle! This project integrates animal behaviour and ecosystem ecology to understand climate change impacts 🌡️ iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/u… Deadline: 3 Jan 2025 Start date: Sep/Oct 2025 Informal enquiries welcome - please RT!

📢 Another PhD opportunity in my lab University of St Andrews 📢 "It’s getting hot in here: uncovering the molecular mechanisms underlying changes in social behaviour at increased temperatures" 🐞🌡️ findaphd.com/phds/project/e… Co-supervisor: Prof Mike Ritchie Apply by January 17 Please RT!

Our (Vishu Guttal !! ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ ಗುತ್ತಲ್ and I) Synthesis of the effects of demographic stochasticity on eco-evolutionary dynamics is now out in @ASNAmNat! Feel free to message/email me if you need a copy!

My paper is out! "Kin competition drives the evolution of earlier metamorphosis" (#OpenAccess), with Andy Gardner (Andy Gardner) doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7…

New handedness review article with Anna Mundorf Jutta Peterburs and Silvia Paracchini in Trends in Genetics Genetics of human handedness: microtubules and beyond sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A High‐Quality Reference Genome and Comparative Genomics of the Widely Farmed Banded Cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus) Identifies Selective Breeding Targets - Zhang - 2025 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…