Some female stick insects can reproduce without males—but they have a secret. trib.al/UQIMzO0

I have a new parthenogenesis paper with GloverLab! We found that aneuploidy arises during development in natural Drosophila parthenogens and our genetically induced parthenogens Heredity doi.org/10.1038/s41437…

Christmas butterfly hunting.

Thanks to the organizers of #popgroup57 for organizing such a great conference! Really good to be at one of these in person again.

Prep for the first-years first lecture back.

This weekend's garden insects.

Finally warm enough to see some butterflies in the garden.

Someone is excited to see the seeds we are planting! (Tawny mining bee, Andrena fulva)

Found this beauty (Nicrophorus humator) while doing fieldwork with the Insect Behaviour and Evolution students at Treborth Botanic Garden

Today's cutie (Swollen-thighed beetle, Oedemera nobilis).

New pre-print! We looked at whether phenotypic plasticity towards environmental cues only present in ancestral habitats (past-cue plasticity) promotes rapid adaptation to completely different cues in new habitats. doi.org/10.1101/2024.0…

Today's garden cutie (Ringlet butterfly, Aphantopus hyperantus).

💡Recruiting!💡Looking for a postdoc interested in #chronobiology & functional genomics to join our project investigating the impact of photoperiod on immunity in salmon. Find out more & apply: bit.ly/3xA7ILh 🐟Please RT 🐟

New paper! Dosage compensation in male reproductive tissues is present only in the early nymphal stages. This is likely due to the establishment of meiotic sex chromosome inactivation during development. doi.org/10.1101/2024.0…

What we cultivate in our veg patch: Large white butterfly caterpillars (Pieris brassicae).

We are in a #ButterflyEmergency 🚨🦋 This year’s #BigButterflyCount saw the lowest number of butterflies spotted per Count in its 14-year history. Join us as we demand the Government take urgent action to save butterflies & moths. Sign our open letter 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/emergency

The first many-analysts study in ecology is finally published! 🥳🙌 300+ coauthors and 5+ years, this was a massive effort by Elliot Gould Dr Hannah Fraser Tim Parker and co. Open access 👉 bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Good to see some activity in the garden again.