⚠️ Programme update for #TiBE2022: Session 2 - Mechanisms of Colour Production We now have our confirmed list of selected oral communications for the second session of our #colsci conference, see below for more details 👇

⚠️ #TiBE2022 is moving to a new venue! Due to a large interest in our event, with more than 170 participants which led us to close registrations earlier than planned, TiBE2022 will move to the Luís Soares auditorium in Vila do Conde. See below for more details ⬇️

#TiBE2022 starts tomorrow! During the first day of the meeting (December 5th) we will have the welcome reception and registration at Centro de Memória, in Vila do Conde. Join us at the reception at 17h00 to get to know other conference goers in a more informal setting.

#TiBE2022 - THE BIOLOGY OF COLOUR - gave us a great week full of amazing science and networking opportunities. Thanks to all participants, presenters, sponsors, and partners for being part of this amazing congress! See below for more photos to remember this event ⬇️

Wondering if the rufous color of some cuckoo females is an ancient character or it evolved in each sex-limited dicromatic species independently? science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… With CristianaMarques EvoBioMunich EVOLGEN Mark E. Hauber Michal Šulc Petr Procházka @rytikerttunen.bsky.social Attila Fülöp Miklós Bán

Researchers The Vogel Lab mimic nature’s striking colors using colloidal photonic crystals containing polydopamine. Polydopamine, a synthetic analog of natural melanin, removes scattered light, enhancing light-matter interaction. Learn more: ow.ly/az0750REtpa

A single enzyme fine-tunes red and yellow pigments in parrots’ polychromatic plumage, according to a new Science study. The findings reveal new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the evolution and display of color variation in one of nature’s most colorful birds.