RT: We have a vacancy for a PhD student TEREC and EON Matthew Shawkey to study adaptations to urbanisation in spiders. Research on thermal and trophic ecology & evolution, including the use of citizen data SPIN-CITY. Details: cutt.ly/cjcSl0M Deadline 15/3

RT: Understanding the success and failures of polyploids in nature. Yves Van de Peer and I have a vacancy for a #PhDposition in eco-evolutionary modeling UGent Wetenschappen VIB Plant Science TEREC. Apply before March 15th Details here: cutt.ly/6jJcNX2

'The BIGGEST citizen science project on drought and heat ever'?! Not that I wasn't aware, but crazy nonetheless! Check out our website for more! Oh, and make sure to sign up, as well 😁. English (summary): curieuzeneuzen.be/en/home-en/ Dutch: curieuzeneuzen.be

We have two #Phd positions in our group. RT. position on: #urban #ecology #spiders #insectdecline ugent.be/en/work/vacanc… position on #modeling #eco-evo #genome #adaptation ugent.be/en/work/vacanc…

After years of searching, I was finally able to spot my first Philodromus fuscomarginatus yesterday. This beautiful running spider is typically found on the bark of sunlit conifers and rarely observed in Belgium. Good start for the arthropod season!

Very happy with my first spot of Callilepis nocturna! This gorgeous and rare ground spider (Gnaphosidae) is typically found in sparsely vegetated areas where it preys almost exclusively on ants.

New #PhD position available at TEREC UGent Wetenschappen Marine@UGent The ecology of dune development and its role as a nature based solution. Apply before August 15th! ugent.be/en/work/scient…

Glad to see that the local ladybird spiders (Eresus sandaliatus) are still going strong despite the destruction of their habitat. The large number of males that I managed to observe this weekend made me hopeful again for the future of this beautiful species.

Our #RethinkingDispersal week is starting! Be sure to attend the colloquium on Tuesday and Wednesday. Broadcasted on youtube.com/@NaturalisBiod…

Next, learning about global arthropod dispersal from Garben Logghe! DYK aphids grow wings to enable dispersal when population densities become high? And spiders make specialized silk to balloon away 🎈

Garben Logghe from TEREC presenting his first insights into arthropod dispersal traits, after 2y data collection and synthesis. Rokkam Broken Link Hijacked #rethinkingdispersaltraits

The HYBRIPEST project is hiring two PhD students! These focus on resolving the mechanisms that underlie host - #Wolbachia interactions and hybrid defects; nickywybouw.org/images/PhD1-ON… and nickywybouw.org/images/PhD2-ON… Happy to answer questions about the positions, work and group! Please RT.

Anthropods suffer under #climatchange. Which are the likely survivors, ⁦Garben Logghe⁩ wonders at the INBO #PhDDay

Want to learn how body size ratios and prey defenses determine links in arthropod food webs? You can read about it in my first paper together with Ruben Van De Walle, available via Journal of Animal Ecology : doi.org/10.1111/1365-2…. Thank you TEREC and FWO for the support!

Neutral processes underlying the macro eco-evolutionary dynamics of mixed-ploidy systems | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.109…

We're excited to announce the shortlisted candidates for our Elton Prize! 🎉 Congratulations to all of our early career researchers on the list. The winner will be announced soon... buff.ly/43aZQuZ

Read the #storybehindthepaper by our Elton Prize shortlisted candidate, @garbenlogghe ! 🐜 🕷️ buff.ly/3xs7XHJ