Tomos Potter
Evolutionary ecologist in the Kokko lab, JGU Mainz. Recovering guppy-botherer, interested in eco-evolutionary processes that generate and maintain diversity. Models, stats, long-term studies.
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Also likes: food, landscapes, guitars
- Reposted by Tomos PotterRoses are red Anyone for tennis?
- In 2010, my mum came up with an idea to re-establish the ancient 140-mile North Wales Pilgrim’s Way. Now National Geographic lists it as one of the world’s “best wellness destinations” for 2026! Mum died last year, I miss her loads. It’s so lovely to see her idea continue to grow. Very proud.
- Random effects structured by (inverse) relatedness matrix is great, but ideally would want capability to model multiple response variables i.e. trait and fitness (which I *think* goes further than recent developments?). @bbolker.bsky.social, any plans to extend glmmTMB into the realm of Quant Gen?
- Have any #QuantGen folk tried fitting an animal model with the new covariance structure in glmmTMB? Intrigued at the prospect of fitting big models in seconds/minutes rather than days/weeks...
- Reposted by Tomos PotterHello! Does anyone know of any 'seed' type grants/awards within Australia (or potentially abroad if they fund research internationally) that contribute toward research only costs (not salary)??
- Reposted by Tomos PotterThe greatest addition to my CV so far: I am now officially part of The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists improbable.com/2026/01/14/s...
- As the youngest of my siblings, I’m glad I’m not a Hoopoe
- Alright, you have my attention, AVIAN SIBLING CANNIBALISM. “Finally, females allocated fewer resources to the smallest nestlings when they were going to starve, but not necessarily when they were going to be used as food for their siblings.” Soler et al. 2022. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
- Reposted by Tomos PotterWe are hiring at the Wytham Woods for the upcoming field season. 4 roles available. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #UKbirds #birdringing
- Reposted by Tomos PotterPostdoc in statistical ecology & evolution! Develop models bridging evolutionary theory with empirical data on sex differences in immunity and life history. Apply now! #postdoc #statistics #evolution #academicjobs #ecology jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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- My Grandmother Loved Horses And Was A Terrible Photographer A short 🧵
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View full threadActually this one is great
- Reposted by Tomos Potter📣Please share: We are looking for a field assistant to join our team in studying #ruffs on coastal meadows at Botnian Bay in Finland. The job will provide fantastic insights into lekking behaviour and provide essential skills in field ornithology. Details here www.bi.mpg.de/2790786/2512...
- Have any #QuantGen folk tried fitting an animal model with the new covariance structure in glmmTMB? Intrigued at the prospect of fitting big models in seconds/minutes rather than days/weeks...
- Fast phylogenetic generalised linear mixed-effects modelling using the glmmTMB R package biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
- Reposted by Tomos Potterit's Christmas Eve but it's also the 16 year anniversary of the time an art historian for the Hungarian National Gallery spotted a long lost painting while watching Stuart Little with his 3-year-old daughter, recognizing it in the movie set
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- Reposted by Tomos PotterThrilled to announce a Postdoc opportunity in our group on the evolutionary genetics and ecology of colour. Wonderful system, great collaborators, and room to shape your own ideas. Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...
- A 🧵 of future eco-evo research plans, based purely on their potential for pun titles. Please feel free to contribute to this important list - ideally by doing the research and including me as a co-author. #WriteTheJokeFirstDoTheScienceLater #MyExperimentalDesignIsAJoke
- On apparent competition in tide pools: “An anemone’s enemy’s enemy is its friend”
- A mechanistic decomposition of the impact of blood-sucking ectoparasites on host demographic rates: “How the mitey have fallen”
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View full threadOn the genetic basis of size-fecundity scaling relationships: “Super-hyperallometric-reproductive-locus”
- Reposted by Tomos Potteri will be giving a talk on some recently published work on the 4th of December. Come by (zoom link below) if you want to think and learn about the evolution of mutual dependence and synchronised reproduction in endosymbioses!
- Our Guest: Gaurav S. Athreya. Title: The Evolution of Dependence and Cohesion in Incipient Endosymbioses. When: 🌟Thursday, 4th December, at 3 PM (Stockholm time zone). Zoom link: umu.zoom.us/j/68775661118 Webinar schedule: endosymbiosiswebinar.github.io #Endosymbiosis
- Reposted by Tomos Potter#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was first published. Much of the original manuscript was used as scrap paper by Darwin's children. On the back of this painting of a house is an original manuscript page from Origin! #CambridgeUniversityLibrary (DAR 185)
- Get in!
- Pedigree = Crane’s foot 🤯
- Reposted by Tomos PotterLooking for an internship in spring? Do you like fish, lakes, cycling & cheese? Our lab in Kastanienbaum might be the place for you! Apply, it’s great! apply.refline.ch/673277/1301/...
- Reposted by Tomos PotterA glitch in the matrix? No! I have another PhD available on temperature and AMR, this time with @swbiodtp.bsky.social. Join a friendly group (padpadpadpad.netlify.app/about) in Cornwall to do evolutionary ecology, experimental evolution, and combine phenotyping and sequencing. 🧪🦠 #microsky
- Reposted by Tomos PotterA young PI here in Mainz has a fabulous PhD position that will be filled soon! By you? Keywords: Social insects, ageing, gene expression. www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb10-evoluti...
- “auspicious set seed values” @popgengoogling.bsky.social
- We need to have a conversation about random seeds. Don't use 42. blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/if-your-ra...
- Do you like quantitative genetics, stats, experiments, and long-term studies? Check out this post doc opportunity with the wonderful Anja Felmy!
- Exiting career-boosting opportunity for a a skilled and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher: We're hiring a Post-doctoral fellow in Evolutionary Biology! Please apply no later than 31 October! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
- Reposted by Tomos Potter🚨🚨Job! 🚨🚨Permanent (75% time) job! We are a pretty awesome research group & seek a manager who deals with everything: personnel tasks, organizing retreats, preparing code for teaching / data structures for research... Fluency in German & English essential. stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/51527
- still need to finish this book
- It had been years since I started. Pretty sure pre-Covid.
- This post makes me think of when I was desperately trying to finish my thesis and found myself changing the font on my to-do list.
- youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?... Can confirm this is great. Like a skate/bmx/climbing road-trip film but about birding. Recommend.
