Sophie Van Meyel
Postdoctoral Researcher in Behavioural Ecology.
Social interactions / Family life /Cooperation and cheating / Entomology
- Reposted by Sophie Van MeyelJoin us! 🧬🪰🎉🔬 We are currently advertising two #PhD projects to study the #evolution, #development and #genomics of sexual traits in stalk-eyed flies. Deadline for applying is Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Get in touch for more info!
- Reposted by Sophie Van MeyelThis is such a cool study. A parasitic ant queen tricks worker ants into murdering their own queen, so the parasite can take over the colony.
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- Reposted by Sophie Van MeyelEver wondered how pollution affects insect parenting? 👀 Our new paper in Current Opinion in Insect Science digs into this question, highlights what we don’t know (yet), and lays out five priorities to push the field forward. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @
- Reposted by Sophie Van MeyelWorldwide patterns of selection on insect anti-predator coloration, published in the journal Science: www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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- Reposted by Sophie Van MeyelHow is this possible? This ant can lay eggs of two different species, birthed by the same mother
- Reposted by Sophie Van MeyelNew @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social paper out today in @royalsociety.org Biology Letters. We found adult jackdaws can learn to tolerate usually bullied or ignored juveniles when they provided information about a new foraging resource. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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- Reposted by Sophie Van MeyelA new special issue of Science explores the immune system at the molecular and cellular level and how it has evolved to govern multiple facets of human health. Learn more: scim.ag/3IYhnk7
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- Reposted by Sophie Van MeyelNew paper out on sibling cooperation in burying beetles! Big congrats to Paul Huber!
- Better together: sibling cooperation matters! Burying beetle larvae consistently benefited from growing up with siblings, both with & without parents. Huber et al. show that sibling interactions can play a key role in the evolution of family life. Read now! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
- Reposted by Sophie Van Meyel🔬 Last week at the BayCEER Colloquium, Dr. Maximilian Körner gave us a fascinating glimpse into the social lives of Nicrophorus #beetles 🪲 A fascinating and insightful talk that sparked great discussions! @max-evolbio.bsky.social Are you ready for the next talk?🌿 #SocialEvolution #Ecology
- Reposted by Sophie Van MeyelNew paper out on social immunity and burying beetles! Congrats to @leo-theo.bsky.social and @max-evolbio.bsky.social!
- Through social immunity burying beetles protect their kids from diseases on their carcass. Can this protection ward off an insect pathogen? Researchers @steigerlab.bsky.social find out! doi.org/10.1093/jeb/... @leo-theo.bsky.social @max-evolbio.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Sophie Van Meyel🎓 #PhD in Evolutionary Ecology @UniBayreuth 🇩🇪 Parental care vs microbe communities in burying beetles 🪲🧫 ERC-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & metabarcoding Details: tinyurl.com/CareVsMicrobes Apply by May 16, start in September #AcademicSky #Microbiome #SocialEvolution #Insects
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- Reposted by Sophie Van Meyel📣SEMINAR SERIES 2025📣 We are kicking off 2025 with our first seminar. 📆Tuesday 29th April 2025 at 2pm GMT on our Youtube channel: @damienfarine.bsky.social will talk about “The costs of collective behaviour” 🐦 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc9z... This event is free, no registration required. 🤗
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