Paleontologist. Amber and beetle lover (better if mixed 💛🪲). Ramón y Cajal #RyC researcher at the Institut Botànic de Barcelona (Spain). PI of #PaleoecologyLab, Interested in #insect #evolution, insect-plant #interactions and #pollination ecology
A new genus and species of Trechinae discovered from the ~100 Ma French Charentese amber! Dedicated to the famous English rock band MUSE, Cydonius musei helps refining the age of the subfamily in a TED framework. doi.org/10.1093/isd/... @ibb-botanic.bsky.social @davidperis.bsky.social
A deep dive into the fossil record of diving beetles (Dytiscidae): origins & pulsed diversification onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @datadryad.bsky.social @jules2701.bsky.social @cocomacro.bsky.social @davidperis.bsky.social @ibb-botanic.bsky.social @paleodb.bsky.social
🚨PAPER ALERT🚨 A new work led by @jules2701.bsky.social explains the evolutionary dispersion of bark beetles (Scolytinae) and the angiosperms to gymnosperm host shifts during the Cretaceous. @ibb-botanic.bsky.social #LabPaleoecology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Gondwanan Origin of Bark and Ambrosia Beetles and Their Rapid Worldwide Diversification During the CretaceousAim It is not trivial to estimate the relative contributions of dispersal, vicariance, and range contraction in explaining the present-day distribution of ancient clades. In this study, we aim to in...onlinelibrary.wiley.com🚨PAPER ALERT🚨 This is the (great!) first paper from @jules2701.bsky.social PhD project. Three different dating methods using fossil record point to the same results: Scolytinae predated the Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution. @ibb-botanic.bsky.social #LabPaleoecology academic.oup.com/sysbio/artic...
Multiple Dating Methods and Insights from the Fossil Record Reveal that Bark Beetles Predate the Angiosperm Terrestrial RevolutionAbstract. Estimating the age of a given clade is not trivial. Most dating studies rely on a node dating approach, which is highly sensitive to fossil placeacademic.oup.com🚨New publication🚨 Beetles are not only neglected pollinators! The Evolution of Flower Beetles as Visitors and Pollinators - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... #LabPaleoecology @ibb-botanic.bsky.social
The Evolution of Flower Beetles as Visitors and PollinatorsAn estimated 20% of about 400,000 species of beetles (Coleoptera) are flower visitors. Despite this huge taxonomic and natural history diversity, beetle–flower interactions have historically been over...go.shr.lc
🔴La convocatoria “Consolidación Investigadora” de este año vuelve a sufrir un recorte 📉Es un 50% menos que 2024, que a su vez ya fue recortada otro 50% respecto a 2023 👉¿Consecuencia? Aún más problemas para la estabilización @cienciagob.bsky.social @ageinves.bsky.social @dianamorantr.bsky.social 🧵
some recent changes for #Systematic_Entomology @royentsoc.bsky.social ! We welcome new people on our board of EiCs ( #Ligia_Benavides, #Christopher_Owen and #Emmanuel_Toussaint) and expand our scope to include most non-terrestrial arthropods 🕷️ resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Developing Systematic Entomology and expanding its scopeClick on the article title to read more.resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Minúscula hembra de Sphaerophoria scripta (~7 mm) comiendo granos de polen en una flor de Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Caryophyllaceae). En su vida anterior como larva se buscó la vida devorando pulgones entre las hierbas. Ahora en su vida adulta sigue ayudando a las plantas, pero ahora como polinizador
Tip si estás buscando un #postdoc por Europa: Hace poco salieron los últimos resultados de las #ERC Advanced: erc.europa.eu/sites/defaul... así que si estáis buscando grupos que puedan tener bastante financiación ahora, potencialmente ahí están ;) Yo conseguí mi 1er postdoc así hace 10 años.
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Postdoc Job offer for Arthropod Ecologists 🪲🕷️ Michael Staab @leuphana.bsky.social offers a 3 year postdoc starting in October latest. Arthropod diversity, interactions & functions in different research programs, e.g. @bexplo.bsky.social Apply by June 19th www.leuphana.de/en/universit...
In a new study just published, I teamed up with some Brazilian colleagues to explore how the different features of garden flowers help sustain #pollinators throughout the year in a subtropical urban garden. Read more about it here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/05/30/a... #biodiversity #ecology #bees
A new study shows how garden flowers keep city pollinators flying all year roundWhen we think of cities, gardens might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But these green patches — whether in private yards, parks, or balconies — play a surprisingly important role in sup…jeffollerton.co.uk
