Proud dad of three. Post-doc at the EON lab (UGent). Lover of color. Nothing makes sense in evolution except the biology of (f)light.
Michaël Nicolaï
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The state of natural history institutions across Europe reflects decades of neglect and lack of vision from administrators, present and past
New preprint🚨happy to share work from my first PhD chapter, evaluating the ways in which we can integrate ancestral state estimations into disparity workflows, completed alongside @tguillerme.bsky.social , Gavin Thomas & @nhcooper123.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧪
I did it! Accidental aRt!
I am hiring a PhD student to join our group in Lund, Sweden working on an ERC-funded project to untangle color and polarization vision in some amazing crustaceans – minute water fleas and pugnacious mantis shrimp!
Please forward this to promising students. Apply here: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Want to switch countries for a postdoc? Specifically, are you European, or are you non-European wanting to come to Europe? Now's the time to reach out to potential host labs!
(It's very normal to cold-email a PI about potentially hosting -- don't be shy!)
Caleb Scutt
Roll up, roll up! Looking for a postdoc? Want somewhere that's academia adjacent? Interested in seabirds, plastics, and conservation? Come work with me and @adriftlab.bsky.social!
If you want to help develop an application, get in touch! #ornithology #seabirds #PhDjobs #PostdocJobs
We often assume that reflectance is “spectrally well‑behaved.”
If an animal is bright or dark in the (human) visible, surely the rest of the spectrum just… follows along?
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Hugo Gante
Are you (or something you know) looking for a PhD? Like trait macroevolution but also yearn for an applied topic? Think plants are neat?
Want to live in beautiful northeast Scotland?! 🌊🐬⛰️🏴
I'm advertising a PhD in my lab! Deadline April 22, email me any questions. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Michaël Nicolaï
Hi all. I am very excited that after 6 years I finally got my phylogenetic comparative methods book and online exercises online. Feel free to use and share. The book is here: nhcooper123.github.io/pcm-primer/. Note that it is not finished, we had to abandon it before the sunk costs fallacy broke us
Solar reflectance across ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths was analyzed in integuments and eggs of 322 species. We found consistent positive correlations between UV and visible refl....
Big opportunities for researchers 🌍
We are investing nearly €400 million to help researchers share their work and collaborate with the best scientific teams across the EU.
The 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships are now open.
More: link.europa.eu/PNxpxw
Jonathan Goldenberg
Dr Alex Bond
Natalie Cooper
European Commission
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Trait-based drivers of the ornamental plant trade at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
Big opportunities for researchers 🌍
We are investing nearly €400 million to help researchers share their work and collaborate with the best scientific teams across the EU.
The 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships are now open.
More: link.europa.eu/PNxpxw
The institution boasts strong visitor numbers and an international scientific reputation. But its head warns of catastrophic conditions, including mold in the collections, a flooded library, and crack...
