Evolutionary biologist at LMU Munich interested behaviour and speciation. Tropical butterfly hunter. Dog father. https://www.bio.lmu.de/en/research/research-fields/evolutionary-biology/merrill-lab/
Richard Merrill
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So that population took off ...
grew this horse chestnut from a conker I collected as a kid aged ~7 …
Great sounding project, great place, and great PI (and guy). I would apply.
Happening today: the final "Early Career Researchers in Speciation" seminar!
This session features talks by Aryeh Miller on Anolis lizards 🦎 and @rishidekayne.bsky.social on speciation research in industry 📊
+ we'll hear from Dr Mariana Braga in the careers Q&A ✋
👉 find the link on our website
Richard Merrill
Workshop Announcement:
We’re hosting a second in-person workshop from *7–11 December 2026* at the Scottish Centre for Ecology & the Natural Environment (near Glasgow)! 🏴
In brief, the aim is to populate a database on RI 👩💻
To apply, please fill out this form by *May 20th*: forms.gle/ZJoqtwxDhT5g...
Richard Merrill
Richard Merrill
New preprint from us and @emiliapsantos.bsky.social’s #NERC grant, led by Jake Morris, @gadusmo.bsky.social et al
Using an interspecific cross between two #cichlids to think about models of #brainevolution 🐟🧠
Feedback and suggestions welcome! 🙏🏻
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We are looking for two field managers‼️Starting end of August South Africa 🌍 If you have fieldwork experience and want a job with added responsibility of overseeing the field activities, see below for more information. 🐣 Deadline 15/06/2026
sociableweaverproject.com/recruitment/...
#fieldjobs
Very happy to announce a big new paper from the lab, led by grad students @smishra677.bsky.social and Laia Pomar-Pallarès (in collaboration with @roblanfear.bsky.social).
We introduce a new way to study introgression, with accompanying software (DAFT)
1/n 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
🚨Job claxon🚨
4-year #Postdoc available in our lab in @camzoology.bsky.social developing molecular and anatomical approaches to mapping evolutionary changes in the brain, using #Heliconiini butterflies.
Come join us, we are nice. 🧪
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Integration of Speciation (ESEB Special Topic Network)
ESEB-funded Special Topic Network, Integration Of Speciation Research (IOS) is organizing a workshop to be held later this year (7th to 11th December 2026) at the Scottish Centre for Ecology & the Nat...
Integration of Speciation (ESEB Special Topic Network)
www.biorxiv.org
Daniel Kronauer
Stephen Montgomery
Stephen Montgomery
Video
Sociable Weaver Project
Matthew Hahn
Genetic architecture of cichlid brain morphology https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.01.715931v1
I am hiring a postdoc for a project on herbivory of Rhododendron by insects in North Wales! Genomics expertise required, field experience preferred. Hoping to hire quickly! Bangor is awesome! Get in touch if you want any more details! jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....
