Simona Kralj-Fišer

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Senior Researcher at ZRC SAZU Slovenia, Assoc. Prof. of Behavioural Genetics. Study spider behaviour and life histories. Idealist. Socialist. Integrity. Equality. Solidarity. Love nature. Get lost in the beauty. Wish to travel more.

#AnimalBehaviour #Spider #SexualSelection #Evolution #BehavEcol #AnimalPersonality #QuantitativeGenetics #MaternalEffects #LifeHistory

https://www.simonakraljfiser.com/

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Age and body mass were found to positively influence these traits, indicating a feedback loop between assets and behavior. The study emphasizes the significance of understanding sex-specific life strategies in behavioral trait research. #SpiderResearch #BehavioralTraits #SexDifferences

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347223002889

🕷️📚 Exciting insights from a study on raft spiders! 🧐🔍
We delved into the fascinating world of Dolomedes fimbriatus, a spider species with significant size differences between females and males. The study uncovered intriguing sex differences in behavior: Females stood out with higher boldness, voracity, and attack probabilities compared to males.

@idealab @unibielefeld @jobsecoevo @joboffersecoevo Only six days are left to apply for this exciting PhD student position in evolutionary genetics at Bielefeld University ( https://uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/2809/research-position-phd-candidate?page_lang=en )! I'm looking forward to receiving your applications at https://jobs.uni-bielefeld.de/job/apply/2809/research-position-phd-candidate?page_lang=en !
Research Position (PhD candidate)

A female and a male spider Nephilingis cruentata next to an egg sac. #WorldAnimalDay 🎂
Photo by Teo Delić

📢Job alert!

My workgroup (@idealab) at the Department of Evolutionary Biology @unibielefeld has an open PhD student position in evolutionary genetics. We study experimental evolution with freshwater gastropods and would love to have somebody with previous experience in ddRAD-seq and ATAC-seq to join us!

Application deadline: 18th October 2023

Details here: https://uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/2809/research-position-phd-candidate?page_lang=en

Apply here: https://jobs.uni-bielefeld.de/job/apply/2809/research-position-phd-candidate?page_lang=en

Contact: [email protected]

@jobsecoevo @joboffersecoevo

Research Position (PhD candidate)

Unraveling secrets of #sexualconflict: We highlight the role of genetic vs maternal effects in shaping female vs male body sizes. 🕷️📐

#SexualDimorphism #EvolutionaryGenetics #openaccess

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jeb.14217