Daniel Noble
@danielwanoble.bsky.social
Associate Professor at The Australian National University. Meta-analysis, global change biology, functional ecology, evolutionary biology, behavioural ecology. I also like statistics. www.noblelab.org 🇨🇦🇦🇺
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Daniel Noble
@danielwanoble.bsky.social
· Dec 12
From eggs to adulthood: sustained effects of early developmental temperature and corticosterone exposure on physiology and body size in an Australian lizard
Highlighted Article: Incubation temperature and prenatal corticosterone exposure have independent sustained effects, but not interactive effects, on morphological and physiological traits in the delic...
doi.org
Check out our cool new findings showing how developmental temperature and corticosterone have long term impacts on mitochondrial efficiency that coincide with consistent differences in body size through life! A fantatsic team effort doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
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Paper alert! 🦎 Can lizards count? How does early-environment affect their quantity discrimination abilities? We investigated these questions. New paper w/ @danielwanoble.bsky.social @cpictus.bsky.social [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10682-026-10412-4]
July 24, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Paper alert! 🦎 Can lizards count? How does early-environment affect their quantity discrimination abilities? We investigated these questions. New paper w/ @danielwanoble.bsky.social @cpictus.bsky.social [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10682-026-10412-4]
Our TREE paper out on how a systems modelling approach can help to predict extreme heat impacts with some ideas on how we can move forward in implementing www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
A systems modelling approach to predict biological responses to extreme heat
Anthropogenic climate change is leading to more frequent and extreme heat waves. These
large-scale events are radically reshaping interactions among organisms—impacting
biodiversity, community composi...
www.cell.com
May 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Our TREE paper out on how a systems modelling approach can help to predict extreme heat impacts with some ideas on how we can move forward in implementing www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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2x PhD projects available at @rennesuniv.bsky.social.
1. Why populations rise & fall: global demography of amphibians & reptiles sfecologie.org/offre/funded...
2. Demographic resilience & persistence of populations under climate warming sfecologie.org/offre/funded...
Deadline: 30 May 2026
1. Why populations rise & fall: global demography of amphibians & reptiles sfecologie.org/offre/funded...
2. Demographic resilience & persistence of populations under climate warming sfecologie.org/offre/funded...
Deadline: 30 May 2026
April 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
2x PhD projects available at @rennesuniv.bsky.social.
1. Why populations rise & fall: global demography of amphibians & reptiles sfecologie.org/offre/funded...
2. Demographic resilience & persistence of populations under climate warming sfecologie.org/offre/funded...
Deadline: 30 May 2026
1. Why populations rise & fall: global demography of amphibians & reptiles sfecologie.org/offre/funded...
2. Demographic resilience & persistence of populations under climate warming sfecologie.org/offre/funded...
Deadline: 30 May 2026
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A new phD position in my lab about amphibian, infection diseases in a global changing world. Check it out! And spread the word ;)
We have a new exiting PhD position in our program on the skin microbiome of amphibians, supervised by @cortazar-chinarro.bsky.social! Follow the link to read more and apply: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/.... Deadline the 8th of May.
PhD in Evolutionary Ecology and genomics - Uppsala University
PhD in Evolutionary Ecology and genomics, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
April 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM
A new phD position in my lab about amphibian, infection diseases in a global changing world. Check it out! And spread the word ;)
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We have a new exiting opportunity to join our program with a new PhD position supervised by @dbergerbiol.bsky.social co-supervised by @gmkov.bsky.social on the repeatability of evolution in seed beetles! Click the link to read more and apply! www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
PhD-student in Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics - Uppsala University
PhD-student in Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
April 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
We have a new exiting opportunity to join our program with a new PhD position supervised by @dbergerbiol.bsky.social co-supervised by @gmkov.bsky.social on the repeatability of evolution in seed beetles! Click the link to read more and apply! www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Study paper from the researchers @krishsanghvi11.bsky.social *, @rmdean.bsky.social*, @itchyshin.bsky.social, Klaus Reinhardt, @iremsepil.bsky.social and
Regina Vega-Trejo is published in
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
3/3
Regina Vega-Trejo is published in
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
3/3
March 25, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Study paper from the researchers @krishsanghvi11.bsky.social *, @rmdean.bsky.social*, @itchyshin.bsky.social, Klaus Reinhardt, @iremsepil.bsky.social and
Regina Vega-Trejo is published in
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
3/3
Regina Vega-Trejo is published in
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
3/3
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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
Phylogenetic Comparative Methods
Phylogenetic Comparative Methods
nhcooper123.github.io
March 25, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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
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Massive thanks to @danielwanoble.bsky.social and @gwendeconninck.bsky.social for some awesome quality of life additions to metRscreen (a shiny app for paper screening in R).
Now updated:
github.com/EIvimeyCook/...
Now updated:
github.com/EIvimeyCook/...
GitHub - EIvimeyCook/metRscreen: The metRscreen shiny app - screening for meta-analysis and systematic reviews in R
The metRscreen shiny app - screening for meta-analysis and systematic reviews in R - EIvimeyCook/metRscreen
github.com
March 22, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Massive thanks to @danielwanoble.bsky.social and @gwendeconninck.bsky.social for some awesome quality of life additions to metRscreen (a shiny app for paper screening in R).
Now updated:
github.com/EIvimeyCook/...
Now updated:
github.com/EIvimeyCook/...
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Making music with the birds 🐦🎶
Read this new piece on a portable, outdoor toolkit that combines:
🐦 listen to birds → 🎙️ record them → 🥁 turn them into beats
📖 Open access: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Turning bird sounds into music creates joy, curiosity, and connection.
Read this new piece on a portable, outdoor toolkit that combines:
🐦 listen to birds → 🎙️ record them → 🥁 turn them into beats
📖 Open access: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Turning bird sounds into music creates joy, curiosity, and connection.
Listening and Making Beats With the Birds: An Outdoor Music‐Based Toolkit for Youth Engagement and Conservation Technologies
Biodiversity loss and unequal access to nature limit both ecological knowledge and opportunities for experiential learning. Here I present a portable, power outlet–independent educational toolkit tha....
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 21, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Making music with the birds 🐦🎶
Read this new piece on a portable, outdoor toolkit that combines:
🐦 listen to birds → 🎙️ record them → 🥁 turn them into beats
📖 Open access: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Turning bird sounds into music creates joy, curiosity, and connection.
Read this new piece on a portable, outdoor toolkit that combines:
🐦 listen to birds → 🎙️ record them → 🥁 turn them into beats
📖 Open access: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Turning bird sounds into music creates joy, curiosity, and connection.
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Want to know more? Ecology letters paper: doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Converting and Constructing Effect Sizes With the Response Ratio
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March 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Want to know more? Ecology letters paper: doi.org/10.1111/ele....
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Ecologists love response ratios for meta-analysis❤️
But… they can’t be converted into other effect sizes—making it impossible to have a unified dataset of all published effect sizes in ecology
I fix this with a conversion to Hedges’ d to help unify our data!
(Link to Ecology Letters paper below):
But… they can’t be converted into other effect sizes—making it impossible to have a unified dataset of all published effect sizes in ecology
I fix this with a conversion to Hedges’ d to help unify our data!
(Link to Ecology Letters paper below):
March 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Ecologists love response ratios for meta-analysis❤️
But… they can’t be converted into other effect sizes—making it impossible to have a unified dataset of all published effect sizes in ecology
I fix this with a conversion to Hedges’ d to help unify our data!
(Link to Ecology Letters paper below):
But… they can’t be converted into other effect sizes—making it impossible to have a unified dataset of all published effect sizes in ecology
I fix this with a conversion to Hedges’ d to help unify our data!
(Link to Ecology Letters paper below):
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Our meta-analysis on ecological predictors of plant responses to sequential herbivory is now published in April issue of @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Ecological predictors of plant responses to sequential herbivory: a meta‐analysis
See also the Commentary on this article by Heinen, 250: 699–701.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 20, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Our meta-analysis on ecological predictors of plant responses to sequential herbivory is now published in April issue of @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Check out our new paper in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social with a stellar crew of collaborators!
We suggest a need for a systems modelling approach to predict the effects of extreme heat and propose a path forward on how we can do it! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We suggest a need for a systems modelling approach to predict the effects of extreme heat and propose a path forward on how we can do it! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com
March 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Check out our new paper in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social with a stellar crew of collaborators!
We suggest a need for a systems modelling approach to predict the effects of extreme heat and propose a path forward on how we can do it! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We suggest a need for a systems modelling approach to predict the effects of extreme heat and propose a path forward on how we can do it! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Many journals require data and code sharing. Yet code is still rarely shared and datasets are often hard to reuse.
Our new paper introduces the @sortee.bsky.social guidelines for data & code quality control in ecology & evolution, developed by 26 experienced data editors.
📄 doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
Our new paper introduces the @sortee.bsky.social guidelines for data & code quality control in ecology & evolution, developed by 26 experienced data editors.
📄 doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
March 14, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Many journals require data and code sharing. Yet code is still rarely shared and datasets are often hard to reuse.
Our new paper introduces the @sortee.bsky.social guidelines for data & code quality control in ecology & evolution, developed by 26 experienced data editors.
📄 doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
Our new paper introduces the @sortee.bsky.social guidelines for data & code quality control in ecology & evolution, developed by 26 experienced data editors.
📄 doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
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How does development shape the variation evolution can act on?
In our new paper in @pnas.org , we bridge developmental dynamics and quantitative genetics, linking dynamical models of phenotype formation with the statistical parameters used to study evolutionary change
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
In our new paper in @pnas.org , we bridge developmental dynamics and quantitative genetics, linking dynamical models of phenotype formation with the statistical parameters used to study evolutionary change
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Bridging developmental and statistical approaches to variation and evolution | PNAS
Phenotypic variation is the raw material for evolutionary diversification and adaptation.
However, a critical gap remains in evolutionary theory be...
www.pnas.org
March 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM
How does development shape the variation evolution can act on?
In our new paper in @pnas.org , we bridge developmental dynamics and quantitative genetics, linking dynamical models of phenotype formation with the statistical parameters used to study evolutionary change
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
In our new paper in @pnas.org , we bridge developmental dynamics and quantitative genetics, linking dynamical models of phenotype formation with the statistical parameters used to study evolutionary change
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Check out our new paper in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social with a stellar crew of collaborators!
We suggest a need for a systems modelling approach to predict the effects of extreme heat and propose a path forward on how we can do it! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We suggest a need for a systems modelling approach to predict the effects of extreme heat and propose a path forward on how we can do it! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com
March 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Check out our new paper in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social with a stellar crew of collaborators!
We suggest a need for a systems modelling approach to predict the effects of extreme heat and propose a path forward on how we can do it! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We suggest a need for a systems modelling approach to predict the effects of extreme heat and propose a path forward on how we can do it! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Thrilled to share our new preprint:
“Extreme Heat as the New Normal” 🌡️🔥
We introduce a roadmap + code for identifying and mapping extreme heat 📏 and linking it to ecology:
🧭 Species distribution models 🐦
🌿 Biophysical models & microclimates 🦎
📉 Population dynamics 👥
doi.org/10.64898/202... 🧵 ⬇️
“Extreme Heat as the New Normal” 🌡️🔥
We introduce a roadmap + code for identifying and mapping extreme heat 📏 and linking it to ecology:
🧭 Species distribution models 🐦
🌿 Biophysical models & microclimates 🦎
📉 Population dynamics 👥
doi.org/10.64898/202... 🧵 ⬇️
doi.org
March 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Thrilled to share our new preprint:
“Extreme Heat as the New Normal” 🌡️🔥
We introduce a roadmap + code for identifying and mapping extreme heat 📏 and linking it to ecology:
🧭 Species distribution models 🐦
🌿 Biophysical models & microclimates 🦎
📉 Population dynamics 👥
doi.org/10.64898/202... 🧵 ⬇️
“Extreme Heat as the New Normal” 🌡️🔥
We introduce a roadmap + code for identifying and mapping extreme heat 📏 and linking it to ecology:
🧭 Species distribution models 🐦
🌿 Biophysical models & microclimates 🦎
📉 Population dynamics 👥
doi.org/10.64898/202... 🧵 ⬇️
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Surprise! The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is against my 5% billionaire wealth tax. I wonder why?
If enacted, Bezos would owe $12 billion in taxes, and an average family of 4 would receive a $12,000 direct payment.
Poor Jeff would be left with just $224 billion to survive.
If enacted, Bezos would owe $12 billion in taxes, and an average family of 4 would receive a $12,000 direct payment.
Poor Jeff would be left with just $224 billion to survive.
March 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Surprise! The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is against my 5% billionaire wealth tax. I wonder why?
If enacted, Bezos would owe $12 billion in taxes, and an average family of 4 would receive a $12,000 direct payment.
Poor Jeff would be left with just $224 billion to survive.
If enacted, Bezos would owe $12 billion in taxes, and an average family of 4 would receive a $12,000 direct payment.
Poor Jeff would be left with just $224 billion to survive.
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Differences between M & F are pervasive, but we often focus on #SexDifferences in the mean. @pietropollo.bsky.social @danielwanoble.bsky.social @itchyshin.bsky.social &co present #stats tools that allow comparison of #skewness, #kurtosis & correlations b'n groups @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4093nJs
February 16, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Differences between M & F are pervasive, but we often focus on #SexDifferences in the mean. @pietropollo.bsky.social @danielwanoble.bsky.social @itchyshin.bsky.social &co present #stats tools that allow comparison of #skewness, #kurtosis & correlations b'n groups @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4093nJs
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The Thermal Ecology Alliance is approaching 1000 members! Join here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org/participation
December 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The Thermal Ecology Alliance is approaching 1000 members! Join here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org/participation
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New paper in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com - on 'Building on monitoring and conservation policies for global soil biodiversity'
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
We
1.describe key role soil biodiversity play in ecosystem functions & SDGS.
2. propose framework to address current policy challenges
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
We
1.describe key role soil biodiversity play in ecosystem functions & SDGS.
2. propose framework to address current policy challenges
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
New paper in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com - on 'Building on monitoring and conservation policies for global soil biodiversity'
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
We
1.describe key role soil biodiversity play in ecosystem functions & SDGS.
2. propose framework to address current policy challenges
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
We
1.describe key role soil biodiversity play in ecosystem functions & SDGS.
2. propose framework to address current policy challenges
We’ve started the Thermal
Ecology Alliance! Go grab a cup of TEA and join the movement www.thermalecologyalliance.org/participation
Ecology Alliance! Go grab a cup of TEA and join the movement www.thermalecologyalliance.org/participation
www.thermalecologyalliance.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We’ve started the Thermal
Ecology Alliance! Go grab a cup of TEA and join the movement www.thermalecologyalliance.org/participation
Ecology Alliance! Go grab a cup of TEA and join the movement www.thermalecologyalliance.org/participation
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The Thermal Ecology Alliance is growing rapidly and we are now at 51 countries! Join here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org/participation
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Thermal Ecology Alliance is growing rapidly and we are now at 51 countries! Join here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org/participation
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Brings back happy memories of ISBE 2024 where the conversation about this paper began.. great to see it out in @natecoevo.nature.com. Thanks to co-authors and to the organisers of that brilliant conference 🙏🏽. @bbmwong.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social, Suzanne Alonzo🫶, Sasha Dall, “Dr Cunningham”
Behavioural ecology in the 21st century..... www.nature.com/articles/s41... @asgriffin.bsky.social
Behavioural ecology in the twenty-first century - Nature Ecology & Evolution
This Perspective discusses how the field of behavioural ecology has contributed to fundamental science and tackling global challenges, ranging from understanding how natural selection leads to adaptat...
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Brings back happy memories of ISBE 2024 where the conversation about this paper began.. great to see it out in @natecoevo.nature.com. Thanks to co-authors and to the organisers of that brilliant conference 🙏🏽. @bbmwong.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social, Suzanne Alonzo🫶, Sasha Dall, “Dr Cunningham”
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Save the date! 47th New Phytologist Symposium on 'Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life'. Explore how extreme heat affects plants that underpin ecosystem productivity.
2-5 June 2026, Cordoba, Spain.
@newphyt.bsky.social
www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps
2-5 June 2026, Cordoba, Spain.
@newphyt.bsky.social
www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps
Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life
www.newphytologist.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Save the date! 47th New Phytologist Symposium on 'Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life'. Explore how extreme heat affects plants that underpin ecosystem productivity.
2-5 June 2026, Cordoba, Spain.
@newphyt.bsky.social
www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps
2-5 June 2026, Cordoba, Spain.
@newphyt.bsky.social
www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps