Patrick Rohner

@PhDVoice I did my bachelors, masters, and PhD at the same university too (same research geoup, in fact). I don't regret it one bit! I had a blast! I then moved abroad for a postdoc and will now start a faculty position. I wouldn't worry too much as long as you enjoy yourself.

Anonymous question “I studied my undergraduate and masters degree at the same University, and was fortunate in securing a prestigious fully funded PhD studentship to start in the upcoming academic year. This will also be in the same university as I am passionate in my field of research. I have enjoyed my degrees to date, especially my master, and get on very well with my supervisor both personally and professionally. My supervisor has supported me throughout, taking me on fieldwork, helping me to publish (at masters level) and build up my CV to a good enough standard to secure the PhD studentship. I adore my work and am excited to expand upon it; however, now that the PhD is due to start I cannot help built feel like I should have been more considerate to moving abroad, to a different university. I did not as I did not think I was good enough or that other universities would want me, however, now I realise that maybe I am. I am torn as every forum and website I read says that having the right supervisor is the most important thing when finding a PhD and I know I have that. However, I also know the importance of relocating in an academic career and I think I am tired of being in the same city. It has always been a dream to move and experience new cultures but now I am worried I have closed that door and do not know if I have made the right decision or not. Any advice or similar experience would be much appreciated.” #PhDVoice @PostdocVoice

Short summary of our latest @IUBiology paper @PNASNews: Asymmetric fly wings shed light on the role of development in evolution growkudos.com/publications/1…. Such a fun collaboration with @DBergerBiol.

The Call for Symposia is now open for the Third Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, which will take place in Montreal, Canada, July 26-30, 2024!  See more here: forms.gle/GEy3jvXr6y83u2…

Now in Proc Royal Soc B: Male flies sacrifice time and body size to impress females with elaborate sexual ornaments. Who needs body mass when one has ticklers and elaborate forelegs? #smallbutstylish #sexualselection doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2… @rohner_patrick @Nalini_DrP @mfnberlin

Genetic variation can constrain adaptation, and correlations between trait variability and divergence are ultimate testaments of that. But how do we interpret such correlations when they last over many millions of years? New paper with @rohner_patrick pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Ever wondered how the self-constructing, ‐regulating, ‐adjusting nature of living systems influences development, evolution? And how studying living systems as such may expand the explanatory range of evo devo? Lead by @erica_nadolski hot of the press! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ed…

@wyldescience @RyanM_Sussex @DipteristsForum It depends! Males of most species grasp females at their wing base during copulation. But there are also some species where males are very territorial and show aggressive behavior towards other males. There's a number of studies showing sexual selection and sexual conflict.

@RyanM_Sussex @DipteristsForum Are these structures on their forelegs used in male combat? They look like nutcrackers?! Such an interesting group.

Sepsidae a fun small family of acalypterate flies 29 species in the UK. Males can be identified by their unique modified leg structures. Sepsis punctum and Themira putris both common species collected from Cothill Fen NNR. @DipteristsForum

@DanielBolnick 'Fruit fly' as in Drosophilidae? We have put together range size and body size data for a number of species. The distribution data comes from taxodros.uzh.ch. The (sex-specific) size data stem from published records and museum specimens. doi.org/10.1111/ecog.0…

@OwenPetchey It's a Leptoglossus occidentalis! Hope it found a more suitable spot for hibernation.

Someone to help me write... no thanks!