Assistant prof at OIST in 🇯🇵 Community ecology / evolutionary ecology / stats / weird plants Come visit us 🏝️⛵️ https://www.oist.jp/research/research-units/icehttps://bsky.app/profile/darmitage.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/darmitage.bsky.social/post/3mrffgvi5vk2wOur lab member Rahel gave a phenomenal thesis defense today! Turns out whether you’re a bat or a monkey, your choice of social circles and winter activities matter for your immune system.24 Jul 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:fpkgruksd3fqahrh6g47pbsk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrffgvi5vk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/darmitage.bsky.social/post/3mocizferhs2sNew preprint led by Sam Ross on a response diversity experiment in freshwater plant communities [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jun 2026 05:03 +0000at://did:plc:fpkgruksd3fqahrh6g47pbsk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mocizferhs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/darmitage.bsky.social/post/3mneqwevyks2oI'm looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our group in Okinawa, Japan later this year/early next year. Area of research is wide open, and creative/unconventional projects are encouraged. Together, let's make ecology less of a mess! 📈📈📈 https://www.oist.jp/careers/okinawa-institute-science-and-technology-postdoctoral-scholar-integrative-community-ecology-armitage DM/email any questions!03 Jun 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:fpkgruksd3fqahrh6g47pbsk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mneqwevyks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/darmitage.bsky.social/post/3mlclwl3gds2aNew paper where we found that flowers become smaller under simulated warming, messing up bumblebee pollination. Lots of footage of thick bees getting stuck in flowers. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/JRX3TVYBUZIWYJ7R894J?target=10.1002/ecy.7036808 May 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:fpkgruksd3fqahrh6g47pbsk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlclwl3gds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/darmitage.bsky.social/post/3ml3srbiynk2nNow published! https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.70395 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:fpkgruksd3fqahrh6g47pbsk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3srbiynk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/darmitage.bsky.social/post/3mftjeiyy722iSo proud for Nonno, the first PhD awarded in our lab! おめでとう!27 Feb 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:fpkgruksd3fqahrh6g47pbsk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftjeiyy722ihttps://bsky.app/profile/darmitage.bsky.social/post/3mcc35mcn722qMultiple signalling increases both prey response and diversity in a carnivorous pitcher plant - Martin‐Eberhardt - Functional Ecology - Wiley Online Library https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.7023913 Jan 2026 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:fpkgruksd3fqahrh6g47pbsk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcc35mcn722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/darmitage.bsky.social/post/3m3gktcxzms2jNew preprint on reciprocal nutrient exchange between pitcher plants and their prey. Enjoy this video of wasps having a blast inside pitcher leaves 🍭🐝 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Oct 2025 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:fpkgruksd3fqahrh6g47pbsk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3gktcxzms2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/darmitage.bsky.social/post/3m3euw2wbrk2uHaving too much fun making 3D scans of pitcher plants17 Oct 2025 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:fpkgruksd3fqahrh6g47pbsk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3euw2wbrk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/darmitage.bsky.social/post/3m24j7mwrqk2kMajor congrats to our lab’s first PhD recipient, Nonno Hasegawa. Her work on the population genetics of Darlingtonia will help us better manage and protect the objectively coolest plant on earth01 Oct 2025 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:fpkgruksd3fqahrh6g47pbsk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24j7mwrqk2k