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George West

@gwest16.bsky.social

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PhD in Conservation Genetics at University of East Anglia

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Chuen @chuenlee.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Our new paper, using shotgun metagenomics on the gut microbiome, shows small but interesting longitudinal changes with age in a natural population. 🧵1/5 academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...

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Metagenomic analyses of gut microbiome composition and function with age in a wild bird; little change, except increased transposase gene abundance

Abstract. Studies on wild animals, mostly undertaken using 16S metabarcoding, have yielded ambiguous evidence regarding changes in the gut microbiome (GM)

George West @gwest16.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

First paper from my PhD published! Sexual selection matters in genetic rescue, but productivity benefits fade over time. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #conservation @royalsocietypublishing.org @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social

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Sexual selection matters in genetic rescue, but productivity benefits fade over time: a multi-generation experiment to inform conservation | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Globally, many species are threatened by population decline because of anthropogenic changes leading to population fragmentation, genetic isolation and inbreeding depression. Genetic rescue, the controlled introduction of genetic variation, is a method ...

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Chuen @chuenlee.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I am thrilled and deeply grateful to share that my latest work has been accepted for publication. 🥳 doi.org/10.1093/isme...

Metagenomic analyses of gut microbiome composition and function with age in a wild bird; little change, except increased transposase gene abundance

Abstract. Studies on wild animals, mostly undertaken using 16S metabarcoding, have yielded ambiguous evidence regarding changes in the gut microbiome (GM)