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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I think the first map, taken from Back Tor, looking approximately North West. Cairn at Lost Lad visible in top right of pic and then ground falls away into Abbey Brook. Looking West the land falls away into the main Upper Derwent valley with, I think, Ouzleden Clough visible beyond that.

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

@petedp.bsky.social et al. explore the molecular evolution of the A and B haplotypes of a large, sex-linked inversion polymorphism in the zebra finch responsible for most of the genetic variation in sperm morphology. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag056 #genome #societyjournal

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Molecular Evolution of a Sex-Linked Inversion Polymorphism in Zebra Finches

Abstract. Recent years have seen an explosion in examples of supergenes, where recombination is suppressed between haplotypes, often via inversion polymorp

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Did also wonder about a mobile phone shop though. "The Postma always rings twice"? (I appreciate that terrible pun makes no sense without some knowledge of noir films)

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

'Postma - for all your needs in craft beer and expert evolutionary quantitative genetics advice', surely?

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

That's what gave me pause for thought after posting the pic!🤦

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Though in hindsight, I wonder if they are further downstream and the feature is closer to 115940

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

tarn / pond not shown on the map?

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Lunch at 10.45 isn't unreasonably early

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Thanks Darren! My (now adult) kids used to play this a lot. As far as I'm aware they've stopped now.

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

N ~50m until path within re-entrant. Follow that WNW ~500m. Boulders on R. Wall/fence after ~500m. If it runs NW, back SE to corner. Take path NW following re-entrant downhill. Woods on R. Lodge after ~200m. Bearing 270deg for 2-300m until quarry edge. 'Green' path= more up&down & fewer landmarks.

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Helen Hipperson @hhippers.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Join us in Sheffield this April to celebrate 70 years of the Ecological Genetics Group Abstract submission is closing soon!

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I see what you mean - the pic looks like the contours get tighter the further you drop down the slope, but the map shows the opposite. That's got me a bit stumped then! 🤔

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Congrats Dina - very well deserved!

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Location is at 310-315m and feature is at ~480-510m

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

elevation = 650m (or maybe a smidge over)

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I reached the same conclusion as Rob on this one. Also, ground dropping away on both sides is consistent with A, looking SE. The higher ground beyond the stream feeding the tarn shows steep(ish) rise, then a bit flatter, then steeper again, which is consistent with map.

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

The cover of Zar always makes me think of Stone Roses / Madchester / Spike island era clothing. Not convinced that was the intended look though.

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Well I think the vantage point is from just S of bridge marked on the map, and the bridge we can see is not on map. However, I feel like we might be looking at the three re-entrants running S/SE from between Pinnacle Bield and South Crag, and the angle seems wrong, unless foreshortening going on.

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Not especially confident on this one

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Same answer /same reasoning as Rob (I hadn't looked at any replies before I reached that conclusion 😀). Know that spot well - my in-laws used to leave 500m NW of the -1 spot height.

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Green circle is kink in track and Heild End farm

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Soay Sheep Project @soaysheep.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

🔭🐑 The first lambs have arrived, and spot on time from consort sightings in November! Soon village bay will be full of skipping lambs and frantic field workers....🏃‍♀️‍➡️

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Sorry to hear this Marty - very much their loss, and best of luck for the future.

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Good to see a set of questions on long-running biology experiments on #universitychallenge tonight.

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

I did wonder if it was from nearer the S>N running stream about 1km SW from there.

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Trickier one today (for me at least!)

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I think here, although perhaps would have expected the map to show a stream entering the reservoir at this point, given what looks like an inflow right in front of you.

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Elevation ~405m on flatter ground below cliff, ~420m above it

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Not at all confident with this one.

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Ah, just seen the other answers and I walked into the spot height trap! 🤦‍♂️

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Found this one tough today. Trig at 422m and circled feature at 388m? Transmission mast cunningly concealed behind trig?

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

My candidate for worst name ever would be a restaurant (now closed I think) called 'Second girlfriend'

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Unsurprisingly I am very much in agreement with this article. I've put a lot of effort in recently to prevent the undermining of field-based teaching, including pointing out the invisible subsidy that field-based teaching (& research) provide other teaching & research www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

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Extinction of experience among ecologists

Fieldwork-based research and education in ecology are under multiple threats and are progressively declining. We call for greater attention to this ongoing loss of direct field experience within the e...

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Jon Slate @jon-slate.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

An evening film as well! Perhaps we're missing a trick this year?

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