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Jonathan Drury

@jonathanpdrury.bsky.social
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Professor @ Durham University; evolution, phylogenetics, behaviour, 🏳️‍🌈, firstgen jonathanpdrury.com

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Catherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I absolutely love this paper -- Menezes & Podos in Evolution demonstrate that loudness is linked to body size and gap width, but apparently not to habitat or mating system, across 123 Brazilian & US species. academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
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Evolutionary drivers of vocal amplitude in birds
Birds can surpass all other terrestrial vertebrates in vocal amplitude, yet why some birds sing louder than others remains unclear. Using calibrated field
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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
TIL! This is a lovely, clear explanation of the difference between Equinox and Equilux.
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Jonathan Drury @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Another successful Durham field course in the books! #belize #🇧🇿
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Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Excited to share our new paper on Fundamental and Realised Behaviours - a new way to think about assemblage-level behavioural variation through space (+time) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Out today in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
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Fundamental and realised behaviours structure geographic variation in ecological assemblages
Animal behaviours shape ecological dynamics, from species distributions to ecosystem function. These dynamics emerge from the behaviours of multiple i…
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Brant Faircloth @brantfaircloth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NSF PRFB RFP is out. If you have interests in AI approaches to studying bird color across big phylogenies, let me know! I have some ideas... And, if you don't, that's cool too, but please apply to do something with someone else if you can! www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
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Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hi #ECBB2026 @ecbb2026.bsky.social 👋 I have 3 UKRI-funded Senior Research Associate positions live at the intersection of behaviour, conservation + AI (coral reefs/UK waters) 2x2yr9mth; 1x2yrs. More info here sallykeith.weebly.com/team.html Wish I was there!
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***Three new postdoc positions!*** Our team is growing! Join us to unlock animal behaviour as an early warning system, underpinned by mechanistic ecological understanding, delivering responsible and.....
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Jonathan Drury @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dear colleagues, parton me if you hear banjo music and some off-key bluegrass singing when you walk by my office today.
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Leeban Yusuf @leebanhy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Working with minimal genomic samples from two species? I’ve put together DemogFit, a small R package for fitting IM models and estimating gene flow parameters from a single whole-genome sample per species, plus a Snakemake pipeline to generate the input files. github.com/LeebanY/Demo...
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GitHub - LeebanY/DemogFit: Have minimal genomic samples from two species and want to infer their demographic history? DemogFit is an R package for fitting four simple likelihood-based demographic mode...
Have minimal genomic samples from two species and want to infer their demographic history? DemogFit is an R package for fitting four simple likelihood-based demographic models using the distributio...
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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Very proud of the special issue of Animal Behaviour I worked on with @wascherclaudia.bsky.social and @nicolakoyama.bsky.social on addressing biases in animal behaviour. Thanks to all authors- plenty of cool papers to read. Here's our editorial: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @asab.org
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Dr. Arun Sethuraman @arunsethuraman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Hey team - it’s looking very likely that I’ll be hiring not one but two four year postdocs! We’re a fun lab with tons of theoretical and applied pop gen projects - broadly in polyploid, conservation, and human evo. Competitive salary, sunny San Diego! Do share with your about to defend grads!
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Eleanor Bath @eleanorbath.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
We have a new preprint up looking at how much variation there is in aggression in male and female fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). Check it out here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Genetic Variation in Drosophila melanogaster Aggression
Animals fight for resources to obtain fitness benefits; most contests are intrasexual, and males tend to fight more than females. Although the genetic basis of male aggression is well studied, we know...
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Jonathan Drury @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Excellent mini-field season with Jordy—who will be joining the lab in September—and Yesenia here in Mexico! Hasta pronto! #teamrubyspot
A photo of three odonatologists Hetaerina sp. nov.A bonus rose-bellied bunting
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Jonathan Drury @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Hetaerina making an appearance in @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social ‘s amazing plenary at #evol2026 #teamrubyspot
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Laura Alencar 🇧🇷🐍🦎 @alencarlrv.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Interested in #macroevolution, #macroecology, and mountain biodiversity? I'm recruiting a #postdoc for an NSF-funded project at Yale, in collaboration with Martha Muñoz (Yale) and Maya Stokes (Florida State University). I'll be at #Evol2026 and happy to chat! Link below
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Santiago Claramunt @sclaramunt.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I am recruiting a #postdoc to work on assembling and analyzing #genomes of the amazing Furnariidae. Let’s unlock the secret behind their #evolution. The official application portal will be available soon at www.uno.edu/careers. Feel free to contact me for details at sclaramu@uno.edu
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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Excellent opportunity here: a 5 year senior research fellowship in Life Sciences (broadly defined) at All Souls College Oxford. Many opportunities to work with the diverse & inclusive community here in @biology.ox.ac.uk here in the brand new Life & Mind Buiilding www.asc.ox.ac.uk/post-doctora...
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships | All Souls College
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Gideon Bradburd @gbradburd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
postdoc alert 🚨! NIH-funded postdoc in my lab to work on Ancestral Recombination Graphs in space. Please spread the word widely in your networks, and please reach out if you're interested! (2-3yr position, start date flexible, pay/benefits good!). details here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
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recruitment
Multiple positions available: ​ Postdoc PhD students
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Julien Renoult @julien-renoult.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Very excited to announce the publication of our new article on evolutionary biology, cognitive sciences and beauty, with @tamramendelson.bsky.social Dave Shuker and @gilrosenthal.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Andrej Spiridonov @andrejpaleo.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Looks like a very informative seminar on the historical phylogenetic biogeography 👇 🧪 ⚒️ #Macroecology #Paleobio
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BES Macro @besmacro.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
You have just over 48 hours left to register for in-person #BESMacro2026 attendance! Come join us in Reading for an excellent line-up of talks, posters, and workshops! 🤓🌍🐗🦜🌳 (Online-only registration will remain open until July 3.) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bes-macro-...
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BES Macro 2026
A British Ecological Society special interest group conference for researchers in macroecology and/or macroevolution at any academic career
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Gavin Leighton @gavinleighton.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Research from the lab on the evolution of size and plumage dimorphism in birds! Grad student Catherine Alverson examined how species move between size and plumage dimorphism categories. While those results largely recapitulated previous work, there was an intriguing new finding [1/3]
Phylogeny of bird species in the paper. The rings around the phylogeny represent traits. The silhouettes represent bird species in the paper.
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Catherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Want to switch countries for a postdoc? Specifically, are you European, or are you non-European wanting to come to Europe? Now's the time to reach out to potential host labs! (It's very normal to cold-email a PI about potentially hosting -- don't be shy!)
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Dr John Clarke @jclarkepaleo.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Postdoc in Macroevolution - Deadline April 12th - Join a team of Stuttgart botanists & myself to test drivers of Angiosperm diversification! Fully open process Submit cover letter, CV, 3 referees & publication list in a single PDF to postdoc-botany@smns-bw.de + 3 key papers (if possible) as PDF
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Dr. Todd L. Green @thecassowarykid.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🚨NEW SCIENCE ALERT!🚨Read our new, open-access publication in Scientific Reports (@nature.com) describing #biofluorescence in #cassowary casques! Very excited to unveil this after keeping it secret for 5 years⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/s41... NYITCOM @akiopteryx.bsky.social @jonathanberman.bsky.social
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Catherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Are you (or something you know) looking for a PhD? Like trait macroevolution but also yearn for an applied topic? Think plants are neat? Want to live in beautiful northeast Scotland?! 🌊🐬⛰️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I'm advertising a PhD in my lab! Deadline April 22, email me any questions. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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QUARTILES DLA CASE: Trait-based drivers of the ornamental plant trade at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Trait-based drivers of the ornamental plant trade at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
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Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Please share this PhD position in my group - guaranteed funding for a home/UK resident student. (i.e., non competition). Damselfly genetics, plus travel opportunities, fieldwork, and policy internship. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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QUARTILES DLA CASE: Comparative population genomics of charismatic wetland species: delivering genetic diversity indicators for biodiversity monitoring at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Comparative population genomics of charismatic wetland species: delivering genetic diversity indicators for biodiversity monitoring at University of Aberdeen , listed...
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Benjamin Freeman @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We're hiring a post doc! Looking for a global change ecologist to work with Jenny McGuire & a multidisciplinary team including me and @jameststroud.bsky.social on the ecology side of things please share widely!
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ignacio quintero @ignacioq.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Want to learn the ins and outs of diversification, trait and biogeographic evolution models? I will be giving another edition of "Dive Deep into Probabilistic Phylogenetic Comparative Methods" in Oct! @tscourses.bsky.social www.transmittingscience.com/courses/evol...
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Dive Deep into Probabilistic Phylogenetic Comparative Methods
Transmitting Science ONLINE course Dive Deep into Probabilistic Phylogenetic Comparative Methods, by Dr. Ignacio Quintero.
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Joséphine Ledamoisel, PhD @joledamoisel.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🦋 New preprint showing the convergent evolution of iridescence, a conspicuous colouration that likely participates in the ability of Morpho butterflies to escape their predators! We bring evidence supporting evasive mimicry, i.e. the evolution of similar confusing patterns in hard-to-catch prey.
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Marius Somveille @marius-somveille.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Why is there such variation in the birds encountered as you go up or down a mountain? New paper in #ScienceAdvances examines how climate and ecological interactions drive bird distributions in mountains throughout the year: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1/10 ⬇️
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Climate, ecological dynamics, and the seasonal distribution of birds in mountains
Ecological dynamics related to energy use and competition drives the seasonal distribution of birds in mountains across the world.
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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New PhD alert! We'll be applying animal welfare ideas to look at how stress affects bees, looking at the effect on bee brains with @lenariab.bsky.social, and working with @sensibee.bsky.social developing new monitoring methods. Please spread the word! #bees #PhD 🧪 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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The effect of stress on pollinator behaviour at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The effect of stress on pollinator behaviour at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Leeban Yusuf @leebanhy.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
New paper out: “allopatric” Drosophila species aren’t so allopatric after all. We show that most currently allopatric species pairs probably overlapped in the past and exchanged genes at levels similar to sympatric pairs. @evolletters.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/evle... [1/6]
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Genomic analyses in Drosophila do not support the classic allopatric model of speciation
Abstract. The allopatric model of speciation has dominated our understanding of speciation biology and biogeography since the Modern Synthesis. It is uncon
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Catherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Like traits? Plants? Interactions between humans and the natural world? Are you looking for a PhD? There's still time left to apply for a fully-funded PhD in my lab, on macroevolutionary approaches to the ornamental plant trade! Deadline Jan. 14th. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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QUARTILES DLA CASE: Trait-based drivers of the ornamental plant trade at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Trait-based drivers of the ornamental plant trade at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
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Sam Price @evovert.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
🧪🐠 I am hiring a postdoc! Work will be on patterns of biodiversity across phylogenetic scales using teleost fishes as a model. Apply by end of Jan 2026 for full consideration apply.interfolio.com/179070 I encourage folks to reach out with any questions. Please Share!
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Jonathan Drury @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Looking for a PhD opportunity? I'm hoping to recruit someone to my group at Durham University to work on a project combining fieldwork and labwork to study speciation in rubyspot damselflies: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... Get in touch if you want to chat!
The Durham cathedralA male smoky rubyspot damselfly
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Lesley Lancaster @lancasterlt.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
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QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
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Jamie Thompson @jamiet-42.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
A new #PhD opportunity supervised by @drmambobob.bsky.social and me at the @uniofreading.bsky.social on dragonfly and damselfly evolution! It is competition funded through the CROCUS partnership, and involves a mix of palaeontology and comparative biology. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Nils Chabrol @nilschabrol.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
It was a pleasure to show some of my later PhD's work on developing new phylogenetic comparative methods to detect the effect of inter-specific competition on long-term trait evolution at #2025SVP 🦕 The models I showed should be available soon in the RPANDA Package, stay tunned !
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Jonathan Drury @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Feast your eyes on this magnificent figure from Margaret Nice’s (1943) Studies in the Life History of the Song Sparrow
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Jonathan Drury @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Looking for a PhD opportunity? I'm hoping to recruit someone to my group at Durham University to work on a project combining fieldwork and labwork to study speciation in rubyspot damselflies: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... Get in touch if you want to chat!
The Durham cathedralA male smoky rubyspot damselfly
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Life Science Studios - Scientific Illustration @lifesciencestudios.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Check out the recent publication in Annual Reviews of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics where the authors explore genomic species delimitation in depth. You'll see a number of #sciart figures I created to help explain some of the concepts! www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
A scientific figure showing speciation and explaining the concept of species delimitation, and including a quote by the paper's first author.
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Jonathan Drury @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
#PCM folks: What tools are out there for forward-in-time simulation under historical biogeography models (e.g., DEC) that include simulation of both range and lineage dynamics?
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ignacio quintero @ignacioq.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Excited to share our new paper where we find that the rise, decline and fall of clades is not explained by the usual suspects (diversity-dependence, ecological opportunities) but rather by species' insidious loss of macroevolutionary fitness: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/3
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Loss of macroevolutionary species fitness explains the rise and fall of clades - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The interplay between speciation and extinction rates shapes clade diversity dynamics. Using a novel phylogenetic model that includes living and fossil lineages, the authors estimate speciation and ex...
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Dan Nesbit @dannesbit.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Over the moon to pass my viva today with no corrections, couldn’t have done it without the amazing supervision of @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social. Many thanks to @josephtobias.bsky.social and Sally street for examining! 🦜
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Jonathan Drury @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Super proud of Dr. Dan Nesbit @dannesbit.bsky.social, who passed his viva today (with no corrections!). Thanks to @josephtobias.bsky.social and Sally Street for examining! 🥳
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Nils Chabrol @nilschabrol.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
First post here to show a bit the work I did with Joëlle Barido-Sottani and Hélène Morlon on phylogenetic diversification models with heterogeneous rates in a Fossilized BD Framework 🦴: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... The paper is still under review but the method is already available in BEAST 2 !
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The Fossilized Birth Death Process with heterogeneous diversification rates unravels the link between diversification and specialisation to a carnivorous diet in Nimravidae (Carnivoraformes)
Bayesian phylogenetic inference uses more and more complex diversification models as tree priors to test new macroevolutionary hypotheses. However, those models are usually developed in a neontologica...
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Maria Akopyan, PhD @akopyan.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Now published in Cell! We found that ~15% of SNPs from divergent refs did not liftover as SNPs in the gray fox ref—half mapped to monomorphic sites, half failed to map. Co-authored with Matthew Genchev, @elliecat.bsky.social, and @jazlynmooney.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Reference genome choice compromises population genetic analyses
Characterizing genetic variation in natural populations is vital to evolutionary biology; however, many non-model species lack genomic resources. Here…
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Jonathan Drury @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Another @durham-university.bsky.social Belize field course in the books! Already looking forward to 2026…
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Florian Hartig @florianhartig.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
I will soon open up calls for a PhD student (free choice of topic as long as it fits to our group) and a scientific programmer / ecological data scientist. If you know what we are doing and would like to join our team, feel free to get in touch.
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Andrea Estandía @andreaestandia.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Excited to share our new paper in Molecular Ecology! Using whole-genome and morphological data from silvereyes, we explore their evolutionary history and find that water barriers are more effective than continental distances in driving population divergence 🐤🧬 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Islands Promote Diversification of the Silvereye Species Complex: A Phylogenomic Analysis of a Great Speciator
Geographic isolation plays a pivotal role in speciation by restricting gene flow between populations through distance or physical barriers. However, the speciation process is complex, influenced by t...
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