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Jon Waters

@jonwatersnz.bsky.social
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Professor of biology @Otago NZ. Genetics, ecology, evolution. Dad, lover of nature & music. www.otago.ac.nz/zoology/staff/profe… scholar.google.com/citations?user=_…

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Joel Corush @jcorush.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Cool new paper finding lower diversification rates in diadromous salmonid lineages relative to non-migratory lineages. By Burridge, Simpson, Wilson, & @jonwatersnz.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Alpine adaptation drives rapid colour evolution in a Batesian mimic royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article...
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Several important native NZ freshwater species nominated for fish of the year! My favourite is the kōaro: www.mountainstosea.org.nz/fish-of-the-...
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Fish of the Year | Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
New Zealand bug of the year: moth named Avatar after mining threat crowned winner www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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New Zealand bug of the year: moth named Avatar after mining threat crowned winner
Arctesthes avatar moth, which won nearly half of the votes, was discovered in 2012 and is critically endangered
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Thanks @universityofotago.bsky.social and @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social for supporting my sabbatical visit to UCB-Integrative Biology in 2024! - this new synthesis paper is one of the key outputs: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Geological processes shaping freshwater biodiversity: a synthesis of global evidence
Recent genomic data highlight the key roles of geological processes in shaping the diversification and biogeography of freshwater lineages. Specifically, physical processes such as tectonic uplift, e....
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Excited to see our new genomics/oceanography study published @natcomms.nature.com @universityofotago.bsky.social
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Genomics of rafting crustaceans reveals adaptation to climate change in tropical oceans - Nature Communications
Rafting dispersal can facilitate responses to environmental change. Here, authors integrate dispersal simulations, ecological genomics, and salinity stress experiments to elucidate the rafting dynamic...
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
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Rafting Crustaceans’ Genomes Reveal Climate Adaptation
In a groundbreaking study published recently in Nature Communications, Liu, Waters, Huang, and their colleagues have unveiled the extraordinary genomic adaptations of rafting crustaceans that enable
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Our new paper reviewing physical processes shaping freshwater biodiversity: doi.org/10.1002/brv....
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Genetics Society of AustralAsia @geneticsaus.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Catherine Collins walking with us through the tāhuhu kōrero in DNA. #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
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Genetics Society of AustralAsia @geneticsaus.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Amazing talks in the Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics, and the Human Genetics concurrent sessions today. Emma Carroll, Isabelly de Lima, Graham McCulloh, Amara Shaukat, Kathleen McLay, & some excellent lightning talks! #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
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Moler @envdna.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Do freshwater insect assemblages in exotic plantations resemble those from native forest? Evidence from environmental DNA #eDNA #environmenalDNA onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Do freshwater insect assemblages in exotic plantations resemble those from native forest? Evidence from environmental DNA
Widespread deforestation has impacted biodiversity patterns globally, but the potential for forest plantations to restore biodiversity remains unclear. Here we used environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis ...
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Felix Zareie-Vaux @felixvaux.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Iguanas rafted more than 8,000 km from North America to Fiji: doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #biogeography #phylogenetics #genomics #ecology #evolution
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
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Felix Zareie-Vaux @felixvaux.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Great example of targeted eDNA for population genetics and biodiversity management! Targeted eDNA Metabarcoding Reveals New Populations of a Range-Limited Stonefly: doi.org/10.1002/ece3... @grahammccullochnz.bsky.social @jonwatersnz.bsky.social #eDNA #popgen #ecology #genetics #biodiversity
On the left: a map of stream eDNA detections for stoneflies, on the right: a phylogenetic tree of COI haplotypes, which reveals several distinct clades distributed along the streams from north to south.
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
There’s still time to vote for our amazing #stonefly in NZ Bug of the Year 2025 bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-2025/
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Graham Coop @gcbias.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Congrats to @jeffgroh.bsky.social et al on publication of "Ancient structural variants control sex-specific flowering time morphs in walnuts and hickories" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Science magazine front cover. Picture of a walnut in its opened shell. The text reads "All about timing. Mating type evolution in walnuts and pecans" graphical abstract:
"In Juglans (top left) and Carya, two morphs show complementary temporal separation between male and female flowering (heterodichogamy). Mating types are controlled by two nonhomologous single-locus mechanisms that arose in the common ancestor of each genus, respectively. (Bottom left) Simplified schematic of a putative functional regulatory element at the Juglans locus. (Bottom right) Strong genotypic correlations across the Carya locus indicate a lack of recombination between two colinear haplotypes with similar gene content."
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
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High-resolution genomic history of early medieval Europe
Nature - Twigstats, a method for ancestry reconstruction, provides high-resolution genetic histories and movement patterns of people living in Europe during the first millennium ce.
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Jen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Good morning! This is your periodic reminder that earwigs have wings. (Carcinophora sp.) Tatama National Park, Colombia
An insect with a reddish-brown abdomen that ends in pinchers, large translucent wings with gold elytra, and a reddish brown head. It is standing at the end of a leaf.
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Congrats to Anran Fan on her first publication: doi.org/10.1111/ecog...
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Daniel Hering @danielheringude.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
A starter pack on aquatic insects: Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera. go.bsky.app/3irKfNa
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Kate @knhannah.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
This is the statement regarding Marsden Fund from the sector peak body, Universities NZ: www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/latest-news-...
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Statement on cuts to Marsden Funds for Humanities and Social Sciences | Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara
Today's announcement from Government disbanding the humanities and social sciences panels from the Marsden Fund is very concerning. Whilst investment in STEM disciplines is important for shorter-term ...
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Jo Wolfe, PhD @jopabinia.bsky.social · 19/02/2024
Wow! The complex genomic and epigenetic variation that builds the tasty diversity of Brassica oleracea (the single species that forms broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts) 🧪🥦🥬
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Large-scale gene expression alterations introduced by structural variation drive morphotype diversification in Brassica oleracea - Nature Genetics
De novo genome assemblies of 22 Brassica oleracea accessions and pan-genome analyses highlight the effects of structural variations on gene expression and their contributions to morphotype diversifica...
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Chris Byrne @chris-byrne.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Sea life on the Oregon Coast. Starfish, sea anemones and kelp photographed at low tide.
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Jenny Jandt (she/her) @thewasplady.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
I had the opportunity to contribute to a study on mimicry! Shout out to Jon Waters & Graham McCulloch for inviting me to join the team! @zoologyotago.bsky.social theconversation.com/stoneflies-c...
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Stoneflies change colour in response to deforestation, suggesting humans can alter evolution – new research
A new study shows that rapid loss of forests has prompted a colour change in stoneflies, caused by a genetic mutation. This means human change to the environment can drive evolution.
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Sunset in Berkeley as our fantastic months at UCB come to a close
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Jon Waters @jonwatersnz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Excited to see our team’s work on insect colour evolution published in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Human-driven evolution of color in a stonefly mimic
Rapid adaptation is thought to be critical for the survival of species under global change, but our understanding of human-induced evolution in the wild remains limited. We show that widespread defore...
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