Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaIker Irisarri @ikeririsarri.bsky.social · 07/10/2026New study: Skin microbiome mirrors habitat divergence in amphibious combtooth blenny #fish (Teleostei, Blenniidae) @mncn-csic.bsky.social 1104
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaMethods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026📖Published📖 This study investigates the practical application and sensitivity of eRNA for detecting fish in the wild🧬🐟️ Find out more here 👇 buff.ly/yq0tRrh 063
Ana Ramón-Laca @lacadna.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Perhaps it can be used as a non destructive lysis protocol like you would with pinned museum specimen 010
Ana Ramón-Laca @lacadna.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I'm not sure that an insect will be completely lysed given their exoskeleton. I have only used it with eRNA filters, check out our recent paper 😉 and you'll see the advantages of this preservative 110
Ana Ramón-Laca @lacadna.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DNA/RNA shield is great, but note it's a lysis buffer. 110
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaStefan Schoenfelder @stefanschoenfelder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The number of MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship applications in 2026 (21,627) has more than doubled since 2024 (10,360 proposals) and more than tripled since 2022 (7,044). Stating the obvious here but this is not sustainable. 01212
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaMarcello D'Amico @marcellodamico.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Our new #ProyectoSAFE paper, “A method to estimate actual infrastructure-induced mortality by integrating hierarchical sources of imperfect detection”, is now online in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ebdonana.bsky.social #RoadEcology 033
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026¡Las relaciones entre especies nunca dejarán de sorprendernos! Un equipo del MNCN-@csic.es ha descubierto una esponja marina que se alimenta de sus bacterias durante el periodo reproductivo. 📷 @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social www.mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac... 198
Ana Ramón-Laca @lacadna.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I stand corrected if you look at other meanings of corn. 🙃 en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cornen.wiktionary.orgcorn - Wiktionary, the free dictionary 000
Ana Ramón-Laca @lacadna.bsky.social · 10/09/2026New #eRNA paper in MethodsEcology&Evolution 📣 We tested field-ready protocols for eRNA. Targeting high-copy structural transcripts (12SrRNA) ⬆️ 🐟 detection sensitivity in aquatic ecosystems. #eDNA #eRNA #ConservationGenomics #Biomonitoring #fisheries Check it out here: doi.org/10.1111/2041...doi.orgEnhanced fish detection sensitivity in aquatic systems using environmental RNAEnvironmental RNA (eRNA) can potentially augment the biological monitoring ability of the established environmental DNA (eDNA) application in conservation. Despite faster degradation, environmenta... 284
Ana Ramón-Laca @lacadna.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Corn in the XV century in the UK. Wouldn't it be wheat? 220
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaAnna Santure @annasanture.bsky.social · 24/08/2026University of Auckland is looking for: Lead Technologist – Genomics - Te Kura Mātauranga Koiora | School of Biological Sciences in Auckland, New Zealand. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/TheUniversit...jobs.smartrecruiters.comLead Technologist – Genomics - Te Kura Mātauranga Koiora | School of Biological SciencesCompany Description: Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of AucklandKo te whare Pūtaiao | The Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland is the largest and most highly... 0914
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaTom Near @tjnear.bsky.social · 08/07/2026 🧵1/11 New paper alert! One of 2 out today from #NearLab. Tunas are basically the superheroes of the ocean — warm-blooded, massive, and blazing fast. But HOW did they get that way? A new study just cracked open 50+ million years of evolutionary history. Let's dive in. 🐟⬇️ 24422
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaAlex de Mendoza @alexdemendoza.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Sailing in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social ready for summer, our study on the iconic Portuguese man o' war 🪼 is out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6.... We use (epi)genomics to understand a critter that fascinates me since childhood. Massive team effort with @obog.bsky.social, Cummins and Neely groups. 🧵 810355
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaSociedad Ibérica de Ictiología/Sociedade Ibérica de Ictiologia @sibic.bsky.social · 17/07/20261/4 🔴 Se cierra la temporada del salmón y se confirman los peores pronósticos. 106 salmones capturados en Asturias (mínimo histórico) y 3 en Cantabria. Las cifras de 2026 vuelven a reflejar el grave declive que sufren las poblaciones de salmón atlántico en España. #SalmónAtlántico #SalmoSalar 59174
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaOcean Diagnostics Inc. @oceandiagnostics.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Dr. Kim Parsons is a research geneticist at @fisheries.noaa.gov in Seattle. Her team uses Ocean Diagnostics' #eDNA depth and surface samplers to study large #marinemammals. By uncovering how #cetaceans travels in marine waters they can better inform conservation measures. 🐳🐬 (Video by Paul Hillman) 081
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaAiram Rodríguez @airamrodriguez.bsky.social · 01/07/2026🌍 Cat colonies reshape the abundance and body size of lizards doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... 24026
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaRaphidophyte @raphidophyte.bsky.social · 07/06/2026The deadline has been extended, due to high number of abstracts coming in, to June 12th! Are you working on #corals, #biodiversity, #restoration, #conservation, #ocean, #monitoring, #eDNA spaces and have questions on this? Let the organizing folks know or DM here. www.mtsociety.org/global-edna-...mtsociety.org2026 Global eDNA Conference 142
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaAlex de Mendoza @alexdemendoza.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Capolavoro 🎨 alert 🚨! What is the role of gene body methylation in invertebrates? Despite extensive speculation linking it to plasticity and environmental responses, its mechanistic effects and heritability remain unclear. Our take out in @natecoevo.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/nature.comGene body methylation suppresses intragenic transcription and permits epigenetic inheritance in a cnidarian - Nature Ecology & EvolutionExperiments in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis show a role of gene body methylation in transposable element suppression and that epigenetic inheritance is constrained by chromatin context and tra... 611058
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaThe Conversation ES @es.theconversation.com · 30/05/2026"Uno de los aprendizajes más duros de estos días es que la ciencia, cuando entra en directo, pierde la esencia de su espacio natural". theconversation.comDoce días, 82 entrevistas y una lección: la ciencia en directoUn experto inmunólogo cuenta para The Conversation el torbellino mediático que vivió durante la crisis del hantavirus, una labor de servicio público que llegó a poner a prueba su resistencia. 033
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaSantiago Martín Barajas @santimartinbarajas.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Después de más de un mes han capturado un salmón en Asturias. Que "orgulloso" posa con posiblemente uno de los últimos salmones de su Región. El gobierno asturiano ha asistido impasible a la extinción de la especie, sin hacer nada por evitarlo. Son unos auténticos irresponsables. 65220
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaLaura Bertola @lauradbertola.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Prospects of multipurpose biomonitoring for fisheries assessment based on environmental nucleic acids onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comProspects of multipurpose biomonitoring for fisheries assessment based on environmental nucleic acidsMethods using environmental nucleic acids have become highly effective for monitoring aquatic biodiversity, with an array of suitable use cases, including metrics for fisheries assessment. Traditiona... 011
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 11/05/2026🧵¡Nueva lista en YouTube! 'Preservar es investigar. Las colecciones del Museo'. 🎥El Archivo conserva + de 250 años de historia científica a través de documentos, fotografías, grabados... que testimonian la evolución de las ciencias naturales en España. youtu.be/8Px_8ISgiZY?...youtu.beArchivo Histórico del Museo Nacional de Ciencias NaturalesYouTube video by Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC) 154
Ana Ramón-Laca @lacadna.bsky.social · 13/05/2026#FSBI With @anariesgo.bsky.social, @pollicipes.bsky.social sky.social, @mncn-csic.bsky.social #eDNA #eRNA #MarineBiology #Conservation #FisheriesScience 010
Ana Ramón-Laca @lacadna.bsky.social · 13/05/2026🐟 monitoring can be non-invasive. 🐟💧 = eDNA + eRNA Check out this comprehensive perspective article on how eNA can improve fisheries monitoring without harming the fish! The aim is to move beyond species detection, from estimating abundance to capturing reproductive status and lots in between.doi.orgProspects of multipurpose biomonitoring for fisheries assessment based on environmental nucleic acidsMethods using environmental nucleic acids have become highly effective for monitoring aquatic biodiversity, with an array of suitable use cases, including metrics for fisheries assessment. Traditiona... 257
Ana Ramón-Laca @lacadna.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Beautiful!! Great news. I agree, eDNA may be helpful, except the scarcity will play against the limit of detection. 010
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaMarcello D'Amico @marcellodamico.bsky.social · 04/05/2026We are pleased to share that our book “ #RoadEcology: Synthesis and Perspectives ”, published by @springernature.com, is now online, with the full volume and all chapters available here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @ebdonana.bsky.sociallink.springer.comRoad EcologyThis book is the first to comprehensively present both the current state of knowledge and future directions in the emerging discipline of Road Ecology. 3249
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaDr.Kat Stewart @ecoevoedna.bsky.social · 04/05/2026🔥Population genetic inferences from #eDNA going strong 💪: check out my lab's recent work on screening for hybrid zones using nuclear SNPs #conservationbiology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comHybrid Horizons: Screening Hybridisation Through Nuclear Environmental DNAEffective monitoring of hybrid zones is essential for understanding evolutionary dynamics and mitigating species loss caused by human-mediated hybridisation. Conventional methods rely on sampling num... 1105
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaNature @nature.com · 18/04/2026Scientists have long pulled DNA from water and soil, but they have only just started to see the air as a source of genetic information go.nature.com/4tUdRcAgo.nature.comThe air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it forNature - Airborne genetic material can be used to paint a picture of ecosystem health, watch for invasive species and even identify humans. 06013
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaLeocadio Blanco-Bercial @blancobercial.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Fishing a species to extinction. Seven days and not even a single salmon captured. And still, it is claimed to be sustainable and stable. www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticia/astu...lavozdeasturias.esEl campanu se resiste a salir en el séptimo día de la temporada de pesca de salmónEn consecuencia, tampoco se ha celebrado su esperada subasta 031
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaIago Ferreiro @iagoferreiro.bsky.social · 17/04/20261/8 🐺📢 Our study in Behavioral Ecology is out now! We explore the drivers of daily movements of wolves in human-dominated landscapes and found out that they shorten considerably their movements 🔗 Paper: sl1nk.com/xkue00q 🧵👇 (📸 Francisco J. Lema Fuentes). 31510
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 08/04/2026#seminario 'Gritando a los cuatro vientos: the emergence of airborne eDNA analysis'. Por @drbarnes.org (Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University) 📆10 de abril, a las 12h Presencial y online👉 www.youtube.com/live/DkHby6D... 022
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaOlivia Hewitt @oliviahewitt.bsky.social · 30/10/2025How many ways are there to wear a sea sponge? Check out these dolphins for some fun fashion! #Ocean #Dolphins #Seasponge #environment #wildlife #VitaminSea www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...abc.net.auMale dolphins spotted donning sea-sponge wigs to attract femalesScientists observe male humpback dolphins parading sea sponges on their heads to impress females off Western Australia's northern coast. 011
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Han analizado las reacciones de los ejemplares monitorizados en 26 enclaves de ríos de Asturias y León a través de más de 200 videos como este: youtu.be/Ry3A2mgnk2g?...youtu.beotter exploring sniffing and markingYouTube video by Vincenzo Penteriani 021
Ana Ramón-Laca @lacadna.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Very interesting thread on #eulachon below! Where do #eulachon actually go when they hit the ocean? 🐟 🌊, We used #eDNA to track their marine phase. Check it out. www.nature.com/articles/s42...nature.comMapping the marine distribution of eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) in the Northeast Pacific using environmental DNA - Communications BiologyThis manuscript combines eDNA data with a statistical model to describe the spatial distribution of eulachon, a threatened smelt. DNA was positively associated with river mouths, offshore banks, warme... 042
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaKatie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Eulachon have such a high oil content (15-20% of their entire body weight!) that they burn can like a candle when dried - hence the name “candlefish." Their valuable rendered oil was also historically traded among tribes along the Pacific coast on routes known as grease trails #25DaysofFishmas 3348
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaMidniteRain is resting @midniterain.bsky.social · 18/04/2018#BellaCoola sees biggest #eulachon run in almost 20 years - www.coastmountainnews.com/news/bell…coastmountainnews.comBella Coola sees biggest eulachon run in almost 20 yearsRuns have been slowly coming up since 2012 001
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaThe Mariani Lab @marianilab.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Out now and led by the impeccable GJ Jeunen: a new way to squeeze #eDNA sequences from preserved natural samplers! NO need to damage the old specimens: just take out the DNA leached into the ethanol! Also: we have a new entry into the #nsDNA world: #bryozoa! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.com 045
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaMikel López Iturriaga @mikeliturriaga.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Magnesio, melatonina, ashwaghanda, maca… todos los suplementos de moda son un timo sin evidencia científica que los sustente. No caigas en la trampa. elpais.com/salud-y-bien...elpais.comMagnesio, la nueva píldora milagro para mejorar el sueño sin evidencia científicaLos expertos advierten de que es más adecuado revisar el estilo de vida y su efecto en el dormir que incorporar este suplemento de moda, que en el último año tomó el 15% de los españoles 44484186
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaEmbrace the Void @etvpod.bsky.social · 25/03/2026This has to be cause someone told him it’s called gut flora. 0191
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaTed R. Kahn @tedrkahn.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Free science (a giant book I coauthored & edited-my name appears way too many times for what I did). I worked w/ 108 coauthors over many years to produce this third-iteration of the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan. Have it for free. Enjoy!🐸Download it here: portals.iucn.org/library/node... Enjoy! 085
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaNicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 09/03/2026 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪 40552633
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaIñigo Martínez-Solano @batracofistro.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Recién publicado (descarga libre): especies crípticas en el tritón alpino: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 03016
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 04/03/2026#seminarioMNCN 'The New Paleobiology: Fossils, Technology, and the Biology of Deep Time' Por Jesús Marugán Lobón (@uam.es) 📆6 de marzo, a las 12h Presencial y online👉 www.youtube.com/live/YV4RtEd... 012
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaAiram Rodríguez @airamrodriguez.bsky.social · 03/03/2026More than 30 researchers question the scientific, ethical, and legal validity of a method that involves the use of live decoys #birds to conduct censuses. This method would be helping to give the return of 'silvestrismo' a scientific appearance. #ornithology doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...doi.orgRedirecting 013
Reposted by Ana Ramón-LacaDiana Lobo @dianaclobo.bsky.social · 02/03/2026🚨 PhD opportunity in evolutionary genomics Interested in working with ancient DNA and genomics of carnivores to study adaptation to human-dominated landscapes? I’m looking for a candidate to apply for an FCT PhD fellowship (Portugal). 📅 Deadline: 31 March Feel free to contact me for details! 🐺🐻🦊🧬 31414