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@rajwhitlock.bsky.social
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rajwhitlock.bsky.social @rajwhitlock.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Lovely to be involved in producing this new genome sequence assembly for Hypericum pulchrum with #DTOL folks (incl. #RoyalBotanicGardensEdinburgh, @rbgkew.bsky.social, #Sanger Inst. ), who did all the hard work. wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/11-...
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rajwhitlock.bsky.social @rajwhitlock.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Grassland @bccil-uk.bsky.social on the way to drying up in this year's exceptionally warm dry conditions
Species rich limestone grassland showing Sanguisorba minor, other Forbs, grasses and sedges @bccil-ukSpecies rich limestone grassland showing Sanguisorba minor, helianthemum nummularium, Plantago lanceolata, Lotus corniculatus, Leontodon hispidus and other forbs, grasses and sedges @bccil-ukGeneral view of species rich limestone grassland and drought shelters @bccil-ukGeneral view of species rich limestone grassland and drought shelters @bccil-uk
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rajwhitlock.bsky.social @rajwhitlock.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The delicate umbel of burnet saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga alongside the dense globular seed head of rough hawkbit, Leontodon hispidus @bccil-uk.bsky.social
The delicate umbel of
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rajwhitlock.bsky.social @rajwhitlock.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Yesterday's #summer picnic with the Department of Evolution, Ecology & Behaviour #DEEB, @liverpooluni.bsky.social , feat. a friendly welly wanging contest!
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rajwhitlock.bsky.social @rajwhitlock.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Travelled through #wildfire smog to reach @bccil-uk.bsky.social and survey grassland responses to almost 33 years of #climatechange treatments. #drought #warming additional #precipitation @ect-uk.bsky.social
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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Inbreeding depression is greater in benign than in stressful environments www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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rajwhitlock.bsky.social @rajwhitlock.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Does #environmental #stress magnify #inbreeding depression? Our #meta-analysis of 116 studies shows inbreeding costs are greater in benign conditions. In stressful environments, inbreeding costs peak under intermediate stress intensity (a non-linear relationship). www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Inbreeding depression is greater in benign than in stressful environments
The potential for environmental change to compound the detrimental effects of inbreeding depression in small and isolated populations is a significant concern in conservation biology. Previous evidenc...
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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Buxton, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek. @rajwhitlock.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social is the lead PI & with @panemma.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social & Karl Evans @sheffielduni.bsky.social they are testing how #ClimateChange will impact British ecosystems. bit.ly/BuxtonCCIL 🌎
Text: LTE Site of the Week- Buxton Climate Change Laboratory Photo of 3 sheep grazing. Text: Running since 1993. Lead PI: Raj Whitlock, Liverpool University. University. Icons for grassland and climate.
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rajwhitlock.bsky.social @rajwhitlock.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Plant #genomesize varies hugely, but what drives variation within species? In #Festuca ovina, #genomesize is associated with fine-scale variation in #soil depth—but not #climate —highlighting the importance of edaphic conditions. #BCCIL @ect-uk.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Plant Genome Size Is Associated With Fine‐Scale Spatial Variation in Soil Depth, but Not Climatic Conditions, in the Grass <fi>Festuca ovina</fi>
Intraspecific variation in plant genome size could allow adaptation to changing environmental conditions. Using the world's longest running drought manipulation experiment, we make a long-term experi...
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rajwhitlock.bsky.social @rajwhitlock.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
... and if you're interested in using the Buxton Climate Change Impacts Lab—the world's longest running climate manipulation experiment—in your fellowship work, then it would be great to hear from you! #pasture #climatechange #agriculture #ecology #evolution #biodiversity
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rajwhitlock.bsky.social @rajwhitlock.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
... and if you're interested in using the Buxton Climate Change Impacts Lab—the world's longest running climate manipulation experiment—in your fellowship work, then it would be great to hear from you! #grassland #climatechange #biodiversity #ecology #evolution
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