Reposted by Sarah du PlessisThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030. That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around. 7350462753
Sarah du Plessis @sduplessis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Interested in what ecological and evolutionary forces are driving variation in wolf skull size and shape globally? Take a look at our new paper answering just this! doi.org/10.1111/ddi....doi.orgGlobal Drivers of Morphological Variation in Grey WolvesAim To investigate the ecological and evolutionary drivers of morphological variation in grey wolves (Canis lupus) across their global range: Location The entire Holarctic distribution of grey wol... 010
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisCentre for Palaeogenetics @cpgsthlm.bsky.social · 03/06/2026🧬 New paper in Cell! Analysis of 12 cave lion genomes shows that cave lions and modern lions may have diverged more than three times earlier than previously thought – as early as 1.7 million years ago! AND…they interbred when temperatures dropped! Paper: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧵 1/9 15734
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisAnders Bergström @anders-bergstrom.bsky.social · 17/11/2025A PhD project on historical genomics in the declining red squirrel in Britain is available in my group, through the @aries-dtp.bsky.social. Use historical genomes to track the effects of decline and genetic rescue in this charismatic species. aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...aries-dtp.ac.ukHistorical genomics of the declining red squirrel in Britain | AriesDr Anders Bergström, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia Professor Cock van Oosterhout, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Dr Selina Brace… 16241
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/11/2025This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 12351155
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisGraham M. @graham-m.bsky.social · 15/11/2025The interactive version is quite fun citiesmoving.com/visualizatio...citiesmoving.comVisualizations - Cities Moving 1123
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisSabhrina Aninta @sagitaninta.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Our Q&A article on inbreeding for conservation is out in BMC Biology! We discuss some important key concepts related to inbreeding in the light of new genomic tools and what it means for conservation when we want to improve species survival. #consgen bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....bmcbiol.biomedcentral.comQ&A: inbreeding and its implications for conservation - BMC BiologyInbreeding depression plays a role in the decline, endangerment, and extinction of small populations, and thus inbreeding has received much attention in conservation biology. The term inbreeding is us... 12414
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 16/10/2025In Denmark if you're left-leaning or young, you're much more likely to understand that wolves are positive for ecosystems. If you're right-wing or older, the chances diminish substantially. Why 40 wolves have shaken Danish politics. share.google/R4cSBc5DSBgX...share.googleWhy 40 wolves have shaken Danish politicsEven this small number has sparked fierce debates over livestock and public safety in one of Europe's most intensively farmed countries 723570
Sarah du Plessis @sduplessis.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Thanks for a brilliant visit to @amniotalab.bsky.social in @mfnberlin.bsky.social last week! Great to hear about everyones exciting projects and looking forward to working together in the future! 020
Sarah du Plessis @sduplessis.bsky.social · 01/05/2025📣 I’m excited to be able to share our new publication! 📣 Our research on historical genomic variation 🧬 in Eurasian otters 🦦 (Lutra lutra) in Britain demonstrates the viability of hunting trophy specimens as sources of historical DNA. doi.org/10.1007/s126...doi.orgHistorical genomic variation of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in Britain, from hunting trophies - Conservation Genetics ResourcesGenomic data from historical specimens can provide insights into populations and processes no longer evident from modern samples. Identifying viable sources of historical DNA is key to this. Here we a... 2103
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisAdam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Genes, money, status... and comics New substack: I helped write @dr-appie.bsky.social's new paper about nature and nurture, genes and socio-economic status. We think it’s important and deserves a broad audience, so here it is in graphic novel format. arutherford.substack.com/p/genes-mone...arutherford.substack.comGenes, money, status... and comicsThis week we published a big paper about nature and nurture, genes and socio-economic status. We think it’s important and deserves a broad audience, so here it is in graphic novel format. 1011242
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisJazmín Ramos Madrigal @jazminrm.bsky.social · 12/02/2025PhD position in bean palaeogenomics!🌱 Join our group at @hologenomics.bsky.social , U. of Copenhagen. The PhD, funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation, will study bean domestication and its coevolution with rhizobia using ancient and modern genomes. Apply by March 16: tinyurl.com/24uzrj2f Please share!tinyurl.comPhD fellowship in Evolutionary Biology at the Globe InstituteA PhD fellowship in Evolutionary Biology is being posted in the research team lead by Assistant Prof Jazmín Ramos Madrigal commencing 1 July 2025 or as soon as 02727
Sarah du Plessis @sduplessis.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Build the bike lanes, and they will be used! Bikeability and the induced demand for cycling - doi.org/10.1073/pnas... Also - look at the extent of protected bike lanes in Copenhagen!pnas.orgBikeability and the induced demand for cycling | PNASTo what extent is the volume of urban bicycle traffic affected by the provision of bicycle infrastructure? In this study, we exploit a large datase... 061
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisAnna Hewett @annamhew.bsky.social · 13/01/2025📣 The final chapter of my PhD is now out in @evolletters.bsky.social !! 📣 🦌 Using genomic and fitness data from a long-term study of red deer we investigated the interaction between inbreeding depression and the environment (ID × E) doi.org/10.1093/evle...doi.orgFine-scale spatial variation in fitness, inbreeding, and inbreeding depression in a wild ungulateAbstract. Environmental stress can exacerbate inbreeding depression by amplifying differences between inbred and outbred individuals. In wild populations, 14719
Sarah du Plessis @sduplessis.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Thanks to everyone who stopped to chat (even if it was just to look at our skull!) 💀🧬🐺 151
Sarah du Plessis @sduplessis.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Want to hear about wolf skulls? Come find my poster (hidden in the corner) at #PGG58 #PopGroup58 I can’t promise results (yet) but I do have a 3D printed skull and some cool visuals! 0102
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisClàudia Fontserè @claudiafontsere.bsky.social · 17/12/2024I'm super happy to share our newest preprint on whooping crane genomics 🐣🧬 🚨Persistent genomic erosion in whooping cranes despite demographic recovery🚨 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Extremely thankful to @hernmoral.bsky.social and all co-authors! #conservationgenomics #genomics #whoopingcranes 37935
Sarah du Plessis @sduplessis.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Guess the species? Here is a recently microCT scanned specimen from Copenhagen Zoological Museum, but can you work out what it is... @evomorpholab.bsky.social 131
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisJoachim Mergeay @jmergeay.bsky.social · 03/12/2024As expected, the downlisting of the #wolf Canis lupus at the Bern Convention Standing Committee was approved. A thread on some ins and outs. 1/ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...ec.europa.euEU proposal to adapt protection status of the wolf adopted by Bern Convention, paving the way to more flexibility in managing wolf populationsToday, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention voted in favour of the EU proposal to adapt the protection status of the wolf from ‘strictly protected' to ‘protected'. 34845
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisKaterina Guschanski @kguschan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024If you like genomics, speciation, and primates, this PhD position is for you! Unraveling the genomic architecture of speciation and gene flow in a crazy group of monkeys at U of Edinburgh . Do reach out with questions! evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi... 27975
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisCardiff University Otter Project @otterproject.bsky.social · 28/11/2024We post mortem otters found dead in Wales, England, and Scotland. If you have found a dead otter please contact the relevant organisation below: • Wales: Natural Resources Wales 0300 0653000 • England: Environment Agency 03708 506506 • Scotland: International Otter Survival Fund 01471 822487 111
Sarah du Plessis @sduplessis.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Thanks to our speaker, Dr Anna Loy, for yesterdays Otter Youth Circle webinar on otter species' vulnerability to climate change! Thanks to both Otter Specialist Group and the rest of the Otter Youth Circle team. Let us know if you'd like details for the next in the series... 030
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisSinead English @englishse.bsky.social · 25/11/20244-year funded PhD: Urban green space as refuge for people and disease vectors under climate change: a double-edged sword Very interdisciplinary (topic, approach, team): vector ecology, human behaviour; mapping and modelling! www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Application deadline: 6 Jan 2025 (1/2) 18240
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisJulia PG Jones @juliajones.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Please share our new Erasmus-funded MSc programme GLOBE (Global Change Ecology & Biodiversity Management). Scholarships include 1400 E/month stipend. Spend time in Bangor (beautiful N. Wales), Madrid, Lisbon & Mexico! globe-master.eu 02017
Reposted by Sarah du PlessisMarkus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Who should you nominate as reviewers for your manuscript? After a long chat with a post-grad it appears that there's a lot of misguided advice out there. Thread 👇 18346143