Abdulwakeel
@ajwakbot.bsky.social
Botanist | Taxonomist | Ethnobotanist | Biodiversity consultant |#GreatIfealumnusx2 |PhD; Postdoc @go2uj | #YNWA | #LFC
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Botany's most read article of 2025 highlights challenges in Nigerian plant taxonomic research and the need for better herbarium infrastructure. Read it now ▶️ https://ow.ly/peyU50XWHvp
👥 Oyetola Oyebanji, et al.
#BestofCSP
👥 Oyetola Oyebanji, et al.
#BestofCSP
Thank you @cdnsciencepub.com for publishing our article and making it accessible to readers through open access, at no cost. This not only amplifies the visibility of our work, but also supports the spirit of open science to global south researchers, which we value greatly.
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Seeds of some species, like peanuts, are mostly embryo (exalbuminous); others are mostly endosperm (albuminous). Adonidia merrillii, an albuminous species, has a tiny bullet-shaped embryo & endosperm penetrated by ingrowths of the seed coat. #seed #ruminate. #Arecaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
January 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Seeds of some species, like peanuts, are mostly embryo (exalbuminous); others are mostly endosperm (albuminous). Adonidia merrillii, an albuminous species, has a tiny bullet-shaped embryo & endosperm penetrated by ingrowths of the seed coat. #seed #ruminate. #Arecaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
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AI in science is creating a classic social dilemma: what's good for individuals is bad for the collective.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
AI has supercharged scientists—but may have shrunk science
Analysis of 41 million papers finds that although AI expands individual impact, it narrows collective scientific exploration
www.science.org
January 25, 2026 at 8:43 PM
AI in science is creating a classic social dilemma: what's good for individuals is bad for the collective.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too
If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🎓 The 2026 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award is now open for nominations! This award celebrates innovative Master’s and PhD research powered by GBIF-mediated data, with opportunity to win 2x €5,000 prizes!
Learn more:🔗 gbif.link/GRA_2026
#ApplyNow #EarlyCareerResearch #FundingOpportunity
Learn more:🔗 gbif.link/GRA_2026
#ApplyNow #EarlyCareerResearch #FundingOpportunity
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 AM
🎓 The 2026 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award is now open for nominations! This award celebrates innovative Master’s and PhD research powered by GBIF-mediated data, with opportunity to win 2x €5,000 prizes!
Learn more:🔗 gbif.link/GRA_2026
#ApplyNow #EarlyCareerResearch #FundingOpportunity
Learn more:🔗 gbif.link/GRA_2026
#ApplyNow #EarlyCareerResearch #FundingOpportunity
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In a world where every day brings a new and totally unpredictable thing, it's nice to have the consistency of the Bears effing it up.
January 19, 2026 at 3:06 AM
In a world where every day brings a new and totally unpredictable thing, it's nice to have the consistency of the Bears effing it up.
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Join @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social for the first webinar in our 2026 series: "Taxonomy: What is it good for?"
Free to all! Join us to hear @sandyknapp.bsky.social's "Of course taxonomy matters! The story of the mega-genus Solanum (Solanaceae)"
Pls register & share:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Free to all! Join us to hear @sandyknapp.bsky.social's "Of course taxonomy matters! The story of the mega-genus Solanum (Solanaceae)"
Pls register & share:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Join @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social for the first webinar in our 2026 series: "Taxonomy: What is it good for?"
Free to all! Join us to hear @sandyknapp.bsky.social's "Of course taxonomy matters! The story of the mega-genus Solanum (Solanaceae)"
Pls register & share:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Free to all! Join us to hear @sandyknapp.bsky.social's "Of course taxonomy matters! The story of the mega-genus Solanum (Solanaceae)"
Pls register & share:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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November 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Thank you @cdnsciencepub.com for publishing our article and making it accessible to readers through open access, at no cost. This not only amplifies the visibility of our work, but also supports the spirit of open science to global south researchers, which we value greatly.
Botany's most read article of 2025 highlights challenges in Nigerian plant taxonomic research and the need for better herbarium infrastructure. Read it now ▶️ https://ow.ly/peyU50XWHvp
👥 Oyetola Oyebanji, et al.
#BestofCSP
👥 Oyetola Oyebanji, et al.
#BestofCSP
January 16, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Thank you @cdnsciencepub.com for publishing our article and making it accessible to readers through open access, at no cost. This not only amplifies the visibility of our work, but also supports the spirit of open science to global south researchers, which we value greatly.
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Why are some species smaller than a paperclip while others grow longer than a school bus? How is body size evolution governed in animals? Out now in @pnas.org we tackle these longstanding questions through a genetic lens using my favorite group of fishes as our model!! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Parallel shifts in differential gene expression reveal convergent miniaturization in fishes | PNAS
Body size variation in vertebrates is a complex polygenic trait, tightly correlated
with numerous aspects of a species’ biology, ecology, and physi...
www.pnas.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Why are some species smaller than a paperclip while others grow longer than a school bus? How is body size evolution governed in animals? Out now in @pnas.org we tackle these longstanding questions through a genetic lens using my favorite group of fishes as our model!! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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I am recruiting a postdoc to work for 2-3 yrs on our NSF-funded project aiming to investigate plant migration and river connectivity with the closure of the Isthmus of Panama. Leading publications, fieldwork in CR & Panama, applying and expanding phylo. & pop.gen tools👇
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Employment | New York Botanical Garden
Find out what employment opportunities are available at The New York Botanical Garden.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am recruiting a postdoc to work for 2-3 yrs on our NSF-funded project aiming to investigate plant migration and river connectivity with the closure of the Isthmus of Panama. Leading publications, fieldwork in CR & Panama, applying and expanding phylo. & pop.gen tools👇
www.nybg.org/about/work-w...
www.nybg.org/about/work-w...
Sleep pressure causes birds to trade asymmetric sleep for symmetric sleep: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Sleep pressure causes birds to trade asymmetric sleep for symmetric sleep
Avian non-REM sleep can occur symmetrically, with both cerebral hemispheres sleeping
deeply, or asymmetrically, with one sleeping lighter than the other. van Hasselt et
al. find that during periods of...
www.cell.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Sleep pressure causes birds to trade asymmetric sleep for symmetric sleep: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
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🎉 New paper: Introducing SocSES – Why SocSES, and why now? 🎉
Read the open-access paper in Ecology and Society here 🔗 tinyurl.com/22zhetsc and visit the SocSES webpage that accompanies the paper here 🔗 tinyurl.com/35zuaamk
Read the open-access paper in Ecology and Society here 🔗 tinyurl.com/22zhetsc and visit the SocSES webpage that accompanies the paper here 🔗 tinyurl.com/35zuaamk
June 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🎉 New paper: Introducing SocSES – Why SocSES, and why now? 🎉
Read the open-access paper in Ecology and Society here 🔗 tinyurl.com/22zhetsc and visit the SocSES webpage that accompanies the paper here 🔗 tinyurl.com/35zuaamk
Read the open-access paper in Ecology and Society here 🔗 tinyurl.com/22zhetsc and visit the SocSES webpage that accompanies the paper here 🔗 tinyurl.com/35zuaamk
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It's the best time of the year! I get to see all the wonderful work from my entomology students 🥰
June 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It's the best time of the year! I get to see all the wonderful work from my entomology students 🥰
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Bittere scheefbloem (Iberis amara) op straat in Overvecht, Utrecht
June 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Bittere scheefbloem (Iberis amara) op straat in Overvecht, Utrecht
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📣 Call for speakers 📣
Present your contribution to the SES Methods website at the next speed talk-style SES Methods Bazaar on 🗓️ 19 June 2025.
🔗 Sign up as a speaker: tinyurl.com/yc34sa6z
⚠️ Sign up by Tuesday, 27 May 2025, at 18:00 Central (Africa/Europe – UTC+2)
Present your contribution to the SES Methods website at the next speed talk-style SES Methods Bazaar on 🗓️ 19 June 2025.
🔗 Sign up as a speaker: tinyurl.com/yc34sa6z
⚠️ Sign up by Tuesday, 27 May 2025, at 18:00 Central (Africa/Europe – UTC+2)
May 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
📣 Call for speakers 📣
Present your contribution to the SES Methods website at the next speed talk-style SES Methods Bazaar on 🗓️ 19 June 2025.
🔗 Sign up as a speaker: tinyurl.com/yc34sa6z
⚠️ Sign up by Tuesday, 27 May 2025, at 18:00 Central (Africa/Europe – UTC+2)
Present your contribution to the SES Methods website at the next speed talk-style SES Methods Bazaar on 🗓️ 19 June 2025.
🔗 Sign up as a speaker: tinyurl.com/yc34sa6z
⚠️ Sign up by Tuesday, 27 May 2025, at 18:00 Central (Africa/Europe – UTC+2)
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Nature supports livelihoods and is vital for our health & wellbeing. But we're perpetuating a biodiversity crisis across the globe. 🌍🧪
.— @nevilleash.bsky.social, IPBES Officer-in-Charge
Let's act for harmony with nature & sustainable development.
🎥https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgkWNxaV4uA
.— @nevilleash.bsky.social, IPBES Officer-in-Charge
Let's act for harmony with nature & sustainable development.
🎥https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgkWNxaV4uA
May 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Nature supports livelihoods and is vital for our health & wellbeing. But we're perpetuating a biodiversity crisis across the globe. 🌍🧪
.— @nevilleash.bsky.social, IPBES Officer-in-Charge
Let's act for harmony with nature & sustainable development.
🎥https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgkWNxaV4uA
.— @nevilleash.bsky.social, IPBES Officer-in-Charge
Let's act for harmony with nature & sustainable development.
🎥https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgkWNxaV4uA
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May 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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I credit my career path to being a 2015 PLANTS grant recipient and have volunteered as a mentor almost every year since. I cannot imagine BSA or the field of botany without it. Please consider donating to the BSA Human Diversity Fund to support future generations: crm.botany.org/makeadonation
May 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I credit my career path to being a 2015 PLANTS grant recipient and have volunteered as a mentor almost every year since. I cannot imagine BSA or the field of botany without it. Please consider donating to the BSA Human Diversity Fund to support future generations: crm.botany.org/makeadonation
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IAPT Photo Contest! 📸💚
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May 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
IAPT Photo Contest! 📸💚
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Estimating effective population size trajectories from time-series identity-by-descent segments
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Estimating effective population size trajectories from time-series identity-by-descent segments
Abstract. Long, identical haplotypes shared between pairs of individuals, known as identity-by-descent (IBD) segments, result from recently shared co-ances
academic.oup.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Estimating effective population size trajectories from time-series identity-by-descent segments
academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
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“86% of global deforestation occurring between 2001 and 2022 can be attributed to crop and cattle production.”
The title of the paper might lead people to think that it’s closer to 50%.
The title of the paper might lead people to think that it’s closer to 50%.
The global deforestation footprint of agriculture and forestry
West+
doi.org/10.1038/s430...
reviews state of the art
"Regulation to mandate transparency and data sharing (from public and private sectors) could be a valuable mechanism to further improve data quality and overcome persistent gaps."
West+
doi.org/10.1038/s430...
reviews state of the art
"Regulation to mandate transparency and data sharing (from public and private sectors) could be a valuable mechanism to further improve data quality and overcome persistent gaps."
April 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
“86% of global deforestation occurring between 2001 and 2022 can be attributed to crop and cattle production.”
The title of the paper might lead people to think that it’s closer to 50%.
The title of the paper might lead people to think that it’s closer to 50%.
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I have spent much more time putting out fires in the last 100 days than I have educating students or conducting research to address real-world problems.
April 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I have spent much more time putting out fires in the last 100 days than I have educating students or conducting research to address real-world problems.
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@alexandreloureiro.bsky.social led a global #meta-analysis in @respublications.bsky.social #RESEcolEnt that found many taxonomic holes and no evidence of a common pattern of taxon or #phylogenetic #diversity across #elevation for #beetle #Coleoptera families
doi.org/10.1111/een....
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@alexandreloureiro.bsky.social led a global #meta-analysis in @respublications.bsky.social #RESEcolEnt that found many taxonomic holes and no evidence of a common pattern of taxon or #phylogenetic #diversity across #elevation for #beetle #Coleoptera families
doi.org/10.1111/een....
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April 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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@alexandreloureiro.bsky.social led a global #meta-analysis in @respublications.bsky.social #RESEcolEnt that found many taxonomic holes and no evidence of a common pattern of taxon or #phylogenetic #diversity across #elevation for #beetle #Coleoptera families
doi.org/10.1111/een....
🧪🪲🐞🗺️
@alexandreloureiro.bsky.social led a global #meta-analysis in @respublications.bsky.social #RESEcolEnt that found many taxonomic holes and no evidence of a common pattern of taxon or #phylogenetic #diversity across #elevation for #beetle #Coleoptera families
doi.org/10.1111/een....
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