Kevin López-Reyes
@lopezreyeska.bsky.social
#PhDcandidate at @UNAM. Studying the geographical, ecological, and evolutionary drivers of Sceloporus richness 🦎
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If you're a #teacher interested in a great #openaccess write up on reading #phylogenetic trees, check out www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/system... created by @jonhendricks.bsky.social and Elizabeth Hermsen.
2.1 Reading Trees
Chapter contents: Systematics — 1. Taxonomy — 2. Phylogenetics —— 2.1 Reading trees ← —— 2.2 Building trees —— 2.3 Character mapping —— 2.4 Phylogenetic trees and classificationParts of a tree A phylo...
www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
If you're a #teacher interested in a great #openaccess write up on reading #phylogenetic trees, check out www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/system... created by @jonhendricks.bsky.social and Elizabeth Hermsen.
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ECR Feature: postdoctoral researcher Axel Arango investigates how ecological specialization shapes #diversification in #Emberizoidea songbirds . Read more about his recent work and plans for further study here: biogeographynews.org/2025/10/30/e...
ECR feature: Axel Arango
Axel Arango is a postdoctoral researcher at the Universität Würzburg, Germany. He is a evolutionary biologist with special focus on Macroecology and Macroevolution. Here, Axel shares his recent wor…
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October 30, 2025 at 8:25 AM
ECR Feature: postdoctoral researcher Axel Arango investigates how ecological specialization shapes #diversification in #Emberizoidea songbirds . Read more about his recent work and plans for further study here: biogeographynews.org/2025/10/30/e...
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New paper on deep-sea fish diversity out now in @sse-evolution.bsky.social, with @cmartinez.bsky.social and @sarahtfried.bsky.social
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Distinct evolutionary signatures underlie body shape diversity across deep sea habitats
Abstract. The deep sea is known for extreme biological conditions such as high pressure, little-to-no solar light and cold temperatures. Despite these chal
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October 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
New paper on deep-sea fish diversity out now in @sse-evolution.bsky.social, with @cmartinez.bsky.social and @sarahtfried.bsky.social
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Interested in the biogeography of lizards?🦎
We studied the historical biogeography of Sceloporus lizards and the link between their dispersal and climatic niches 🌎🌦️ @fabrovillalobos.bsky.social @ndimhypervol.bsky.social @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social
Learn more here 👇:
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We studied the historical biogeography of Sceloporus lizards and the link between their dispersal and climatic niches 🌎🌦️ @fabrovillalobos.bsky.social @ndimhypervol.bsky.social @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social
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Historical biogeography and climatic niche dynamics in spiny lizards of the genus Sceloporus (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)
Abstract. Although we now have extensive biogeographical datasets for tetrapods, unravelling the drivers of species’ distributions remains challenging, esp
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November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Interested in the biogeography of lizards?🦎
We studied the historical biogeography of Sceloporus lizards and the link between their dispersal and climatic niches 🌎🌦️ @fabrovillalobos.bsky.social @ndimhypervol.bsky.social @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social
Learn more here 👇:
academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
We studied the historical biogeography of Sceloporus lizards and the link between their dispersal and climatic niches 🌎🌦️ @fabrovillalobos.bsky.social @ndimhypervol.bsky.social @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social
Learn more here 👇:
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Classic macroecological laws-long held as signatures of biological systems-also emerge in economic and geological systems. The real signal lies not in the static universal patterns, but in how those patterns shift with scale 🌐🧪 #scaling #macroecology journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Separating Macroecological Pattern and Process: Comparing Ecological, Economic, and Geological Systems
Theories of biodiversity rest on several macroecological patterns describing the relationship between species abundance and diversity. A central problem is that all theories make similar predictions f...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Classic macroecological laws-long held as signatures of biological systems-also emerge in economic and geological systems. The real signal lies not in the static universal patterns, but in how those patterns shift with scale 🌐🧪 #scaling #macroecology journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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New paper in @funecology.bsky.social led by @felixpleiva.bsky.social. We present ShareTrait, a community-driven platform for standardising & sharing individual-level trait data in ectotherms to improve data reuse across studies.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
#OpenScience #FAIRdata
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#OpenScience #FAIRdata
September 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
New paper in @funecology.bsky.social led by @felixpleiva.bsky.social. We present ShareTrait, a community-driven platform for standardising & sharing individual-level trait data in ectotherms to improve data reuse across studies.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
#OpenScience #FAIRdata
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
#OpenScience #FAIRdata
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One more step towards more insightful analyses in Evolutionary Macroecology. Thanks @fabrovillalobos.bsky.social and all coauthors still not blueskylized for the collaborative endeavor!
SBEARS - A site-based method to estimate ancestral ranges of species url: academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
SBEARS - A site-based method to estimate ancestral ranges of species url: academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
SBEARS - A site-based method to estimate ancestral ranges of species
Abstract. Assessing the geographic dimension of diversification is paramount to integrate macroecology and macroevolution. Estimating ancestral ranges of s
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August 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
One more step towards more insightful analyses in Evolutionary Macroecology. Thanks @fabrovillalobos.bsky.social and all coauthors still not blueskylized for the collaborative endeavor!
SBEARS - A site-based method to estimate ancestral ranges of species url: academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
SBEARS - A site-based method to estimate ancestral ranges of species url: academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
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I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
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June 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
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Congratulations to lab member Gabi Alves Ferreira who lead us in this fun project! She modeled how range shifts of neotropical frogs with climate change will change phylogenetic diversity and endemism in the new communities. So great to see this published #ProudPI 💪🐸 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Climate change is projected to shrink phylogenetic endemism of Neotropical frogs - Nature Communications
Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity. This study predicts that climate change will reshape Neotropical frog diversity, causing losses in phylogenetic diversity and phylogenetic endemism, w...
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April 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Congratulations to lab member Gabi Alves Ferreira who lead us in this fun project! She modeled how range shifts of neotropical frogs with climate change will change phylogenetic diversity and endemism in the new communities. So great to see this published #ProudPI 💪🐸 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Join us this Wednesday for our monthly Funk lecture, presented by Dr. Sidney F. Gouveia! To register, please visit our website: www.biogeography.org/news/news/ne...
February 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Join us this Wednesday for our monthly Funk lecture, presented by Dr. Sidney F. Gouveia! To register, please visit our website: www.biogeography.org/news/news/ne...
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Interested in mechanistic & hybrid species distribution models? Don't miss our workshop! Online - 2-4 April @gfandos.bsky.social
REGISTER: www.biogeography.org/news/news/wo...
REGISTER: www.biogeography.org/news/news/wo...
February 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Interested in mechanistic & hybrid species distribution models? Don't miss our workshop! Online - 2-4 April @gfandos.bsky.social
REGISTER: www.biogeography.org/news/news/wo...
REGISTER: www.biogeography.org/news/news/wo...
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Tenure-track position now open! Poste menant à la permanence. #UQAR #Québec
🌍 Macroecology, Biogeography, Applied Ecology
📌 Apply here: www.uqar.ca/emploi/profe...
🌍 Macroecology, Biogeography, Applied Ecology
📌 Apply here: www.uqar.ca/emploi/profe...
Professeure ou professeur en macroécologie, biogéographie et écologie appliquée
Niveau et domaine de diplomation : Doctorat en biologie ou sciences de l’environnement ou dans une discipline pertinente au champ d’études. Dans ce dernier cas, la candidate ou le candidat avec un…
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February 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Tenure-track position now open! Poste menant à la permanence. #UQAR #Québec
🌍 Macroecology, Biogeography, Applied Ecology
📌 Apply here: www.uqar.ca/emploi/profe...
🌍 Macroecology, Biogeography, Applied Ecology
📌 Apply here: www.uqar.ca/emploi/profe...
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Scientists, it’s been a rough week. And honestly, we don’t lift each other up enough—especially when it comes to mental health. Our careers are built on repetitive rejection of papers, grants, and jobs. That doesn’t define you. You and your science are incredible. Just wanted to remind you of that.
February 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Scientists, it’s been a rough week. And honestly, we don’t lift each other up enough—especially when it comes to mental health. Our careers are built on repetitive rejection of papers, grants, and jobs. That doesn’t define you. You and your science are incredible. Just wanted to remind you of that.
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Where do species come from? where and when did they meet and exchange genes? find it out with our new R tool for historical biogeography, RRphylogeography is published:
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
January 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Where do species come from? where and when did they meet and exchange genes? find it out with our new R tool for historical biogeography, RRphylogeography is published:
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
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Dufresnes et al. 2025 used integrative taxonomy and biogeography to reveal a new taxon of amphibian in Europe: a new subspecies of Bombina variegata in the Rhodope mountains.
vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/1386...
#amphibians #bombina #herpetology
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#amphibians #bombina #herpetology
Historical biogeography and systematics of yellow-bellied toads (Bombina variegata), with the description of a new subspecies from the Balkans
Abstract The Balkan Peninsula hosts a great proportion of Europe’s biodiversity, and this is well illustrated by amphibian richness and endemism. Among them, the yellow-bellied toad Bombina v...
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January 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Dufresnes et al. 2025 used integrative taxonomy and biogeography to reveal a new taxon of amphibian in Europe: a new subspecies of Bombina variegata in the Rhodope mountains.
vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/1386...
#amphibians #bombina #herpetology
vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/1386...
#amphibians #bombina #herpetology
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This paper was a long time coming! Exploring the interaction between two convergent lizards who evolved separately on different Caribbean islands and were introduced to south Florida.
Read all about how character displacement could play out in real time in the wild!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read all about how character displacement could play out in real time in the wild!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Observing character displacement from process to pattern in a novel vertebrate community - Nature Communications
When similar species coexist, they often evolve differences to reduce competition, a process called character displacement. This study provides rare evidence of character displacement in action, showi...
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November 14, 2024 at 6:40 PM
This paper was a long time coming! Exploring the interaction between two convergent lizards who evolved separately on different Caribbean islands and were introduced to south Florida.
Read all about how character displacement could play out in real time in the wild!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read all about how character displacement could play out in real time in the wild!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Do you need a salamander phylogeny? You're in luck! We put together the largest salamander phylogeny to date based on molecular markers and used more fossil calibrations than any other currently available trees. 765 salamander species! Check it out!
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A time-calibrated salamander phylogeny including 765 species and 503 genes
Recent time-calibrated amphibian phylogenies agree on the family-level relationships among extant salamanders but had disparate sampling regimes and i…
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December 18, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Do you need a salamander phylogeny? You're in luck! We put together the largest salamander phylogeny to date based on molecular markers and used more fossil calibrations than any other currently available trees. 765 salamander species! Check it out!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...