Rowan J. Schley
@rschley.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist enthralled by the superlative diversity of life in the tropics.
Speciation | Hybridisation | Genome evolution | Biogeography | Ecology
Speciation | Hybridisation | Genome evolution | Biogeography | Ecology
Moreover, we find that polyploid species have more loci under positive selection, particularly in genes relating to chemical defence against herbivores, a key ecological pressure on tropical trees 🐛
@newphyt.bsky.social
#PlantScience #Evolution #TropicalBiology #Genomics #Polyploidy
@newphyt.bsky.social
#PlantScience #Evolution #TropicalBiology #Genomics #Polyploidy
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Moreover, we find that polyploid species have more loci under positive selection, particularly in genes relating to chemical defence against herbivores, a key ecological pressure on tropical trees 🐛
@newphyt.bsky.social
#PlantScience #Evolution #TropicalBiology #Genomics #Polyploidy
@newphyt.bsky.social
#PlantScience #Evolution #TropicalBiology #Genomics #Polyploidy
Reposted by Rowan J. Schley
Allowing proportion (or alpha) to be free in our models allows us to use nQuack to estimate mode of inheritance - which is exactly what @rschley.bsky.social did in our new paper. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1111/nph.... (4/n)
The frequency and importance of polyploidy in tropical rainforest tree radiations
The presence of two or more copies of the genome in an organism, termed ‘polyploidy’, is a crucial force in plant evolution, generating genetic, phenotypic and ecological diversity. The Amazonian tr...
doi.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Allowing proportion (or alpha) to be free in our models allows us to use nQuack to estimate mode of inheritance - which is exactly what @rschley.bsky.social did in our new paper. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1111/nph.... (4/n)
And couldn't have been done without amazing team Rosalía Piñeiro, James A Nicholls, Flávia Pezzini , Audrey Farbos, Gwilym P Lewis, Jens J Ringelberg , Catherine Kidner, Alex Twyford , Kyle Dexter & @tobypennington.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
And couldn't have been done without amazing team Rosalía Piñeiro, James A Nicholls, Flávia Pezzini , Audrey Farbos, Gwilym P Lewis, Jens J Ringelberg , Catherine Kidner, Alex Twyford , Kyle Dexter & @tobypennington.bsky.social