If you like genomics, speciation, and primates, this PhD position is for you! Unraveling the genomic architecture of speciation and gene flow in guenons, a diverse group of African monkeys. Funding through DTP. Do reach out with questions! #genomics #genome_assembly
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October 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Does #SexualSelection fuel #Speciation?
Our new #meta-analysis of comparative studies finds support for a positive relationship, but the rather moderate global effect suggests it’s not necessarily a dominant force.
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Our new #meta-analysis of comparative studies finds support for a positive relationship, but the rather moderate global effect suggests it’s not necessarily a dominant force.
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Sexual selection and speciation: a meta-analysis of comparative studies
Abstract. Understanding the drivers of biodiversity is a central goal in evolutionary biology. In particular, sexual selection has long been proposed as a
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October 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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LETS FUCKIN AVE IT. Went back to Squarepusher's juvenilia, enjoyed it very much, had some thoughts about retro-rave, speciation, the benefits or otherwise of distance and what have you.
Reissue of the Week: Squarepusher's Stereotype | The Quietus
Joe Muggs looks back appreciatively to a thunderous EP, given a crunchy remaster, by a pre-Squarepushing Tom Jenkinson
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October 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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What a nice start to the Jacques Monod conference #cjm25 on speciation in Roscoff, Britany. What an inspiring lineup of talks and scientists. Even the weather is remarkably welcoming, for now, at least. 🤩
October 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Arrived at Roscoff in Brittany for the conference Jacques Monod on #speciation. What a view ! Do we have a hashtag? #cjm25? First plenary lecture was tonight on our (in)hability to predict diversification rates from microevolutionary processes.
October 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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A mosaic of modular variation at a single gene underpins convergent plumage coloration
The reshuffling of genomic variation from multiple origins is an important contributor to phenotypic diversification, yet insights into the evolutionary trajectories of this combinatorial process and ...
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October 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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This is a great, if dense, overall primer on hybridization and speciation academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...
Hybridization and speciation*
Abstract. Hybridization has many and varied impacts on the process of speciation. Hybridization may slow or reverse differentiation by allowing gene flow a
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October 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Ever wonder how one small group (of birds, lizards, or even people) can change the course of evolution? 🌴✨
Let’s talk about founder effect speciation: how a few lucky (or unlucky) travelers become the start of something entirely new.
#OceanHoptimism #Evolution
Let’s talk about founder effect speciation: how a few lucky (or unlucky) travelers become the start of something entirely new.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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This species-level tendency to increase extinction and decrease speciation rates with age can be explained if evolutionary change concentrates at speciation, with a paucity of speciation causing lineages to lag behind a continuously reshaping (biotic and abiotic) environment. 2/3
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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All-time great plenary this morning on aerosol monitoring networks in the US and globally by Ann Dillner #AAAR2025
October 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Except homo sapiens sapiens aren't the only sentient, sapient species on this planet. And, for that matter, there may be speciation (or subspeciation) events happening within genus homo even to this day. When we can accept sapients beyond our own species as equals we might be starting to grow up.
October 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Extreme female philopatry in Pachypus beetles reveals 14 cryptic species!
🧬 Our study shows ancient speciation (5.3mya) despite limited dispersal, linked to the Messinian salinity crisis. Integrative taxonomy uncovers hidden diversity. #Taxonomy #Genetics url: academic.oup.com/sysbio/artic...
🧬 Our study shows ancient speciation (5.3mya) despite limited dispersal, linked to the Messinian salinity crisis. Integrative taxonomy uncovers hidden diversity. #Taxonomy #Genetics url: academic.oup.com/sysbio/artic...
Cryptic species can be phylogenetically old despite strong sex-biased dispersal
Abstract. The impact of strongly differentiated populations on species delimitation due to limited or sex-biased dispersal remains challenging and under-ex
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October 15, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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New review out! With students in my lab, we explore how population size shapes speciation—from drift in small populations to selection in large ones. Do small or large populations speciate faster? The answer is more nuanced than you might think.
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Speciation Through the Lens of Population Dynamics: A Theoretical Primer on How Small and Large Populations Diverge
Population size and dynamics fundamentally shape speciation by influencing genetic drift, founder events, and adaptive potential. Small populations may speciate rapidly due to stronger drift, whereas...
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October 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Male orchid bees store & blend these chemicals in pouches on their hind legs, and in the presence of a female, they release their bouquet 👃💐. Perfume preference likely played a role in orchid bee speciation throughout the neotropics as each species has its own unique perfume! Pix: M. Sandoval
October 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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A single ecological difference—coexistence with another fish species—can drive sticklebacks along distinct evolutionary paths, highlighting how subtle interactions influence speciation. doi.org/g96xrs
A spark of evolution: When differences in coexistence create new species
A simple change in species composition can impact the course of evolution: A research team from the University of Bern and the University of British Columbia in Canada shows that the presence of just one other fish species is enough to drive the emergence of new species in sticklebacks.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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[New Paper] Two shrimp species, Rimicaris loihi and R. cambonae, live side by side at hydrothermal vents — yet remain genetically distinct. Our genomic data and decadal sampling reveal insights on their demography and speciation!
Out now in Molecular Ecology, OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.1111/mec....
Out now in Molecular Ecology, OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.1111/mec....
October 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Qiao Yan, Yinghao Wen and Hang Xu (Georgia Institute of Technology) initiate a comprehensive understanding of gallium speciation in bauxite and red mud for optimized recovery, 13 IDE, Oct 2025.
October 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Incorporating the full annual cycle when studying reproductive isolation and speciation | doi.org/10.1002/jav.... | Journal of Avian Biology | #ornithology 🪶
Incorporating the full annual cycle when studying reproductive isolation and speciation
As individual tracking devices and year-round genetic sampling become more accessible, research on the historically understudied nonbreeding period has exploded in the past decade. These studies are ...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Speciation and the developmental alarm clock https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32902377/ #EvoDevo
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Just published in @journal-evo.bsky.social: Different diets, different speciation rates in the most ecologically diverse family of mammals, the amazing Phyllostomidae 🦇
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Para un pequeño resumen, ve las figuras 👇
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Para un pequeño resumen, ve las figuras 👇
October 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Metal speciation and bioavailability in microbial growth media https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.04.680470v1
October 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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MVZ scientists have described over 100 of the 738 salamander species using our very own collections! Today, our amphibian collection helps us answer questions about speciation, toxicology, and biogeography!
October 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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The Weir Lab at the University of Toronto seeks PhD students for Fall 2026 to study avian genomics and speciation. Competitive funding, diverse training, and a collaborative environment are offered. Apply: [email protected]. More info: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~jweir/index.html #phd
Jason Weir's research page
Jason Weir's research page
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October 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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📢 New publication 'Ecological and Mutation-Order Speciation in #Senecio' by Maddie James, Maria Melo, Federico Roda, Diana Bernal-Franco, Melanie Wilkinson, Gregory Walter, Huanle Liu, Jan Engelstädter and Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos in Molecular Ecology 🌼🧪
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Ecological and Mutation‐Order Speciation in Senecio
Natural selection shapes how new species arise, yet the mechanisms that generate reproductive barriers remain actively debated. Although ecological divergence in contrasting environments and mutation...
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October 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Your daily Avian Hybrids story!
Is prezygotic isolation more important than postzygotic isolation at the onset of speciation?
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Is prezygotic isolation more important than postzygotic isolation at the onset of speciation?
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Is prezygotic isolation more important than postzygotic isolation at the onset of speciation?
A simulation study casts doubt on this common statement.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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