We are proud to announce that the 2026 Molecular Ecology Prize has been awarded to Dr. Sally Aitken, professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia. Congrats to Dr. Aitken! Read More: buff.ly/TAMIcsF 1/4

Our new paper is out in @molecology.bsky.social! We asked why redband × westslope cutthroat hybridization can remain limited, while introduced coastal rainbow trout are associated with hybrid swarms. Our results point to inversions, dispersal, and genomic incompatibilities. doi.org/10.1111/mec....

New paper out! 🎉🎉 How does one of Europe's most damaging agricultural weeds respond to climate change? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me… Over 200 years, blackgrass successfully tracked environmental change while maintaining the genomic variation needed to persist under future climates.

How repeatable is natural selection over space and time? Using the California bar-built estuary system, we look at seasonal genomic change to examine local and widespread responses to natural selection 🐟🧬 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @ecoevoevoeco.bsky.social @molecology.bsky.social

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How can you use repeatability to infer LOCAL selection - check out our new paper in Molecular Ecology. "The Spatial and Temporal Repeatability of Genomic Responses to Natural Selection ..." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

How can you use repeatability to infer LOCAL selection - check out our new paper in Molecular Ecology. "The Spatial and Temporal Repeatability of Genomic Responses to Natural Selection ..." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📣 Call for Papers! How do multiple stressors interact and amplify impacts? Share your latest research in Ecology Letters new special collection. 🔎 Find out more & submit: https://bit.ly/468ATTf #ecology #evolution #CallForPapers

Journal of Applied Ecology, Methods in Ecology and Evolution and Journal of Animal Ecology’s welcome article proposals related to Ecological Genetics! Topics range from synthesis & reflections, to adaptation & resilience under global change. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4wuJ8nv #Ecosky #Plantsky

Just out: Supplementary feeding of wild birds on farmland can be an important transmission risk for severe avian parasites such as Trichomonas gallinae, suggesting a rethink is needed on how this conservation practice is managed 🪱🧪🌍🐦 doi.org/10.1111/mec.... @molecology.bsky.social

Multiple Strains of <fi>Trichomonas gallinae</fi> are Widespread in Reservoir Hosts and Environmental Resources in <fc>UK</fc> Farmland

Understanding transmission routes of parasites and pathogens is critical for the development of control measures and mitigation of impacts on host populations. Trichomonas gallinae is a widespread pa...

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New paper @molecology.bsky.social!! "Multiple Strains of Trichomonas gallinae are Widespread in Reservoir Hosts and Environmental Resources in UK Farmland"- congratulations to Rebecca Thomas on the last paper from her PhD! @phoca-sapiens.bsky.social #birdfeed #parasites dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec....

Multiple Strains of <fi>Trichomonas gallinae</fi> are Widespread in Reservoir Hosts and Environmental Resources in <fc>UK</fc> Farmland

Understanding transmission routes of parasites and pathogens is critical for the development of control measures and mitigation of impacts on host populations. Trichomonas gallinae is a widespread pa...

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A cool bunch of new speciation papers out recently in Molecular Ecology, looking at divergence, hybridisation, recombination, genome architecture, and so on! Genomics of Speciation special issue: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #speciation #divergence #hybridisation #recombination #genomics

Special Issue: Genomics of Speciation: Molecular Ecology

Molecular Ecology is an international journal for research using molecular genetic techniques to address questions in ecology, evolution, behavior and conservation.

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Can the temperate reef building 🍯 🪱 #salveolata adapt locally to climate change 🌊 🌡️ 🧂 ?! The 🚨 new paper 🚨 out in @molecology.bsky.social gives the answer via seascape genomics 🧬 ! doi.org/10.1111/mec.... 🙌 well done @edwilson87.bsky.social & co-authors! Lovely @ifremer.bsky.social @ucc.ie collab’

Call for Proposals! 🔊 If you’d like to further the following through a One Health perspective, submit your proposal now: 👉 disease ecology 🦠 👉 multispecies health 🦌 👉 public health 🩺 👉 agriculture 🌱 #EcologyDisease #Ecology #OneHealth #Ecosky #Plantsky https://bit.ly/4pzbOK7

📣 Call for Papers! How do multiple stressors interact and amplify impacts? Share your latest research in Ecology Letters new special collection. 🔎 Find out more & submit: https://ow.ly/mhB450YYgot #ecology #evolution #CallForPapers

New paper entitled "Is a commensal here, a pathogen there? Genotype specific responses by the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis to Vibrio species" is now out in @molecology.bsky.social! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

🚨Call for papers for a MEC special issue🚨 From Genotype to Phenotype: where Molecular Ecology meets Quantitative genetics This special issue explores the role and application of quantitative genetic studies using by high-resolution molecular markers in wild populations. 1/3

📣 New study in @molecology.bsky.social leveraged analyses of a 380 genome-wide dataset to uncover the origin of the African invasion of the house mouse 🐭 Led by #Daniel_Poveda_Martínez and #Carine_Brouat @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social @ird-fr.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #OA

How far has #animalecology come in 100 years since Elton published Animal Ecology? We welcome research that builds on foundational ecological insights & reveals what we’ve learned since. Submit now ➡️ https://bit.ly/4g7tt78 @animalecology.bsky.social #Ecosky

Group project from the @jdmanthey.bsky.social lab that I led is out in Molecular Ecology! We used whole-genome data to understand Pleistocene forest refugia in central Africa in Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, a species found across most forest habitat in the region: doi.org/10.1111/mec.... 🧵

Journal of Applied Ecology, Methods in Ecology and Evolution and Journal of Animal Ecology’s welcome article proposals related to Ecological Genetics! Topics range from synthesis & reflections, to adaptation & resilience under global change. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4wuJ8nv #Ecosky #Plantsky

Excited to share my first PhD paper!! We used the Iberian lynx to test how far low-coverage whole-genome sequencing combined with genotype imputation can take us in conservation genomics. Link to publication: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 1/3

Imputation in the Wild: Genome‐Wide Robustness and Fine‐Scale Limitations of Low‐Coverage Genomes in Endangered Species

Low-coverage whole-genome sequencing (lcWGS) combined with genotype imputation is increasingly being used to generate large genomic datasets at reduced cost, offering a promising alternative for cons...

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Biological Diversity is now indexed in DOAJ. ✨🏆 Got research in plant ecology, #Biodiversity, or conservation science? Achieve wider reach and greater impact by submitting your work. 📚 👉 Publish #OpenAccess today: https://bit.ly/4pQq2pQ

New in MER! Villa-Machío et al. present the Clusioids626 kit, a custom probe set combining universal and clusioid-specific targets, improving locus recovery and phylogenetic relationships across all clusioid families. @wileyecology.bsky.social 🔗: buff.ly/Svh6V5J #Phylogenomics #Malpighiales

Congratulations to Andy Lee @andylee.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 Harry Smith Prize for his work on the genetic basis of adaptation in a range-expanding marine species with high dispersal. Andy recently defended his PhD at Purdue University. Read More: buff.ly/w8GY8u1 (1/2)

People and Nature supports accessible research through translated abstracts, helping share ecological knowledge with wider communities. This recent example includes an abstract translated into Pidgin English ➡️ https://bit.ly/4h3Py8Y @peopleandnature.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org #Ecosky

New in MER! In an Iberian lynx case study, Mayor-Fidalgo et al. show that low-coverage whole-genome sequencing plus genotype imputation offers a cost-effective approach for population genomics in endangered species. @wileyecology.bsky.social 🔗:https://buff.ly/p1aFgTD 📷️: Arancha Pérez Gato

Imputation in the Wild: Genome‐Wide Robustness and Fine‐Scale Limitations of Low‐Coverage Genomes in Endangered Species

Low-coverage whole-genome sequencing (lcWGS) combined with genotype imputation is increasingly being used to generate large genomic datasets at reduced cost, offering a promising alternative for…

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Submitting your next paper? Drop by the Meet the Editors session at Wiley Booth #314 for advice on journal fit & peer review at #ESA2026! Learn more about our journals: https://bit.ly/4fpZkQa #Ecology @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social

Congratulations to Qing Cao, winner of the BES 2025 Southwood Prize for the best article by an early career researcher in‪ @jappliedecology.bsky.social‬‬‬ with his article “Coexistence between Przewalski's horse and Asiatic wild ass in the desert: The importance of people” ➡️ https://bit.ly/43KNuuI

new paper in @molecology.bsky.social from MVLS-DTP @uofgmvls.bsky.social research of @teamlizard.bsky.social 's J Smout 🧬 gene expression & alternative splicing in a viviparous lizard; new candidate genes + some known from other amniotes 👀🦎 @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Gene Expression and Alternative Splicing Throughout the Reproductive Cycle of a Viviparous Lizard Reveal Novel Genes for Pregnancy and Convergence With Squamates and Mammals

Squamate pregnancy is an important topic in reproductive and evolutionary biology, as it provides insight to amniote live-bearing that is not mammalian. Gene regulation in squamates is poorly charact...

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📢 happy to share our new paper in @molecology.bsky.social Common chiffchaff subspecies diverge in the same migration-related region as willow warblers (see thread): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Common Chiffchaffs (<fi>Phylloscopus collybita</fi>) Diverge in a Genomic Region Associated With Migration Differences in Willow Warblers (<fi>Phylloscopus trochilus</fi>)

Despite technological advances in both tracking and sequencing technologies, finding the genetic mechanisms behind migratory traits remains a challenge. Recent studies have shown that migratory direc...

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📣 Call for Papers Submissions open for an upcoming special issue. We're looking for research that advances understanding across weather, climate, and related interdisciplinary areas. ➡️ Details & submission info: https://bit.ly/4v77gfY #ClimateScience #Meteorology @rmets.org