Excited to share our new review in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com, coauthored w/allstar postdocs @vale-alaasam.bsky.social @annainthefield.bsky.social @anthonysnead.bsky.social Bridging island biogeography & evolutionary processes, we explore how eco-evo dynamics play out in the urban mosaic rdcu.be/e4tcj

Eco-evolutionary dynamics shaping biodiversity in the urban mosaic

Nature Reviews Biodiversity - The urban mosaic is a complex assimilation of habitats, biotic and abiotic factors with eco-evolutionary influence on local and regional biodiversity. In this Review,...

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Genomics hivemind: I want to genotype a bunch of diverse, heterozygous diploids with a messy genome (🌽 -- who'd have guessed?) but I care about phase. Computational phasing doesn't really cut it, so wondering what the cheapest alternatives are -- nanopore to 10-20X? Linked shortreads?

Ryan, @rishidekayne.bsky.social et al. present six new chromosome-level genome assemblies for Poeciliidae, providing a foundation for studies on convergent evolution, repeat content, and demographic history. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/17/6/evaf111/8169767 #genome #evolution

New Genome Assemblies for Poeciliidae: A Foundation for Adaptation Studies

Abstract. Multiple lineages in the family Poeciliidae have independently adapted to hydrogen-sulfide-rich springs. The independent colonizations of such sp

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Fun new things starting in the lab this summer as we dive deeper into the intersection of urbanization and invasion! This is an invasive wall lizard from NYC, a project being led by postdocs @annainthefield.bsky.social & @anthonysnead.bsky.social along with our summer REU students and NYU undergrads

These pictures are from a few years ago, but I am SO excited to be starting up a whole project on the Italian wall lizards in Queens, Brooklyn, and on Long Island this May with @anthonysnead.bsky.social and @kmwinchell.bsky.social and some awesome undergrads 🦎☺️

The first chapter of my dissertation is finally out. Thanks to all my co-authors and mentors. Gustavo Londoño, Martha Muñoz (@marthamunoz.bsky.social ), Don Miles (@lizardprof.bsky.social) and Rosario Castañeda doi.org/10.1093/evol... (1/5).

Thanks for the shout out, Randy! Very happy to be part of this symposium organized by @kmwinchell.bsky.social @vale-alaasam.bsky.social @anthonysnead.bsky.social — what a fantastic session!

Randy Klabacka@chico-huico.bsky.social · 2y ago

Climbing performance is multivariate- climbing and clinging show different patterns for different claw types in common wall lizards. There was also a clear interaction between SVL and sex on sprint speed. Cool lessons from wall lizards by @eric-gangloff.bsky.social and his lab! #SICB2025

The Winchell Lab at #SICB2025 ❤️ @kmwinchell.bsky.social @vale-alaasam.bsky.social @anthonysnead.bsky.social @ambystomal.bsky.social @papayaguacamaya.bsky.social

Have you ever thought about the perks of doing fieldwork in your own backyard? ...Are you "urban-ecology-curious"? Come to our workshop at #SICB2025 on Jan 4 10:30-12:00 to learn about urban field safety, accessibility, engaging undergrads, designing experiments, permit perils, and more!

I can’t believe that Ron DeSantis (a veteran) just suggested we fix the VA by depending on volunteers and donations instead of the government …. doing its job. Just ridiculous

Is there a paper out there that summarizes latitudinal trends in terrestrial insect/arthropod species richness at a global scale?

As the 🦈paper was well received, are you interested in a similar work on bony fishes? We looked at sexual systems (gonochorism, protogyny, protandry, bidirectional sex change & simultaneous hermaphroditism) in 4614 species! Ask me if you have questions! #evolution 🦑🐟 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Chiara Benvenuto@cbenvenuto.bsky.social · 3y ago

Evolution of reproductive modes in sharks and rays 🦈🦈🦈This is the paper I was hoping to write! Congrats to the authors, what an amazing work!!!! 🐟🦑#evolution onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

I have been avoiding singularity and containers in general .... but holy shit, I have been missing out! I do not know if I can ever go back. It makes bioinformatics sooooo much more portable!

OK this is the mind-blowing image of the week for me: the total global biomass of mammals. Wild animals are a tiny proportion. From a paper by Ron Milo Lab at Weizmann Institute, via a great Oxford lecture by @marionkoopmans.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...