Romina Henriques
@henriquesro.bsky.social
She/her. Molecular ecologist, population genomics enthusiast, working on #PopGen in 🐟 🦈 in Southern Africa, and leading the Marine Genomics Group. Posting about #science, #fishes and #life
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Dr. Adela Roa-Varón@fish-es.bsky.social · 4d agoBy combining genomics and otolith chemistry, we showed that regional connectivity can coexist with localized ecological differentiation among banks in Red Snapper and Vermilion Snapper. Preprint: doi.org/10.64898/202... #Connectivity #PopulationGenomics #OtolithChemistry #OpenScience #bioRxiv
🧪🐟🧬 and pizza!! (Or something less stereotypical) really looking forward to it!
The Mariani Lab@marianilab.bsky.social · 7d agoIt’s official!!! The 50th @thefsbi.bsky.social symposium, marking the Society’s 60th anniversary, will be held in #Trieste in July 2027, hosted by the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics #OGS #Miramare #FSBI2026
And the great trek north to #FSBI starts now! Only 🚃✈️🚃🚌 away and then a week of all things fishy! 🐡🐠🐟🦈 @thefsbi.bsky.social
🐟 Attending #FSBI2026 or working across disciplines? The #JFB is publishing a Special Issue linking ecology, behaviour, physiology, management and policy to support fish conservation and sustainable fisheries. More info 👉 tinyurl.com/FSBI2026Spec...
Nilson Klava entrevistando, do nada, o pai do Vozinha, goleiro de Cabo Verde, sem saber quem ele era. A reação dele foi exatamente a minha kkkkkk
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The FSBI@thefsbi.bsky.social · last mo.🏅 Huntingford Medal #FSBI2026 Esteban Jorcin Nogueira (Univ. São Paulo) will receive the award for the most impactful Journal of Fish Biology paper. His work explores reef fish communities, island biogeography, and climate impacts. More info: bit.ly/4xWjp9a Esteban's paper: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
🏅 Huntingford Medal #FSBI2026 Esteban Jorcin Nogueira (Univ. São Paulo) will receive the award for the most impactful Journal of Fish Biology paper. His work explores reef fish communities, island biogeography, and climate impacts. More info: bit.ly/4xWjp9a Esteban's paper: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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Joanna Masel@joannamasel.bsky.social · 2mo agoOur new paper doi.org/10.1098/rspb... on long-term genetic threats to small populations finds that "mutational meltdown" (bad mutations fixing) is less of a problem than "mutational drought" (too few good new mutations) @wmawass.bsky.social @uliseshmc.bsky.social @jeremyjberg.bsky.social 1/5
Our new paper doi.org/10.1098/rspb... on long-term genetic threats to small populations finds that "mutational meltdown" (bad mutations fixing) is less of a problem than "mutational drought" (too few good new mutations) @wmawass.bsky.social @uliseshmc.bsky.social @jeremyjberg.bsky.social 1/5
Extinction vortices are driven more by a shortage of beneficial mutations than by deleterious mutation accumulation
Abstract. Habitat loss contributes to extinction risk in multiple ways. Genetically, small populations can face an ‘extinction vortex’—a positive feedback
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Another one for the “so obvious I didn’t think it needed a study” files 🧪
Poor supervision is pushing young researchers out of academia
A survey finds that academic supervisors can have a huge impact on their students’ mental health.
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For biodiversity indicators to influence decisions, we need to trust them - and to trust them, we need to test them. Happy to share our new paper about how to do that (for genetic diversity) with @seanmhoban.bsky.social & @laura-pollock.bsky.social 😊 📝 doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111824
Ever wondered what mapping your species to a different #genome will do to #GeneticIndicators? Wonder no more! For his first PhD paper, Ndou et al show that using non-specific genomes results in different demographic histories in an endangered marine fish! 🐠🧪🐟🧬 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Conspecific Scaffold‐Level Genome Assembly Outperforms Heterospecific Chromosome‐Level Assemblies for Assessing Genetic Indicators in a Threatened Marine Fish
Understanding the genomic architecture of species of conservation concern is essential for fostering effective conservation initiatives. Current biodiversity assessment approaches increasingly incorp...
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Grant-writing tip: abandon the jargon. Just let it go. If the reviewers need to search for terms to understand what you want to do, you already lost them… 🧪🧬🐟
Frozen Elsa: Let It Go!
Alt: Frozen Elsa: Let It Go!
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Pangolin museum genomics reveal the dynamic genetic consequences and extinction risk of the critically endangered Chinese pangolin academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
Pangolin museum genomics reveal the dynamic genetic consequences and extinction risk of the critically endangered Chinese pangolin
Abstract. Human-driven biodiversity loss, intensified by illegal hunting and trafficking, has caused severe wildlife population declines and extinctions, n
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Is this a widespread thing, or more pronounced in female millennials? #AskingForaFriend
evacide@evacide.bsky.social · 3mo agoAdulthood is just cycling between "If I don't say yes to every opportunity, no new opportunities will ever be offered to me" and "Oh no, I have said yes to too many things" over and over until you die.
“Flightless island bird” goes in the pantheon together with “like praising the fish for swimming”. Yes, fieldwork in remote places can quickly show you who is taking calculated risks…
Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 3mo agoI travel a lot alone in unusual places. NO one sucks more at risk assessment than comfortable white men who *think* they’re hard men. They’re the demographic who overwhelmingly get into the most stupid, easily avoidable dangerous incidents because they’re basically flightless island birds.
HEY SOUTH AFRICANS Did you see we've got a draft AI policy here in SA, with 60 days of public comment? I'm thinking maybe we should do so, if you've got the energy/time I found a very useful short article on it werksmans.com/speak-now-fo... AND the OG draft gov pdf www.gov.za/sites/defaul...
Speak now or forever hold your peace. The draft AI policy has been published and parties have 60 days to comment - Werksmans Attorneys
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory On 10 April 2026, South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies [...]
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Genome Biology and Evolution launches a new virtual collection on "Conservation Genomics" Read our accompanying Highlight: "Genome Science at the Forefront of Biodiversity's Greatest Challenges" 🔗 buff.ly/qBGcsG7 Access the new virtual collection 🔗 buff.ly/VxXZUKv #genome #evolution #congen
Thanks @evopaa.bsky.social for highlighting the contributions of @ergabiodiv.bsky.social to advancing the generation of high-quality #genomic resources for the research #community academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
Genome Science at the Forefront of Biodiversity's Greatest Challenges: GBE Virtual Collection on Conservation Genomics
It is critical to conserve the Earth's biodiversity given the high rates of species loss (Ceballos et al. 2015; Saban and Wiens 2025) and drastic populatio
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We shared the work by done Love The Oceans, supported by #FSBIOutreachGrant, launching a gender inclusive Ocean School for adults in Jangamo, Mozambique, which also involved the translation of an ocean literacy book (Ocean Anatomy by Julia Rothman) to Mozambican Portuguese, providing further legacy
Allow me to scream into the void about the importance of accurate metadata for data curation and re-analyses. What’s the point of making data available if there’s no metadata?? My brain right now 👇🏾 🧪🧬🐟
a woman in a purple shirt is screaming in a room .
Alt: Annie Edison from Community in a purple shirt is screaming in a room .
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟@oceanknigge.bsky.social · 5mo agoShark Conservation Fund's 2026 Small #OceanGrants 💶🌊 🦈 up to $25,000 🦈 management reforms, protection of habitats, endemic shark & ray species. 🦈 Deadline 31 March More info ➡️ bit.ly/4spMMNG #OceanOptimism @whysharksmatter.bsky.social @elasmoproject.bsky.social @sharkcolin.bsky.social @cms.int
I swear Mimi the cat 🐈 will one day get her postgraduate degree in #marine #genomics as well! #ScienceCats 🧪🧬🐟🐠
