During #SSB2026 @bruno-soares.bsky.social gave an excellent talk about the difficulty Global South researchers have describing new species because they often have to view types in US/European museums. Here is one solution we came up, published today: academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Recognizing the value of type localities can help democratize taxonomy for the Global South

Type localities, the geographic areas from which type specimens originate, play a central role in taxonomy (Azevedo-Santos et al. 2025, 2026). Despite thei

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New simulation study with Ethan Gyllenhaal highlighting a potentially big problem for biogeographic inference. royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Spatial impacts on gene flow may hinder linking phylogeographic data to macroevolutionary patterns

Abstract. Biogeography relies on estimates of phylogeny and gene flow to test hypotheses. Established theory posits: (i) gene flow varies non-randomly with

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New paper out. If you like colorful birds, hybridization, and phylogenetics, read on! 🧵https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003501

A colorful legacy of hybridization in wood-warblers includes frequent sharing of carotenoid genes among species and genera

Introgression between species can shape evolutionary trajectories in important ways. This study of the entire family of the colorful wood-warblers (Parulidae) uses whole-genome sequencing to reveal fr...

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I’m recruiting a PhD and MSC student for fall 2026 working on the movement ecology and conservation of Mexican spotted owls in SW forests and rocky canyonlands. Exciting partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory. Great vibrant lab group, high impact research! 🦉 gavinmjones.com/opportunities/

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***PhD and MSc openings – Movement ecology and conservation*** I will periodically support graduate students, postdocs, and other staff through the Biology Department at the University of New…

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I have a new preprint demonstrating a genome-architecture-aware approach to inferring species trees and introgression landscapes from a small number of genomes. If you are interested in phylogenomics, birds, or hybridization, this is for you! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The genomic landscape of asymmetric introgression tracks chromosomal characteristics in tinamous (Aves: Tinamidae) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.26.690533v1

Look forward to more about Solomon Island phylogeography in the future, but in the mean time, @lukemusher.bsky.social and I have a pre-print that highlights how a similar phenomenon can occur on continents (with bias in both topology and branch lengths): doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Just out in Systematic Biology, we explore the role of gene flow in island phylogeography of the Solomons Black-and-white Monarch complex. doi.org/10.1093/sysb... Up first, strong genetic structure between islands groups and weak (but present!) structure between Pleistocene-connected islands (🧵)

Our paper on tinamou evolution is finally out in @systbiol.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...

Phylogeny of tinamous based on whole-genomes and fossils: academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan... 🪶🧪 (📷Musher et al.)

My new paper on Amazonian biogeography and genomics is out in early view in Biological Reviews! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The biogeographic and genomic signatures of dynamic river networks for terrestrial species in Amazonia

Amazonia contains Earth's largest freshwater basin, largest contiguous stretch of tropical forest, and most species-rich terrestrial biota on Earth. Rivers are key geographic features that drive dive...

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We have a new preprint in the whole-genome phylogenomics of tinamous! We compare gene tree estimation error for protein-coding and ultraconserved elements and find these two data types behave quite differently. Also a new species! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Whole-genome phylogenomics of the tinamous (Aves: Tinamidae): comparing gene tree estimation error b...

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3 articles, Oct 30 Women remain underrepresented in academia www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Toxic workplaces are main reason women leave academic jobs www.nature.com/articles/d41... Women faculty feel pushed from academia by poor workplace climate www.science.org/content/arti... #WomenInStem

Women more likely to leave academia due to work place climate than due to work family conflict.

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1/ New paper! “Gender and retention patterns among U.S. faculty” w/ N Laberge KH Wapman @samzhang AC Morgan M Galesic BK Fosdick @danlarremore @aaronclauset: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... A systematic study of gendered rates & reasons for faculty attrition in US academia 🧵

Did you think hermit crabs always live in snail shells? 🧪🦀 Some deep sea hermit species live symbiotically with anemones that DISSOLVE the shell and SECRETE a new one ("carcinoecium") made of chitin! The carcinoecium has evolved at least 3 times! Photo credits in alt text. @megdaly.bsky.social

Hi folks! I’m an evolutionary biologist who studies speciation, genomics, and biogeography of birds and their ectoparasites. I’m currently a postdoc at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

Corrie Moreau@corriemoreau.bsky.social · 3y ago

Hi y'all! I am an evolutionary biologist and entomologist who studies genomes to microbiomes of ants! 🐜🧬 I am a Professor at Cornell university. I love doing science communication #scicomm and working to make the academy and society a more welcoming and inclusive place for everyone #DEI #DEIJB

Our paper on how phylogeographic signal covaries with recombination and selection landscapes out in Systematic Biology! Read about how extrinsic factors like river capture interact with genomic processes to drive diversification of an Amazonian bird here: academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...