Understanding how reproductive isolation evolves remains a central goal of speciation research. The increasing availability of genomic data has transformed the field, resulting in research dominated by genomic approaches, but is this a good thing? Here, this question is evaluated 👇🧪

The identity crisis of speciation genomics

Abstract. Understanding how reproductive isolation (RI) evolves remains a central goal of speciation research. Quantifying RI is challenging, and researche

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New research on Southeast Asian dipterocarps, the tallest tropical trees, shows that they adjust their hydraulic system as they grow tall, suggesting resilience to drought. Learn more this week in Science: https://scim.ag/4eOcwhy

Comparing reproductive isolation across species has been harder than it should be. The new Reproductive Isolation Ontology (RIO) provides a common framework to standardize RI estimates across the tree of life. academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...

A standardised framework for classifying estimates of reproductive isolation

Abstract. Understanding reproductive isolation (RI) between lineages is a central goal of speciation research. While the strength of RI has been estimated

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Nature research paper: Adaptive cellular evolution in the intestine of hyperdiverse cichlid fishes go.nature.com/4dmFofX

Adaptive cellular evolution in the intestine of hyperdiverse cichlid fishes - Nature

Single-cell transcriptomics combined with morphological and ecological data show that the rapid evolutionary radiation of cichlid fishes in Lake Tanganyika was accompanied by dietary specialization across multiple layers of biological organization.

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Super excited to hear about speciation in the most biodiverse environments on Earth - tropical rainforests 🌿 and coral reefs 🐠 👉 To attend, find the link on the IoS website speciation-network.pages.ist.ac.at/seminar-seri... (and note the time change to 10am CEST)!

Integration of Speciation (ESEB Special Topic Network)@speciation-network.bsky.social · 3mo ago

For our next seminar we'll move onto a new theme: "Ecological and Geographical Axes of Speciation" featuring talks by @ingridolivares.bsky.social and Dr. Alexandre Siqueira. 👉 To attend, find the link on our website and note the time change to 10am CEST!

For our next seminar we'll move onto a new theme: "Ecological and Geographical Axes of Speciation" featuring talks by @ingridolivares.bsky.social and Dr. Alexandre Siqueira. 👉 To attend, find the link on our website and note the time change to 10am CEST!

New PLOS Biology paper arising from a collaboration between us at the Sanger/U Cambridge and the U York and Sheffield, and many more collaborators across the Americas and Europe. Regulatory changes in the same genes (optix, ivory) led to the same colour patterns in mimetic butterflies and moths.

Wellcome Sanger Institute@sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A study of South American butterflies and moths shows they reused the same genetic cheat sheet for 120 million years. 📝 Learn more about this collaborative work via the link below ⤵️ https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/evolution-has-reused-the-same-genes-for-120-million-years/ 📸 Arif Maulana

Happening today: the final "Early Career Researchers in Speciation" seminar! This session features talks by Aryeh Miller on Anolis lizards 🦎 and @rishidekayne.bsky.social on speciation research in industry 📊 + we'll hear from Dr Mariana Braga in the careers Q&A ✋ 👉 find the link on our website

Last couple of days to apply for this postdoctoral research position in my group working on the population genomics of serotine bats in the UK and Lyssavirus transmission at the University of Exeter. Job reference: Q13679 🦇🧬🧪🌍🌐 eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Dr Orly Razgour@orlyrazgour.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨🚨Job Alert 🦇🚨🚨 Come to join my group! We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in population genomics and bioinformatics to work on the UK serotine bats and Lyssavirus transmission project with APHA. 18 months project based @exeter.ac.uk 🦇🧪🌍🌐🧬 jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Workshop Announcement: We’re hosting a second in-person workshop from *7–11 December 2026* at the Scottish Centre for Ecology & the Natural Environment (near Glasgow)! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 In brief, the aim is to populate a database on RI 👩‍💻 To apply, please fill out this form by *May 20th*: forms.gle/ZJoqtwxDhT5g...

IOS Speciation Network Workshop - December 2026

ESEB-funded Special Topic Network, Integration Of Speciation Research (IOS) is organizing a workshop to be held later this year (7th to 11th December 2026) at the Scottish Centre for Ecology & the Nat...

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We just published a review 🗞️😁: ‘The ecology of adaptive radiation’ revisited: A 25-year reflection Dolph Schluter’s book inspired the interest in adaptive radiation, and we wanted to revisit it. academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a... 1/5 🧵

Come and join us!! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQZ547/r...

Research Associate - Plant Phylogenomics at University of Sheffield

Apply for the Research Associate - Plant Phylogenomics role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

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🚨🚨Job Alert 🦇🚨🚨 Come to join my group! We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in population genomics and bioinformatics to work on the UK serotine bats and Lyssavirus transmission project with APHA. 18 months project based @exeter.ac.uk 🦇🧪🌍🌐🧬 jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

We are thrilled to announce the next ECR (and apparently butterfly)-themed session of the Integration of Speciation seminar, featuring @charlottewright.bsky.social and @thymelicus.bsky.social + careers Q&A with Dr Sally Potter. Find the link on the Ios website & mailing list.

On March 3rd @ 5pm CET, we are re-starting the Integration of speciation seminar series! The first 3 sessions feature talks by *Early-Career Researchers*, and include a Q&A with an established PI about their career path. Sign up to get the link: speciation-network.pages.ist.ac.at/seminar-seri...

Postdoc position with me at Stockholm University – phylogenomics and evolution of fire adaptations in Malagasy Erica : www.su.se/english/divi...

🌿Excited to share our new study in New Phytologist! 🌿 Polyploidy is a major force in plant evolution, but is understudied in the tropics. We find that polyploidy evolved multiple times in Inga, a characteristic Neotropical tree radiation (1/n) 🧵. Full paper🔗: tinyurl.com/msnffhs8

Allowing proportion (or alpha) to be free in our models allows us to use nQuack to estimate mode of inheritance - which is exactly what @rschley.bsky.social did in our new paper. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1111/nph.... (4/n)

The frequency and importance of polyploidy in tropical rainforest tree radiations

The presence of two or more copies of the genome in an organism, termed ‘polyploidy’, is a crucial force in plant evolution, generating genetic, phenotypic and ecological diversity. The Amazonian tr...

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New paper just posted with @rschley.bsky.social et al: doi.org/10.1111/nph.... (1/n)

The frequency and importance of polyploidy in tropical rainforest tree radiations

The presence of two or more copies of the genome in an organism, termed ‘polyploidy’, is a crucial force in plant evolution, generating genetic, phenotypic and ecological diversity. The Amazonian tr...

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Updated tutorials for nQuack today. Want to predict ploidy level of sequence data? See this new tutorial on how to process and model data faster: mlgaynor.com/nQuack/artic...

a little boy is driving a red toy car on the street .

Alt: a little kid is driving a red toy car on the street.

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Advances in computational methods for inferring networks from #genome-scale data and guidelines for deriving biological insights from #phylogenetic networks www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Phylogenetic networks empower biodiversity research | PNAS

Reticulate evolution has long been recognized as a key mechanism that contributes to genetic and trait diversity. With the widespread availability ...

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Herbarium director position opening at Oregon State University ‪@osu-herbarium.bsky.social‬ Great opportunity for herbarium- and field-trained botanists at any rank. bpp.oregonstate.edu/bpp/about/op...

Important new paper on dynamics of seasonally dry tropical forests in Peru

Reynaldo Linares-Palomino@rlinares.bsky.social · last yr.

#Ciencia para el #BosqueSeco Interandino 🇵🇪 Conocemos poco de cómo cambian las comunidades de #plantas en los #valles secos, & los factores asociados. Esta información es crítica para informar el manejo y #conservación en el contexto actual de cambio climático. 📷: JL Marcelo doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...

Everyone should read this. I met Dan Janzen when he gave a lecture to @biology.ox.ac.uk I think in the late '80s. I spoke to him afterwards and he said, you know we could save all of the rainforest with a ten cent levy on every cup of coffee sold worldwide.... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects

A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

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New publication out! 🆕 📤 "No evidence of transposable element bursts in the Galápagos Scalesia adaptive radiation despite hybridization, diversification and ecological niche shifts" mobilednajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #TransposableElements #Speciation #AdaptiveRadiation #Genomics

No evidence of transposable element bursts in the Galápagos Scalesia adaptive radiation despite hybridization, diversification and ecological niche shifts - Mobile DNA

Transposable elements (TEs) have been hypothesized to play a pivotal role in driving diversification by facilitating the emergence of novel phenotypes and the accumulation of divergence between specie...

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🌳⚠️Out now in Systematic Biology⚠️🌳 We find rampant reticulation in Inga, the blindingly rapid Amazonian tree radiation! ⚡ BONUS: We also find introgression and selection on genes underlying chemical defences, helping Ingas resist relentless insect herbivory 🐛☠️🌳 academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...

Rampant Reticulation in a Rapid Radiation of Tropical Trees -Insights from Inga (Fabaceae)

Abstract. Evolutionary radiations underlie much of the species diversity of life on Earth, particularly within the world’s most species-rich tree flora – t

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Check out our new paper led by the amazing @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social in @science.org, exploring how the extraordinary diversity of Asian rattan palms was assembled 🌴

@benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · last yr.

1️⃣ 🌍 Fresh out in #Science! The Asian tropics are among the most biodiverse places on Earth, but where does all that diversity come from? 🤔🔍 We used 🌴 phylogenomics and 🦴 new fossils to unravel the roles of different regions in generating and distributing species! 🌱 #Evolution