Matt Farnitano
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Plant enthusiast and evolutionary geneticist, PhD candidate at University of Georgia, birder, dad.
My second dissertation chapter is now published in PLOS Genetics! A really fun study in which we examine hybridization dynamics across space and time between monkeyflowers Mimulus guttatus and Mimulus nasutus in the Columbia River Gorge.
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Fluctuating reproductive isolation and stable ancestry structure in a fine-scaled mosaic of hybridizing Mimulus monkeyflowers
Author summary Hybridization between species can create genetic novelty and promote adaptation, but can also erode species barriers and dilute genetic diversity. Climatic variation likely impacts the ...
https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1011624
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Lauren N. Girouard, PhD
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I am one of the impacted NSF postdoc research fellows. My funds remain frozen. I rely on these funds as my salary and payment to aid in my research efforts. I am currently without the funds I use to pay my bills, health insurance, etc. and to move my research forward.
#NSF
#postdoc
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LANDING of OSIRIS-REX SAMPLE RETURN CAPSULE at about 1452:07 UTC at 113.38W 40.35N
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#evolution #plantbio #genetics #speciation #AcademicSky🌿🌾🧪🧬
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New paper alert! My first dissertation paper recently went online at the Journal of Evolutionary Biology! We investigated patterns of postmating isolation and divergence in an understudied group of monkeyflowers (Mimulus section Eunanus). Here’s the link:
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Jeff VanderMeer
over 2 years ago
When asked to write this Esquire piece, I was skeptical about why anyone should care what I've been up to. And if it can actually be called activism. Then I thought, two white guys shouting in a ditch is emblematic of something, I just don't know what. Photos by moi.
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A Middle-Aged Man's Backyard Revolution
Looking for an escape, I became obsessed with restoring the natural ecosystem in my yard. Then a neighbor’s tree came crashing down—and kicked off a new battle.
https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a44730883/jeff-vandermeer-accidental-activist-september-2023/
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Went to a cool talk on dog (dawg?) genetics today by Dr. Leigh Anne Clark, a new faculty member at UGA. Most importantly, I learned about these adorable Bailey chairs, which help dogs with Megaesophagus disease keep their food down.
www.baileychairs4dogs.com?lightbox=dat...
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Went to one of my favorite secret natural spots in Athens yesterday, the Rock and Shoals granite outcrop. It was pretty dry and hot (being the end of summer) but here are a few cool plants I saw there earlier this year.
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Our baby girl (seven months) is starting to figure out how to scoot/crawl. Chaos levels are about to reach unprecedented heights.
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