Accurate Runs of Homozygosity Estimation From Low Coverage Genome Sequences in Non-Model Species #popgen #consgen doi.org/10.1111/1755...

I'm recruiting a Ph.D. student for Fall 2026. Interested in comparative studies and trait evolution in fishes? Send me an email with a CV and research interests. Please take a look at my website (jcorush.github.io ) for more information about my research. #hybridization #minnows #mudskippers

Historic Overexploitation, Genetic Erosion and Local extinction: Palaeogenomic Insights into the Decline of Eubalaena glacialis in the Northeast Atlantic https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.24.690181v1

Such cool work!! 🦈🧬🧪

These weasels have locally adapted their winter coats to varying snow cover thanks to a million-year-old mutation 🌿 buff.ly/TnOfYWt

Ready to make a big splash for ocean conservation science? 🌊 Join SCB Marine's Board! 🌊 We have 3 volunteer positions and 1 paid role open: - Science Officer - Education Officer - Secretary - Admin Coordinator Learn more here: conbio.informz.net/InformzDataS... Deadline: Dec 15

I am recruiting graduate students to my genomics-focused lab in EEB at Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Please spread the word if you know any students with an interest in a computational focus to genomics research! evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...

Excited to recruit a new PhD student for Fall 2026 in my lab at Cornell! Looking for someone interested in evolutionary genomics + fisheries/conservation applications. Quick timeline this year—reach out soon. More details: www.therkildsenlab.org/join-us.html

🎨🌿 NEW! “Bridging worlds: exploring synergies between the arts and biodiversity conservation” in FEE How can art & science team up to protect nature? 🖌️ Inspire creativity & empathy 🎭 Communicate complex issues 🌍 Build connections & action 👉 doi.org/10.1002/fee....

Comparative genomic analyses of trans-ithmanian reef fishes reveals different molecular targets of environmental adaptation in different families. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.28.684510v1

Do you want to do a Masters in Evolutionary Biology? The call for applying to the MEME program is now open! MEME is a fantastic 2-year MSc between four European Universities on all areas of Evolutionary Biology. Apply and study in Sweden/France/the Netherlands/Germany/USA/Switzerland! www.evobio.eu

Hi Bluesky, I need your help. Please share broadly: We have an EXCELLENT job opening. We are looking for a non-Brazilian visiting scholar who specializes in Genomics applied to animal evolution, biogeography, and/or biodiversity. This is a one-year contract that can be extended for up to 4 years.

🧬 Interested in monitoring & reporting on genetic diversity? 🏞️ Our project GINAMO (Genetic Indicators for NAture MOnitoring) now has a blog & newsletter! 🐝 Please share! ginamo.org/2025/09/29/welcome-2 #Conservation #Genetics #Biodiversity #Nature #consgen #KMGBF #SciComm

Really happy to be attending #WIOMSA2025. Great talks, awesome networking and new collaborations in the making. And of course, the beautiful Indian Ocean in the background. 🧪🧬🐟🐠🦈🐡

Climate change is causing mismatches in the timing of animal migrations. A new study on Atlantic salmon reveals the genes behind their return to rivers and how future warming could disrupt their epic journey 🧬🐟 doi.org/10.1111/eva.70148

Attending @wiomsa.bsky.social in Mombasa! What a fantastic venue and symposium so far! #WIOMSA2025

Do you know why do oceans shelter fewer species than land? A conundrum posed by Robert May in 1994. See a review in Oikos nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @villarino1981.bsky.social @naiarare.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social

Ok, let’s try this again 😂 anyone going to Sharks and Rays? 😬 🐟 🧪🧬 🦈🦈

Any southern African marine biologists that are heading to SAMSS tomorrow? It seems they have hashtags for the other place but not for Bluesky. Keen to live skeet the conference!🧪🐟🧬

Can speciation leave essentially no phylogenetic signal? A fascinating study of the Caribbean hamlet (Hypoplectrus: Serranidae) radiation by Helmkampf et al. in Science. www.science.org/doi/full/10....

Hi marine biologist folks #MarBiol 🦪🐙🪸🐟🦈🦀🦐🌱🦭🌊 Please give us 5 minutes of your time to fill this online survey on marine connectivity policy - The marine connectivity science and tools we need for the ocean we want #MarCo #MarEvol docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

About 15-20 yrs ago, a bunch of reviews (inc. 1 by me) made predictions about the future of genomics in conservation. 1 yr ago at ICISB, Robin Waples assessed which of those predictions had been fulfilled. Sam May & Sam Rosenbaum now led the effort to turn this into a review: doi.org/10.1111/mec....

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Genetic diversity matters because it determines species' capacity to adapt, persist, & recover onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #biodiversity #genomics

Please share broadly: I am looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a collaborative project on the temporal population genomics of invasive Capeweed (using contemporary and herbarium genomics), with ‪‪@shaky-dingo.bsky.social‬ and colleagues

#caturday Mimi doesn’t care for changing the linen

'Ancient stickleback genomes reveal the early stages of parallel adaptation' - now published online in Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social‬

🧪👀 Hey #genome wizards of Bluesky! A colleague is looking for a #chromosome-level genome of #RoundGoby (Neogobius melanostomus) 🐟🐟 If you've got one, know of one, or are secretly assembling one in your basement, please let me know! I’ll owe you a coffee, a citation, and eternal gratitude! ☕📚💙

Alexander Archipelago wolves (Canis lupus ligoni) on Prince of Wales Island show high inbreeding, similar to endangered Isle Royale wolves. Genomic data reveals smaller population size & recent mating between relatives. These results can be used for conservation 🐺 doi.org/10.1111/eva.70144

⚡ Share your work in a lightning talk! Genomics for #Biodiversity Conference (Oct 29–31, online & free). Sessions on: • Biodiversity conservation • Bioeconomy • Standardisation 📢 Call for abstracts OPEN, submit by Sept 15: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic... #Genomics #Conference

Just over a month to submit your proposals for the International Event Grants! These grants support symposia, workshops, courses, and other evolutionary biology events, including virtual events. Learn more and apply by September 15: rb.gy/76fgi

Our review on the last decade+ of hybrid incompatibility research is now out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Original thread here: bsky.app/profile/moll...

Fun news: I'm hiring a postdoc in ichthyology! Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions. (Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.) lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...

Happy MPA day! 5 years left to fulfil 30x30. Have a look at some work done by us on the genomics of Red Roman (Chrysoblephus laticeps), an endangered marine fish from South Africa that really benefits from the protection given by local MPAs. 🧪🧬🐟

South African botanist Louisa Bolus was born 148 years ago today. In her time she authored numerous texts on South American plants, named some 1,494 species, and served for half a century as curator of the Bolus Herbarium. #WomenInSTEM #Botany #HistSci 🌱

A must read.... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

#PopGen New preprint of the team on the discovery of a very high rate of polymorphic duplication in a marine bivalve. Imagine looking at the distribution of the allelic coverage fraction at heterozygous calls in an indivdual and getting this distribution 👇 😱😱😱

In response to NIH cuts, a group of scientists lauched CHART-A to sustain research, education, and care in South Africa, Rwanda, Uganda & Ethiopia—focusing on TB, HIV & sepsis. Please donate, share, or connect them to foundations! 100% of the funds go to the work. #GlobalHealth #CHARTA #Africa

A donation drive for @openbookfestival.bsky.social in Cape Town has just been announced. This festival is vital for South African and African literature, and has long been a supporter of the #SAComics community as well, so if you have any money to spare please help: booklounge.co.za/product/open...

I medically cannot scuba dive for work. But I’m still a marine biologist. I also do not work on dolphins or large sharks. #FishRule

Anadromous brown trout in Norway form a metapopulation, with one key source population sustaining multiple sinks. 55% of potential spawners disperse, but only 25% stray successfully. Connectivity boosts resilience despite habitat challenges 🐟 doi.org/10.1111/eva.70130

3-year #postdoc position at Centre de synthèse et d'analyse de la biodiversité (CESAB) in Montpellier to work on how taking intraspecific diversity and evolutionary processes into account in translocation-based programs. Please share widely #PopGen #NbS

Did you know @thefsbi.bsky.social fund up to 2 PhD studentships each year? These include: 🐟 4 years of PhD funding. 🦈 A stipend higher than UKRI (on average). 🐠 Annual research budget of £3500. 🎣 +other benefits. See fsbi.org.uk/phd-students... for full details or grab Melanie or me at #FSBI2025

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Our work on the southern African hakes (Merluccius spp) are part of this great collection! 🧬🐟🧪

This is a fascinating study on fishing altering fish migratory patterns. It’s management implications are important. I’ve argued that Limit Reference Points also need to consider the ecological role of the fished stock. This is an example of why that matters. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Or if you want to come from Europe to South Africa to work on #PopGen of #fishes and climate change, I’m happy to collaborate! 🧪🧬🐟

Excited to share our new paper on genetic differentiation in Atlantic silversides! We investigated how genome structure influences adaptation under varying levels of gene flow using a species-specific reference genome and multiple recombination maps. Read on for insights! doi.org/10.1093/molb... 1/7