Michael Branstetter
@mgbranstetter.bsky.social
📤 27
📥 22
📝 4
New preprint on biorxiv:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
loading . . .
Low-Coverage Genome Sequencing Outperforms Target Enrichment Phylogenomics
Genome-scale data have transformed phylogenetic inference, yet most studies continue to rely on reduced-representation approaches that target a subset of loci to reduce cost and increase taxon samplin...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.05.730492v1
about 1 month ago
0
1
0
New paper drop! 🚨 Led by my awesome postdoc
@renamschweizer.bsky.social
— we used genomics + museum DNA to explore the decline of Bombus franklini, a bee not seen in the wild since 2006 🐝 Now out in @PNASNews!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
loading . . .
Museum genomics suggests long-term population decline in a putatively extinct bumble bee | PNAS
Pollinator declines globally threaten ecosystem stability and agricultural productivity. Reconstructing pollinator historic demographies provides a...
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2509749122
9 months ago
0
6
5
New ant pub!
academic.oup.com/isd/article/...
#ants
#phylogenomics
#biogeography
loading . . .
A phylogenomic overview of the ant genus Tapinoma Foerster, 1850 (Formicidae: Dolichoderinae), with the phylogeographic history of the ghost ant Tapinoma melanocephalum
Abstract. The ant genus Tapinoma Foerster, 1850 is a moderately diverse group (81 valid species) that occurs worldwide. It includes the tramp species T. me
https://academic.oup.com/isd/article/9/5/ixaf035/8266637
10 months ago
0
1
0
Timing is everything in the evolution of ponerine ants! Happy to see this paper out. Great work by Maël Doré et al.
rdcu.be/eGGRg
loading . . .
Evolutionary history of ponerine ants highlights how the timing of dispersal events shapes modern biodiversity
Nature Communications - The diversity of ponerine ants varies widely across the globe. This study finds that the origin and early colonization in Gondwana’s tropical regions mainly shaped...
https://rdcu.be/eGGRg
10 months ago
0
2
1
you reached the end!!
feeds!
log in
