Ethan Tolman
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Entomologist and Evolutionary Biologist
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3 months ago
My very first post on here. I am stoked to share lab's latest paper led by
@ethantolman.bsky.social
. Ethan developed a highly scalable pipeline to differentiate between various gene flow models, including ghost introgression in phylogenomic datasets. Check it out!
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GhostParser: A highly scalable phylogenomic approach for the identification of ghost introgression
A growing body of empirical research shows that interspecific gene flow is a widespread biological force that shapes evolutionary histories across the Tree of Life. Computational approaches designed t...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.21.671585v1
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So great to see our work on blue dasher dragonflies highlighted in the New York Times. Excellent piece by
@cjgiaimo.bsky.social
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/s...
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Meet the Beautiful Dragonfly That Thrives in Your Pollution
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/science/blue-dasher-dragonflies-pollution.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Dr. Jessica L Ware
3 months ago
So excited to have this
#dragonfly
paper out!
#Odonata
systematics: past, present, and future: a review of the phylogenetic works in
#Anisoptera
(dragonflies) url:
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Odonata systematics: past, present, and future: a review of the phylogenetic works in Anisoptera (dragonflies)
Abstract. Odonata is an insect order that comprises ~6420 described species distributed among three suborders. Here we review the dragonflies, or Anisopter
https://academic.oup.com/isd/article/9/4/9/8232034
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Dr. Jessica L Ware
3 months ago
So excited to have this
#eDNA
#Aquatics
paper out led by Rhema Uche Dike,
@ethantolman.bsky.social
,
@chrisdbeatty.bsky.social
and many others!
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Integrating eDNA and community science to monitor urban Odonata diversity
Environmental DNA captured rare and underrepresented taxa often missed by community science observations. Community science revealed adult-stage observations across a broader temporal window. Integr.....
http://doi.org/10.1111/icad.70006
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Last PhD chapter is published!
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Newly sequenced genomes reveal patterns of gene family expansion in select dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera)
Abstract. Gene family evolution plays a key role in shaping patterns of biodiversity across the tree of life. In Insecta, adaptive gene family turnover has
https://academic.oup.com/isd/article-abstract/9/4/8/8212048?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=true
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Dr. Jessica L Ware
4 months ago
#Dragonflies
! With
@taramcallister.bsky.social
@ethantolman.bsky.social
and colleagues! Elevational and Oceanic Barriers Shape the Distribution, Dispersal and Diversity of Aotearoa's Kapokapowai (Uropetala) Dragonflies url:
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Elevational and Oceanic Barriers Shape the Distribution, Dispersal and Diversity of Aotearoa's Kapokapowai (Uropetala) Dragonflies
Abstract. Mountains and islands provide an opportunity for studying the biogeography of diversification and population fragmentation. Aotearoa (New Zealand
https://academic.oup.com/evolut/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/evolut/qpaf150/8205575
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Glad to see the Idaho Statesmen cover the cool work
@gracie-castillo.bsky.social
@harrisonpardue.bsky.social
@eredman3.bsky.social
@jiaweiz.bsky.social
@bengallafent.bsky.social
@maleahwei.bsky.social
and others are doing in Boise!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Dr. Jessica L Ware
4 months ago
Excited to have this
#entomology
#dragonfly
paper out! Congratulations to
@ethantolman.bsky.social
Ellie Gamett and team!
bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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The blueprint for survival: the blue dasher dragonfly as a model for urban adaptation - BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background Human alteration of natural environments and habitats is a major driver of species decline. However, a handful of species thrive in human altered environments. The biology, distribution, po...
https://bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-025-02399-3
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Excited to see
@gracie-castillo.bsky.social
@harrisonpardue.bsky.social
@eredman3.bsky.social
@isaaclevesque.bsky.social
@jiaweiz.bsky.social
@bengallafent.bsky.social
and others present at the annual conference of
@odonataamericas.bsky.social
after a week of research!
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Dr. Jessica L Ware
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#fieldwork
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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology
11 months ago
The Blueprint for Survival: The Blue Dasher Dragonfly as a Model for Urban Adaptation
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.12.628234v1
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Excited to have another preprint out with
@jessicalwarelab.bsky.social
,
@chrisdbeatty.bsky.social
and others! We explore why the blue dasher dragonfly is so successful in our cities.
#dragonflies
#entomology🧪
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The Blueprint for Survival: The Blue Dasher Dragonfly as a Model for Urban Adaptation
Human alteration of natural environments and habitats is a major driver of species decline. However, a handful of species thrive in human altered environments. The biology, distribution, population st...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.12.628234v2
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Very excited to have two new, and very different, preprints out this Thanksgiving! Special thanks to
@jessicalwarelab.bsky.social
@paulbfrandsen.bsky.social
and others! 🧪
#eDNA
#PopulationGenomics
#Dragonflies
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Dr. Jessica L Ware
12 months ago
#Dragonfly
nymph habitat is sometimes more just plain muddy than
#lentic
or
#lotic
!
#fieldwork
#entomology
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