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Trevor Faske

@trevorfaske.bsky.social

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Research Ecologist at the USGS, Flagstaff, AZ
Plant restoration, landscape genetics, hybridization, and polyploidy
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Trevor Faske @trevorfaske.bsky.social · Jul 30

Very excited to have our study come out looking at multiple plant mosaic hybrid zones and their implications for hybrids to act as "sutures" of species ranges. We use genomic data to project shifts into future climates and discuss impacts on conservation/management.

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Sam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'm looking to recruit a PhD student to study patterns of local adaptation and introgression across the spruce hybrid zone in the Rockies near Calgary. Projects can include field work, bioinformatics, pop gen theory, or comparison to plant/ conifer species
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Justin Conover @conjustover.bsky.social · Aug 13

New Paper! In 2019, my first dissertation chapter revealed complicated polyploidies in the cotton family (Malvaceae) but we lacked the tools and genomes to truly understand it. Now with better genomes and improved methods, it's much more complicated than we thought. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · Jul 30

Hi #Botany2025 - In my quest to never do flow cytometry again, I am collecting sequence data (radseq, target enrichment, WGS, ect.) with confirmed ploidal level. If you have samples, reach out!

Reposted by John W. Williams, Enrique Fatás, Daniel Zappala , and 3 more John W. Williams, Enrique Fatás, Daniel Zappala, Kristina Pistone, Kerri M. Crawford, Trevor M. Faske

Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · Feb 18

Firings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut.

This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.

Reposted by Susanne Lachmuth, Trevor M. Faske

Christian Rellstab @christian-rellstab.bsky.social · Jun 2

Find here my announcement for a 2-year post-doc position in ecological genomics of white oaks in the framework of the Horizon project OptFORESTS. I am looking for somebody with strong skills in bioinformatics, landscape genomics, forest genomics, GWAS, and population genetic simulations.

Post-Doc in Ecological Genomics 80-100% (f/m/d)

The Research Unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology studies the diversity of life in its various forms, from genetic diversity to the diversity of species and ecosystems as well as their interacti...

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · May 29

Temporal dynamics of color polymorphism and hybridization in Colias butterflies https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.25.656022v1

Reposted by Carlos Carroll, Trevor M. Faske

Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · Apr 22

So excited for this paper by the Insect Loss RCN led by Chris Halsh! #insectloss @cbahlai.bsky.social academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Meta-synthesis reveals interconnections among apparent drivers of insect biodiversity loss

Abstract. Scientific and public interest in the global status of insects has surged recently; however, understanding the relative importance of different s

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Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · Apr 16

In this economy, I did not expect any PhD stipend raises. Big shout-out to Texas Tech University which has gone from paying $15,984 to $21,500!

and big thanks to @mossmatters.bsky.social for keeping our database up-to-date!

rhettrautsaw.app/shiny/Biolog...

Despite raises, only 2 of the 219 entries pay a living wage.

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · Mar 19

In "Dynamics of Mixed-Ploidy Populations under Demographic and Environmental Stochasticities", Gaynor et al. discover a tetraploid advantage in times of high environmental stress!
Read now ahead of print! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · Mar 16

Resolving the evolutionary history of bighorn sheep to inform future management https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.13.643091v1

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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · Mar 6

For every 5 butterflies seen 20 years ago, now there are only 4. While a few species have actually increased, many more have declined—some dramatically. Of 554 species, 107 declined by over 50%.
Even still, providing habitat & reducing pesticides can change things!
Learn more🔗 xerces.org/press

“20 Years of Data Shows That Butterfly Populations Are Severely Declining Across the USA” A butterfly, called a ruddy copper after its orange wings, resting on a plant.

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Mike Barker @barkerms.bsky.social · Mar 1

Join us on Wednesday, March 5, at 11 AM PST for the next #PolyploidyWebinar! This month features Maya Wilson Brown on Capsella genetic variation and Nomar Waminal on the Crocus panrepeatome! Sign up (if not already!) to get the zoom: www.barkerlab.net/polyweb

Flyer for the March 5, 2025, Polyploidy Webinar that will take place at 11 AM PST. This webinar feature's Maya Wilson Brown from Michigan State University presenting "Genetic variation of allotetraploid Capsella bursa-pastoris in introduced range" and Nomar Waminal of the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research presenting "The Crocus panrepeatome: duplication, dynamics, and dysploidy".

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Stephen A. Smith @blackrim.bsky.social · Feb 16

www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2025... awesome episode of @shellygaynor.bsky.social work on Galax!

Ep. 513 - The Enigma of the Galax Genome — In Defense of Plants

In Defense of Plants' Matt Candeias talks with Dr. Shelly Gaynor about the enigma that is polyploidy in Galax urceolata.

www.indefenseofplants.com

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Katy Montgomerie 🦗 @katymontgomerie.com · Feb 10

3500 scientists, biologists and experts in human sexual development write to the US government saying that sex isn't binary

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Letter to the US President and Congress on the Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender

President Donald J Trump Washington, DC Members of the US Congress Washington, DC February 5, 2025 RE: Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender Dear President Trump and Members of the US Congr...

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Trevor Faske @trevorfaske.bsky.social · Dec 1

I will be talking next week at the polyploid webinar on simulations in mixed-ploidy data land! Signup to get the zoom link.

Mike Barker @barkerms.bsky.social · Nov 30

Join us on Wednesday, December 4, at 11 AM PST for the next #PolyploidyWebinar! This month we have Pam & Doug Soltis presenting on the Polyploid Integration Institute and @trevorfaske.bsky.social on analyses of mixed-ploidy data! Sign up (if not already!) to get the zoom: www.barkerlab.net/polyweb

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Mike Barker @barkerms.bsky.social · Nov 30

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Sky Island Alliance @skyislandalliance.org · Nov 21

Big news today from our Border Wildlife Study collaboration with Wildlands Network: Our study on the crossing rates of animals through different types of border wall has just been published, showing which species are able to cross and through which barriers: ow.ly/mMrG50Ucesj

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Ellen O. Martinson @waspvenom.bsky.social · Oct 30

Vince and I are currently recruiting grad students for a variety of projects. Please pass on this flier to anyone you think would be interested!

Trevor Faske @trevorfaske.bsky.social · Oct 8

Finally making my first bluesky post! And it's to share that we're excited that rabbitbrush and our paper on mosaic hybrid zones is featured on the cover of Evolution this month! doi.org/10.1093/evol...

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · Jul 8

A new program from NSF is targeting graduate fellowship money to people who received Honorable Mention on a GRFP within the past three years, who are currently enrolled in grad school in EPSCoR states.

here is the solicitation: new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

and a map of EPSCoR eligible states:

Alabama Alaska Arkansas Deleware Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Mississippi Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico North Dakota Nevada Oklahoma Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota US Virgin Islands Vermont West Virginia Wyoming

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