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How can we awake
aperiodic cristals
from ancient slumber.
Gwee et al. (2025) Mol Ecol Res
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
aperiodic cristals
from ancient slumber.
Gwee et al. (2025) Mol Ecol Res
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Performance of Two Custom Probe Kits for In‐Solution Enrichment of Ancient Avian DNA
Ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis remains challenging due to low endogenous DNA content of degraded samples. Hybridisation-based in-solution enrichment has emerged as an effective tool for targeting genomi...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
How can we awake
aperiodic cristals
from ancient slumber.
Gwee et al. (2025) Mol Ecol Res
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
aperiodic cristals
from ancient slumber.
Gwee et al. (2025) Mol Ecol Res
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How can we awake
aperiodic cristals
from ancient slumber.
Gwee et al. (2025) Mol Ecol Res
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
aperiodic cristals
from ancient slumber.
Gwee et al. (2025) Mol Ecol Res
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Performance of Two Custom Probe Kits for In‐Solution Enrichment of Ancient Avian DNA
Ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis remains challenging due to low endogenous DNA content of degraded samples. Hybridisation-based in-solution enrichment has emerged as an effective tool for targeting genomi...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
How can we awake
aperiodic cristals
from ancient slumber.
Gwee et al. (2025) Mol Ecol Res
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
aperiodic cristals
from ancient slumber.
Gwee et al. (2025) Mol Ecol Res
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Matrilines attack,
for the hosts there is no hope.
Egg kaleidoscope.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
for the hosts there is no hope.
Egg kaleidoscope.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Genomic architecture of egg mimicry and its consequences for speciation in parasitic cuckoos
Host-parasite arms races facilitate rapid evolution and can fuel speciation. Cuculus cuckoos are deceptive egg mimics that exhibit a broad diversity of counterfeit egg phenotypes, representing host-ad...
www.science.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Matrilines attack,
for the hosts there is no hope.
Egg kaleidoscope.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
for the hosts there is no hope.
Egg kaleidoscope.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Does bird migration
increase bird speciation?
The methods decides.
Calabrese et al. (2025) Syst Biol
academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
increase bird speciation?
The methods decides.
Calabrese et al. (2025) Syst Biol
academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
No Consistent Effect of Migration on Speciation Rates in Two Avian Superfamilies: A Check on the Robustness of Trait-Dependent Diversification Methods
Abstract. Seasonal migration is performed by taxonomically diverse groups across the planet’s oceans and continents. Migration has been hypothesized to pro
academic.oup.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Does bird migration
increase bird speciation?
The methods decides.
Calabrese et al. (2025) Syst Biol
academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
increase bird speciation?
The methods decides.
Calabrese et al. (2025) Syst Biol
academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
Fantastic comparative study by Gina Calabrese in coop with Safran & Rabosky lab explores whether seasonal migration can promote speciation in birds. A large-scale comparative analysis packed with methodological insights!
academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
No Consistent Effect of Migration on Speciation Rates in Two Avian Superfamilies: A Check on the Robustness of Trait-Dependent Diversification Methods
Abstract. Seasonal migration is performed by taxonomically diverse groups across the planet’s oceans and continents. Migration has been hypothesized to pro
academic.oup.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Fantastic comparative study by Gina Calabrese in coop with Safran & Rabosky lab explores whether seasonal migration can promote speciation in birds. A large-scale comparative analysis packed with methodological insights!
academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
Mutation load sits on the large chromosomes in birds. Fidel's comparative work on 19 bird species shows an interesting interaction between recombination, selection and gene conversion affecting the genomic distribution of genetic load.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Determinants of mutation load in birds
Mutations contribute substantially to mortality and disease. The mutation load in a population depends on the efficacy of purifying selection in removing deleterious genetic variation. Here, we estima...
www.biorxiv.org
September 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Mutation load sits on the large chromosomes in birds. Fidel's comparative work on 19 bird species shows an interesting interaction between recombination, selection and gene conversion affecting the genomic distribution of genetic load.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Chongyi's paper from the biodiversity exploratories (@bexplo.bsky.social) is finally out ! How do genomic traits interact with community ecology?
Antropogenic
havoc. Communities shake.
Genomes grow and break.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Antropogenic
havoc. Communities shake.
Genomes grow and break.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Context‐dependent relationships between genomic traits and plant performance in temperate grasslands
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
doi.org
August 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Chongyi's paper from the biodiversity exploratories (@bexplo.bsky.social) is finally out ! How do genomic traits interact with community ecology?
Antropogenic
havoc. Communities shake.
Genomes grow and break.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Antropogenic
havoc. Communities shake.
Genomes grow and break.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Swallows, match your love!
tails and feathers, red or buff.
And genes will couple.
Shield et al. (2024) Science
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
tails and feathers, red or buff.
And genes will couple.
Shield et al. (2024) Science
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Sexual selection promotes reproductive isolation in barn swallows
Despite the well-known effects of sexual selection on phenotypes, links between this evolutionary process and reproductive isolation, genomic divergence, and speciation have been difficult to establis...
doi.org
July 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Swallows, match your love!
tails and feathers, red or buff.
And genes will couple.
Shield et al. (2024) Science
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
tails and feathers, red or buff.
And genes will couple.
Shield et al. (2024) Science
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Years of fury on
ancient chromosomal dust.
Peace regained. Helas!
Mirarab et al. (2024) PNAS
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
ancient chromosomal dust.
Peace regained. Helas!
Mirarab et al. (2024) PNAS
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
A region of suppressed recombination misleads neoavian phylogenomics | PNAS
Genomes are typically mosaics of regions with different evolutionary histories. When
speciation events are closely spaced in time, recombination ma...
doi.org
July 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Years of fury on
ancient chromosomal dust.
Peace regained. Helas!
Mirarab et al. (2024) PNAS
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
ancient chromosomal dust.
Peace regained. Helas!
Mirarab et al. (2024) PNAS
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Sauna, vodka, tea.
Inhale the North, speciate.
Even ants must pee.
Stankowski (2024) Evol J Linnean Soc
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Inhale the North, speciate.
Even ants must pee.
Stankowski (2024) Evol J Linnean Soc
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Toward the integration of speciation research
Abstract. Speciation research—the scientific field focused on understanding the origin and diversity of species—has a long and complex history. While relev
doi.org
July 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Sauna, vodka, tea.
Inhale the North, speciate.
Even ants must pee.
Stankowski (2024) Evol J Linnean Soc
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Inhale the North, speciate.
Even ants must pee.
Stankowski (2024) Evol J Linnean Soc
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Two million bases
defy conformity. Meth
rebels follow lead.
Merondun (2025) Mol Ecol
doi.org/10.1111/mec....
defy conformity. Meth
rebels follow lead.
Merondun (2025) Mol Ecol
doi.org/10.1111/mec....
DNA Methylation Reflects Cis‐Genetic Differentiation Across the European Crow Hybrid Zone
Chromatin modifications provide a substrate for epigenetic variation with evolutionary potential. To quantify the contribution of this layer of variation during speciation in crows, we leveraged geno...
doi.org
July 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Two million bases
defy conformity. Meth
rebels follow lead.
Merondun (2025) Mol Ecol
doi.org/10.1111/mec....
defy conformity. Meth
rebels follow lead.
Merondun (2025) Mol Ecol
doi.org/10.1111/mec....
Is there an independent role of epigenetic variation in speciation? We looked for answers in the crow hybrid zone.
In brief: DNA seems to be in the driving seat.
Congrats Justin! This was a long journey.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In brief: DNA seems to be in the driving seat.
Congrats Justin! This was a long journey.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Is there an independent role of epigenetic variation in speciation? We looked for answers in the crow hybrid zone.
In brief: DNA seems to be in the driving seat.
Congrats Justin! This was a long journey.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In brief: DNA seems to be in the driving seat.
Congrats Justin! This was a long journey.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A flower once wild,
cast into digital chains.
A meadow once free.
Jiang et al. (2025) Sci Data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
cast into digital chains.
A meadow once free.
Jiang et al. (2025) Sci Data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Full-length transcriptomes of 25 grassland plant species - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Full-length transcriptomes of 25 grassland plant species
www.nature.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A flower once wild,
cast into digital chains.
A meadow once free.
Jiang et al. (2025) Sci Data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
cast into digital chains.
A meadow once free.
Jiang et al. (2025) Sci Data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Conservation genetics project: beautiful sunrise after a good night sleep high up in the mountains.
June 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Conservation genetics project: beautiful sunrise after a good night sleep high up in the mountains.