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Laura Bertola
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Scientist👩‍🔬/Biologist🦁/Conservationist🌍
Formerly @UniLeiden, @CUNY #hickerlab, @uni_copenhagen, currently @NCBS_Bangalore;
Chair #LeoFoundation;
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Variant Calling in the Goldilocks Zone: How Reference Genome Choice and Read Mapping Stringency Impact Heterozygosity Estimates and Phylogenetic Analyses
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Variant Calling in the Goldilocks Zone: How Reference Genome Choice and Read Mapping Stringency Impact Heterozygosity Estimates and Phylogenetic Analyses
The increasing numbers of published reference genomes and affordability of whole genome resequencing have enabled multispecies population genomic and phylogenomic studies on non-model organisms, but ...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Global sampling decline erodes science potential of natural history collections
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Global sampling decline erodes science potential of natural history collections - Nature Communications
Natural history collections hold over two billion specimens representing Earth’s biodiversity, but their scientific value depends on continued specimen collection and digitisation. This study demonstr...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Chromosome-scale Genomes Show Rapid Diversification and Ancient Gene Flow Among Bear Species
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November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Large Biodiversity Monitoring Gaps Remain Across Europe
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November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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A Genomic Perspective on Species Delimitation
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A Genomic Perspective on Species Delimitation
Genomic species delimitation is transforming how we understand and define species by enabling a process-oriented and efficient approach to identifying species boundaries. This review outlines the two ...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Why do so many ecologists share common feelings of disconnection between their research goals and real-world impact? 🌍

Our new article in #FE&E explores the constraints that limit ecological research and how we can mitigate them. 👇

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Overcoming barriers that limit the impact of ecological research
Ecology and conservation researchers have diverse goals that often include both personal career aspirations and desires to enhance the well-being of the natural world and its inhabitants. Perception ....
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November 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Guideposts and guardrails for biodiversity accounting in the 21st century
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Guideposts and guardrails for biodiversity accounting in the 21st century
The new Kunming-Montreal Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) calls for transformative change to integrate biodiversity and conservation goal…
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November 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Anthropocene genetic diversity loss in the marine tropics
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Anthropocene genetic diversity loss in the marine tropics | PNAS
Genetic diversity is a crucial component of biodiversity, and as such, its maintenance and preservation is of high conservation concern. Tropical e...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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We have another publication out! 🎉🎉🎉
“Hybrids along a natural–anthropogenic gradient: improving policy and management across all levels of biodiversity.”
We explore how to deal with hybrids in conservation — scientifically and practically. A thread 🧵
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Hybrids Along a Natural‐Anthropogenic Gradient: Improving Policy and Management Across All Levels of Biodiversity
Hybridization has long been a central topic in evolution and conservation. Recent developments in genomics have increased the ability to detect hybridization, defined here as breeding between species....
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November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Genetic offset and vulnerability modeling under climate change scenarios: common misinterpretations and violations of evolutionary principles
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Genetic offset and vulnerability modeling under climate change scenarios: common misinterpretations and violations of evolutionary principles
Abstract. Genetic offset models have become a popular component of the landscape genetics toolbox, with over 600 peer-reviewed publications applying these
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November 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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People’s perceptions on the effectiveness of human-wildlife conflict mitigation measures in Nepal’s Tarai Arc Landscape
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People's perceptions on the effectiveness of human-wildlife conflict mitigation measures in Nepal's Tarai Arc Landscape
Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) poses significant challenges to biodiversity conservation, protected area management, and rural livelihoods in regions s…
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November 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Genome sequences of extant and extinct gibbons reveal their phylogeny, demographic history, and conservation status
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Genome sequences of extant and extinct gibbons reveal their phylogeny, demographic history, and conservation status
This study presents a comprehensive evolutionary history of gibbons by resolving their contentious phylogeny, reclassifying an extinct species with ancient DNA, and identifying a structural variant po...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Multi-generational fitness legacies of natural immigration: theoretical and empirical perspectives and opportunities
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Multi‐generational fitness legacies of natural immigration: theoretical and empirical perspectives and opportunities
Natural dispersal between populations, and resulting immigration, influences population size and genetic variation and is therefore a key process driving reciprocal interactions between ecological an...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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New publication out, highlighting the link between genetic diversity (GD) and policy! 🧬📜

"Conserving genetic diversity in accordance with the Global Biodiversity Framework"
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We summarize the highlights in this thread. 🧵
Conserving Genetic and Genomic Diversity in Accordance with the Global Biodiversity Framework
Adopted in December 2022, the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) under the Convention on Biological Diversity outlines a visionary road map guiding humanity's relationship wit...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Lessons learned: Recommendations for reproducible paleogenomic data analyses
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Lessons learned: Recommendations for reproducible paleogenomic data analyses
Souilmi et al. propose essential guidelines to improve the reproducibility of paleogenomic data analysis. As ancient DNA research often relies on the destructive sampling of finite resources, these re...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Tigers on the Move: The Impact of Climate Change on Tiger Distribution in Nepal
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Tigers on the Move: The Impact of Climate Change on Tiger Distribution in Nepal
The impact of climate on tigers' habitat in Nepal in 2050, 2070, and 2090. The results indicates that tiger habitat will shifts outside protected area in future.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Using miniaturized laboratory equipment and DNA barcoding to improve conservation genetics training and identify illegally traded species
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Using miniaturized laboratory equipment and DNA barcoding to improve conservation genetics training and identify illegally traded species
Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global illegal activities, and it negatively affects biodiversity and sustainable development worldwide. DNA barcoding coupled with high-throughput ...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Individual variation within parasite communities of endangered African lions
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Individual variation within parasite communities of endangered African lions | Royal Society Open Science
Prey depletion and human–wildlife conflict threaten the critically endangered West African populations of lion (Panthera leo leo), which occupy less than 1.1% of their historic range in West Africa. T...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Climate change predicts Quaternary extinctions and extant genetic diversity in a threatened Australian lizard
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Climate change predicts Quaternary extinctions and extant genetic diversity in a threatened Australian lizard
Ramm et al. show that Quaternary climate change predicts local extinctions and intraspecific differences in genetic diversity of the threatened Mountain Dragon (Rankinia diemensis). Their data suggest...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Starting tomorrow, broadcast online: #Genomics for #Biodiversity Conference - from #genomes to impact ... join us! www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...
Genomics for Biodiversity Conference - from genomes to impact
29–31 October 2025Summary🗓️ Dates:  29 - 31 October 2025 (click to add to your agenda!)🔗 Online venue: ERGA YouTube ChannelConference programmeWe are excited to announce the Genomics for Biodiversity ...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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About an hour before leaving, I realized that the backyard camera trap ran out of batteries. I charged 4 of them for an hour and then emptied all clocks and remote controls I could find. Hope this will do the trick for the next few weeks... 😬
October 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Mapping genetic and phylogenetic diversity inside and outside protected areas for effective conservation of selected IUCN Red-Listed insects’ species
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Mapping genetic and phylogenetic diversity inside and outside protected areas for effective conservation of selected IUCN Red-Listed insects’ species - Journal of Insect Conservation
Abstract Genetic diversity, a key component of biodiversity, is often overlooked in conservation actions and there is limited information on how well protected areas currently preserve it, especially ...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Biodiversity conservation depends on the expansion of taxonomy and systematics research
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Biodiversity conservation depends on the expansion of taxonomy and systematics research
Abstract. Despite mammals constituting fewer than 0.3% of all described species, their conservation is compelling for a number of reasons. They contribute
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October 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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📣📣📣 CONSERVATION GENETICS WORKSHOP -
Few more spaces left!

ConGen Population Genomic Data Analysis Course
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University of Pretoria, South Africa 🌍
7-14 December + field trip to Kruger NP!
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More info & registration here: www.umt.edu/congen/africa/
October 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM