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Carles Vilà

@carlesvilaebd.bsky.social

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Evolutionary biologist at the Doñana Biological Station (Seville, Spain). Studying gray wolves, quails, frogs ... Passionate about Biodiversity and Conservation

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Carles Vilà @carlesvilaebd.bsky.social · 7h

The importance of carefully planning field studies can never be underestimated. Small details can help produce better results. A study by @isalado.bsky.social and members of #consevol #wolfConsevol

Impact of two field preservation methods on genotyping success of feces
peerj.com/articles/201...

Impact of two field preservation methods on genotyping success of feces

Non-invasive samples, such as feces, remain an important source of DNA for genetic analyses in molecular ecology and conservation genetics, especially when working with elusive or endangered species. ...

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Isabel Salado @isalado.bsky.social · 20h

📢New paper out!

💩🧬🧪Our Methods article about how preservation methods impact on genotyping success of feces is now published in @peerj.bsky.social peerj.com/articles/20154 #Biodiversity #ConservationBiology #Ecology #Genetics #Genomics #wolfConsevol
@consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social

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Impact of two field preservation methods on genotyping success of feces

Non-invasive samples, such as feces, remain an important source of DNA for genetic analyses in molecular ecology and conservation genetics, especially when working with elusive or endangered species. ...

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Celia Vinagre-Izquierdo @celiavinagre.bsky.social · 25d

Artículo de divulgación para la revista Jara y Sedal 📰

¿Existe una nueva subespecie de codorniz? 🪶 🧬

Lo podéis encontrar en la revista en el número de septiembre en kioskos.

Reposted by Carles Vilà, Frédéric Delsuc

Charlotte Wright @charlottewright.bsky.social · 28d

How many chromosomes can an animal have?

In our paper out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social we show that the Atlas blue butterfly has 229 chromosome pairs- the highest in diploid Metazoa! These arose by rapid autosome fragmentation while sex chromosomes stayed intact.
www.cell.com/current-biol...

Constraints on chromosome evolution revealed by the 229 chromosome pairs of the Atlas blue butterfly

The genome of the Atlas blue butterfly contains ten times more chromosomes than most butterflies, and more than any other known diploid animal. Wright et al. show that this extraordinary karyotype is ...

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Rosa M. Tristán @rosatristan.bsky.social · Sep 10

Detectan por primera vez un ejemplar de lince ibérico en el Pirineo www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...

Detectan por primera vez un ejemplar de lince ibérico en el Pirineo

Una de las cámaras de seguimiento instaladas en el Pirineo, cerca de la frontera con Francia, por la Asociación para la Defensa del Lobo y el Oso en el

www.lavanguardia.com

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Ana S. L. Rodrigues , and 8 more Katharine Hayhoe, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Joaquín Hortal, Mathias Disney, Martin Jung, Virgilio Hermoso, Silvia Secchi, Juan Rocha, Carles Vilà, Dmitry Schigel

Laetitia Navarro @laenavarro.bsky.social · Sep 5

Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it:
rdcu.be/eEcIt

Carles Vilà @carlesvilaebd.bsky.social · Sep 4

Elif Çeltik also presents a poster on quails at the SEEEE meeting: "Could non migratory quails derive from a lineage of extinct island endemics?" Preliminary aDNA study of extinct Macaronesian quails. Very divergent lineage!!! Good job! @consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social #EVOLQUAIL

Carles Vilà @carlesvilaebd.bsky.social · Sep 4

Learning about common quails. Great presentation by @celiavinagre.bsky.social at the SEEEE meting yesterday: "Coexistence and divergence of chromosomal lineages in Common Quails." Is there pre- or post- zygotic isolation? Congratulations!! @consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social #EVOLQUAIL

Carles Vilà @carlesvilaebd.bsky.social · Aug 20

A chromosomal inversion leads to different migratory strategies in common quails ... and use of different food resources in winter! New article in the PhD thesis of @celiavinagre.bsky.social Congratulations!! @consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Chromosomal Inversion Associated With Diet Differences in Common Quails Sharing Wintering Grounds

A large chromosomal inversion in common quails (Coturnix coturnix) is associated with phenotypic traits. In a wintering population in southern Spain, we found all three karyotypes coexisting but show....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Fernando Valladares @fernadovalladares.bsky.social · Jul 21

El arte y la ciencia unidos en la obra Zumo de remolacha para estimular el corazón y no solo la razón. Lleno hasta la bandera en su prestreno en Foios Valencia. Exito de acogida. Orgullosos y con muchas ganas de llevar la obra por toda España
#zumoderemolacha #cambioclimatico #FernandoValladares

Reposted by Andy J. Green, Virgilio Hermoso, Carles Vilà

Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · Jun 26

📢🌍 From @ebdonana, we urge world leaders to take urgent action on biodiversity loss and climate change at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development.

Press release: www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...

Statement: www.ebd.csic.es/sites/defaul...

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Isabel Salado @isalado.bsky.social · Jun 23

Este viernes 27 participaré en la mesa científica de la
Jornada Parlamentaria «En defensa del Lobo Ibérico» en Madrid, organizada por APDDA e @intercids.bsky.social
Programa e inscripciones en 👉 intercids.org/jornada-parl...
@ebdonana.bsky.social @consevol.bsky.social
#wolfConsevol

Jornada Parlamentaria «En defensa del Lobo Ibérico», organizada por APDDA e INTERCIDS

El viernes, 27 de junio de 2025, a las 15.30h, tendrá lugar en la Sala Ernest Lluch del Congreso de […]

Reposted by Carles Vilà

Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · Jun 22

‼️WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY REWRITTEN
ALL NIGHT >40 DEGREES IN OMAN & EMIRATES
Dawn at 40C at Fujairah and Dhudna
Min 35.8 Rustaq,35.5 Sohar Majis:Hottest night ever

INSANITY IN PAKISTAN🇵🇰
MINIMUMS 34C 1200m and 30.6C at 1500m (Bunji)
WORLD RECORD HOT NIGHT AT THAT ELEVATION

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Javier Martín @txaverius.bsky.social · Jun 22

Manifestación en Madrid para que se vuelva a proteger al lobo ibérico en toda España.

Desde 2021 el lobo estaba protegido en todo el país, pero en marzo se volvió a la situación anterior con una excusa estúpida en la ley de desperdicio alimentario.

Reposted by Carles Vilà, Frédéric Delsuc

Rosa Fernández @rosafernandez.bsky.social · Jun 18

Glad to see this paper finally out! An episodic burst of massive genomic rearrangements and the origin of non-marine annelids
@natecoevo.nature.com @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @csic.es @erc.europa.eu www.nature.com/articles/s41...

An episodic burst of massive genomic rearrangements and the origin of non-marine annelids - Nature Ecology & Evolution

An analysis of annelid genomes reveals massive reshuffling of chromosomes in the ancestral lineage leading to clitellates, a clade composed of non-marine annelids, with potential implications for the ...

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Miguel Clavero @chikichanka.bsky.social · Jun 17

Hoy se cumplen 52 años de la llegada del cangrejo rojo, Procambarus clarkii, a Europa
El 17 de junio de 1973 se liberaron unos 500 ejemplares cerca de Badajoz. Un año más tarde se soltaron unos 7000 en la Marisma del Guadalquivir
Se lio parda
@ebdonana.bsky.social
theconversation.com/cangrejo-roj...

Cangrejo rojo: 50 años de la madre de todas las invasiones

En 2023 se han cumplido 50 años desde que un aristócrata ideara la introducción de una de las especies invasoras más dañinas de España.

theconversation.com

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INTERCIDS, Operadores Jurídicos por los Animales @intercids.bsky.social · Jun 13

🐺 🗓️ El 27 de junio, a las 15.30h: Jornada Parlamentaria "En defensa del Lobo Ibérico". Entrada libre y gratuita previa inscripción. Organiza la APDDA en colaboración con INTERCIDS.

Programa completo y formulario de inscripción 👇

Jornada Parlamentaria «En defensa del Lobo Ibérico», organizada por APDDA e INTERCIDS

El viernes, 27 de junio de 2025, a las 15.30h, tendrá lugar en la Sala Ernest Lluch del Congreso de […]

Reposted by Carles Vilà

Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · Jun 2

🌍 ✌️Último episodio de "Estudiar Doñana para entender el mundo"

La biodiversidad es mucho más que un conjunto de especies.
En la @ebdonana.bsky.social investigamos cómo las especies se relacionan entre sí formando complejas redes y qué impacto tienen nuestra actividad sobre ellas. 🌱🐦

Reposted by Carles Vilà

Marta I Sanchez @sanchezmarta.bsky.social · May 27

This cattle egret, photographed and GPS-tagged by @juanma-pg.bsky.social travels every day from the breeding colony to a landfill #IsoPlastic @ebdonana.bsky.social @catarinalopes90.bsky.social @juliancap.bsky.social @manuelagforero.bsky.social @drandygreen.bsky.social @victormartinvel.bsky.social

#IsoPlastic project (PID 2022-140057NB-100) AEI @ageinves.bsky.social MICIU

Carles Vilà @carlesvilaebd.bsky.social · May 27

Our paper "Large Inversions Shape Diversification and Genome Evolution in Common Quails" is finally Open Access. Large chromosomal inversions compartmentalise the genome, fostering distinct evolutionary trajectories within the species. @consevol.bsky.social #evolquail doi.org/10.1111/mec....

Large Inversions Shape Diversification and Genome Evolution in Common Quails

Chromosomal inversions, by suppressing recombination, can profoundly shape genome evolution and drive adaptation. In the common quail (Coturnix coturnix), a highly mobile bird with a vast Palearctic ...

Carles Vilà @carlesvilaebd.bsky.social · May 15

Today Elif presents her PhD project in our seminar series. It is very exciting to see the group grow with great PhD students

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Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · May 15

#EBDSeminar 🔬 Join us for a new fascinating seminar in a few minutes!

🔹Origin and impact of chromosomal inversions on the evolution and physiology of common quails

🔸Elif Çeltik

📅15th May, 13h CEST

youtu.be/7vit564QzHw

EBD Seminars | Elif Çeltik

YouTube video by Estación Biológica de Doñana EBD-CSIC

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SEO BirdLife @seobirdlife.bsky.social · May 15

😡Un nuevo informe de @BirdLife_News revela que millones de #aves siguen muriendo ilegalmente #FlightForSurvival
✅España destaca como ejemplo de progreso con reducciones de más del 50% en la última década.
ℹ️https://f.mtr.cool/fpsfqxbfra

Reposted by Carles Vilà

Valeria Marasco @valeriamarasco.bsky.social · May 15

🔥Thrilled to share our OA review "Life at new extremes: Integrating stress physiology and the bio‐exposome in the Anthropocene"✨ with D Costantini, M Sebastiano, & S Messina #ecophysiology #wildlife nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@fiwivienna.bsky.social #VetmeduniVienna #Unitus

NYAS Publications

We propose to expand the concept of extreme environments to encompass those that are profoundly altered by climate and global changes, highlight the critical role of stress resilience in understandin...

nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · May 13

Out now! New episode of "Studying Doñana to Understand the World". This time, we dive into evolution. 🧬

At @ebdonana.bsky.social, we explore how biodiversity emerges and responds to environmental changes. These studies are essential for conserving biodiversity today.

youtu.be/bFpZG6lOkt4?...

2. Evolution, a key to biodiversity

YouTube video by Estación Biológica de Doñana EBD-CSIC

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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · May 11

1/2 Not so vindictive!

Sometimes, honey guides lead people to snakes or dead animals. This makes the honey hunters respect them more; they believe it is a punishment for not sharing the honey on previous occasions. But these are only mistakes.

(paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · May 10

It’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!

Bird migration is one of nature’s greatest wonders...

Epic journeys across oceans, deserts and continents, guided by instinct and the pull of the seasons.

Meet three extraordinary travellers spending summer in the UK… 👇

Reposted by Carles Vilà

Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · May 5

🔬🌱 ¿Cómo ciencia y conservación se unieron para cambiar el destino de uno de los espacios naturales más importantes de Europa?

Con este primer vídeo, estrenamos la serie "Estudiar Doñana para entender el mundo" para dar a conocer nuestros trabajos de investigación en Doñana y en todo el mundo.

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Alejandro Gonzalez-Voyer @agonzalezvoyer.bsky.social · May 1

Very proud to announce that the Bayesian version of our Phylogenetic Path Analysis method has been (finally) published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Another extremely enjoyable collaboration with the brilliant @achazhardenberg.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

PhyBaSE: A Bayesian structural equation model approach to causal inference in phylogenetic comparative analyses

One of the main limitations of phylogenetic comparative analyses is that associations between traits can only be interpreted as correlations. Here, we present a novel Bayesian structural equation ...

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Javier Peña | Hope! @hopeenpie.bsky.social · Apr 27

Muy contento de ver este artículo!

Ernest Más de @verdcampfruits.bsky.social y su fascinante intercropping floral.

Reemplaza pesticidas, cuesta un 90% menos, aumenta producción y convierte los campos en santuarios para insectos.

Su historia está contada en el episodio 2 de la serie Hope.

Cambiar pesticidas por flores: así mejora la producción de sandías y otros cultivos

La técnica del 'intercropping' permite ahuyentar las plagas con más eficacia y menos gasto

www.elperiodico.com