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Anja Westram @anjamwestram.bsky.social · 1d

🧬 Interested in monitoring & reporting on genetic diversity?

🏞️ Our project GINAMO (Genetic Indicators for NAture MOnitoring) now has a blog & newsletter!

🐝 Please share! ginamo.org/2025/09/29/welcome-2

#Conservation #Genetics #Biodiversity #Nature #consgen #KMGBF #SciComm

Welcome!

Get to know GINAMO in 10 questions Welcome to the GINAMO (Genetic Indicators for NAture MOnitoring) blog! Whether you’ve already attended one of our workshops or are just discovering us, we&#…

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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 6d

Evidence for ancient #selectivesweeps followed by differentiation among three species of #Sphyrapicus #sapsuckers,” by Libby Natola and @darrenirwin.bsky.social:

doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...

Evidence for ancient selective sweeps followed by differentiation among three species of Sphyrapicus sapsuckers

Abstract. Genomic differentiation usually accompanies speciation, but that differentiation is often highly heterogeneous across the genome. Understanding w

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Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos @dortizba.bsky.social · 6d

Excited to share our new paper in
@GeneticsGSA
! We developed "Retriever," a novel method that enables high-quality genotype imputation in non-model organisms. 🧬 Congratulations to Charles on his first PhD paper!

Paper: doi.org/10.1093/gene...

A thread 🧵👇

Chimeric Reference Panels for Genomic Imputation

Abstract. Despite transformative advances in genomic technologies, missing data remains a fundamental constraint that limits the full potential of genomic

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Laura Bertola @lauradbertola.bsky.social · 11d

African lion conservation requires adaption to regional anthropogenic threats and mitigation capacity
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 11d

Genomic divergence across the tree of life 🧪🌐https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2319389122

Genomic divergence across the tree of life | PNAS

Nucleotide sequence data are being harnessed to identify species, even in cases in which organisms themselves are neither in hand nor witnessed. Bu...

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

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Laura Bertola @lauradbertola.bsky.social · 29d

Evolutionary consequences of extreme climate events
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Evolutionary consequences of extreme climate events

Simon Baeckens and Colin Donihue review case studies of rapid evolutionary change in response to extreme climate events and sketch a framework for future studies in the rapidly changing climate of the...

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Mick Westbury @mick2474.bsky.social · 29d

🦣🍖🧬 Fully funded 3-yr PhD in palaeogenomics & bioinformatics! Help me push non-model palaeogenomes beyond their limits @DTU in Denmark.

Start: Feb 2026 (flexible)
Application deadline: 24 Oct 2025

For details click here: tinyurl.com/BioExtPhD

Reposts appreciated 😁

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Sep 8

Congratulations to all the co-authors. Especially Marcella Sozzoni who led the study.

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Sep 8

Interestingly, neither genetic diversity (heterozygosity, Ne) nor habitat changes explained current IUCN threat status. The work shows that genomic data offer valuable insights but are not always straightforward indicators of conservation risk.

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Sep 8

We found repeated population expansions and contractions over the past 10 million years, with effective population sizes declining after the last interglacial period.

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Sep 8

We built a new chromosome-level reference genome for the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), and analyzed genomic data from 21 turtle and tortoise species.

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Sep 8

🐢🧬 New paper on how climate shifts shaped turtle and tortoise populations over time 🐢🧬
Using whole genome sequencing and environmental niche modeling we reconstruct demographic history and suitable habitat for turtles and tortoises 🧵 #popgen #consgen doi.org/10.1111/1755...

Quaternary Habitat Fluctuations and Demographic Dynamics in Turtles Inferred From Environmental Niche Modelling and Whole Genome Data

Quaternary climatic fluctuations had a substantial influence on ecosystems, species distribution, phenology and genetic diversity, driving extinction, adaptation and demographic shifts during glacial...

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Sep 8

Congratulations to all the co-authors, especially Marcella Sozzoni who led the study.

Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Sep 8

Interestingly, neither genetic diversity (heterozygosity, Ne) nor habitat changes explained current IUCN threat status. The work shows that genomic data offer valuable insights but are not always straightforward indicators of conservation risk.

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Sep 8

We found repeated population expansions and contractions over the past 10 million years, with effective population sizes declining after the last interglacial period.

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Sep 8

We built a new chromosome-level reference genome for the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), and analyzed genomic data from 21 turtle and tortoise species.

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Hui Zhen Tan @huizhentan.bsky.social · Sep 3

Genomic imputation can boost dataset quality and benefit research on wild populations. In hihi, we found high #imputation accuracies despite a small reference panel of high-fecundity individuals. Imputation improves downstream #ConservationGenomics analyses. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

High Imputation Accuracy Can Be Achieved Using a Small Reference Panel in a Natural Population With Low Genetic Diversity

Genotype imputation, the inference of missing genotypes using a reference set of population haplotypes, is a cost-effective tool for improving the quality and quantity of genetic datasets. Imputation...

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Laura Bertola @lauradbertola.bsky.social · Sep 1

Sparse genetic data limit biodiversity assessments in protected areas globally
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Sparse genetic data limit biodiversity assessments in protected areas globally

Global conservation targets include protecting genetic diversity within species. Yet few studies have assessed whether protected areas (PAs) include genetically diverse populations across species glo....

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Marty Kardos @martykardos.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Inbreeding reduces fitness in spatially structured populations of a threatened rattlesnake | PNAS

Small and fragmented populations are at high risk of local extinction, in part because of elevated inbreeding and subsequent inbreeding depression....

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Aryn Wilder @arynwilder.bsky.social · Aug 21

Excited to share our new paper on genetic rescue in the Pacific pocket mouse! To conserve this endangered species, we sought to understand whether small populations at risk of outbreeding depression are better managed in isolation or with gene flow. @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Fitness benefits of genetic rescue despite chromosomal differences in an endangered pocket mouse

Two-thirds of Earth’s species have undergone population declines, leaving many vulnerable to genomic erosion and inbreeding depression. Genetic rescue can boost the fitness of small populations, but p...

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Evolutionary Applications @evolappjournal.bsky.social · Aug 13

Alexander Archipelago wolves (Canis lupus ligoni) on Prince of Wales Island show high inbreeding, similar to endangered Isle Royale wolves. Genomic data reveals smaller population size & recent mating between relatives. These results can be used for conservation 🐺

doi.org/10.1111/eva.70144

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Aug 10

Why Sex-Based Genomic Differentiation Should Not Be Overlooked in Population Genetics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Opinion: Why Sex‐Based Genomic Differentiation Should Not Be Overlooked in Population Genetics

Sex-specific genomic differentiation is a crucial yet frequently overlooked factor in population genetics. In this opinion piece, we leverage the substantial genomic resources available for the great...

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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · Aug 4

*ALERT! GLOBAL GENETIC DIVERSITY TREND RE-ANALYSIS*

"Signals of consistent genetic diversity decline are not yet measurable in global meta-analysis" doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Aug 4

Long runs of homozygosity are reliable genomic markers of inbreeding depression 🧬 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Long runs of homozygosity are reliable genomic markers of inbreeding depression

A long-standing goal in ecological, evolutionary, and conservation genetics is to identify genomic correlates of fitness and inbreeding depression. Over the past several years, a growing body of theor...

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