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Phylogenomic Discordance: Patterns, Processes, and Solutions

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Ana Serra Silva @anaserrasilva.bsky.social · 9d

If you're interested in understanding discordance in phylogenomic analyses, the @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social's special issue 'Phylogenomic Discordance: Patterns, Processes, and Solutions' is for you!

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I'll be sharing a few articles a week until we're through the issue! (1/n)🧪

Phylogenomics, the study of evolutionary relationships using genomic data, has revolutionized our understanding of the Tree of Life. As a field, phylogenomics h

Adaptive radiation despite conserved modularity patterns in San Salvador Island Cyprinodon pupfishes and their hybrids

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 8d

Endemic to the Island, the pupfish show rapid skull evolution despite conserved modularity! What does this mean? Rapid morphological diversification can happen even when modules remain the same! Read the full paper as part of our Adaptive Radiation Special Issue below 🌍🧪👇
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Abstract. Adaptive radiations are striking examples of rapid speciation along ecological lines. In adaptive radiations, fast rates of lineage diversificati

Perspectives on Speciation

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 8d

Wass(P)up (fish)?

Adaptive radiations are striking examples of rapid speciation, where lineage diversification often pairs with rapid changes in morphology. But what is the role of intrinsic structural constraints? Here, Pupfish from San Salvador Island were studied...what did they find?

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 11d

Are you a PhD student ready to publish a paper? Submit your research to our journal today & enter one of our new journal prizes, celebrating PhD student work in #Botany or #Biology !🧪🌍👇
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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 13d

This paper is part of our Special Issue "Perspectives on Speciation", a synthesis of current speciation research. Check out the full issue below 👇
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Following the one-day interdisciplinary symposium at the Linnean Society examining how the process of speciation is viewed from a diversity of disciplines, we a

Explaining extreme differences in species richness among co-occurring palm clades in Madagascar

Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 13d

Why do some palm clades in Madagascar thrive while others stagnate? Why do some have 1 species, and others 180+? Turns out it's less about that Island Magic & more about inherited traits and timing (when is it not?)! 🌍🧪👇
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Abstract. Imbalance in species richness among related clades is a pervasive, yet incompletely understood feature of biodiversity. Comparison of species-poo

Ecological speciation in sympatric palms: 5. Evidence for pleiotropic speciation genes using gene knockout and high-throughput phenotyping

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 16d

Magic traits may assist sympatric #Ecological speciation, but few examples exist & evidence for their role is rare. Yet, this study found #pleiotropy affected soil preference & flowering time in #Hawea, consistent with speciation!

Check out the full paper 🌍🧪👇

Abstract. Theoretical models predict that sympatric, ecological speciation may be facilitated more readily when so-called ‘magic traits’ are present, linki

Gene flow can reveal ghost lineages

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 19d

Here, the potential of horizontal gene transfer detection methods were explored, based on phylogenies, to detect & quantify ghost diversity. What did they find? Read the full paper to find out (2/2)👇🧪🌍
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Abstract. Ghost species, encompassing extinct, unknown, and unsampled taxa, vastly outnumber those typically included in phylogenetic analyses. This hidden

How widespread is pollination by sexual deception of fungus gnats in Pterostylis (Orchidaceae)?

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 19d

Who you gonna call? EVOLUTIONARY SCIENTISTS!

Ghost species (no, not species of ghost) are extinct, unknown & unsampled taxa...and they vastly outnumber those included in phylogenetics. This hidden diversity can complicate phylogenetic signals of horizontal gene flow, impacting their study...(1/2)🧪

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 21d

As a Learned Society, our journals provide vital income that funds our charitable endeavours and community engagement. By reviewing for us, you give back to our community and contribute to our mission of creating a world where nature is understood, valued, and protected. (2/2)

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 21d

It's #PeerReviewWeek and what better opportunity exists to say a huge thank you to our excellent reviewers from across the globe. It is your hard work & commitment that enables us to continue publishing ground-breaking research in Biology, Botany, Evolution and Zoology. (1/2)

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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 22d

Did you know male wasps can get tricked by orchids into thinking they're females?

Pterostylis orchids use sexual deception as a pollination strategy, with fungus gnats (Diptera) falling victim, acting as the main pollinators of these deceptive plants! 🌍🧪👇
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Abstract. Pollination by sexual deception has evolved multiple times in the Orchidaceae, with most known cases involving male Hymenoptera as pollinators. T

Recombination and Phylogenetic Inference

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 22d

How are phylogenetic trees built? Unlike real trees, they don't sprout on their own. Here, Bruce Rannala explores how recombination affects phylogenetic tree building...check out what they found below 🌍🧪👇
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Abstract. We explore the problem of inferring phylogenetic trees in the presence of recombination. Two widely used approaches are considered: concatenation

On measures of influence and discordance in phylogenomic analyses

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 26d

Scientists often use models to study how species evolved, but these models are not always perfect. Here, Ziheng Yang (Darwin Wallace Medal winner) looks at how small changes in data or assumptions can affect the results of these studies. Check it out below 👇🌍🧪

Abstract. As models are approximate descriptions of real biological processes, and data are collected often with errors and contaminations, sensitivity or

Hybrid Day Meeting | Organismal Resilience in a Rapidly Changing World

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 27d

Speaker Spotlight!

Today we're sharing molecular biologist Glenn Yannic, whose research focuses on the consequences of environmental & anthropogenic changes on the genetic diversity of alpine & arctic species.

Book to see Glenn Nov 20 🌍🧪👇
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Join us at the Linnean Society for a one-day symposium focused on the mechanisms and consequences of variation in organismal resilience

Hybrid Day Meeting | Organismal Resilience in a Rapidly Changing World

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 29d

Speaker Spotlight! 📣

Today we're highlighting Chloe Haberkorn, a biologist who specialises in evolutionary genomics, currently in yeast! Her PhD focused on resistance mechanisms in bed bugs (scream).

Come see Chloe on Nov 20 🧪🌍👇
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Fathers Out Of The Blue: Leatherback Turtles Take a DNA Test

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Sep 5

New Blog Day! 📣

Who's your daddy? This is the question asked by guest blogger @katyakolesnykova.bsky.social, breaking down Gabriela Bispo & co's paper on leatherback turtle mating systems! A long-time mystery, DNA analysis revealed a surprising truth 🌍🧪👇 A 🧵 (1/6)

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 29

Are you a PhD student ready to publish a paper? Submit your research to our journal today & enter one of our new journal prizes, celebrating PhD student work in #Botany or #Biology !🧪🌍👇
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The Linnean Society Student Paper Prizes

Eligible papers will be shortlisted throughout the year by our Editors-in-Chief. Papers will be judged according to the following criteria, marked 1-5: Evalu

Unravelling the cryptic diversity of the low-dispersal land planarian Cephaloflexa bergi to elucidate diversification processes in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Body shape, a key trait in fish (they'd do wonders on Hinge), varies between geographic regions & sexes, reflecting adaptations to local environments. Here, body-shape variation among 3-spine sticklebacks was studied, revealing shape was mostly affected by sexual dimorphism! How? (1/2) 🧪🌍

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 20

Terrestrial flatworms have helped uncover the evolutionary processes shaping #Biodiversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, as their limited dispersal & sensitivity to environmental change reflect the evolutionary history of the forest! 🌍🧪👇

Abstract. The terrestrial flatworm Cephaloflexa bergi (Tricladida: Platyhelminthes) is an excellent model for elucidating the evolutionary processes shapin

Diversity and development of labial tooth row formulae in tadpoles

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 18

Tadpoles have...TEETH?! An evolutionary novelty of anuran tadpoles, the taxonomic distribution of keratinized labial teeth remains a mystery. Yet here, variation in row number was studied in a phylogenetic context!
If you're bitten by a tadpole do you turn into a frog..? 🌍🧪👇

Abstract. Keratinized labial teeth of the oral apparatus are a conspicuous evolutionary novelty of anuran tadpoles. Although several comparative studies ha

Getting Batty at Battersea

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 15

SCREEAEAAEEEEEAAAAAAEAEAAA!!! That's bat for "Join our Bat Walks"! Every Wednesday at dusk in Battersea Park, book your place now (tickets are flying, just like bats...the only mammal to evolve true flight....) 🌍🧪🦇👇

Learn how to use bat detectors to spot their squeaky echolocation calls with us, and how to identify different species.

Why Do Birds Have Whiskers?

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 4

📣New Blog Day! 🚨

Ever wondered why birds have whiskers? Many theories have been proposed, from eye protection to prey capture, but all lacked conclusive scientific evidence...until now! Guest blogger Michael Sellgren breaks this down in our latest blog, a 🧵(1/6)🌍🧪

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Aug 5

Speaker spotlight!
@trishschulte.bsky.social studies how fishes' physiology, biochemistry & genetics adapt to challenging environmental conditions, like high temperature.

Hear from her at our symposium on 20 November. Online & in person tickets available.

Hybrid Day Meeting | Organismal resilience in a rapidly changing world

Join us at the Linnean Society for a one-day symposium focused on the mechanisms and consequences of variation in organismal resilience