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Wolf Lab @jochenwolflab.bsky.social · 4h
Does bird migration 

increase bird speciation? 

The methods decides. 

                                                   Calabrese et al. (2025) Syst Biol
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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
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Wolf Lab @jochenwolflab.bsky.social · 4h
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!

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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
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Wolf Lab @jochenwolflab.bsky.social · Sep 3
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.

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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...
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Wolf Lab @jochenwolflab.bsky.social · Aug 6
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.

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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.
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Wolf Lab @jochenwolflab.bsky.social · Jul 26
Swallows, match your love!

tails and feathers, red or buff.

And genes will couple.

Shield et al. (2024) Science
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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...
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Wolf Lab @jochenwolflab.bsky.social · Jul 26
Years of fury on

ancient chromosomal dust.

Peace regained. Helas!

Mirarab et al. (2024) PNAS
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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...
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Wolf Lab @jochenwolflab.bsky.social · Jul 26
Sauna, vodka, tea.

Inhale the North, speciate.

Even ants must pee.

Stankowski (2024) Evol J Linnean Soc

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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
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Wolf Lab @jochenwolflab.bsky.social · Jul 26
Two million bases

defy conformity. Meth

rebels follow lead.

Merondun (2025) Mol Ecol

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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...
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Wolf Lab @jochenwolflab.bsky.social · Jul 14
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.
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Wolf Lab @jochenwolflab.bsky.social · Jun 30
A flower once wild,

cast into digital chains.

A meadow once free.

Jiang et al. (2025) Sci Data

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Full-length transcriptomes of 25 grassland plant species - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Full-length transcriptomes of 25 grassland plant species
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Wolf Lab @jochenwolflab.bsky.social · Jun 17
Conservation genetics project: beautiful sunrise after a good night sleep high up in the mountains.
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