Huge thanks to my PhD supervisor (@marta-fb.bsky.social) and collaborators (Xi Wang, Carla Canedo-Ribeiro, Lucía Álvarez-González, @thednazoo.bsky.social, @aruizherrera.bsky.social, Rasmus Heller, and Tony King).
#MolecularEcology #EvolutionaryGenomics #PopulationGenomics #Museomics
#MolecularEcology #EvolutionaryGenomics #PopulationGenomics #Museomics
January 6, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Huge thanks to my PhD supervisor (@marta-fb.bsky.social) and collaborators (Xi Wang, Carla Canedo-Ribeiro, Lucía Álvarez-González, @thednazoo.bsky.social, @aruizherrera.bsky.social, Rasmus Heller, and Tony King).
#MolecularEcology #EvolutionaryGenomics #PopulationGenomics #Museomics
#MolecularEcology #EvolutionaryGenomics #PopulationGenomics #Museomics
🎄eDNA preprint alert! 🎄Check out our admittedly massive review lead by the fearless @pedrobd.bsky.social.
Maybe just the kind of Holiday reading you were looking for?! 😉 #MolecularEcology #rivers #oceans #lakes #environmentalDNA #eDNA
Maybe just the kind of Holiday reading you were looking for?! 😉 #MolecularEcology #rivers #oceans #lakes #environmentalDNA #eDNA
Wouldn’t it be kind of wild if someone actually pulled everything we know about what happens to eDNA between shedding and detection?
Decay, transport, microbes, temperature, rivers, oceans, all of it?!
We did that.
📄 Preprint link: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
🧬🔍🌊
#eDNA #MolecularEcology
Decay, transport, microbes, temperature, rivers, oceans, all of it?!
We did that.
📄 Preprint link: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
🧬🔍🌊
#eDNA #MolecularEcology
Fate and transport of environmental DNA: mapping the knowns and unknowns
The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) in routine biomonitoring is transforming our ability to detect and quantify aquatic species. However, translating these indirect molecular detections into ecologica...
www.researchsquare.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🎄eDNA preprint alert! 🎄Check out our admittedly massive review lead by the fearless @pedrobd.bsky.social.
Maybe just the kind of Holiday reading you were looking for?! 😉 #MolecularEcology #rivers #oceans #lakes #environmentalDNA #eDNA
Maybe just the kind of Holiday reading you were looking for?! 😉 #MolecularEcology #rivers #oceans #lakes #environmentalDNA #eDNA
We put this out as a preprint so the community can help pressure-test it. If we missed your work, misinterpreted something, or if you have data that alters any conclusion, please tell us. This only gets better with more eyes on it!
#eDNA #Molecularecology #Ecology
#eDNA #Molecularecology #Ecology
Wouldn’t it be kind of wild if someone actually pulled everything we know about what happens to eDNA between shedding and detection?
Decay, transport, microbes, temperature, rivers, oceans, all of it?!
We did that.
📄 Preprint link: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
🧬🔍🌊
#eDNA #MolecularEcology
Decay, transport, microbes, temperature, rivers, oceans, all of it?!
We did that.
📄 Preprint link: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
🧬🔍🌊
#eDNA #MolecularEcology
Fate and transport of environmental DNA: mapping the knowns and unknowns
The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) in routine biomonitoring is transforming our ability to detect and quantify aquatic species. However, translating these indirect molecular detections into ecologica...
www.researchsquare.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We put this out as a preprint so the community can help pressure-test it. If we missed your work, misinterpreted something, or if you have data that alters any conclusion, please tell us. This only gets better with more eyes on it!
#eDNA #Molecularecology #Ecology
#eDNA #Molecularecology #Ecology
Wouldn’t it be kind of wild if someone actually pulled everything we know about what happens to eDNA between shedding and detection?
Decay, transport, microbes, temperature, rivers, oceans, all of it?!
We did that.
📄 Preprint link: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
🧬🔍🌊
#eDNA #MolecularEcology
Decay, transport, microbes, temperature, rivers, oceans, all of it?!
We did that.
📄 Preprint link: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
🧬🔍🌊
#eDNA #MolecularEcology
Fate and transport of environmental DNA: mapping the knowns and unknowns
The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) in routine biomonitoring is transforming our ability to detect and quantify aquatic species. However, translating these indirect molecular detections into ecologica...
www.researchsquare.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Wouldn’t it be kind of wild if someone actually pulled everything we know about what happens to eDNA between shedding and detection?
Decay, transport, microbes, temperature, rivers, oceans, all of it?!
We did that.
📄 Preprint link: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
🧬🔍🌊
#eDNA #MolecularEcology
Decay, transport, microbes, temperature, rivers, oceans, all of it?!
We did that.
📄 Preprint link: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
🧬🔍🌊
#eDNA #MolecularEcology
Super excited to see this amazing paper out.
Brilliantly led by @amycthorpe.bsky.social in the #MolecularEcology group at @ukceh.bsky.social
A huge collaborative effort with the #EnvironmentAgency revealing microbial 🦠 diversity, function, and environmental drivers across England's rivers!
Brilliantly led by @amycthorpe.bsky.social in the #MolecularEcology group at @ukceh.bsky.social
A huge collaborative effort with the #EnvironmentAgency revealing microbial 🦠 diversity, function, and environmental drivers across England's rivers!
Our national-scale study of bacterial biogeography and function in river biofilms has just been published in Nature Communications! @natcomms.nature.com 🦠🧬
Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
National-scale biogeography and function of river and stream bacterial biofilm communities - Nature Communications
Here, the authors conduct a metagenomic-based study of England’s rivers to show that biofilm bacteria are taxonomically and functionally diverse and are key to biogeochemical cycling, highlighting the...
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Super excited to see this amazing paper out.
Brilliantly led by @amycthorpe.bsky.social in the #MolecularEcology group at @ukceh.bsky.social
A huge collaborative effort with the #EnvironmentAgency revealing microbial 🦠 diversity, function, and environmental drivers across England's rivers!
Brilliantly led by @amycthorpe.bsky.social in the #MolecularEcology group at @ukceh.bsky.social
A huge collaborative effort with the #EnvironmentAgency revealing microbial 🦠 diversity, function, and environmental drivers across England's rivers!
Check out the latest from #MolecularEcology @ukceh.bsky.social
Led by @amycthorpe.bsky.social, new research highlights the utility of river #biofilm #bacteria for freshwater biomonitoring.
Led by @amycthorpe.bsky.social, new research highlights the utility of river #biofilm #bacteria for freshwater biomonitoring.
Excited to share our new preprint on #bacteria in river biofilms 🦠 🌊
"River biofilm bacteria as sentinels of national-scale freshwater ecosystems"
Read the preprint here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
"River biofilm bacteria as sentinels of national-scale freshwater ecosystems"
Read the preprint here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
River biofilm bacteria as sentinels of national-scale freshwater ecosystems
Freshwaters face increasing pressures from chemical, hydrological, and climatic changes, yet tools for assessing their condition remain limited. River biofilms, composed of diverse microbial communiti...
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Check out the latest from #MolecularEcology @ukceh.bsky.social
Led by @amycthorpe.bsky.social, new research highlights the utility of river #biofilm #bacteria for freshwater biomonitoring.
Led by @amycthorpe.bsky.social, new research highlights the utility of river #biofilm #bacteria for freshwater biomonitoring.
The DIYNAFLUOR is an affordable and simple DIY plug-and-play nucleic acid fluorometer.
This microgrant provides access to materials to build one.
Apply here 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
And please share widely! #CitizenScience #MolecularEcology #OpenHardware
This microgrant provides access to materials to build one.
Apply here 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
And please share widely! #CitizenScience #MolecularEcology #OpenHardware
DIYNAFLUOR Microgrant Opportunity
docs.google.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The DIYNAFLUOR is an affordable and simple DIY plug-and-play nucleic acid fluorometer.
This microgrant provides access to materials to build one.
Apply here 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
And please share widely! #CitizenScience #MolecularEcology #OpenHardware
This microgrant provides access to materials to build one.
Apply here 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
And please share widely! #CitizenScience #MolecularEcology #OpenHardware
🐠 Our new paper in Molecular Ecology is out!
🌊 Habitat specialisation impacts clownfish demographic resilience to Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Genomics #Evolution #CoralReefs #Clownfish #Conservation #MolecularEcology
🌊 Habitat specialisation impacts clownfish demographic resilience to Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Genomics #Evolution #CoralReefs #Clownfish #Conservation #MolecularEcology
Habitat Specialisation Impacts Clownfish Demographic Resilience to Pleistocene Sea‐Level Fluctuations
Habitat fragmentation and loss are key threats to biodiversity, yet their impacts on marine species remain poorly understood. Clownfishes, which rely on sea anemones for shelter and reproduction, pro...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🐠 Our new paper in Molecular Ecology is out!
🌊 Habitat specialisation impacts clownfish demographic resilience to Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Genomics #Evolution #CoralReefs #Clownfish #Conservation #MolecularEcology
🌊 Habitat specialisation impacts clownfish demographic resilience to Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Genomics #Evolution #CoralReefs #Clownfish #Conservation #MolecularEcology
🧬 New Publication Alert!
It all began with a squirrel eating papaya — and a simple question: who else visits these fruits? 🌴
From garden curiosity to fieldwork in Taiwan’s pineapple farms with eDNA.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
#eDNA #Frugivory #MolecularEcology #Papaya #Pineapple #Biodiversity
It all began with a squirrel eating papaya — and a simple question: who else visits these fruits? 🌴
From garden curiosity to fieldwork in Taiwan’s pineapple farms with eDNA.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
#eDNA #Frugivory #MolecularEcology #Papaya #Pineapple #Biodiversity
October 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🧬 New Publication Alert!
It all began with a squirrel eating papaya — and a simple question: who else visits these fruits? 🌴
From garden curiosity to fieldwork in Taiwan’s pineapple farms with eDNA.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
#eDNA #Frugivory #MolecularEcology #Papaya #Pineapple #Biodiversity
It all began with a squirrel eating papaya — and a simple question: who else visits these fruits? 🌴
From garden curiosity to fieldwork in Taiwan’s pineapple farms with eDNA.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
#eDNA #Frugivory #MolecularEcology #Papaya #Pineapple #Biodiversity
Excited to share our new paper on #zooplankton 16S #microbiomes and #bacterioplankton across alpine lakes. We found deterministic processes > than intraseasonal temporal effects overall, with host filtering and dispersal limitation driving change in zoopl. #MolecularEcology
tinyurl.com/4e4rnjhk
tinyurl.com/4e4rnjhk
September 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Excited to share our new paper on #zooplankton 16S #microbiomes and #bacterioplankton across alpine lakes. We found deterministic processes > than intraseasonal temporal effects overall, with host filtering and dispersal limitation driving change in zoopl. #MolecularEcology
tinyurl.com/4e4rnjhk
tinyurl.com/4e4rnjhk
New article explores how #Arctic shrub responses to past #climate changes, revealing complex demographic histories that shaped modern genetic structures, providing insights into future adaptive responses to climate change.
With @saxopp.bsky.social from @biovitenskap.bsky.social
#MolecularEcology
With @saxopp.bsky.social from @biovitenskap.bsky.social
#MolecularEcology
Molecular Footprints of Quaternary Climate Fluctuations in the Circumpolar Tundra Shrub Dwarf Birch
The Arctic tundra biome is undergoing rapid shrub expansion (‘shrubification’) in response to anthropogenic climate change. During the previous ~2.6 million years, glacial cycles caused substantial s...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
New article explores how #Arctic shrub responses to past #climate changes, revealing complex demographic histories that shaped modern genetic structures, providing insights into future adaptive responses to climate change.
With @saxopp.bsky.social from @biovitenskap.bsky.social
#MolecularEcology
With @saxopp.bsky.social from @biovitenskap.bsky.social
#MolecularEcology
Some labs drop papers on Bluesky.
Wolf Lab drops #haiku! 📝
Brilliant molecular poetry - check it out:
@jochenwolflab.bsky.social 🧬
Including this one:
Sauna, vodka, tea.
Inhale the North, speciate.
Even ants must pee.
#ornithology #MolecularEcology #evolution #SciComm
Wolf Lab drops #haiku! 📝
Brilliant molecular poetry - check it out:
@jochenwolflab.bsky.social 🧬
Including this one:
Sauna, vodka, tea.
Inhale the North, speciate.
Even ants must pee.
#ornithology #MolecularEcology #evolution #SciComm
Two million bases
defy conformity. Meth
rebels follow lead.
Merondun (2025) Mol Ecol
doi.org/10.1111/mec....
defy conformity. Meth
rebels follow lead.
Merondun (2025) Mol Ecol
doi.org/10.1111/mec....
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...
doi.org
September 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Some labs drop papers on Bluesky.
Wolf Lab drops #haiku! 📝
Brilliant molecular poetry - check it out:
@jochenwolflab.bsky.social 🧬
Including this one:
Sauna, vodka, tea.
Inhale the North, speciate.
Even ants must pee.
#ornithology #MolecularEcology #evolution #SciComm
Wolf Lab drops #haiku! 📝
Brilliant molecular poetry - check it out:
@jochenwolflab.bsky.social 🧬
Including this one:
Sauna, vodka, tea.
Inhale the North, speciate.
Even ants must pee.
#ornithology #MolecularEcology #evolution #SciComm
August 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Key takeaways: eRNA degraded significantly faster than eDNA across markers; dPCR kept detection high even under strong dilution—signals still reached the terminal mesocosm. Huge thanks to everyone who helped.
With @otournayre.bsky.social & Melania Cristescu
#dPCR #MolecularEcology
With @otournayre.bsky.social & Melania Cristescu
#dPCR #MolecularEcology
August 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Key takeaways: eRNA degraded significantly faster than eDNA across markers; dPCR kept detection high even under strong dilution—signals still reached the terminal mesocosm. Huge thanks to everyone who helped.
With @otournayre.bsky.social & Melania Cristescu
#dPCR #MolecularEcology
With @otournayre.bsky.social & Melania Cristescu
#dPCR #MolecularEcology
Researcher / Postdoc for molecular investigations on microbial ecology in deep-sea polymetallic nodule fields (m/f/d) - Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany - www.earthworks-jobs.com/marine/awi25... #jobs #researcher #postdoc #MicrobialEcology #MolecularEcology #EcologicalGenomics
Jobs in Oceanography, Palaeoceanography, Marine Science : Earthworks : Researcher / Postdoc for molecular investigations on microbial ecology in deep-sea polymetallic nodule fields (m/f/d) - Bremerhav...
www.earthworks-jobs.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Researcher / Postdoc for molecular investigations on microbial ecology in deep-sea polymetallic nodule fields (m/f/d) - Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany - www.earthworks-jobs.com/marine/awi25... #jobs #researcher #postdoc #MicrobialEcology #MolecularEcology #EcologicalGenomics
📢 It’s time to harmonise practices for assessing genome-wide genetic diversity 🧬 Standardisation is key to meet the needs of stakeholders in biodiversity #conservation.
🔗 New publication by #ERGA
@biogeneurope.bsky.social out now in #MolecularEcology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🔗 New publication by #ERGA
@biogeneurope.bsky.social out now in #MolecularEcology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Biodiversity Genomics Research Practices Require Harmonising to Meet Stakeholder Needs in Conservation
Biodiversity resilience relies on genetic diversity, which sustains the evolutionary potential of organisms in dynamic ecosystems. Genomics is a powerful tool for accurately estimating genetic divers...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
📢 It’s time to harmonise practices for assessing genome-wide genetic diversity 🧬 Standardisation is key to meet the needs of stakeholders in biodiversity #conservation.
🔗 New publication by #ERGA
@biogeneurope.bsky.social out now in #MolecularEcology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🔗 New publication by #ERGA
@biogeneurope.bsky.social out now in #MolecularEcology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Presenting my upcoming paper looking at the successional dynamics of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes in chalk stream biofilms
#microbialecology
#molecularecology
#chalkstream
#microbialecology
#molecularecology
#chalkstream
June 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Presenting my upcoming paper looking at the successional dynamics of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes in chalk stream biofilms
#microbialecology
#molecularecology
#chalkstream
#microbialecology
#molecularecology
#chalkstream
Rain or shine ☔️🌞, our #NERC-funded #MICROCYCLE teams are sampling Thames & Avon, uncovering how microbes influence the fate of organic matter🧫💧.
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
& #TimGoodall in #MolecularEcology in action at
@ukceh.bsky.social
🧪
🔗 tinyurl.com/46469ztn
#FreshwaterQuality #RiverHealth
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
& #TimGoodall in #MolecularEcology in action at
@ukceh.bsky.social
🧪
🔗 tinyurl.com/46469ztn
#FreshwaterQuality #RiverHealth
June 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Rain or shine ☔️🌞, our #NERC-funded #MICROCYCLE teams are sampling Thames & Avon, uncovering how microbes influence the fate of organic matter🧫💧.
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
& #TimGoodall in #MolecularEcology in action at
@ukceh.bsky.social
🧪
🔗 tinyurl.com/46469ztn
#FreshwaterQuality #RiverHealth
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
& #TimGoodall in #MolecularEcology in action at
@ukceh.bsky.social
🧪
🔗 tinyurl.com/46469ztn
#FreshwaterQuality #RiverHealth
Interested in #MolecularEcology, #IntermittentRivers, #MetacommunityTheory? We are looking for #MSCA applicants to analyse a unique dataset of hundreds of samples from www.dryver.eu. How metacommunities are organised in space/time in #DryingRiverNetworks ?
Interested? email me!
Interested? email me!
May 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Interested in #MolecularEcology, #IntermittentRivers, #MetacommunityTheory? We are looking for #MSCA applicants to analyse a unique dataset of hundreds of samples from www.dryver.eu. How metacommunities are organised in space/time in #DryingRiverNetworks ?
Interested? email me!
Interested? email me!
New paper by @aleixpalahi.bsky.social et al in #molecularecology. They unravelled the history behind the establishment of multiple disjunct distributions in Vanessa butterflies, highlighting the importance of long-distance dispersal and introgression in the process.
shorturl.at/UFrrU
shorturl.at/UFrrU
May 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New paper by @aleixpalahi.bsky.social et al in #molecularecology. They unravelled the history behind the establishment of multiple disjunct distributions in Vanessa butterflies, highlighting the importance of long-distance dispersal and introgression in the process.
shorturl.at/UFrrU
shorturl.at/UFrrU
📚 Estudi publicat a #MolecularEcology per #CONSEVOL @ebdonana.bsky.social #UniversidadUppsala, Acadèmia Xina de Ciències i IRBioUB ha descobert com reorganitzacions cromosòmiques antigues estan donant forma a l'evolució d'aquesta au, especialment en poblacions illenques.
📷@carlesvilaebd.bsky.social
📷@carlesvilaebd.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
📚 Estudi publicat a #MolecularEcology per #CONSEVOL @ebdonana.bsky.social #UniversidadUppsala, Acadèmia Xina de Ciències i IRBioUB ha descobert com reorganitzacions cromosòmiques antigues estan donant forma a l'evolució d'aquesta au, especialment en poblacions illenques.
📷@carlesvilaebd.bsky.social
📷@carlesvilaebd.bsky.social
Congrats to Senior Scientist Jeff Johnson for making the cover of the March 2025 issue of Molecular Ecology! Jeff co-authored a publication contrasting the genomic diversity of Orange-breasted Falcons and Bat Falcons: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.17549
#molecularecology
#molecularecology
March 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Congrats to Senior Scientist Jeff Johnson for making the cover of the March 2025 issue of Molecular Ecology! Jeff co-authored a publication contrasting the genomic diversity of Orange-breasted Falcons and Bat Falcons: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.17549
#molecularecology
#molecularecology
Tiina Laamanen about technology readiness to BD monitoring #OIKOSFin2025 #molecularecology
March 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Tiina Laamanen about technology readiness to BD monitoring #OIKOSFin2025 #molecularecology