Monthly Archives: June 2013

What we're reading: Well, actually, we were all at this conference …

As you may have noticed. But I did take a lot of nice photos, anyway. More thoughts on Evolution 2013 forthcoming. It was a great meeting!

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Evolution 2013 Recap

As we all slowly trickle back from the recent SSE meeting in Snowbird, we’ll each be posting our own thoughts and summaries of the conference. I personally had a fantastic time, met a lot of great people, and saw a … Continue reading

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2012 Impact Factors – Mol Ecol does well, ME Resources blows the roof off

When ME Resources switched to publishing Primer Notes in a summary article back in 2009, I had a strong hunch that our 2012 Impact Factor could go up quite a bit – this is the first year that the IF … Continue reading

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Social networks, and networking, at conferences

Cross-posted from Denim and Tweed: Just in time for the Evolution 2013 meeting, Nature has a nice article by Roberta Kwok on how to use social networks and mobile apps at scientific conferences. Oh, and there’s a brief appearence by … Continue reading

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@molecologist at #Evol2013: The talks we'll be sure to see

Tomorrow evening, the Evolution meetings will get underway in Snowbird, a Utah mountain resort near Salt Lake City. Many of our contributors are going to be there, and presenting their latest work—but what about the talks we’re excited to see? … Continue reading

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@molecologist at #Evol2013: What we're presenting (updated)

Updated to include Holly’s talk on Phylosift, and her keynote for iEvoBio. The Evolution 2013 meetings are nearly upon us, and several of our contributors here at The Molecular Ecologist are going to be in Snowbird, Utah for the joint … Continue reading

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What we're reading: Hyperlocal gene flow, SCOTUS decision on gene patents, and the mother of all microsatellite datasets

In the journals Pemberton, T.J., Degiorgio, M. & Rosenberg, N. a. 2013. Population structure in a comprehensive genomic data set on human microsatellite variation. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 3: 891–907. doi: 10.1534/g3.113.005728. Here, we combine eight human population-genetic data sets … Continue reading

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What we're reading: Caribbean admixture and the genetics of fruit fly pigmentation

In the journals Moreno-Estrada, A., Gravel, S., Zakharia, F., Mccauley, J.L., Jake, K., Gignoux, C.R., et al. n.d. Reconstructing the population genetic history of the Caribbean. arXive: 1306.0558. Based on demographic models, we reconstruct the complex population history of the … Continue reading

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