Monthly Archives: January 2016

New faces: Ethan Linck

Posted on 29 Jan, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

This week we’re pleased to welcome a big group of new contributors to the blog. By way of introduction, I asked each of them to answer a few quick questions about him- or herself. —Jeremy Who are you? Ethan Linck … Continue reading →

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A race to the bottom with a new card from the coevolutionary deck

Posted on 29 Jan, 2016 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

I’m a sucker for a clever, amusing title, though I’ve recently read that amusing titles are cited less (see here). Alas, maybe a well placed metaphor can enliven a manuscript and also not get lost in a citation-less abyss? In basic … Continue reading →

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New faces: Bryan McLean

Posted on 28 Jan, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

This week and next we’re pleased to welcome a big group of new contributors to the blog. By way of introduction, I asked each of them to answer a few quick questions about him- or herself. —Jeremy Who are you? … Continue reading →

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Genomics of Hybridization – Part II, Top three of 2015

Posted on 28 Jan, 2016 by Arun Sethuraman

Death Valley pupfishes (Cyprinodon) are among the most endangered vertebrates on earth, with small inbred populations, with heavy risks of extinction in extreme environments. Martin et al. (2016) in a recent publication quantify diversity and adaptability in a very small population … Continue reading →

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New Faces: Katie Everson

Posted on 27 Jan, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

This week and next we’re pleased to welcome a big group of new contributors to the blog. By way of introduction, I asked each of them to answer a few quick questions about him- or herself. —Jeremy Who are you? … Continue reading →

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Top three of 2015 – Melissa DeBiasse

Posted on 25 Jan, 2016 by Melissa DeBiasse

Following Rob’s lead, today I am sharing my top 3 posts of 2015 based on the number of pageviews they received. I’m also throwing in one of the posts I had the most fun researching and writing. Thank you to all … Continue reading →

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Macroalgal miscellany

Posted on 22 Jan, 2016 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

It’s been a jam-packed week and I’ve found myself at Friday. Grandiose plans for a post continuing the series on clonality (see here and here) did not come to fruition. But, I was saved with a new article that tumbled … Continue reading →

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Genomics of Hybridization – Part 1

Posted on 21 Jan, 2016 by Arun Sethuraman

In a series of articles, I will discuss recent advances in hybridization genomics – the fundamentals of adaptive introgression, “islands of speciation”, differential gene flow, and linked selection have been discussed in my previous posts (here, here, and also at … Continue reading →

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Threat down! Data accessibility in long-term studies

Posted on 19 Jan, 2016 by Noah Snyder-Mackler

It way past Halloween, but something is still out there… and it’s coming for your long-term data. At least that’s what a string of recent opinions and replies in TREE might lead you to believe. But I think that the fears are … Continue reading →

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An evolutionary cycle …

Posted on 15 Jan, 2016 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

Rescan, Lenormand and Roze (2016) recently published new models on the evolution of life cycles in The American Naturalist. Most animals and protists have diploid life cycles in which the haploid stage is reduced to a single-celled gamete. Other organisms, such … Continue reading →

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