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Author Archives: Jeremy Yoder
What we're reading
As we head into the weekend, here’s some things we’ve been reading that might be worth your screen time. In the journals Irschick, D.J., Albertson, R.C., Brennan, P., Podos, J., Johnson, N. a, Patek, S., et al. 2013. Evo-devo beyond … Continue reading
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What we're reading
In the journals Wang, J., Wurm, Y., Nipitwattanaphon, M., Riba-grognuz, O., Huang, Y., Shoemaker, D., et al. 2013. A Y-like social chromosome causes alternative colony organiziation in fire ants. Nature. doi: 10.1038/nature11832 In the fire ant Solenopsis invicta, the existence … Continue reading
What we're reading
As we head into the weekend, here’s a few things we’ve seen that might be worth your screen-time. In the journals Cameron, E.Z., Gray, M.E. & White, A.M. 2012. Is publication rate an equal opportunity metric? Trends in Ecology & … Continue reading
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What we're reading
As we head into the first weekend of the new year, here’s a few things we’ve seen that might be worth your screen-time: In the journals Nicholson, W.L., Krivushin, K., Gilichinsky, D. & Schuerger, A.C. 2012. Growth of Carnobacterium spp. … Continue reading
Posted in linkfest, microbiology, population genetics
Tagged Homo sapiens, Mars, permafrost
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What we're reading (under the tree)
Buschiazzo, E., Ritland, C., Bohlmann, J. & Ritland, K. 2012. Slow but not low: genomic comparisons reveal slower evolutionary rate and higher dN/dS in conifers compared to angiosperms. BMC Evolutionary Biology 12: 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-8 Using a fossil-established divergence time … Continue reading
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Q&A: Stacey Dunn chases pronghorn fawns up Bateman's slope
Stacey Dunn is, objectively, pretty amazing. She started grad school at the Univeristy of Idaho a year before I did, studying sexual selection in pronghorn antelope on the National Bison Range in Montana. In between catching baby pronghorn (so as … Continue reading
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Tagged Bateman slope, microsatellite, paternity analysis, pronghorn, sexual selection, Stacey Dunn
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What we're reading
As we head into the weekend, here’s a few things we’ve found that might be worth your screen time. In the journals Draghi, J. a & Whitlock, M.C. 2012. Phenotypic plasticity facilitates mutational variance, genetic variance, and evolvability along the … Continue reading
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Tagged Call Me Maybe, coevolution, host range, phenotypic plasticity
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Knowing what I know now: The carnival
Ever since I posted some retrospective advice for grad school last month and Scicurious proposed a Carnival of Advice, folks have been sending in reflections on their previous career stage. The result is exactly what I’d hoped for — a … Continue reading
What we're reading
As we head into the weekend, here’s a few things we’ve noticed that might be worth your screen time. In the journals Desai, M.M., Walczak, A.M. & Fisher, D.S. 2012. Genetic diversity and the structure of genealogies in rapidly adapting … Continue reading