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As authors, reviewers and editors, we can actively shape the publishing ecosystem. Different journals entail different choices. Ethical publishing—despite occasional compromises—should be the primary driver of our decisions. Check: peeer.net/2026/02/20/dif… #BetterPublishing

On June 2nd, I will be defending my PhD dissertation titled "Exploring the role of ecological traits in shaping spatial patterns of genetic diversity". Anyone interested in watching the pre-defense seminar, address and zoom link are in the flyer below 🐦‍⬛🧬

Population Genetics Meets Ecology: A Guide to Individual-Based Simulations in Continuous Landscapes onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

New #SORTEEjournalclub post alert! Tara A. Pelletier & Camilo Andrés Calderón Acevedo discuss the opportunities & challenges associated with using open-sourced genetic data for large-scale biogeography research. sortee.org/blog/2025/03/1…

I’m thrilled to share our diversity-stability study on @ScienceMagazine Unifying spatial scaling laws of biodiversity and ecosystem stability | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

New preprint here. Welcome to read!

Evaluating modelling decisions and spatial predictions in ecosystem mapping doi.org/10.32942/X2VK7W

Welcome Glaucia Del-Rio, our new curator of ornithology! 👏👏👏 🦜🗺️ Along with her curator duties, she wants to establish a collection of cell cultures, both as a scientific resource and as insurance against extinction. About @glaudelrio + her work: floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/glauci…

Excited to share our new paper, led by @DanielWANoble, in @RSocPublishing! ‘We believe that the future of preprints is bright, and community-driven initiatives, such as EcoEvoRxiv, will play a crucial role in the future of scientific publishing.’ 👉tinyurl.com/4tpbj859

Lo latinos unidos paralizan Nueva York! Con nacionalidad , con visa ! En contra de las medidas de @realDonaldTrump

I am absolutely flattered to share our review at @NatRevBiodiv. Lead by Dr. @camila_c_ribas. A collaborative/interdisciplinary work where we integrated geological, climatic, ecological and genetic evidence for the region that hosts the largest biodiversity on Earth: the Amazon!

"We recommend that genetic data, genetic diversity metrics, and relevant metadata be published in a standardized and transparent format on a species' IUCN [RL] webpage." Redlisting genetics: towards inclusion of genetic data in IUCN Red List assessments link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Preprint with postdoc Kerry Cobb! When processes (e.g., ghost introgression) are omitted from training data, machine learning approaches are error-prone. Domain adaptation allows accurate inferences of introgression in the presence of unmodeled processes! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

We're recruiting: 1 PhD student, 2 postdocs and 2 lab assistants! Application deadlines in January. More details here: phytopathology.uni-kiel.de/en/open-positi…

Some exciting news- the AMNH is looking for a new Lab Assistant! Please apply if you have experience with DNA extraction and library prep of non-model organisms. Feel free to share widely! lnkd.in/evHVh_8w

tidyplots Time to say goodbye to ggplot2?🫡 "a significant reduction of code complexity" vs ggplot2 cran.r-project.org/web/packages/t… @JanBroderEngler bioRxiv 2024 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

It is a really jarring moment to be a historian. To know what might be coming is alarming. To realize that no one around you sees it or acknowledges it is a weird place to be in. Its like time traveling without time traveling. 1/8

Check out this recent publication from Genomics of the Brazilian Biodiversity. cell.com/cell-genomics/… #biodiversity #conservation #megadiverse #wildlifeconservation #Brazil

(1/3) We are hiring, please RT! jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/234260 The Biology Department at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden Campus invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor faculty position in Biological Data Science.

Did you know #GeneticDiversity indicators for the #GBF are feasible, affordable & ready for use? The CCG is at #COP16 to provide examples & guidance. Read more about the indicators here: coalitionforconservationgenetics.org/resources-data… Or head to our website for more resources: coalitionforconservationgenetics.org/cbd-cop16