American NaturalistThe Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of Sexual Traits That Increase Mate Encounter Rates by Watts and Fitzpatrick
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https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/739604
Evolution is faster with stronger selection, but this may come with a demographic cost. Xu & Osmond characterized conditions when the chance of evolutionary rescue increases with the strength of selection across different scenarios.
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https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/739607
Luis Apiolaza
Marc SomssichTrait discovery is one of the most difficult parts of our work here at @[email protected]. Thus, we need help:
We are looking for a Scientist in #QuantitativeGenetics & #Biostatistics for Trait Discovery.
This is a full time, permanent position here in Einbeck.
#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs
Advanced Scientist in Quantita...
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Benedikt HaugPaper of the week - week 28 (this week - last one before the summer break):
Santamarina et al. 2025:
Agroecological genomics and participatory science: optimizing crop mixtures for agricultural diversification
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1360138525001074?via%3Dihub
#agroecology #plantplantinteractions #experimentalevolution #quantitativegenetics #molecularphenotyping #participatoryscience #benediktspapersoftheweek
Center for Health Data Science🧬📈Calling All #Evolutionary and #PopulationGenetics Enthusiasts!
Get ready for the 3rd EPIC-DK #Conference!!
📅August 11–12, 2025
📍Aarhus University
🎯FREE for all researchers at all career levels!
Topics include:
🌍#DemographicHistory & #PopulationStructure
🧬#NaturalSelection & #QuantitativeGenetics
🦠#Microbiome & #DiseaseGenetics
🗣️ Talk/Poster Submission: June 1
📝 General Registration: July 31
🔗 Learn more and register: https://popgen.dk/epic/
Luke PembletonThis festive season 🎄 give the gift 🎁 of a #Bayesian model to a friend still trying to run a frequentist linkage mapping approach looking for significant associations 🧬🖥️
NIOO-KNAWNew NIOO publication: Artificial selection for reversal #learning reveals limited repeatability and no #heritability of cognitive flexibility in great tits. #parusmajor #animalpersonality #cognition #quantitativegenetics
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1067
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1067
Brian O'MearaSign up on March 31 or lose your chance!
Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Workshop: https://eqgw.github.io/index.html. Mon, June 4 – Fri, June 9, 2023 at Friday Harbor, Washington State, US
Steve Arnold
Patrick Carter
Joe Felsenstein
Adam Jones
Fabio Machado
Samantha Price
Jacqueline Sztepanacz
The #Evolutionary #QuantitativeGenetics Workshop for 2023 is taking place at #UWashington's Friday Harbor Laboratories from June 4-10. The workshop will review the basics of theory in the field of evolutionary quantitative genetics and its connections to evolution observed at various time scales. Application deadline is March 31. More info here: https://fhl.uw.edu/courses/course-descriptions/course/evolutionary-quantitative-genetics-workshop-2023/