Simon Maddock

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I work on the ecology, evolution and conservation of reptiles and amphibians (and a bit on mammals).

#amphibians (#caecilians and #frogs), #reptiles (#snakes and #lizards) and #mammals. Most of my research revolves around #evolution #populationgenetics #speciation #phylogeny #genomics #ecology #climatechange #conservation #herpetology #biodiversity #scicomm

Websiteresearchers.wlv.ac.uk/S.Maddock/
JobSenior Lecturer in Conservation Genetics
InstitutionUniversity of Wolverhampton, UK
🚨Save the date: 4 - 8 September 2023 🚨
We are very happy to announce that the 22nd European Congress of Herpetology will be hosted at University of Wolverhampton, UK. We will be launching the website in the coming weeks. Watch this space for info on abstracts, registration etc.

Our PhyloCoalSimulations.jl :julia:package simulates gene genealogies under an extended #coalescent model with #hybridization and gene flow.

I hope it will stimulate more simulation-based studies!

The #network is given in Newick format, and gene trees can be mapped inside the species (or population) network.

package doc: https://cecileane.github.io/PhyloCoalSimulations.jl/dev
preprint: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.11.523690

#julialang #phylogenetics #admixture #simulation

home · PhyloCoalSimulations.jl

Boing!

Another of my favourite red squirrel jumping shots, as the squirrel's body is almost perfectly symmetrical as it makes the jump.

Photographed at a friend's hide in the Scottish Highlands.

#RedSquirrel #squirrel #ScottishWildlife #scotland #Highlands #Cairngorms #nature #wildlife #WildlifePhotography

I am happy and proud to introduce you to the #newpaper describing #pastclim v 1.2, our #Rstats #package to easily access and use #paleoclimate
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ecog.06481 now out in Ecography
Secretary Bird - look at those eyelashes!
FRUITBATS

"An adventure isn't worth telling if there aren’t any dragons in it"
― Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance

On our walk in the Bay of Fires, Tasmania there were lots of skinks, snakes and our first dragon of the trip!

Mountain dragon (Rankinia diemensis)

#herpetology #lizards #lizard #WildOz #herping #tasmania #reptiles #dragon

I'm not always excited about the short winter days, but at least I don't have to stay up late to go night rock pooling! The anemones are amazing this time of year, especially in UV light. 😍 🌊
More #RStats plotting packages need helpful figures like this from the {ggdist} package helpfiles. Tells me exactly what I need to know.
Meet the Inca tern bird with its perfect mustach