Santiago Claramunt

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Evolutionary biologist studying the diversification process in birds using phylogenies and organismal traits.
Lab Webpagehttps://claramuntlab.org
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jO9Lc-EAAAAJ&hl=en
Github Repositoryhttps://github.com/evolucionario
Santiago ClaramuntAug 9, 2025
American NaturalistAug 8, 2025

Why snake skins make a great addition to your home (if you’re a bird, that is)

Summary & Analysis by Megha Srigyan of “The Evolution of Using Shed Snake Skin in Bird Nests” by Rohwer et al.

Read now! https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/Feb-2025-Rohwer.html

#snake #snakeSkin #bird #evolution #birdNest #nest

Why snake skins make a great addition to your home (if you’re a bird, that is)

<p>Read about “The Evolution of Using Shed Snake Skin in Bird Nests” by Vanya G. Rohwer, Jennifer L. Houtz, Maren N. Vitousek, Robyn L. Bailey, and Eliot T. Miller (Feb 2025)</p><br/><br/><p><b>Why do some birds incorporate shed snake skin in their nest? Rohwer et al. suggest that the evolution of this unique, but wide spread behavior is dependent upon nest morphology and most commonly observed in cavity nesting species... </b></p><br/>

Santiago ClaramuntOct 23, 2024
MU-Peter Shimon 🀄Oct 23, 2024

The many ways toward punctuated evolution
Salva Duran-Nebreda, Blai Vidiella, @AndrejPaleobio , Niles Eldredge, Michael J. O'Brien, R. Alexander Bentley, @svalver
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pala.12731

Punctuated evolution is a complex pattern from the interaction of both external and internal eco-evolutionary feedback.

Santiago ClaramuntAug 23, 2024
Molecular Biology & EvolutionAug 22, 2024
Polymorphism-Aware Models in RevBayes: Species Trees, Disentangling Balancing Selection, and GC-Biased Gene Conversion https://buff.ly/4ciFzGG #science #evolution #biology #genome #evolgen_paper
Polymorphism-Aware Models in RevBayes: Species Trees, Disentangling Balancing Selection, and GC-Biased Gene Conversion

Abstract. The role of balancing selection is a long-standing evolutionary puzzle. Balancing selection is a crucial evolutionary process that maintains gene

OUP Academic
Santiago ClaramuntApr 15, 2024
Claudia ZahnApr 15, 2024
The Giant #Amethyst #Geode|s in #Uruguay
Photo Copyright ©️ Gary Olivera
By #GeologyWonders
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #minerals #crystals #gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer
Santiago ClaramuntApr 9, 2024
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Apr 8, 2024
French aristocrat understood #evolution 100yr before #Darwin – and even worried about #climatechange
Georges-Louis Leclerc proposed #species change and #extinction back in 1740s. After #CharlesDarwin published #TheOriginOfSpecies, he started reading a little-known 100yo work by Leclerc
Its contents were quite a surprise. “Whole pages [of his book] are laughably like mine,” Darwin wrote. “It is surprising how candid it makes one to see one’s view in another man’s words.” https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/07/the-french-aristocrat-who-understood-evolution-100-years-before-darwin-and-even-worried-about-climate-change
The French aristocrat who understood evolution 100 years before Darwin – and even worried about climate change

Georges-Louis Leclerc proposed species change and extinction back in the 1740s, a new book reveals

The Guardian
Santiago ClaramuntApr 4, 2024
CellBioNewsApr 2, 2024

A frozen chunk of #genome rewrites our understanding of #bird #evolution.

#B10K #systematics #Neoaves

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-frozen-chunk-genome-rewrites-bird.html

A frozen chunk of genome rewrites our understanding of bird evolution

An enormous meteor spelled doom for most dinosaurs 65 million years ago. But not all. In the aftermath of the extinction event, birds—technically dinosaurs themselves—flourished.

Phys.org
Santiago ClaramuntApr 4, 2024
Mikko TuomiApr 3, 2024

The largest-ever study of #bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree.

The study shows that most of the modern groups of #birds first appeared within 5 million years after the extinction of the #dinosaurs.

The new family tree overturns some previous ideas about bird relationships, while also revealing some new groupings.

#biology #evolution #taxonomy
https://theconversation.com/after-10-years-of-work-landmark-study-reveals-new-tree-of-life-for-all-birds-living-today-226743

After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today

The extinction of the dinosaurs sparked an explosion of bird species, according to the largest-ever study of bird genetics.

The Conversation
Santiago ClaramuntApr 4, 2024
CellBioNewsApr 3, 2024

After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new '#tree_of_life' for all #birds living today.

#phylogenomics #evolution

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-years-landmark-reveals-tree-life.html

After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new 'tree of life' for all birds living today

The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern groups of birds first appeared within 5 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Phys.org
Santiago ClaramuntApr 4, 2024
Cosmic LibrarianApr 3, 2024

Largest Ever Bird Genome Study Unveils New 'Tree of Life', But One Species Is a Mystery

By analysing the genomes of more than 360 bird species, the study has identified the fundamental relationships among the major groups of living birds.

The new family tree overturns some previous ideas about bird relationships, while also revealing some new groupings.

#evolution #birds #avians

https://www.sciencealert.com/largest-ever-bird-genome-study-unveils-new-tree-of-life-but-one-species-is-a-mystery

Largest Ever Bird Genome Study Unveils New 'Tree of Life', But One Species Is a Mystery

The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree.

ScienceAlert
Santiago ClaramuntApr 1, 2024
Gideon BradburdApr 1, 2024

New work from the lab! We present a novel method for inferring the geographic locations of shared genetic ancestors and use it to infer the geographic history of human genetic ancestry

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.27.586858v1