Ana Catalán
@anaevolcatalan.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist, gene expression evolution, population genetics and fireflies
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Despite their strikingly different plumage, carrion and hooded crows show strong asymmetrical gene flow hidden beneath the feathers #hybridzone #evolution #demography #bird
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June 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Despite their strikingly different plumage, carrion and hooded crows show strong asymmetrical gene flow hidden beneath the feathers #hybridzone #evolution #demography #bird
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A flower once wild,
cast into digital chains.
A meadow once free.
Jiang et al. (2025) Sci Data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
cast into digital chains.
A meadow once free.
Jiang et al. (2025) Sci Data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Full-length transcriptomes of 25 grassland plant species - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Full-length transcriptomes of 25 grassland plant species
www.nature.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A flower once wild,
cast into digital chains.
A meadow once free.
Jiang et al. (2025) Sci Data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
cast into digital chains.
A meadow once free.
Jiang et al. (2025) Sci Data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Ana Catalán
Compartmentalization reduces conflict in multipartner plant-insect symbioses | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Compartmentalization reduces conflict in multipartner plant-insect symbioses
Many symbioses involve one host species having several mutualist partners, yet theory predicts that unrelated symbionts lead to destabilizing conflict through competition for host resources. We combin...
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July 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Compartmentalization reduces conflict in multipartner plant-insect symbioses | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Ana Catalán
Is there an independent role of epigenetic variation in speciation? We looked for answers in the crow hybrid zone.
In brief: DNA seems to be in the driving seat.
Congrats Justin! This was a long journey.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In brief: DNA seems to be in the driving seat.
Congrats Justin! This was a long journey.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Is there an independent role of epigenetic variation in speciation? We looked for answers in the crow hybrid zone.
In brief: DNA seems to be in the driving seat.
Congrats Justin! This was a long journey.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In brief: DNA seems to be in the driving seat.
Congrats Justin! This was a long journey.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This was a very interesting collaboration on how tricky is it to implement ATAC-seq on different insect species 🪲 🐝 🐜
You want to apply #ATACseq in your emerging model organism, but you don't know where to start? Is #ATACseq the best method for my research questions? Search no more! We got you covered with our new review: doi.org/10.1002/jez.... Excellent collaboration with @gevol.bsky.social
ATAC‐seq in Emerging Model Organisms: Challenges and Strategies
Principle of ATAC-seq (left), overview of arthropod species with published ATAC-seq data (middle), summary of experimental design (right).
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June 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This was a very interesting collaboration on how tricky is it to implement ATAC-seq on different insect species 🪲 🐝 🐜
Female neoteny does have an impact on colonization patterns in the big European firefly, Lampyris noctiluca ✨
@anaevolcatalan.bsky.social @hoehna.bsky.social @stusso.bsky.social @ulrikacandolin.bsky.social et al. analyse genomes of the European firefly, revealing a complex demographic history shaped by glaciation and sex-biased dispersal.
🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/42/6/msaf123/8170119
#evobio #molbio
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#evobio #molbio
Sex-biased Migration and Demographic History of the Big European Firefly Lampyris noctiluca
Abstract. Differential dispersion between the sexes can impact the colonization process and demographic history of a species. Here, we explored the demogra
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June 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Female neoteny does have an impact on colonization patterns in the big European firefly, Lampyris noctiluca ✨
This work shows the first overview on the population genetics and demographic history of the big European firefly, **Lampyris noctiluca**. Feeling very happy this work is out :) academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
Sex-biased Migration and Demographic History of the Big European Firefly Lampyris noctiluca
Abstract. Differential dispersion between the sexes can impact the colonization process and demographic history of a species. Here, we explored the demogra
academic.oup.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This work shows the first overview on the population genetics and demographic history of the big European firefly, **Lampyris noctiluca**. Feeling very happy this work is out :) academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...