Anna Tigano
@annatigano.bsky.social
Bioinformatics biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Evolutionary and conservation genomics | adaptation | climate change | salmon & other animals | she/lei
Evolutionary and conservation genomics | adaptation | climate change | salmon & other animals | she/lei
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How are Pacific NW mountain birds responding to climate change?
I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.
but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"
new paper here:
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.
but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"
new paper here:
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
How are Pacific NW mountain birds responding to climate change?
I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.
but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"
new paper here:
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.
but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"
new paper here:
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Using automated acoustic monitoring, citizen science, and centuries of ornithological research and understanding to quantify ecological integrity at scale.
The BirdsPlus Index, a novel method for assessing site-level conservation values.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The BirdsPlus Index, a novel method for assessing site-level conservation values.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Using automated acoustic monitoring, citizen science, and centuries of ornithological research and understanding to quantify ecological integrity at scale.
The BirdsPlus Index, a novel method for assessing site-level conservation values.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The BirdsPlus Index, a novel method for assessing site-level conservation values.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Canada Post features fungi and lichen in new stamp series - Canada Post has unveiled its new stamp collection Wednesday featuring fungi and lichens found in the country.
Canada Post features fungi and lichen in new stamp series
Canada Post has unveiled its new stamp collection Wednesday featuring fungi and lichens found in the country.
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August 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Canada Post features fungi and lichen in new stamp series - Canada Post has unveiled its new stamp collection Wednesday featuring fungi and lichens found in the country.
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'Ancient stickleback genomes reveal the early stages of parallel adaptation' - now published online in Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
'Ancient stickleback genomes reveal the early stages of parallel adaptation' - now published online in Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social
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SLiM 5: Eco-evolutionary simulations across multiple chromosomes and full genomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.07.669155v1
August 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
SLiM 5: Eco-evolutionary simulations across multiple chromosomes and full genomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.07.669155v1
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After a four-year investigation, a breakthrough study reveals the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). A strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida is the culprit behind the marine epidemic that has killed billions of sea stars since 2013. Read the study: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4rcb3xpf
August 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
After a four-year investigation, a breakthrough study reveals the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). A strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida is the culprit behind the marine epidemic that has killed billions of sea stars since 2013. Read the study: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4rcb3xpf
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Started interviewing folks, but there’s still time to apply!
Please share and get in touch if you think this would be a good fit for you or someone you know!
Please share and get in touch if you think this would be a good fit for you or someone you know!
🧬🐭 Postdoc Opportunity!
We're looking to fill a position in our lab at WashU on the evolution of behaviors in deer mice!
Perfect fit if you have experience with rodent behavior, olfaction research, and quantitative skills, combined with a passion for evolutionary questions.
tinyurl.com/meevhdep
We're looking to fill a position in our lab at WashU on the evolution of behaviors in deer mice!
Perfect fit if you have experience with rodent behavior, olfaction research, and quantitative skills, combined with a passion for evolutionary questions.
tinyurl.com/meevhdep
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Biology
Position Summary A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Andreas Kautt in the Department of Biology on the Danforth Campus at WashU in St. Louis. The Kautt Lab studies the mechan...
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June 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Started interviewing folks, but there’s still time to apply!
Please share and get in touch if you think this would be a good fit for you or someone you know!
Please share and get in touch if you think this would be a good fit for you or someone you know!
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Hey #Evol2025, come and be our new colleague at Monash!
In about a week we (Biological Sciences @ Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia) will be opening a search for 3 (!!!) permanent academic positions (40% research, 40% teaching, 20% service) at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer. 1 Genomics, 2 Ecology. Please share, email me, DM, follow, send carrier pigeons…
June 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Hey #Evol2025, come and be our new colleague at Monash!
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We have a preprint reviewing how genomics has been used to inform evolutionary significant units globally, find inconsistencies, and give recommendations. Genomics is a powerful tool and hopefully can be used more effectively for conservation of ESUs! #consgen #popgen www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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June 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We have a preprint reviewing how genomics has been used to inform evolutionary significant units globally, find inconsistencies, and give recommendations. Genomics is a powerful tool and hopefully can be used more effectively for conservation of ESUs! #consgen #popgen www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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🚨Postdoc opportunity🚨: LepEU postdoc: comparative population genomics of European scale adaptation in butterflies
2 year, full-time PD in my group, Stockholm Univ.
Applications assed on rolling basis, deadline: 23 August 2025. Planned start 1 Oct.
Details:
christopherwheatlab.wordpress.com
2 year, full-time PD in my group, Stockholm Univ.
Applications assed on rolling basis, deadline: 23 August 2025. Planned start 1 Oct.
Details:
christopherwheatlab.wordpress.com
June 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🚨Postdoc opportunity🚨: LepEU postdoc: comparative population genomics of European scale adaptation in butterflies
2 year, full-time PD in my group, Stockholm Univ.
Applications assed on rolling basis, deadline: 23 August 2025. Planned start 1 Oct.
Details:
christopherwheatlab.wordpress.com
2 year, full-time PD in my group, Stockholm Univ.
Applications assed on rolling basis, deadline: 23 August 2025. Planned start 1 Oct.
Details:
christopherwheatlab.wordpress.com
@eliotmiller.bsky.social here is the artist!
May 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
@eliotmiller.bsky.social here is the artist!
Jane Goodall doesn’t have a google scholar page. Can someone fix that? @janegoodallcan.bsky.social @janegoodall.org
May 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Jane Goodall doesn’t have a google scholar page. Can someone fix that? @janegoodallcan.bsky.social @janegoodall.org
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🚨New paper alert!🚨
We show that hummingbird beaks have changed in shape & size since around WWII, driven by the rise of commercialized feeders! 🧵
📄 Paper: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
#ornithology #evolution #GlobalChangeBiology
We show that hummingbird beaks have changed in shape & size since around WWII, driven by the rise of commercialized feeders! 🧵
📄 Paper: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
#ornithology #evolution #GlobalChangeBiology
Supplemental Feeding as a Driver of Population Expansion and Morphological Change in Anna's Hummingbirds
Bird beaks are highly adaptable, with the potential to undergo rapid morphological shifts in response to environmental change such as climatic variation or food availability. Anna's Hummingbirds (Cal...
dx.doi.org
May 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨New paper alert!🚨
We show that hummingbird beaks have changed in shape & size since around WWII, driven by the rise of commercialized feeders! 🧵
📄 Paper: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
#ornithology #evolution #GlobalChangeBiology
We show that hummingbird beaks have changed in shape & size since around WWII, driven by the rise of commercialized feeders! 🧵
📄 Paper: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
#ornithology #evolution #GlobalChangeBiology
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I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ecological Genomics
About the Opportunity Job Summary A postdoctoral research associate is available at the Lotterhos Lab at Northeastern University. The postdoc will be based at Northeastern University’s Marine Science ...
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May 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!
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Excited to share our new paper on genetic differentiation in Atlantic silversides! We investigated how genome structure influences adaptation under varying levels of gene flow using a species-specific reference genome and multiple recombination maps. Read on for insights! doi.org/10.1093/molb... 1/7
Genetic differentiation is constrained to chromosomal inversions and putative centromeres in locally adapted populations with higher gene flow
Abstract. The impact of genome structure on adaptation is a growing focus in evolutionary biology, revealing an important role for structural variation and
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April 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Excited to share our new paper on genetic differentiation in Atlantic silversides! We investigated how genome structure influences adaptation under varying levels of gene flow using a species-specific reference genome and multiple recombination maps. Read on for insights! doi.org/10.1093/molb... 1/7
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I help coordinate the #GenARCC project, a fantastic team of scientists using genomics to help predict impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems. Check out the video below to learn more! 📽️🧬
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKGz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKGz...
GenARCC | Will Canadian species be able to adapt to climate change?
YouTube video by Environment and Climate Change Canada
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November 25, 2024 at 2:41 PM
I help coordinate the #GenARCC project, a fantastic team of scientists using genomics to help predict impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems. Check out the video below to learn more! 📽️🧬
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKGz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKGz...
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#Consgen postdoc position for 2-3 years on Vancouver Island to work on saving a fluffy endemic marmot. and its in Canada!
engage.iucn.org/group/iucn-s...
engage.iucn.org/group/iucn-s...
Postdoc Fellow - Conservation Genomics
The Vancouver Island marmot is Canada’s most critically endangered endemic mammal and has been the focus of intense conservation efforts for almost 30 years. The wild population reached a low of less ...
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March 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
#Consgen postdoc position for 2-3 years on Vancouver Island to work on saving a fluffy endemic marmot. and its in Canada!
engage.iucn.org/group/iucn-s...
engage.iucn.org/group/iucn-s...
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New publication: "Admixture Increases Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Potential in Australasian Killer Whales" with Andrew D. Foote from @biovitenskap.bsky.social and @unioslo-cees.bsky.social
Isabella M. Reeves @flindersuniversity.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Isabella M. Reeves @flindersuniversity.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Admixture Increases Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Potential in Australasian Killer Whales
Admixture is the exchange of genetic variation between differentiated demes, resulting in ancestry within a population coalescing in multiple ancestral source populations. Low-latitude killer whales ...
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March 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
New publication: "Admixture Increases Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Potential in Australasian Killer Whales" with Andrew D. Foote from @biovitenskap.bsky.social and @unioslo-cees.bsky.social
Isabella M. Reeves @flindersuniversity.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Isabella M. Reeves @flindersuniversity.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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The 2nd publication from @bellareeves.bsky.social PhD thesis finds a genetic rescue effect from admixture between distinct killer whale lineages. Likely the cause of high genetic diversity in regions with low killer whale density. Open access in Mol Ecol: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
February 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The 2nd publication from @bellareeves.bsky.social PhD thesis finds a genetic rescue effect from admixture between distinct killer whale lineages. Likely the cause of high genetic diversity in regions with low killer whale density. Open access in Mol Ecol: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Gabriele's paper is out in PNAS! He found a large number of genes with repeated sweeps in multiple plant species. Most interestingly: they tend to be peripheral in co-expression networks (low pleiotropy), consistent with mig-sel theory!! @gabnocgenomics.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
January 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Gabriele's paper is out in PNAS! He found a large number of genes with repeated sweeps in multiple plant species. Most interestingly: they tend to be peripheral in co-expression networks (low pleiotropy), consistent with mig-sel theory!! @gabnocgenomics.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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A study of 632 freshwater fish species from 9,989 locations finds climate warming affects fish abundances, with increases at the poleward edges of species’ distributions and declines at the equatorward edges of species’ distributions. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
December 11, 2024 at 8:50 PM
A study of 632 freshwater fish species from 9,989 locations finds climate warming affects fish abundances, with increases at the poleward edges of species’ distributions and declines at the equatorward edges of species’ distributions. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Go work with Dave!
Pushing this out again for anyone interested in a postdoctoral position in the realm of avian evolutionary genomics with our group
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December 12, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Go work with Dave!
Do you know of any examples of population structure identified with whole genome data but not with microsats or RADseq-type methods?
December 9, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Do you know of any examples of population structure identified with whole genome data but not with microsats or RADseq-type methods?
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Recruiting a postdoc to work with
@knichols.bsky.social
at NOAA NMFS NWFSC
and us at the USFS National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish on the genomics of hybridization of coastal cutthroat trout and steelhead in WA state! 🐟 🧬
zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
@knichols.bsky.social
at NOAA NMFS NWFSC
and us at the USFS National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish on the genomics of hybridization of coastal cutthroat trout and steelhead in WA state! 🐟 🧬
zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
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May 7, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Recruiting a postdoc to work with
@knichols.bsky.social
at NOAA NMFS NWFSC
and us at the USFS National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish on the genomics of hybridization of coastal cutthroat trout and steelhead in WA state! 🐟 🧬
zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
@knichols.bsky.social
at NOAA NMFS NWFSC
and us at the USFS National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish on the genomics of hybridization of coastal cutthroat trout and steelhead in WA state! 🐟 🧬
zintellect.com/Opportunity/...