Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta
@naiarare.bsky.social
Head of the Molecular Ecology & Biotechology unit at @azti.bsky.social; Editor @molecology; Chair of @icesmarine.bsky.social #WGAGFA; purple glasses on; ocean, DNA, evolution, conservation, management
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Cool study coming out @naiarare.bsky.social ‘s lab - shedding light on the feeding of leviathans!
#metabarcoding #whale
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#metabarcoding #whale
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Mesopelagic Fish and Cephalopods in the Diet of Rorquals (Balaenoptera spp.) and Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus) Around the Azores Using Fecal and Environmental DNA
Rorquals and sperm whales are top predators of complex open ocean food webs and, although mesopelagic fish and cephalopods are predated upon by these cetaceans, the contribution of these prey groups ....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Cool study coming out @naiarare.bsky.social ‘s lab - shedding light on the feeding of leviathans!
#metabarcoding #whale
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#metabarcoding #whale
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Proud to have contributed in a small way to this study, now published in Marine Biodiversity, where we ask the question that is on everybody's mind, namley
-> What do #hake (Merluccius merluccius) larvae eat? <-
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
-> What do #hake (Merluccius merluccius) larvae eat? <-
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Diet of European hake (Merluccius merluccius) preflexion larvae in the Atlantic through DNA metabarcoding: eating fish from the very beginning - Marine Biodiversity
The diet of preflexion European hake larvae (Merluccius merluccius) in the North-Eastern Atlantic was assessed through miniCOI metabarcoding in its fishery’s Northern and Southern stocks. As previousl...
link.springer.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Proud to have contributed in a small way to this study, now published in Marine Biodiversity, where we ask the question that is on everybody's mind, namley
-> What do #hake (Merluccius merluccius) larvae eat? <-
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
-> What do #hake (Merluccius merluccius) larvae eat? <-
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta
Do you know why do oceans shelter fewer species than land? A conundrum posed by Robert May in 1994.
See a review in Oikos nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@villarino1981.bsky.social @naiarare.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social
See a review in Oikos nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@villarino1981.bsky.social @naiarare.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Do you know why do oceans shelter fewer species than land? A conundrum posed by Robert May in 1994.
See a review in Oikos nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@villarino1981.bsky.social @naiarare.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social
See a review in Oikos nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@villarino1981.bsky.social @naiarare.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social
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Level up in 2025 with ICES training courses!
Check out our training courses in the second half of 2025 - all hosted at our HQ in Copenhagen.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn cutting-edge methods directly from leaders in their field.
ℹ️Find out more www.ices.dk/events/Train...
Check out our training courses in the second half of 2025 - all hosted at our HQ in Copenhagen.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn cutting-edge methods directly from leaders in their field.
ℹ️Find out more www.ices.dk/events/Train...
June 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Level up in 2025 with ICES training courses!
Check out our training courses in the second half of 2025 - all hosted at our HQ in Copenhagen.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn cutting-edge methods directly from leaders in their field.
ℹ️Find out more www.ices.dk/events/Train...
Check out our training courses in the second half of 2025 - all hosted at our HQ in Copenhagen.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn cutting-edge methods directly from leaders in their field.
ℹ️Find out more www.ices.dk/events/Train...
🚨 New preprint out!
We've developed a Bayesian joint model that combines acoustic-trawl and #eDNA concentration data to improve fish biomass estimates. A step forward for integrative stock assessment and for translating eDNA data into practice.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We've developed a Bayesian joint model that combines acoustic-trawl and #eDNA concentration data to improve fish biomass estimates. A step forward for integrative stock assessment and for translating eDNA data into practice.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
June 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🚨 New preprint out!
We've developed a Bayesian joint model that combines acoustic-trawl and #eDNA concentration data to improve fish biomass estimates. A step forward for integrative stock assessment and for translating eDNA data into practice.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We've developed a Bayesian joint model that combines acoustic-trawl and #eDNA concentration data to improve fish biomass estimates. A step forward for integrative stock assessment and for translating eDNA data into practice.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I am happy to share a new preprint from the team on using #eDNA for monitoring diadromous species, led by @mukeshbhendarkar.bsky.social from @azti.bsky.social and with the collaboration of several institutions and administrations: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Lessons learned from applying eDNA surveying to diadromous fish detection across the north-east Atlantic region
Regular monitoring of diadromous fishes is critical to inform their management and conservation. Yet, the in-situ data collection these species is challenging due to their complex life cycle and low a...
www.biorxiv.org
February 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I am happy to share a new preprint from the team on using #eDNA for monitoring diadromous species, led by @mukeshbhendarkar.bsky.social from @azti.bsky.social and with the collaboration of several institutions and administrations: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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🦈📡 We've tagged, for the first time, a shortfin mako in the Bay of Biscay.
Big step in advancing conservation efforts.
👀Check it out: www.azti.es/en/the-first...
🎞🔽
youtu.be/l_N8PpfOWLY
Big step in advancing conservation efforts.
👀Check it out: www.azti.es/en/the-first...
🎞🔽
youtu.be/l_N8PpfOWLY
MakoTagging AZTI OWP ©OceanCollective
YouTube video by AZTI
youtu.be
December 18, 2024 at 9:05 AM
🦈📡 We've tagged, for the first time, a shortfin mako in the Bay of Biscay.
Big step in advancing conservation efforts.
👀Check it out: www.azti.es/en/the-first...
🎞🔽
youtu.be/l_N8PpfOWLY
Big step in advancing conservation efforts.
👀Check it out: www.azti.es/en/the-first...
🎞🔽
youtu.be/l_N8PpfOWLY
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It is already more than 10 years old but this open access book about the Tree of Life can still be interesting for (Spanish-speaking) people. We collaborated to write some chapters about different groups of microorganisms.
bit.ly/3tZelyx
bit.ly/3tZelyx
December 15, 2024 at 11:20 AM
It is already more than 10 years old but this open access book about the Tree of Life can still be interesting for (Spanish-speaking) people. We collaborated to write some chapters about different groups of microorganisms.
bit.ly/3tZelyx
bit.ly/3tZelyx
Que charla tan interesante; nos mantuvo atentos de principio a fin... datos y evidencias sobre cómo el lenguaje empequeñece a las mujeres... el masculino genérico: el menor de nuestros problemas!
Comienza la charla de @lorenaph.bsky.social investigadora de la @unirioja.bsky.social en la Biblioteca Bizenta Mogel de Durango sobre el lenguaje y las estrategias lingüísticas de invisibilización. #ZientziarenErtzetik
December 14, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Que charla tan interesante; nos mantuvo atentos de principio a fin... datos y evidencias sobre cómo el lenguaje empequeñece a las mujeres... el masculino genérico: el menor de nuestros problemas!
After 20+ years in science, I realized my most cited paper is (by far!) my first one. It had a big impact on me too, as I learned rigor in analyses and the art of writing. Proud of young me, navigating peak impostor syndrome while figuring out her path post-PhD.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Monophyly of Primary Photosynthetic Eukaryotes: Green Plants, Red Algae, and Glaucophytes
Between 1 and 1.5 billion years ago [1, 2], eukaryotic organisms acquired the ability to convert light into chemical energy through endosymbiosis with…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:39 PM
After 20+ years in science, I realized my most cited paper is (by far!) my first one. It had a big impact on me too, as I learned rigor in analyses and the art of writing. Proud of young me, navigating peak impostor syndrome while figuring out her path post-PhD.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New publication by the team, led by PhD student Cristina Claver and result of @ec.europa.eu funded SUMMER project, led by @azti.bsky.social.
"Global distribution patterns of siphonophores across horizontal and vertical oceanic gradients" by reanalyzing data from the Malaspina expedition.
"Global distribution patterns of siphonophores across horizontal and vertical oceanic gradients" by reanalyzing data from the Malaspina expedition.
December 11, 2024 at 1:57 PM
New publication by the team, led by PhD student Cristina Claver and result of @ec.europa.eu funded SUMMER project, led by @azti.bsky.social.
"Global distribution patterns of siphonophores across horizontal and vertical oceanic gradients" by reanalyzing data from the Malaspina expedition.
"Global distribution patterns of siphonophores across horizontal and vertical oceanic gradients" by reanalyzing data from the Malaspina expedition.
Reposted by Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta
Big thanks to everyone who joined our RADseq data analysis course using Stacks this week! 🎉 A huge shoutout to our amazing instructors for sharing their expertise.💡
Do you want to want to join our next course? 🚀 Explore our courses & stay updated: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
Do you want to want to join our next course? 🚀 Explore our courses & stay updated: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
November 22, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Big thanks to everyone who joined our RADseq data analysis course using Stacks this week! 🎉 A huge shoutout to our amazing instructors for sharing their expertise.💡
Do you want to want to join our next course? 🚀 Explore our courses & stay updated: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
Do you want to want to join our next course? 🚀 Explore our courses & stay updated: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
Can’t believe it’s already been 4 months since #FSBI2024!
The energy and passion of participants were unforgettable; it feel like a family gathering! Once more, huge thanks to the @azti.bsky.social team for making it happen.
Counting down to #FSBI2025 in Belfast!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pKE...
The energy and passion of participants were unforgettable; it feel like a family gathering! Once more, huge thanks to the @azti.bsky.social team for making it happen.
Counting down to #FSBI2025 in Belfast!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pKE...
FSBI ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM 2024 BILBAO
YouTube video by AZTI
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November 19, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Can’t believe it’s already been 4 months since #FSBI2024!
The energy and passion of participants were unforgettable; it feel like a family gathering! Once more, huge thanks to the @azti.bsky.social team for making it happen.
Counting down to #FSBI2025 in Belfast!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pKE...
The energy and passion of participants were unforgettable; it feel like a family gathering! Once more, huge thanks to the @azti.bsky.social team for making it happen.
Counting down to #FSBI2025 in Belfast!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pKE...
Registration for @TheFSBI symposium is now open!!
Key dates:
Symposium Award application deadline: 1st April
Early bird and presenter registration closes: 1st May
Late registration closes: 17th June
fsbi.org.uk/symposium-20...
#FSBI2024
March 15, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Registration for @TheFSBI symposium is now open!!
Key dates:
Symposium Award application deadline: 1st April
Early bird and presenter registration closes: 1st May
Late registration closes: 17th June
fsbi.org.uk/symposium-20...
#FSBI2024
Deadline on February 9th!
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Abstract submissions for the 2024
FSBI Symposium is now OPEN!
Join us for a fantastic gathering in #Bilbao hosted by @azti.bsky.social and featuring leading names in fisheries genomics
fsbi.org.uk/symposium-20...
FSBI Symposium is now OPEN!
Join us for a fantastic gathering in #Bilbao hosted by @azti.bsky.social and featuring leading names in fisheries genomics
fsbi.org.uk/symposium-20...
February 5, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Deadline on February 9th!
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Proud of this collaboration between geneticist, zooplankton and climate change experts "Global mesozooplankton communities show lower connectivity in deep oceanic layers" now published in Molecular Ecology: doi.org/10.1111/mec....
http://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17286
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February 1, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Proud of this collaboration between geneticist, zooplankton and climate change experts "Global mesozooplankton communities show lower connectivity in deep oceanic layers" now published in Molecular Ecology: doi.org/10.1111/mec....
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AFS seeks a scientist to serve as an editor of the North American Journal of #Fisheries Management. Editor must be committed to fast-paced deadlines, and would be appointed for a 3-year renewable term. Join our team or nominate a highly qualified colleague! Learn more: fisheries.org/2024/01/afs-...
January 12, 2024 at 9:15 PM
AFS seeks a scientist to serve as an editor of the North American Journal of #Fisheries Management. Editor must be committed to fast-paced deadlines, and would be appointed for a 3-year renewable term. Join our team or nominate a highly qualified colleague! Learn more: fisheries.org/2024/01/afs-...
Abstract submissions for the 2024
FSBI Symposium is now OPEN!
Join us for a fantastic gathering in #Bilbao hosted by @azti.bsky.social and featuring leading names in fisheries genomics
fsbi.org.uk/symposium-20...
FSBI Symposium is now OPEN!
Join us for a fantastic gathering in #Bilbao hosted by @azti.bsky.social and featuring leading names in fisheries genomics
fsbi.org.uk/symposium-20...
January 10, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Abstract submissions for the 2024
FSBI Symposium is now OPEN!
Join us for a fantastic gathering in #Bilbao hosted by @azti.bsky.social and featuring leading names in fisheries genomics
fsbi.org.uk/symposium-20...
FSBI Symposium is now OPEN!
Join us for a fantastic gathering in #Bilbao hosted by @azti.bsky.social and featuring leading names in fisheries genomics
fsbi.org.uk/symposium-20...
And we made it to the cover ;)
December 26, 2023 at 2:30 PM
And we made it to the cover ;)
New preprint from our team in #biorxiv!
@azti.bsky.social
Increasing marine trophic web knowledge through DNA analyses of fish stomach contents: a step towards an Ecosystem Based Approach to fisheries research t.co/7GvMYhpYcP
@azti.bsky.social
Increasing marine trophic web knowledge through DNA analyses of fish stomach contents: a step towards an Ecosystem Based Approach to fisheries research t.co/7GvMYhpYcP
Increasing marine trophic web knowledge through DNA analyses of fish stomach contents: a step toward...
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
t.co
December 19, 2023 at 8:45 PM
New preprint from our team in #biorxiv!
@azti.bsky.social
Increasing marine trophic web knowledge through DNA analyses of fish stomach contents: a step towards an Ecosystem Based Approach to fisheries research t.co/7GvMYhpYcP
@azti.bsky.social
Increasing marine trophic web knowledge through DNA analyses of fish stomach contents: a step towards an Ecosystem Based Approach to fisheries research t.co/7GvMYhpYcP
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Session proposal submission is now open for our 154th Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawai'i, September 15-19, 2024, co-hosted by the Western Division and the AFS Pacific Islands Chapter. Session proposals are due February 23: afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org/call-for-ses... #fisheries🐟🐠
December 19, 2023 at 8:20 PM
Session proposal submission is now open for our 154th Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawai'i, September 15-19, 2024, co-hosted by the Western Division and the AFS Pacific Islands Chapter. Session proposals are due February 23: afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org/call-for-ses... #fisheries🐟🐠
🚨 New keynote speaker for #FSBI2024 confirmed!!
Sophie von der Heyden from Stellenbosch University in South Africa utilizes #genetic and #genomic approaches for studying various aspects of marine and freshwater systems
Don't miss it!
bit.ly/3rV6fft
Sophie von der Heyden from Stellenbosch University in South Africa utilizes #genetic and #genomic approaches for studying various aspects of marine and freshwater systems
Don't miss it!
bit.ly/3rV6fft
December 14, 2023 at 11:32 AM
🚨 New keynote speaker for #FSBI2024 confirmed!!
Sophie von der Heyden from Stellenbosch University in South Africa utilizes #genetic and #genomic approaches for studying various aspects of marine and freshwater systems
Don't miss it!
bit.ly/3rV6fft
Sophie von der Heyden from Stellenbosch University in South Africa utilizes #genetic and #genomic approaches for studying various aspects of marine and freshwater systems
Don't miss it!
bit.ly/3rV6fft
Here are the press releases prepared by the @azti.bsky.social and NOAA communication teams on our bluefin tuna connectivity paper:
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
www.azti.es/en/a-compreh...
This has been a great fruitful collaboration including many other insitutes as well!
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
www.azti.es/en/a-compreh...
This has been a great fruitful collaboration including many other insitutes as well!
International Collaboration Improves Understanding of Tuna Populations
A team of researchers from eight countries, including three NOAA Fisheries scientists, recently published findings in the journal Molecular Ecology. The findings show Atlantic bluefin tuna populations...
www.fisheries.noaa.gov
December 13, 2023 at 2:34 PM
Here are the press releases prepared by the @azti.bsky.social and NOAA communication teams on our bluefin tuna connectivity paper:
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
www.azti.es/en/a-compreh...
This has been a great fruitful collaboration including many other insitutes as well!
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
www.azti.es/en/a-compreh...
This has been a great fruitful collaboration including many other insitutes as well!
Great day in Montpellier for the thesis of Agnes Duhamet. Can we use #eDNA to inform marine spatial planning? Are we there yet? If not, what is missing? 🤔
December 12, 2023 at 9:42 PM
Great day in Montpellier for the thesis of Agnes Duhamet. Can we use #eDNA to inform marine spatial planning? Are we there yet? If not, what is missing? 🤔
🚨 Excited to announce another keynote speaker for #FSBI2024!! Join us as Stefano Mariani from the @marianilab.bsky.social shares invaluable insights on #traceability and #IUUfishing and how reliable DNA tools could unveil major issues in the seafood trade.
Read more at ⏩ bit.ly/3rV6fft
Read more at ⏩ bit.ly/3rV6fft
December 4, 2023 at 9:12 AM
🚨 Excited to announce another keynote speaker for #FSBI2024!! Join us as Stefano Mariani from the @marianilab.bsky.social shares invaluable insights on #traceability and #IUUfishing and how reliable DNA tools could unveil major issues in the seafood trade.
Read more at ⏩ bit.ly/3rV6fft
Read more at ⏩ bit.ly/3rV6fft