Drew Sauve (he/him)
@sauvedrew.bsky.social
Quantitative Geneticist & Evolutionary Ecologist | Linking Collections and Wild Populations to Inform Conservation.
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Pinned
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Some recently published work with Amy Chabot and @denisreale.bsky.social out in Biological Conservation here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lV9p_9CgT...
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Slim 5 can now simulate genomes with multiple chromosomes like autosomes, sex chromosomes, mitochondria and chloroplast dna academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
SLiM 5: Eco-evolutionary Simulations Across Multiple Chromosomes and Full Genomes
Abstract. Evolutionary simulations of multiple chromosomes, even up to the scale of full-genome simulations, are becoming increasingly important in populat
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February 3, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Slim 5 can now simulate genomes with multiple chromosomes like autosomes, sex chromosomes, mitochondria and chloroplast dna academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
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📣🐦This is a reminder that early bird registration for the CSEE 2026 Conference ends tomorrow, January 30!
Register here: event.fourwaves.com/csee2026/reg...
Register here: event.fourwaves.com/csee2026/reg...
January 29, 2026 at 1:33 PM
📣🐦This is a reminder that early bird registration for the CSEE 2026 Conference ends tomorrow, January 30!
Register here: event.fourwaves.com/csee2026/reg...
Register here: event.fourwaves.com/csee2026/reg...
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MAJOR NEWS! We just launched an awesome new tool! The illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer lets users trace any bird’s lineage, compare species relationships, and explore major evolutionary milestones with a click of a button. SHARE and EXPLORE! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/phy...
January 27, 2026 at 1:26 AM
MAJOR NEWS! We just launched an awesome new tool! The illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer lets users trace any bird’s lineage, compare species relationships, and explore major evolutionary milestones with a click of a button. SHARE and EXPLORE! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/phy...
Organizing an intensive writing day for a group of experienced & junior scientists!Goals are to outline manuscript, agree on questions/hypotheses, draft sections, start analysis.
Team will be split into outlining/writing + stats/analysis group.
Tips for max progress & momentum after?
Team will be split into outlining/writing + stats/analysis group.
Tips for max progress & momentum after?
January 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Organizing an intensive writing day for a group of experienced & junior scientists!Goals are to outline manuscript, agree on questions/hypotheses, draft sections, start analysis.
Team will be split into outlining/writing + stats/analysis group.
Tips for max progress & momentum after?
Team will be split into outlining/writing + stats/analysis group.
Tips for max progress & momentum after?
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This seems like a really great initiative! If you know any Trans scientists who might be interested in joining a broader community, please pass along!
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trans scientist collective
Trans Scientist Collective Landing Page and Interest From
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January 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
This seems like a really great initiative! If you know any Trans scientists who might be interested in joining a broader community, please pass along!
transscientistcollective.carrd.co
transscientistcollective.carrd.co
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This is a beautiful, hypnotising bit of footage of a lobate ctenophore from @schmidtocean.bsky.social 🧪 🦑
#MarineLife.
And no, it's not a jellyfish, it's a comb jelly
#MarineLife.
And no, it's not a jellyfish, it's a comb jelly
Here's another great image of it with the lobes open. Those are so delicate. I can't imagine how difficult they are to film like this. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 651 #sepacificseamounts #MarineLife
January 8, 2026 at 1:14 PM
This is a beautiful, hypnotising bit of footage of a lobate ctenophore from @schmidtocean.bsky.social 🧪 🦑
#MarineLife.
And no, it's not a jellyfish, it's a comb jelly
#MarineLife.
And no, it's not a jellyfish, it's a comb jelly
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Haller, Ralph & Messer present SLiM 5, a major extension of the SLiM simulation framework for simulating multiple chromosomes, enabling a heightened level of realism for full-genome simulations.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf313
#evobio #molbio #compbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf313
#evobio #molbio #compbio
January 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Haller, Ralph & Messer present SLiM 5, a major extension of the SLiM simulation framework for simulating multiple chromosomes, enabling a heightened level of realism for full-genome simulations.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf313
#evobio #molbio #compbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf313
#evobio #molbio #compbio
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How to work on a draft manuscript with a developing writer - through three stages of manuscript development. You can do less work and be more effective! 🧪
Three stages of manuscript development – and why they matter to you as a mentor
When folks find out that Bethann Garramon Merkle and I have written a book called Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences: An Evidence-based Approach, they often ask: “What’s your #1 tip?”* …
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January 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
How to work on a draft manuscript with a developing writer - through three stages of manuscript development. You can do less work and be more effective! 🧪
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I'm excited to share that our preprint is now available on bioRxiv! Our study challenges the widespread use of molecular genetic diversity as a predictor adaptive potential, with important implications for how genetic data is used to inform conservation decisions.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential
A capacity to adapt is essential for a population to avoid extinction in a changing world and is recognised as a global conservation priority. Adaptation requires additive (heritable) genetic variatio...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I'm excited to share that our preprint is now available on bioRxiv! Our study challenges the widespread use of molecular genetic diversity as a predictor adaptive potential, with important implications for how genetic data is used to inform conservation decisions.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Academia friendly peer-reviewed journals in EEB: academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology
Abstract. The current economics of scientific publishing reveal a profound imbalance: academia pays prices far exceeding the actual costs of publication. R
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January 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Academia friendly peer-reviewed journals in EEB: academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
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Adaptive tracking with antagonistic pleiotropy results in seemingly neutral molecular evolution | Nature Ecology & Evolution
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02887-1
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02887-1
Adaptive tracking with antagonistic pleiotropy results in seemingly neutral molecular evolution - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Population genetics simulations and analysis of experimental datasets in yeast, Drosophila and E. coli show that beneficial mutations are abundant but transient, as they become deleterious after environmental turnover (antagonistic pleiotropy). Consequently, populations continuously adapt to changing environments (adaptive tracking), yet most mutations that reach fixation are neutral.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Adaptive tracking with antagonistic pleiotropy results in seemingly neutral molecular evolution | Nature Ecology & Evolution
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02887-1
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02887-1
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Within a pitcher plant, bacteria break down prey to feed the plant. As the leaf ages, bacteria become less diverse, but more efficient at degrading insects. It appears that species that are strong degraders are weak competitors.
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Opposing Effects of Succession on Bacterial Diversity and Function within Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) Leaves | The American Naturalist
Abstract How biodiversity and ecosystem functions change with succession has proven to be difficult to predict. Generally, it is thought that species accumulation over time should increase function, y...
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December 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Within a pitcher plant, bacteria break down prey to feed the plant. As the leaf ages, bacteria become less diverse, but more efficient at degrading insects. It appears that species that are strong degraders are weak competitors.
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Biologists who teach: in what order do you teach the four forces of evolution? Genetic drift first or selection first? And I'm still struggling to smoothly fit in HWE so that its utility is emphasized (students focus so much on how likely it is that assumptions are violated).
#iteachbio 🧪 #Evolution
#iteachbio 🧪 #Evolution
December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Biologists who teach: in what order do you teach the four forces of evolution? Genetic drift first or selection first? And I'm still struggling to smoothly fit in HWE so that its utility is emphasized (students focus so much on how likely it is that assumptions are violated).
#iteachbio 🧪 #Evolution
#iteachbio 🧪 #Evolution
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🔈 CALL FOR PAPERS
IBIS Special Issue
Collections-Based Ornithological Research in a Changing World
Submission deadline: 30 June 2026
onlinelibrary.wiley....
#ornithology 🪶
IBIS Special Issue
Collections-Based Ornithological Research in a Changing World
Submission deadline: 30 June 2026
onlinelibrary.wiley....
#ornithology 🪶
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🔈 CALL FOR PAPERS
IBIS Special Issue
Collections-Based Ornithological Research in a Changing World
Submission deadline: 30 June 2026
onlinelibrary.wiley....
#ornithology 🪶
IBIS Special Issue
Collections-Based Ornithological Research in a Changing World
Submission deadline: 30 June 2026
onlinelibrary.wiley....
#ornithology 🪶
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Congratulations to Hélène Dion-Phénix and Gabrielle Gingras for publishing this new paper studying why female blue tits add aromatic plants to their nest. @oikosjournal.bsky.social @nordicoikos.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Congratulations to Hélène Dion-Phénix and Gabrielle Gingras for publishing this new paper studying why female blue tits add aromatic plants to their nest. @oikosjournal.bsky.social @nordicoikos.bsky.social
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I have a new preprint demonstrating a genome-architecture-aware approach to inferring species trees and introgression landscapes from a small number of genomes. If you are interested in phylogenomics, birds, or hybridization, this is for you! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I have a new preprint demonstrating a genome-architecture-aware approach to inferring species trees and introgression landscapes from a small number of genomes. If you are interested in phylogenomics, birds, or hybridization, this is for you! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Took me a year (😱), but I finally published a blog post about our article on the #quantgen variance partition of phenitypic plasticity with @lmchev.bsky.social, published in @peercomjournal.bsky.social.
🇬🇧 devillemereuil.legtux.org/quantitative...
🇫🇷 devillemereuil.legtux.org/fr/genetique...
🇬🇧 devillemereuil.legtux.org/quantitative...
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Quantitative genetics of reaction norms: an onion partitionning – Pierre de Villemereuil
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December 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Took me a year (😱), but I finally published a blog post about our article on the #quantgen variance partition of phenitypic plasticity with @lmchev.bsky.social, published in @peercomjournal.bsky.social.
🇬🇧 devillemereuil.legtux.org/quantitative...
🇫🇷 devillemereuil.legtux.org/fr/genetique...
🇬🇧 devillemereuil.legtux.org/quantitative...
🇫🇷 devillemereuil.legtux.org/fr/genetique...
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What are the causes & consequences of behavioural diversity loss in a changing world? And how do we harness this knowledge for conservation? New open access paper led by @odedberger-tal.bsky.social with David Saltz and @mrmic1.bsky.social
#BobWongLab
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#BobWongLab
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Anthropogenic change and the loss of behavioural diversity
Abstract. Behavioural diversity is an important but understudied facet of biodiversity that enables wildlife populations to cope with rapidly changing envi
royalsocietypublishing.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
What are the causes & consequences of behavioural diversity loss in a changing world? And how do we harness this knowledge for conservation? New open access paper led by @odedberger-tal.bsky.social with David Saltz and @mrmic1.bsky.social
#BobWongLab
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
#BobWongLab
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
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This is the moment we realised what we were looking at.
During @nemo-tools.bsky.social ROV surveys to map gorgonian & coralligenous habitats, the seafloor suddenly turned into a landscape of circular nests, each guarded by a male.
We weren’t searching for spawning grounds – we dropped onto one.
During @nemo-tools.bsky.social ROV surveys to map gorgonian & coralligenous habitats, the seafloor suddenly turned into a landscape of circular nests, each guarded by a male.
We weren’t searching for spawning grounds – we dropped onto one.
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This is the moment we realised what we were looking at.
During @nemo-tools.bsky.social ROV surveys to map gorgonian & coralligenous habitats, the seafloor suddenly turned into a landscape of circular nests, each guarded by a male.
We weren’t searching for spawning grounds – we dropped onto one.
During @nemo-tools.bsky.social ROV surveys to map gorgonian & coralligenous habitats, the seafloor suddenly turned into a landscape of circular nests, each guarded by a male.
We weren’t searching for spawning grounds – we dropped onto one.
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Geneviève Bergeron
Maryse Laganière
Hélène Colgan
Maryse Leclair
Nathalie Croteau
Anne-Marie Lemay
Barbara Daigneault
Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Michèle Richard
Maud Haviernick
Annie StArneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Annie Turcotte
Never forgotten #Dec6 #EcolePolytechnique
Maryse Laganière
Hélène Colgan
Maryse Leclair
Nathalie Croteau
Anne-Marie Lemay
Barbara Daigneault
Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Michèle Richard
Maud Haviernick
Annie StArneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Annie Turcotte
Never forgotten #Dec6 #EcolePolytechnique
December 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Geneviève Bergeron
Maryse Laganière
Hélène Colgan
Maryse Leclair
Nathalie Croteau
Anne-Marie Lemay
Barbara Daigneault
Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Michèle Richard
Maud Haviernick
Annie StArneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Annie Turcotte
Never forgotten #Dec6 #EcolePolytechnique
Maryse Laganière
Hélène Colgan
Maryse Leclair
Nathalie Croteau
Anne-Marie Lemay
Barbara Daigneault
Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Michèle Richard
Maud Haviernick
Annie StArneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Annie Turcotte
Never forgotten #Dec6 #EcolePolytechnique
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New species of tinamou, the slaty-masked tinamou (Tinamus resonans): mapress.com/zt/article/v... 🪶🧪 (📷Luis A. Morais)
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New species of tinamou, the slaty-masked tinamou (Tinamus resonans): mapress.com/zt/article/v... 🪶🧪 (📷Luis A. Morais)
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"No one should be made to feel inferior or that they do not belong in science because of their origins." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/48JF6Pg
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"No one should be made to feel inferior or that they do not belong in science because of their origins." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/48JF6Pg
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