Thanks to the continuing support of my supervisor @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social. I always say this.. but there is more to come!

We estimate the divergence times between multiple pairs of allopatric & sympatric rubyspot damselflies. Including the discovery of a deep split (3.7ma) between Pacific and Atlantic smoky rubyspots.

Our sequencing includes an F1 hybrid at a zone of secondary contact at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

Thrilled to share the 3rd and largest paper from my PhD!🎉:
"Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Non-Ecological Speciation in Rubyspot Damselflies" is out now in Molecular Ecology!

⬇️Includes divergence times and an F1 hybrid

Thanks to my fantastic co-authors & collaborators!

📖 doi.org/10.1111/mec....
🧬🌎🧪

Yes, and I had the perfect spoon for the observation.

The only real reason I own a colander.

I am a #PhDone! Passed my viva... no corrections‽

Thanks to all who helped me get here! Especially my 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓visors @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social & Adrian Brennan

Had a fantastic time in me Viva thanks to Dr. Lesley Lancaster & Dr. Andreanna Welch

Ace hat & cake from Laura Campbell & Ellie Ward

Our chromosome-level genome for smoky rubspots (Hetaerina titia) is now available on NCBI for all to use.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/genom…

Also here's all the code needed to assemble a genome, please use and share! github.com/ChristophePatt #genomese#odonatata 🧪🧬

Hello Bluesky! Christophe here, PhD candidate at Durham.

Ecologist with plenty experience in bioinformatics, population genetics and genomics.

Please send post-docs my way!

See my lastest paper: Interspecific behavioural interference and range dynamics

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...