I am thrilled to share this paper outlining some ideas I’ve been thinking about for a little while on a simple but powerful approach for predicting risk of inbreeding depression from long runs of homozygosity and non-ROH heterozygosity. 1/n @klohmueller.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

Crab-like creatures are famed for having evolved five times in evolutionary history. But anteaters have evolved at least 12 times--in half the evolutionary span. Cool story by @jakebuehler.bsky.social for @science.org

Some recently published work with Amy Chabot and @denisreale.bsky.social out in Biological Conservation here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lV9p_9CgT...

Hello #CSEE2025, please check out the following talks from the staff and collaborators of the Research and Conservation team at African Lion Safari. All are applying evolutionary ecology analyses to conservation breeding programs and conservation management!

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New review article out in Molecular Ecology today! We outline how fitness surfaces might help improve species conservation programs! It was a lot of fun to write this with @hthomp.bsky.social, Amy Chabot, & @denisreale.bsky.social

Instead of believing the myth that three expensive, genetically modified wolves are “de-extinct” dire wolves, let’s look at animals humanity has actually brought back from the brink of extinction using proven science and dedicated hard work: 🧵/6

I've been drawing animals over the last year and I'm excited to share they will be featured in my card game that is launching in September on Kickstarter. If you or anyone you know likes animals and competitive card games, check out our website 🦀: barracudagames.ca

#sciart #wildlifeart

Very proud of this recent work published in Animal Conservation "Disentangling the Contributions to Phenotypic Change in Conservation Breeding: A Case Study in a Breeding Program of an Endangered Migratory Songbird"
Paper here: zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

For the people in Ontario, go vote! Provincial elections are largely decided on voter turnout. It's a privilege and a responsibility! #YGK #OnPoli #ProvincialElection #CdnPoli

You don't need a voter reg card, just show up with official ID with an address!

www.elections.on.ca/en.html

Hana @hthomp.bsky.social a fait une excellente présentation sur la génomique de conservation du crotale Massasauga à @qcbs.ca!

Hana @hthomp.bsky.social gave an excellent presentatiom on the conservation genomics of the Massasauga Rattlesnake at @qcbs.ca!

Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌍🦤🧬
#consgen #PopGen

I was today years old when I found this gem of a web app to explore 2500+ color palettes for R:

r-graph-gallery.com/color-palett...

“About half of Alaska’s common murres, some four million birds, died as a result of the marine heat wave, the scientists found. They believe it is the largest documented die-off of a single species of wild birds or mammals.”

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/c...

Calling for your paper for the upcoming collection:
Genomics of endangered species
🐬🐒🐸🐍🫎🐧🦉🌴🌿

#consgen
#conservationgenetics
#conservationgenomics

I’m very happy to be serving as Guest Editor and eager to read your submission.

Deadline: 13 August 2025
More info:
bit.ly/48VA9l6
@BioMedCentral

BREAKING: The Ontario Professional Planners Institute has submitted an 8-page letter to the Government of Ontario opposing the removal of bike-lanes in Toronto or any other municipal jurisdiction.

They make a very thorough case, connecting the dots with evidence.

ontarioplanners.ca/inspiring-kn...