Lewis Stevens
@phylewgenetics.bsky.social
I like worms, genomes, & evolution.
Postdoc in Tree of Life @ Wellcome Sanger Institute. He/him.
Postdoc in Tree of Life @ Wellcome Sanger Institute. He/him.
Reposted by Lewis Stevens
That is, Oceania looks like a source for Asian species, not the reverse! Here’s the preprint.
Caenorhabditis diversity on Pohnpei, Micronesia, provides evidence that the Elegans Supergroup has its roots in the Americas and diversified in the Pacific en route to Asia
The microscopic nematode Caenorhabditis elegans stands unrivaled as a model for developmental biology, neurobiology, and genetics, but fundamental aspects of its ecology, biogeography, and natural his...
www.biorxiv.org
September 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
That is, Oceania looks like a source for Asian species, not the reverse! Here’s the preprint.