Renjie Zhang
renjiezhang.bsky.social
Renjie Zhang
@renjiezhang.bsky.social
PhD student studying rapid novel animal signal evolution
Reposted by Renjie Zhang
Introgression between species can shape #evolution. Study of the colorful American #warblers (Parulidae) by @kevinfpbennett.bsky.social @davetoews.bsky.social &co reveals intergeneric & interspecific introgression of genes related to carotenoid #plumage color @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/48MyfU2
December 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Reposted by Renjie Zhang
We have a preprint out for our study testing conditions/signatures of repeated adaptation in multiple wild cricket populations. Feedback welcome!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Genomic signatures of local adaptation across parasitised cricket populations
Host-parasite interactions are predicted to exhibit geographic heterogeneity, creating the opportunity for local adaptation. This is difficult to detect because it requires knowledge of selection pres...
www.biorxiv.org
September 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Reposted by Renjie Zhang
Very happy to see our opinion article out in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social today. 🥳 We ask whether sexual signals can influence the evolutionary trajectory of naturally selected adaptations, such as protective colouration, for better or for worse 🧐 1/n
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM