And the full paper in Ecology and Evolution @ecol-evol.bsky.social here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Check out the paper in Ecology and Evolution here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

For the full publication, check out Nature Ecology and Evolution
@natecoevo.nature.com 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 6/6

For a lay summary by the university, check out the press release (in German) 👉 aktuell.uni-bielefeld.de/2025/08/11/s... 5/6

We analysed if coding and non-coding mutations have different fitness effects, and showed that mutations in regulatory regions of the genome seem to play a disproportionate role in explaining lifetime reproductive success! 4/6

Black grouse aggregate on leks where males fight to defend non-resource holding territories. Their ability to attend leks during the lekking season is critical to secure matings with females, and we show that lek attendance indicates their underlying genetic quality. 3/6

Our PhD candidate @rebeccachen.bsky.social showed that predicted deleterious mutations, both in homo- and heterozygosity, are associated with lower lek attendance in black grouse males, which reduces their mating success. 2/6

@annekep.bsky.social shows us a super impressive long term study in Antarctica fur seals to explore interactions between inbreeding and climate change 🦭

#eseb2025

“Exploring the link between epigenetics and deleterious mutations” by @rebeccachen.bsky.social on Thursday 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Poster Session 3 (P03.085)

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“Inbreeding-mediated individual responses to climate change in Antarctic fur seals” by @annekep.bsky.social on Wednesday 12:00 PM 12:15 PM (meeting room 115)

“Dynamics of Mutation Load in the Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella)” by @k-hench.bsky.social on Tuesday 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Poster Session 2 (P02.355)

“Genetic architecture of male reproductive success in a lekking bird: insights from predicted deleterious mutations” by @rebeccachen.bsky.social on Tuesday 2:00 PM 2:15 PM (meeting room 131)

“Tracing genomic consequences of historical sealing in South American fur seal populations” by Beril Yildiz on Monday 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Poster Session 1 (P01.266)