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albertonykus.bsky.social
Efficient inference of large phylogenetic trees as applied to birds: academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan... 🧪🪶 (📷Zhao et al.)
Diagram showing the inferred evolutionary relationships among major bird groups. A grid to the right shows whether certain major groupings were supported by different analytical approaches.
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
lukemusher.bsky.social
Our paper on tinamou evolution is finally out in @systbiol.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
albertonykus.bsky.social
Phylogeny of tinamous based on whole-genomes and fossils: academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan... 🪶🧪 (📷Musher et al.)
Diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among tinamous, a group of superficially partridge-like birds more closely related to ostriches and emus.
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
sinamajidian.bsky.social
The "Algorithmic and evolutionary biology" session is chaired by Nicola De Maio and Erin Molloy.
Erin Molloy delivered the first talk titled "Towards scalable reconstruction of species phylogenies under the network multispecies coalescent"
TreeQMC: doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syaf009
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
amiesphilip.bsky.social
Are species real?

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Species as a Heuristic: Reconciling Theory and Practice
Abstract. Species are crucial to most branches of biological research, yet remain controversial in terms of definition, delimitation, and reality. The diff
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November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
andrejpaleo.bsky.social
Historical reflection by a legendary biometrician, morphometrists, and statistician F. James Rohlf on the emergence of mathematization of the classification and systematics during his life time.
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🧪 ⚒️ #Paleobio #EvoBio
The title of the article: "Too many numbers?"
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
biplabbose.bsky.social
Does a cell have a 'mind' - say a proto-mind or basal cognition? Although it was once a fringe idea, recent experimental and mathematical works are accumulating in its support. Here is an interesting recent work: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #complexsystem #systemsbiology #sysbio
Engineering Basal Cognition: Minimal Genetic Circuits for Habituation, Sensitization, and Massed–Spaced Learning
Cognition is often associated with complex brains, yet many forms of learning—such as habituation, sensitization, and even spacing effects—have been observed in single cells and aneural organisms. The...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
biplabbose.bsky.social
Teaching Gillespie algorithm in the Systems Biology class and it reminds that Life is a process with long stretches of exponential calm punctuated by bursts of stochastic drama.

#stochastic
#random
#mathbio
#systemsbiology
#sysbio
October 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
t-fujisawa05.bsky.social
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Data Fusion for Integrative Species Identification Using Deep Learning
Abstract. DNA analyses have revolutionized species identification and taxonomic work. Yet, persistent challenges arise from little differentiation among an
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October 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
mstange.bsky.social
Extreme female philopatry in Pachypus beetles reveals 14 cryptic species!
🧬 Our study shows ancient speciation (5.3mya) despite limited dispersal, linked to the Messinian salinity crisis. Integrative taxonomy uncovers hidden diversity. #Taxonomy #Genetics url: academic.oup.com/sysbio/artic...
Cryptic species can be phylogenetically old despite strong sex-biased dispersal
Abstract. The impact of strongly differentiated populations on species delimitation due to limited or sex-biased dispersal remains challenging and under-ex
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October 15, 2025 at 7:41 AM
seananderson.bsky.social
Now available in Systematic Biology, a new paper (and R package) in which we outline an approach to account for non-independence in comparative analyses of lineage-pair traits academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
The Comparative Analysis of Lineage-Pair Traits
Abstract. For many questions in ecology and evolution, the most relevant data to consider are attributes of lineage pairs. Comparative tests for causal rel
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October 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
ccbiologiquesuv.bsky.social
📰Investigadors de l'I² SysBio desenrotllen una IA pionera per a predir l'acció dels fags contra bacteris.

🖇️Més informació: links.uv.es/4plKymq
Investigadors de l'I² SysBio desenrotllen una IA pionera per a predir l'acció dels fags contra bacteris
Un equip de l'Institut de Biologia Integrativa de Sistemes (I²SysBio) —centre mixt de la Universitat de València i el CSIC—, liderat per Robby Concha-Eloko, investigador i doctorant de Biodiversitat i...
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October 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
biplabbose.bsky.social
I left wet-lab experiments 'cause those are damn slow! Equations are better; they evolve faster than organisms. 🙂#mathbio #systemsbiology #sysbio #qbio #computaionalbiology
October 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM
josephwb.bsky.social
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Acknowledgments: "A number of people were generous enough to supply electronic copies of data matrices for this study"
The Discovery and Importance of Multiple Islands of Most-Parsimonious Trees
Abstract. The set of most-parsimonious trees for a data matrix may include several distinct classes (islands) of trees. An island is defined as a collectio
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October 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
jochenwolflab.bsky.social
Does bird migration 

increase bird speciation? 

The methods decides. 

                                                   Calabrese et al. (2025) Syst Biol
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No Consistent Effect of Migration on Speciation Rates in Two Avian Superfamilies: A Check on the Robustness of Trait-Dependent Diversification Methods
Abstract. Seasonal migration is performed by taxonomically diverse groups across the planet’s oceans and continents. Migration has been hypothesized to pro
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October 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
jochenwolflab.bsky.social
Fantastic comparative study by Gina Calabrese in coop with Safran & Rabosky lab explores whether seasonal migration can promote speciation in birds. A large-scale comparative analysis packed with methodological insights!

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No Consistent Effect of Migration on Speciation Rates in Two Avian Superfamilies: A Check on the Robustness of Trait-Dependent Diversification Methods
Abstract. Seasonal migration is performed by taxonomically diverse groups across the planet’s oceans and continents. Migration has been hypothesized to pro
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October 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
geneticsmlpapers.bsky.social
Integrating Genomics, Collections, and Community Science to Delimit Species Clarifies the Taxonomy of a Variable Monitor Lizard (Varanus tristis) https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/advance-article/doi/10.1093/sysbio/syaf064/8263903
September 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
arctomet.bsky.social
Practical Guide and Review of Fossil Tip-Dating in Phylogenetics url: academic.oup.com/sysbio/artic...
Practical Guide and Review of Fossil Tip-Dating in Phylogenetics
Abstract. Phylogenetic tip-dating has been and still is revolutionizing evolutionary biology in several ways. Fossil tip-dating, where fossils are placed i
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September 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
trsimoes.bsky.social
Our latest paper, now how to conciliate apparently discrepant evolutionary rate patterns in squamates, but which may well apply to any study system with Stephanie Pierce and
@7brumas.bsky.social
#macroevolution

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Evolutionary rate incongruences in squamates reveal contrasting patterns of evolutionary novelties and innovation
Abstract. Understanding the rate of phenotypic evolution can reveal fundamental aspects of organismal evolutionary trajectories. Hence, several studies hav
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September 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
hlee.bsky.social
"Fossil tip-dating, where fossils are placed into a phylogeny as tips based on morphological and/or molecular character information, provides a more principled approach to infer time-calibrated phylogenies compared with node-dating" 🧪⚒️
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Practical Guide and Review of Fossil Tip-Dating in Phylogenetics
Abstract. Phylogenetic tip-dating has been and still is revolutionizing evolutionary biology in several ways. Fossil tip-dating, where fossils are placed i
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September 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
jopabinia.bsky.social
lol it's our paper, this writeup is from 2023 when it came out online 🦀

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nhm.org Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · Sep 22
🦀 Before crabs became beachside regulars, they were deep-sea drifters on an evolutionary odyssey. Their journey reshaped our understanding of crab evolution—and shows just how adaptable these ancient arthropods really were.

Take a closer look at these crabby pioneers: bit.ly/OdysseyofCrabs
A Mexican fiddler crab. iNaturalist observation of Christmas Island red crabs uploaded by user Fernando Pérez Peralta. A crab from the xanthid genus Epiactaea. A Photo observation of a Box crab uploaded by iNaturalist user Snakey Danial.
September 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
acapomorphic.bsky.social
I am extremely happy to see that our review on fossil tip-dating is out in early view in Systematic Biology! A huge thanks to all the authors of this massive project (@heckeberg.bsky.social, @basantakhakurel.bsky.social, Gustavo Darlim, and @hoehna.bsky.social)! academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
September 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
pacyc184.bsky.social
Dating the Bacterial Tree of Life Based on Ancient Symbiosis | Systematic Biology | Oxford Academic https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/advance-article/doi/10.1093/sysbio/syae071/7976854?login=true
September 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
evopalaeo.bsky.social
Incredibly proud and also very emotional to see this new paper published in @systbiol.bsky.social. The study was lead by Pierre Cockx, who sadly passed away in July.
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September 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
paleogalli.bsky.social
Estimando Estados Ancestrais de Caráteres Complexos: um Estudo de Caso sobre a Evolução das Penas academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
Estimating Ancestral States of Complex Characters: a Case Study on the Evolution of Feathers
Abstract. Feathers are a key novelty underpinning the evolutionary success of birds, yet the origin of feathers remains poorly understood. Debates about fe
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September 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM