Genome‐Wide Homozygosity Predicts Inbreeding Depression in the Hihi/Stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta) Better Than Realised Load
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Pangolin museum genomics reveal the dynamic genetic consequences and extinction risk of the critically endangered Chinese pangolin
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Abstract. Human-driven biodiversity loss, intensified by illegal hunting and trafficking, has caused severe wildlife population declines and extinctions, n
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Population declines result in increasingly small populations, which often experience an increase in inbreeding. Inbreeding may be negatively associated with fitness traits like survival and reproduct...
#RSOS in @theguardian.com | First evidence of bidirectional exchange between distant humpback whale breeding populations in eastern Australia and Brazil: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Whale first photographed off the coast of Brazil in 2003 spotted off north-east Australia in September 2025
more on the importance of genetic diversity and how it can translate into policy and management - #consgen
For biodiversity indicators to influence decisions, we need to trust them - and to trust them, we need to test them.
Happy to share our new paper about how to do that (for genetic diversity) with @seanmhoban.bsky.social & @laura-pollock.bsky.social 😊
📝 doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111824
Great to see this study by @sam-deakin.bsky.social and Anita Michalak published in Evolutionary Applications. Using genomic data from >750 caribou and hierarchical structure analyses, we show that genetic clusters do not align with current conservation units in western Canada doi.org/10.1111/eva....
Our new paper doi.org/10.1098/rspb... on long-term genetic threats to small populations finds that "mutational meltdown" (bad mutations fixing) is less of a problem than "mutational drought" (too few good new mutations) @wmawass.bsky.social @uliseshmc.bsky.social @jeremyjberg.bsky.social 1/5
Recipe for a Good π. How to Properly Estimate Population Genetics Summary Statistics and Why we Should Systematically Report Them academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
New DNA evidence shows dingoes are almost 90% pure – and fall into eight distinct groups 🧬 🐕
Write up based on our new research doi.org/10.1111/con4... in @consletters.bsky.social #popgen #consgen
Scientists have developed a new tool that makes bird genomes faster and easier to assemble — including tiny pieces of DNA that are usually missed. 🐦⬛
The new tool, known as MicroFinder, could help improve research into bird evolution, biodiversity and conservation. 👇
http://bit.ly/4wG023C
Abstract. Habitat loss contributes to extinction risk in multiple ways. Genetically, small populations can face an ‘extinction vortex’—a positive feedbackdoi.org
Abstract. Many long-standing questions in population genomics can now be addressed through comparative analyses and by leveraging the vast amount of genomiacademic.oup.com
Genetic Diversity is important! And we need to monitor it to stop further loss. This should be done at local and international scale in policy and management. If you want to read more - read this review, led by the amazing Australian dream team:
#consgen 🦤
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The loss of genetic diversity is a major threat to population resilience, posing a challenge for conservation efforts. This Review highlights how the integration of large-scale biodiversity monitoring...
