We are interested in how animals (including humans) respond(ed) and adapt(ed) to changing environments. Department of Zoology, Cambridge, UK. PI: Prof. Andrea Manica (he/him) Website: https://evolecolgroup.github.io/website/https://bsky.app/profile/eegcam.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/eegcam.bsky.social/post/3mk4bwvybnk2jIf you want to know more about our study on the impact of #malaria on human #distribution for the last 74k years go check this great thread by @elliescerri.bsky.social! 🦟👣 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea2316 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:cvkcecbfpwtqvhdnayptbgqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4bwvybnk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/eegcam.bsky.social/post/3mk4boujizk2j#newpaper 🦟👣 We show how #malaria shaped human #distribution for the last 74k years https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea2316 Congrats to @margheritac17.bsky.social @elliescerri.bsky.social and the whole gang (see below). A special shoutout to Martin & Ondrej Pelanek for the great cover pic 😍22 Apr 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:cvkcecbfpwtqvhdnayptbgqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4boujizk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/eegcam.bsky.social/post/3mgu42jyzi222New preprint from the lab! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:cvkcecbfpwtqvhdnayptbgqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgu42jyzi222https://bsky.app/profile/eegcam.bsky.social/post/3m7xeglqs722gEMBO Population Genomics course: Are you a postgrad student or a postdoc starting a population genomics project? This course aims to give you the tools to answer questions for your project. Registration deadline: 10 February 2026 https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-pop-genomics #EMBOpopgen14 Dec 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:cvkcecbfpwtqvhdnayptbgqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xeglqs722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eegcam.bsky.social/post/3m2n37c7xcs2s#newpreprint: "Climate Shaped the Global Population Structure of Leopards and their Extinction in Europe": https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.03.680393v1! Leopards are charming big cats but there are many mysteries around them. Thread 🧵07 Oct 2025 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:cvkcecbfpwtqvhdnayptbgqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2n37c7xcs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/eegcam.bsky.social/post/3m2hlc4rous2h#newpaper out in @natecoevo.nature.com on Learned use of an innate sound-meaning association in birds, co-led by @jameskennerley.bsky.social when he was a PhD student at @eegcam.bsky.social . Nice summary on the @uk.theconversation.com https://theconversation.com/birds-all-over-the-world-use-the-same-sound-to-warn-of-threats-26661805 Oct 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:cvkcecbfpwtqvhdnayptbgqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2hlc4rous2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/eegcam.bsky.social/post/3lwp5vysyak253 exciting job opportunities at the new "HUMAN ORIGINS" Cluster of Excellence at Tübingen, for which I am an external PI. We are looking for early career researchers ready to launch their independent group and ask some exciting questions! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:cvkcecbfpwtqvhdnayptbgqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwp5vysyak25https://bsky.app/profile/eegcam.bsky.social/post/3lvshk4fxkk2j🚨🧬New #preprint and R package from the lab out in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social🧬🚨: 'tidygenclust' combines the functionality of ADMIXTURE, fastmixture and Clumppling into R - allowing for reproducible clustering analyses and plotting all in one place! https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.29.667403v107 Aug 2025 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:cvkcecbfpwtqvhdnayptbgqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvshk4fxkk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/eegcam.bsky.social/post/3lv6aie7yjk2p#newpaper showing how depth mediates the population dynamics of soft corals in Fiji, led by @nis38.bsky.social (with @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social‬, @rowanwhittlebas.bsky.social‬, and @egmitchell.bsky.social‬) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-025-02712-y30 Jul 2025 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:cvkcecbfpwtqvhdnayptbgqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6aie7yjk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/eegcam.bsky.social/post/3lus6b2g5nc2gPollen-based reconstructions and a mechanistic climate model tell a similar story on the Africa Humid Period; @mikleonardi.bsky.social‬ and Andrea contributed to a proxy-model comparison paper led by @ecologypast.bsky.social‬ in Quatern. Int.: https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S1040-6182(25)00276-925 Jul 2025 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:cvkcecbfpwtqvhdnayptbgqo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lus6b2g5nc2g