https://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3mff7o7kpg22tOft Herr Mendel dreams that genes form living matter. They do the latter. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyag02421 Feb 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3mff7o7kpg22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3m5c3f6jqac23How can we awake  aperiodic cristals  from ancient slumber.                                                   Gwee et al. (2025) Mol Ecol Res https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1755-0998.7007110 Nov 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5c3f6jqac23https://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3m5c3f6jqac23How can we awake  aperiodic cristals  from ancient slumber.                                                   Gwee et al. (2025) Mol Ecol Res https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1755-0998.7007110 Nov 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5c3f6jqac23https://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3m4i6j4pvz223Matrilines attack, for the hosts there is no hope. Egg kaleidoscope. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt935531 Oct 2025 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4i6j4pvz223https://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3m2p2o2rxp22pDoes bird migration  increase bird speciation?  The methods decides.                                                     Calabrese et al. (2025) Syst Biol https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/sysbio/syaf068/8272653?redirectedFrom=fulltext08 Oct 2025 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2p2o2rxp22phttps://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3m2p2irzfdk2pFantastic 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! https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/sysbio/syaf068/8272653?redirectedFrom=fulltext08 Oct 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2p2irzfdk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3lxwjeld3zs2qMutation load sits on the large chromosomes in birds. Fidel's comparative work on 19 bird species shows an interesting interaction between recombination, selection and gene conversion affecting the genomic distribution of genetic load. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.18.670172v1.full03 Sep 2025 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxwjeld3zs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3lvpq4o6hok27Chongyi's paper from the biodiversity exploratories (@bexplo.bsky.social‬) is finally out ! How do genomic traits interact with community ecology? Antropogenic havoc. Communities shake. Genomes grow and break. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.7013306 Aug 2025 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvpq4o6hok27https://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3luuoirykd22zSwallows, match your love! tails and feathers, red or buff. And genes will couple. Shield et al. (2024) Science https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adj876626 Jul 2025 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3luuoirykd22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3luuoflw7uc2zYears of fury on ancient chromosomal dust. Peace regained. Helas! Mirarab et al. (2024) PNAS https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.231950612126 Jul 2025 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3luuoflw7uc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3luuoejrowc2zSauna, vodka, tea. Inhale the North, speciate. Even ants must pee. Stankowski (2024) Evol J Linnean Soc https://doi.org/10.1093/evolinnean/kzae00126 Jul 2025 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3luuoejrowc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3luuoclfc5s2zTwo million bases defy conformity. Meth rebels follow lead. Merondun (2025) Mol Ecol https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.7002626 Jul 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3luuoclfc5s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3ltwdzvyby22jIs there an independent role of epigenetic variation in speciation? We looked for answers in the crow hybrid zone. In brief: DNA seems to be in the driving seat. Congrats Justin! This was a long journey. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.70026?af=R14 Jul 2025 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltwdzvyby22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3lstp2b2ui22lA flower once wild, cast into digital chains. A meadow once free. Jiang et al. (2025) Sci Data https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-05280-630 Jun 2025 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstp2b2ui22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jochenwolflab.bsky.social/post/3lrtgjt5qmc22Conservation genetics project: beautiful sunrise after a good night sleep high up in the mountains.17 Jun 2025 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:epfn3ybgo2bzykqcjlbzxfet/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtgjt5qmc22