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Five new species of furry hedgehogs from Malaysia
IFL Science,
Newsweek. December 2023
Referred paper:
An integrative taxonomic revision of lesser gymnures (Eulipotyphla: Hylomys) reveals five new species and emerging patterns of local endemism in Tropical East Asia
Hinckley A et al. (2023) Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlad177, online
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Hylomys peguensis
Image credit: Charoenchai Tothaisong (CC BY-NC 4.0) |
Iberian wolves are losing genetic diversity despite an increasing population
Several Spanish newspapers spreaded the main findings that Isabel Salado and colleagues about the poor genetic diversity of the Iberian wolf population despite its population increase. For example:
CSIC Press release. January 2023
ABC,
La Vanguardia,
El Diario,
Europa Press. January 2023
Referred paper:
Loss of mitochondrial genetic diversity despite population growth: the legacy of past wolf population declines
Salado I et al. (2023) Genes 14(1), 75
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From Salado I et al. (2023) Genes 14(1), 75 |
A big chromosomal inversion creates two quail lineages that differ in morphology, pigmentation and migratory behaviour
Dispatch paper in Current Biology by Ishigohoka J & Liedvogel M. January 2022
The Scientist. December 2021
Estación Biológica de Doñana website. November 2021
Referred paper:
Massive genome inversion drives coexistence of divergent morphs in common quails
Sanchez-Donoso I et al. (2020) Current Biology 32, 462-469
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Illustration by Corinna Langebrake |
Non-invasive genetic monitoring of a wolf population
Isabel Salado tells us about the non-invasive genetic monitoring of a wolf population that she and her colleages performed during autumn of 2020.
This field work was funded by an Heredity Fieldwork Grant from the Genetics Society.
The role of habitat selection and local adaptation in the population structure of an apex predator. Salado I (2021) Genetics Society News 85, 55-56.
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Wolf conservation
El Pais [Spanish newspaper] February 2021
Carles Vilà talks about the causes that lead to the extinction of the Wolf in the South of the Iberian Peninsula |
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Wolf conservation
El Periódico [Spanish newspaper] February 2021
Carles Vilà is asked about the recent steps to ban wolf hunting throughout Spain |
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Two new species of Sundaland tree squirrels
Europapress 2020,
La Razón 2020,
La Vanguardia 2020
Referred paper:
Ancient divergence driven by geographic isolation and ecological adaptation in forest dependent Sundaland tree squirrels
Hinckley A et al. (2020) Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8, 208.
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Wolf conservation
National Geographic Italia 2017
Carles Vilà's opinion about the controversial Italian Wolf action plan, which implies a much discussed culling of some individuals to a maximum of 5% of the actual population.
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Black Hawaiian feral pigs: Polynesian ancestry and hybridisation patterns
Nature World News 2016,
New Historian 2016,
Science Daily 2016
Referred paper:
A novel MC1R allele for black coat colour reveals the Polynesian ancestry and hybridisation patterns of Hawaiian feral pigs
Linderholm A et al. (2016) Royal Society Open Science 3, 160304.
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Origin of North America's wolves
BBC 2016
Referred paper:
Whole mitochondrial genomes illuminate ancient intercontinental dispersals of grey wolves (Canis lupus)
Koblmüller et al. (2016) Journal of Biogeography 43, 1728–1738.
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Brain size and vulnerability to extinction
BBC 2016
Referred paper:
Larger brain size indirectly increases vulnerability to extinction in mammals
Gonzalez-Voyer et al. (2016) Evolution 70(6), 1364-1375.
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Early history of dogs
NBC News 2014
Referred paper:
Genome sequencing highlights the dynamic early history of dogs
Freedman et al. (2013) PLoS Genetics 10, e1004016.
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Parental care and sexual selection in Tanganyikan cichlid fishes
Roadside Science 2014
Referred paper:
Evolution of egg-dummies in Tanganyikan cichlid fishes: the roles of parental care and sexual selection
Amcoff et al. (2013) Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26, 2369-82.
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European origin of domestic dogs
Science 2013,
Nature 2013,
International Bussiness Times 2013,
Richard Dawkins Foundation (Facebook) 2013,
El Mundo (Spanish newspaper) 2013
Referred paper:
Complete mitochondrial genomes of ancient canids suggest a European origin of domestic dogs
Thalmann et al. (2013) Science 342, 871-874.
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Dogs, not wolves, eating sheep
The Economist 2009,
La Buvette des Alpages (French newspaper) 2009,
RTVE (Spanish National Radio) 2010,
RTVE (Spanish National Radio) - potcast 2010,
Ecología verde (Spanish blog) 2010,
El Correo (Spanish newspaper) - Interview 2009,
El Correo (Spanish newspaper) 2010,
El Correo (Spanish newspaper) (2nd article) 2010,
El Correo (Spanish newspaper) blog 2010,
rtvcyl (Spanish newspaper) 2010,
20 minutos (Spanish newspaper) 2010,
Agrodigital (Spanish web) 2010,
Basqueresearch (Spanish web) 2010
Referred paper:
Noninvasive monitoring of wolves at the edge of their distribution and the cost of their conservation
Echegaray & Vilà (2009) Animal Conservation 13, 157-161.
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Black Gene in Wolves
Science 2009
Los Angeles Times 2009,
New York Times 2009,
NBC News 2009,
El Mundo (Spanish newspaper) 2009,
UCLA's news blog 2009,
Science Daily 2009,
Phys Org 2009,
Science 2.0 (blog) 2009,
Popular Science (blog) 2009,
Evolutionary Novelties (blog) 2009
Referred paper:
Molecular and evolutionary history of melanism in North American gray wolves
Anderson et al. (2009) Science 323, 1339-1343.
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