Molecular Ecology and Evolution Group, University of Exeter
Exeter, England
Joined September 2017
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New study on red coralline algae -maerl- around the coasts of England and Wales identifies presence of triploid 'Godzilla' maerl in the Fal estuary. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of…
We published this article a year ago today in the #OpenAccess journal the @PeerJLife peerj.com/articles/17852 🚀 #Ecology #Genetics #Genomics
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New in Molecular Ecology by @josephine_paris. RADseq & RNAseq reveal the basis of metal tolerance in brown trout living in polluted rivers.
@WileyEcolEvol @UniofExeterNews @ExeterEvo @ExeterMarine
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doi.org/10.1111/mec.17591
New in Molecular Ecology by @josephine_paris. RADseq & RNAseq reveal the basis of metal tolerance in brown trout living in polluted rivers.
@WileyEcolEvol @UniofExeterNews @ExeterEvo @ExeterMarine
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doi.org/10.1111/mec.17591
New article on Norway lobster led by @Tom_Jenkins published today in @PeerJLife peerj.com/articles/17852 #Ecology #Genetics #Genomics #MarineBiology #PopulationBiology #ExeterMarine
Successful settlement of pink sea fan larvae for Kaila Wheatley Kornblum with @AquariumCurator and the team at the Horniman Museum aquarium: three perfect early stage fans - just a single polyp each at this stage - first time we have observed this in this temperate coral species.
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Such a cool study by @KirstyLMacleod and the @ExeterEvo team, showing that rare dispersers drive gene flow & IBD, and prevent significant genetic drift & differentiation, in otherwise disconnected marine populations. Well done all for the immense hard work underpinning this! 🌊🪸
New paper out on marine connectivity in the pink sea fan - how do they stay connected over such huge distances across oceans and seas? Congrats to Kirsty Macleod and the team for uncovering this mystery!
doi.org/10.1111/eva.13649
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🪸 New research on marine connectivity in pink sea fans led by @KirstyLMacleod ✨
Using genome-wide SNPs and passive dispersal modelling, we found that rare and longer dispersal events likely explains range-wide isolation-by-distance.
doi.org/10.1111/eva.13649
#octocoral #popgen
ALT Discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC): (a) LD 1 and LD 2, (b) LD 1 and LD 3. Each point represents an individual and colours denote from which region the individual originates.
ALT Final particle displacement trajectories for a 14-day PLD simulation (a) and a 21-day simulation (b). Each release site is denoted by a triangle.
ALT Final particle trajectory plots showing examples of infrequent, longer dispersal between years for a 14-day (a–d) and a 21-day (e–h) drift simulation length.
New paper out on marine connectivity in the pink sea fan - how do they stay connected over such huge distances across oceans and seas? Congrats to Kirsty Macleod and the team for uncovering this mystery!
doi.org/10.1111/eva.13649
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Hugest congratulations to @ExeterEvo grad student @KirstyLMacleod who today defended her PhD research on the molecular ecology of pink sea fans to pass her Viva with NO CORRECTIONS! Amazing job Dr Macleod! 🪸
#PhDone!
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@UofE_Research
MEEG-member Kirsty Macleod is using skills gained in her PhD to assess the effectiveness of marine policy in Scotland! #popgen #benthictaxa #pinkseafan
What an incredible first week in my new role as Marine Policy Analyst for @EnvStanScot, feeling inspired and raring to go. 🏴
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Pleased to share this mini review by Josh Pysanczyn
on the role of acoustics within the sensory landscapes of coral larval settlement.
@DrSteveSimpson
@CoralSci @EmelieBrodrick
@ExeterMarine
@BristolBioSci
@HornimanMuseum
frontiersin.org/articles/10.… – at Macclesfield, England
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Fab week in Sesimbra, Portugal with @ExeterEvo & @KirstyLMacleod at the @ICES_ASC @SeaUnicorn2020 Human Impacts on Marine Functional Connectivity meeting. Thanks to all the great researchers making a real difference to understand & conserve marine wildlife
#ImpactsMFC #MEEGonTour
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@ExeterEvo wunderkind @KirstyLMacleod treats the @ICES_ASC @SeaUnicorn2020 delegates at #ImpactsMFC to her exciting genetic structure & dispersal modelling analyses on Pink sea fan. Fab work that represents a real leap in knowledge on this protected indicator species.
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KMac, aka Kirsty Macleod delivers the definitive word on genetic connectivity in pink sea fan! Great job!!! (even managed to work in reference to TJenks’ Eunicella range expansion paper!). Fab!
#ImpactsMFC @Tom__Jenkins
Dr Charlie Ellis elicits gasps from the audience as he presents his work to identify hybrid lobsters with a panel of only 12 SNPs! Amazing!!!
#ImpactsMFC
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Excited to share the first paper of my PhD research, the genome of the pink sea fan is out! This has been a real game changer for allowing me to investigate connectivity and the potential impacts of climate change #octocoral #genome
#OA in @GenomeBiolEvol
doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evad083
