@drandygardner

Professor of Biology at University of St Andrews, Scotland. Opinions are my own, retweets are not endorsements, etc. Now on BlueSky: https://xitter.cf/t.co/0JsoQtHJMo

 University of St Andrews
gardner.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/
Joined March 2014
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New paper: "Density-dependent dispersal reduces conflict over the sex ratio" (#OpenAccess), w/ Chedhawat Chokechaipaisarn doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2024.03… Sex-ratio optima for haplodiploid parents converge in viscous populations when dispersal is density-dependent @RSocPublishing #OA
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Chedhawat (Tim) has given an online seminar about this sex-ratio work, here: cassyni.com/events/K7vsZ3sZs… #BiologyLetters @RSocPublishing #OA
A slide from Tim's seminar, featuring a schematic showing how haplodiploid inheritance works, with mothers passing on their genes to sons and daughters and fathers passing on their genes only to daughters.

ALT A slide from Tim's seminar, featuring a schematic showing how haplodiploid inheritance works, with mothers passing on their genes to sons and daughters and fathers passing on their genes only to daughters.

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We've just launched the third round of our YAS - MSP Pairing Scheme, which brings together YAS members and Members of Scottish Parliament for shadowing visits to exchange knowledge about their work! #EvidenceBasedPolicy #Holyrood youngacademyofscotland.org.u…
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One of my undergraduate students, Callum Ferrando, has just published a comic in Journal of Evolutionary Biology. You can find "Taylor's famous result" here: doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voae110 @JEvBio @univofstandrews
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My paper is out! "Kin selection as a modulator of human handedness: sex-specific, parental & parent-of-origin effects" (#OpenAccess), w/ Silvia Paracchini (@silParacchini)&Andy Gardner (@drandygardner) @Journal_EHS #laterality2024 commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki… doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2024.24

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New paper: "Kin selection as a modulator of human handedness: sex-specific, parental & parent-of-origin effects" (#OpenAccess), w/ Bing Dong (@BingDong8) & Silvia Paracchini (@silParacchini) doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2024.24 @Journal_EHS #OA #laterality2024 #Image commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F…
Rock art at Cueva de las Manos, Santa Cruz Province. From Wikipedia: "Cueva de las Manos (Spanish for Cave of the Hands or Cave of Hands) is a cave and complex of rock art sites in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, 163 km (101 mi) south of the town of Perito Moreno. It is named for the hundreds of paintings of hands stenciled, in multiple collages, on the rock walls."

ALT Rock art at Cueva de las Manos, Santa Cruz Province. From Wikipedia: "Cueva de las Manos (Spanish for Cave of the Hands or Cave of Hands) is a cave and complex of rock art sites in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, 163 km (101 mi) south of the town of Perito Moreno. It is named for the hundreds of paintings of hands stenciled, in multiple collages, on the rock walls."

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Starting on my journey to Montreal for #Evol2024! I'm not presenting this time, but some members of my research group are. First up is Chedhawat (Tim) Chokechaipaisarn (not on Twitter), who'll be talking about density-dependent dispersal and sex ratios (Sat, 16:30, Room 516C).
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Finally, Kalyani Twyman (@kalyani_zt) is giving a talk on "The clonality window: relatedness & the group covariance effect in the evolution of division of labour" (Tue, 15:00, Room 520D). #Evol2024
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Sadly not joining us at #Evol2024 is Bing Dong (@BingDong8) whose visa hasn't been granted in time--despite him applying in April! However, his poster "Kin competition drives the evolution of earlier onset of metamorphosis" might yet make it to the meeting (Sat, 17:30, H15).
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In his keynote, @drandygardner discusses the foundations, motivations and applications of the theory of inclusive fitness in order to assess recent calls for a complete rethink of evolutionary theory.
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I can confirm that @popgroup next year will be in Sheffield. 7-9 Jan. Put it in your diary now
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Sexual antagonism in sequential #hermaphrodites #ProcB ow.ly/9jGo50QbQXI #Evolution #Genetics @drandygardner @SchoolofBiology @univofstandrews
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New paper: "Transmission of social status drives cooperation and offspring philopatry" w/ @AMMRodrigues (#OpenAccess) doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.13… @SchoolofBiology @RSocPublishing #KinCompetition #ReproductiveValue #OA
Detail of first page of paper, including Abstract.

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⏰❗️ABSTRACT DEADLINE is fast approaching! Please get your abstracts in if you have already registered. If you haven't registered you still can! Abstract submission can be found here: populationgeneticsgroup.org.… Registration can be found on the website too: populationgeneticsgroup.org.…
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New paper: "Sexual antagonism in sequential hermaphrodites", w/ Thomas Hitchcock (@imprintedgene) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.22… @SchoolofBiology @univofstandrews @riken_en @RSocPublishing #Evolution #Genetics #SexualAntagonism #SexChange #Image commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F… #OA
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Finally, to finish off the conference we have a plenary from Prof. Mark Kirkpatrick who will talk about the genomic war between sexes. 🤩 Registration: populationgeneticsgroup.org.… Get your abstracts in (!): populationgeneticsgroup.org.…
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Get your abstracts in, folks! Registration is filling up and we'd like to get your abstracts in to begin to drafting the programme. Abstract submission page is here: populationgeneticsgroup.org.… Deadline for abstracts is soon (03/12/23)!
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