Post provided by Bruno do Rosario Petrucci Inferring rates of diversification from phylogenies and fossils has been a focus of evolutionary biology for generations, since a quantitative understanding of the dynamics of speciation and extinction is necessary for a complete picture of the history of life. Computational and statistical methods with that goal have recently seen an explosion in complexity and power. While exciting, this … Continue reading Searching for my (paleo)buddies

Post provided by Sandra J. Simon Working with a Genetic Model During my PhD at West Virginia University (WVU), I worked with the genetic models in the family Salicaceae, such as Populus trichocarpa,to understand the relationship between plant genetics and biotic interactions. Let’s take a moment to focus on what makes P. trichocarpa a good species to use as a genetic model by comparing it … Continue reading Increasing the accessibility of genetic sequencing with ISSRseq

The Robert May Prize is awarded to the best paper written by in the journal by an author at the start of their research career. With entries spanning out 13th volume our senior editors have selected the following 8 papers. Tanya  Strydom with Food web reconstruction through phylogenetic transfer of low-rank network representation Sandra Simon with ISSRseq: An extensible method for reduced representation sequencing Carrie … Continue reading Robert May Early Career Researcher Shortlist Announced

Post provided by Jolle Jolles Each year Methods in Ecology and Evolution awards the Robert May Prize to the best paper published in the journal by an author at the start of their career. 10 Early Career Researchers made the shortlist for this year’s prize, including Jolle Jolles, a postdoctoral researcher at CREAF, Barcelona. In this interview, Jolle shares insights on his paper Broad-scale applications … Continue reading Low-cost open electronics like the Raspberry Pi are revolutionizing biological research