Postel et al. reveal multiple evolutionary pathways following the loss of distyly and highlight how mating system transitions, together with complex demographic processes, shape plant genetic diversity and evolution. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... #societyjournal #genome #evolution

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I wrote up my "it's like finding your hat preference" analogy for MCMC: brianomeara.info/posts/mcmc/ -- it helps students understand burnin, hot and cold chains, RJMCMC, etc. #Teaching #Bayes 🧢 👑 👒 🎩 🪖 🎓

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@swbiodtp.bsky.social will soon be advertising a competitively funded PhD with myself, @jameswclark.bsky.social & Davide Pisani @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social on the 'evolutionary assembly of plant genomes, development and phenotype', application deadline of Dec 2 - please contact me if interested

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Reposting with correct link! An ancient polymorphism in myosin I a/b determines chiral variation in Japanese Euhadra snails www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Very excited to be part of the 2026 #PackardFellows from the Packard Foundation @packardfdn.bsky.social This will enable us to pursue bold studies of rapid evolution in plants, from the Arabidopsis plant to neotropical rainforests! www.packard.org/2026fellows ls.berkeley.edu/news/mois%C3...

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