@toussaintlab.bsky.social
Researcher / Curator of Entomology @mhngeneve.bsky.social
Phylogeography, Phylogenomics and Macroevolution of Beetles
@alexwild.bsky.socialReposted by @toussaintlab.bsky.socialA cute little reticulated beetle, Tenomerga cinerea. This odd lineage last shared an ancestor with more typical beetles like ladybirds and scarabs nearly 300 million years ago.
@kwch.comReposted by @toussaintlab.bsky.socialBREAKING: The Sternberg Museum in Hays will be closing before the end of the year.
@dominik-kusy.bsky.socialReposted by @toussaintlab.bsky.socialNew preprint: a phylogenomic tree of Elateriformia (fireflies, click, jewel, soldier beetles and relatives). 195 taxa, 31 of 34 families, up to ~4,200 genes. The group goes back ~285 Mya, and soft bodies and neotenic females evolved independently at least 15 times. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@nhcm.pensoft.netReposted by @toussaintlab.bsky.social🧬 It has been revealed that high-quality DNA can be recovered from arthropod specimens preserved in formalin for decades, opening new possibilities for evolutionary research using natural history collections.
➡️ Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.200681
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@hormiga.bsky.socialReposted by @toussaintlab.bsky.socialI became a biologist because of a museum exhibit. Real artifacts tell stories that are more powerful than anything we can get from scrolling.
They are part of our engine for training the next generation of scientists. 🧪
@josephwb.bsky.socialReposted by @toussaintlab.bsky.socialEarly-diverging lineages provide little information about ancestors academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan... From @phylieu.bsky.social @sinkingdiatom.bsky.social @omearabrian.bsky.social
@lovewins7.bsky.socialReposted by @toussaintlab.bsky.socialHere's a gift article on why everyone should care: share.inquirer.com/Tt1WYq
@pnas.orgReposted by @toussaintlab.bsky.socialOne of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Reconstruction of an extinct soundscape reveals ultrasonic communication in the Jurassic.” Explore the article here: https://ow.ly/EeiY50ZKJ4q
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@toussaintlab.bsky.socialJOB ALERT // 🔥New Permanent Research & Collection Officer position at the Geneva NHM @mhngeneve.bsky.social 🔥We are looking for an entomologist to join our team at the Museum !🦋🐜🐞🦗🦟🔬🧬🧪🇨🇭. Please RT massively ! Ad here (in French but don’t hesitate to DM for details : www.geneve.ch/administrati...
