Laura Bertola

onlinelibrary.wiley.comIs It a “Hybrid Swarm”? Opportunities for More Informative Terminology in Conservation GenomicsWe conducted a comprehensive review of 67 journal articles that use the term “hybrid swarm” in reference to hybridization, as variation in the usage of the term makes it difficult to understand which...

Is It a “Hybrid Swarm”? Opportunities for More Informative Terminology in Conservation Genomics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Optimised strategies for read mapping and snp filtering of highly fragmented DNA from keratinised tissues springermedicine.com share.google/IwHFOwgW86u0...

academic.oup.comIdentifying adaptive variation in spatially structured populations using low-coverage whole-genome sequencing dataAbstract. Successful implementation of evolutionary programs to rescue climatically threatened species requires identification of adaptive variation. Altho

Identifying adaptive variation in spatially structured populations using low-coverage whole-genome sequencing data academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

cell.comWolf-dog hybridization: Population structure confounds genetic assignment and hybrid classificationWildlife genetics; Biological sciences; Zoology

Wolf-dog hybridization: Population structure confounds genetic assignment and hybrid classification www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

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Comparative population genomics reveals evolutionary potential and conservation priorities in three Procapra species academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

New paper out 🎉 Multiple drivers of genomic novelty across ruminants www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🧬 Genes involved in metabolism, cell signalling and neurological functions show substantial evolutionary change across ruminants. Together, these findings offer new insights into the primary forces driving biological novelty across ruminants.

It's a bit different to my other work, but allowed me to take a deeper dive into species traits and how these are linked to the evolution and diversity, in this case of ruminants. 🦬🫎🐐🦌🐄🦒🐑🐃 Very happy to have had the opportunity to work with this team!

New paper out 🎉 Multiple drivers of genomic novelty across ruminants www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🐂 What drives the evolution of ruminants, a broad group including species from antelopes to cattle to giraffes? Using genomic data across all ruminant families, this study explores how chromosome number, lifespan, body size and domestication have shaped their genome evolution.

🐄 Domestication stands out as a major influence on ruminant genome evolution. The study also finds that larger body size is associated with weaker purifying selection in parts of the genome, potentially allowing harmful mutations to persist.

onlinelibrary.wiley.comA Comparative Survey of Historical <fc>DNA</fc> Degradation From Vertebrate Museum Specimens: Unexpected Utility of Fluid‐Preserved SpecimensAdvances in museomics have expanded from dry and skeletal specimens to now include fluid-preserved material as a source of DNA. However, our understanding of patterns of DNA degradation across specim....

A Comparative Survey of Historical DNA Degradation From Vertebrate Museum Specimens: Unexpected Utility of Fluid-Preserved Specimens onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Machine-Learning Models Trained on Genomic Summary Statistics Assess Extinction Risk and Recovery Potential of Bottlenecked Populations onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

link.springer.comCities alter the latitudinal diversity gradient of birds in North America - Nature CitiesThe latitudinal diversity gradient is a widely recognized biogeographic pattern, yet its persistence under increasing human impacts remains unclear. Leveraging 17 million eBird records, we investigate...

Cities alter the latitudinal diversity gradient of birds in North America link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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🌍 “This is no longer a warning for the future; it is a diagnosis of the present.” Our 2026 State of the Climate report finds 7 of 16 planetary vital signs at record extremes. The planetary emergency is already here. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

academic.oup.comDNAharvester: A Nextflow Pipeline for Analysing Highly Degraded DNA from Ancient and Historical SpecimensAbstractMotivation. Ancient DNA (aDNA) research has advanced rapidly with the development of high-throughput sequencing, enabling genome-wide analyses of l

DNAharvester: A Nextflow Pipeline for Analysing Highly Degraded DNA from Ancient and Historical Specimens academic.oup.com/bioinformati...

onlinelibrary.wiley.comExtreme Mobility Creates Contrasting Patterns of Panmixia, Isolation‐by‐Distance and Hybridization in Four Flying‐Fox Species (<fi>Pteropus</fi>)Shifts between population connectivity and isolation shape evolutionary divergence, but their effects remain underexplored in highly mobile taxa. Flying-foxes (Pteropus) are a compelling model to stu...

Extreme Mobility Creates Contrasting Patterns of Panmixia, Isolation‐by‐Distance and Hybridization in Four Flying‐Fox Species (Pteropus) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Should we put ‘genetics’ into the title of our paper in wildlife biology? link.springer.com/article/10.1...

nature.comA supergene and genomic mosaicism are associated with phenotypic evolution in Galápagos tree finches - Nature CommunicationsAdaptive radiations produce striking phenotypic diversity over remarkably short evolutionary timescales. This study uses genomic analyses of Darwin’s tree finches to reveal a cryptic lineage, in which...

A supergene and genomic mosaicism are associated with phenotypic evolution in Galápagos tree finches www.nature.com/articles/s41...

sciencedirect.comGenomic signatures of the Arctic-adapted North American gray wolf ecotypeThe Arctic Circle is one of Earth's most extreme environments. It features cold temperatures, resource shortages, and near-complete winter darkness. H…

Genomic signatures of the Arctic-adapted North American gray wolf ecotype www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

academic.oup.comRecent hybridisation and extinction among a trio of island passerinesAbby Williams, Andrea Estandía, Ashley T Sendell-Price, Amanda M Carpenter, Dmitry Filatov, Kristen Ruegg, Sonya M Clegg; Recent hybridisation and extincti

Recent hybridisation and extinction among a trio of island passerines academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a...

academic.oup.comCharacterizing the detectable and invisible fractions of genomic loci under balancing selectionAbstract. Balancing selection refers to scenarios where selection maintains genetic polymorphisms affecting fitness and its components. Empirical studies h

Characterizing the detectable and invisible fractions of genomic loci under balancing selection academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

cell.comGenomic evidence for long-term ecological interdependence of a plant-hummingbird mutualismGarrett, Ibsen et al. document how the long-term dependency of a specialized pollination system creates an evolutionary signature on the genomes of interacting partners.

Genomic evidence for long-term ecological interdependence of a plant-hummingbird mutualism www.cell.com/current-biol...

royalsocietypublishing.orgHarnessing macrogenomics to study changing marine ecosystems under global climate changeAbstract. Climate change is reshaping marine ecosystems at an accelerating pace. Predicting its impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functions is therefor

Harnessing macrogenomics to study changing marine ecosystems under global climate change royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

nature.comBiodiversity safeguards ecosystem services and functions worldwide - Nature Ecology & EvolutionAn analysis of a global database of 423 studies and >200,000 data points outlines the strength and generality of biodiversity relationships with ecosystem functioning and services.

Biodiversity safeguards ecosystem services and functions worldwide www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comGenomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in conflict-affected South Sudan - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in conflict-affected South Sudan

Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in conflict-affected South Sudan www.nature.com/articles/s41...

onlinelibrary.wiley.comMulti‐Taxa Genome‐Environment Associations With Contemporary and Historical Climate in the Brazilian Atlantic ForestMulti-taxa genomic data offer valuable opportunities to assess the extent to which co-distributed taxa exhibit parallel responses to shared environmental regimes and climatic history. In this study, ....

📣 We have a new paper out! 📣 Multi-Taxa Genome-Environment Associations With Contemporary and Historical Climate in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... A brief explainer 🧵

For biodiversity conservation, this means generalized expectations may not capture how species respond to climate. Understanding these differences will be key to anticipating biodiversity responses to a changing climate. 🌎🧬

A big thank you goes out to all collaborators & coauthors, for their patience as we assembled and reanalyzed the data againa & again! It was a long haul, thanks for sticking with it!🙏 @marypsiboas @labbor.bsky.social @ecosciencelab @ana_bosslady @hickerlab.bsky.social 📷Birding in Boraceia

And downloaded a ton of climate data. 🌎🛰️💻

And then we used genome–environment associations (GEA) across all 27 taxa to ask how present & past climate have shaped adaptive genomic variation. Overall, our findings highlight just how taxon-specific the genomic basis of local adaptation can be.

And see if we can discern any overarching patterns, when we combine multi-taxa genomic data with historical and contemporary climate data, and also include characteristics for the species, such as range, bioclimatic domain, niche volume and niche marginality.

So, we collected and repurposed genomic data from 27 different taxa, spanning frogs 🐸, lizards 🦎, birds 🐦, butterflies 🦋, flowering plants 🌿and conifers 🌲.

There is a lot of research on biodiversity patterns in the Atlantic Forest, including on historical drivers, spatial patterns of turn over etc. But here, we wanted to specifically target those parts of the genomes which may play a role in adaptation. 🌡️☀️🌧️ 📷Herping in Boraceia

Identifying adaptive variation in spatially structured populations using low-coverage whole-genome sequencing data academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...

onlinelibrary.wiley.comGenomic Tracking of Market‐Derived Bull Shark Fins Back to Source Population of OriginInternational trade of shark fins remains difficult to monitor because products are rarely labelled to species and are often highly processed, resulting in severely degraded DNA. For several shark sp...

Genomic Tracking of Market-Derived Bull Shark Fins Back to Source Population of Origin onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

onlinelibrary.wiley.comGenomic Vulnerability of a Threatened Possum in a Biodiversity and Climate Change HotspotSpatial variation in the magnitude and pace of climate change impacts means some species will be more affected than others. This includes those occurring within global biodiversity hotspots, regions ....

Genomic Vulnerability of a Threatened Possum in a Biodiversity and Climate Change Hotspot onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

nature.comThe importance of insect biodiversity for vertebrates - Nature Reviews BiodiversityChanges in insect diversity and abundance can affect vertebrates but understanding these consequences relies on having rich information about vertebrate–insect interactions. This Review summarizes the...

The importance of insect biodiversity for vertebrates www.nature.com/articles/s44...

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.comOutcomes of Trophy Hunting for People and Nature in Sub‐Saharan AfricaTrophy hunting is one of the most contested conservation activities. There is mounting pressure in the Global North for policy changes that would dramatically curtail the activity across Africa. We s...

Outcomes of Trophy Hunting for People and Nature in Sub-Saharan Africa conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Ancient introgression drives wild boar expansion and phenotypic diversification of domestic pigs www.science.org/doi/full/10....

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nature.comAgriculture affects genetic diversity and functional connectivity in an ecologically flexible West African primate - HeredityHeredity - Agriculture affects genetic diversity and functional connectivity in an ecologically flexible West African primate

Agriculture affects genetic diversity and functional connectivity in an ecologically flexible West African primate www.nature.com/articles/s41...

share.googleConnecting biodiversity biobanks in the global infrastructure landscapeAbstract. The Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) is an international consortium of biodiversity biobanks and collections that strives to standardize

Connecting biodiversity biobanks in the global infrastructure landscape share.google/akLxcCrDmDXo...

onlinelibrary.wiley.comInversion Polymorphisms Carried by Introduced Rainbow Trout Disrupt Hybrid Zones Between Native SpeciesGenomic mechanisms explaining why some hybrid zones remain stable while others collapse into hybrid swarms are poorly understood. In Montana's Kootenai River Basin, native interior redband trout (Onc...

Inversion Polymorphisms Carried by Introduced Rainbow Trout Disrupt Hybrid Zones Between Native Species onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Seascape Genomics Uncovers Weak Signs of Local Adaptation Despite Bottleneck Events, High Inbreeding and Low Heterozygosity in the Vulnerable Smooth Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna zygaena) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

onlinelibrary.wiley.comGenomic Insights Into the Body Size Evolution in Felidae (Mammalia: Carnivora)This study performed reannotation of the genomes of two felid species and conducted the first genomic analysis of body size variation and evolution in Felidae. Our results demonstrate that felid body...

Genomic Insights Into the Body Size Evolution in Felidae (Mammalia: Carnivora) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

nature.comReference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography - NatureAn updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.

Reference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The paradox of persistence: island species as models for conservation www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...