Evolutionary biologist in Wales. Research on adaptation and speciation in plants/fish/anything.
Joined April 2015
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6 Feb 2025
Our new paper shows that plasticity that has evolved to deal with one stressful situation, can help plants to adapt rapidly to new stressful situations. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2409541… @MEEBangor @kewscience @kewgardens @ENVISIONDTP @NERCscience @PNASNews
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23 Mar 2025
During covid my nephew metamorphosed into a phenomenal guitarist and songwriter. Here's the first single from the band he fronts (guitar/vocals: Evyn Smith, drums: Rhidd Smith, bass: Croc Smith, yes they're a talented family). Best consumed LOUD.
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Alex Papadopulos retweeted
12 Feb 2025
We’re recruiting for a #PhD opportunity funded by NERC Envision DTP, investigating the impact of climate change on chytrid disease dynamics in Appalachian salamanders.
Full details here: findaphd.com/?pj=182328
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12 Feb 2025
RT @phyloevolution: 🌴Our new paper just came out! We show that the Cape Verde date palm is actually a feral form of date palm, with interes…
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Alex Papadopulos retweeted
31 Jan 2025
How do salt-tolerant plants adapt to heavy metal pollution? Rapid parallel adaptation in Silene uniflora (sea campion).
@BangorUni @KewScience @kewgardens @Metallophyte
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Our new paper shows that plasticity that has evolved to deal with one stressful situation, can help plants to adapt rapidly to new stressful situations. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2409541… @MEEBangor @kewscience @kewgardens @ENVISIONDTP @NERCscience @PNASNews
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6 Feb 2025
Thanks to all involved! @michaelffay60 @Danny_Wood92 @SiCreerProf @OwenGOsborne and Aaron Comeault and Sarah Coates!
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6 Feb 2025
We exposed the mine and coastal plants to both salt and zinc, measured changes in the expression of genes in the plant’s roots, and investigated whether the responses fit the patterns we would expect if plasticity has aided adaptation.
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6 Feb 2025
Our findings have implications for the capacity and predictability of species to persist in the face of anthropogenic change, as organisms with high levels of plasticity may also be much better equipped to deal with rapid environmental change.
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Alex Papadopulos retweeted
24 Sep 2024
PhD position in #Tropical #ForestEcology at @goteborgsuni!
Join us to study Mata Atlântica🌳, one of the most diverse yet threatened biodiversity hotspots! 🌎
@becc_sweden @GGBC_GU @antonelli_lab Link below 👇
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Alex Papadopulos retweeted
13 Jul 2024
So happy to see our paper featured on the cover (designed by yours truly☺️) of @MolBioEvol! 🌿The artwork shows the multi-faceted aspects of #coca discussed in our study, from #cocaine, leaf shapes, to its tradition & value for #indigenous ppl. Pls share!
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Alex Papadopulos retweeted
4 Jul 2024
💡Recruiting!💡Looking for a postdoc interested in #chronobiology & functional genomics to join our project investigating the impact of photoperiod on immunity in salmon. Find out more & apply: bit.ly/3xA7ILh 🐟Please RT 🐟
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Alex Papadopulos retweeted
26 Jun 2024
I'll be giving a talk tomorrow at virtual @evol_mtg about our quest to describe the major reproductive strategies of 🌸🌴angiosperms🌿🌻at 15:45 CEST / 9:45 EDT in the "Macroevolution & Ecology" session - if you are attending hope to see you there!
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Alex Papadopulos retweeted
18 Jun 2024
Check out our two new papers in Nature Communications! Based on a two years evolution experiment they show how bee pollination and aphid herbivory interact with soil type to promote divergent evolution rdcu.be/dCFSp and local adaptation rdcu.be/dLanU in plants
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Alex Papadopulos retweeted
14 Jun 2024
Great to see this work led by @OwenGOsborne @Carlybacter out! What shapes salamander skin microbiomes? 🦠 Find out 👇
13 Jun 2024
Appalachian salamanders are beautiful! We show #salamanders pick up the bacteria on their skin from the environment in a species-specific way & this salamander-bacteria #phylosymbiosis relationship explains, in part, how susceptible they are to a pathogen
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Alex Papadopulos retweeted
13 Jun 2024
@MEEBangor #MScRes 2024-25 studentship, now fully-funded using #eDNA approaches to illuminate vertebrate diversity from invertebrate samples as part of
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- forest restoration ecology, close 30th June #UKDNAWG24
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Alex Papadopulos retweeted
3 Jun 2024
Can we still detect #extinct #megafrugivores' seed dispersal legacy in Malagasy palms' genetics? Yes! However, current frugivores only affect small-fruited palm connectivity, highlighting the crucial role of large frugivores in large-fruited plants' dispersal @RenskeOnstein @idiv
31 May 2024
Species interactions from 1000 yrs ago still shape genetics today. The legacy of extinct #megafrugivores🐒, achieving long seed dispersal, is reflected in the population genetics of Malagasy #palms formerly dispersed by such animals
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Alex Papadopulos retweeted
17 May 2024
Excited to be leading one of these projects. Soon to be recruiting for a postdoc interested in transcriptomics, chronobiology & fish health. Get in touch if want to know more! 🐟💡🕒ukri.org/news/multimillion-f…
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13 May 2024
New pre-print! We looked at whether phenotypic plasticity towards environmental cues only present in ancestral habitats (past-cue plasticity) promotes rapid adaptation to completely different cues in new habitats. doi.org/10.1101/2024.05.06.5…
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(See background threads: tinyurl.com/bde7yvtu, tinyurl.com/2p863da8 and papers: tinyurl.com/ycx5nm9v, tinyurl.com/yc4ncpac)
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13 May 2024
Thanks to all involved: Sarah Coates (superstar PhD student), @AAComeault, @Danny_Wood92, @michaelffay60, @SiCreerProf, @OwenGOsborne,@LukeTDunning, @MEEBangor
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