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Humans 'sole culprits' in US parrot extinction

A study of North America's only native parrot confirms its disappearance was down to humans alone.

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DNA may hold clues to extinct animal lifespan

Scientists calculate the lifespans of long-lost species, including ancient human relatives.

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Foundations of Social Evolution (Monographs in Behavior and Ecology) by Steven A. Frank from Princeton Univ Press (Dec 8).

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Levels of Selection in Evolution (Monographs in Behavior and Ecology), edited by Laurent Keller, from Princeton Univ Press (Dec 2).

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Social Evolution in Ants by Andrew F.G. Bourke and Nigel R. Franks from Princeton Univ Press (Nov 23).

Journal of Evolutionary Biology has a call for papers on assortative mating for labile traits in the wild (N.Dingemanse & B.Class) (Nov 18).

The Ape that Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve by Steve Stewart-Williams from Cambridge University Press (Nov 17).

Dinosaurs—The Grand Tour, Second Edition: Everything Worth Knowing About Dinosaurs from Aardonyx to Zuniceratops by Keiron Pim from Experiment (Nov 11).

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Dec 13 12:00	An annotated draft genome of the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) - João P Marques et al. (GBE)
Dec 12 12:00	Functional genomics of a symbiotic community: shared traits in the olive fruit fly gut microbiota - Frances Blow et al. (GBE)
Dec 11 12:00	Microsporidia with vertical transmission were likely shaped by nonadaptive processes - Karen L Haag et al. (GBE)
Dec 11 12:00	A Bayesian implementation of the multispecies coalescent model with introgression for phylogenomic analysis - Thomas Flouris, Xiyun Jiao, Bruce Rannala, Ziheng Yang (MBE)
Dec 11 12:00	Linking Branch Lengths Across Sets of Loci Provides the Highest Statistical Support for Phylogenetic Inference - David A Duchêne et al. (MBE)

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Two Postdoctoral in Plant Evolutionary Genetics, Uppsala University

Two postdoctoral positions are available in the research groups of Martin
Lascoux and Pascal Milesi at the Evolutionary Biology Centre in Uppsala,
Sweden. Our two research groups work on plant population genetics
and evolutionary biology with a special emphasis on local adaptation
and genome evolution. We work on two groups of organisms: forest trees
(spruces, birches, larches and poplars) and weeds (mainly the tetraploid
weed Capsella bursa-pastoris and its close relatives). Please note that
for both positions advertised below a background in Plant Biology is
not required.

For more information please contact
Martin.Lascoux@ebc.uu.se
Pascal.Milesi@scilifelab.uu.se

The environment.
The Evolutionary Biology Centre (http://www.ebc.uu.se/) is one of the
world's leading research institutions in evolutionary biology. It is
part of Uppsala University which is considered one of Europe's leading
universities in the subject of biology bridging a broad variety of
disciplines. The scientific environment with numerous seminars, journal
clubs and social activities offer excellent possibilities for contacts and
collaborations. Our lab is part of the Department of Ecology and Genetics
and of the program in Plant Ecology and Evolution (http://www.ieg.uu.se/),
an active environment addressing fundamental evolutionary and
ecological questions with a wide range of different approaches. As
members of the Science for Life Laboratory (http://www.scilifelab.se/)
we make extensive use of high performance computing resources
(https://www.uppmax.uu.se/uppnex) and extended bioinformatic
infrastructure (http://www.scilifelab.se/platforms/bioinformatics/). The
lab is situated in the student town of Uppsala that offers rich
opportunities in cultural and outdoor activities. Sweden's capital,
Stockholm, is less than an hour's train ride away.

For both positions the deadline to apply is January 15, 2020.

1.  Postdoctoral position in population genomics of forest trees
(Milesi group)

The project. The development of next generation sequencing has just
begun to shed light on the complexity of the genetic architecture of
quantitative traits. However, the role of structural rearrangements in
their control has received limited attention. Coniferous species being of
economic interest, a lot of genomic resources were produced during the
last decades in both western Europe and north America. These species
are also known to show strong pattern of local adaptation and their
genome is enriched in paralogous genes. The project aims at studying
the role of structural variants in adaptation and convergent evolution
in Coniferous species.

The position. The successful applicant will be responsible for gathering
genomic data and analyzing them. There will be also possibility to
participate in other ongoing projects on local adaptation in spruce. The
applicant is expected to have a solid background in population genomics,
including associated lab work and be familiar with UNIX environments and
have experience in standard bioinformatic approaches using high throughput
DNA and RNA sequencing data from platforms such as Illumina. Proficiency
in relevant programming languages (e.g. awk, bash, Perl, Python, C)
will be a strong advantage. Skills in modelling and simulation would be
considered a merit.

How to apply. Applicants with a proven record and with a PhD
degree are encouraged to apply. To apply please go the website of
Uppsala University were you can login and submit your application:
http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs/

The position is Postdoctoral researcher in
Evolutionary genomics (Published 2019-12-10):
https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=303623

2.  Postdoctoral position on evolution of polyploids (Lascoux group,
https://lascouxlab.wordpress.com)

The project. The present position is associated with a newly funded
Swedish Research Council project that focuses on the evolution of genomic
polymorphism and gene expression in polyploids, and more specifically
on the importance of parental legacy in the evolution of allopolyploid
species. In particular, we aim to test whether the evolution of gene
expression is associated to deleterious alleles and whether this
relationship is less pronounced in tetraploids than in diploids due to
compensation. This work will be based on new genome and transcriptome
sequencing in Capsella bursa-pastoris.

The position. The successful applicant will be responsible for growing
plants, gathering genomic data and analyzing these data. The applicant
is expected to have a solid background in population genomics and
be familiar with UNIX environments and have experience in standard
bioinformatics approaches using high throughput DNA and RNA sequencing
data from platforms such as Illumina. Proficiency in relevant programming
languages (e.g. awk, bash, Perl, Python, C) will be a strong advantage.

How to apply. Applicants with a proven record and with a PhD
degree are encouraged to apply. To apply please go the website of
Uppsala University where you can login and submit your application:
http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs/ The position is Postdoctoral
researcher in population genomics of polyploids (Published 2019-12-10):
https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=303607

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