Excited to share the first paper of my PhD research, the genome of the pink sea fan is out! This has been a real game changer for allowing me to investigate connectivity and the potential impacts of climate change #octocoral #genome #OA in GBE (Genome Biology and Evolution) doi.org/10.1093/gbe/ev…

Dr Charlie Ellis elicits gasps from the audience as he presents his work to identify hybrid lobsters with a panel of only 12 SNPs! Amazing!!! #ImpactsMFC

KMac, aka Kirsty Macleod delivers the definitive word on genetic connectivity in pink sea fan! Great job!!! (even managed to work in reference to TJenks’ Eunicella range expansion paper!). Fab! #ImpactsMFC Tom Jenkins

ExeterEvo wunderkind Kirsty Macleod treats the @ICES_ASC Sea-Unicorn delegates at #ImpactsMFC to her exciting genetic structure & dispersal modelling analyses on Pink sea fan. Fab work that represents a real leap in knowledge on this protected indicator species. 🤓🪸🌊👩🏼‍🔬🙌

Fab week in Sesimbra, Portugal with ExeterEvo & Kirsty Macleod at the @ICES_ASC Sea-Unicorn Human Impacts on Marine Functional Connectivity meeting. Thanks to all the great researchers making a real difference to understand & conserve marine wildlife #ImpactsMFC #MEEGonTour

Pleased to share this mini review by Josh Pysanczyn on the role of acoustics within the sensory landscapes of coral larval settlement. Prof. Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social Dr. Kristen Marhaver @EmelieBrodrick @ExeterMarine University of Bristol Biological Sciences Horniman Museum and Gardens frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

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MEEG-member Kirsty Macleod is using skills gained in her PhD to assess the effectiveness of marine policy in Scotland! #popgen #benthictaxa #pinkseafan

Hugest congratulations to ExeterEvo grad student Kirsty Macleod who today defended her PhD research on the molecular ecology of pink sea fans to pass her Viva with NO CORRECTIONS! Amazing job Dr Macleod! 🪸 #PhDone! ExeterMarine Research at Exeter

New paper out on marine connectivity in the pink sea fan - how do they stay connected over such huge distances across oceans and seas? Congrats to Kirsty Macleod and the team for uncovering this mystery! doi.org/10.1111/eva.13…

🪸 New research on marine connectivity in pink sea fans led by Kirsty Macleod ✨ Using genome-wide SNPs and passive dispersal modelling, we found that rare and longer dispersal events likely explains range-wide isolation-by-distance. doi.org/10.1111/eva.13… #octocoral #popgen

Such a cool study by Kirsty Macleod and the ExeterEvo team, showing that rare dispersers drive gene flow & IBD, and prevent significant genetic drift & differentiation, in otherwise disconnected marine populations. Well done all for the immense hard work underpinning this! 🌊🪸

Working with Jamie Craggs and his team at the Horniman Museum in London, Kaila W K (Exeter) has successfully managed to observe the pink sea fan, Eunicella verrucosa, spawning; the first time that this has been reported in a temperate soft coral.

Successful settlement of pink sea fan larvae for Kaila Wheatley Kornblum with Dr Jamie Craggs and the team at the Horniman Museum aquarium: three perfect early stage fans - just a single polyp each at this stage - first time we have observed this in this temperate coral species.

New article on Norway lobster led by Tom_Jenkins published today in PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environment peerj.com/articles/17852 #Ecology #Genetics #Genomics #MarineBiology #PopulationBiology #ExeterMarine

New in Molecular Ecology by Josie Paris. RADseq & RNAseq reveal the basis of metal tolerance in brown trout living in polluted rivers. Wiley Ecology & Evolution University of Exeter News ExeterEvo @ExeterMarine buff.ly/3Og5cyk doi.org/10.1111/mec.17…

New study on red coralline algae -maerl- around the coasts of England and Wales identifies presence of triploid 'Godzilla' maerl in the Fal estuary. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-hea…