
Renske Onstein
@renskeonstein
Group Leader #Biodiversity #Hotspots at Naturalis / Netherlands; macroevolution, functional traits, angiosperm radiations, plant-frugivore interactions
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In @nature, Delavaux et al., 2024 suggest that species richness on oceanic islands is reduced by mutualism rates on the mainland. In arxiv.org/abs/2411.15105, Maximilian Pichler and I had another look at this question and conclude that this effect is likely a statistical artefact.



I'm pretty happy how my review "Ancestral State Reconstruction of Phenotypic Characters" turned out in Springer Nature 'Evolutionary Biology.' Please check it out: doi.org/10.1007/s11692โฆ (and feel free to email me for a reprint if you don't have access).


A study reveals that major shifts in embryo size evolution of angiosperms coincided with their diversification Vandelook and Carta PLANTSEED Lab ๐


So proud of you Sreetama Bhadra !



Itโs been a while since I shared some updates, but here we go! New group, new grant (NWO-VIDI) and successful PhD defenses of Laura Mรฉndez and Francisco Velasquez. Check out my (forgotten and lost) blog at onsteinison.wordpress.com



This year we are again hosting the PhD course โEcosystem roles of #megafauna in the past present and futureโ.๐๐ฆฌ๐๐ซ๐ฆphd.nat.au.dk/for-phd-studenโฆ Dates: 18โ22 Aug 2025, & application deadline July15th! Donโt delay๐! Excited for you to join us! Aarhus Universitet Department of Biology, Aarhus University ECONOVO - DNRF Center of Excellence

๐จ Macro-scale analyses linking species traits and genomics reveal that the ancestors of modern birds underwent major pulses of evolutionary change related to ecological niche expansion immediately after the CretaceousโPalaeogene transition. ๐งช๐๐ชถ nature.com/articles/s4158โฆ

Ever wondered what explains the amazing fruit diversity in the custard apple family (Annonaceae)? Check our findings here: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/npโฆ It's been a pleasure to work with such a great team: Carlos, Hervรฉ, Ingolf, Irene, Isabell, Joseph, Oskar, Renske, Sรธren, Thomas :)


What started as a student side project became a big scientific endeavor - together with Dr. Stacey D. Smith, Leah Maier and Miranda Sinnott-Armstrong, we show that the global distribution of #flower and #fruit colors is linked to temperature and UV-B - doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.7โฆ


๐THREE POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN MY GROUP: I am looking for highly motivated scholars to join my group at University of Zurich in the following positions: 1. #Postdoctoral researcher 2. #PhD position 3. #Metabolomics #technician โฐ Deadline: June 20, 2025 ๐ PDFs attached



Great to get this paper out on macroevolutionary trends of the hyperdiverse southwest Australian and eastern Australian floras! The Australian Botanic Garden New Phytologist Article is open access and can be downloaded here: lnkd.in/gaxzYppQ
