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Genomic analysis of #Endangered Golden Eagle populations revealed reduced genetic diversity, suggesting evidence of inbreeding & highlighting the importance of genetic reinforcement for island population #Conservation! academic.oup.com/biolinnean/art… The Linnean Society of London Emily Humble

Using a hybrid approach, plastome & Sanger sequencing data were combined to reconstruct the #Phylogeny of Martinella, a group of #Neotropical lianas! academic.oup.com/botlinnean/art… The Linnean Society of London Oxford Journals Lucia Lohmann

We're excited to announce the #Launch of our new blog, featuring articles across our journals! Read about why so many Darwin's finches exist & the remarkable #Discovery by Peter & Rosemary Grant of past extinctions! linnean.org/news/2024/10/2… The Linnean Society of London Oxford Journals

Finches and the park: Icons of Evolution: Why are there so many Darwin’s finches? #finches #birds #TwitterNatureCommunity doi.org/10.1093/evolin… linnean.org/news/2024/10/2…

Dragons are real! 4 new species of scaleless black dragonfish have been uncovered from the deep sea in NE Brazil, described here for the first time! academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/art… The Linnean Society of London Oxford Journals #SpookySeason

What do honey possums, mice and dunnarts have in common? They all pollinate Australian #Banksia! New research published in our journal highlights the role of rodents & other non-flying mammals in their pollination...a 🧵(1/4) academic.oup.com/botlinnean/adv… Stanislaw Wawrzyczek Rob Davis

Prehistoric #Dolphin remains found in the Shomyoji Midden off Tokyo Bay share haplotypes with modern populations, suggesting maternal groups of bottlenose and white-sided dolphins have been present here for 4000 years! academic.oup.com/biolinnean/art… The Linnean Society of London Takushi Kishida

Sphaerocrystals, small "Maltese crosses" visible in polarized light in plants, were found on seed surfaces and in testa cells in some Euphorbia species, but missing from major clades in the subgenus Esula! academic.oup.com/botlinnean/art… The Linnean Society of London Oxford Journals

Speciation: the original source of all species! What does it look like & how has it led to the diversity of life seen today? Here, John J Wiens discusses these questions & the different methods of estimating diversification rates! academic.oup.com/evolinnean/adv… The Linnean Society of London

This #FossilFriday check out the first record of Prosantorhinus rhinos in East Asia & the description of a new species! Now #Extinct, this genus was once common in Europe but not seen in the Asian fossil record until today! academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/art… The Linnean Society of London Oxford Journals

To have or not to have a penis? That is the question posed by researchers investigating phally polymorphism in minute Vertigo snails from Sweden & Poland! academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/art… The Linnean Society of London Oxford Journals #MolluscMonday #MolluskMonday

New paper out! 🚨 We show that vampire bats use amino acids from a recent blood meal to fuel RUNNING - a rare mode of locomotion in bats ideal for stalking prey. I’d worry less about your neck and more about your ankles! 🧛🏻‍♂️ The Welch Lab Royal Society Publishing royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

#ProtectedAreas are key tools against the #Biodiversity crisis. Yet despite being vulnerable, tarantulas are often overlooked. Here, species richness & areas of endemism in Argentine species are investigated, aiming to propose new PCAs! academic.oup.com/biolinnean/art… The Linnean Society of London

Wow, what a great #MolluscMonday!