Dr. Laura Bertola
@lauradbertola
Scientist👩🔬/Biologist🦁/Conservationist🌍
Formerly @UniLeiden, @CUNY #hickerlab, @uni_copenhagen, currently @NCBS_Bangalore;
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Interested in #carnivores or #mammals? Check our new database of #carnivore functional traits including both extinct & recently #extinct species GEB Journal🦁🐯🐅🐻❄️🦝🦊🐺🐆onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ge… #macroecology - big thx to Eamonn Wooster & Owen Middleton for leading🐺🐯
Why are so many inherited traits not explained by genome sequence variation? In my PhD work with Brent Derry we describe a new mechanism of inheritance in animals that may account for this ‘missing heritability' 🧵nature.com/articles/s4155…
New on global conservation science: Where to protect functionally rare, evolutionarily distinct & globally endangered species? New index identifies priority areas for 21,536 vertebrates in Madagascar, Central America and the Andes. Cui et al. Conservation Biology doi.org/10.1111/cobi.1…
Call for papers 📢 Special Issue on the genomic assessment of adaptive potential in populations facing environmental challenges. How can genomics inform effective management/conservation and predict responses to environmental change? Deadline April 1st! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1…
Why do many biodiversity conservation projects struggle to scale their impact? 🌍 Our new NatureEcoEvo paper explores this challenge, highlighting 5 key lessons from past efforts to guide more effective and responsible scaling🌱🐼🐳 nature.com/articles/s4155…
Interested in how genomic data can help improve conservation assessments and population monitoring? Check out our paper in Evolutionary Applications where we outline background, provide a bioinformatic pipeline, and suggest an analytical framework🧵doi.org/10.1111/eva.70…