Jan Štefka

The hidden effects of genetic purging in Galápagos Mockingbirds Exploring patterns of genetic load across island populations.

Our Galapagos mockingbird genomic paper was covered by Jente Ottenburghs' blog post. Thanks! avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/t...

Apply now to the Workshop on Genomics 2026, which will take place 11-24 January, in the beautiful town of Český Krumlov, Czechia. Deadline: 20th of October, but applicants will be informed on a rolling basis. Spread the word among colleagues! 🙆🏽‍♀️ evomics.org/apply-worksh... #evomics2026

Host-associated Genetic Differentiation in the Face of Ongoing Gene Flow: Ecological Speciation in a Pathogenic Parasite of Freshwater Fish Abstract. Adaptive evolution in response to varying environments, leading to population divergence, is among the most intriguing processes of speciation. H

Last chapter of my student Masoud Nazarizadeh's thesis, showcasing the emergence of host-selected parasite lineages in the presence of gene flow, was just published in MBE. Great job, Masoud! doi.org/10.1093/molb...

New coasts emerging from the retreat of Northern Hemisphere marine-terminating glaciers in the twenty-first century - Nature Climate Change As marine-terminating glaciers retreat, they reveal new coastlines in many regions. Here the authors use satellite data to quantify these changes for the Northern Hemisphere, finding that between 2000...

The retreat of glaciers and the creation of new coasts: a team led by a glaciologist from FSc USB published a groundbreaking study in Nature Climate Change doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Congrats Dragomir!

Genomes of Galápagos Mockingbirds Reveal the Impact of Island Size and Past Demography on Inbreeding and Genetic Load in Contemporary Populations Restricted range size brings about noteworthy genetic consequences that may affect the viability of a population and eventually its extinction. Particularly, the question if an increase in inbreeding...

Island size vs. genetic load in Galapagos mockingbirds. Finally it’s out, congrats to Jakub Vlček! Thanks to all collaborators. doi.org/10.1111/mec....

Michi Hofreiter on stage

The last of a series of lectures that is NOT on dinosaurs at the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics: Michi Hofreiter on Ancient Genomics

And it’s on! The Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics has started in Cesky Krumlov, with 61 participants and - as always - a great international faculty.

Walter Salzburger is kinking off the WPSG 2025 workshop in Český Krumlov Town theatre.

Walter Salzburger is kicking off the WPSG 2025 workshop in Český Krumlov Town theatre. @wpsg.bsky.social

The WPSG team in a historic room.

Excited to start the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics 2025 in Český Krumlov in just a few days! The WPSG team has started to assemble and prepare. @evomics.bsky.social

Species tree vs. introgression.

Study shows proliferation of non-native plants is driver of insect invasions A global study has revealed that insect invasions are being driven by the proliferation of non-native plants. This can can massively disrupt ecological processes, often leading to serious economic…

Study shows proliferation of non-native plants is driver of insect invasions
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A global study has revealed that insect invasions are being driven by the proliferation of non-native plants. This can disrupt ecological processes, often leading to serious economic impacts.

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The Evomics Workshops made it to BlueSky! Our workshops are design to train academics on how to effectively analyze and manage data generated by modern sequencing technologies! Visit our website to learn more: evomics.org 🧬 🖥️🧪🌍 #AcademicSky