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"Hybridization and the coexistence of species", Irwin and Schluter. The American Naturalist

July 21, 2022

Originally posted as a preprint on April 4, 2021 Darren Irwin and Dolph Schluter. 2021. Hybridization and the coexistence of species. The American...

"Parental population range expansion before secondary contact promotes heterosis", Ailene MacPherson et al. bioRxiv

July 21, 2022

Originally posted as a preprint on July 9, 2021 Ailene MacPherson, Silu Wang, Ryo Yamaguchi, Loren H. Rieseberg, Sarah P. Otto. 2021. Parental...

"Data rescue: saving environmental data from extinction", Bledsoe et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B

July 20, 2022

Figure 2. Steps in the data rescue assembly line. First, data must be prioritized for rescue (Step 1). After team creation (Step 2) and metadata...

"Air exposure moderates ocean acidification effects during embryonic development of intertidally spawning fish", Frommel et al. Scientific Reports

July 19, 2022

Graphical abstract summarizing the findings on the combined effects of intertidal air exposure and CO2

"Woodpeckers minimize cranial absorption of shocks", Wassenbergh et al. Current Biology

July 15, 2022

In the News: Audubon magazine, July 14, 2022: New Study Shakes Up Long-held Belief on Woodpecker Hammering ----------- Sam Van Wassenbergh, Erica J...

New publication: Jalabert et al. eNeuro

July 12, 2022

Cecilia Jalabert, Maria A. Shock, Chunqi Ma, Taylor J. Bootsma, Megan Q Liu and Kiran K. Soma. 2022. Ultrasensitive quantification of multiple...

Specializations in optic flow neurons of hummingbirds and zebrafinches

July 4, 2022

"In other journals" - Science, Jun 30, 2022: Nimble neurons enable nimble flight ____________ Graham Smyth, Vikram B. Baliga, Andrea H. Gaede...

New preprint: Thyrring et al. bioRxiv

July 4, 2022

Jakob Thyrring, Colin D Macleod, Katie E Marshall, Jessica Kennedy, Réjean Tremblay, Christopher D. G. Harley. Ocean acidification increases...

Welcome new faculty member - Kaitlyn Gaynor!

July 1, 2022

July 1, 2022 marks Kaitlyn Gaynor’s first day as an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Botany and Zoology at UBC. Her office and lab will be...

Edythe Grant's Retirement

June 30, 2022

June 30th marks the retirement of Edythe Grant from the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia. Edythe joined the department 14...