Mark Ravinet
@markravinet.bsky.social
Ramen addicted evolutionary biologist working on genomics, ecology, speciation and adaptation in Passer sparrows. Associate Professor based in CEES/EVOGENE at the University of Oslo
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Excited to share that our special issue "Ecological epigenetics at the intersection of behaviour and life history variation in non-model animals", will be coming out in about a week. It's been great to co-edit it with @markravinet.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social &J.Martínez-Padilla. Stay tuned!
July 14, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Excited to share that our special issue "Ecological epigenetics at the intersection of behaviour and life history variation in non-model animals", will be coming out in about a week. It's been great to co-edit it with @markravinet.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social &J.Martínez-Padilla. Stay tuned!
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It was a pleasure to co-edit this issue with @keesvanoers.bsky.social @markravinet.bsky.social & Jesús Martínez-Padilla. We also want to thank all authors for contributiong to this beautiful piece!
July 24, 2026 at 11:13 AM
It was a pleasure to co-edit this issue with @keesvanoers.bsky.social @markravinet.bsky.social & Jesús Martínez-Padilla. We also want to thank all authors for contributiong to this beautiful piece!
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David Marques was an amazing speciation genomics researcher, a passionate birder, and a wonderful friend, husband, and father. May he rest in peace. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
David Alexander Marques (1984–2026) - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Speciation genomics researcher, author of the combinatorial theory of speciation and passionate birder
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March 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
David Marques was an amazing speciation genomics researcher, a passionate birder, and a wonderful friend, husband, and father. May he rest in peace. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The integration of speciation seminar series is restarting, with the first session coming up on *Tuesday March 3rd @ 5pm CET*, featuring two talks by @naturalselection.bsky.social and @andreaestandia.bsky.social + career Q&A with @markravinet.bsky.social as part of the ECR in Speciation theme.
February 25, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The integration of speciation seminar series is restarting, with the first session coming up on *Tuesday March 3rd @ 5pm CET*, featuring two talks by @naturalselection.bsky.social and @andreaestandia.bsky.social + career Q&A with @markravinet.bsky.social as part of the ECR in Speciation theme.
Do you work on #Passer #sparrows ? We want to bring together all sparrow researchers in a diverse array of fields. If you're interested then please join us for the Oslo Sparrow meeting in May! See here: www.mn.uio.no/cees/english... - sign up deadline fast approaching. Please share!
February 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Do you work on #Passer #sparrows ? We want to bring together all sparrow researchers in a diverse array of fields. If you're interested then please join us for the Oslo Sparrow meeting in May! See here: www.mn.uio.no/cees/english... - sign up deadline fast approaching. Please share!
I don't usually like mentioning this - but it is not a promotion!!! Have you or anyone in your department used our textbook? If so, I'd love to hear from you and how you think it could be improved for a future edition: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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February 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I don't usually like mentioning this - but it is not a promotion!!! Have you or anyone in your department used our textbook? If so, I'd love to hear from you and how you think it could be improved for a future edition: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Really looking forward to helping out on this! Please do spread the word if you or anyone in your groups would be interested!
Dive into marine genomics surrounded by the stunning beauty of Crete! 🌊✨ Stop dreaming and start learning—join us in May 2026 at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research for an incredible course with Tereza Manousaki @markravinet.bsky.social & Oliver Selmoni🐠
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February 6, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Really looking forward to helping out on this! Please do spread the word if you or anyone in your groups would be interested!
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Very excited about this work now out in
@molecology! We test whether🐦with ⬆️dispersal propensity differ in the nº CpGs across the genome, with the hypothesis that⬆️CpGs allow for⬆️epigenetically-driven plasticity facilitating environmental coping
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@molecology! We test whether🐦with ⬆️dispersal propensity differ in the nº CpGs across the genome, with the hypothesis that⬆️CpGs allow for⬆️epigenetically-driven plasticity facilitating environmental coping
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Epigenetic Potential and Dispersal Propensity in a Free‐Living Songbird: A Spatial and Temporal Approach
Natal dispersal is a key life history trait determining fitness and driving population dynamics, genetic structure, and species distributions. Despite existing evidence that not all phenotypes are eq...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Very excited about this work now out in
@molecology! We test whether🐦with ⬆️dispersal propensity differ in the nº CpGs across the genome, with the hypothesis that⬆️CpGs allow for⬆️epigenetically-driven plasticity facilitating environmental coping
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@molecology! We test whether🐦with ⬆️dispersal propensity differ in the nº CpGs across the genome, with the hypothesis that⬆️CpGs allow for⬆️epigenetically-driven plasticity facilitating environmental coping
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A while back (maybe 3-4 years?) there was a paper on common misconceptions of the genetics of various traits. One of them was eye colour in humans. I have lost this reference and can't find it anywhere. Does anyone recognise what I mean?
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A while back (maybe 3-4 years?) there was a paper on common misconceptions of the genetics of various traits. One of them was eye colour in humans. I have lost this reference and can't find it anywhere. Does anyone recognise what I mean?
Nice to see this preprint on the factors shaping Macaronesian chaffinch microbiomes out. A fantastic collaboration with @andalgalornis.bsky.social and his team. www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
Host filtering and biogeography structure island bird gut microbiomes
Gut microbiomes are central to host ecology and evolution, yet the mechanisms driving their diversification remain elusive, partly because host evolution and biogeography are often confounded. The rec...
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August 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Nice to see this preprint on the factors shaping Macaronesian chaffinch microbiomes out. A fantastic collaboration with @andalgalornis.bsky.social and his team. www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
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I'm missing #eseb2025 but the lab is well-represented 🤩
📊 Kenneth Aase: genomic prediction of crossover rates (Mon S03)
🎤 Lisa Ammer: sex-differences in CO landscape (Thu 11.30am S28)
📊 Gina Henderson: (no) selection on immunity (Thu S48)
📊 Marie Raynaud: recombination hotspot variation (Thu S02)
📊 Kenneth Aase: genomic prediction of crossover rates (Mon S03)
🎤 Lisa Ammer: sex-differences in CO landscape (Thu 11.30am S28)
📊 Gina Henderson: (no) selection on immunity (Thu S48)
📊 Marie Raynaud: recombination hotspot variation (Thu S02)
August 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I'm missing #eseb2025 but the lab is well-represented 🤩
📊 Kenneth Aase: genomic prediction of crossover rates (Mon S03)
🎤 Lisa Ammer: sex-differences in CO landscape (Thu 11.30am S28)
📊 Gina Henderson: (no) selection on immunity (Thu S48)
📊 Marie Raynaud: recombination hotspot variation (Thu S02)
📊 Kenneth Aase: genomic prediction of crossover rates (Mon S03)
🎤 Lisa Ammer: sex-differences in CO landscape (Thu 11.30am S28)
📊 Gina Henderson: (no) selection on immunity (Thu S48)
📊 Marie Raynaud: recombination hotspot variation (Thu S02)
Alex Kirschel taking us to African song birds, showing how genetics and environment shape vocal frequency variation in birds, including the effects of temperature, body size and beak length.
At #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social
At #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Our genetic kinship estimation tool “DeepKin” is now available! Our neural network models trained on simulated data work effectively on real ancient data from diverse backgrounds and often outperform available tools. @compevohumang.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
DeepKin: Predicting Relatedness From Low‐Coverage Genomes and Palaeogenomes With Convolutional Neural Networks
DeepKin is a novel tool designed to predict relatedness from genomic data using convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Traditional methods for estimating relatedness often struggle when genomic data i...
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August 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Our genetic kinship estimation tool “DeepKin” is now available! Our neural network models trained on simulated data work effectively on real ancient data from diverse backgrounds and often outperform available tools. @compevohumang.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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I have arrived in Barcelona for ESEB 2025!
I will be talking about microRNA and the evolution of the mammalian placenta on Tuesday at 14:30 in Meeting Room 113
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I will be talking about microRNA and the evolution of the mammalian placenta on Tuesday at 14:30 in Meeting Room 113
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August 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I have arrived in Barcelona for ESEB 2025!
I will be talking about microRNA and the evolution of the mammalian placenta on Tuesday at 14:30 in Meeting Room 113
@eseb2025.bsky.social
I will be talking about microRNA and the evolution of the mammalian placenta on Tuesday at 14:30 in Meeting Room 113
@eseb2025.bsky.social
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🎤 Symposium: Evolution in Small Populations
I’ll be speaking on Evolutionary legacies of population collapse
🗓 Thursday, 11:00–13:15, Room 115
Looking forward to this #ESEB2025 week!
@hologenomics.bsky.social
I’ll be speaking on Evolutionary legacies of population collapse
🗓 Thursday, 11:00–13:15, Room 115
Looking forward to this #ESEB2025 week!
@hologenomics.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🎤 Symposium: Evolution in Small Populations
I’ll be speaking on Evolutionary legacies of population collapse
🗓 Thursday, 11:00–13:15, Room 115
Looking forward to this #ESEB2025 week!
@hologenomics.bsky.social
I’ll be speaking on Evolutionary legacies of population collapse
🗓 Thursday, 11:00–13:15, Room 115
Looking forward to this #ESEB2025 week!
@hologenomics.bsky.social
Also, I'm talking at #eseb2025 on the evolutionary history of a commensal species at 2 pm on Monday in S51-02. Come along to hear about how cool house sparrows are and all the exciting work from the sparrow team @melissahrowe.bsky.social @eriksroeed.bsky.social @ruthfawthrop.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Also, I'm talking at #eseb2025 on the evolutionary history of a commensal species at 2 pm on Monday in S51-02. Come along to hear about how cool house sparrows are and all the exciting work from the sparrow team @melissahrowe.bsky.social @eriksroeed.bsky.social @ruthfawthrop.bsky.social
Ok firing up bluesky again because I'm back from paternity leave and heading to #eseb2025 (with the kids too)! Can someone help an old Dino out and show me how to follow the conference hashtag?
August 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ok firing up bluesky again because I'm back from paternity leave and heading to #eseb2025 (with the kids too)! Can someone help an old Dino out and show me how to follow the conference hashtag?
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On my way to #ESEB2025 ! I’ll share some new results showing bi-directional introgression of structural variants, which cause resistance to different insecticides, between native and invasive agricultural pests 🐛 Monday 10:30am, S05 rooms 120-121
August 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
On my way to #ESEB2025 ! I’ll share some new results showing bi-directional introgression of structural variants, which cause resistance to different insecticides, between native and invasive agricultural pests 🐛 Monday 10:30am, S05 rooms 120-121
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Interested in host-associated microbiomes? Attending @eseb2025.bsky.social? Then come check out Symposium S07 on Monday August 18th and hear all about how microbiomes contribute to adaptation. Gut microbiomes, climate change, thermal physiology, behaviour, invasion biology, blood-feeding, and more!
August 16, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Interested in host-associated microbiomes? Attending @eseb2025.bsky.social? Then come check out Symposium S07 on Monday August 18th and hear all about how microbiomes contribute to adaptation. Gut microbiomes, climate change, thermal physiology, behaviour, invasion biology, blood-feeding, and more!
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Dr Eva van der Heijden (first PhD in my group, not on Bluesky) finished her PhD with flying colours and a new hat! The hat represents her PhD with CRISPR DNA, butterflies, a tiny net, GWAS dots, etc. What a great day of celebration! @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Dr Eva van der Heijden (first PhD in my group, not on Bluesky) finished her PhD with flying colours and a new hat! The hat represents her PhD with CRISPR DNA, butterflies, a tiny net, GWAS dots, etc. What a great day of celebration! @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social
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Many thanks to @emiliapsantos.bsky.social and @markravinet.bsky.social for challenging her as examiners and @chrisjiggins.bsky.social for being a wonderful second supervisor.
Note, the knitted butterflies are from Ecuador interculturalinnovation.org/knitting-con....
Note, the knitted butterflies are from Ecuador interculturalinnovation.org/knitting-con....
Knitting for Conservation: Awakkuna - The Intercultural Innovation Hub
View projects awarded and supported by the Intercultural Innovation Award.
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June 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Many thanks to @emiliapsantos.bsky.social and @markravinet.bsky.social for challenging her as examiners and @chrisjiggins.bsky.social for being a wonderful second supervisor.
Note, the knitted butterflies are from Ecuador interculturalinnovation.org/knitting-con....
Note, the knitted butterflies are from Ecuador interculturalinnovation.org/knitting-con....
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The LinneSys call is open!
Deadline: March 10th, 23:59PM GMT+0
All you need is a systematics-based proposal and to be a member of the @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social!
Don't leave membership applications to the last minute!
Apply: systass.org/linnesys/
Deadline: March 10th, 23:59PM GMT+0
All you need is a systematics-based proposal and to be a member of the @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social!
Don't leave membership applications to the last minute!
Apply: systass.org/linnesys/
LinneSys: Systematics Research Fund
LinneSys: Systematics Research Fund The Councils of The Linnean Society of London and The Systematics Association jointly administer this fund for the benefit of systematics research. The Fund has …
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February 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The LinneSys call is open!
Deadline: March 10th, 23:59PM GMT+0
All you need is a systematics-based proposal and to be a member of the @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social!
Don't leave membership applications to the last minute!
Apply: systass.org/linnesys/
Deadline: March 10th, 23:59PM GMT+0
All you need is a systematics-based proposal and to be a member of the @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social!
Don't leave membership applications to the last minute!
Apply: systass.org/linnesys/
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[Position 2] on plants, repeated/parallel evolution, genomes, structural variants, ecological niches, w/ me, Filip Kolář, Mathieu Gàrdere, and others! 🍃
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PhD student in evolution of Diplotaxis in Cape Verde
The Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics is offering a four-year PhD position focused on analyzing population- and species-level genomic data from museum plant samples. The project will employ cu...
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January 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
[Position 2] on plants, repeated/parallel evolution, genomes, structural variants, ecological niches, w/ me, Filip Kolář, Mathieu Gàrdere, and others! 🍃
recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a...
recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a...
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We have two PhD positions available at the Swedish Museum of Natural History:
[Position 1] Birds, hybridization, genomes, island biology, biogeography, sexual selection 🦚, w/ me, Knud Jønsson, Martin Iredstedt and @stelkens.bsky.social et al
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We have two PhD positions available at the Swedish Museum of Natural History:
[Position 1] Birds, hybridization, genomes, island biology, biogeography, sexual selection 🦚, w/ me, Knud Jønsson, Martin Iredstedt and @stelkens.bsky.social et al
recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a...
PhD student in Evolution of Indo-Pacific birds
The Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics is offering a four-year PhD position focused on analyzing population-level genomic data from museum bird samples. The project will employ cutting-edge gen...
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January 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
[please share widely!]
We have two PhD positions available at the Swedish Museum of Natural History:
[Position 1] Birds, hybridization, genomes, island biology, biogeography, sexual selection 🦚, w/ me, Knud Jønsson, Martin Iredstedt and @stelkens.bsky.social et al
recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a...
We have two PhD positions available at the Swedish Museum of Natural History:
[Position 1] Birds, hybridization, genomes, island biology, biogeography, sexual selection 🦚, w/ me, Knud Jønsson, Martin Iredstedt and @stelkens.bsky.social et al
recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a...
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Delighted to share our new review paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/.... This was a whole-lab effort for my group ~2021, and these students were a dream team 🤩 (yes it took us 4 years...but I'll take credit for that...turns out having a baby in a pandemic slows things down 😜).
Population Genomics of Adaptive Radiation
Adaptive radiations are rich laboratories for exploring, testing, and understanding key theories in evolution and ecology because they offer spectacular displays of speciation and ecological adaptati....
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January 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Delighted to share our new review paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/.... This was a whole-lab effort for my group ~2021, and these students were a dream team 🤩 (yes it took us 4 years...but I'll take credit for that...turns out having a baby in a pandemic slows things down 😜).