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eco evo phd candidate at uchicago studying the genetic architecture of adaptations; she/her
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Just dropped: our Mexico oak diversification paper made the cover of @pnas.org! Beautiful photo of Quercus rugosa, netleaf oak, by friend & colleague M. Socorro González-Elizondo, to accompany PhD candidate Kieran Althaus's excellent, deeply collaborative study.

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Cover image: Pictured are netleaf oaks (Quercus rugosa) in a moist forest in Cerro Verde, Oaxaca, Mexico. Kieran N. Althaus et al. traced the history of white and red oaks in Mexican and Central American mountainous forests. Around 25 million years ago, white and red oaks independently spread into Mexico. Species diversification intensified as the trees moved into high-elevation terrain. According to the authors, the oaks’ movement into new habitats and their adaptability to new climates boosted the biodiversity of the mountainous forests. See the article by Althaus et al. e2537040123. Image credit: María del Socorro González-Elizondo.
May 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Parasitic wasps: extremely interesting, actually.

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The Year In Parasitic Wasps | Defector
Nearly every week in The Cipher this past year, I have written a Creature Drop about a species that is new to science. I choose many of these species because of their distinctiveness; if scientists di...
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December 30, 2023 at 10:14 PM
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UChicago’s Ecology & Evolution DEIC is hosting a casual discussion with current students on the process of applying for grad school (in our program and/or elsewhere!). faculty and post-docs: please share with students in your courses, lab, etc 🧬🌱🪰
September 13, 2023 at 12:02 AM