Katie Abson
@katieabson.bsky.social
PhD student at the University of Edinburgh interested in evolutionary biology and quantitative genetics 🥾🧬🌻
Our paper is out! 📣 we find that molecular measures of genetic variation do not predict heritable genetic variation across species - important implications for the application of genomic data for conservation! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential | PNAS
The capacity to adapt is essential for a population to avoid extinction in a changing
world and is recognized as a global conservation priority. Ad...
www.pnas.org
June 30, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Our paper is out! 📣 we find that molecular measures of genetic variation do not predict heritable genetic variation across species - important implications for the application of genomic data for conservation! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Katie Abson
How do species differ in their ability to #adapt to environmental change?
This study by Lillith Zijmers, Adam Eyre-Walker &co estimates #evolvability from over 170 multicellular species, revealing that #plants exhibit greater adaptive potential than animals.
🧪#AcademicSky
plos.io/4vk2TON
This study by Lillith Zijmers, Adam Eyre-Walker &co estimates #evolvability from over 170 multicellular species, revealing that #plants exhibit greater adaptive potential than animals.
🧪#AcademicSky
plos.io/4vk2TON
June 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM
How do species differ in their ability to #adapt to environmental change?
This study by Lillith Zijmers, Adam Eyre-Walker &co estimates #evolvability from over 170 multicellular species, revealing that #plants exhibit greater adaptive potential than animals.
🧪#AcademicSky
plos.io/4vk2TON
This study by Lillith Zijmers, Adam Eyre-Walker &co estimates #evolvability from over 170 multicellular species, revealing that #plants exhibit greater adaptive potential than animals.
🧪#AcademicSky
plos.io/4vk2TON
Reposted by Katie Abson
📣🧬 Postdoc Alert🧬📣
We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at [email protected] 🙂
Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at [email protected] 🙂
Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
June 1, 2026 at 8:29 AM
📣🧬 Postdoc Alert🧬📣
We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at [email protected] 🙂
Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at [email protected] 🙂
Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Reposted by Katie Abson
I’m excited to share that our preprint is now available on bioRxiv.
We show that levels of additive genetic variation differ systematically among species, with plants in our data exhibiting significantly higher evolvability than animals.
doi.org/10.64898/202...
We show that levels of additive genetic variation differ systematically among species, with plants in our data exhibiting significantly higher evolvability than animals.
doi.org/10.64898/202...
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I’m excited to share that our preprint is now available on bioRxiv.
We show that levels of additive genetic variation differ systematically among species, with plants in our data exhibiting significantly higher evolvability than animals.
doi.org/10.64898/202...
We show that levels of additive genetic variation differ systematically among species, with plants in our data exhibiting significantly higher evolvability than animals.
doi.org/10.64898/202...
I'm excited to share that our preprint is now available on bioRxiv! Our study challenges the widespread use of molecular genetic diversity as a predictor adaptive potential, with important implications for how genetic data is used to inform conservation decisions.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential
A capacity to adapt is essential for a population to avoid extinction in a changing world and is recognised as a global conservation priority. Adaptation requires additive (heritable) genetic variatio...
www.biorxiv.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I'm excited to share that our preprint is now available on bioRxiv! Our study challenges the widespread use of molecular genetic diversity as a predictor adaptive potential, with important implications for how genetic data is used to inform conservation decisions.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...