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drongojackburb.bsky.social
A lovely blog to read in the morning with a cup of tea. Very nice. I think Gabriel Ugeuoto's reconstruction is perhaps my favourite, aswell as it stands up to date with the recent phylogentic paper, being so, well, koala-like!
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
wrycritic.bsky.social
For my American colleagues who might struggle travelling to Afro-Eurasia. Phylogentic conference of the Cladistics journal, XLIII Annual Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society,
9–13 Nov. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia 🇨🇴
April 8, 2026 at 3:11 AM
sicbjournals.bsky.social
"Males of many #insect and #anuran #species send courtship calls to females from within crowded chorusing aggregations..."

@lukelarter.bsky.social & Ryan

doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

(@animal-prattle.bsky.social )

#science #biology #frogs #ecology #phylogentic #communication #
October 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
ok but hear me out: PHYLOGENTIC TREE OF INVERTEBRATES
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
mariazielenbach.bsky.social
Historical linguist working on a small language family: so this is clearly a dialect continuum
Me: ☺️
HL: here's the evidence for it being a dialect continuum
Me: ☺️☺️☺️
HL: I generated a Bayesian phylogentic tree and use the subgrouping of the consensus tree as the sole basis for reconstruction
Me:
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May 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
jadehawk.bsky.social
the "clint's reptiles" youtube channel taught me so much about the ridiculousness of phylogentic trees vs our casual understanding of animal groups
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
porcoesphino.bsky.social
I'm overdue to make an update of my simplified tree for arthropoda:

porcoesphino.github.io/phylogeny/?r...
Phylogentic tree
porcoesphino.github.io
January 27, 2026 at 7:56 PM
neogliberal.bsky.social
I"m teaching myself phylogentic trees. Is a phylogenetic tree of all D&D 5E monsters anything?

And by that I mean, is it anything other than a silly way to train my coding and analysis, or can it say something interesting about games and/or cultural evolution?
October 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
simkatstudios.com
Mount Sinai, was also a good place to keep in the view. Phylogentic mapping, cross vector protection, zoonotic precautions etc. Thank you all for your service!
August 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
proflhunter.bsky.social
That is fun. Here's the white pizza with spinach cream sauce and artichoke hearts I made today.
A list of the species in the pizza: cattle, baker's yeast, black pepper, spinach, garlic, bread wheat, artichoke, chili pepper, olive in two different phylogentic tree views, with information about divergence dates, percent of the edible tree's branch length, that the total branch length spanning the meal is 6,326 million years, etc.
September 30, 2026 at 5:20 AM
riemannzeta.bsky.social
but coolest is 3) at the phylogentic level, energy cost per unit biomass *declines* with increasing adult size of species even as it increases within any individual organism's development...
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
inderus.bsky.social
so they're essentially camouflaged is what I am saying. vampyroteuthis infernalis is red because of this. also it isn't even a squid. it's a phylogentic relict. bitch is just a dead-end cephalopod
September 1, 2026 at 3:12 AM
houfek.bsky.social
When I was doing bioinformatics work -- as mere University staff -- I worked with a Ph.D. student who was a creationist who had to do elaborate mental gymnastics to explain why he worked with phylogentic trees, etc.
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
porcoesphino.bsky.social
🤦‍♂️ I think all of mine are fresh water

I also built something that might be interesting to you, or horrifying. It's kind of a simplified dynamic phylogenetic tree thats just compiled wikipedia charts / research posters. Here's chlorophyta:

porcoesphino.github.io/phylogeny/?r...
Phylogentic tree
porcoesphino.github.io
October 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
wakehamamr.bsky.social
🧪

Please accept this Yggdrasil made with my fave trees: #Phylogentic, #SharpSafety containers & #Ballet pointe shoes.

Of course can’t be a #MerryCrocmus without paying respects to the descendants of prehistoric leviathans - apologies no salties in this one.

Be well, love from the #Cats & I 😻
In this visual odyssey, nine Polaroid scrolls, bound with crimson ribbons like a dragon's fiery breath, form an ancient evergreen against weathered parchment. At its peak, an emerald gecko, scales shimmering like new growth, embodies life's resilience. This guardian of nature's constancy surveys its domain from a rough-bark perch. Below, a trilogy of chronicles unfolds, showcasing ancient warriors – the crocodiles. These living dragons, armoured by millennia, are captured in their diverse glory. One basks in emerald grass, a king upon his throne; another emerges from shadow, a creature of the deep; a third displays nature's artistry – ivory daggers set in jaws unchanged since time's dawn. The middle tier reveals three more chapters. Two further portraits of these scaled sovereigns, eyes holding eons of wisdom, flank a worthy challenger. Each scale and scar is a testament to battles fought in the eternal survival dance. The foundation displays four final scenes, science and art entwined. A tower of golden hazard containers, a warning beacon in a healer's sanctuary. Mystical manuscripts reveal bacterial kingdoms in vibrant hues and potent circles. A sacred phylogenetic tree, branches laden with prophecies in life's own language. And finally, pointe shoes, transformed into festive splendour, aspire heavenward like dancers' dreams. At the foot, "MERRY CROCMUS and a happy new year" blazes in holly-berry red, with a flourish wishing tidings for the new year. These images weave a tale of science and art, ancient beings and modern enigmas, danger and beauty, all celebrating life's boundless capacity for adaptation and transformation. In the grand chronicles of 2024, destiny unfolds through the lives of four feline familiars, their portraits etched in the sacred scrolls of time. First, Badger, the tuxedo cat, is the guardian of his realm. With 77 moments captured, his ebony and ivory fur gleam against his chosen domain's backdrop, a testament to his unwavering loyalty. Second, the scroll reveals Mr Kitty, his black and white markings a study in contrasts. Fifty-seven moments immortalise his languid repose, a poignant reminder of his gentle spirit, forever cherished despite his passing just shy of his 17th birthday. His loss, almost as devastating as Milloe’s murder. My poem for Mr Kitty to be published in print next month. They will never be forgotten. Third, Rīx, the black kitten, emerges from the shadows. Fifty-five moments capture his enigmatic form, a whisper against the earth, hinting at mysteries yet to be revealed. Finally, Boudica, the Tonkinese queen, graces the last scroll. Her 53 moments, a vibrant tapestry of playful curiosity, unfold amidst her mystical playthings - a turquoise puzzle-sphere and a violet companion. These cats, my cherished saviours, rescued me from the brink of despair, and their purrs are a soothing balm to my wounded soul. Boudica, a survivor of multiple ea over who almost succumbed to illness last year, embodies the resilience of the feline spirit (begrudgingly due to the added company of Badger and Rīx). Together, their 242 moments weave a testament to the enduring bond between myself and my animal companions, a symphony of love, loss, and unwavering devotion. As it happens, they are the only reason I will be here in 2025. Once again, they swayed my hand from committing suicide. Their health and happiness come first. Their company today, on this horrid holiday that aggressively celebrates time spent with friends, family and loved ones - cuts deeply and only reinforces my isolation, loneliness and desperate depression, cPTSD and AuDHD.
December 25, 2024 at 8:54 AM
breijenga.bsky.social
We asked a simple question:

How long does that transition take?

To answer it, we combined phylogenetic data, species distributions and modify and apply DAMOCLES, a model of community assembly, across passerine bird families.
Visualisation of how speciation history influence assemblage richness. (a) Conceptualisation of the link between allopatric speciation, range expansion and assemblage richness. Upward-pointing arrows show timing of events (speciation, colonisation, and local extinction) on a hypothetical phylogentic tree that shows two speciation events. When speciation occurs the ancestral geographic range (red rectangle) is divided into two (yellow and green) and at most one species will be present (λ1) in the local assemblage (circle). Upon the second speciation event, the ancestor has gone locally extinct. Neither of the descendants (blue and purple) will therefore be present (λ0) in the local assemblage (open circles). The build-up of local assemblage thus depends on the colonisation of species (γ), as well as local extinction (μ), as species undergo expansion (green) or contractions (yellow) of their geographic range. (b) Two hypothetical clades, each with four species (similar design as above), with the top clade having older species on average than the bottom clade. Filled circles highlight the presence of a lineage in the local assemblage and arrows indicate colonisation events. For both clade the ancestor was present in the assemblage, but the dynamics of allopatric speciation and colonisation result in a higher assemblage richness at present in the clade with older species.
June 23, 2026 at 10:16 AM
wit.ac
Note on the ethics that some might raise based on shallow argumentation: holding ground when it comes to reverence, boundaries & natural-historical, phylogentic, paleontological interpersonal statics is not intolerance.
September 21, 2026 at 6:37 AM
rogergathmann.bsky.social
Why would it "show up" in the "phylogentic history"? A tick collected from elsewhere, it and its descendents nurtured at the Plum Island lab, a bird picking up said tick - all of this sails free of whatever "phylogenetic" markers you are talking about. These? pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Genomic insights into the ancient spread of Lyme disease across North America
Lyme disease is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in North America and continues to spread. The disease was first clinically described in the 1970s in Lyme, Connecticut, but the origins and hist...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
May 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
hannoseebens.bsky.social
New paper out!

We analysed the phylogentic relationship of freshwater snails and reconstructed their likely historic spread. My part was the SDM development 🤓

My first paper collaboration at my new university @jlugiessen. 😊

dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
When One Global Invasion Hides Another—Cryptic Interspecific Invasion in Freshwater Gastropods
Aim Cryptic invasions are an understudied phenomenon among species invasions, especially in freshwater invertebrates. We study the gastropod family Physidae, including the global invaders Physella a...
dx.doi.org
December 29, 2024 at 8:56 PM
tolgaoztan.bsky.social
Then when one wants to bring back the time dimension, it is not easy. Phylogentic analyses are one way to go about it but i know your own criticism of those. I generally struggle with wanting to uncover main drivers but not be very deterministic at the same time.
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM