Subterranean specialists show iconic #ConvergentEvolution, yet their behavioural adaptations are still understudied...until now! Read about the importance of 4 key behaviours in adapting to these ecological niches below 👇 ow.ly/iRAk50Sk6ck The Linnean Society of London Enrico Lunghi

Calling all amphibian researchers using genomics tools! BMC Genomics is publishing a special amphibian issue early next year. Check out this flyer for more details 🐸🧬🧪🔖

We are so happy to have Amphibian Genomics Consortium as our Affiliated Project of the Week 🥳 🐸Comment below: What is your favorite amphibian? mvs.unimelb.edu.au/amphibian-geno… #biodiversity #conservation #womeninstem

I'm thrilled to announce that the first preprint from the Amphibian Genomics Consortium (AGC) is now available on bioRxiv. This paper was greatly improved by the contributions of the AGC's diverse members 🐸🧬 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Dr Tiffany Kosch 👩‍🔬 🤿🐸🧬 launches the first amphibian genomics consortium symposium at #WCH10

The Amphibian Genomics Consortium (AGC) had a fantastic time at the World Congress of Herpetology, with many excellent talks in our symposium, our first in-person meeting, and a great social dinner. It was wonderful to finally meet everyone too!

New paper alert! Check this out to learn how publicly available amphibian genomes vary in quality and repeat content. We also investigate synteny across all three amphibian orders 🐸🧬 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…

Come check out the excellent talks we have lined up from AGC members Miki Davidson Mikaeylah Davidson @microbemik.bsky.social, Ying Chen Ying Chen,and Hayley Beth Free Hayley Beth Free today at #BG24.

Exciting news for the AGC—our first paper is now published in BMC Genomics! Check it out here: link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Hi #frog #salamander and #caecilian researchers! Do you use High Molecular Weight DNA and #longRead sequencing in your #amphibian #genomics research? If yes, please fill this short survey: tinyurl.com/32vfnxz4 you can also join the team to write a best practice paper on it! 🐸

Out in ME! A new study by Kalki and Todd Pierson presents evidence that a Y-linked genetic polymorphism underlies alternative reproductive tactics in two-lined salamanders. Wiley Ecology & Evolution Kennesaw State University 📷: Todd W. Pierson Read More: buff.ly/3ZKKsoN

Leap into amphibian genomics 🐸 with this new year read. The Amphibian Genomics Consortium (AGC) is advancing global efforts to sequence high-quality genomes and bridge the gap in amphibian research. With 282 members from 41 countries, the AGC is unlocking the diversity of

🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 Cutaneous bacterial microbiome description and new locality record of the poorly known striped #caecilian Ichthyophis asplenius Taylor, 1965 in Bruneian Borneo In Journal of Natural History tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

✨We are hiring!✨🧪🏛️🧬 The NaturalHistoryDK at University of Copenhagen Research is seeking a permanent, full-time Molecular Biology Lab Manager to help us establish and run our National Facility for #Museomics in the heart of one of Europe's most beautiful cities! Please RT! candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationIni…

🔬✨ Exciting news! Our preprint is out! 🐍👀 Caecilians, a group of legless amphibians (YES! AMPHIBIANS!), have undergone 200+ million years of fossorial evolution. Yet, we found a surprising exception to the expected degeneration of visual systems that typically accompanies a

Please spread the word on our paid research program for recent biology graduates at #okstate. The ON-RaMP program provides a year-long biology research experience with tons of resources. More info here: cas.okstate.edu/onramp/ Apply here (by Feb 28!): etap.nsf.gov/award/475/oppo…

This week the AGC hosted an excellent seminar by Kin Onn Chan Chan Kin Onn from the Kansas Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum. You can watch Kin's talk and the many others we have lined up for the year by joining the AGC at go.unimelb.edu.au/k2ss

It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant, researchers reported in 2023. Learn more: scim.ag/3F8wBkp #ScienceMagArchives News from Science

ASG Webinar Conservation meets genetics! Join Dr. Tiffany Kosch as she explores genomic approaches to boost amphibian resilience🧬 Let's talk science, survival & saving frogs! 📅 18 Mar | 12 PM (Melbourne) 📍 Register: bit.ly/41UiVRH #ASGWebinars

After nearly a decade of work, I’m thrilled to share the publication of the southern corroboree frog genome—a high-quality, chromosome-level assembly made possible by an incredible team from University of Melbourne, Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP), Wellcome Sanger Institute, Zoos Victoria & more. theguardian.com/environment/20…