Steven Van Belleghem
Evolutionary biologist @KU_Leuven. #Adaptation #Plasticity #Speciation #Genomics #Beetles #Butterflies #Daphnia.
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- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemFrom the @ergabiodiv.bsky.social Sampling & Sample Processing Committee: recommendations to support both small-scale #biogenome projects & large initiatives onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #European Reference #Genome Atlas (ERGA)
- Repeated adaptation in sperm-related and neuronal genes in brood parasitic birds www.nature.com/articles/s41... Summary: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Very interesting outline and discussion on environmental impact of AI by François Rottenberg, Thomas Feys and Liesbet Van der Perre arxiv.org/abs/2601.06174 @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemNew results on Littorina fabalis ecotypes! 🐌 Inversions aren't just enabling parallel adaptation to wave exposure in France & Sweden, they're also hotspots for site-specific differences, including a striking color QTL associated with one inversion but only in France. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemTwo-way native-invasive introgression and structural variants in invasive moth species. Admixture and exchange of adaptive alleles can facilitate adaptation, but this is also true for pests. Amazing work by @henrylnorth.bsky.social, @chrisjiggins.bsky.social and others, with a lot to think about.
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The genetics, evolution, and maintenance of a biological rock-paper-scissors game | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... - Reposted by Steven Van Belleghem[Not loaded yet]
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- "Tomorrow is Pig day!" 🐷🐖🐽Great thoughts for a reality check at the start of the weekend! by @kathetgedacht.bsky.social
- What are we even doing, really? kathetgedacht.com/2025/11/07/t...
- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemHow does life evolve to adapt to modern cities? Out now in Science, my PhD work with @lindymcbr.bsky.social uncovers the ancient origin of the “London Underground mosquito” – one of the most iconic examples of urban adaptation. 🧵(1/n) @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady4515
- Reposted by Steven Van Belleghem1/9 New in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado8005 How does genetic architecture constrain evolutionary trajectories? To address this question, we inferred the genetic architecture of convergent plumage coloration and its evolutionary history in wheatears.
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- Recording of last weeks intro to Efficient evidence-based genome annotation with #EviAnn by Aleksey Zimin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1us...
- Join us Tuesday to hear more about #EviAnn! It's already been an amazing tool for us to annotate our genomes!!
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- Join us Tuesday to hear more about #EviAnn! It's already been an amazing tool for us to annotate our genomes!!
- Fantastic "first" #EvolutionaryGenomics day @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social with talks from Kerstin Johannesson, Felicity Jones, Alexander Suh, @wenjuanma84.bsky.social, @mariamadrid16.bsky.social, and many others 🐌🐦🐟🐞🐚🌱🧬
- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemHybridization and introgression are major evolutionary processes. Since the 1940s, the prevailing view has been that they shape plants far more than animals. In our new study (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... ), we find the opposite: animals exchange genes more, and for longer, than plants
- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemI'm looking for PhD students to join the lab starting August 2026. We study the evolution of insect chemical signals so if you're interested in evolutionary biology, chemical ecology, molecular biology, behavior, or genetics, this could be a good fit for you! More info here: tinyurl.com/mrxchwfm
- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemYou may have missed this #ant poster at #ESEB2025, but be sure not to miss the article just published in #openacess in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemStill possible to apply to this #post-doc position at CESAB #Montpellier. Application closing date: September 15th 2025 (12:00 PM CET) How taking intraspecific diversity and evolutionary processes into account in translocation-based programs. Please share widely #PopGen #NbS #Biodiversity
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- Great times at @eseb2025.bsky.social. Recovering now with @aaronkiggen.bsky.social @mariamadrid16.bsky.social @biologaboricua.bsky.social @alexkourt.bsky.social @kristinayefimak.bsky.social
- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemAnd that’s a wrap for #ESEB2025 - what an amazing week! It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces and meet new ones. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat with us! We look forward to seeing many of you online soon. #ERGA meetings resume in September ☀️ @ebpgenome.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Steven Van Belleghem*ALERT! GLOBAL GENETIC DIVERSITY TREND RE-ANALYSIS* "Signals of consistent genetic diversity decline are not yet measurable in global meta-analysis" doi.org/10.1101/2025...
- Reposted by Steven Van Belleghem1 To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised! 🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemA nice unauthored tribute to Henry Walter Bates, who was born 200 years ago. Bates famously discovered "Batesian mimicry" - between palatable and unpalatable species. However, his paper "Contributions to an insect fauna of the Amazon valley" had many other firsts! doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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- Excited to advertise a shared PhD position at KU Leuven (Belgium) and Mondsee (Austria) with @markusmoest.bsky.social on the genetic basis, plasticity and evolution of melanization in Daphnia from alpine lakes. Apply here: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
- Daphnia zschokkei
- Reposted by Steven Van Belleghem🚨Postdoc opportunity🚨: LepEU postdoc: comparative population genomics of European scale adaptation in butterflies 2 year, full-time PD in my group, Stockholm Univ. Applications assed on rolling basis, deadline: 23 August 2025. Planned start 1 Oct. Details: christopherwheatlab.wordpress.com
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- Reposted by Steven Van Belleghem🧬 New study out: we report a chromosome-level assembly of the deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus! A launching pad for chemosensory-evolution research. Read more 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemThrilled about our new mechanistic and population study on damselfly visual tuning & morph discrimination #procB Evolution tinkering with perception? 👀 doi.org/10.1098/rspb.... Led by former postdoc Natalie Roberts @lundvision.bsky.social & with Erik Svensson @EvolOdonata.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemWe're hiring! Our lab is looking for a postdoc to investigate the #evodevo of #cephalopod brains. Did you recently graduate, and do you want to join our EU #WEAVE project with the Simakov and @simon-sprecher.bsky.social labs? Find the application form👇Thanks for RT 🐙🦑 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemInterested in a PhD connecting sensory ecology and evolutionary genetics? Applications are now open for a project on the Speciation Genomics of Eye Size Variation in Heliconius Butterflies in our lab at LMU Munich: www.evol.bio.lmu.de/research/mer... Please repost!
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- www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Some cool color pattern analyses :)
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- Fluorescent spider silk 🤓. Cool work by Edgardo Santiago Rivera!!! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- Reposted by Steven Van BelleghemAwesome new paper by @lucalivraghi.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... in @currentbiology.bsky.social on the evo-devo of a butterfly color variation enjoy the show!
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