PhD candidate at Univ. of Wyoming | Molecular ecologist, population geneticist, and general fish enthusiast | he/him
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Will Rosenthal retweeted
I'm happy to share that our paper (@alex_lewy @memegb @cewagnerlab) was accepted in SysBio! doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syad0…
"Reference genome choice and filtering thresholds jointly influence phylogenomic analyses"
I am very excited to share that the most difficult chapter of my dissertation is finally out as a preprint on bioRxiv! -- explainer🧵below
"Reference genome choice and filtering thresholds jointly influence phylogenomic analyses"
doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.10.4…
I'll be presenting some hot-off-the-presses data & results from my dissertation research with @cewagnerlab at #AFS153! Come check out my talk during the symposium on graduate & early career research in genetics-genomics -- bright and early at 8:20am on Monday
ALT Title slide for a presentation titled "Evaluating the evolutionary effects of fish stocking in an imperiled trout"
Will Rosenthal retweeted
Congrats to fellow @cewagnerlab alum, @LuciaCombrink, on her really cool eco-evolutionary feedback study in trout in the Wind River Range that just came out in @journal_evo! doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpad0…
Will Rosenthal retweeted
I have grad student positions available! Looking for MS/PhD students with fundamental interests in evolutionary biology who want to work with genomic data applied to questions of conservation relevance. All projects are focused on freshwater fishes. cewagnerlab.com/2023/01/13/o…
Learned so much at this workshop! Using the models I see in papers seems so much easier now. Absolutely check out the #PhylogeneticComparativeMethods book if you use (or want to use) phylogenies in your research!
Unofficial book-launch #PhylogeneticComparativeMethods in #Rstats workshop at the University of Wyoming with @lukejharmon for our book with @PrincetonUPress.
My masters' research is now out in @molecology! Learn about the fitness implications of hybridization for Yellowstone cutthroat trout here:
doi.org/10.1111/mec.16578
Many thanks to my collaborators @cewagnerlab, John Fennell, @liz_mandeville, Jason Burckhardt, and @awaltersWY
ALT Three fish stacked vertically. The top is a rainbow trout, the middle a rainbow/cutthroat trout hybrid, and the bottom is a cutthroat trout. Each fish is on a wooden board with a partially-visible ruler. Fish handled with proper permitting.
The most exciting finding, in my opinion, was that reproductive fitness was lower in fish with more rainbow trout (and less cutthroat trout) ancestry. Native cutthroat trout of the North Fork Shoshone River probably owe their continued existence to this!
ALT Model results for the effects of Yellowstone cutthroat trout ancestry on reproductive fitness. There are four plots showing the predicted number of offspring and probability of zero offspring being sampled for both male and female trout. All plots show that more cutthroat trout ancestry increases reproductive output.
This work required quite a few models and simulations -- please check them out if you think about hybridization outcomes or estimating fitness in non-model organisms! Find the code & data here:
github.com/will-rosenthal/NF…
If you don't have access to the paper, please DM/email me
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I am very excited to share that I'll be defending my dissertation this coming Friday via Zoom! I'll be giving my talk on Friday, January 21st, at 9am Mountain time.
DM or email me if you would like the link to tune in 🎣🧬☀️🌊
Will Rosenthal retweeted
Join the Wagner lab! PhD position available to work on integrating ideas in evolutionary biology and ecological stoichiometry as part of the STOICH project - stoichproject.org. More info here: cewagnerlab.com/2021/12/07/j…. Please spread the word!
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I was thankful for the opportunity to speak about these important issues related to continuing support of women and parents in the wake of the pandemic. This study's results underscore the importance of continued policies to support hard-hit groups: science.org/content/article/…
Non-native but still beautiful -- I really enjoyed watching these brook trout get ready to spawn in the inlet to a Wyoming alpine lake
ALT brook trout in a rocky stream
ALT two brook trout in a rocky stream
ALT a brook trout making ripples on the surface of a rocky stream
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We wrote this piece for all the parents and caregivers facing impossible decisions as campuses open up without adequate COVID protections in the face of the Delta variant surge. We see you. We those in leadership positions start to also. Please share.
In this op-ed, @500womensci authors (including @cewagnerlab, @ZaarlyLiz, @tanyadapkey, @this_is_farah, & @susanjcheng) write about the excruciating decision facing parents, and list suggestions on how to protect students, staff, faculty and communities: scientificamerican.com/artic…
More support to my belief that fish that sit on things are the best kinds of fish
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Will Rosenthal retweeted
I am so thrilled to share our ‘rough fish’ perspective paper, which is o-fish-ally live at Fisheries Magazine. There's a good amount to unpack in here, so it's 🧵time.
afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
Will Rosenthal retweeted
Next up is Catherine Wagner! @cewagnerlab. Check out what her and her lab will be doing on the STOICH project! #ecostoich#ecostoichcooperative#106161
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Genetic diversity is rapidly eroding, but there is hope. A new paper documents advances in science and policy that can help save #geneticdiversity #biodiversity. Here is the news article: eurekalert.org/pub_releases/… and Open Access paper: academic.oup.com/bioscience/…