Reto Burri

Molecular ecologist interested in the evolution of biodiversity; ornithologist; nature photographer & naturalist. Opinions are my own.

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Even a single gene, shuffled and regulated in new ways, can fuel repeated bursts of evolutionary innovation, according to a new Science study of wheatear birds, which exhibit distinctive black and white plumage over different areas of their bodies. https://t.co/Pd5iBh7Xyc

[Reto Burri @Reto_Burri]

9/9 Thanks to all co-authors for making this endeavour possible!

Main funders: @snsf_ch , @FnrLux , DFG

@Vogelwarte_scie

[Reto Burri @Reto_Burri]

1/9 New in @sciencemagazine https://t.co/O0hBVsr6Gc
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. #ScienceResearch

[Reto Burri @Reto_Burri]

8/9 Finally, wheatear coloration showcases that evolution makes use of all variation it has at hand, highlighting humanity’s responsibility to conserve a maximum of genetic, phenotypic, and species diversity possible.

[benedetta_catitti @BCatitti]

📢🦅We're looking for a MSc student to join our red kite team to work on the costs of partial migration 🦅📢 Please RT!

[Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids 🦆🧬 @Jente_O]

✍️New story on the #AvianHybrids blog!

Which genetic processes drive convergent evolution in open-habitat chats?
https://t.co/QoNovQeJ0U

Based on the @MolBioEvol paper by @NiloofarAlaei and her colleagues | #ornithology

[Niloofar Alaei @NiloofarAlaei]

Which genetic processes drive convergent evolution in open-habitat chats? https://t.co/lQY8jR4UOn

[Pro Natura @pronaturach]

«Biodiversität hat nichts mit links oder rechts zu tun, weil Schutz und Nutzen keine Gegensätze sind. Mit einem Ja ermöglichen wir pragmatische Massnahmen ohne, dass wir die Energieversorgung oder die Ernährungssicherheit schwächen.» FDP-Nationalrat @JauslinMatthias ruft im Rahmen des nationalen Komitees der #Biodiversitätsinitiative zum #JazurBiodiversitaet auf. https://t.co/JomP6LGwsr

[Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social @altermatt_lab]

«Um die Artenvielfalt steht es in der 🇨🇭nicht gut» #Interview mit mir zum Thema #Biodiversität im @radiorabe: https://t.co/kXdfBnrPRJ

https://t.co/7HNkl23tuF

@biodiversityCH

[BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @BirdLifeEurope]

⚠️Breaking ⚠️ Today, following seven months of intense negotiations, a groundbreaking consensus has been reached on the future of EU agriculture.

The Strategic Dialogue, led by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, brought together 29 diverse stakeholders, including environmental NGOs like BirdLife, farmers' unions such as Copa-Cogeca, and industry representatives like EuroCommerce.

Key outcomes of the dialogue include:
🌾 Support an agriculture that works for nature by maintaining and fully enforcing existing environmental legislation
🌾 Revised income support under the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
🌾 Recognition of the need for consumption policies
🌾Increased environmental spending, including a call to establish a fund to support implementing the Nature Restoration Law
🌾 Establishment of a just transition fund

This collaborative effort marks a significant shift towards a more sustainable, resilient and equitable agricultural system in the European Union.

#nonaturenofood #farmerprotests2024 #restorenature

[Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social @altermatt_lab]

Aktive Faktenverdrehung: https://t.co/K9sBiCbFtl
@RepublikMagazin zeigt auf, wie zum Zustand der #Biodiversität aktiv Zweifel & Falschaussagen verbreitet werden.

Dabei ist die wissenschaftliche Faktenlage klar: Der Zustand der Biodiversität in der Schweiz ist schlecht.

[RaffaelAyé @AyeRaffael]

Einmal mehr eine sorgfältige und aufwändige Recherche von @P_Imboden
@c_eisenach @RepublikMagazin um die Beschönigung von Fakten im UVEK aufzudecken.
Die Biodiversitätskrise bedroht unsere Lebensgrundlagen. Deshalb JA zur @biodivInit am 22. September!
https://t.co/rsfHlzKId1

[Reto Burri @Reto_Burri]

Reach out if you are interested to work on bird evolutionary or conservation genomics and want to apply for this fellowship!

[Swiss National Science Foundation @snsf_ch]

📢 #Call for SNSF Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024
This highly competitive call is aimed at researchers who wish to obtain a position in a non-profit research institution in Switzerland for a period of 12 to 24 months. 🗓️Deadline: 2 December 2024
https://t.co/8temO8KALg

[Jenna McCullough @Jenna_Merle]

The first chapter of my dissertation is available on @biorxivpreprint. We resequenced genomes of all species (& subspecies) of rapidly radiating genus of Indo-pacific kingfishers.

https://t.co/jCoKPInavK