Author Archives: Jeremy Yoder

About Jeremy Yoder

Jeremy B. Yoder is an Associate Professor of Biology at California State University Northridge, studying the evolution and coevolution of interacting species, especially mutualists. He is a collaborator with the Joshua Tree Genome Project and the Queer in STEM study of LGBTQ experiences in scientific careers. He has written for the website of Scientific American, the LA Review of Books, the Chronicle of Higher Education, The Awl, and Slate.

Molecular ecology highlights at the American Naturalist 2020 meeting

Posted on 15 Jan, 2020 by Jeremy Yoder

Even-numbered years are distinguished by Olympic Games (summer or winter), U.S. Congressional elections, and the American Society of Naturalists biennial meeting at Asilomar, a retreat center embedded in a California state park near the northern tip of the Monterey Peninsula. … Continue reading →

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Genomic data reveal links between demography and adaptation in experimental host-virus coevolution

Posted on 25 Nov, 2019 by Jeremy Yoder
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We're seeking new molecular ecologists for 2019 and 2020!

Posted on 14 Oct, 2019 by Jeremy Yoder

The Molecular Ecologist is seeking two new regular contributors for 2019 and 2020! Join us in blogging about “ecology, evolution, and everything in between.” Ideal candidates should have expertise and experience in the use of genetic data to understand the past … Continue reading →

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Even in the ocean, geography shapes how species cope with changing climates

Posted on 11 Sep, 2019 by Jeremy Yoder
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Molecular ecologists — and molecular ecology — at Evolution 2019

Posted on 19 Jun, 2019 by Jeremy Yoder
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Hybridization in the depths of the last glacial period created a world-conquering clover

Posted on 30 May, 2019 by Jeremy Yoder

Plants’ flexibility with the structure of their genome — able to cope with proliferating transposons, whole-genome duplications, or even acquisition of complete sets of chromosomes from another species — is a big source of evolutionary novelty. Duplication of a single gene … Continue reading →

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Introducing Molecular Ecology Spotlight

Posted on 29 May, 2019 by Jeremy Yoder

Today, the Molecular Ecology journals are launching a new venue for highlights and behind-the-scenes looks at the research they publish. Molecular Ecology Spotlight fills a niche as the official blog of Molecular Ecology and Molecular Ecology Resources, publishing author summaries and interviews linked to noteworthy new papers in the journals — … Continue reading →

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Go north, young salamander

Posted on 24 May, 2019 by Jeremy Yoder
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Bigger bees bumble by barriers, end up with lower population genetic differentiation

Posted on 16 May, 2019 by Jeremy Yoder
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Move or adapt to changing climate? These chipmunks have had to do both

Posted on 13 May, 2019 by Jeremy Yoder

Climate change threatens to land many, many species in conditions for which they’re not adapted — too warm, too dry, too stormy, too flood-prone — and traditionally the ways that living things might respond to this are framed as a … Continue reading →

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