Morgan McCarthy
@marinemolecol
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Researcher at the University of Copenhagen 🐋🦭🧬 he/him
Joined October 2021
🚨🐈⬛❤️🐈🚨 I am thrilled to share our latest study in @WileyEcolEvol, where we show the first scientifically documented video of a melanistic jaguar mating in the wild! Here is what we found 👇🧵 https://t.co/tZ8dvjwBbn
#Jaguars #bigcat #naturalhistory #ecology #rainforest
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We report the first scientifically documented copulation event between a melanistic and wild-type jaguar (Panthera onca) in the wild, captured via remote camera in the Brazilian Amazon. The observed...
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New paper from my PhD 🧬🐬 Admixture is increasing genetic diversity and adaptive potential in low latitude killer whales promoting an genetic rescue effect. See more here: https://t.co/YM6aviQz4V (1/n)
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🎶🏝️Exciting news! Our new study in @Ecology_Letters extends the well-known principle of Species-Area Relationship into the world of ecoacoustics. Discover how habitat fragmentation influences the richness of natural soundscapes in the Amazon: a thread🧵 https://t.co/mqCwPS7e5g
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In this study, we expanded the principles of island biogeography to the field of ecoacoustics. We examined the relative importance of island size and isolation in predicting the spectro-temporal...
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To break up your politically fueled feed... I'm happy to present our new study on genomic adaptations of Polar bears to the Arctic published in @BioMedCentral 🐻❄️ We analysed 119 polar bears, 135 brown bears, and two ancient genomes (>70k years old) to infer selection timing🧵
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New paper out in PNAS. We used paleogenomics, genetic simulations, and stable isotope analysis of 45 zooarchaeological beluga remains and compare the findings with contemporary data from modern tissue samples provided by Inuvialuit hunters. 1/4 https://t.co/olptvilRPT
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Beluga whales play a critical role in the subsistence economies and cultural heritage of Indigenous communities across the Arctic, yet the effects ...
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📖Published📖 New Application article by Bradfer-Lawrence et al. 👉 The Acoustic Index User's Guide: A practical manual for defining, generating and understanding current and future acoustic indices https://t.co/0mBnpql1Jq
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Ecoacoustics, the study of environmental sound, is a rapidly growing discipline offering ecological insights at scales ranging from individual organisms to whole ecosystems. Substantial methodolog...
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Social and genetic connectivity despite ecological variation in a killer #whale network #ProcB #OpenAccess
https://t.co/FTunqXRwe4
#Behaviour #Genetics @AndrewFoote2
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Awesome to see this out in print and congrats to @eadin_omahony 🎉🎉 Really promising for eDNA and noninvasive molecular ecology studies going forward 🧬
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Excited to see this work published! We propose elevating the species status of Bigg’s and resident killer whales to full species considering genetics, morphology and more! Paper link: https://t.co/RxW75WS7CH
@phillipmorin4 @CetusGenes @JohnWDurban and collaborators not on X.
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Our population genetics PhD summer course @PopGenDK @Globe_UCPH is now open for registration! Featuring lectures & talks by @g_hellenthal Martin Sikora, @ShyamGlobe, Cindy Santander, @FerRacimo@fediscience.org, @idamoltke,@A_Albrechtsen. For more info: https://t.co/evNZnhwjOs
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Am 5.12 gibt es den ersten Englisch-sprachigen Ocean Chat. Morgan McCarthy (@marinemolecol) von der Kopenhagener Universität (@Globe_UCPH @UCPH_Research) wird über Populationsstrukturen arktischer Bartrobben sprechen. Kommt vorbei! :))
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✨Join the #DiamondOpenAccess Revolution!✨Peer Community Journal needs researchers to help format articles. No fixed commitment required. Get in touch: contact@peercommunityjournal.org . Let's join forces to change the #scientificpublishing system! #AcademicTwitter
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📣 Call for Abstracts #Gtoe2024 in Lisbon, 🇵🇹: While waiting to register between 30 Oct-30 Nov, we invite you to consult the list of approved sessions (20 themes + free), and to select where to submit abstracts for paper (1) and poster (up to 2). https://t.co/cUeWe9uSbu
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Are current Acoustic Harassment/Deterrent Devices too powerful for mitigation? 🚨New Paper by lab alumni Siri Elmegaard shows wild harbour porpoises will startle & flee when exposed to low received levels from these devices! 🔊🐬➡️ Read more here:🔗 https://t.co/i1S3BKOESD
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Congrats @ejruizpuerta for all your efforts on this project!
Happy to share my last paper on Atlantic walrus evolutionary history using aDNA as part of the PhD: https://t.co/zup3dTE5ca
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Really interesting paper! Beichman et al. 2023. Genomic analyses reveal range-wide devastation of sea otter populations. ( @molecology from the cover ) Ancient DNA, demographic inference, pop genomics, and sea otters ! (📸 wikimedia) https://t.co/m5A9aGl1yb
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📢🐋🧬I’m looking for a job. I have a #PhD in #eDNA and #marinemammals, fluent in the related #field/ #laboratory workflow and #metabarcoding pipelines. Based in Denmark so I’m opened to #local, #remote/#hybrid options and will consider relocating if the position fits. RT pls :)
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Only three days left to submit abstracts for the EPIC Conference in Copenhagen. Early career researchers are especially encouraged to apply. See you there for two days of evolutionary and population genetics talks! #EPICdk23 Abstracts due 15 June - https://t.co/oSMHCpADME
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Happy Pride Month from the Society for Marine Mammalogy and the SMM LGBTQ+ subcommittee! @marinemammalogy @CetusGenes @whalegirlorg @KeithMHernandez @philipmorin4 @marinemolecol #DiversityInSTEM #QueerInSTEM #PrideInSTEM #PrideInScience #LGBTQIAInSTEM #PrideInMarineMammalogy
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