Al Roca @AlfredLRoca
Conservation and population genetics. Personal account, not official in any way. **This account is only rarely checked** Joined December 2016-
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Only ONE WEEK left to register for the 1st International Conference on Palaeogenomics 23-26/6 👀 Deadline: 8th May There will be amazing ancient DNA talks, posters, and networking opportunities! Conference program: icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/program/ Register: icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/registration/
We also uncover evidence of past hybridization and find that human-driven habitat fragmentation is now causing isolation and genetic drift, highlighting the urgent need for conservation: nature.com/articles/s4146…
Elephant Genomes Reveal A Past Of Continental Connectivity And A Future Of Increasing Isolation – Eurasia Review eurasiareview.com/17042026-eleph…
Genetic trouble detected in isolated African elephant populations reuters.com/business/envir…
African elephant genomes reveal a past of continental connectivity and a future of increasing isolation phys.org/news/2026-04-a… via @physorg_com
🐘 Using 232 genomes across 17 countries, @PatriciaChrzan, @AlfredLRoca and the rest of us explore forest and savanna #AfricanElephant evolutionary ecology
Elephant genomes reveal a past of continental connectivity and a future of increasing isolation, via @EurekAlert! @uni_copenhagen eurekalert.org/news-releases/…
Elephant genomes reveal a past of continental connectivity and a future of increasing isolation, via @EurekAlert! @uni_copenhagen eurekalert.org/news-releases/…
Elephant Genomes Unveil Past Links, Future Isolation miragenews.com/elephant-genom…
📣 Check out this new paper: a huge effort for the largest terrestrial animal! 🐘🌍🧬 Using 232 high-depth genomes, we can now explore the evolutionary history (and possible future) of elephants in unprecedented detail. nature.com/articles/s4146… Led by @PatriciaChrzan
Insights into forest elephants, what makes them their own, unique species, and the real scoop from the man leading the charge! Check out the replay from our Conservation Chat with Dr. Alfred Roca youtu.be/IyUBUFhEcFs
Conservation Chat with Dr Alfred Roca youtu.be/IyUBUFhEcFs?si… via @YouTube
Congen Global International Course Recent Advances In Conservation Genetics Brazil 2026 congenglobal.org/brazil2026/
Survey raises estimate of African forest elephant numbers phys.org/news/2025-11-s… via @physorg_com
Climate change is occurring due to greenhouse gas emissions. But @Nature should be embarrassed for publishing nonsense.
Study overestimating economic impact of climate change retracted, though central banks already used it trib.al/p9BTK33
New research from Al Roca and Yasuko Ishida reveals that nearly half of Oregon’s elk carry a genetic variant that may help them resist chronic wasting disease, which can help slow down the spread of the disease in the state ➡️aces.illinois.edu/news/almost-ha… DOI: academic.oup.com/jhered/advance…
Almost half of Oregon elk population carries advantageous genetic variant against chronic wasting disease, study shows phys.org/news/2025-11-o… via @physorg_com
Congrats to my grad student Wesley Au, and the other co-authors phys.org/news/2025-11-w… via @physorg_com
Our next Conservation Chat will be incredible! Helene Barnes will join us from Sumatra to talk elephants, community approaches, and more! Thursday, October 30th at 4pm PST As always, attendance is free! Register to attend here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/K27bHxP/Con…
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