Poetry 5-7-5

2026

Does bird migration
increase bird speciation?
The methods decides.


Calabrese et al. (2025) Syst Biol
How can we awake
aperiodic cristals
from ancient slumber.


Gwee et al. (2025) Mol Ecol Res

2025

Net heterosis
flips chromosomes small and large.
Birds die. Days go by.


Pei et al.(2025) Mol Biol Evol
Matrilines attack,
for the hosts there is no hope.
Egg kaleidoscope.


Merondun et al (2025) Science
Anthropogenic
havoc. Communities shake.
Genomes grow and break.


Jiang et al. (2025) Funct Ecol
Two million bases
defy conformity. Meth
rebels follow lead.


Merondun & Wolf (2025) Mol Ecol
A flower once wild,
cast into digital chains.
A meadow once free.


Jiang et al. (2025) Sci Data
Crows on ancient trees
their twigs so discordantes!
May they rest in piece.


Gwee et al. (2025) Mol Ecol
e-pi, snp, e-pi.
pop must epigen combine.
e-pi, sni-pi, snap.


Mueller et al. (2025) Nat Commun

2024

Sauna, vodka, tea.
Inhale the North, speciate.
Even ants must pee.


Stankowski (2024) Evol J Linnean Soc
Years of fury on
ancient chromosomal dust.
Peace regained. Helas!


Mirarab et al. (2024) PNAS
Swallows, match your love!
tails and feathers, red or buff.
And genes will couple.


Shield et al. (2024) Science
colors on a tree
inverted reality
eert a no sroloc.


Knief et al (2024) Mol Biol Evol
2 cuckoo species
2 colour morphs in females
2 good 2 be true.


Merondun, Marques et al (2024) Sci Adv
Where do we come from?
Crossroads, dead ends, where to go?
Can we even know?


Roesti et al. (2023) CSH Perspect Biol