Room: 305, 3rd Floor, Environment Centre Wales Building

Email: a.papadopulos[at]bangor.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1248 382234

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My research combines genetics and genomics with ecological analyses and experiments to study adaptation and speciation. I’m interested in how organisms adapt to their environment, the influence this can have on the evolution of reproductive isolation and the extent to which this can be a predictable and repeatable process. I’m particularly keen on the evolution and conservation of island plants, but it’s not unheard of for me to dabble with animals too (mainly fish).

Module Organiser

• BSX-3139: Molecular Ecology and Evolution

Module Contributor

• BSX-3150: Life in a Changing Climate
• BSX-2019: Principals of Life 2
• BNS-1004: Principals of Life 1
• BNS-1002: Organismal Diversity

I welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students with, or attempting to obtain, funding. I have a range of potential projects in evolutionary biology, particularly studying the genetics of adaptation and speciation.

2024

• PublishedAccounting for extinction dynamics unifies the geological and biological histories of Indo-Australian Archipelago
  Herrera-Alsina, L., Lancaster, L. T., Algar, A. C., Bocedi, G., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Gubry-Rangin, C., Osborne, O. G., Mynard, P., Creer, S., Villegas-Patraca, R., Made Sudiana, I., Fahri, F., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Nangoy, M., Iskandar, D. T., Juliandi, B., Burslem, D. F. R. P. & Travis, J. M. J., 30 Sept 2024, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291, 2031, p. 20240966
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• PublishedA new chromosome-assigned Mongolian gerbil genome allows characterization of complete centromeres and a fully heterochromatic chromosome
  Brekke, T. D., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Julia, E., Fornas, O., Fu, B., Yang, F., de la Fuente, R., Page, J., Baril, T., Hayward, A. & Mulley, J., May 2023, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40, 5, msad115.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGenetic assimilation of ancestral plasticity during parallel adaptation to Zinc contamination in Silene uniflora
  Wood, D., Holmberg, J., Osborne, O., Helmstetter, A. J., Dunning, L. T., Ellison, A., Smith, R. J., Lighten, J. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., Mar 2023, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 7, 3, p. 414-423 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• SubmittedHigh standing diversity masks extreme genetic erosion in a declining snake
  Pozzi, A., Owens, J. B., Üveges, B., Major, T., Morris, E., Graham, S., Togridou, A., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Wüster, W. & Barlow, A., 21 Sept 2023, (Submitted) p. 1-28, 28 p. (bioRxiv).
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• PublishedImpact of Phylogenetic Tree Completeness and Misspecification of Sampling Fractions on Trait Dependent Diversification Models
  Mynard, P., Algar, A., Lancaster, L. T., Bocedi, G., Fahri, F., Gubry-Rangin, C., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Nangoy, M., Osborne, O., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B., Travis, J. & Herrera-Alsina, L., 19 May 2023, In: Systematic Biology. 72, 1, p. 106-119 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIntroduction to special issue: the ecology and evolution of plants in extreme environments
  Picó, F. X., Abbott, R. J., Llambi, L. D., Rajakaruna, N., Papadopulos, A. S. T. & Nagy, L., Jan 2023, In: Plant Ecology & Diversity. 15, 5-6, p. 179-182 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMaintenance and expansion of genetic and trait variation following domestication in a clonal crop
  White, O. W., Biswas, M. K., Abebe, W. M., Dussert, Y., Kadebe, F., Nichols, R. A., Buggs, R. J. A., Demissew, S., Woldeyes, F., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Schwarzacher, T., Heslop-Harrison, P. J. S., Wilkin, P. & Borrell, J. S., Aug 2023, In: Molecular Ecology. 32, 15, p. 4165-4180
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMapping the root systems of individual trees in a natural community using genotyping-by-sequencing
  Osborne, O., Dobreva, M. P., Papadopulos, A. S. T., de Moura, M. S. B., Brunello, A. T., de Queiroz, L. P., Pennington, R. T., Lloyd, J. & Savolainen, V., 1 May 2023, In: New Phytologist. 238, 3, p. 1305-1317 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• PublishedFauxcurrence: simulating multi-species occurrences for null models in species distribution modelling and biogeography
  Osborne, O., Fell, H. G., Atkins, H., Tol, J. V., Phillips, D., Herrerra-Alsina, L., Mynard, P., Bocedi, G., Gubry-Rangin, C., Lancaster, L. T., Creer, S., Nangoy, M., Fahri, F., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B., Travis, J., Papadopulos, A. S. T. & Algar, A. C., Jul 2022, In: Ecography. 2022, 7, e05880.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGenetic ancestry of introduced populations of sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) in Wales
  Owens, J. B., Wilkinson, J. W., Wüster, W., Barlow, A. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., 11 Oct 2022, Bangor: Natural Resources Wales. 32 p. (NRW Evidence Report; no. 596)
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• PublishedHybridisation and chloroplast capture between distinct Themeda triandra lineages in Australia
  Dunning, L. T., Olofsson, J., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Hibdige, S. G. S., Hidalgo, O., Leitch, I. J., Baleeiro, P. C., Ntshangase, S., Barker, N. & Jobson, R. W., Nov 2022, In: Molecular Ecology. 31, 22, p. 5846-5860 15 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMadagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use
  Antonelli, A., Smith, R. J., Perrigo, A. L., Crottini, A., Hackel, J., Testo, W., Farooq, H., Torres Jiménez, M. F., Andela, N., Andermann, T., Andriamanohera, A. M., Andriambololonera, S., Bachman, S. P., Bacon, C. D., Baker, W. J., Belluardo, F., Birkinshaw, C., Borrell, J. S., Cable, S., Canales, N. A., Carrillo, J. D., Clegg, R., Clubbe, C., Cooke, R. S. C., Damasco, G., Dhanda, S., Edler, D., Faurby, S., de Lima Ferreira, P., Fisher, B. L., Forest, F., Gardiner, L. M., Goodman, S. M., Grace, O. M., Guedes, T. B., Henniges, M. C., Hill, R., Lehmann, C. E. R., Lowry, P. P., Marline, L., Matos-Maraví, P., Moat, J., Neves, B., Nogueira, M. G. C., Onstein, R. E., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Perez-Escobar, O. A., Phelps, L. N., Phillipson, P. B., Pironon, S., Przelomska, N. A. S., Rabarimanarivo, M., Rabehevitra, D., Raharimampionona, J., Rajaonah, M. T., Rajaonary, F., Rajaovelona, L. R., Rakotoarinivo, M., Rakotoarisoa, A. A., Rakotoarisoa, S. E., Rakotomalala, H. N., Rakotonasolo, F., Ralaiveloarisoa, B. A., Ramirez-Herranz, M., Randriamamonjy, J. E. N., Randriamboavonjy, T., Randrianasolo, V., Rasolohery, A., Ratsifandrihamanana, A. N., Ravololomanana, N., Razafiniary, V., Razanajatovo, H., Razanatsoa, E., Rivers, M., Sayol, F., Silvestro, D., Vorontsova, M. S., Walker, K., Walker, B. E., Wilkin, P., Williams, J., Ziegler, T., Zizka, A. & Ralimanana, H., 2 Dec 2022, In: Science. 378, 6623, eabf0869.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMadagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities
  Ralimanana, H., Perrigo, A. L., Smith, R. J., Borrell, J. S., Faurby, S., Rajaonah, M. T., Randriamboavonjy, T., Vorontsova, M. S., Cooke, R. S. C., Phelps, L. N., Sayol, F., Andela, N., Andermann, T., Andriamanohera, A. M., Andriambololonera, S., Bachman, S. P., Bacon, C. D., Baker, W. J., Belluardo, F., Birkinshaw, C., Cable, S., Canales, N. A., Carrillo, J. D., Clegg, R., Clubbe, C., Crottini, A., Damasco, G., Dhanda, S., Edler, D., Farooq, H., de Lima Ferreira, P., Fisher, B. L., Forest, F., Gardiner, L. M., Goodman, S. M., Grace, O. M., Guedes, T. B., Hackel, J., Henniges, M. C., Hill, R., Lehmann, C. E. R., Lowry, P. P., Marline, L., Matos-Maraví, P., Moat, J., Neves, B., Nogueira, M. G. C., Onstein, R. E., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Perez-Escobar, O. A., Phillipson, P. B., Pironon, S., Przelomska, N. A. S., Rabarimanarivo, M., Rabehevitra, D., Raharimampionona, J., Rajaonary, F., Rajaovelona, L. R., Rakotoarinivo, M., Rakotoarisoa, A. A., Rakotoarisoa, S. E., Rakotomalala, H. N., Rakotonasolo, F., Ralaiveloarisoa, B. A., Ramirez-Herranz, M., Randriamamonjy, J. E. N., Randrianasolo, V., Rasolohery, A., Ratsifandrihamanana, A. N., Ravololomanana, N., Razafiniary, V., Razanajatovo, H., Razanatsoa, E., Rivers, M., Silvestro, D., Testo, W., Torres Jiménez, M. F., Walker, K., Walker, B. E., Wilkin, P., Williams, J., Ziegler, T., Zizka, A. & Antonelli, A., 2 Dec 2022, In: Science. 378, 6623, eadf1466.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• PublishedSafeguarding Imperiled Biodiversity and Evolutionary Processes in the Wallacea Center of Endemism
  Struebig, M., Aninta, S. G., Beger, M., Bani, A., Barus, H., Brace, S., Davies, Z., De Brauwer, M., Diele, K., Djakiman, C., Djamaluddin, R., Drinkwater, R., Drumbell, A., Evans, D., Fusi, M., Herrera-Alsina, L., Iksander, D. T., Jompa, J., Juliandi, B., Lancaster, L. T., Limmon, G., Lindawati , Lo, M. G. Y., Lupiyaningdyah , P., McCannon, M., Meijaard, E., Mitchell, S. L., Mumbunan, S., O'Connell, D., Osborne, O., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Rahajoe, J. S., Rosaria, Rossiter, S. J., Rugayah, Rustiami, H., Salzmann, U., Sheherazade, Sudiana, I. M., Sukara, E., Tasirin, J. S., Tjoa, A., Travis, J. M. J., Trethowan, L., Trianto, A., Utteridge, T., Voigt, M., Winarni, N., Zakaria, Z., Edwards, D. P., Frantz, L. & Supriatna, J., Nov 2022, In: BioScience. 72, 11, p. 1118-1130 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe missing link in biogeographic reconstruction: Accounting for lineage extinction rewrites history
  Herrera‐Alsina, L., Algar, A. C., Lancaster, L. T., Ornelas, J. F., Bocedi, G., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Gubry-Rangin, C., Osborne, O., Mynard, P., Sudiana, I. M., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Juliandi, B. & Travis, J., Nov 2022, In: Journal of Biogeography. 49, 11, p. 1941-1951 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedAncient geological dynamics impact neutral biodiversity accumulation and are detectable in phylogenetic reconstructions
  Herrera‐Alsina, L., Algar, A. C., Bocedi, G., Gubry‐Rangin, C., Lancaster, L., Mynard, P., Osborne, O., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Creer, S., Nangoy, M., Fahri, F., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B. & Travis, J. M. J., Aug 2021, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 30, 8, p. 1633-1642 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGeographical structure of genetic diversity in Loudetia simplex (Poaceae) in Madagascar and South Africa
  Hagl, P. A., Gargiulo, R., Fay, M. F., Solofondranohatra, C., Salmona, J., Suescun, U., Rakotomalala, N., Lehmann, C. E. R., Besnard, G., Papadopulos, A. S. T. & Vorontsova, M. S., 15 Apr 2021, In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 196, 1, p. 81-99 19 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMolecular Clocks and Archeogenomics of a Late Period Egyptian Date Palm Leaf Reveal Introgression from Wild Relatives and Add Timestamps on the Domestication
  Pérez-Escobar, O. A., Bellott, S., Przelomska, N. A. S., Flowers, J. M., Nesbitt, M., Ryan, P., Gutaker, R. M., Gros-Balthazard, M., Wells, T., Kuhnhäuser, B. G., Schley, R., Bogarin, D., Dodsworth, S., Diaz, R., Lehmann, M., Petoe, P., Eiserhardt, W. L., Preick, M., Hofreiter, M., Hajdas, I., Purugganan, M., Antonelli, A., Gravendeel, B., Leitch, I. J., Jimenez, M. F. T., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Chomicki, G., Renner, S. S. & Baker, W. J., Oct 2021, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38, 10, p. 4475-4492 18 p., msab188.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRapid Parallel Adaptation to Anthropogenic Heavy Metal Pollution
  Papadopulos, A. S. T., Helmstetter, A. J., Osborne, O., Comeault, A., Wood, D., Straw, E. A., Mason, L., Fay, M. F., Parker, J., Dunning, L. T., Foote, A., Smith, R. J. & Lighten, J., Sept 2021, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38, 9, p. 3724-3736 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe demographic history of Madagascan micro-endemics: have rare species always been rare?
  Helmstetter, A. J., Cable, S., Rakotonasolo, F., Rabarijaona, R., Rakotoarinivo, M., Eiserhardt, W. L., Baker, W. J. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., 29 Sept 2021, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288, 1959, 20210957.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedInference of natural selection from ancient DNA
  Dehasque, M., Ávila-Arcos, M. C., Díez‐del‐Molino, D., Fumagalli, M., Guschanski, K., Lorenzen, E., Malaspinas, A.-S., Marques-Bonet, T., Martin, M. D., Murray, G., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Therkildsen, N. O., Wegmann, D., Dalén, L. & Foote, A., Apr 2020, In: Evolution Letters. 4, 2, p. 94-108 15 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• PublishedStrong divergent selection at multiple loci in two closely related species of ragworts adapted to high and low elevations on Mount Etna
  Wong, E. L. Y., Nevado, B., Osborne, O. G., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Bridle, J. R., Hiscock, S. J. & Filatov, D. A., Jan 2020, In: Molecular Ecology. 29, 2, p. 394-412 19 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedTrait evolution and historical biogeography shape assemblages of annual killifish
  Helmstetter, A. J., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Igea, J. & Van Dooren, T. J. M., Sept 2020, In: Journal of Biogeography. 47, 9, p. 1955-1965
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedEcological speciation in sympatric palms: 3. Genetic map reveals genomic islands underlying species divergence in Howea
  Papadopulos, A. S. T., Igea, J., Dunning, L. T., Osborne, O., Quan, X., Pellicer, J., Turnbull, C., Hutton, I., Baker, W. J., Butlin, R. K. & Savolainen, V., Sept 2019, In: Evolution. 73, 9, p. 1986-1995 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEcological speciation in sympatric palms: 4. Demographic analyses support speciation of Howea in the face of high gene flow
  Papadopulos, A. S. T., Igea, J., Smith, T. P., Hutton, I., Baker, W. J., Butlin, R. K. & Savolainen, V., Sept 2019, In: Evolution. 73, 9, p. 1996-2002 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedEvolutionary genetics of immunological supertypes reveals two faces of the Red Queen
  Lighten, J., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Mohammed, R. S., Ward, B. J., Paterson, I., Ballie, L., Bradbury, I. R., Hendry, A. P., Bentzen, P. & van Oosterhout, C., 2017, In: Nature Communications. 1294.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedField-based species identification of closely-related plants using real-time nanopore sequencing
  Parker, J., Helmstetter, A. J., Davey, D., Wilkinson, T. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., Aug 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 8345.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSeed size and its rate of evolution correlate with species diversification across angiosperms
  Igea, J., Miller, E. F., Papadopulos, A. S. T. & Tanentzap, A. J., 2017, In: PLoS Biology. 15, 7, e2002792.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedDemographic history of speciation in a Senecio altitudinal hybrid zone on Mt. Etna
  Filatov, D. A., Osborne, O. G. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., Jun 2016, In: Molecular Ecology. 25, 11, p. 2467-81 15 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedViviparity stimulates diversification in an order of fish
  Helmstetter, A. J., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Igea, J., Van Dooren, T. J. M., Leroi, A. M. & Savolainen, V., 12 Apr 2016, In: Nature Communications. 7, 11271.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedA comparative analysis of island floras challenges taxonomy-based biogeographical models of speciation
  Igea, J., Bogarín, D., Papadopulos, A. S. T. & Savolainen, V., Feb 2015, In: Evolution. 69, 2, p. 482-91 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRapid Y degeneration and dosage compensation in plant sex chromosomes
  Papadopulos, A. S. T., Chester, M., Ridout, K. & Filatov, D. A., 20 Oct 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 42, p. 13021-6 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedCorrelates of hyperdiversity in southern African ice plants (Aizoaceae)
  Valente, L. M., Britton, A. W., Powell, M. P., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Burgoyne, P. M. & Savolainen, V., Jan 2014, In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 174, 1, p. 110-129 20 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEvaluation of genetic isolation within an island flora reveals unusually widespread local adaptation and supports sympatric speciation
  Papadopulos, A. S. T., Kaye, M., Devaux, C., Hipperson, H., Lighten, J., Dunning, L. T., Hutton, I., Baker, W. J., Butlin, R. K. & Savolainen, V., 5 Aug 2014, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 369, 1648, p. 1-10
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedConvergent evolution of floral signals underlies the success of Neotropical orchids
  Papadopulos, A. S. T., Powell, M. P., Pupulin, F., Warner, J., Hawkins, J. A., Salamin, N., Chittka, L., Williams, N. H., Whitten, W. M., Loader, D., Valente, L. M., Chase, M. W. & Savolainen, V., 22 Aug 2013, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 280, 1765, p. 20130960
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedSpeciation with gene flow on Lord Howe Island
  Papadopulos, A. S. T., Baker, W. J., Crayn, D., Butlin, R. K., Kynast, R. G., Hutton, I. & Savolainen, V., 9 Aug 2011, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108, 32, p. 13188-93 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

• PublishedThe uneven phylogeny and biogeography of Erodium (Geraniaceae): radiations in the Mediterranean and recent recurrent intercontinental colonization
  Fiz-Palacios, O., Vargas, P., Vila, R., Papadopulos, A. S. T. & Aldasoro, J. J., Dec 2010, In: Annals of Botany. 106, 6, p. 871-84 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

• PublishedHow sympatric is speciation in the Howea palms of Lord Howe Island?
  Babik, W., Butlin, R. K., Baker, W. J., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Boulesteix, M., Anstett, M.-C., Lexer, C., Hutton, I. & Savolainen, V., Sept 2009, In: Molecular Ecology. 18, 17, p. 3629-38 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• NERC Peer Review College Member

  2020 →

  Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Contributor)

2019

• Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (Journal)

  13 Nov 2019 →

  Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)

2017

• Plant Ecology & Diversity (Journal)

  Jan 2017 →

  Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)

• Rapid, parallel adaptation in the Anthropocene - top up grant

  19/02/2021 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• Wallacea region - understanding biodiversity and evolutionary responses to environmental change

  01/01/2021 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• KESS II East PhD Upgrade with Brymbo Heritage Trust- BUK2E026

  01/06/2020 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)

• Forecasting potential biodiversity losses in Wallacea from ecological and evolutionary patterns and processes

  12/11/2018 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• Paradigm for Novel Dynamic Oceanic Resource Assessments PANDORA (Grant no. 773713)

  01/05/2018 – 31/12/2199 (Active)

• Rapid, parallel adaptation in the Anthropocene

  19/02/2018 – 30/09/2023 (Finished)

  Links:

  • http://labadopulos.co.uk