Dr Alexander S. T. Papadopulos
Uwch Darlithydd

Contact info
Room: 305, 3rd Floor, Environment Centre Wales Building
Email: a.papadopulos[at]bangor.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1248 382234
Web: Labadopulos MEFGL GoogleScholar ResearchGate
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).
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A comparative analysis of island floras challenges taxonomy-based biogeographical models of speciation
Igea, J., Bogarín, D., Papadopulos, A. S. T. & Savolainen, V., Chwef 2015, Yn: Evolution. 69, 2, t. 482-91 10 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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A 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., Mai 2023, Yn: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40, 5, msad115.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Accounting 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 Medi 2024, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291, 2031, t. 20240966Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Ancient 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., Awst 2021, Yn: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 30, 8, t. 1633-1642 10 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Convergent 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 Awst 2013, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 280, 1765, t. 20130960Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Correlates 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., Ion 2014, Yn: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 174, 1, t. 110-129 20 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Demographic history of speciation in a Senecio altitudinal hybrid zone on Mt. Etna
Filatov, D. A., Osborne, O. G. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., Meh 2016, Yn: Molecular Ecology. 25, 11, t. 2467-81 15 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Ecological 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., Medi 2019, Yn: Evolution. 73, 9, t. 1986-1995 10 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Ecological 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., Medi 2019, Yn: Evolution. 73, 9, t. 1996-2002 7 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Evaluation 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 Awst 2014, Yn: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 369, 1648, t. 1-10Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Evolutionary 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, Yn: Nature Communications. 1294.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Fauxcurrence: 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., Gorff 2022, Yn: Ecography. 2022, 7, e05880.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Field-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., Awst 2017, Yn: Scientific Reports. 7, 8345.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Genetic 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., Maw 2023, Yn: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 7, 3, t. 414-423 10 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Genomics and morphometry of herbarium specimens elucidate the origin of the Cape Verde date palm (Phoenix atlantica A.Chev.) and highlight its agronomic potential
Vian, J. C., Pérez-Escobar, O. A., Baker, W. J., Bonhomme, V., Ferrand, S., Ivorra, S., Kaczmarek, T., Pagnoux, C., Terral, J.-F., Wales, N., Purugganan, M. D., Creer, S., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Bellot, S. & Gros-Batlthazard, M., 11 Chwef 2025, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Plants, People, Planet.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Geographical 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 Ebr 2021, Yn: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 196, 1, t. 81-99 19 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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How 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., Medi 2009, Yn: Molecular Ecology. 18, 17, t. 3629-38 10 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Hybridisation 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., Tach 2022, Yn: Molecular Ecology. 31, 22, t. 5846-5860 15 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Impact 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 Mai 2023, Yn: Systematic Biology. 72, 1, t. 106-119 14 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Introduction 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., Ion 2023, Yn: Plant Ecology & Diversity. 15, 5-6, t. 179-182 4 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Madagascar'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 Rhag 2022, Yn: Science. 378, 6623, eabf0869.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Maintenance 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., Awst 2023, Yn: Molecular Ecology. 32, 15, t. 4165-4180Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Mapping 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 Mai 2023, Yn: New Phytologist. 238, 3, t. 1305-1317 13 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Molecular 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., Hyd 2021, Yn: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38, 10, t. 4475-4492 18 t., msab188.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Plastic responses to past environments shape adaptation to novel selection pressures
Coates, S., Comeault, A., Wood, D. P., Fay, M. F., Creer, S., Osborne, O., Dunning, L. T. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., 30 Ion 2025, Yn: PNAS. 122, 5, e2409541122.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid