Dr Alexander S. T. Papadopulos

Reader in Molecular Ecology and Genomics

Contact info

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).

  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. A 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.

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  3. Published

    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., May 2023, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40, 5, msad115.

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  4. Published

    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 Sept 2024, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291, 2031, p. 20240966

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  5. Published

    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., Aug 2021, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 30, 8, p. 1633-1642 10 p.

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  6. 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 Aug 2013, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 280, 1765, p. 20130960

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  7. 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., Jan 2014, In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 174, 1, p. 110-129 20 p.

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  8. Demographic 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.

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  9. Published

    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., Sept 2019, In: Evolution. 73, 9, p. 1986-1995 10 p.

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  10. Published

    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., Sept 2019, In: Evolution. 73, 9, p. 1996-2002 7 p.

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  11. 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 Aug 2014, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 369, 1648, p. 1-10

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  12. Published

    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, In: Nature Communications. 1294.

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  13. Published

    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., Jul 2022, In: Ecography. 2022, 7, e05880.

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  14. Published

    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., Aug 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 8345.

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  15. Published

    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., Mar 2023, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 7, 3, p. 414-423 10 p.

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  16. Published

    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 Apr 2021, In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 196, 1, p. 81-99 19 p.

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  17. 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., Sept 2009, In: Molecular Ecology. 18, 17, p. 3629-38 10 p.

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  18. Published

    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., Nov 2022, In: Molecular Ecology. 31, 22, p. 5846-5860 15 p.

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  19. Published

    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 May 2023, In: Systematic Biology. 72, 1, p. 106-119 14 p.

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  20. Published

    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., Jan 2023, In: Plant Ecology & Diversity. 15, 5-6, p. 179-182 4 p.

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  21. Published

    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 Dec 2022, In: Science. 378, 6623, eabf0869.

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  22. Published

    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., Aug 2023, In: Molecular Ecology. 32, 15, p. 4165-4180

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  23. Published

    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 May 2023, In: New Phytologist. 238, 3, p. 1305-1317 13 p.

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  24. Published

    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., Oct 2021, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38, 10, p. 4475-4492 18 p., msab188.

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  25. Published

    Rapid 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.

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  26. Rapid 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.

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  27. Published

    Safeguarding 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.

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  28. Published

    Seed 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.

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  29. Speciation 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.

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  30. Published

    Strong 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.

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  31. Published

    The 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.

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  32. Published

    The 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.

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  33. The 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.

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  34. Published

    Trait 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

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  35. Viviparity 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.

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  36. Commissioned report › Research › Peer-reviewed
  37. Published

    Genetic 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)

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  38. Review article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  39. Published

    Inference 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.

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  40. Published

    Madagascar'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.

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