Dr Alexander S. T. Papadopulos

Senior Lecturer Lecturer in Biology (Molecular Ecology)

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. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. 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

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. 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)

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

  8. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review