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. 2020
  2. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. 2019
  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 2017
  7. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. 2016
  11. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. 2015
  14. 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

  15. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review