Whittington Jason D.

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    Full circumpolar migration ensures evolutionary unity in the Emperor penguin
    (Nature Publishing Group, 2016-06-14) Cristofari, Robin ; Bertorelle, Giorgio ; Ancel, André ; Benazzo, Andrea ; Le Maho, Yvon ; Ponganis, Paul J. ; Stenseth, Nils Christian ; Trathan, Phil N. ; Whittington, Jason D. ; Zanetti, Enrico ; Zitterbart, Daniel ; Le Bohec, Céline ; Trucchi, Emiliano
    Defining reliable demographic models is essential to understand the threats of ongoing environmental change. Yet, in the most remote and threatened areas, models are often based on the survey of a single population, assuming stationarity and independence in population responses. This is the case for the Emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteri, a flagship Antarctic species that may be at high risk continent-wide before 2100. Here, using genome-wide data from the whole Antarctic continent, we reveal that this top-predator is organized as one single global population with a shared demography since the late Quaternary. We refute the view of the local population as a relevant demographic unit, and highlight that (i) robust extinction risk estimations are only possible by including dispersal rates and (ii) colony-scaled population size is rather indicative of local stochastic events, whereas the species’ response to global environmental change is likely to follow a shared evolutionary trajectory.
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    Avoiding pitfalls in interdisciplinary education
    (Inter-Research, 2017-12-27) Holt, Rebecca E. ; Woods, Pamela J. ; Ferreira, Ana S. A. ; Bardarson, Hlynur ; Bonanomi, Sara ; Boonstra, Wijnand J. ; Butler, William E. ; Diekert, Florian K. ; Fouzai, Nadia ; Holma, Maija ; Kokkalis, Alexandros ; Kvile, Kristina Øie ; Macdonald, Jed I. ; Malanski, Evandro ; Nieminen, Emmi ; Ottosen, Katharina M. ; Pedersen, Martin W. ; Richter, Andries ; Rogers, Lauren ; Romagnoni, Giovanni ; Snickars, Martin ; Törnroos, Anna ; Weigel, Benjamin ; Whittington, Jason D. ; Yletyinen, Johanna
    As the world’s social-environmental problems increasingly extend across boundaries, both disciplinary and political, there is a growing need for interdisciplinarity, not only in research per se, but also in doctoral education. We present the common pitfalls of interdisciplinary research in doctoral education, illustrating approaches towards solutions using the Nordic Centre for Research on Marine Ecosystems and Resources under Climate Change (NorMER) research network as a case study. We provide insights and detailed examples of how to overcome some of the challenges of conducting interdisciplinary research within doctoral studies that can be applied within any doctoral/postdoctoral education programme, and beyond. Results from a self-evaluation survey indicate that early-career workshops, annual meetings and research visits to other institutions were the most effective learning mechanisms, whereas single discipline-focused courses and coursework were among the least effective learning mechanisms. By identifying the strengths and weaknesses of components of NorMER, this case study can inform the design of future programmes to enhance interdisciplinarity in doctoral education, as well as be applied to science collaboration and academic research in general.