My research asks how ecological and evolutionary processes interact to generate and maintain biodiversity. I use methods spanning evolutionary genomics, experimental ecology, metagenomics and biogeography to investigate how species and ecosystems form and respond to environmental change. My background is in plant research, but I also work on fungal and animal systems (e.g. mycorrhizal fungi, fish, birds, reptiles) and am interested in any system suited to answering fundamental questions in ecology and evolution. I also develop new computational methods, including software for hypothesis testing in spatial ecology and bioinformatics.

 I am currently a post-doc in Alex Papadopulos' group, investigating the drivers of high biodiversity and the impacts of future land-use changes in the hyperdiverse Wallacea region of Indonesia.

2022

• PublishedFauxcurrence: 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedAncient 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.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRapid 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., Sep 2021, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38, 9, p. 3724-3736 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedAdvances in metabarcoding techniques bring us closer to reliable monitoring of the marine benthos
  Steyaert, M., Priestley, V., Osborne, O., Herraiz, A., Arnold, R. & Savolainen, V., 1 Nov 2020, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 57, 11, p. 2234–2245
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedStrong 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSympatric speciation in mountain roses (Metrosideros) on an oceanic island
  Osborne, O. G., Kafle, T., Brewer, T., Dobreva, M. P., Hutton, I. & Savolainen, V., 31 Aug 2020, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 375, 1806, p. 20190542
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedAdaptive Evolution Is Common in Rapid Evolutionary Radiations
  Nevado, B., Wong, E. L. Y., Osborne, O. G. & Filatov, D. A., 23 Sep 2019, In: Current Biology. 29, 18, p. 3081-3086.e5
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEcological 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., Sep 2019, In: Evolution. 73, 9, p. 1986-1995 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHow predictable is genome evolution?
  Coathup, M. J., Osborne, O. G. & Savolainen, V., 13 Sep 2019, In: Elife. 8
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPhylotranscriptomic Insights into the Diversification of Endothermic Thunnus Tunas
  Ciezarek, A. G., Osborne, O. G., Shipley, O. N., Brooks, E. J., Tracey, S. R., McAllister, J. D., Gardner, L. D., Sternberg, M. J. E., Block, B. & Savolainen, V., 1 Jan 2019, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36, 1, p. 84-96 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSpeciation in Howea Palms Occurred in Sympatry, Was Preceded by Ancestral Admixture, and Was Associated with Edaphic and Phenological Adaptation
  Osborne, O. G., Ciezarek, A., Wilson, T., Crayn, D., Hutton, I., Baker, W. J., Turnbull, C. G. N. & Savolainen, V., 1 Dec 2019, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36, 12, p. 2682-2697 16 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedArbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promote coexistence and niche divergence of sympatric palm species on a remote oceanic island
  Osborne, O. G., De-Kayne, R., Bidartondo, M. I., Hutton, I., Baker, W. J., Turnbull, C. G. N. & Savolainen, V., 1 Feb 2018, In: New Phytologist. 217, 3, p. 1254-1266 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedDemographic 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 journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMaintenance of Species Boundaries Despite Ongoing Gene Flow in Ragworts
  Osborne, O. G., Chapman, M. A., Nevado, B. & Filatov, D. A., 13 Apr 2016, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 8, 4, p. 1038-47 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedRapid speciation with gene flow following the formation of Mt. Etna
  Osborne, O., Batstone, T., Hiscock, S. & Filatov, D., 1 Sep 2013, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 5, 9, p. 1704-1715
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• PublishedRecent ecological selection on regulatory divergence is shaping clinal variation in senecio on Mount Etna
  Muir, G., Osborne, O. G., Sarasa, J., Hiscock, S. J. & Filatov, D. A., 31 Oct 2013, In: Evolution. 67, 10, p. 3032-42 11 p.
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