• Distinct genetic clustering in the weakly differentiated polar cod, Boreogadus saida Lepechin, 1774 from East Siberian Sea to Svalbard 

      Sanchez, Maria Quintela; Bhat, Shripathi; Præbel, Kim; Gordeeva, Natalia; Seljestad, Gaute Wilhelmsen; Hanebrekke, Tanja Lexau; Mateos-Rivera, Alejandro; Vikebø, Frode Bendiksen; Zelenia, Daria; Cheng, Chi-Hing Christina; Johansen, Torild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-03)
      The cold-adapted polar cod Boreogadus saida, a key species in Arctic ecosystems, is vulnerable to global warming and ice retreat. In this study, 1257 individuals sampled in 17 locations within the latitudinal range of 75–81°N from Svalbard to East Siberian Sea were genotyped with a dedicated suite of 116 single-nucleotide polymorphic loci (SNP). The overall pattern of isolation by distance (IBD) ...
    • Population structure of bycaught harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Norway 

      Sanchez, Maria Quintela; Besnier, Francois; Seliussen, Bjørghild Breistein; Glover, Kevin; Lindstrøm, Ulf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-04)
      The preference for coastal habitats makes the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, vulnerable to fisheries conflicts and hence prone to die due to entangling in fishing nets. An opportunistic sampling of such casualties (134 individuals) in Norwegian waters was used to assess the genetic population structure of the species by SNP-genotyping at 78 loci. The results of genetic clustering obtained for ...