Evolution of fast-growing piscivorous herring in the young Baltic Sea

J Goodall, ME Pettersson, U Bergström… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The circumstances under which species diversify to genetically distinct lineages is a
fundamental question in biology. Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) is an extremely …

The origin and maintenance of supergenes contributing to ecological adaptation in Atlantic herring

M Jamsandekar, MS Ferreira, ME Pettersson… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Chromosomal inversions are associated with local adaptation in many species. However,
questions regarding how they are formed, maintained and impact various other evolutionary …

Convergent gene losses and pseudogenizations in multiple lineages of stomachless fishes

A Kato, S Pipil, C Ota, M Kusakabe… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
The regressive evolution of independent lineages often results in convergent phenotypes.
Several teleost groups display secondary loss of the stomach, and four gastric genes, atp4a …

Genetic Stock Identification Reveals Mismatches Between Management Areas and Population Genetic Structure in a Migratory Pelagic Fish

GW Seljestad, M Quintela, D Bekkevold… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable fisheries management is important for the continued harvest of the world's
marine resources, especially as they are increasingly challenged by a range of climatic and …

Copy number variation and elevated genetic diversity at immune trait loci in Atlantic and Pacific herring

F Mohamadnejad Sangdehi, MS Jamsandekar… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background Genome-wide comparisons of populations are widely used to explore the
patterns of nucleotide diversity and sequence divergence to provide knowledge on how …

Adaptation to seasonal reproduction and environment‐associated factors drive temporal and spatial differentiation in northwest Atlantic herring despite gene flow

AP Fuentes‐Pardo, R Stanley, C Bourne… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how marine organisms adapt to local environments is crucial for predicting
how populations will respond to global climate change. The genomic basis, environmental …

Genetic architecture of long-distance migration and population genomics of the endangered Japanese eel

YF Liu, YL Li, TF Xing, DX Xue, JX Liu - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Summary The Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica), a flagship anguillid species for
conservation, is known for its long-distance-oriented migration. However, our understanding …

Identity and relationships of the landlocked Rossfjordvatn hybrid herring, and other intergrades of Clupea pallasii and C. harengus in Northern Europe

P Strelkov, D Lajus, H Laakkonen, T Moum, R Väinölä - Marine Biology, 2025 - Springer
Pacific herring Clupea pallasii and Atlantic herring C. harengus are sister species of
Pliocene origin that now both occur in northeastern Europe. Atlantic herring is represented …

Environmental DNA monitoring of fish communities at the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm

JT Hestetun, K Mayers, S Mugu, TG Dahlgren - 2024 - norceresearch.brage.unit.no
Environmental impact assessment and regular environmental monitoring are prerequisites
for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of offshore wind farms (OWFs) …