2024
Genetics in the Ocean's Twilight Zone: Population Structure of the Glacier Lanternfish Across Its Distribution Range
María Quintela, Eva García-Seoane, Geir Dahle, Thor A. Klevjer, Webjørn Raunsgård Melle, Roger Lille-Langøy, Francois Besnier, Konstantinos Tsagarakis, Maxime Geoffroy, Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta, Eugenie Jacobsen, David Côté, Sofie Knutar, Laila Unneland, Espen Strand, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications
17
2024
Limited Parallelism in Genetic Adaptation to Brackish Water Bodies in European Sprat and Atlantic Herring
Mats E. Pettersson, María Quintela, Francois Besnier, Qiaoling Deng, Florian Berg, Cecilie Kvamme, Dorte Bekkevold, Mai-Britt Mosbech, Ignas Bunikis, Roger Lille-Langøy, Iole Leonori, Andreas Wallberg, Kevin Alan Glover, Leif Andersson
Genome Biology and Evolution (GBE)
16
2024
Introgression affects Salmo trutta juvenile life-history traits generations after stocking with non-native strains
Dorte Bekkevold, Francois Besnier, Thomas Frank-Gopolos, Einar E. Nielsen, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications
17
2024
A genetic method to infer ploidy and aberrant inheritance in triploid organisms
Aurelien Nicolas Delaval, Kevin Alan Glover, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, John B. Taggart, Francois Besnier, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Johanne Øyro, Sofie Nordaune Garnes-Gutvik, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Tom Johnny Hansen, Alison C. Harvey
Molecular Ecology Resources
2023
DNA and scale reading to identify repeat spawning in Atlantic salmon: Unique insights into patterns of iteroparity
Håvard Kaland, Alison C. Harvey, Øystein Skaala, Vidar Wennevik, Francois Besnier, Per Tommy Andersen-Fjeldheim, Sofie Knutar, Kaja Christine Andersen-Fjeldheim, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications
2023
Genetic study reveals local differentiation persisting in the face of high connectivity and a genomic inversion likely linked with sexual antagonism in a common marine fish
Eeva Jansson, Carl André, Maria Quintela, Kim Aleksander Tallaksen Halvorsen, Francois Besnier, Fernando Ayllon, Ellika Faust, Halvor Knutsen, Åsa Strand, Kevin Alan Glover
ICES Journal of Marine Science
80
p. 1103-1112
2023
Aquaculture-driven evolution of the salmon louse mtDNA genome
Karoline Hasti Rutle, Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Frank Nilsen, Alejandro Mateos-Rivera, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Eeva Jansson, Maria Quintela, Francois Besnier, Fernando Ayllon, Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications
16
p. 1328-1344
2023
Genetic study reveals local differentiation persisting in the face of high connectivity and a genomic inversion likely linked with sexual antagonism in a common marine fish
Eeva Jansson, Carl André, María Quintela, Kim Aleksander Tallaksen Halvorsen, Francois Besnier, Fernando Ayllon, Ellika Faust, Halvor Knutsen, Åsa Strand, Kevin Alan Glover
ICES Journal of Marine Science
80
p. 1103-1112
2023
Aquaculture-driven evolution of the salmon louse mtDNA genome
Karoline Hasti Rutle, Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Frank Nilsen, Alejandro Mateos-Rivera, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Eeva Jansson, María Quintela, Francois Besnier, Fernando Allyon, Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications
16
p. 1328-1344
2023
Overruled by nature: A plastic response to environmental change disconnects a gene and its trait
Francois Besnier, Øystein Skaala, Vidar Wennevik, Fernando Ayllon, Kjell Rong Utne, Per Tommy Andersen-Fjeldheim, Kaja Christine Andersen-Fjeldheim, Sofie Knutar, Kevin Alan Glover
Molecular Ecology
2022
Introgression of domesticated salmon changes life history and phenology of a wild salmon population
Francois Besnier, Fernando Ayllon, Øystein Skaala, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Per Tommy Fjeldheim, Kaja Christine Andersen, Sofie Knutar, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications
15
p. 853-864
2022
Geographic variation in gene flow from a genetically distinct migratory ecotype drives population genetic structure of coastal Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)
Bjørghild Breistein Seliussen, Geir Dahle, Torild Johansen, Francois Besnier, Maria Quintela, Per Erik Jorde, Halvor Knutsen, Jon-Ivar Westgaard, Kjell Harald Nedreaas, Eva Farestveit, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications
15
p. 1162-1176
2021
Linking dispersal connectivity to population structure and management boundaries for saithe in the Northeast Atlantic
Mari Skuggedal Myksvoll, Jennifer Ann Devine, Maria Quintela, Audrey J. Geffen, Richard David Marriott Nash, Anne Dagrun Sandvik, Francois Besnier, Atal Saha, Geir Dahle, Eeva Jansson, Kjell Harald Nedreaas, Torild Johansen
Marine Ecology Progress Series
680
p. 177-191
2021
The salmon louse genome: Copepod features and parasitic adaptations
Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Ketil Malde, Christiane Eichner, Michael Dondrup, Tomasz Furmanek, Francois Besnier, Anna Zofia Komisarczuk, Michael Nuhn, Sussie Dalvin, Rolf Brudvik Edvardsen, Sven Klages, Bruno Huettel, Kurt Stueber, Sindre Grotmol, Egil Erlingsson Karlsbakk, Paul Kersey, Jong S Leong, Kevin Alan Glover, Richard Reinhardt, Sigbjørn Lien, Inge Jonassen, Ben F Koop, Frank Nilsen
Genomics
113
p. 3666-3680
2021
Losing the 'arms race': Multiresistant salmon lice are dispersed throughout the North Atlantic Ocean
Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Frank Nilsen, Francois Besnier, Anne Stene, Ann-Kristin Tveten, Pål Arne Bjørn, Vidar Teis Aspehaug, Kevin Alan Glover
Royal Society Open Science
8
p. 1-10
2021
Genetic response to human-induced habitat changes in the marine environment: A century of evolution of European sprat in Landvikvannet, Norway
Maria Quintela Sanchez, Alex Richter-Boix, Dorte Bekkevold, Cecilie Kvamme, Florian Berg, Eeva Jansson, Geir Dahle, Francois Besnier, Richard David Marriott Nash, Kevin Alan Glover
Ecology and Evolution
11
p. 1691-1718
2020
Aquaculture-driven evolution: distribution of pyrethroid resistance in the salmon louse throughout the North Atlantic in the years 2000–2017
Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Frank Nilsen, Francois Besnier, Per Gunnar Espedal, Anne Stene, Ann-Kristin Tveten, Pål Arne Bjørn, Vidar Aspehaug, Kevin Glover
ICES Journal of Marine Science
77
p. 1806-1815
2020
Autosomal sdY pseudogenes explain discordances between phenotypic sex and DNA marker for sex identification in Atlantic salmon
Fernando Ayllon, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Francois Besnier, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Tom Johnny Hansen, Anna Wargelius, Rolf Brudvik Edvardsen, Kevin Glover
Frontiers in Genetics
11
p. 1-10
2020
Genome wide analysis reveals genetic divergence between Goldsinny wrasse populations
Eeva Jansson, Francois Besnier, Ketil Malde, Carl André, Geir Dahle, Kevin Glover
BMC Genetics
21
p. 1-15
2020
Genomic analysis reveals neutral and adaptive patterns that challenge the current management regime for East Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L
Torild Johansen, Francois Besnier, Maria Quintela Sanchez, Per Erik Jorde, Kevin Glover, Jon-Ivar Westgaard, Geir Dahle, Sigbjørn Lien, Matthew Peter Kent
Evolutionary Applications
p. 1-16
2020
“A cleaner break”: Genetic divergence between geographic groups and sympatric phenotypes revealed in ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)
Gaute Seljestad, Maria Quintela Sanchez, Ellika Faust, Kim Aleksander Tallaksen Halvorsen, Francois Besnier, Eeva Jansson, Geir Dahle, Halvor Knutsen, Carl André, Arild Folkvord, Kevin Glover
Ecology and Evolution
10
p. 6120-6135
2020
Chromosome aberrations in pressure-induced triploid Atlantic salmon
Kevin Glover, Alison C. Harvey, Tom Johnny Hansen, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Francois Besnier, J.B. Bos, Fernando Ayllon, John B. Taggart, Monica Favnebøe Solberg
BMC Genetics
21
p. 59
2020
Population structure of bycaught harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Norway
Maria Quintela Sanchez, Francois Besnier, Bjørghild Breistein Seliussen, Kevin Glover, Ulf Lindstrøm
Marine Biology Research
16
p. 141-147
2020
Epistatic regulation of growth in Atlantic salmon revealed: a QTL study performed on the domesticated-wild interface
Francois Besnier, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Alison C. Harvey, Gary R. Carvalho, Dorte Bekkevold, Martin I. Taylor, Simon Creer, Einar Eg Nielsen, Øystein Skaala, Fernando Ayllon, Geir Dahle, Kevin Glover
BMC Genetics
21
2019
Salmon Lice Sampled from Wild Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout Throughout Norway Display High Frequencies of the Genotype Associated with Pyrethroid Resistance
Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Frank Nilsen, Francois Besnier, Anne Stene, Pål Arne Bjørn, Ann-Kristin Tveten, Vidar Teis Aspehaug, Bengt Finstad, Kevin Glover
Aquaculture Environment Interactions
11
p. 459-468
2019
Salmon lice sampled from wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout throughout Norway display high frequencies of the genotype Associated with pyrethroid resistance
Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Frank Nilsen, Francois Besnier, Anne Stene, Pål Arne Bjørn, Ann-Kristin Tveten, Vidar Teis Aspehaug, Bengt Finstad, Kevin Glover
Aquaculture Environment Interactions
11
p. 459-468
2019
Evolutionary drivers of kype size in atlantic salmon (salmo salar): domestication, age and genetics
William Perry, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Francois Besnier, Lise Dyrhovden, Ivar Helge Matre, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Fernando Ayllon, Simon Creer, Martin Llewellyn, Martin I. Taylor, Gary Carvalho, Kevin Glover
Royal Society Open Science
6
2019
An extensive common‐garden study with domesticated and wild Atlantic salmon in the wild reveals impact on smolt production and shifts in fitness traits
Øystein Skaala, Francois Besnier, Reidar Borgstrøm, Bjørn Torgeir Barlaup, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Eirik Normann, Britt Iren Tjelle Østbø, Michael Möller Hansen, Kevin Glover
Evolutionary Applications
12
p. 1001-1016
2018
Implications for introgression: Has selection for fast growth altered the size threshold for precocious male maturation in domesticated Atlantic salmon?
Alison C. Harvey, Ove Tommy Skilbrei, Francois Besnier, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Kevin Glover
BMC Evolutionary Biology
18:188
p. 1-13
2018
Cryptic introgression: evidence that selection and plasticity mask the full phenotypic potential of domesticated Atlantic salmon in the wild
Kevin Glover, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Francois Besnier, Øystein Skaala
Scientific Reports
8:13966
p. 1-10
2018
Analysis of coastal cod (Gadus morhua L.) sampled on spawning sites reveals a genetic gradient throughout Norway's coastline
Geir Dahle, Maria Quintela Sanchez, Torild Johansen, Jon-Ivar Westgaard, Francois Besnier, Asgeir Aglen, Knut Eirik Jørstad, Kevin Glover
BMC Genetics
19
2018
Judging a salmon by its spots: Environmental variation is the primary determinant of spot patterns in Salmo salar
Katarina Mariann Jørgensen, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Francois Besnier, Anders Thorsen, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Øystein Skaala, Ketil Malde, Kevin Glover
BMC Ecology
18:14
p. 1-13
2017
A pedigree-based experiment reveals variation in salinity and thermal tolerance in the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis
Lina Ljungfeldt, Maria Quintela Sanchez, Francois Besnier, Frank Nilsen, Kevin Glover
Evolutionary Applications
10
p. 1007-1019
2017
The Phe362Tyr mutation conveying resistance to organophosphates occurs in high frequencies in salmon lice collected from wild salmon and trout
Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Francois Besnier, Anne Stene, Frank Nilsen, Pål Arne Bjørn, Ann-Kristin Tveten, Bengt Finstad, Vidar Aspehaug, Kevin Glover
Scientific Reports
7:14258
p. 1-10
2017
The mechanism (Phe362Tyr mutation) behind resistance in Lepeophtheirus salmonis pre-dates organophosphate use in salmon farming
Kiranpreet Kaur, Francois Besnier, Kevin Glover, Frank Nilsen, Vidar Teis Aspehaug, Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Tor Einar Horsberg
Scientific Reports
7
2017
Cloned and outbred Atlantic salmon display equal parasite dispersion when infected with the salmon louse
Kevin Glover, Tom Johnny Hansen, Francois Besnier, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Sussie Dalvin, Frank Nilsen
Aquaculture
480
p. 83-88
2017
Whole genome resequencing reveals diagnostic markers for investigating global migration and hybridization between minke whale species
Ketil Malde, Bjørghild Breistein Seliussen, Maria Quintela Sanchez, Geir Dahle, Francois Besnier, Hans J. Skaug, Nils Inge Øien, Hiroko Kato Solvang, Tore Haug, Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Naohisa Kanda, Luis A. Pastene, Inge Jonassen, Kevin Glover
BMC Genomics
18:76
p. 1-11
2015
Mitogenomic analysis of a 50-generation chicken pedigree reveals a rapid rate of mitochondrial evolution and evidence for paternal mtDNA inheritance
Michelle Alexander, Simon Y.W. Ho, Martyna Molak, Ross Barnett, Örjan Carlborg, Ben Dorshorst, Christa Honaker, Francois Besnier, Per Wahlberg, Keith Dobney, Paul Siegel, Leif Andersson, Greger Larson
Biology Letters
11
2015
Identification of quantitative genetic components of fitness variation in farmed, hybrid and native salmon in the wild
Francois Besnier, Kevin Glover, Sigbjørn Lien, Matthew Peter Kent, Michael Möller Hansen, Xia Shen, Øystein Skaala
Heredity
115
p. 47-55
2014
Genetic influences on brain gene expression in rats selected for tameness and aggression
Henrike O. Heyne, Susann Lautenschläger, Ronald Nelson, Francois Besnier, Maxime Rotival, Alexander Cagan, Rimma Kozhemyakina, Irina Z. Plyusnina, Lyudmila Trut, Örjan Carlborg, Enrico Petretto, Leonid Kruglyak, Svante Pääbo, Torsten Schöneberg, Frank W. Albert
Genetics
198
p. 1277-1290
2014
Human-induced evolution caught in action: SNP-array reveals rapid amphi-atlantic spread of pesticide resistance in the salmon ecotoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis
Francois Besnier, Matthew Peter Kent, Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Sigbjørn Lien, Ketil Malde, Rolf Edvardsen, Simon Taylor, Lina Ljungfeldt, Frank Nilsen, Kevin Glover
BMC Genomics
2013
Atlantic salmon populations invaded by farmed escapees: quantifying genetic introgression with a Bayesian approach and SNPs
Kevin Glover, Cino Pertoldi, Francois Besnier, Vidar Wennevik, Matthew Peter Kent, Øystein Skaala
BMC Genetics
14
2013
ParallelStructure: a R package to distribute parallel runs of the population genetics program STRUCTURE on multi-core computers
Francois Besnier, Kevin Glover
PLOS ONE
8
2013
Kva skjer med oppdrettslaksen sitt avkom i naturen?
Øystein Skaala, Kevin Glover, Terje Svåsand, Francois Besnier, Michael M. Hansen, Reidar Borgstrøm
Fisken og Havet, Særnummer
p. 18-19
2013
How does sequence variability affect de novo assembly quality?
Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Ketil Malde, Francois Besnier, Frank Nilsen, Inge Jonassen, Richard Reinhardt, Ben F. Koop, Sussie Trine Dalvin, Stig Mæhle, Heidi Kongshaug, Kevin Glover
Journal of Natural History
47
p. 901-910
2012
Performance of farmed, hybrid, and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) families in a natural river environment
Øystein Skaala, Kevin Glover, Bjørn Torgeir Barlaup, Terje Svåsand, Francois Besnier, Michael M. Hansen, Reidar Borgstrøm
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
69
p. 1994-2006
2012
Three Decades of Farmed Escapees in the Wild: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Atlantic Salmon Population Genetic Structure throughout Norway
Kevin Glover, María Quintela, Vidar Wennevik, Francois Besnier, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Øystein Skaala
PLOS ONE
7
2011
Investigating genetic change in wild populations: modelling gene flow from farm escapees
Francois Besnier, Kevin Alan Glover, Øystein Skaala
Aquaculture Environment Interactions
2
p. 75-86