Jesper Boman
Post doctoral at Department of Ecology and Genetics; Evolutionary Biology
- E-mail:
- jesper.boman@ebc.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Evolutionsbiologiskt centrum
Norbyvägen 18D
752 36 UPPSALA - Postal address:
- Evolutionsbiologiskt centrum
Norbyvägen 18D
752 36 UPPSALA
Short presentation
My research is in the field of evolutionary genetics where I specifically investigate how evolutionary processes such as mutation, recombination and selection affects the evolution of species. In particular, I've investigated these phenomena in birds and butterflies.

Publications
Selection of publications
Meiotic drive against chromosome fusions in butterfly hybrids
Part of Chromosome Research, 2024
- DOI for Meiotic drive against chromosome fusions in butterfly hybrids
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Part of BMC Biology, 2024
- DOI for Regulatory and evolutionary impact of DNA methylation in two songbird species and their naturally occurring F1 hybrids
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Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, 2021
- DOI for The Effects of GC-Biased Gene Conversion on Patterns of Genetic Diversity among and across Butterfly Genomes
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Recent publications
On the origin of an insular hybrid butterfly species
Part of Evolution, p. 510-524, 2025
- DOI for On the origin of an insular hybrid butterfly species
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Meiotic drive against chromosome fusions in butterfly hybrids
Part of Chromosome Research, 2024
- DOI for Meiotic drive against chromosome fusions in butterfly hybrids
- Download full text (pdf) of Meiotic drive against chromosome fusions in butterfly hybrids
Part of BMC Biology, 2024
- DOI for Regulatory and evolutionary impact of DNA methylation in two songbird species and their naturally occurring F1 hybrids
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Genetic architecture of speciation
2024
Nascent evolution of recombination rate differences as a consequence of chromosomal rearrangements
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2023
- DOI for Nascent evolution of recombination rate differences as a consequence of chromosomal rearrangements
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All publications
Articles in journal
On the origin of an insular hybrid butterfly species
Part of Evolution, p. 510-524, 2025
- DOI for On the origin of an insular hybrid butterfly species
- Download full text (pdf) of On the origin of an insular hybrid butterfly species
Meiotic drive against chromosome fusions in butterfly hybrids
Part of Chromosome Research, 2024
- DOI for Meiotic drive against chromosome fusions in butterfly hybrids
- Download full text (pdf) of Meiotic drive against chromosome fusions in butterfly hybrids
Part of BMC Biology, 2024
- DOI for Regulatory and evolutionary impact of DNA methylation in two songbird species and their naturally occurring F1 hybrids
- Download full text (pdf) of Regulatory and evolutionary impact of DNA methylation in two songbird species and their naturally occurring F1 hybrids
Nascent evolution of recombination rate differences as a consequence of chromosomal rearrangements
Part of PLOS Genetics, 2023
- DOI for Nascent evolution of recombination rate differences as a consequence of chromosomal rearrangements
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Base composition, codon usage and patterns of gene sequence evolution in butterflies.
Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, 2023
- DOI for Base composition, codon usage and patterns of gene sequence evolution in butterflies.
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Larger genomes show improved buffering of adult fitness against environmental stress in seed beetles
Part of Biology Letters, 2023
- DOI for Larger genomes show improved buffering of adult fitness against environmental stress in seed beetles
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Part of Molecular Ecology, p. 3513-3523, 2023
- DOI for Environmental stress during larval development induces DNA methylation shifts in the migratory painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui)
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Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, 2021
- DOI for The Effects of GC-Biased Gene Conversion on Patterns of Genetic Diversity among and across Butterfly Genomes
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