Höglund lab

Evolutionary conservation genomics

We study conservation biological issues by using genomic methods and population genetic theory. Our research focuses on understanding conservation biological problems using genetic information.

We analyze population genomic information from endangered species in order to find knowledge about how species can adapt to their environment and thereby resist changes such as a warmer climate.

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Group members

Research leader: Jacob Höglund

Group members: Gabriel David, Patrik Rödin Mörch, Theodore Squires, Alvin Wiwiet Susanto

Publications

Red Deer Resequencing Reveals the Importance of Sex Chromosomes for Reconstructing Late Quaternary Events

de Jong, Menno J.; Anaya, Gabriel; Niamir, Aidin; Perez-Gonzalez, Javier et al.

Part of Molecular biology and evolution, 2025
- DOI for Red Deer Resequencing Reveals the Importance of Sex Chromosomes for Reconstructing Late Quaternary Events
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Body size mediates latitudinal population differences in the response to chytrid fungus infection in two amphibians

Meurling, Sara; Siljestam, Mattias; Cortazar-Chinarro, Maria; Åhlen, David et al.

Part of Oecologia, p. 71-81, 2024
- DOI for Body size mediates latitudinal population differences in the response to chytrid fungus infection in two amphibians
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Association between the skin microbiome and MHC class II diversity in an amphibian

Cortazar-Chinarro, Maria; Richter-Boix, A.; Rödin Mörch, Patrik; Halvarsson, P. et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2024
- DOI for Association between the skin microbiome and MHC class II diversity in an amphibian
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Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis strain affects transcriptomic response in liver but not skin in latitudinal populations of the common toad (Bufo bufo)

Chondrelli, Niki; Kuehn, Emily; Meurling, Sara; Cortázar-Chinarro, Maria et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2024
- DOI for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis strain affects transcriptomic response in liver but not skin in latitudinal populations of the common toad (Bufo bufo)
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Species-genetic diversity correlation in a metacommunity of urban pond invertebrates

Johansson, Frank; Yildirim, Yeserin; Hyseni, Chaz; Heino, Jani et al.

Part of Basic and Applied Ecology, p. 114-122, 2024
- DOI for Species-genetic diversity correlation in a metacommunity of urban pond invertebrates
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Taxonomic revision of the king cobra Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836) species complex (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae), with the description of two new species

Das, Indraneil; Shankar, P. Gowri; Swamy, Priyanka; Williams, Rhiannon C. et al.

Part of European journal of taxonomy, p. 1-51, 2024
- DOI for Taxonomic revision of the king cobra Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836) species complex (Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae), with the description of two new species
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Inbreeding and genetic load in a pair of sibling grouse species: Tetrastes sewersowi and T. bonasia

Song, Kai; van der Valk, Tom; Gao, Bin; Halvarsson, Peter et al.

Part of Avian Research, 2024
- DOI for Inbreeding and genetic load in a pair of sibling grouse species: Tetrastes sewersowi and T. bonasia
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Population genomic data reveal low genetic diversity, divergence and local adaptation among threatened Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)

Lu, Qi; Wang, Pengcheng; Chang, Jiang; Chen, De et al.

Part of Avian Research, 2024
- DOI for Population genomic data reveal low genetic diversity, divergence and local adaptation among threatened Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
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A Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Annotation for the Clouded Apollo Butterfly (Parnassius mnemosyne): A Species of Global Conservation Concern

Höglund, Jacob; Dias, Guilherme; Olsen, Remi-André; Soares, André et al.

Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, 2024
- DOI for A Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Annotation for the Clouded Apollo Butterfly (Parnassius mnemosyne): A Species of Global Conservation Concern
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How genomics can help biodiversity conservation

Theissinger, Kathrin; Fernandes, Carlos; Formenti, Giulio; Bista, Iliana et al.

Part of Trends in Genetics, p. 545-559, 2023
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Research areas

Animal Ecology