Niclas Backström

No Preference for Performance: Host Plant Preference, Offspring Performance and Host Plant Distribution in the Butterfly Aricia artaxerxes

Larsson Åberg, Vanda; Boman, Jesper; Backström, Niclas; Lind, Martin I.

Ingår i Ecology and Evolution, 2026

• DOI för No Preference for Performance: Host Plant Preference, Offspring Performance and Host Plant Distribution in the Butterfly Aricia artaxerxes
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Resource Availability Modulates Gene Expression Across Life Stages in a Migratory Butterfly

Shipilina, Daria; Höök, Lars; Näsvall, Karin; Talla, Venkat et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, 2026

• DOI för Resource Availability Modulates Gene Expression Across Life Stages in a Migratory Butterfly
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An Equatorial Hemispheric Barrier Shapes the Diversification of Migratory Belenois Butterflies

Janiczek, Anna; Palahi i Torres, Aleix; Dapporto, Leonardo; Diaz-martinez, Gemma et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, 2026

• DOI för An Equatorial Hemispheric Barrier Shapes the Diversification of Migratory Belenois Butterflies
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Evolution of Hybrid Inviability Associated With Chromosome Fusions

Boman, Jesper; Näsvall, Karin; Vila, Roger; Wiklund, Christer et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, 2025

• DOI för Evolution of Hybrid Inviability Associated With Chromosome Fusions
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A north-south hemispheric migratory divide in the butterfly Vanessa cardui

Garcia-Berro, Aurora; Shipilina, Daria; Backström, Niclas; Suchan, Tomasz et al.

Ingår i Nature Communications, 2025

• DOI för A north-south hemispheric migratory divide in the butterfly Vanessa cardui
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No Preference for Performance: Host Plant Preference, Offspring Performance and Host Plant Distribution in the Butterfly Aricia artaxerxes

Larsson Åberg, Vanda; Boman, Jesper; Backström, Niclas; Lind, Martin I.

Ingår i Ecology and Evolution, 2026

• DOI för No Preference for Performance: Host Plant Preference, Offspring Performance and Host Plant Distribution in the Butterfly Aricia artaxerxes
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Resource Availability Modulates Gene Expression Across Life Stages in a Migratory Butterfly

Shipilina, Daria; Höök, Lars; Näsvall, Karin; Talla, Venkat et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, 2026

• DOI för Resource Availability Modulates Gene Expression Across Life Stages in a Migratory Butterfly
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An Equatorial Hemispheric Barrier Shapes the Diversification of Migratory Belenois Butterflies

Janiczek, Anna; Palahi i Torres, Aleix; Dapporto, Leonardo; Diaz-martinez, Gemma et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, 2026

• DOI för An Equatorial Hemispheric Barrier Shapes the Diversification of Migratory Belenois Butterflies
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Evolution of Hybrid Inviability Associated With Chromosome Fusions

Boman, Jesper; Näsvall, Karin; Vila, Roger; Wiklund, Christer et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, 2025

• DOI för Evolution of Hybrid Inviability Associated With Chromosome Fusions
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A north-south hemispheric migratory divide in the butterfly Vanessa cardui

Garcia-Berro, Aurora; Shipilina, Daria; Backström, Niclas; Suchan, Tomasz et al.

Ingår i Nature Communications, 2025

• DOI för A north-south hemispheric migratory divide in the butterfly Vanessa cardui
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Trans-Atlantic Dispersal and Introgression Explain Holarctic Disjunct Distributions in Vanessa Butterflies

Palahi i Torres, Aleix; Garcia-Berro, Aurora; Dinca, Vlad; Voda, Raluca et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, 2025

• DOI för Trans-Atlantic Dispersal and Introgression Explain Holarctic Disjunct Distributions in Vanessa Butterflies
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On the origin of an insular hybrid butterfly species

Boman, Jesper; Nolen, Zachary J.; Backström, Niclas

Ingår i Evolution, s. 510-524, 2025

• DOI för On the origin of an insular hybrid butterfly species
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Isotope geolocation and population genomics in Vanessa cardui: Short- and long-distance migrants are genetically undifferentiated

Reich, Megan S.; Shipilina, Daria; Talla, Venkat; Bahleman, Farid et al.

Ingår i PNAS Nexus, 2025

• DOI för Isotope geolocation and population genomics in Vanessa cardui: Short- and long-distance migrants are genetically undifferentiated
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Divergence in expression of a singing-related neuroplasticity gene in the brains of 2 Ficedula flycatchers and their hybrids

Wheatcroft, David; Backström, Niclas; Dutoit, Ludovic; McFarlane, S. Eryn et al.

Ingår i G3, 2025

• DOI för Divergence in expression of a singing-related neuroplasticity gene in the brains of 2 Ficedula flycatchers and their hybrids
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The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics

Mc Cartney, Ann M.; Formenti, Giulio; Mouton, Alice; De Panis, Diego et al.

Ingår i NPJ BIODIVERSITY, 2024

• DOI för The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics
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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.

Ingår i Genome Biology and Evolution, 2024

• DOI för A Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Annotation for the Clouded Apollo Butterfly (Parnassius mnemosyne): A Species of Global Conservation Concern
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Meiotic drive against chromosome fusions in butterfly hybrids

Boman, Jesper; Wiklund, Christer; Vila, Roger; Backström, Niclas

Ingår i Chromosome Research, 2024

• DOI för Meiotic drive against chromosome fusions in butterfly hybrids
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Temporal dynamics of faster neo-Z evolution in butterflies

Höök, Lars; Vila, Roger; Wiklund, Christer; Backström, Niclas

Ingår i Evolution, s. 1554-1567, 2024

• DOI för Temporal dynamics of faster neo-Z evolution in butterflies
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High-density linkage maps and chromosome level genome assemblies unveil direction and frequency of extensive structural rearrangements in wood white butterflies (Leptidea spp.)

Höök, Lars; Näsvall, Karin; Vila, R.; Wiklund, C. et al.

Ingår i Chromosome Research, 2023

• DOI för High-density linkage maps and chromosome level genome assemblies unveil direction and frequency of extensive structural rearrangements in wood white butterflies (Leptidea spp.)
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The fine-scale recombination rate variation and associations with genomic features in a butterfly

Palahi i Torres, Aleix; Höök, Lars; Näsvall, Karin; Shipilina, Daria et al.

Ingår i Genome Research, s. 810-823, 2023

• DOI för The fine-scale recombination rate variation and associations with genomic features in a butterfly
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Whole genome re-sequencing uncovers significant population structure and low genetic diversity in the endangered clouded apollo (Parnasssius mnemosyne) in Sweden

Talla, Venkat; Mrazek, Veronika; Höglund, Jacob; Backström, Niclas

Ingår i Conservation Genetics, s. 305-314, 2023

• DOI för Whole genome re-sequencing uncovers significant population structure and low genetic diversity in the endangered clouded apollo (Parnasssius mnemosyne) in Sweden
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Nascent evolution of recombination rate differences as a consequence of chromosomal rearrangements

Näsvall, Karin; Boman, Jesper; Höök, Lars; Vila, Roger et al.

Ingår i PLOS Genetics, 2023

• DOI för 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.

Näsvall, Karin; Boman, Jesper; Talla, Venkat; Backström, Niclas

Ingår i Genome Biology and Evolution, 2023

• DOI för Base composition, codon usage and patterns of gene sequence evolution in butterflies.
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Environmental stress during larval development induces DNA methylation shifts in the migratory painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui)

Boman, Jesper; Zhu, Yishu; Höök, Lars; Vila, Roger et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 3513-3523, 2023

• DOI för Environmental stress during larval development induces DNA methylation shifts in the migratory painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui)
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Migratory behaviour is positively associated with genetic diversity in butterflies

Garcia-Berro, Aurora; Talla, Venkat; Vila, Roger; Wai, Hong Kar et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 560-574, 2023

• DOI för Migratory behaviour is positively associated with genetic diversity in butterflies
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Linkage mapping and genome annotation give novel insights into gene family expansions and regional recombination rate variation in the painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly

Shipilina, Daria; Näsvall, Karin; Höök, Lars; Vila, Roger et al.

Ingår i Genomics, 2022

• DOI för Linkage mapping and genome annotation give novel insights into gene family expansions and regional recombination rate variation in the painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly
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The Effects of GC-Biased Gene Conversion on Patterns of Genetic Diversity among and across Butterfly Genomes

Boman, Jesper; Mugal, Carina F.; Backström, Niclas

Ingår i Genome Biology and Evolution, 2021

• DOI för The Effects of GC-Biased Gene Conversion on Patterns of Genetic Diversity among and across Butterfly Genomes
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Host plant diet affects growth and induces altered gene expression and microbiome composition in the wood white (Leptidea sinapis) butterfly

Näsvall, Karin; Wiklund, Christer; Mrazek, Veronika; Kunstner, Axel et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 499-516, 2021

• DOI för Host plant diet affects growth and induces altered gene expression and microbiome composition in the wood white (Leptidea sinapis) butterfly
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Tissue-specific patterns of regulatory changes underlying gene expression differences among Ficedula flycatchers and their naturally occurring F₁ hybrids

Mugal, Carina; Wang, Mi; Backström, Niclas; Wheatcroft, David et al.

Ingår i Genome Research, s. 1727-1739, 2020

• DOI för Tissue-specific patterns of regulatory changes underlying gene expression differences among Ficedula flycatchers and their naturally occurring F₁ hybrids
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Multilayered Tuning of Dosage Compensation and Z-Chromosome Masculinization in the Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) Butterfly

Höök, Lars; Leal, Luis; Talla, Venkat; Backström, Niclas

Ingår i Genome Biology and Evolution, s. 2633-2652, 2019

• DOI för Multilayered Tuning of Dosage Compensation and Z-Chromosome Masculinization in the Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) Butterfly

Lack of gene flow: Narrow and dispersed differentiation islands in a triplet of Leptidea butterfly species

Talla, Venkat; Johansson, Anna; Dinca, Vlad; Vila, Roger et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 3756-3770, 2019

• DOI för Lack of gene flow: Narrow and dispersed differentiation islands in a triplet of Leptidea butterfly species

Dissecting the Effects of Selection and Mutation on Genetic Diversity in Three Wood White (Leptidea) Butterfly Species

Talla, Venkat; Soler, Lucile; Kawakami, Takeshi; Dincă, Vlad et al.

Ingår i Genome Biology and Evolution, s. 2875-2886, 2019

• DOI för Dissecting the Effects of Selection and Mutation on Genetic Diversity in Three Wood White (Leptidea) Butterfly Species
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Gene expression profiling across ontogenetic stages in the wood white (Leptidea sinapis) reveals pathways linked to butterfly diapause regulation

Leal, Luis; Talla, Venkat; Källman, Thomas; Friberg, Magne et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 935-948, 2018

• DOI för Gene expression profiling across ontogenetic stages in the wood white (Leptidea sinapis) reveals pathways linked to butterfly diapause regulation

Rapid Increase in Genome Size as a Consequence of Transposable Element Hyperactivity in Wood-White (Leptidea) Butterflies

Talla, Venkat; Suh, Alexander; Kalsoom, Faheema; Dinca, Vlad et al.

Ingår i Genome Biology and Evolution, s. 2491-2505, 2017

• DOI för Rapid Increase in Genome Size as a Consequence of Transposable Element Hyperactivity in Wood-White (Leptidea) Butterflies
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Patterns of genetic, phenotypic, and acoustic variation across a chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita abietinus/tristis) hybrid zone

Shipilina, Daria; Serbyn, Maksym; Ivanitskii, Vladimir; Marova, Irina et al.

Ingår i Ecology and Evolution, s. 2169-2180, 2017

• DOI för Patterns of genetic, phenotypic, and acoustic variation across a chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita abietinus/tristis) hybrid zone
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Heterogeneous Patterns of Genetic Diversity and Differentiation in European and Siberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita abietinus/P. tristis)

Talla, Venkat; Kalsoom, Faheema; Shipilina, Daria; Marova, Irina et al.

Ingår i G3, s. 3983-3998, 2017

• DOI för Heterogeneous Patterns of Genetic Diversity and Differentiation in European and Siberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita abietinus/P. tristis)
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Association mapping of morphological traits in wild and captive zebra finches: reliable within, but not between populations

Knief, Ulrich; Schielzeth, Holger; Backström, Niclas; Hemmrich-Stanisak, Georg et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 1285-1305, 2017

• DOI för Association mapping of morphological traits in wild and captive zebra finches: reliable within, but not between populations

Divergence in gene expression within and between two closely related flycatcher species

Uebbing, Severin; Künstner, Axel; Mäkinen, Hannu; Backström, Niclas et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 2015-2028, 2016

• DOI för Divergence in gene expression within and between two closely related flycatcher species
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DNA barcodes highlight unique research models in European butterflies

Dinca, Vlad; Backstrom, Niclas; Dapporto, Leonardo; Friberg, Magne et al.

Ingår i Genome, s. 212-212, 2015

Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Reveals Partial Translational Regulation for Dosage Compensation in Chicken

Uebbing, Severin; Konzer, Anne; Xu, Luohao; Backström, Niclas et al.

Ingår i Molecular biology and evolution, s. 2716-2725, 2015

• DOI för Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Reveals Partial Translational Regulation for Dosage Compensation in Chicken
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Estimation of linkage disequilibrium and interspecific gene flow in Ficedula flycatchers by a newly developed 50k single-nucleotide polymorphism array

Kawakami, Takeshi; Backström, Niclas; Burri, Reto; Husby, Arild et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology Resources, s. 1248-1260, 2014

• DOI för Estimation of linkage disequilibrium and interspecific gene flow in Ficedula flycatchers by a newly developed 50k single-nucleotide polymorphism array
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Reconstruction of gross avian genome structure, organization and evolution suggests that the chicken lineage most closely resembles the dinosaur avian ancestor

Romanov, Michael N.; Farre, Marta; Lithgow, Pamela E.; Fowler, Katie E. et al.

Ingår i BMC Genomics, s. 1060, 2014

• DOI för Reconstruction of gross avian genome structure, organization and evolution suggests that the chicken lineage most closely resembles the dinosaur avian ancestor
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A house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) spleen transcriptome reveals intra- and interspecific patterns of gene expression, alternative splicing and genetic diversity in passerines.

Zhang, Qu; Hill, Geoffrey E; Edwards, Scott V; Backström, Niclas

Ingår i BMC Genomics, 2014

• DOI för A house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) spleen transcriptome reveals intra- and interspecific patterns of gene expression, alternative splicing and genetic diversity in passerines.

Adaptive evolution in passerine birds

Backström, Niclas

Ingår i Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, 2014

• DOI för Adaptive evolution in passerine birds

Assembly errors cause false tandem duplicate regions in the chicken (Gallus gallus) genome sequence

Zhang, Qu; Backström, Niclas

Ingår i Chromosoma, s. 165-168, 2014

• DOI för Assembly errors cause false tandem duplicate regions in the chicken (Gallus gallus) genome sequence

Phylogeography-based delimitation of subspecies boundaries in the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Zhang, Lixun; An, Bei; Backström, Niclas; Naifa, Liu

Ingår i Biochemical Genetics, s. 38-51, 2014

• DOI för Phylogeography-based delimitation of subspecies boundaries in the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Cis-regulatory sequence variation and association with Mycoplasma load in natural populations of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Backström, Niclas; Shipilina, Daria; Bloom, Mozes; Edwards, Scott

Ingår i Ecology and Evolution, s. 655-666, 2013

• DOI för Cis-regulatory sequence variation and association with Mycoplasma load in natural populations of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Inferring the demographic history of European Ficedula flycatcher populations

Backström, Niclas; Saetre, Glenn-Peter; Ellegren, Hans

Ingår i BMC Evolutionary Biology, s. 2, 2013

• DOI för Inferring the demographic history of European Ficedula flycatcher populations
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Y-Chromosome Analysis in Retuertas Horses

Brandariz-Fontes, Claudia; Leonard, Jennifer A.; Luis Vega-Pla, Jose; Backström, Niclas et al.

Ingår i PLOS ONE, 2013

• DOI för Y-Chromosome Analysis in Retuertas Horses
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Evidence from a House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Spleen Transcriptome for Adaptive Evolution and Biased Gene Conversion in Passerine Birds

Backström, Niclas; Zhang, Qu; Edwards, Scott V.

Ingår i Molecular biology and evolution, s. 1046-1050, 2013

• DOI för Evidence from a House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Spleen Transcriptome for Adaptive Evolution and Biased Gene Conversion in Passerine Birds

Out of Florida: mtDNA reveals patterns of migration and Pleistocene range expansion of the Green Anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis).

Campbell-Staton, Shane C; Goodman, Rachel M; Backström, Niclas; Edwards, Scott V et al.

Ingår i Ecology and Evolution, 2012

• DOI för Out of Florida: mtDNA reveals patterns of migration and Pleistocene range expansion of the Green Anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis).

The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers

Ellegren, Hans; Smeds, Linnea; Burri, Reto; Ólason, Páll I. et al.

Ingår i Nature, s. 756-760, 2012

• DOI för The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers

Sex- and species-biased gene flow in a spotted eagle hybrid zone.

Backström, Niclas; Väli, Ulo

Ingår i BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2011

• DOI för Sex- and species-biased gene flow in a spotted eagle hybrid zone.

The recombination landscape of the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata genome

Backström, Niclas; Forstmeier, Wolfgang; Schielzeth, Holger; Mellenius, Harriet et al.

Ingår i Genome Research, s. 485-495, 2010

• DOI för The recombination landscape of the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata genome

The genome of a songbird

Warren, Wesley C; Clayton, David F; Ellegren, Hans; Arnold, Arthur P et al.

Ingår i Nature, s. 757-762, 2010

• DOI för The genome of a songbird

Comparative genomics based on massive parallel transcriptome sequencing reveals patterns of substitution and selection across 10 bird species

Künstner, Axel; Wolf, Jochen B. W.; Backström, Niclas; Whitney, Osceola et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 266-276, 2010

• DOI för Comparative genomics based on massive parallel transcriptome sequencing reveals patterns of substitution and selection across 10 bird species

Molecular evolution of genes in avian genomes

Nam, Kiwoong; Mugal, Carina; Nabholz, Benoit; Schielzeth, Holger et al.

Ingår i Genome Biology, 2010

• DOI för Molecular evolution of genes in avian genomes

Copy number variation, chromosome rearrangement, and their association with recombination during avian evolution

Völker, Martin; Backström, Niclas; Skinner, Benjamin M; Langley, Elizabeth J et al.

Ingår i Genome Research, s. 503-511, 2010

• DOI för Copy number variation, chromosome rearrangement, and their association with recombination during avian evolution

No evidence for Z-chromosome rearrangements between the pied flycatcher and the collared flycatcher as judged by gene-based comparative genetic maps

Backström, Niclas; Palkopoulou, Eleftheria; Qvarnström, Anna; Ellegren, Hans

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 3394-3405, 2010

• DOI för No evidence for Z-chromosome rearrangements between the pied flycatcher and the collared flycatcher as judged by gene-based comparative genetic maps

A high-density scan of the Z chromosome in ficedula flycatchers reveals candidate loci for diversifying selection

Backström, Niclas; Lindell, Johan; Zhang, Yu; Palkopoulou, Eleftheria et al.

Ingår i Evolution, s. 3461-3475, 2010

• DOI för A high-density scan of the Z chromosome in ficedula flycatchers reveals candidate loci for diversifying selection

Speciation genetics: current status and evolving approaches Introduction

Wolf, Jochen B. W.; Lindell, Johan; Backström, Niclas

Ingår i Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, s. 1717-1733, 2010

• DOI för Speciation genetics: current status and evolving approaches Introduction

Phylogeographic structure and gene flow of Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)

Luzhang, Ruan; Bei, An; Backstrom, Niclas; Huaxing, Luo et al.

Ingår i Animal Biology, s. 449-465, 2010

• DOI för Phylogeographic structure and gene flow of Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)

A Gene-Based Genetic Linkage Map of the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) Reveals Extensive Synteny and Gene-Order Conservation During 100 Million Years of Avian Evolution

Backström, Niclas; Karaiskou, Nikoletta; Leder, Erica H.; Gustafsson, Lars et al.

Ingår i Genetics, s. 1479-1495, 2008

• DOI för A Gene-Based Genetic Linkage Map of the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) Reveals Extensive Synteny and Gene-Order Conservation During 100 Million Years of Avian Evolution

Genomics of natural bird populations: a gene-based set of reference markers evenly spread across the avian genome

Backström, Niclas; Fagerberg, Sofie; Ellegren, Hans

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 964-980, 2008

• DOI för Genomics of natural bird populations: a gene-based set of reference markers evenly spread across the avian genome

Substitution rate heterogeneity and the male mutation bias.

Berlin, Sofia; Brandström, Mikael; Backström, Niclas; Axelsson, Erik et al.

Ingår i Journal of Molecular Evolution, s. 226-33, 2006

Levels of linkage disequilibrium in a wild bird population

Backström, Niclas; Qvarnström, Anna; Gustafsson, Lars; Ellegren, Hans

Ingår i Biology Letters, s. 435-438, 2006

• DOI för Levels of linkage disequilibrium in a wild bird population

Genetic mapping in a natural population of collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis): Conserved synteny but gene order rearrangements on the avian Z chromosome

Backström, Niclas; Brandström, Mikael; Gustafsson, Lars; Qvarnström, Anna et al.

Ingår i Genetics, s. 377-386, 2006

• DOI för Genetic mapping in a natural population of collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis): Conserved synteny but gene order rearrangements on the avian Z chromosome

Gene conversion drives the evolution of HINTW, an ampliconic gene on the female-specific avian W chromosome.

Backström, Niclas; Ceplitis, Helene; Berlin, Sofia; Ellegren, Hans

Ingår i Mol Biol Evol, s. 1992-9, 2005

Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution

Hillier, Ladeana W; Miller, Webb; Birney, Ewan; Warren, Wesley et al.

Ingår i Nature, s. 695-716, 2004

Limited number of patrilines in horse domestication.

Lindgren, Gabriella; Backström, Niclas; Swinburne, June; Hellborg, Linda et al.

Ingår i Nature Genetics, 2004

• DOI för Limited number of patrilines in horse domestication.

High-density linkage maps and chromosome level genome assemblies unveil direction and frequency of extensive structural rearrangements in wood white butterflies (Leptidea spp.)

Höök, Lars; Näsvall, Karin; Vila, Roger; Wiklund, Christer et al.

A high-density linkage map enables a second-generation collared flycatcher genome assembly and reveals the patterns of avian recombination rate variation and chromosomal evolution

Kawakami, Takeshi; Smeds, Linnea; Backstrom, Niclas; Husby, Arild et al.

Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 4035-4058, 2014

• DOI för A high-density linkage map enables a second-generation collared flycatcher genome assembly and reveals the patterns of avian recombination rate variation and chromosomal evolution
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Nascent evolution of recombination rate as a consequence of chromosomal rearrangements.

Näsvall, Karin; Boman, Jesper; Höök, Lars; Vila, Roger et al.

Activity profiles of regulatory elements and associations with the oogenesis-flight syndrome in a long-distance butterfly migrant.

Näsvall, Karin; Shipilina, Daria; Vila, Roger; Wiklund, Christer et al.

Dualistic dosage compensation and rapid evolution of expression balance in response to W chromosome degeneration in Leptidea butterflies

Höök, Lars; Boman, Jesper; Näsvall, Karin; Shipilina, Daria et al.