Niclas Backström
Professor , programansvarig för evolutionsbiologi vid Institutionen för ekologi och genetik; Evolutionsbiologi
- Telefon:
- 018-471 64 15
- E-post:
- niclas.backstrom@ebc.uu.se
- Besöksadress:
- Evolutionsbiologiskt centrum
Norbyvägen 18D
752 36 UPPSALA - Postadress:
- Evolutionsbiologiskt centrum
Norbyvägen 18D
752 36 UPPSALA
- Akademiska meriter:
- FD, Docent
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Kort presentation
Characterizing the genetic basis of traits of importance for local adaptation and species recognition is a major aim for evolutionary biologists of today.
We use a combination of genetic mapping, population genetics and comparative genomics approaches to study the speciation process, the genetic basis of adaptive traits and patterns of genome evolution. We are primarily using natural populations of butterflies as study organisms.
Biografi
Short CV:
- 2020 – Professor (Biology: Evolutionary Genomics), Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Program, Uppsala University.
- 2018 – 2020 Senior lecturer, (Associate Professor), Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Program, Uppsala University.
- 2017 – 2018 Associate senior lecturer, (Assistant Professor), Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Program, Uppsala University.
- 2017 Awarded Title of Docent in Biology with specialization in Evolutionary Genetics, Uppsala University
- 2014 – 2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Program, Uppsala University. Funded by the Swedish Research Council.
- 2012 - 2013 Repatriation research fellow, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Program, Uppsala University. Funded by the Swedish Research Council.
- 2009 - 2012 Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Funded by the Swedish Research Council.
- 2005 - 2009 PhD in Evolutionary Genetics, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Program, Uppsala University.
- 2000 - 2004 Master’s Degree (MSc) in Biology, Uppsala University
Publikationer
Senaste publikationer
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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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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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
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
Ingår i Evolution, s. 1554-1567, 2024
- DOI för Temporal dynamics of faster neo-Z evolution in butterflies
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Alla publikationer
Artiklar i tidskrift
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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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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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
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
Ingår i Evolution, s. 1554-1567, 2024
- DOI för Temporal dynamics of faster neo-Z evolution in butterflies
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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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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
Ingår i PLOS Genetics, 2023
- DOI för Nascent evolution of recombination rate differences as a consequence of chromosomal rearrangements
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The fine-scale recombination rate variation and associations with genomic features in a butterfly
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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Base composition, codon usage and patterns of gene sequence evolution in butterflies.
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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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
Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 560-574, 2023
- DOI för Migratory behaviour is positively associated with genetic diversity in butterflies
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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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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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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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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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Ingår i Genome Biology and Evolution, s. 2633-2652, 2019
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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Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 3756-3770, 2019
Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 935-948, 2018
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
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Rapid Increase in Genome Size as a Consequence of Transposable Element Hyperactivity in Wood-White (Leptidea) Butterflies
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
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Patterns of genetic, phenotypic, and acoustic variation across a chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita abietinus/tristis) hybrid zone
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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Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 1285-1305, 2017
Divergence in gene expression within and between two closely related flycatcher species
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
Ingår i Genome, s. 212-212, 2015
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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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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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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Ingår i BMC Genomics, 2014
Adaptive evolution in passerine birds
Ingår i Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, 2014
Assembly errors cause false tandem duplicate regions in the chicken (Gallus gallus) genome sequence
Ingår i Chromosoma, s. 165-168, 2014
Ingår i Biochemical Genetics, s. 38-51, 2014
Inferring the demographic history of European Ficedula flycatcher populations
Ingår i BMC Evolutionary Biology, s. 2, 2013
- DOI för Inferring the demographic history of European Ficedula flycatcher populations
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Ingår i Ecology and Evolution, s. 655-666, 2013
Y-Chromosome Analysis in Retuertas Horses
Ingår i PLOS ONE, 2013
- DOI för Y-Chromosome Analysis in Retuertas Horses
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Ingår i Molecular biology and evolution, s. 1046-1050, 2013
Ingår i Ecology and Evolution, 2012
The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers
Ingår i Nature, s. 756-760, 2012
Sex- and species-biased gene flow in a spotted eagle hybrid zone.
Ingår i BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2011
The recombination landscape of the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata genome
Ingår i Genome Research, s. 485-495, 2010
Ingår i Nature, s. 757-762, 2010
Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 266-276, 2010
Molecular evolution of genes in avian genomes
Ingår i Genome Biology, 2010
Ingår i Evolution, s. 3461-3475, 2010
Ingår i Genome Research, s. 503-511, 2010
Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 3394-3405, 2010
Speciation genetics: current status and evolving approaches Introduction
Ingår i Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, s. 1717-1733, 2010
Phylogeographic structure and gene flow of Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
Ingår i Animal Biology, s. 449-465, 2010
Ingår i Genetics, s. 1479-1495, 2008
Ingår i Molecular Ecology, s. 964-980, 2008
Substitution rate heterogeneity and the male mutation bias.
Ingår i Journal of Molecular Evolution, s. 226-33, 2006
Levels of linkage disequilibrium in a wild bird population
Ingår i Biology Letters, s. 435-438, 2006
Ingår i Genetics, s. 377-386, 2006
Ingår i Mol Biol Evol, s. 1992-9, 2005
Ingår i Nature, s. 695-716, 2004
Limited number of patrilines in horse domestication.
Ingår i Nature Genetics, 2004
Artiklar, forskningsöversikt
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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