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2085
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Overview

Bas J. Zwaan is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work extends into several specialized subfields, including:

  • Insect Science
  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Among the recent papers associated with Bas J. Zwaan are:

  • "Tackling the emerging threat of antifungal resistance to human health" (2022), published in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Genomic Analysis of European Drosophila melanogaster Populations Reveals Longitudinal Structure, Continent-Wide Selection, and Previously Unknown DNA Viruses" (2020), published in Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "The one health problem of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus: current insights and future research agenda" (2020), published in Fungal Biology Reviews
  • "Next-generation biological control: the need for integrating genetics and genomics" (2020), published in Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "The long-term effects of genomic selection: 1. Response to selection, additive genetic variance, and genetic architecture" (2022), published in Genetics Selection Evolution

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Bas J. Zwaan include:

  • Bart A. Pannebakker (22 joint publications)
  • Sijmen E. Schoustra (20 joint publications)
  • Joost van den Heuvel (18 joint publications)
  • Eveline C. Verhulst (11 joint publications)
  • Piter Bijma (8 joint publications)

Bas J. Zwaan has published regularly in several venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 16 publications
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology with 3 publications
  • PLoS ONE with 3 publications
  • Evolutionary Applications with 2 publications
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution with 2 publications

Best Publications

  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B : Biological Sciences

    Erik van Bergen;Paul M. Brakefield;Stéphanie Heuskin;Bas J. Zwaan

  • DIRECT SELECTION ON LIFE-SPAN IN DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER

    B Zwaan;Rudolf Bijlsma;Re Hoekstra

  • Reduced insulin/IGF-1 signalling and human longevity

    Diana Van Heemst;Marian Beekman;Simon P. Mooijaart;Bastiaan T. Heijmans

  • Genotype × environment interaction QTL mapping in plants: lessons from Arabidopsis

    Mohamed El-Soda;Marcos Malosetti;Bas J. Zwaan;Maarten Koornneef

  • Natural selection and developmental constraints in the evolution of allometries.

    W. Anthony Frankino;W. Anthony Frankino;Bas J. Zwaan;Bas J. Zwaan;David L. Stern;David L. Stern;Paul M. Brakefield;Paul M. Brakefield

  • PLASTICITY IN BUTTERFLY EGG SIZE: WHY LARGER OFFSPRING AT LOWER TEMPERATURES?

    Klaus Fischer;Paul M. Brakefield;Bas J. Zwaan

  • Strong phenotypic plasticity limits potential for evolutionary responses to climate change

    Vicencio Oostra;Vicencio Oostra;Marjo Saastamoinen;Bas J. Zwaan;Christopher W. Wheat

  • Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism in the Lepidoptera

    Cerisse E Allen;Bas J Zwaan;Paul M Brakefield

  • Artificial selection for developmental time in Drosophila melanogaster in relation to the evolution of aging: direct and correlated responses.

    B.J. Zwaan;R. Bijlsma;R.F. Hoekstra

  • Genes involved in virulence of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana.

    Claudio A. Valero-Jiménez;Harm Wiegers;Bas J. Zwaan;Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt

  • Latitudinal variation in wild populations of Drosophila melanogaster: heritabilities and reaction norms

    J.P. Van 't Land;J.P. Van 't Land;W.F. Van Putten;W.F. Van Putten;B. Zwaan;B. Zwaan;A. Kamping

  • What evidence is there for the existence of individual genes with antagonistic pleiotropic effects

    Armand M. Leroi;Andrzej Bartke;Giovanna De Benedictis;Claudio Franceschi

  • Genomic Analysis of European Drosophila melanogaster Populations Reveals Longitudinal Structure, Continent-Wide Selection, and Previously Unknown DNA Viruses

    Martin Kapun;Maite G. Barrón;Fabian Staubach;Darren J. Obbard

  • Environmental Hotspots for Azole Resistance Selection of Aspergillus fumigatus, the Netherlands.

    Sijmen E. Schoustra;Alfons J.M. Debets;Antonius J.M.M. Rijs;Jianhua Zhang

  • In-host adaptation and acquired triazole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus: a dilemma for clinical management

    Paul E Verweij;Jianhua Zhang;Alfons J M Debets;Jacques F Meis

  • Genes encoding longevity: from model organisms to humans.

    Maris Kuningas;Simon P. Mooijaart;Diana van Heemst;Bas J. Zwaan

  • Next‐generation biological control: the need for integrating genetics and genomics

    Kelley Leung;Erica Ras;Kim B. Ferguson;Simone Ariëns

  • Cytology of Wolbachia-induced parthenogenesis in Leptopilina clavipes (Hymenoptera: Figitidae)

    Bart A. Pannebakker;Laas P. Pijnacker;Bas J. Zwaan;Leo W. Beukeboom

  • Differences in the selection response of serially repeated color pattern characters: standing variation, development, and evolution.

    Cerisse E Allen;Patrícia Beldade;Bas J Zwaan;Paul M Brakefield

  • The evolutionary genetics of ageing and longevity.

    Bas J. Zwaan

  • A novel environmental azole resistance mutation in Aspergillus fumigatus and a possible role of sexual reproduction in its emergence

    Jianhua Zhang;Eveline Snelders;Bas J. Zwaan;Sijmen E. Schoustra

  • Starvation resistance and adult body composition in a latitudinal cline of Drosophila melanogaster.

    Sarah J. W. Robinson;Bas Zwaan;Bas Zwaan;Linda Partridge

  • How does egg size relate to body size in butterflies

    Klaus Fischer;Bas J. Zwaan;Paul M. Brakefield

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul M. Brakefield
Paul M. Brakefield University of Cambridge
Paul E. Verweij
Paul E. Verweij Radboud University
Willem J. G. Melchers
Willem J. G. Melchers Radboud University
Thomas Flatt
Thomas Flatt University of Fribourg
Klaus Fischer
Klaus Fischer University of Greifswald
Rudi G. J. Westendorp
Rudi G. J. Westendorp University of Copenhagen
Thomas B. L. Kirkwood
Thomas B. L. Kirkwood Newcastle University
Leo W. Beukeboom
Leo W. Beukeboom University of Groningen
Maiken Cavling Arendrup
Maiken Cavling Arendrup Statens Serum Institut
Marian Beekman
Marian Beekman Leiden University Medical Center

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