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37
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5014
World Ranking
6916
National Ranking
698

Overview

Christophe Eizaguirre is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work addresses several subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Genetics, Global and Planetary Change, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of Eizaguirre's research encompass Turtle Biology and Conservation, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Marine animal studies overview, and Genetic diversity and population structure.

The scientist has published extensively across various venues, with frequent contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Evolutionary Applications, Scientific Reports, Drones, and Endangered Species Research.

Recent publications include:

  • Two different epigenetic information channels in wild three-spined sticklebacks are involved in salinity adaptation, 2020, Science Advances
  • Origin matters: Using a local reference genome improves measures in population genomics, 2023, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Effects of global warming on species with temperature-dependent sex determination: Bridging the gap between empirical research and management, 2021, Evolutionary Applications
  • Distribution of genetic diversity reveals colonization patterns and philopatry of the loggerhead sea turtles across geographic scales, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Experimental Parasite Infection Causes Genome-Wide Changes in DNA Methylation, 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Eizaguirre are:

  • Sandra Correia
  • Kirsten Fairweather
  • Albert Taxonera
  • Doko-Miles J. Thorburn
  • Alice Balard

The combination of topics such as epigenetics, parasite-host interactions, and species conservation reflects a multidisciplinary approach involving genetics, ecology, and environmental change. The publication record indicates an emphasis on understanding the biological mechanisms influencing animal populations, especially reptiles like turtles, in the context of environmental pressures.

Best Publications

  • Rapid and adaptive evolution of MHC genes under parasite selection in experimental vertebrate populations

    Christophe Eizaguirre;Tobias Leander Lenz;Martin Kalbe;Manfred Milinski

  • Impacts of nitrogen and phosphorus: from genomes to natural ecosystems and agriculture

    Maïté S. Guignard;Andrew R. Leitch;Claudia Acquisti;Christophe Eizaguirre

  • Estimates for energy expenditure in free-living animals using acceleration proxies: A reappraisal

    Rory P. Wilson;Luca Börger;Mark D. Holton;D. Michael Scantlebury

  • Eco‐evolutionary feedbacks—Theoretical models and perspectives

    Lynn Govaert;Lynn Govaert;Lynn Govaert;Emanuel A. Fronhofer;Sébastien Lion;Christophe Eizaguirre

  • MHC-based mate choice combines good genes and maintenance of MHC polymorphism

    Christophe Eizaguirre;Sarah E. Yeates;Tobias L. Lenz;Martin Kalbe

  • Divergent selection on locally adapted major histocompatibility complex immune genes experimentally proven in the field

    Christophe Eizaguirre;Tobias L. Lenz;Martin Kalbe;Manfred Milinski

  • Lifetime reproductive success is maximized with optimal major histocompatibility complex diversity.

    Martin Kalbe;Christophe Eizaguirre;Ilka Dankert;Thorsten B.H Reusch

  • Evolutionary conservation—evaluating the adaptive potential of species

    Christophe Eizaguirre;Miguel Baltazar-Soares

  • Genomics of divergence along a continuum of parapatric population differentiation.

    Philine G. D. Feulner;Frédéric J. J. Chain;Mahesh Panchal;Yun Huang

  • Parasite diversity, patterns of MHC II variation and olfactory based mate choice in diverging three-spined stickleback ecotypes

    Christophe Eizaguirre;Tobias L. Lenz;Ralf D. Sommerfeld;Chris Harrod

  • Two different epigenetic information channels in wild three-spined sticklebacks are involved in salinity adaptation.

    Melanie J. Heckwolf;Britta S. Meyer;Robert Häsler;Marc P. Höppner

  • Major histocompatibility complex polymorphism: dynamics and consequences of parasite-mediated local adaptation in fishes

    Christophe Eizaguirre;T. L. Lenz

  • Population-specificity of heat stress gene induction in northern and southern eelgrass Zostera marina populations under simulated global warming.

    Nina Bergmann;Gidon Winters;Gisep Rauch;Christophe Eizaguirre

  • Speciation accelerated and stabilized by pleiotropic major histocompatibility complex immunogenes.

    Christophe Eizaguirre;Tobias L. Lenz;Arne Traulsen;Manfred Milinski

  • Recruitment Collapse and Population Structure of the European Eel Shaped by Local Ocean Current Dynamics

    Miguel Baltazar-Soares;Arne Biastoch;Chris Harrod;Reinhold Hanel

  • Genome‐wide patterns of standing genetic variation in a marine population of three‐spined sticklebacks

    Philine G. D. Feulner;Frédéric J. J. Chain;Mahesh Panchal;Christophe Eizaguirre

  • Linking epigenetics and biological conservation: Towards a conservation epigenetics perspective

    Olivier Rey;Christophe Eizaguirre;Bernard Angers;Miguel Baltazar‐Soares

  • Living on the edge: how philopatry maintains adaptive potential

    Victor A. Stiebens;Sonia E. Merino;Christian Roder;Frédéric J. J. Chain

  • Exploring local immunological adaptation of two stickleback ecotypes by experimental infection and transcriptome‐wide digital gene expression analysis

    Tobias L. Lenz;Christophe Eizaguirre;Björn Rotter;Martin Kalbe

  • Extensive copy-number variation of young genes across stickleback populations.

    Frédéric J. J. Chain;Philine G. D. Feulner;Mahesh Panchal;Christophe Eizaguirre

  • Experimental evidence that parasites drive eco-evolutionary feedbacks

    Franziska S. Brunner;Jaime Mauricio Anaya-Rojas;Blake Matthews;Christophe Eizaguirre

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred Milinski
Manfred Milinski Max Planck Society
Martin Kalbe
Martin Kalbe Max Planck Society
Thorsten B.H. Reusch
Thorsten B.H. Reusch GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Chris Harrod
Chris Harrod University of Glasgow
Erich Bornberg-Bauer
Erich Bornberg-Bauer University of Münster
Blake Matthews
Blake Matthews Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Ole Seehausen
Ole Seehausen University of Bern
Arne Biastoch
Arne Biastoch GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

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