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Daniel E. Ruzzante

Daniel E. Ruzzante

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Ecology and Evolution

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60
Citations
13827
World Ranking
2292
National Ranking
154

Overview

Daniel E. Ruzzante is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada. Their research spans Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on genetics and ecology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their subfields of study highlight a specialization in:

  • Genetics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Aquatic Science
  • Molecular Biology

Key topics covered in their work are:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Daniel E. Ruzzante include:

  • Functional genetic diversity in an exploited marine species and its relevance to fisheries management (2021), Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Genomic evidence of past and future climate-linked loss in a migratory Arctic fish (2021), Nature Climate Change
  • Resolving fine-scale population structure and fishery exploitation using sequenced microsatellites in a northern fish (2020), Evolutionary Applications
  • Global assessment of effective population sizes: Consistent taxonomic differences in meeting the 50/500 rule (2024), Molecular Ecology
  • Chromosome level reference of Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus provides insight into the evolution of sexual determination systems (2021), Molecular Ecology Resources

Frequently appearing publication venues for their work include:

  • Molecular Ecology
  • Evolutionary Applications
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Molecular Ecology Resources

Among their frequent collaborators are:

  • Gregory R. McCracken
  • Tony Kess
  • Ian Bradbury
  • Sarah J. Salisbury
  • M. Lisette Delgado

Best Publications

  • Genetic estimates of contemporary effective population size: what can they tell us about the importance of genetic stochasticity for wild population persistence?

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  • Environmental correlates of population differentiation in Atlantic herring.

    Dorte Bekkevold;Carl Andre;Thomas G. Dahlgren;Lotte A. W. Clausen

  • Understanding and Estimating Effective Population Size for Practical Application in Marine Species Management

    Matthew P. Hare;Leonard Nunney;Michael K. Schwartz;Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante

  • Whole-genome sequencing approaches for conservation biology: Advantages, limitations and practical recommendations

    Angela P. Fuentes-Pardo;Daniel E. Ruzzante

  • Microsatellite polymorphism and the population structure of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the northwest Atlantic

    Paul Bentzen;Christopher T. Taggart;Daniel E. Ruzzante;Doug Cook

  • Power for detecting genetic divergence: differences between statistical methods and marker loci.

    Nils Ryman;Stefan Palm;Carl André;Gary R. Carvalho

  • Genetic differentiation between inshore and offshore Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) off Newfoundland : microsatellite DNA variation and antifreeze level

    Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante;Christopher T. Taggart;Doug Cook;Sally Goddard

  • Biocomplexity in a highly migratory pelagic marine fish, Atlantic herring

    D.E. Ruzzante;S. Mariani;Dorte Bekkevold;C. André

  • Evidence of a hybrid-zone in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the Baltic and the Danish Belt Sea revealed by individual admixture analysis.

    Einar E. Nielsen;Michael M. Hansen;Daniel E. Ruzzante;Dorte Meldrup

  • Disentangling the Effects of Evolutionary, Demographic, and Environmental Factors Influencing Genetic Structure of Natural Populations: Atlantic Herring as a Case Study

    Oscar E. Gaggiotti;Dorte Bekkevold;Hanne B. H. Jorgensen;Matthieu Foll

  • Parallel adaptive evolution of Atlantic cod on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in response to temperature

    Ian R. Bradbury;Sophie Hubert;Brent Higgins;Tudor Borza

  • A nuclear DNA basis for shelf- and bank-scale population structure in northwest Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): Labrador to Georges Bank

    D. E. Ruzzante;C. T. Taggart;D. Cook

  • Marine landscapes and population genetic structure of herring (Clupea harengus L.) in the Baltic Sea

    Hanne B. H. Jorgensen;Michael M. Hansen;Dorte Bekkevold;Daniel E. Ruzzante

  • Domestication effects on aggressive and schooling behavior in fish

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  • Poleward bound: biological impacts of Southern Hemisphere glaciation

    Ceridwen I. Fraser;Raisa Nikula;Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante;Jonathan M. Waters

  • A comparison of several measures of genetic distance and population structure with microsatellite data: bias and sampling variance

    Unknown

  • Long-term effective population sizes, temporal stability of genetic composition and potential for local adaptation in anadromous brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations.

    Michael Møller Hansen;D.E. Ruzzante;Einar Eg Nielsen;Dorte Bekkevold

  • Spatial and temporal variation in the genetic composition of a larval cod (Gadus morhua) aggregation: cohort contribution and genetic stability

    Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante;Christopher T. Taggart;Doug Cook

  • A review of the evidence for genetic structure of cod (Gadus morhua) populations in the NW Atlantic and population affinities of larval cod off Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante;CT Taggart;D. Cook

  • Microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA polymorphism reveals life-history dependent interbreeding between hatchery and wild brown trout (Salmo trutta L.).

    Michael Møller Hansen;D.E. Ruzzante;Einar Eg Nielsen;Karen-Lise Dons Mensberg

  • Climate control on ancestral population dynamics: insight from Patagonian fish phylogeography

    Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante;Sandra J. Walde;John C. Gosse;Victor E. Cussac

  • Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009

    Glenn R. Almany;Maurício P. De Arruda;Wolfgang Arthofer

  • Stability in the historical pattern of genetic structure of Newfoundland cod (Gadus morhua) despite the catastrophic decline in population size from 1964 to 1994

    Daniel Eduardo Ruzzante;Christopher T. Taggart;Roger W. Doyle;Doug Cook

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandra J. Walde
Sandra J. Walde Dalhousie University
Carl André
Carl André University of Gothenburg
Gary R. Carvalho
Gary R. Carvalho Bangor University
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Stefano Mariani
Stefano Mariani Liverpool John Moores University
Nils Ryman
Nils Ryman Stockholm University
Paul Bentzen
Paul Bentzen Dalhousie University
Paul V. R. Snelgrove
Paul V. R. Snelgrove Memorial University of Newfoundland
Michael Møller Hansen
Michael Møller Hansen Aarhus University
Christopher T. Taggart
Christopher T. Taggart Dalhousie University

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