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Hans Komen is a researcher affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their work primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, reflecting a focus on both fundamental and applied aspects of aquatic and environmental research.

The scientist's main subfields of study include Aquatic Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, and Ecology. Their research topics cover a range of areas such as Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Livestock and Poultry Management, Water Quality Monitoring Technologies, and elements of Cancer-related Molecular Mechanisms Research.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hans Komen are:

  • H.A. Mulder
  • Samuel Bekele Mengistu
  • John Benzie
  • J.W.M. Bastiaansen
  • Arjan P. Palstra

The scientist has published extensively in various venues. The most frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Aquaculture
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • BMC Genomics

Selected recent papers published by Hans Komen include:

  • The genetic correlation between feed conversion ratio and growth rate affects the design of a breeding program for more sustainable fish production, 2020, Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Swimming Performance and Oxygen Consumption as Non-lethal Indicators of Production Traits in Atlantic Salmon and Gilthead Seabream, 2020, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Genotype by environment interaction between aerated and non-aerated ponds and the impact of aeration on genetic parameters in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), 2020, Aquaculture
  • Genome-wide association analysis of adaptation to oxygen stress in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), 2021, BMC Genomics
  • Genomic analysis of a Nile tilapia strain selected for salinity tolerance shows signatures of selection and hybridization with blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus), 2022, Aquaculture

Best Publications

  • Impact of selective breeding on European aquaculture

    K. Janssen;H. Chavanne;P. Berentsen;H. Komen

  • Genetic parameters for fillet traits and body measurements in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.)

    Marc J.M. Rutten;Henk Bovenhuis;Hans Komen

  • Improving feed efficiency in fish using selective breeding: A review

    Hugues de Verdal;Hans Komen;Edwige Quillet;Béatrice Chatain

  • Heritability of cold tolerance in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, juveniles

    Harrison Charo-Karisa;Harrison Charo-Karisa;Mahmoud A. Rezk;Henk Bovenhuis;Hans Komen

  • Modeling fillet traits based on body measurements in three Nile tilapia strains (Oreochromis niloticus L.).

    Marc J.M Rutten;Henk Bovenhuis;Hans Komen

  • A comprehensive survey on selective breeding programs and seed market in the European aquaculture fish industry

    Hervé Chavanne;Kasper Janssen;Johann Hofherr;Franca Contini

  • Estimates of genetic parameters and genetic trends for live weight and fleece traits in Menz sheep

    Solomon Gizaw;Sisay Lemma;Hans Komen;Johan A.M. Van Arendonk

  • Heritability estimates and response to selection for growth of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in low-input earthen ponds

    Harrison Charo-Karisa;Harrison Charo-Karisa;Hans Komen;Mahmoud A. Rezk;Raul W. Ponzoni

  • Longitudinal genetic analysis of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) body weight using a random regression model

    Marc J.M. Rutten;Hans Komen;Henk Bovenhuis

  • Measuring cortisol in the water as an indicator of stress caused by increased loading density in common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

    Neil M Ruane;Hans Komen

  • Selection method and early-life history affect behavioural development, feather pecking and cannibalism in laying hens: A review

    T. Bas Rodenburg;Hans Komen;Esther D. Ellen;Koen A. Uitdehaag

  • Heritability and genotype by environment interaction estimates for harvest weight, growth rate, and shape of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) grown in river cage and VAC in Vietnam

    Trịnh Quốc Trọng;Han A. Mulder;Johan A.M. van Arendonk;Hans Komen

  • Mating systems and male reproductive success in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in breeding hapas: A microsatellite analysis

    Yonas Fessehaye;Yonas Fessehaye;Zizy El-bialy;Mahmoud A. Rezk;Richard Crooijmans

  • Participatory definition of breeding objectives and selection indexes for sheep breeding in traditional systems

    Solomon Gizaw;Hans Komen;Johan A.M. van Arendonk

  • The novel object test as predictor of feather damage in cage-housed Rhode Island Red and White Leghorn laying hens

    Koen Uitdehaag;Hans Komen;T. Bas Rodenburg;Bas Kemp

  • A systematic literature review of the major factors causing yield gap by affecting growth, feed conversion ratio and survival in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).

    Samuel Bekele Mengistu;Samuel Bekele Mengistu;Samuel Bekele Mengistu;Han A. Mulder;John A. H. Benzie;John A. H. Benzie;Hans Komen

  • Influence of water temperature on the economic value of growth rate in fish farming : The case of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) cage farming in the Mediterranean

    M. Besson;M. Besson;Marc Vandeputte;Marc Vandeputte;J. A. M. Van Arendonk;J. Aubin

  • Indigenous sheep resources of Ethiopia: types, production systems and farmers preferences

    S. Gizaw;H. Komen;O. Hanotte;J.A.M. Van Arendonk

  • Corticosteroids Affect the Testicular Androgen Production in Male Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)

    Dimitri Consten;Jan G.D. Lambert;Hans Komen;Henk J.Th. Goos

  • Genetic analysis of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) selection line reared in two input environments

    Hooi Ling Khaw;Hooi Ling Khaw;Henk Bovenhuis;Henk Bovenhuis;Raul W. Ponzoni;Mahmoud A. Rezk;Mahmoud A. Rezk

  • Prediction of cannibalism in juvenile Oreochromis niloticus based on predator to prey weight ratio, and effects of age and stocking density

    Yonas Fessehaye;Anamul Kabir;Henk Bovenhuis;Hans Komen

  • Environmental impacts of genetic improvement of growth rate and feed conversion ratio in fish farming under rearing density and nitrogen output limitations

    Mathieu Besson;Mathieu Besson;Joel Aubin;H. Komen;M. Poelman

  • Heredity of stress-related cortisol response in androgenetic common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)

    Michael W.T. Tanck;Kees-Jan Vermeulen;Henk Bovenhuis;Hans Komen

  • Phenotypic and genetic parameters for body measurements, reproductive traits and gut length of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) selected for growth in low-input earthen ponds

    Harrison Charo-Karisa;Harrison Charo-Karisa;Henk Bovenhuis;Mahmoud A. Rezk;Raul W. Ponzoni

  • Optimal village breeding schemes under smallholder sheep farming systems

    Solomon Gizaw;Hans Komen;Johan A.M. van Arendonk

  • Feeding behaviour, swimming activity and boldness explain variation in feed intake and growth of sole (Solea solea) reared in captivity.

    Julia Mas-Muñoz;Hans Komen;Oliver Schneider;Sander W. Visch

Frequent Co-Authors

J.A.M. van Arendonk
J.A.M. van Arendonk Wageningen University & Research
Marc Vandeputte
Marc Vandeputte University of Paris-Saclay
Antti Kause
Antti Kause Natural Resources Institute Finland
Alexander K. Kahi
Alexander K. Kahi Egerton University
I.J.M. de Boer
I.J.M. de Boer Wageningen University & Research
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans Wageningen University & Research
Luca Bargelloni
Luca Bargelloni University of Padua
Olivier Hanotte
Olivier Hanotte University of Nottingham

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