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Jacob Höglund

Jacob Höglund

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
57
Citations
11117
World Ranking
2735
National Ranking
71

Overview

Jacob Höglund is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden. Their research spans several fields related to biological sciences, with a primary focus on genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science. Höglund's work contributes to understanding biodiversity, evolutionary processes, and species conservation through genomic and ecological approaches.

The main fields of study for Höglund include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Within these areas, the subfields of study are:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change

The main research topics covered by Höglund's publications encompass:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Höglund include:

  • "The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics," 2022, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "How genomics can help biodiversity conservation," 2023, Trends in Genetics
  • "Understanding the evolution of immune genes in jawed vertebrates," 2023, Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • "The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics," 2024, npj Biodiversity
  • "King or royal family? Testing for species boundaries in the King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836), using morphology and multilocus DNA analyses," 2021, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Höglund frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Anssi Laurila
  • Patrik Rödin-Mörch
  • Maria Cortázar-Chinarro
  • Giulio Formenti
  • Hannes Svardal

Höglund's work is often published in a set of recurring scientific venues, with a concentration of publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Conservation Genetics
  • Heredity
  • npj Biodiversity
  • Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Best Publications

  • Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice

    Aaron B. A. Shafer;Jochen B. W. Wolf;Paulo C. Alves;Linnea Bergstrom

  • Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines

    Simon J. O’Hanlon;Adrien Rieux;Rhys A. Farrer;Gonçalo M. Rosa;Gonçalo M. Rosa

  • The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics.

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  • Structural genomic changes underlie alternative reproductive strategies in the ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

    Sangeet Lamichhaney;Guangyi Fan;Fredrik Widemo;Ulrika Gunnarsson

  • Copying and sexual selection.

    Robert M. Gibson;Jacob Höglund

  • Patterns of Fluctuating Asymmetry in Avian Feather Ornaments: Implications for Models of Sexual Selection

    Anders Pape Moller;Jacob Hoglund

  • How and why should we implement genomics into conservation

    Barry J. McMahon;Emma C. Teeling;Jacob Höglund

  • From connectivity to isolation: genetic consequences of population fragmentation in capercaillie across Europe.

    Gernot Segelbacher;J. Hoglund;I. Storch

  • Evolution of black grouse leks female preferences benefit males in larger leks

    Rauno V. Alatalo;Jacob Höglund;Arne Lundberg;William J. Sutherland

  • Evolutionary Conservation Genetics

    Jacob Höglund

  • Patterns of variation in tail ornament size in birds

    Rauno V. Alatalo;Jacob Höglund;Arne Lundberg

  • Lekking in the black grouse- a test of male viability

    Rauno V. Alatalo;Jacob Höglund;Arne Lundberg

  • Spatial pattern of MHC class II variation in the great snipe (Gallinago media)

    Robert Ekblom;Stein Are Saether;Pär Jacobsson;Peder Fiske

  • Size and Plumage Dimorphism in Lek-Breeding Birds: A Comparative Analysis

    Jacob Hoglund

  • Inbreeding depression and male fitness in black grouse

    Jacob Höglund;Stuart B Piertney;Rauno V Alatalo;Johan Lindell

  • The cost of reproduction and sexual selection

    Jacob Höglund;Ben C. Sheldon

  • MATE-CHOICE COPYING IN BLACK GROUSE

    Jacob Höglund;Rauno V. Alatalo;Robert M. Gibson;Arne Lundberg

  • Sexual selection in a monomorphic lek-breeding bird: correlates of male mating success in the great snipe Gallinago media

    Jacob Höglund;Arne Lundberg

  • Female choice selects for lifetime lekking performance in black grouse males

    H. Kokko;P. T. Rintamaki;R. V. Alatalo;J. Hoglund

  • Polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers in black grouse (Tetrao tetrix)

    Stuart Brannon Piertney;J. Hoglund

  • Fine-scale genetic structuring on Manacus manacus leks

    Lisa Shorey;Stuart Piertney;Jon Stone;Jacob Höglund

Frequent Co-Authors

Anssi Laurila
Anssi Laurila Uppsala University
Gernot Segelbacher
Gernot Segelbacher University of Freiburg
Rauno V. Alatalo
Rauno V. Alatalo University of Jyväskylä
Arne Lundberg
Arne Lundberg Uppsala University
Stuart B. Piertney
Stuart B. Piertney University of Aberdeen
Dirk S. Schmeller
Dirk S. Schmeller National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Trenton W. J. Garner
Trenton W. J. Garner Zoological Society of London
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Andrew A. Cunningham
Andrew A. Cunningham Zoological Society of London
Frank Pasmans
Frank Pasmans Ghent University

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