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Jan M. Strugnell

Jan M. Strugnell

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
9140
World Ranking
6001
National Ranking
473

Overview

Jan M. Strugnell is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Ecology, Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics.

Their main research topics include:

  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Strugnell has published extensively in a variety of scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Aquaculture
  • Marine Biology
  • Biological Conservation

Among their recent papers are:

  • Genomic signatures in the coral holobiont reveal host adaptations driven by Holocene climate change and reef specific symbionts (2020), published in Science Advances
  • A draft genome sequence of the elusive giant squid, Architeuthis dux (2020), published in GigaScience
  • Enhancing tropical conservation and ecology research with aquatic environmental DNA methods: an introduction for non-environmental DNA specialists (2020), published in Animal Conservation
  • ampir: an R package for fast genome-wide prediction of antimicrobial peptides (2020), published in Bioinformatics
  • First detection of critically endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) in Guam, Micronesia, in five decades using environmental DNA (2021), published in Ecological Indicators

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a group of colleagues, indicating ongoing partnerships and shared projects. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ira Cooke
  • Sally C. Y. Lau
  • Catarina N. S. Silva
  • Kyall R. Zenger
  • David J. Miller

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: impacts on ecosystems and human well-being

    Gretta T. Pecl;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Johann D. Bell;Johann D. Bell;Julia Blanchard

  • The Future of Aquatic Protein: Implications for Protein Sources in Aquaculture Diets

    Katheline Hua;Jennifer M. Cobcroft;Andrew Cole;Kelly Condon

  • Managing consequences of climate-driven species redistribution requires integration of ecology, conservation and social science

    Timothy C. Bonebrake;Christopher J. Brown;Johann D. Bell;Johann D. Bell;Julia L. Blanchard

  • Southern Ocean diversity: new paradigms from molecular ecology

    A. Louise Allcock;Jan M. Strugnell

  • The thermohaline expressway: the Southern Ocean as a centre of origin for deep-sea octopuses

    Jan M. Strugnell;Jan M. Strugnell;Jan M. Strugnell;Alex D. Rogers;Paulo A. Prodöhl;Martin A. Collins

  • Cryptic speciation and the circumpolarity debate: A case study on endemic Southern Ocean octopuses using the COI barcode of life

    A. Louise Allcock;A. Louise Allcock;Iain Barratt;Marc Eléaume;Katrin Linse

  • Molecular phylogeny of coleoid cephalopods (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) using a multigene approach; the effect of data partitioning on resolving phylogenies in a Bayesian framework

    Jan Strugnell;Mark Norman;Jennifer Jackson;Alexei J. Drummond

  • Taking Steps toward Marine and Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management: An Introductory Guide

    Tundi Agardy;John Davis;Kristin Sherwood;Ole Vestergaard

  • Morphological assessment of the Octopus vulgaris species-complex evaluated in light of molecular-based phylogenetic inferences

    Michael D. Amor;Michael D. Amor;Mark D. Norman;Alvaro Roura;Tatiana S. Leite

  • Patterns, processes and vulnerability of Southern Ocean benthos: a decadal leap in knowledge and understanding

    Stefanie Kaiser;Simone N. Brandao;Saskia Brix;David K.A. Barnes

  • Future challenges in cephalopod research

    Jose C. Xavier;A. Louise Allcock;Yves Cherel;Marek R. Lipinski

  • Divergence time estimates for major cephalopod groups: evidence from multiple genes

    Jan Strugnell;Jan Strugnell;Jennifer Jackson;Alexei J. Drummond;Alan Cooper

  • Mitochondrial genome diversity and population structure of the giant squid Architeuthis: genetics sheds new light on one of the most enigmatic marine species

    Inger Eleanor Hall Winkelmann;Paula Campos;Paula Campos;Jan Strugnell;Yves Cherel

  • Poles Apart: The “Bipolar” Pteropod Species Limacina helicina Is Genetically Distinct Between the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans

    Brian Hunt;Jan Strugnell;Nina Bednarsek;Katrin Linse

  • Genomic signatures in the coral holobiont reveal host adaptations driven by Holocene climate change and reef specific symbionts

    Ira Cooke;Hua Ying;Sylvain Forêt;Pim Bongaerts

  • The contribution of molecular data to our understanding of cephalopod evolution and systematics: a review

    A. Louise Allcock;A. Lindgren;J.M. Strugnell

  • The ink sac clouds octopod evolutionary history

    Jan M. Strugnell;Mark D. Norman;Michael Vecchione;Michelle Guzik

  • Persistent genetic signatures of historic climatic events in an Antarctic octopus

    J. M. Strugnell;P. C. Watts;P. J. Smith;A. L. Allcock

  • Cross-disciplinarity in the advance of Antarctic ecosystem research

    J. Gutt;E. Isla;A.N. Bertler;A.N. Bertler;G.E. Bodeker

  • Cephalopod genomics : a plan of strategies and organization

    Caroline B. Albertin;Laure Bonnaud;C. Titus Brown;Wendy J. Crookes-Goodson

  • Allopatric speciation within a cryptic species complex of Australasian octopuses.

    Michael Amor;Mark D Norman;Hayley Erin Cameron;Jan M Strugnell

  • A draft genome sequence of the elusive giant squid, Architeuthis dux.

    Rute R da Fonseca;Alvarina Couto;Andre M Machado;Brona Brejova

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Louise Allcock
A. Louise Allcock University of Galway
Nerida G. Wilson
Nerida G. Wilson University of Western Australia
Gretta T. Pecl
Gretta T. Pecl University of Tasmania
Katrin Linse
Katrin Linse British Antarctic Survey
James J. Bell
James J. Bell Victoria University of Wellington
Huw J. Griffiths
Huw J. Griffiths British Antarctic Survey
José C. Xavier
José C. Xavier University of Coimbra
Madeleine J. H. van Oppen
Madeleine J. H. van Oppen University of Melbourne
Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj
Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj University of Newcastle Australia
David J. Miller
David J. Miller James Cook University

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