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Jan W. Arntzen is affiliated with the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's main subfields of study include Genetics, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Molecular Biology. Their work covers diverse topics such as Genetic diversity and population structure, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies.

Jan W. Arntzen has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Contributions to Zoology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Amphibia-Reptilia
  • Scientific Reports

Notable recent papers authored by or involving Jan W. Arntzen are:

  • Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity, 2022, Science
  • Phylotranscriptomic evidence for pervasive ancient hybridization among Old World salamanders, 2020, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Reconstructing hotspots of genetic diversity from glacial refugia and subsequent dispersal in Italian common toads (Bufo bufo), 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Drivers of amphibian population dynamics and asynchrony at local and regional scales, 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Extensive cytonuclear discordance in a crested newt from the Balkan Peninsula glacial refugium, 2020, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jan W. Arntzen include:

  • Ben Wielstra
  • Íñigo Martínez-Solano
  • Wiesław Babik
  • Ana Ivanović
  • Isolde van Riemsdijk

Best Publications

  • Hybridization and speciation

    R. Abbott;D. Albach;S. Ansell;J. W. Arntzen

  • The king cobra genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system

    Freek J. Vonk;Freek J. Vonk;Freek J. Vonk;Nicholas R. Casewell;Nicholas R. Casewell;Christiaan V. Henkel;Alysha M. Heimberg

  • Phylogeography of two European newt species — discordance between mtDNA and morphology

    W. Babik;W. Branicki;J. Crnobrnja-Isailovic;D. Cogalniceanu

  • Identifying future research needs in landscape genetics: Where to from here?

    Niko Balkenhol;Felix Gugerli;Sam A. Cushman;Lisette P. Waits

  • RESTRICTED GENE FLOW IN A MOVING HYBRID ZONE OF THE NEWTS TRITURUS CRISTATUS AND T. MARMORATUS IN WESTERN FRANCE.

    J. W. Arntzen;G. P. Wallis;G. P. Wallis

  • MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA VARIATION IN THE CRESTED NEWT SUPERSPECIES: LIMITED CYTOPLASMIC GENE FLOW AMONG SPECIES.

    Graham P. Wallis;Graham P. Wallis;J. W. Arntzen

  • Area-cladograms of Circum-Mediterranean taxa in relation to Mediterranean palaeogeography

    P. Oosterbroek;J. W. Arntzen

  • Bringing genetic diversity to the forefront of conservation policy and management

    Sean M. Hoban;Heidi C. Hauffe;SIlvia Perez-Espona;Jan W. Arntzen

  • Age, Growth and Longevity of Sympatric Triturus cristatus, T. marmoratus and Their Hybrids (Amphibia, Urodela): A Skeletochronological Comparison

    Helene Francillon-Vieillot;J. W. Arntzen;Jacqueline Geraudie

  • Post-breeding migrations of newts (Triturus cristatus and T. marmoratus) with contrasting ecological requirements

    R. Jehle;J. W. Arntzen

  • Amphibian declines and environmental change: use of remote-sensing data to identify environmental correlates

    Cynthia Carey;W. Ronald Heyer;T. John Wilkinson;Ross A. Alford

  • Multilocus species tree analyses resolve the radiation of the widespread Bufo bufo species group (Anura, Bufonidae).

    E. Recuero;D. Canestrelli;J. Vörös;K. Szabó

  • Comparative analysis of intra- and interpopulation genetic diversity in Bufo bufo, using allozyme, single-locus microsatellite, minisatellite, and multilocus minisatellite data.

    Kim T. Scribner;J. W. Arntzen;Terry Burke

  • Environmental correlates of toad abundance and population genetic diversity

    Kim T Scribner;J.W Arntzen;N Cruddace;R.S Oldham

  • Genetic subdivision, glacial refugia and postglacial recolonization in the golden‐striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica (Amphibia: Urodela)

    J. Alexandrino;E. Froufe;J. W. Arntzen;N. Ferrand

  • Predicting the Persistence of Amphibian Populations with the Help of a Spatial Model

    J. M. Halley;R. S. Oldham;J. W. Arntzen

  • A Bayesian approach on molecules and behavior: reconsidering phylogenetic and evolutionary patterns of the Salamandridae with emphasis on Triturus newts.

    Sebastian Steinfartz;Saverio Vicario;J.W. Arntzen;Adalgisa Caccone

  • An integrative analysis of phylogenetic relationships among newts of the genus Triturus (family Salamandridae), using comparative biochemistry, cytogenetics and reproductive interactions

    Herbert C. Macgregor;Stanley K. Sessions;J. W. Arntzen

  • Amphibian distribution in a traditionally managed rural landscape of Eastern Europe: Probing the effect of landscape composition

    Tibor Hartel;Tibor Hartel;Oliver Schweiger;Kinga Öllerer;Dan Cogălniceanu

  • Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of midwife toads (Discoglossidae: Alytes)

    I. Martínez-Solano;H. A. Gonçalves;H. A. Gonçalves;J. W. Arntzen;M. García-París

  • Geographic variation and taxonomy of crested newts (Triturus cristatus superspecies): morphological and mitochondrial DNA data

    J.W. Arntzen;Graham P. Wallis

Frequent Co-Authors

Íñigo Martínez-Solano
Íñigo Martínez-Solano Spanish National Research Council
Terry Burke
Terry Burke University of Sheffield
Graham P. Wallis
Graham P. Wallis University of Otago
Roger K. Butlin
Roger K. Butlin University of Sheffield
Nuno Ferrand
Nuno Ferrand University of Porto
Jacques J. M. van Alphen
Jacques J. M. van Alphen Leiden University
Nikolay A. Poyarkov
Nikolay A. Poyarkov Lomonosov Moscow State University
Tibor Hartel
Tibor Hartel Babeș-Bolyai University
Klaas Vrieling
Klaas Vrieling Leiden University
Roger S. Thorpe
Roger S. Thorpe Bangor University

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