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Kristina M. Sefc

Kristina M. Sefc

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
7106
World Ranking
6063
National Ranking
45

Overview

Kristina M. Sefc is affiliated with the University of Graz in Austria. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant work in ecology, evolution, and related subfields. The scientist's research spans several intersecting areas including fish ecology and management studies, animal behavior and reproduction, and wildlife ecology and conservation.

The main fields of study for Kristina M. Sefc include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

The subfields of study in which they have contributed are:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Aquatic Science

Key topics addressed in their work include:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

Among the notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kristina M. Sefc are:

  • Comparative transcriptomics reveals candidate carotenoid color genes in an East African cichlid fish, 2020, BMC Genomics
  • Patterns of sex-biased dispersal are consistent with social and ecological constraints in a group-living cichlid fish, 2022, BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • Expression levels of the tetratricopeptide repeat protein gene ttc39b covary with carotenoid-based skin colour in cichlid fish, 2020, Biology Letters
  • Congruent geographic variation in saccular otolith shape across multiple species of African cichlids, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Wasteful carotenoid coloration and its effects on territorial behavior in a cichlid fish, 2020, Hydrobiologia

The scientist has frequently published in venues such as:

  • Hydrobiologia
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • BMC Genomics

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Aneesh P. H. Bose
  • Angelika Ziegelbecker
  • Stephan Koblmüller
  • Ehsan Pashay Ahi
  • Jacqueline Grimm

Best Publications

  • Identification of microsatellite sequences in Vitis riparia and their applicability for genotyping of different Vitis species

    Kristina M Sefc;Ferdinand Regner;Eva Turetschek;Josef Glössl

  • Identification of microsatellite loci in olive (Olea europaea) and their characterization in Italian and Iberian olive trees

    K. M. Sefc;M. S. Lopes;D. Mendonça;M. Rodrigues Dos Santos

  • Microsatellite variability in grapevine cultivars from different European regions and evaluation of assignment testing to assess the geographic origin of cultivars

    K. M. Sefc;M. S. Lopes;F. Lefort;R. Botta

  • Speciation by host switch in brood parasitic indigobirds

    Michael D. Sorenson;Michael D. Sorenson;Kristina M. Sefc;Robert B. Payne

  • Colour variation in cichlid fish: developmental mechanisms, selective pressures and evolutionary consequences.

    Martine E. Maan;Kristina M. Sefc

  • The use of microsatellites for germplasm management in a Portuguese grapevine collection

    M. S. Lopes;K. M. Sefc;E. Eiras Dias;H. Steinkellner

  • A gene controlling sex in grapevines placed on a molecular marker-based genetic map.

    M A Dalbó;G N Ye;N F Weeden;H Steinkellner

  • Testing DNA barcode performance in 1000 species of European lepidoptera: large geographic distances have small genetic impacts.

    Peter Huemer;Marko Mutanen;Kristina M. Sefc;Paul D. N. Hebert

  • Reticulate phylogeny of gastropod-shell-breeding cichlids from Lake Tanganyika--the result of repeated introgressive hybridization.

    Stephan Koblmüller;Nina Duftner;Kristina M Sefc;Mitsuto Aibara

  • Carotenoid-based coloration in cichlid fishes.

    Kristina M. Sefc;Alexandria C. Brown;Alexandria C. Brown;Ethan D. Clotfelter

  • The Lake Tanganyika cichlid species assemblage: recent advances in molecular phylogenetics

    Stephan Koblmüller;Stephan Koblmüller;Kristina M. Sefc;Christian Sturmbauer

  • Identification of microsatellite loci in apricot

    M. S. Lopes;K. M. Sefc;M. Laimer;A. Da Câmara Machado

  • Reconstruction of a grapevine pedigree by microsatellite analysis

    K. M. Sefc;H. Steinkellner;J. Glössl;S. Kampfer

  • Rapid radiation, ancient incomplete lineage sorting and ancient hybridization in the endemic Lake Tanganyika cichlid tribe Tropheini.

    Stephan Koblmüller;Bernd Egger;Christian Sturmbauer;Kristina M. Sefc

  • Nuclear and mitochondrial data reveal different evolutionary processes in the Lake Tanganyika cichlid genus Tropheus

    Bernd Egger;Stephan Koblmüller;Christian Sturmbauer;Kristina M Sefc

  • Genetic evidence of intra-cultivar variability within Iberian olive cultivars

    Maria Susana Lopes;Duarte Mendonça;Kristina M. Sefc;Fabíola Sabino Gil

  • Genetic characterization of Croatian grapevine cultivars and detection of synonymous cultivars in neighboring regions

    E. Maletić;K. M. Sefc;Herta Steinkellner;Jasminka K. Kontić

  • Age and spread of the haplochromine cichlid fishes in Africa.

    Stephan Koblmüller;Ulrich K. Schliewen;Nina Duftner;Nina Duftner;Kristina M. Sefc

  • Microsatellite Amplification From Museum Feather Samples: Effects of Fragment Size and Template Concentration on Genotyping Errors

    Kristina M. Sefc;Robert B. Payne;Michael D. Sorenson;Michael D. Sorenson

  • Mating and Parental Care in Lake Tanganyika's Cichlids

    Kristina M. Sefc

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephan Koblmüller
Stephan Koblmüller University of Graz
Christian Sturmbauer
Christian Sturmbauer University of Graz
Herta Steinkellner
Herta Steinkellner BOKU University
Michael D. Sorenson
Michael D. Sorenson Boston University
Robert B. Payne
Robert B. Payne University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Josef Glössl
Josef Glössl BOKU University
Walter Salzburger
Walter Salzburger University of Basel
François Lefort
François Lefort University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland
Martin J. Genner
Martin J. Genner University of Bristol
Walter Goessler
Walter Goessler University of Graz

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