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Lorenz Hauser is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on the intersection of genetics and environmental science, with significant contributions in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and related subfields. Their scientific work spans areas such as genetics, global and planetary change, molecular biology, aquatic science, and ecology.

The research topics Hauser addresses include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Marine bivalve and aquaculture studies
  • Identification and quantification in food
  • Fish ecology and management studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Aquaculture nutrition and growth

Hauser has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Evolutionary Applications

Notable recent publications by Hauser cover a range of marine and genetic topics. These include:

  • "Functional genetic diversity in an exploited marine species and its relevance to fisheries management," 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Confirmation of the shell-boring oyster parasite Polydora websteri (Polychaeta: Spionidae) in Washington State, USA," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Generation of a chromosome-level genome assembly for Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) and characterization of its sex-determining genomic region," 2022, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • "Power of a dual-use SNP panel for pedigree reconstruction and population assignment," 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • "Genetic structure and dispersal in peripheral populations of a marine fish (Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus) and their importance for adaptation to climate change," 2021, Ecology and Evolution

Hauser collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Eleni L. Petrou
  • Carolyn Tarpey
  • Isadora Jiménez-Hidalgo
  • Daniel P. Drinan
  • Ingrid Spies

This body of work highlights Lorenz Hauser's involvement in integrating genetic research with ecological and environmental contexts, particularly in marine species and aquaculture-related studies.

Best Publications

  • Genome divergence in two Prochlorococcus ecotypes reflects oceanic niche differentiation

    Gabrielle Rocap;Frank W. Larimer;Frank W. Larimer;Jane Lamerdin;Stephanie Malfatti

  • Paradigm shifts in marine fisheries genetics: ugly hypotheses slain by beautiful facts

    Lorenz Hauser;Gary R Carvalho

  • Loss of microsatellite diversity and low effective population size in an overexploited population of New Zealand snapper (Pagrus auratus)

    Lorenz Hauser;Greg J. Adcock;Peter J. Smith;Julio H. Bernal Ramírez

  • Molecular genetics and the stock concept in fisheries

    G. R. Carvalho;L. Hauser

  • Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 harbors a multi-replicon, 9.73-Mbp genome shaped for versatility

    Patrick S. G. Chain;Vincent J. Denef;Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis;Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis;Lisa M. Vergez;Lisa M. Vergez

  • Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery and applications of SNP genotyping in nonmodel organisms.

    J. E. Seeb;G. Carvalho;L. Hauser;K. Naish

  • An empirical comparison of SNPs and microsatellites for parentage and kinship assignment in a wild sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) population.

    Lorenz Hauser;Melissa Baird;Ray Hilborn;Lisa W. Seeb

  • Inbreeding depression and genetic load of sexually selected traits: how the guppy lost its spots.

    C. Van Oosterhout;R. E. Trigg;G. R. Carvalho;A. E. Magurran

  • An empirical verification of population assignment methods by marking and parentage data: hatchery and wild steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Forks Creek, Washington, USA.

    L. Hauser;T. R. Seamons;M. Dauer;K. A. Naish

  • Advances in molecular technology and their impact on fisheries genetics

    Lorenz Hauser;James E Seeb

  • Genetic isolation by distance and localized fjord population structure in Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus): limited effective dispersal in the northeastern Pacific Ocean

    Kathryn Maja CunninghamK.M. Cunningham;Kathryn Maja CunninghamK.M. Cunningham;Michael Francis CaninoM.F. Canino;Michael Francis CaninoM.F. Canino;Ingrid Brigette SpiesI.B. Spies;Ingrid Brigette SpiesI.B. Spies;Lorenz HauserL. Hauser;Lorenz HauserL. Hauser

  • The status of sandy beach science: Past trends, progress, and possible futures

    Ronel Nel;Eileen E. Campbell;Linda Harris;Lorenz Hauser

  • Advances in the molecular analysis of fish population structure

    Gary R. Carvalho;Lorenz Hauser

  • Molecular genetics and the stock concept in fisheries

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  • Multiple ice-age refugia in Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus.

    Michael F. Canino;Ingrid B. Spies;Kathryn M. Cunningham;Lorenz Hauser

  • Local adaptation limits lifetime reproductive success of dispersers in a wild salmon metapopulation.

    Daniel A. Peterson;Daniel A. Peterson;Ray Hilborn;Lorenz Hauser

  • Macro- and micro-geographic variation in pantophysin (PanI) allele frequencies in NE Atlantic cod Gadus morhua

    R. A. J. Case;W. F. Hutchinson;L. Hauser;C. Van Oosterhout

  • Bacterial phylogenetic diversity and a novel candidate division of two humid region, sandy surface soils

    Jizhong Zhou;Jizhong Zhou;Beicheng Xia;Heshu Huang;David S. Treves

  • Genetic evidence of a northward range expansion in the eastern Bering Sea stock of Pacific cod.

    Ingrid Spies;Kristen M. Gruenthal;Kristen M. Gruenthal;Daniel P. Drinan;Anne B. Hollowed

  • Sequencing of Multiple Clostridial Genomes Related to Biomass Conversion and Biofuel Production

    Christopher L. Hemme;Housna Mouttaki;Yong Jin Lee;Gengxin Zhang

  • Fine-scale differentiation between sockeye salmon ecotypes and the effect of phenotype on straying.

    J Lin;T P Quinn;R Hilborn;L Hauser

  • Variability in condition and growth of Atlantic cod larvae and juveniles reared in mesocosms: environmental and maternal effects

    Catriona Clemmesen;Vivian Bühler;G. Carvalho;R. Case

  • High Potential for Using DNA from Ancient Herring Bones to Inform Modern Fisheries Management and Conservation

    Camilla F. Speller;Camilla F. Speller;Lorenz Hauser;Dana Lepofsky;Jason Moore

  • Functional genetic diversity in an exploited marine species and its relevance to fisheries management

    Eleni L. Petrou;Angela P. Fuentes-Pardo;Luke A. Rogers;Melissa Orobko

  • Dispersal. J. Clobert, E. Danchin, A. A. Dhondt and J. D. Nichols (eds). Oxford University Press, New York. 2001. pp. 452. Price £24.95, paperback. ISBN: 0-19-850659-7.

    Lorenz Hauser

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary R. Carvalho
Gary R. Carvalho Bangor University
Thomas P. Quinn
Thomas P. Quinn University of Washington
Ray Hilborn
Ray Hilborn University of Washington
Benjamin Planque
Benjamin Planque French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Paul W. Shaw
Paul W. Shaw Aberystwyth University
Catriona Clemmesen
Catriona Clemmesen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
James E. Seeb
James E. Seeb University of Washington
Lisa W. Seeb
Lisa W. Seeb University of Washington
David S. Schoeman
David S. Schoeman University of the Sunshine Coast
Tony J. Pitcher
Tony J. Pitcher University of British Columbia

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