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Lorenzo Zane

Lorenzo Zane

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
8077
World Ranking
6030
National Ranking
115

Overview

Lorenzo Zane is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on the subfields of Ecology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's recent publications cover diverse topics within environmental and molecular biology studies. Notable works include:

  • Low impact of different SNP panels from two building-loci pipelines on RAD-Seq population genomic metrics: case study on five diverse aquatic species (2021, BMC Genomics)
  • Species distribution, hybridization and connectivity in the genus Chionodraco: Unveiling unknown icefish diversity in Antarctica (2021, Diversity and Distributions)
  • Defining criteria for the reintroduction of locally extinct populations based on contemporary and ancient genetic diversity: The case of the Adriatic Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) (2021, Diversity and Distributions)
  • Selection-driven adaptation to the extreme Antarctic environment in the Emperor penguin (2022, Heredity)
  • Environmental DNA metabarcoding reveals spatial and seasonal patterns in the fish community in the Venice Lagoon (2022, Frontiers in Marine Science)

Frequently publishing in venues such as Frontiers in Marine Science, Diversity and Distributions, and Scientific Reports, their work often addresses ecological genetics and environmental biodiversity topics.

Their research includes investigation into:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Identification and quantification in food
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Environmental DNA in biodiversity studies
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Animal behavior and reproduction

Collaborations feature frequent co-authorship with several researchers, including Ilaria A. M. Marino, Elisa Boscari, Leonardo Congiu, Emiliano Trucchi, and Chiara Papetti.

Best Publications

  • Strategies for microsatellite isolation: a review.

    L Zane;L Bargelloni;T Patarnello

  • Ancient climate change, antifreeze, and the evolutionary diversification of Antarctic fishes

    Thomas J. Near;Alex Dornburg;Kristen L. Kuhn;Joseph T. Eastman

  • Directional postcopulatory sexual selection revealed by artificial insemination.

    Jonathan P. Evans;Lorenzo Zane;Samuela Francescato;Andrea Pilastro

  • Mediterranean Bioconstructions Along the Italian Coast

    Gianmarco Ingrosso;Marco Abbiati;Fabio Badalamenti;Giorgio Bavestrello

  • Mitochondrial Phylogeny of Notothenioids: A Molecular Approach to Antarctic Fish Evolution and Biogeography

    Luca Bargelloni;Stefania Marcato;Lorenzo Zane;Tomaso Patarnello

  • Along-shelf connectivity and circumpolar gene flow in Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarctica)

    Jilda Alicia Caccavo;Chiara Papetti;Maj Wetjen;Rainer Knust

  • Spatio-temporal population structuring and genetic diversity retention in depleted Atlantic Bluefin tuna of the Mediterranean Sea

    Giulia Riccioni;Monica Landi;Giorgia Ferrara;Ilaria Milano

  • Genetic differentiation in the winter pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa--wilkinsoni complex), inferred by AFLP and mitochondrial DNA markers.

    Paola Salvato;Andrea Battisti;Silvia Concato;Luigi Masutti

  • Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 December 2009–31 January 2010

    Silvia E. Arranz;Jean-Christophe Avarre;Chellam Balasundaram;Carmen Bouza

  • Genetic differentiation in a pelagic crustacean ( Meganyctiphanes norvegica : Euphausiacea) from the North East Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea

    L. Zane;L. Ostellari;L. Maccatrozzo;L. Bargelloni

  • Identification of interspecific hybrids by amplified fragment length polymorphism: the case of sturgeon.

    Leonardo Congiu;I Dupanloup;Tomaso Patarnello;F Fontana

  • Molecular evidence for genetic subdivision of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana) populations

    Lorenzo Zane;L. Ostellari;Lisa Maccatrozzo;Luca Bargelloni

  • Sequencing, de novo annotation and analysis of the first Anguilla anguilla transcriptome: EeelBase opens new perspectives for the study of the critically endangered european eel

    Alessandro Coppe;Jose Martin Pujolar;Gregory E Maes;Peter F Larsen

  • Quaternary history and contemporary patterns in a currently expanding species.

    Carole Kerdelhué;Lorenzo Zane;Mauro Simonato;Paola Salvato

  • Population genomics of an endemic Mediterranean fish: differentiation by fine scale dispersal and adaptation

    Carlos Carreras;Víctor Ordóñez;Lorenzo Zane;Claudia Kruschel

  • Surviving in a toxic world : transcriptomics and gene expression profiling in response to environmental pollution in the critically endangered European eel

    Jose Martin Pujolar;Ilaria A M Marino;Massimo Milan;Alessandro Coppe

  • Isolation and characterization of microsatellites in the Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii)

    Lorenzo Zane;Tomaso Patarnello;Arne Ludwig;Francesco Fontana

  • Demographic history and population structure of the Antarctic silverfish Pleuragramma antarcticum.

    Lorenzo Zane;Stefania Marcato;Luca Bargelloni;E Bortolotto

  • Nonconcordant evolutionary history of maternal and paternal lineages in Adriatic sturgeon.

    A. Ludwig;L. Congiu;C. Pitra;J. Fickel

  • Understanding the effectiveness of marine protected areas using genetic connectivity patterns and Lagrangian simulations

    José Martin Pujolar;José Martin Pujolar;Marcello Schiavina;Marcello Schiavina;Antonio Di Franco;Antonio Di Franco;Paco Melià

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomaso Patarnello
Tomaso Patarnello University of Padua
Luca Bargelloni
Luca Bargelloni University of Padua
Giulio A. De Leo
Giulio A. De Leo Stanford University
Andrea Battisti
Andrea Battisti University of Padua
Paolo Guidetti
Paolo Guidetti Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Stefano Cannicci
Stefano Cannicci University of Hong Kong
Carole Kerdelhué
Carole Kerdelhué Montpellier SupAgro
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Serge Planes
Serge Planes PSL University
Alain Roques
Alain Roques INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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