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67
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1602
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Paul Bentzen publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Bentzen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 215 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Paul Bentzen D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Bentzen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Paul Bentzen is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada, specializing in research within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Environmental Science. Their body of work includes a significant focus on genetics, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, molecular biology, and the broader area of ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scientist's research extensively covers topics related to genetic diversity and population structure, fish ecology and management studies, and genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock. Additionally, their work touches on identification and quantification in food, marine animal studies, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, and marine and coastal plant biology.

Recent publications demonstrate a concentration on marine and fish ecology genetics and adaptation. Notable papers include:

  • Genomic stability through time despite decades of exploitation in cod on both sides of the Atlantic, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genomic evidence of past and future climate-linked loss in a migratory Arctic fish, 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • Resolving fine-scale population structure and fishery exploitation using sequenced microsatellites in a northern fish, 2020, Evolutionary Applications
  • Modular chromosome rearrangements reveal parallel and nonparallel adaptation in a marine fish, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • Chromosome level reference of Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus provides insight into the evolution of sexual determination systems, 2021, Molecular Ecology Resources

Bentzen collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Ian Bradbury, Tony Kess, Steven Duffy, Sarah J. Lehnert, and Amber Messmer, reflecting a collaborative approach in their research projects.

Their work has been published predominantly in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Molecular Ecology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Evolutionary Applications, and Molecular Ecology Resources.

Best Publications

  • The statistical analysis of mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms: chi 2 and the problem of small samples.

    Derek A. Roff;Paul Bentzen

  • Identifying Canadian Freshwater Fishes through DNA Barcodes

    Nicolas Hubert;Robert Hanner;Erling Holm;Nicholas E. Mandrak

  • Rapid evolution of reproductive isolation in the wild: evidence from introduced salmon.

    Andrew P. Hendry;John K. Wenburg;Paul Bentzen;Eric C. Volk

  • Microsatellites: genetic markers for the future

    Jonathan M. Wright;Paul Bentzen;Paul Bentzen

  • Global patterns in marine dispersal estimates: the influence of geography, taxonomic category and life history

    Ian R Bradbury;Benjamin Laurel;Paul V.R Snelgrove;Paul Bentzen

  • The relative influence of natural selection and geography on gene flow in guppies

    Erika Crispo;Paul Bentzen;David N. Reznick;Michael T. Kinnison

  • Microsatellite polymorphism and the population structure of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the northwest Atlantic

    Paul Bentzen;Christopher T. Taggart;Daniel E. Ruzzante;Doug Cook

  • Characterization of seven microsatellite loci derived from pink salmon.

    J. B. Olsen;Paul Bentzen;JE Seeb

  • A consolidated linkage map for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    K. M. Nichols;W. P. Young;R. G. Danzmann;B. D. Robison

  • Parallel adaptive evolution of Atlantic cod on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in response to temperature

    Ian R. Bradbury;Sophie Hubert;Brent Higgins;Tudor Borza

  • Inverse relationship between F and microsatellite polymorphism in the marine fish, walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma): implications for resolving weak population structure.

    P. T. O'Reilly;M. F. Canino;K. M. Bailey;Paul Bentzen

  • Organization of Microsatellites Differs between Mammals and Cold-water Teleost Fishes

    Amanda L. Brooker;Doug Cook;Paul Bentzen;Jonathan M. Wright

  • Polymorphic microsatellite loci from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): genetic differentiation of North American and European populations

    Stewart K. McConnell;Patrick O'Reilly;Lorraine Hamilton;Jonathan M. Wright

  • Genetic identification of stocks of marine fish and shellfish

    J. B. Shaklee;P. Bentzen

  • First documented case of anadromy in a population of introduced rainbow trout in Patagonia, Argentina

    Miguel Pascual;Paul Bentzen;Carla Riva Rossi;Greg Mackey

  • Evidence for multiple origins and sympatric divergence of trophic ecotypes of smelt (Osmerus) in northeastern North America

    Eric B. Taylor;Paul Bentzen

  • Ecology and evolution of sympatric sticklebacks (Gasterosteus): specialization for alternative trophic niches in the Enos Lake species pair

    P. Bentzen;J. D. McPhail

  • Genomic islands of divergence and their consequences for the resolution of spatial structure in an exploited marine fish

    Ian R. Bradbury;Ian R. Bradbury;Ian R. Bradbury;Sophie Hubert;Brent Higgins;Sharen Bowman

  • Genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms reveal population history and adaptive divergence in wild guppies.

    Eva-Maria Willing;Paul Bentzen;Cock van Oosterhout;Margarete Hoffmann

  • Loss of genetic diversity in sea otters (Enhydra lutris) associated with the fur trade of the 18th and 19th centuries.

    Shawn Larson;Ronald Jameson;Michael Etnier;Melissa Fleming

  • Positive relationships between genetic diversity and abundance in fishes

    Megan R. Mccusker;Paul Bentzen

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas P. Quinn
Thomas P. Quinn University of Washington
Jonathan M. Wright
Jonathan M. Wright Earlham Institute
Steven E. Campana
Steven E. Campana University of Iceland
Paul V. R. Snelgrove
Paul V. R. Snelgrove Memorial University of Newfoundland
Robert G. Beiko
Robert G. Beiko Dalhousie University
Andrew P. Hendry
Andrew P. Hendry McGill University
Jeffrey A. Hutchings
Jeffrey A. Hutchings Dalhousie University
Michael T. Kinnison
Michael T. Kinnison University of Maine
David N. Reznick
David N. Reznick University of California, Riverside
Sigbjørn Lien
Sigbjørn Lien Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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