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Per J. Palsbøll is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research contributions span primarily the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, they have focused particularly on subfields such as Ecology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Oceanography, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work addresses main topics including:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation

Frequent publication venues for Palsbøll's work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Global Change Biology
  • Molecular Ecology
  • 'The' journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist has collaborated often with certain co-authors, notably:

  • Martine Bérubé (20 publications)
  • Jooke Robbins (12 publications)
  • Richard Sears (8 publications)
  • Christian Ramp (7 publications)
  • Marcos Suárez-Menéndez (7 publications)

Palsbøll's recent papers include:

  • "The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics" (2022), published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "How genomics can help biodiversity conservation" (2023), published in Trends in Genetics
  • "A note on genetic isolation of Mediterranean sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) suggested by mitochondrial DNA" (2023), published in 'The' journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • "Decadal shift in foraging strategy of a migratory southern ocean predator" (2020), published in Global Change Biology
  • "Seagrass ecosystem multifunctionality under the rise of a flagship marine megaherbivore" (2022), published in Global Change Biology

Best Publications

  • Identification of management units using population genetic data

    Per J. Palsboll;Per J. Palsboll;Martine Berube;Fred W. Allendorf;Fred W. Allendorf

  • Highways block gene flow and cause a rapid decline in genetic diversity of desert bighorn sheep

    CW Epps;PJ Palsboll;JD Wehausen;GK Roderick

  • Reliability of genetic bottleneck tests for detecting recent population declines

    M. Zachariah Peery;Rebecca Kirby;Brendan N. Reid;Ricka Stoelting

  • An ocean-basin-wide mark-recapture study of the North Atlantic humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

    Tim T.D. Smith;Judith Allen;Phillip P.J. Clapham;Philip P.S. Hammond

  • Genetic tagging of humpback whales

    Per J. Palsbøll;Judith Allen;Martine Bérube;Phillip J. Clapham

  • The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics.

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  • Population genetic structure of North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Sea of Cortez fin whales, Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus 1758): analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear loci

    Martine Bérubé;Álex A. Aguilar;Daniel D. Dendanto;Finn F. Larsen

  • Identification of sex in Cetaceans by multiplexing with three ZFX and ZFY specific primers

    Martine Bérubé;Per Palsboll

  • The value of parallel analysis of uni- and bi-parental inherited loci: the North Atlantic humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

    Per Palsboll;PJ Clapham;H Jorgensen;F. Larsen

  • Primers for the amplification of tri- and tetramer microsatellite loci in baleen whales

    Per Palsboll;Martine Bérubé;AH Larsen;H Jorgensen

  • Composition and Dynamics of Humpback Whale Competitive Groups in the West Indies

    Phillip J. Clapham;Per J. Palsbøll;David K. Mattila;Oswaldo Vasquez

  • Errors in identification using natural markings: rates, sources, and effects on capture-recapture estimates of abundance

    Peter T Stevick;Per J Palsbøll;Tim D Smith;Mark V Bravington

  • Statistical Approaches to Paternity Analysis in Natural Populations and Applications to the North Atlantic Humpback Whale

    Rasmus Nielsen;David K. Mattila;Philip J. Clapham;Per J. Palsbøll

  • Determination of gender in cetaceans by the polymerase chain reaction

    PJ Palsboll;A Vader;P Bakke;El-Gewely

  • Distribution of mtDNA haplotypes in North-Atlantic humpback whales: The influence of behavior on population structure

    PJ Palsboll;PJ Clapham;DK Mattila;F Larsen

  • North Atlantic humpback whale abundance and rate of increase four decades after protection from whaling

    Peter T. Stevick;Judith Allen;Phillip J. Clapham;Nancy Friday

  • Polymorphic di-nucleotide microsatellite loci isolated from the humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae.

    Martine Berube;Hanne JOrgensen;Ross McEwing;Per J. Palsboll

  • Identification of sex in cetaceans by multiplexing with three ZFX and ZFY specific primers.

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  • Genetic tagging: contemporary molecular ecology

    Per Jakob Palsboll

  • Segregation of migration by feeding ground origin in North Atlantic humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

    Peter T. Stevick;Judith Allen;Martine Bérubé;Phillip J. Clapham

  • Molecular analysis of paternity shows promiscuous mating in female humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae, Borowski)

    Phillip J. Clapham;Per J. Palsbøll

  • Characterization of nuclear microsatellites in Pinus halepensis Mill. and their inheritance in P. halepensis and Pinus brutia Ten.

    RN Keys;A Autino;Keith J Edwards;B Fady

Frequent Co-Authors

Martine Bérubé
Martine Bérubé University of Groningen
M. Zachariah Peery
M. Zachariah Peery University of Wisconsin–Madison
Phillip J. Clapham
Phillip J. Clapham National Marine Fisheries Service
Philip S. Hammond
Philip S. Hammond University of St Andrews
Alex Aguilar
Alex Aguilar University of Barcelona
Christian Lydersen
Christian Lydersen Norwegian Polar Institute
Steven R. Beissinger
Steven R. Beissinger University of California, Berkeley
Rune Dietz
Rune Dietz Aarhus University
Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen
Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
Rasmus Nielsen
Rasmus Nielsen University of California, Berkeley

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