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Sigurður S. Snorrason

Sigurður S. Snorrason

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
4309
World Ranking
7872
National Ranking
6

Overview

Sigurður S. Snorrason is affiliated with the University of Iceland in Iceland. Their research predominantly focuses on the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these, key subfields include Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Genetic diversity and population structure, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock. Additional areas of work include Physiological and biochemical adaptations, as well as Food Industry and Aquatic Biology.

Snorrason's work appears frequently in the following publication venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • PLoS ONE
  • PeerJ

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Snorrason are:

  • Animal personality adds complexity to the processes of divergence between sympatric morphs of Arctic charr, 2021, Animal Behaviour
  • Multivariate analysis of morphology, behaviour, growth and developmental timing in hybrids brings new insights into the divergence of sympatric Arctic charr morphs, 2021, BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • Diversity in the internal functional feeding elements of sympatric morphs of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), 2024, PLoS ONE
  • Diversity in the internal functional feeding elements of sympatric morphs of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Multivariate distributions of behavioural, morphological, and ontogenetic traits in hybrids bring new insights into the divergence of sympatric Arctic charr morphs, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Arnar Pálsson
  • Quentin J.B. Horta-Lacueva
  • Michael B. Morrissey
  • Kalina H. Kapralova
  • Guðbjörg Ósk Jónsdóttir

Best Publications

  • Trophic specialization in Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus (Pisces; Salmonidae): morphological divergence and ontogenetic niche shifts

    Sigurdur S. Snorrason;Skúli Skúlason;Bror Jonsson;Hilmar J. Malmquist

  • The arctic charr salvelinus alpinus in thingvallavatn

    Odd Terje Sandlund;Karl Gunnarsson;Pétur M. Jónasson;Bror Jonsson

  • Ontogeny of trophic morphology in four sympatric morphs of arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus in Thingvallavatn, Iceland

    Skúli Skúlason;Skúli Skúlason;David L. G. Noakes;Sigurdur S. Snorrason

  • Rapid and coupled phenotypic and genetic divergence in Icelandic Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

    Davíð Gíslason;Moira M Ferguson;Skúli Skúlason;Sigurður S Snorrason

  • Diet Differentiation in Polymorphic Arctic Charr in Thingvallavatn, Iceland

    H. J. Malmquist;S. S. Snorrason;S. Skulason;B. Jonsson

  • Life History Variation of Polymorphic Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in Thingvallavatn, Iceland

    B. Jonsson;S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason;O. T. Sandlund

  • Population genetic structure of Arctic Charr, Salvelinus alpinus from northwest Europe on large and small spatial scales

    A. J. Wilson;D. Gíslason;S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason

  • Genetically based differences in foraging behaviour among sympatric morphs of arctic charr (Pisces: Salmonidae)

    S. Skúlason;S.S. Snorrason;D. Ota;D.L.G. Noakes

  • Social relationships in a group of horses without a mature stallion

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  • Genetic basis of life history variations among sympatric morphs of arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus.

    S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason;D. L. G. Noakes;M. M. Ferguson

  • A way forward with eco evo devo: an extended theory of resource polymorphism with postglacial fishes as model systems

    Skúli Skúlason;Kevin J. Parsons;Richard Svanbäck;Katja Räsänen

  • Adaptive Speciation: Adaptive Speciation in Northern Freshwater Fishes

    Sigurður S. Snorrason;Skúli Skúlason

  • Segregation in spawning and early life history among polymorphic Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus, in Thingvallavatn, Iceland

    S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason;D. L. G. Noakes;M. M. Ferguson

  • Habitat use of arctic charrSalvelinus alpinus in Thingvallavatn, Iceland

    Odd Ter Sandlund;Bror Jonsson;Hilmar J. Malmquist;Rolf Gydemo

  • Evolution of adaptive diversity and genetic connectivity in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in Iceland

    K H Kapralova;M B Morrissey;B K Kristjánsson;G Á Ólafsdóttir

  • Mitochondrial DNA diversity among four sympatric morphs of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus L., from Thingvallavatn, Iceland

    R. G. Danzmann;M. M. Ferguson;S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason

  • Positive assortative mating between recently described sympatric morphs of Icelandic sticklebacks.

    Gudbjörg Á Ólafsdóttir;Michael G Ritchie;Sigurdur S Snorrason

  • Fine-scale parallel patterns in diversity of small benthic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in relation to the ecology of lava/groundwater habitats

    Bjarni K. Kristjánsson;Skúli Skúlason;Sigurður S. Snorrason;David L.G. Noakes

  • Postglacial intra-lacustrine divergence of Icelandic threespine stickleback morphs in three neovolcanic lakes.

    G. Á. Ólafsdóttir;S. S. Snorrason;M. G. Ritchie

  • Resource polymorphism and diversity of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus in a series of isolated lakes.

    P. J. Woods;P. J. Woods;P. J. Woods;D. Young;S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason

  • Distribution of male yellow dungflies around oviposition sites: the effect of body size

    Hrefna Sigurjónsdóttir;SIGURðUR S. Snorrason

  • Parallel evolution? Microsatellite variation of recently isolated marine and freshwater three‐spined stickleback

    G. Á. ÓLafsdóttir;S. S. Snorrason;M. G. Ritchie

Frequent Co-Authors

Skúli Skúlason
Skúli Skúlason Hólar University College
Thomas P. Quinn
Thomas P. Quinn University of Washington
Michael G. Ritchie
Michael G. Ritchie University of St Andrews
Moira M. Ferguson
Moira M. Ferguson University of Guelph
Katja Räsänen
Katja Räsänen Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Kimmo K. Kahilainen
Kimmo K. Kahilainen University of Helsinki
Colin E. Adams
Colin E. Adams University of Glasgow
Carl Smith
Carl Smith University of Łódź
Richard Svanbäck
Richard Svanbäck Uppsala University
Per-Arne Amundsen
Per-Arne Amundsen University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway

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