L. Andersson

Evolution of fast-growing piscivorous herring in the young Baltic Sea

This study shows that piscivorous herring evolved sympatrically in the young Baltic Sea, growing faster and occupying a new niche despite incomplete adaptation to a fish diet.

The origin and maintenance of supergenes contributing to ecological adaptation in Atlantic herring

The paper investigates the origin and maintenance of chromosomal inversions in Atlantic herring, showing they are old, formed by ectopic recombination, and maintained by purifying selection.

Introgression underlies phylogenetic uncertainty but not parallel plumage evolution in a recent songbird radiation

The paper investigates phylogenetic uncertainty and parallel plumage evolution in wagtails using whole genome data, finding introgression causes gene tree discordance but not parallel plumage evolution.

Large effect loci have a prominent role in Darwin's finch evolution

The study identifies six large effect loci explaining 46% of beak size variation in Darwin's finches over 30 years.

Ablation of ZC3H11A causes early embryonic lethality and dysregulation of metabolic processes

This study shows that ZC3H11A is essential for early mouse embryonic viability and metabolic regulation, but not for adult tissue function.

Heterotopic ossification in intact rat Achilles tendons is characterized by unique mineralized collagen fiber structures

This study characterizes heterotopic ossification in rat Achilles tendons using synchrotron X-ray tomography, revealing unique mineralized collagen fiber structures and their growth dynamics.

Low mutation load in a supergene underpinning alternative male mating strategies in ruff

The paper examines a supergene in ruffs, finding low mutation load in a recessive lethal allele despite high sequence divergence, suggesting a recent origin and introgression from an extinct lineage.

A baseline for the genetic stock identification of Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus, in ICES Divisions 6.a, 7.b-c

The paper develops a genetic assignment method using SNPs to identify Atlantic herring populations in ICES Divisions 6.a, 7.b-c with high accuracy.

Spatiotemporal variations in retrovirus-host interactions among Darwin's finches

The paper examines spatiotemporal variations in retrovirus-host interactions among Darwin's finches, revealing shared ERVs pre-dating speciation and population-specific ERV variation linked to historical gene flow and speciation.

Darwin's finches - an adaptive radiation constructed from ancestral genetic modules

The paper investigates the genomic basis of phenotypic diversity in Darwin's finches, identifying ancestral haplotype blocks that contribute to beak and body size variation.

Transspecies beak color polymorphism in the Darwin's finch radiation

The paper investigates a beak color polymorphism in Darwin's finches, showing it originated from a regulatory mutation in BCO2 and is maintained by ecological selection and introgression.

The genetic architecture underlying ecological adaptation in Atlantic herring is not consistent with the infinitesimal model

The study identifies hundreds of loci associated with ecological adaptation in Atlantic herring, finding that allele frequency shifts at these loci contradict the infinitesimal model for complex traits.

Liver-Chip: Reproducing Human and Cross-Species Toxicities

The paper designs Liver-Chips for rat, dog, and human to replicate species-specific liver toxicities and predict human relevance.

Regulatory changes in pterin and carotenoid genes underlie balanced color polymorphisms in the wall lizard

The paper identifies regulatory changes in pterin and carotenoid genes that underlie color polymorphisms in wall lizards, showing that these loci have pleiotropic effects on physiology.