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Snæbjörn Pálsson - Professor

Snæbjörn Pálsson

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School of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Snæbjörn Pálsson

Professor

Professor in population biology

Location
Askja
Phone
525 - 4293 6969886
Email
snaebj [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Published Work
Snæbjörn Pálsson - published work

Published works

2026

Is the Reindeer Lichen Cladonia arbuscula Really Producing Isousnic Acid? A Chemotaxonomy QueryMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)
Mycobiont-specific primers for lichenized fungal genus Cladonia (Cladoniaceae, Ascomycota)MycoKeys

2025

Frenemies in FurAnimal Behaviour
That's So Last SeasonMolecular Ecology
Population stratification in Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) off Iceland evident from RADseq analysisBMC Ecology and Evolution
Relationship of Trichoptera species in Iceland with Europe and North AmericaZooKeys
Mitochondrial variation of long-tailed ducks, Clangula hyemalis, breeding and wintering in IcelandAquatic Ecology
The tale of the founder flounderHydrobiologia
Effect of low-traffic roads on abundance of ground-nesting birds in sub-Arctic habitatsJournal of Avian Biology

2024

Introduction of summer houses into semi-natural habitatsAnimal Conservation
The European Reference Genome AtlasNPJ Biodiversity
The genome sequence of the white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758)Wellcome Open Research
Monitoring of species’ genetic diversity in Europe varies greatly and overlooks potential climate change impactsNature Ecology and Evolution
Greenland Norse walrus exploitation deep into the ArcticScience advances
Author CorrectionNPJ Biodiversity
A critical review of the edible seaweed Palmaria palmata (L.) Weber & Mohr and its bioactive compounds in the “omics” eraAlgal Research

2023

Genetic assignment predicts depth of benthic settlement for 0-group Atlantic codPLoS ONE
Genomic diversity and differentiation between island and mainland populations of white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla)Molecular Ecology
Ánastaðahvalirnir 1882 og aðrar steypireyðar fundnar við ÍslandNáttúrufræðingurinn
Holocene deglaciation drove rapid genetic diversification of Atlantic walrusProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Deep mtDNA Sequence Divergences and Possible Species Radiation of Whip Spiders (Arachnida, Amblypygi, Phrynidae, Phrynus/Paraphrynus) among Caribbean Oceanic and Cave IslandsTaxonomy
Genetic variation and origin of mountain birch on a recently colonized glacial outwash plain by Vatnajökull glacier, southeast IcelandTree Genetics & Genomes

2022

Subarctic afforestationJournal of Applied Ecology
Corrigendum to: Distinctive mitogenomic lineages within populations of White-tailed EaglesOrnithology
Evaluation of four methods to identify the homozygotic sex chromosome in small populationsBMC Genomics
Microbial Response to Increased Temperatures Within a Lava-Induced Hydrothermal System in IcelandAstrobiology
Fishing for DNA? Designing baits for population genetics in target enrichment experimentsMolecular Ecology Resources
Distinctive mitogenomic lineages within populations of White-tailed EaglesOrnithology
Effects of overhead power-lines on the density of ground-nesting birds in open sub-arctic habitatsIbis
Rostungar við Ísland til forna. Mannvistfræði og menningarsögulegt gildiSkírnir : tímarit Hins íslenska bókmenntafélags

2021

White-tailed eagles in time and space. Population genetics and the aftermath of severe bottlenecks in Haliaeetus albicill
Population dynamics of three brachyuran crab species (Decapoda) in Icelandic watersICES Journal of Marine Science
Otolith shape analysis of lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède, 1802) and l. microdon (valenciennes, 1830) from the red seaInternational Journal of Aquatic Biology
Genetic variation of Parapenaeopsis sculptilis (Decapoda, Penaeidae) and reassessment of the phylogenetic relationships within the genus Parapenaeopsis based on mitochondrial DNA variationAquatic Living Resources
A supergene underlies linked variation in color and morphology in a Holarctic songbirdNature Communications
RAD sequencing of common whelk, Buccinum undatum, reveals fine-scale population structuring in Europe and cryptic speciation within the North AtlanticEcology and Evolution
Mitochondrial DNA variation of Metapenaeus monoceros (Decapoda, Penaeidae) reveals high genetic variation within Bangladesh with distinct lineages in the Indian OceanMarine Ecology

2020

Recent colonization by the Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus) in Icelandic waters is displacing two native brachyuran crab species.ICES Journal of Marine Science
Seasonal variation in the invertebrate community and diet of a top fish predator in a thermally stable springHydrobiologia
Fungal communities in groundwater springs along the volcanic zone of IcelandInland Waters
Comparison of the gut microbiota in the groundwater amphipod crangonyx islandicus svavarsson & kristjánsson, 2006 (AmphipodaJournal of Crustacean Biology
Emerging from the shell: development of the common whelk as a novel model of phenotypic variation. The Malacologist. Bulletin of the Malacological Society
Origin of the Trichoptera species in IcelandZoosymposia
Scottish-breeding Greenshanks Tringa nebularia do not migrate farBird Study

2019

Morphological variation in genetically divergent populations of the common whelk, Buccinum undatum (GastropodaBiological Journal of the Linnean Society
Disappearance of Icelandic Walruses Coincided with Norse SettlementMolecular Biology and Evolution
Revised phylogeography of the common whelk Buccinum undatum (GastropodaBiological Journal of the Linnean Society

2018

Chironomidae fauna of springs in Iceland: Assessing the ecological relevance behind Tuxen's spring classificationJournal of Limnology
Do cryptic species matter in macroecology? Sequencing European groundwater crustaceans yields smaller ranges but does not challenge biodiversity determinantsEcography
Morphological and mitochondrial DNA variation revealed an undescribed lineage under the genus Sperata (Bagridae) in BangladeshActa Zoologica
Alien or native? Examining a case of Melampyrum pratense in IcelandPolar Biology
Um uppruna tegunda á Íslandi.Áhrif loftslags og jarðfræði
Genetic analysis of ciliates living on the groundwater amphipod Crangonyx islandicus (AmphipodaActa Zoologica

2017

Population structure of Purple Sandpipers (Calidris maritima) as revealed by mitochondrial DNA and microsatellitesEcology and Evolution
Historical demography and genetic differentiation of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii in Bangladesh based on mitochondrial and ddRAD sequence variationEcology and Evolution
Population density and growth of the newly introduced Atlantic rock crab Cancer irroratus Say, 1817 (Decapoda, Brachyura) in IcelandMarine Biology Research
Mitochondrial DNA variation reveals distinct lineages in Penaeus semisulcatus (Decapoda, Penaeidae) from the Indo-West Pacific OceanMarine Ecology

2016

Phylogeographic origin of Apatania zonella (Trichoptera) in IcelandFreshwater Science
Genetic divergence of Troglodytes troglodytes islandicus from other subspecies of Eurasian wren in northwestern EuropeJournal of Avian Biology
Origin and population structure of major prawn and shrimp species in Bangladesh
Mitogenomic variation of Bangladesh Penaeus monodon (Decapoda, Panaeidae) and reassessment of its phylogeography in the Indo-West Pacific regionHydrobiologia
Morphological differentiation of Icelandic Redpolls, Acanthis flammea islandicaBird Study
Population structure of the giant tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon in Bangladesh based on variation in microsatellites and immune-related genesMarine Biology Research
Population limitation in a non-cyclic arctic fox population in a changing climateOecologia
Sexing adult and fledgling Lesser Black-backed Gulls from morphometricsRinging and Migration
Otolith variation in Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) reflects mitogenomic variation rather than the subspecies classificationPolar Biology
The fall and rise of the Icelandic Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)Oecologia

2015

Latitudinal gradient in otolith shape among local populations of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus L.) in NorwayPLoS ONE
A review of the subspecies status of the Icelandic Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima littoralisZoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Evolutionary status of icelandic redpolls Carduelis flammea islandica (Aves, Passeriformes, Fringillidae)Journal of Ornithology
Identification of herring population
Origin and dispersal of Potamophylax cingulatus (TrichopteraFreshwater Biology
Mitochondrial DNA variation reveals cryptic species in Fenneropenaeus indicusBulletin of Marine Science
Otolith shapeJournal of Fish Biology
Sexing of redpolls Acanthis flammea in Iceland from morphometricsRinging and Migration
Evaluation of three subspecies of birds in Iceland: Acanthis flammea islandica, Troglodytes troglodytes islandicus and Calidris maritima littoralis
ErratumPLoS ONE
ShapeRPLoS ONE
Sexing of Icelandic Redpoll Acanthis flammea islandica (Aves, Passeriformes, Fringillidae) from morphometrics.Ringing and Migration

2014

Divergence and molecular variation in common whelk Buccinum undatum (GastropodaBiological Journal of the Linnean Society
Uppruni og landnám nokkurra tegunda á Íslandi.Náttúrufræðingurinn
Invasion of the Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus) at high latitudesBiological Invasions
Historical DNA reveals the demographic history of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in medieval and early modern IcelandProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

2013

Using biometrics to sex adult eurasian curlews numenius a. arquataWader Study Group Bulletin
Flær undir jökli. Elstu lífverur Íslands.Náttúrufræðingurinn
Present status of the multi-gear shrimp fishery off the west coast of Sri LankaJournal of Applied Ichthyology
The ITS region of groundwater amphipodsJournal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research
Diatoms as indicatorsEcological Indicators
Sexing Icelandic Whimbrels Numenius phaeopus islandicus with DNA and biometricsRinging and Migration
Genetic variation in a newly established population of the Atlantic rock crab Cancer irroratus in IcelandMarine Ecology Progress Series
Nuclear mitochondrial DNA (numt) in the atlantic rock crab cancer irroratus say, 1817 (decapoda, cancridae)Crustaceana
Sex ratios of waders at the northern end of the East Atlantic flyway in winterBird Study

2012

Population biology and genetic diversity of two adjacent shrimp (Parapenaeopsis coromandelica) populations exploited under different fishing pressures in the coastal waters of Sri LankaJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Classification of Crangonyx islandicus (Amphipoda, Crangonyctidae) based on morphological characters and comparison with molecular phylogeniesZootaxa
Corrigendum to "Molecular taxonomy and phylogenetic affinities of two groundwater amphipods, Crangonyx islandicus and Crymostygius thingvallensis, endemic to Iceland" [Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 58 (2011) 527-539]Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Variation in diatom and bryophyte communities along a temperature gradient in sub-Arctic streamsInland Waters
Fourteen new microsatellite markers for Atlantic herring Clupea harengusJournal of Fish Biology
Mosaic structure of native ant supercoloniesMolecular Ecology
Parasites and parallel divergence of the number of individual MHC alleles between sympatric three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus morphs in IcelandJournal of Fish Biology

2011

Molecular taxonomy and phylogenetic affinities of two groundwater amphipods, Crangonyx islandicus and Crymostygius thingvallensis, endemic to IcelandMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
How will increased temperature and nutrient enrichment affect primary producers in sub-Arctic streams?Freshwater Biology
Sex ratios, sexual maturity, fecundity, and spawning seasonality of Metapenaeus dobsoni off the western coastal waters of Sri LankaInvertebrate Reproduction and Development
Observations of bi-parental brood attendance and care in Purple Sandpipers Calidris maritimaWader Study Group Bulletin
Effects of temperature regime on primary producers in Icelandic geothermal streamsAquatic Botany
Shrimp Populations in Western Sri Lanka: the Fishery, mtDNA Variations and Reproductive Biology
Groundwater amphipods in Iceland: Population structure and phylogenetics
Sex ratio and sexual size dimorphism in Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima chicksBird Study
Discordance in variation of the ITS Region and the Mitochondrial COI Gene in the Subterranean Amphipod Crangonyx islandicusJournal of Molecular Evolution

2010

Þróun kynæxlunar
Introgression and phylogeography of Betula nana (diploid), B pubescens (tetraploid) and their triploid hybrids in Iceland inferred from cpDNA haplotype variationJournal of Biogeography
Mitochondrial DNA variation and population genetic structure of white shrimp Fenneropenaeus indicus along the coastal belt of Sri LankaAquatic Living Resources
Molecular evidence of the survival of subterranean amphipods (Arthropoda) during Ice Age underneath glaciers in IcelandMolecular Ecology

2009

Morphological and genetic patterns of hybridization of herring gulls (larus argentatus) and glaucous gulls (L. hyperboreus) in IcelandAuk
The impact of divergence time on the nature of population structurePLoS Genetics
An assessment of mitochondrial variation in Arctic gadoidsPolar Biology

2008

Two newly identified genetic determinants of pigmentation in EuropeansNature Genetics
Rapid evolution of the intergenic T-P spacer in the mtDNA of Arctic cod Arctogadus glacialisMarine Biotechnology
Bill lengthJournal of Field Ornithology
A drastic reduction in the life span of cystatin C L68Q carriers due to life-style changes during the last two centuriesPLoS Genetics
Response to comments on "an association between the kinship and fertility of human couples"Science
An association between the kinship and fertility of human couplesScience
Hybridization of glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) and herring gull (Larus argentatus) in IcelandPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

2007

Refining the impact of TCF7L2 gene variants on type 2 diabetes and adaptive evolutionNature Genetics
A statistical approach to identify ancient template DNAJournal of Molecular Evolution
Morphological variation among Betula nana (diploid), B. pubescens (tetraploid) and their triploid hybrids in IcelandAnnals of Botany

2004

On the effects of background selection in small populations on comparisons of molecular variationHereditas
Extensive sharing of chloroplast haplotypes among European birches indicates hybridization among Betula pendula, B. pubescens and B. nanaMolecular Ecology
Isolation by distance, based on microsatellite data, tested with spatial autocorrelation (SPAIDA) and assignment test (SPASSIGN)Molecular Ecology Notes

2002

Selection on a modifier of recombination rate due to linked deleterious mutationsJournal of Heredity

2001

Fitness and sexual response to population density in Daphnia pulex.Freshwater Biology
The effects of deleterious mutations in cyclically parthenogenetic organismsJournal of Theoretical Biology

2000

Mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA sequence variation of Atlantic cod from Iceland and GreenlandJournal of Fish Biology
Microsatellite variation in Daphnia pulex from both sides of the Baltic SeaMolecular Ecology

1999

Deleterious mutations can reduce differentiation in small, subdivided populationsHereditas
The effects of deleterious mutations on linked, neutral variation in small populationsGenetics

1998

Associative overdominance, heterozygosity and fitness.Heredity
Mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA sequence variation of atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, from the Baltic and the White seasHereditas

1996

Mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA sequence variation of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua, from NorwayMolecular Ecology

1994

Sequence variation for cytochrome b genes of three salmonid species from IcelandAquaculture

1992

Gene flow and lack of population differentiation in Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L., from Iceland, and comparison of cod from Norway and NewfoundlandJournal of Fish Biology

1991

d-Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase Deficiency Can Cause d-Aminolevulinate Auxotrophy in Escherichia coli.Journal of Bacteriology

Keywords for Specialisation:

Population and evolutionary biology

Population genetics

Molecular ecology