Ben J. G. Sutherland

The paper develops a low-cost genotyping panel for Yesso scallops to support breeding and disease resistance studies.

The study evaluates whether a Chr8 genetic marker linked to OsHV-1 resistance affects susceptibility to Vibrio aestuarianus in Pacific oysters, finding no significant association.

The paper demonstrates genome-wide imputation using a low-density amplicon panel in Pacific oysters to reduce genotyping costs and improve selective breeding.

The paper identifies a genomic island of divergence on Chr18 associated with run timing in upper Fraser River sockeye, linked to the lrrc9-like gene and homeologous regions.

This study uses genome resequencing to analyze the evolutionary history and population structure of Fraser River salmon, identifying genetic groups, adaptive loci, and factors influencing their distribution.

The paper develops an amplicon panel for genotyping Pacific oysters to support breeding programs and identifies null alleles affecting parentage analysis.

The paper uses genotyping-by-sequencing to analyze genetic diversity and population structure in harbour seals across the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic, finding elevated diversity in the Pacific and subspecies differentiation.

This study compares genetic diversity between wild Japanese and cultured Canadian Yesso scallops using ddRAD-sequencing, finding reduced polymorphism and genetic differentiation in cultured populations.

The paper uses metatranscriptomics to study microbial community shifts in coastal waters, finding seasonal changes in composition and function linked to temperature and pCO2.

The paper evaluates Nanopore sequencing for in-field genetic stock identification of coho salmon, finding it can assign stock for 50 of 80 individuals with moderate agreement with lab-based genotypes.

The paper uses SNP data from direct amplicon sequencing to analyze population structure of eulachon across Northern California to Alaska, identifying genetic separation into three main regions.

The paper identifies hypoxia-specific gene biomarkers in Chinook salmon using RNA-seq and validates them with qPCR, finding strong correlation and factors affecting gene expression.

The paper constructs a novel linkage map for cisco and performs comparative genomic analyses to study residual tetrasomy and chromosomal evolution in salmonids.

The paper uses whole-genome resequencing to analyze genetic diversity and sex determination system loss in northern pike across North America, finding reduced diversity and a patchwork distribution of the amhby gene.

The paper examines genetic variation in Pacific oyster populations across the Northern Hemisphere, identifying genetic differentiation and selection signatures linked to translocation history and aquaculture practices.

The paper evaluates the effectiveness of combining morphological and molecular methods for identifying harmful algal bloom taxa, finding that multiple-marker metabarcoding outperforms morphology.

The paper characterizes sex-specific co-expression networks and sex-biased gene expression in Brook Charr, identifying modules associated with growth, reproduction, and stress, and finding more transcripts in female networks with higher variation.

The paper shows that unbalanced sex ratios and sex-linked markers can cause false genetic differentiation signals in population studies, highlighting the need for sex information in genomic analyses.

This study identifies the sex chromosome in Brook Charr, characterizes heterochiasmy, and identifies QTL for growth, reproductive, and stress-related traits in salmonids.