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Bernice Sepers

Bielefeld UniversityORCID 0000-0002-5723-5455Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:DNA methylation· 3 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Molecular BiologyPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPeer-reviewedJul 23, 2026

Fishing pressure induces changes in DNA methylation in genetically homogeneous marine metapopulations

Margarida Barcelo‐Serra, A. Christa Mateman, Agata S. Pijl…·Kees van Oers

The paper shows fishing pressure leads to DNA methylation changes in marine fish, independent of age effects, suggesting epigenetic adaptation under strong selection.

1 citation

DNA methylationstatistical model

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EcologyMolecular Ecology ResourcesPeer-reviewedJun 3, 2025

Independent avian epigenetic clocks for aging and development

Ayke Haller, Judith E. Risse, Bernice Sepers, Kees van Oers

The paper develops epigenetic clocks for aging and development in great tits using DNA methylation data, showing accurate age prediction and biological aging differences in nestlings.

7 citations

zebrafishDNA methylation

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Molecular BiologyMolecular EcologyPeer-reviewedJan 6, 2025

DNA methylation associates with sex-specific effects of experimentally increased yolk testosterone in wild nestlings

Bernice Sepers, Suvi Ruuskanen, Tjomme van Mastrigt…·Kees van Oers

The paper examines how increased yolk testosterone affects DNA methylation and phenotypes in wild great tit nestlings, finding sex-specific methylation changes at 763 CpG sites linked to growth, oxidative stress, and reproduction.

4 citations

DNA methylationexperimental assay

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