François Besnier

Genome-wide differentiation and SNP-based identification of northeastern Atlantic Sebastes species

The paper identifies genetic differentiation and develops SNP markers for distinguishing Sebastes species in the northeastern Atlantic, revealing cryptic species and ecotypes.

Genetics in the ocean's twilight zone: Population structure of the Mueller's pearlside across its distribution range

The paper analyzes the population genetic structure of Mueller's pearlside across the North Atlantic and Mediterranean using SNP data, revealing habitat-driven differentiation and temperature-related genetic patterns.

Limited parallelism in genetic adaptation to brackish water bodies in European sprat and Atlantic herring

The paper analyzes genetic adaptation in European sprat and Atlantic herring to brackish waters, finding limited parallelism in genetic changes despite similar environmental pressures.

Overruled by nature: A plastic response to an ecological regime shift disconnects a gene and its trait

The paper shows that a regime shift in Atlantic salmon populations led to a plastic response bypassing genetic influences on maturation age, despite unchanged allele frequencies.

The salmon louse genome: copepod features and parasitic adaptations.

The paper presents the genome of Lepeophtheirus salmonis, revealing copepod-specific features and parasitic adaptations, including gene expression shifts and loss of peroxisomes.

Sex determining gene transposition as an evolutionary platform for chromosome turnover

The paper identifies autosomic pseudocopies of the sdY gene in Atlantic salmon, showing Mendelian inheritance and non-random sex chromosome turnover.