Ben F. Koop

This study produces a chromosomal-level genome assembly for westslope cutthroat trout and identifies interspecific chromosomal rearrangements with rainbow trout.

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 uses genome-wide data to infer isolation-by-distance and population size history in coho salmon, identifying genes associated with latitude and potential osmoregulation roles.

This paper generates a reference genome and SNP database for chum salmon, identifies geographic genetic variation, and links SNPs to phenotypic sex.

The paper analyzes the pink salmon genome to identify genomic consequences of a two-year life-cycle, finding Fst peaks and gene regions associated with temporal isolation and selection.

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

This study identifies selection signatures in farmed coho salmon using genome-wide SNP data and detects genes associated with growth and disease resistance traits.

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 estimates autozygosity in farmed coho salmon using runs of homozygosity (ROH) and compares genomic and pedigree-based inbreeding methods.

This paper estimates linkage disequilibrium and effective population size in coho salmon using ddRAD markers, suggesting 75,000 SNPs for association studies and an effective population size of 100 ten generations ago.

This study identifies parallel epigenetic modifications in hatchery-reared Coho Salmon that may explain rapid fitness changes upon release, using RRBS to detect methylation differences.

The paper introduces FAASG, an initiative to study salmonid genomes to understand phenotypic variation and improve aquaculture and conservation.