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Francois Besnier

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Telephone: 90402641
Department: Populasjonsgenetikk

Publications

Academic articles

2024

Genetics in the Ocean's Twilight Zone: Population Structure of the Glacier Lanternfish Across Its Distribution Range

María Quintela, Eva García-Seoane, Geir Dahle, Thor A. Klevjer, Webjørn Raunsgård Melle, Roger Lille-Langøy, Francois Besnier, Konstantinos Tsagarakis, Maxime Geoffroy, Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta, Eugenie Jacobsen, David Côté, Sofie Knutar, Laila Unneland, Espen Strand, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications 17
2024

Limited Parallelism in Genetic Adaptation to Brackish Water Bodies in European Sprat and Atlantic Herring

Mats E. Pettersson, María Quintela, Francois Besnier, Qiaoling Deng, Florian Berg, Cecilie Kvamme, Dorte Bekkevold, Mai-Britt Mosbech, Ignas Bunikis, Roger Lille-Langøy, Iole Leonori, Andreas Wallberg, Kevin Alan Glover, Leif Andersson
Genome Biology and Evolution (GBE) 16
2024

Introgression affects Salmo trutta juvenile life-history traits generations after stocking with non-native strains

Dorte Bekkevold, Francois Besnier, Thomas Frank-Gopolos, Einar E. Nielsen, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications 17
2024

A genetic method to infer ploidy and aberrant inheritance in triploid organisms

Aurelien Nicolas Delaval, Kevin Alan Glover, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, John B. Taggart, Francois Besnier, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Johanne Øyro, Sofie Nordaune Garnes-Gutvik, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Tom Johnny Hansen, Alison C. Harvey
Molecular Ecology Resources
2023

DNA and scale reading to identify repeat spawning in Atlantic salmon: Unique insights into patterns of iteroparity

Håvard Kaland, Alison C. Harvey, Øystein Skaala, Vidar Wennevik, Francois Besnier, Per Tommy Andersen-Fjeldheim, Sofie Knutar, Kaja Christine Andersen-Fjeldheim, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications
2023

Genetic study reveals local differentiation persisting in the face of high connectivity and a genomic inversion likely linked with sexual antagonism in a common marine fish

Eeva Jansson, Carl André, Maria Quintela, Kim Aleksander Tallaksen Halvorsen, Francois Besnier, Fernando Ayllon, Ellika Faust, Halvor Knutsen, Åsa Strand, Kevin Alan Glover
ICES Journal of Marine Science 80 p. 1103-1112
2023

Aquaculture-driven evolution of the salmon louse mtDNA genome

Karoline Hasti Rutle, Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Frank Nilsen, Alejandro Mateos-Rivera, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Eeva Jansson, Maria Quintela, Francois Besnier, Fernando Ayllon, Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications 16 p. 1328-1344
2023

Genetic study reveals local differentiation persisting in the face of high connectivity and a genomic inversion likely linked with sexual antagonism in a common marine fish

Eeva Jansson, Carl André, María Quintela, Kim Aleksander Tallaksen Halvorsen, Francois Besnier, Fernando Ayllon, Ellika Faust, Halvor Knutsen, Åsa Strand, Kevin Alan Glover
ICES Journal of Marine Science 80 p. 1103-1112
2023

Aquaculture-driven evolution of the salmon louse mtDNA genome

Karoline Hasti Rutle, Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Frank Nilsen, Alejandro Mateos-Rivera, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Eeva Jansson, María Quintela, Francois Besnier, Fernando Allyon, Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications 16 p. 1328-1344
2023

Overruled by nature: A plastic response to environmental change disconnects a gene and its trait

Francois Besnier, Øystein Skaala, Vidar Wennevik, Fernando Ayllon, Kjell Rong Utne, Per Tommy Andersen-Fjeldheim, Kaja Christine Andersen-Fjeldheim, Sofie Knutar, Kevin Alan Glover
Molecular Ecology
2022

Introgression of domesticated salmon changes life history and phenology of a wild salmon population

Francois Besnier, Fernando Ayllon, Øystein Skaala, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Per Tommy Fjeldheim, Kaja Christine Andersen, Sofie Knutar, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications 15 p. 853-864
2022

Geographic variation in gene flow from a genetically distinct migratory ecotype drives population genetic structure of coastal Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)

Bjørghild Breistein Seliussen, Geir Dahle, Torild Johansen, Francois Besnier, Maria Quintela, Per Erik Jorde, Halvor Knutsen, Jon-Ivar Westgaard, Kjell Harald Nedreaas, Eva Farestveit, Kevin Alan Glover
Evolutionary Applications 15 p. 1162-1176
2021

Linking dispersal connectivity to population structure and management boundaries for saithe in the Northeast Atlantic

Mari Skuggedal Myksvoll, Jennifer Ann Devine, Maria Quintela, Audrey J. Geffen, Richard David Marriott Nash, Anne Dagrun Sandvik, Francois Besnier, Atal Saha, Geir Dahle, Eeva Jansson, Kjell Harald Nedreaas, Torild Johansen
Marine Ecology Progress Series 680 p. 177-191
2021

The salmon louse genome: Copepod features and parasitic adaptations

Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Ketil Malde, Christiane Eichner, Michael Dondrup, Tomasz Furmanek, Francois Besnier, Anna Zofia Komisarczuk, Michael Nuhn, Sussie Dalvin, Rolf Brudvik Edvardsen, Sven Klages, Bruno Huettel, Kurt Stueber, Sindre Grotmol, Egil Erlingsson Karlsbakk, Paul Kersey, Jong S Leong, Kevin Alan Glover, Richard Reinhardt, Sigbjørn Lien, Inge Jonassen, Ben F Koop, Frank Nilsen
Genomics 113 p. 3666-3680
2021

Losing the 'arms race': Multiresistant salmon lice are dispersed throughout the North Atlantic Ocean

Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Frank Nilsen, Francois Besnier, Anne Stene, Ann-Kristin Tveten, Pål Arne Bjørn, Vidar Teis Aspehaug, Kevin Alan Glover
Royal Society Open Science 8 p. 1-10
2021

Genetic response to human-induced habitat changes in the marine environment: A century of evolution of European sprat in Landvikvannet, Norway

Maria Quintela Sanchez, Alex Richter-Boix, Dorte Bekkevold, Cecilie Kvamme, Florian Berg, Eeva Jansson, Geir Dahle, Francois Besnier, Richard David Marriott Nash, Kevin Alan Glover
Ecology and Evolution 11 p. 1691-1718
2020

Aquaculture-driven evolution: distribution of pyrethroid resistance in the salmon louse throughout the North Atlantic in the years 2000–2017

Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Frank Nilsen, Francois Besnier, Per Gunnar Espedal, Anne Stene, Ann-Kristin Tveten, Pål Arne Bjørn, Vidar Aspehaug, Kevin Glover
ICES Journal of Marine Science 77 p. 1806-1815
2020

Autosomal sdY pseudogenes explain discordances between phenotypic sex and DNA marker for sex identification in Atlantic salmon

Fernando Ayllon, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Francois Besnier, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Tom Johnny Hansen, Anna Wargelius, Rolf Brudvik Edvardsen, Kevin Glover
Frontiers in Genetics 11 p. 1-10
2020

Genome wide analysis reveals genetic divergence between Goldsinny wrasse populations

Eeva Jansson, Francois Besnier, Ketil Malde, Carl André, Geir Dahle, Kevin Glover
BMC Genetics 21 p. 1-15
2020

Genomic analysis reveals neutral and adaptive patterns that challenge the current management regime for East Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L

Torild Johansen, Francois Besnier, Maria Quintela Sanchez, Per Erik Jorde, Kevin Glover, Jon-Ivar Westgaard, Geir Dahle, Sigbjørn Lien, Matthew Peter Kent
Evolutionary Applications p. 1-16
2020

“A cleaner break”: Genetic divergence between geographic groups and sympatric phenotypes revealed in ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)

Gaute Seljestad, Maria Quintela Sanchez, Ellika Faust, Kim Aleksander Tallaksen Halvorsen, Francois Besnier, Eeva Jansson, Geir Dahle, Halvor Knutsen, Carl André, Arild Folkvord, Kevin Glover
Ecology and Evolution 10 p. 6120-6135
2020

Chromosome aberrations in pressure-induced triploid Atlantic salmon

Kevin Glover, Alison C. Harvey, Tom Johnny Hansen, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Francois Besnier, J.B. Bos, Fernando Ayllon, John B. Taggart, Monica Favnebøe Solberg
BMC Genetics 21 p. 59
2020

Population structure of bycaught harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Norway

Maria Quintela Sanchez, Francois Besnier, Bjørghild Breistein Seliussen, Kevin Glover, Ulf Lindstrøm
Marine Biology Research 16 p. 141-147
2020

Epistatic regulation of growth in Atlantic salmon revealed: a QTL study performed on the domesticated-wild interface

Francois Besnier, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Alison C. Harvey, Gary R. Carvalho, Dorte Bekkevold, Martin I. Taylor, Simon Creer, Einar Eg Nielsen, Øystein Skaala, Fernando Ayllon, Geir Dahle, Kevin Glover
BMC Genetics 21
2019

Salmon Lice Sampled from Wild Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout Throughout Norway Display High Frequencies of the Genotype Associated with Pyrethroid Resistance

Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Frank Nilsen, Francois Besnier, Anne Stene, Pål Arne Bjørn, Ann-Kristin Tveten, Vidar Teis Aspehaug, Bengt Finstad, Kevin Glover
Aquaculture Environment Interactions 11 p. 459-468
2019

Salmon lice sampled from wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout throughout Norway display high frequencies of the genotype Associated with pyrethroid resistance

Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Frank Nilsen, Francois Besnier, Anne Stene, Pål Arne Bjørn, Ann-Kristin Tveten, Vidar Teis Aspehaug, Bengt Finstad, Kevin Glover
Aquaculture Environment Interactions 11 p. 459-468
2019

Evolutionary drivers of kype size in atlantic salmon (salmo salar): domestication, age and genetics

William Perry, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Francois Besnier, Lise Dyrhovden, Ivar Helge Matre, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Fernando Ayllon, Simon Creer, Martin Llewellyn, Martin I. Taylor, Gary Carvalho, Kevin Glover
Royal Society Open Science 6
2019

An extensive common‐garden study with domesticated and wild Atlantic salmon in the wild reveals impact on smolt production and shifts in fitness traits

Øystein Skaala, Francois Besnier, Reidar Borgstrøm, Bjørn Torgeir Barlaup, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Eirik Normann, Britt Iren Tjelle Østbø, Michael Möller Hansen, Kevin Glover
Evolutionary Applications 12 p. 1001-1016
2018

Implications for introgression: Has selection for fast growth altered the size threshold for precocious male maturation in domesticated Atlantic salmon?

Alison C. Harvey, Ove Tommy Skilbrei, Francois Besnier, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Kevin Glover
BMC Evolutionary Biology 18:188 p. 1-13
2018

Cryptic introgression: evidence that selection and plasticity mask the full phenotypic potential of domesticated Atlantic salmon in the wild

Kevin Glover, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Francois Besnier, Øystein Skaala
Scientific Reports 8:13966 p. 1-10
2018

Analysis of coastal cod (Gadus morhua L.) sampled on spawning sites reveals a genetic gradient throughout Norway's coastline

Geir Dahle, Maria Quintela Sanchez, Torild Johansen, Jon-Ivar Westgaard, Francois Besnier, Asgeir Aglen, Knut Eirik Jørstad, Kevin Glover
BMC Genetics 19
2018

Judging a salmon by its spots: Environmental variation is the primary determinant of spot patterns in Salmo salar

Katarina Mariann Jørgensen, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Francois Besnier, Anders Thorsen, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Øystein Skaala, Ketil Malde, Kevin Glover
BMC Ecology 18:14 p. 1-13
2017

A pedigree-based experiment reveals variation in salinity and thermal tolerance in the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis

Lina Ljungfeldt, Maria Quintela Sanchez, Francois Besnier, Frank Nilsen, Kevin Glover
Evolutionary Applications 10 p. 1007-1019
2017

The Phe362Tyr mutation conveying resistance to organophosphates occurs in high frequencies in salmon lice collected from wild salmon and trout

Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Francois Besnier, Anne Stene, Frank Nilsen, Pål Arne Bjørn, Ann-Kristin Tveten, Bengt Finstad, Vidar Aspehaug, Kevin Glover
Scientific Reports 7:14258 p. 1-10
2017

The mechanism (Phe362Tyr mutation) behind resistance in Lepeophtheirus salmonis pre-dates organophosphate use in salmon farming

Kiranpreet Kaur, Francois Besnier, Kevin Glover, Frank Nilsen, Vidar Teis Aspehaug, Helene Børretzen Fjørtoft, Tor Einar Horsberg
Scientific Reports 7
2017

Cloned and outbred Atlantic salmon display equal parasite dispersion when infected with the salmon louse

Kevin Glover, Tom Johnny Hansen, Francois Besnier, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Sussie Dalvin, Frank Nilsen
Aquaculture 480 p. 83-88
2017

Whole genome resequencing reveals diagnostic markers for investigating global migration and hybridization between minke whale species

Ketil Malde, Bjørghild Breistein Seliussen, Maria Quintela Sanchez, Geir Dahle, Francois Besnier, Hans J. Skaug, Nils Inge Øien, Hiroko Kato Solvang, Tore Haug, Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Naohisa Kanda, Luis A. Pastene, Inge Jonassen, Kevin Glover
BMC Genomics 18:76 p. 1-11
2015

Mitogenomic analysis of a 50-generation chicken pedigree reveals a rapid rate of mitochondrial evolution and evidence for paternal mtDNA inheritance

Michelle Alexander, Simon Y.W. Ho, Martyna Molak, Ross Barnett, Örjan Carlborg, Ben Dorshorst, Christa Honaker, Francois Besnier, Per Wahlberg, Keith Dobney, Paul Siegel, Leif Andersson, Greger Larson
Biology Letters 11
2015

Identification of quantitative genetic components of fitness variation in farmed, hybrid and native salmon in the wild

Francois Besnier, Kevin Glover, Sigbjørn Lien, Matthew Peter Kent, Michael Möller Hansen, Xia Shen, Øystein Skaala
Heredity 115 p. 47-55
2014

Genetic influences on brain gene expression in rats selected for tameness and aggression

Henrike O. Heyne, Susann Lautenschläger, Ronald Nelson, Francois Besnier, Maxime Rotival, Alexander Cagan, Rimma Kozhemyakina, Irina Z. Plyusnina, Lyudmila Trut, Örjan Carlborg, Enrico Petretto, Leonid Kruglyak, Svante Pääbo, Torsten Schöneberg, Frank W. Albert
Genetics 198 p. 1277-1290
2014

Human-induced evolution caught in action: SNP-array reveals rapid amphi-atlantic spread of pesticide resistance in the salmon ecotoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis

Francois Besnier, Matthew Peter Kent, Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Sigbjørn Lien, Ketil Malde, Rolf Edvardsen, Simon Taylor, Lina Ljungfeldt, Frank Nilsen, Kevin Glover
BMC Genomics
2013

Atlantic salmon populations invaded by farmed escapees: quantifying genetic introgression with a Bayesian approach and SNPs

Kevin Glover, Cino Pertoldi, Francois Besnier, Vidar Wennevik, Matthew Peter Kent, Øystein Skaala
BMC Genetics 14
2013

ParallelStructure: a R package to distribute parallel runs of the population genetics program STRUCTURE on multi-core computers

Francois Besnier, Kevin Glover
PLOS ONE 8
2013

Kva skjer med oppdrettslaksen sitt avkom i naturen?

Øystein Skaala, Kevin Glover, Terje Svåsand, Francois Besnier, Michael M. Hansen, Reidar Borgstrøm
Fisken og Havet, Særnummer p. 18-19
2013

How does sequence variability affect de novo assembly quality?

Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Ketil Malde, Francois Besnier, Frank Nilsen, Inge Jonassen, Richard Reinhardt, Ben F. Koop, Sussie Trine Dalvin, Stig Mæhle, Heidi Kongshaug, Kevin Glover
Journal of Natural History 47 p. 901-910
2012

Performance of farmed, hybrid, and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) families in a natural river environment

Øystein Skaala, Kevin Glover, Bjørn Torgeir Barlaup, Terje Svåsand, Francois Besnier, Michael M. Hansen, Reidar Borgstrøm
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 69 p. 1994-2006
2012

Three Decades of Farmed Escapees in the Wild: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Atlantic Salmon Population Genetic Structure throughout Norway

Kevin Glover, María Quintela, Vidar Wennevik, Francois Besnier, Anne Grete Eide Sørvik, Øystein Skaala
PLOS ONE 7
2011

Investigating genetic change in wild populations: modelling gene flow from farm escapees

Francois Besnier, Kevin Alan Glover, Øystein Skaala
Aquaculture Environment Interactions 2 p. 75-86

Scientific lectures

2018

Ulv i fåreklær – vekstpotensialet til oppdrettslaks er skjult i naturen, men avsløres under oppdrettsforhold

Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Francois Besnier, Øystein Skaala, Kevin Glover

Poster

2012

Performance of farm, hybrid and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) families in a natural river environment

Øystein Skaala, Kevin Glover, Bjørn Torgeir Barlaup, Terje Svåsand, Francois Besnier, Michael M. Hansen, Reidar Borgstrøm
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