Author Archives: Arnar Pálsson
MS projects in Aquatic biology and fisheries
The new cohort in MS programme on Aquatic biology and fisheries can choose from a variety of projects. The coordinator of the programme at the University of Iceland is Dr. Haseeb Randhawa. He maintains a list of projects that students … Continue reading
(Icelandic) Vísindin verið full karllæg
Sorry, this entry is only available in Icelandic.
Ecology conference in Iceland - prized students
Last Friday the Annual ecology conference in Iceland took place, in Keldnaholt Reykjavík. Four of our students presented their studies. Ruhila Goswami gave her poster Diversity in craniofacial elements by populations in salmonids of Iceland. She won best student poster. … Continue reading
Sex is not binary
Wrote couple of pieces for the icelandic web of science, a Q and A web about scientific topics, about sex related traits and their diversity in nature. They are in Icelandic, but the central idea is that sex is quite … Continue reading
Silja Bára for rector
Wrote a letter of support for the candidacy of Silja Bara Omarsdottir for rector of the University of Iceland. On icelandic news website Visir.is Mannlegi rektorinn Silja Bára - Vísir
Antteam visiting high schools
These weeks the Antteam at the University of Iceland is visiting high schools in Reykjavík and neighboring towns. We have already been to FB, FG, MH, Kvennaskólinn and Verslunarskólinn, with FÁ scheduled this Wednesday. Our graduate student Andreas Guðmundsson and … Continue reading
Submission: Whole genome sequencing reveals how plasticity and genetic differentiation underlie sympatric morphs of Arctic charr
Whole genome sequencing reveals how plasticity and genetic differentiation underlie sympatric morphs of Arctic charr Khrystyna Kurta , Mariano Olivera Fedi , and many others. Submitted to Nature Ecology and Evolution, and then Nature Communications. Salmonids have a remarkable ability … Continue reading
Preprint: Gene flow and habitat heterogeneity shape coexistence dynamics of Arctic charr morphs in connected lakes
Han Xiao, Arnar Palsson, Zophonías Oddur Jónsson, et al. Gene flow and habitat heterogeneity shape coexistence dynamics of Arctic charr morphs in connected lakes. Authorea. December 27, 2024. DOI: 10.22541/au.173531304.47377188/v1 Submitted to Molecular Ecology. Abstract Sympatric morphs provide valuable systems … Continue reading
Preprint: Variation of tooth traits in ecologically specialized and sympatric morphs
Variation of tooth traits in ecologically specialized and sympatric morphs Guðbjörg Ósk Jónsdóttir*, Finnur Ingimarsson, Sigurður Sveinn Snorrason, Sarah Elizabeth Steele, Arnar Pálsson. Submitted to Evolutionary Biology, link to bioRxiv. GOJ: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0502-5553 FI: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0815-7622 SES: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8404-5537 AP: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6525-8112 Abstract Differences … Continue reading
Uppeldissvæði laxfiska í Þingvallavatni og tengdum ám
Now published in the Icelandic Naturalist. Areas used by Salmonid juveniles in Lake Þingvallavatn and connected rivers. Uppeldissvæði laxfiska í Þingvallavatni og tengdum ám (in icelandic, w. English abstract). Guðbjörg Ósk Jónsdóttir, Benóný Jónsson, Magnús Jóhannsson og Arnar Pálsson. … Continue reading