Submitted manuscripts

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, on bioRxiv shortly.

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Publications (Google scholar with citations)

Uppeldissvæði laxfiska í Þingvallavatni og tengdum ám / Areas used by Salmonid juveniles in Lake Þingvallavatn and connected rivers. Guðbjörg Ósk Jónsdóttir#, Benóný Jónsson#, Magnús Jóhannsson# og Arnar Pálsson (#joint authors). Accepted in Icelandic Naturalist (Náttúrufræðingurinn).

Diversity in the internal functional feeding elements of sympatric morphs of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). 2024. Jónsdóttir, G.Ó., von Elm, L-M, Ingimarsson, F., Tersigni, S., Snorrason, S.S, Pálsson, A. and Steele, S.E. PLoS ONE 19(5): e0300359. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300359

Diversity in DNA methylation reprogramming among teleosts. 2024. Matlosz S, Franzdóttir SR, Pálsson A, Jónsson ZO. Evolution and Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/ede.12486

The trophic structure of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in NE Iceland, at the northern edge of their distribution. Lai SY, Pálsson A, Guðbergsson G, Jónsson IR, Ólafsson JS and Bárðarson H. Journal of Fish Biology. http://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15757

Variation in personality shaped by evolutionary history, genotype, and developmental plasticity in response to feeding modalities in the Arctic charr. 2023. Dellinger M, Steele S, Sprockel E, Philip J, Pálsson A, Benhaïm D. Proc. R. Soc. B. http://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2302

Genetic structure and relatedness of brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations in the drainage basin of the Ölfusá river, South-Western Iceland. 2023. Lagunas MG, Pálsson A, Jónsson B, Jóhannsson M, Jónsson ZO, Snorrason SS. PeerJ, 11:e15985 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15985

Adaptive cellular evolution or cellular system drift in hares. 2023. Palsson A, Steele SE. Molecular Ecology, 32:4093–4096. doi.org: 10.1111/mec.17030

DNA methylation differences during development distinguish sympatric morphs of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). 2022. Matlosz S, Sigurgeirsson B, Franzdóttir SR, Pálsson A, Jónsson ZO. Molecular Ecology, 1-23, doi: 10.1111/mec.16620

A novel region within a conserved domain in ATG7 emerged in vertebrates. 2022. Hjaltalin VJ, Pogenberg V, Ostacolo KJA, Pálsson A, Ogmundsdottir MH. Autophagy reports.  1(1), 393–413 . doi.org/10.1080/27694127.2022.2118933.

European fire ants found in Iceland. / Evrópskir eldmaurar (Myrmica rubra) á Íslandi. 2022. Mancini M, Guðmundsson A, Pálsson A. Náttúrufræðingurinn.[Icelandic naturalist]. 92 (1-2), 32-39. https://natturufraedingurinn.is/evropskir-eldmaurar-myrmica-rubra-a-islandi/

Extensive genetic differentiation between recently evolved sympatric Arctic charr morphs. 2019. Guðbrandsson J, Kapralova KH, Franzdóttir SR, Bergsveinsdóttir ÞM, Hafstað V, Jónsson ZO, Snorrason SS, Pálsson A. Ecology and Evolution. 9:10964–10983. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5516.

Differential gene expression during early development in recently evolved and sympatric Arctic charr morphs. 2018. Guðbrandsson J, Franzdóttir SR, Kristjánsson BK, Ahi EP, Maier VH, Kapralova KH, Snorrason SS, Jónsson ZO, Pálsson A. PeerJ 6:e4345 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4345

Maedi-visna virus persistence: Antigenic variation and latency. 2017. Arnarson H, Pálsson A, Gudnadóttir M, Andrésdóttir V. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2017.08.003

The developmental transcriptome of contrasting Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs. 2016. Gudbrandsson J, Ahi EP, Kapralova KH, Franzdottir SR, Kristjánsson BK, Steinhaeuser SA, Jóhannesson ÍM, Maier VH, Snorrason SS, Jónsson ZO, Pálsson A. F1000Research. [version 3; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] 4:136. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.6402.3

Fungal and cyanobacterial gene expression in a lichen symbiosis: Acclimatization and adaptation to temperature and habitat. 2016. Steinhäuser SS, Andrésson ÓS, Pálsson A, Werth S. Fungal biology. 120(10):1194-208. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2016.07.002.

Differential expression of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor pathway associates with craniofacial polymorphism in sympatric Arctic charr. 2015. Ahi EP, Steinhäuser SS, Pálsson A, Franzdóttir SR, Snorrason SS, Maier VH and Jónsson ZO. Evodevo. 6:27. doi: 10.1186/s13227-015-0022-6.

Bones in motion: Ontogeny of craniofacial development in sympatric arctic charr morphs. 2015.Kapralova KH, Jónsson ZO, Palsson A, Franzdóttir SR, le Deuff S, Kristjánsson BK, Snorrason SS. Developmental dynamics. 244(9):1168-1178. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.24302.

Mitf is a master regulator of the v-ATPase forming a dynamic Mitf/v-ATPase/TORC1 control module for cellular homeostasis. 2015. Zhang T, Zhou Q, Ogmundsdottir MH, Möller K, Siddaway R, Larue L, Hsing M, Kong SW, Goding CR, Palsson A, Steingrimsson E, Pignoni F. Journal of Cell Science. 128:2938-50. doi: 10.1242/jcs.173807.

Naturally Occurring Deletions of Hunchback Binding Sites in the Even-Skipped Stripe 3+7 Enhancer. 2014. Palsson A, Wesolowska N, Reynisdóttir S, Ludwig MZ, Kreitman M. PLoS ONE 9(5): e91924. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091924.

Transcriptional dynamics of a conserved gene expression network associated with benthic-limnetic craniofacial divergence in Arctic charr. 2014. Ahi EP, Kapralova KH, Pálsson A, Maier VH, Gudbrandsson J, Snorrason SS, Jónsson ZO, Franzdóttir SR. EvoDevo. 5:40 doi:10.1186/2041-9139-5-40.

Differentiation at the MHCIIα and Cath2 Loci in Sympatric Salvelinus alpinus Resource Morphs in Lake Thingvallavatn. 2013. Kapralova KH, Gudbrandsson J, Reynisdottir S, Santos CB, Baltanás VC, Maier VH, Snorrason SS, Palsson A. PLoS ONE 8(7): e69402. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069402.

DNA methylation programming and reprogramming in primate embryonic stem cells. 2009. Mendelson Cohen N, Dighe V, Landan G, Reynisdottir S, Palsson A, Mitalipov S, Tanay A. Genome Research. doi: 10.1101/gr.096685.109 (PDF)

Two newly identified genetic determinants of pigmentation in Europeans. 2008. Sulem P, Gudbjartsson DF, Stacey SN, Helgason A, Rafnar T, Jakobsdottir M, Steinberg S, Gudjonsson SA, Palsson A, Thorleifsson G, Pálsson S, Sigurgeirsson B, Thorisdottir K, Ragnarsson R, Benediktsdottir KR, Aben KK, Vermeulen SH, Goldstein AM, Tucker MA, Kiemeney LA, Olafsson JH, Gulcher J, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K. Nature genetics. 40(7):835-7. (doi:10.1038/ng.160 PDF)

Canalization of segmentation and its evolution in Drosophila. 2007. Lott SE, Kreitman M, Palsson A, Alekseeva E, Ludwig MZ. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 104(26):10926-31. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.0701359104 PDF)

Genetic determinants of hair, eye and skin pigmentation in Europeans. 2007. Sulem P, Gudbjartsson DF, Stacey SN, Helgason A, Rafnar T, Magnusson KP, Manolescu A, Karason A, Palsson A, Thorleifsson G, Jakobsdottir M, Steinberg S, Pálsson S, Jonasson F, Sigurgeirsson B, Thorisdottir K, Ragnarsson R, Benediktsdottir KR, Aben KK, Kiemeney LA, Olafsson JH, Gulcher J, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K. Nature genetics. 39(12):1443-52. (doi:10.1038/ng.2007.13 PDF)

Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25. 2007. Gudbjartsson DF, Arnar DO, Helgadottir A, Gretarsdottir S, Holm H, Sigurdsson A, Jonasdottir A, Baker A, Thorleifsson G, Kristjansson K, Palsson A, Blondal T, Sulem P, Backman VM, Hardarson GA, Palsdottir E, Helgason A, Sigurjonsdottir R, Sverrisson JT, Kostulas K, Ng MC, Baum L, So WY, Wong KS, Chan JC, Furie KL, Greenberg SM, Sale M, Kelly P, Macrae CA, Smith EE, Rosand J, Hillert J, Ma RC, Ellinor PT, Thorgeirsson G, Gulcher JR, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K. Nature. 448(7151):353-7. (doi:10.1038/nature06007 PDF)

A common variant on chromosome 9p21 affects the risk of myocardial infarction. 2007. Helgadottir A, Thorleifsson G, Manolescu A, Gretarsdottir S, Blondal T, Jonasdottir A, Jonasdottir A, Sigurdsson A, Baker A, Palsson A, Masson G, Gudbjartsson DF, Magnusson KP, Andersen K, Levey AI, Backman VM, Matthiasdottir S, Jonsdottir T, Palsson S, Einarsdottir H, Gunnarsdottir S, Gylfason A, Vaccarino V, Hooper WC, Reilly MP, Granger CB, Austin H, Rader DJ, Shah SH, Quyyumi AA, Gulcher JR, Thorgeirsson G, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kong A, Stefansson K. Science. 316(5830):1491-3. (DOI: 10.1126/science.1142842 PDF)

Tests for the replication of an association between Egfr and natural variation in Drosophila melanogaster wing morphology 2005. Palsson A, Dodgson J, Dworkin I, Gibson G.. BMC Genetics. 6:44. (doi:10.1186/1471-2156-6-44 PDF)

Functional evolution of a cis-regulatory module. 2005. Ludwig MZ, Palsson A, Alekseeva E, Bergman CM, Nathan J, Kreitman M. PLoS Biology. 3(4):e93. (doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030093 PDF)

Replication of an Egfr-wing shape association in a wild-caught cohort of Drosophila melanogaster. 2005. Dworkin I, Palsson A, Gibson G. Genetics. 169(4):2115-25. (doi: 10.1534/genetics.104.035766 PDF)

Association between nucleotide variation in Egfr and wing shape in Drosophila melanogaster. 2004. Palsson A, Gibson G. Genetics. 167(3):1187-98. (doi:10.1534/genetics.103.021766 PDF)

Nucleotide variation in the Egfr locus of Drosophila melanogaster. 2004. Palsson A, Rouse A, Riley-Berger R, Dworkin I, Gibson G. Genetics. 167(3):1199-212. (doi: 10.1534/genetics.104.026252 PDF)

Evidence that Egfr contributes to cryptic genetic variation for photoreceptor determination in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster. 2003. Dworkin I, Palsson A, Birdsall K, Gibson G. Current Biology. 13(21):1888-93. (doi:10.1016/j.cub.2003.10.001 PDF)

A complement for evolutionary genetics. 2001. Gibson G, Palsson A. Current Biology. 11(2): R74-6. (doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00014-8 PDF)

Quantitative developmental genetic analysis reveals that the ancestral dipteran wing vein prepattern is conserved in Drosophila melanogaster. 2000. Palsson A, Gibson G. Development Genes and Evolution. 210 (12): 617-22. ( PDF)

Quantitative trait loci affecting components of wing shape in Drosophila melanogaster. 2000. Zimmerman E, Palsson A, Gibson G. Genetics. 155(2):671-83. (abstract PDF)