Research output per year
Research output per year
Academy Professor
Finland
PL 56 (Viikinkaari 9)
00014
Finland
Viikinkaari 1, Biocentre 3
00790 Helsinki
Finland
Research activity per year
Understanding life history variation is a central theme in biology because various biological questions ultimately revolve around the causes and consequences of variation in reproduction and survival, i.e. fitness. Traditionally, a major tool in life-history research has been quantitative genetics because it provides an important statistical link between phenotype and genotype. However, the mechanisms by which evolution occurs may remain unclear unless such traditional approaches are combined with molecular investigations. Another complicating factor is that the fitness of male vs female life histories do not always align, and hence life history traits may be shaped by sexual conflict. This is why life-history approaches focusing on both quantifying the conflict and understanding its resolution at the genetic level are needed. My research currently addresses these themes using several salmonid fish species (Atlantic salmon and European grayling) as models. Examples of ongoing projects include:
i) Age at maturity in Atlantic salmon: molecular and ecological dissection of an adaptive trait;
ii) The genetic architecture of life-history variation: functional mechanisms & implications for evolution;
iii) Integrative science for adaptive co-management in the Arctic: Teno Atlantic salmon as a model system;
iv) The molecular mechanisms of rapid thermal adaptation in a European grayling meta-population.
Ecological Genetics, Adjunct Professor, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 30 Nov 1999
Molecular Genetics, PhD, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Award Date: 15 Oct 1997
Science, BSc (Hons), La Trobe University
Award Date: 30 Nov 1991
Science, BSc, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 30 Nov 1990
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Johansson, H., Primmer, C., Pritchard, V., Erkinaro, J., Orell, P. & Falkegård, M.
15/01/2020 → …
Project: Research project
Craig Primmer (Opponent)
Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
Craig Primmer (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Craig Primmer (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Craig Primmer (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Craig Primmer (Board member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
02/02/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media