Craig Primmer

Academy Professor

Title of Docent, Biosciences
Evolution, Conservation, and Genomics
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
Institute of Biotechnology
Professor, Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme
Academy Professor, Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme
Supervisor for doctoral programme, Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3687-8435

Phone+358503116374, +358294159074
Emailcraig.primmer@helsinki.fi

Finland
PL 56 (Viikinkaari 9)
00014
Finland
Viikinkaari 1, Biocentre 3
00790 Helsinki
Finland

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34 Article
2 Review Article
1 Chapter
1 Other articles

38 results

2021

Sex-specific lipid profiles in the muscle of Atlantic salmon juveniles
House, A., Primmer, C., Kurko, J., Käkelä, R., Debes, P. & Erkinaro, J., 6 Feb 2021, (Accepted/In press) In : Comparative biochemistry and physiology, Part D Genomics and proteomics. p. 1-6 6 p.
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2020

A large wild salmon stock shows genetic and life history differentiation within, but not between, rivers
Miettinen, A., Palm, S., Dannewitz, J., Lind, E., Primmer, C. R., Romakkaniemi, A., Ostergren, J. & Pritchard, V. L., 16 Nov 2020, In : Conservation Genetics. 17 p.
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Beyond large-effect loci: large-scale GWAS reveals a mixed large-effect and polygenic architecture for age at maturity of Atlantic salmon
Sinclair-Waters, M., Odegard, J., Korsvoll, S. A., Moen, T., Lien, S., Primmer, C. R. & Barson, N. J., 12 Feb 2020, In : Genetics Selection Evolution. 52, 1, 11 p., 9.
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Captive-bred Atlantic salmon released into the wild have fewer offspring than wild-bred fish and decrease population productivity
O'Sullivan, R. J., Aykanat, T., Johnston, S. E., Rogan, G., Poole, R., Prodohl, P. A., de Eyto, E., Primmer, C. R., McGinnity, P. & Reed, T. E., 28 Oct 2020, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Biological Sciences. 287, 1937, 8 p., 20201671.
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Cis-regulatory differences in isoform expression associate with life history strategy variation in Atlantic salmon
Verta, J-P., Debes, P., Piavchenko, N., Ruokolainen, A., Ovaskainen, O. S., Moustakas-Verho, J., Tillanen, S. I., Parre, N., Aykanat, T., Erkinaro, J. & Primmer, C., Sep 2020, In : PLoS Genetics. 16, 9, 23 p., 1009055.
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Comparison of anadromous and landlocked Atlantic salmon genomes reveals signatures of parallel and relaxed selection across the Northern Hemisphere
Kjaerner-Semb, E., Edvardsen, R. B., Ayllon, F., Vogelsang, P., Furmanek, T., Rubin, C. J., Veselov, A. E., Nilsen, T. O., McCormick, S. D., Primmer, C. R. & Wargelius, A., 13 Sep 2020, In : Evolutionary Applications. 16 p.
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Conservation and Management of Salmon in the Age of Genomics
Waples, R. S., Naish, K. A. & Primmer, C. R., 2020, ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANIMAL BIOSCIENCES. Lewin, HA. & Roberts, RM. (eds.). Annual Reviews, Vol. 8. p. 117-143 27 p. (Annual Review of Animal Biosciences; vol. 8).
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Cytosine methylation patterns suggest a role of methylation in plastic and adaptive responses to temperature in European grayling (Thymallus thymallus) populations
Savilammi, T., Papakostas, S., Leder, E. H., Vollestad, L. A., Debes, P. V. & Primmer, C. R., 30 Jul 2020, In : Epigenetics. 18 p.
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Developmental expression patterns of six6: a gene linked with spawning ecotypes in Atlantic salmon
Moustakas-Verho, J., Kurko, J., House, A., Erkinaro, J., Debes, P. & Primmer, C., 30 Sep 2020, In : Gene expression patterns. 38, 7 p.
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Genetic growth potential, rather than phenotypic size, predicts migration phenotype in Atlantic salmon
Debes, P. V., Piavchenko, N., Erkinaro, J. & Primmer, C. R., 29 Jul 2020, In : Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Biological Sciences. 287, 1931, 10 p., 20200867.
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Life-history genomic regions explain differences in Atlantic salmon marine diet specialization
Aykanat, T., Rasmussen, M., Ozerov, M., Niemelä, E., Paulin, L., Vähä, J-P., Hindar, K., Wennevik, V., Pedersen, T., Svenning, M-A. & Primmer, C. R., Nov 2020, In : Journal of Animal Ecology. 89, 11, p. 2677-2691 15 p.
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Mixed stock assessment of lake-run Caspian Sea trout Salmo caspius in the Lar National Park, Iran
Tabatabaei, S. N., Abdoli, A., Ahmadzadeh, F., Primmer, C. R., Swatdipong, A. & Segherloo, I. H., Oct 2020, In : Fisheries Research. 230, 5 p., 105644.
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Population genomics reveals repeated signals of adaptive divergence in the Atlantic salmon of north-eastern Europe
Zueva, K. J., Lumme, J., Veselov, A. E., Primmer, C. R. & Pritchard, V. L., 28 Nov 2020, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 13 p.
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The Atlantic salmon whole blood transcriptome and how it relates to major locus maturation genotypes and other tissues
Andrew, S., Primmer, C., Debes, P., Erkinaro, J. & Verta, J-P., 31 Jul 2020, In : Marine Genomics. 100809.
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The structural variation landscape in 492 Atlantic salmon genomes
Bertolotti, A. C., Layer, R. M., Gundappa, M. K., Gallagher, M. D., Pehlivanoglu, E., Nome, T., Robledo, D., Kent, M. P., Rosaeg, L. L., Holen, M. M., Mulugeta, T. D., Ashton, T. J., Hindar, K., Saegrov, H., Floro-Larsen, B., Erkinaro, J., Primmer, C. R., Bernatchez, L., Martin, S. A. M., Johnston, I. A. & 3 others, Sandve, S. R., Lien, S. & Macqueen, D. J., 14 Oct 2020, In : Nature Communications. 11, 1, 16 p., 5176.
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Time spent in distinct life-history stages has sex-specific effects on reproductive fitness in wild Atlantic salmon
Mobley, K. B., Granroth-Wilding, H., Ellmen, M., Orell, P., Erkinaro, J. & Primmer, C. R., Mar 2020, In : Molecular Ecology. 29, 6, p. 1173-1184 12 p.
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Transcription Profiles of Age-at-Maturity-Associated Genes Suggest Cell Fate Commitment Regulation as a Key Factor in the Atlantic Salmon Maturation Process
Kurko, J., Debes, P. V., House, A. H., Aykanat, T., Erkinaro, J. & Primmer, C. R., Jan 2020, In : G3 - Genes genomes genetics. 10, 1, p. 235-246 12 p.
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2019

Co-inheritance of sea age at maturity and iteroparity in the Atlantic salmon vgll3 genomic region
Aykanat, T., Ozerov, M., Vähä, J-P., Orell, P., Niemelä, E., Erkinaro, J. & Primmer, C. R., Apr 2019, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 32, 4, p. 343-355 13 p.
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Evolutionary stasis of a heritable morphological trait in a wild fish population despite apparent directional selection
O'Sullivan, R. J., Aykanat, T., Johnston, S. E., Kane, A., Poole, R., Rogan, G., Prodöhl, P. A., Primmer, C. R., McGinnity, P. & Reed, T. E., Jun 2019, In : Ecology and Evolution. 9, 12, p. 7096-7111 16 p.
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Heritability estimation via molecular pedigree reconstruction in a wild fish population reveals substantial evolutionary potential for sea age at maturity, but not size within age classes
Reed, T. E., Prodohl, P., Bradley, C., Gilbey, J., McGinnity, P., Primmer, C. R. & Bacon, P. J., May 2019, In : Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 76, 5, p. 790-805 16 p.
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Home ground advantage: Local Atlantic salmon have higher reproductive fitness than dispersers in the wild
Mobley, K. B., Granroth-Wilding, H., Ellmen, M., Vaha, J-P., Aykanat, T., Johnston, S. E., Orell, P., Erkinaro, J. & Primmer, C. R., Feb 2019, In : Science Advances. 5, 2, 8 p., 1112.
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Life history variation across four decades in a diverse population complex of Atlantic salmon in a large subarctic river
Erkinaro, J., Czorlich, Y., Orell, P., Kuusela, J., Falkegård, M., Länsman, M., Pulkkinen, H., Primmer, C. & Niemelä, E., Jan 2019, In : Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 76, 1, p. 42-55 14 p.
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The Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of European Grayling Reveals Aspects of a Unique Genome Evolution Process Within Salmonids
Sävilammi, T., Primmer, C. R., Varadharajan, S., Guyomard, R., Guiguen, Y., Sandve, S. R., Vollestad, L. A., Papakostas, S. & Lien, S., May 2019, In : G3 - Genes genomes genetics. 9, 5, p. 1283-1294 12 p.
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Understanding local adaptation in a freshwater salmonid fish: evolution of a research programme
Vollestad, L. A. & Primmer, C. R., 2019, In : ICES Journal of Marine Science. 76, 6, p. 1404-1414 11 p.
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2018

A microsatellite baseline for genetic stock identification of European Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)
Gilbey, J., Coughlan, J., Wennevik, V., Prodohl, P., Stevens, J. R., de Leaniz, C. G., Ensing, D., Cauwelier, E., Cherbonnel, C., Consuegra, S., Coulson, M. W., Cross, T. F., Crozier, W., Dillane, E., Ellis, J. S., Garcia-Vazquez, E., Griffiths, A. M., Gudjonsson, S., Hindar, K., Karlsson, S. & 13 others, Knox, D., Machado-Schiaffino, G., Meldrup, D., Nielsen, E. E., Olafsson, K., Primmer, C. R., Prusov, S., Stradmeyer, L., Vaha, J-P., Veselov, A. J., Webster, L. M. I., McGinnity, P. & Verspoor, E., Mar 2018, In : ICES Journal of Marine Science. 75, 2, p. 662-674 13 p.
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Behind The Paper: Detecting rapid evolution in salmon: the importance of citizen science and evolving study designs
Primmer, C. R., 1 Oct 2018, In : Nature Ecology & Evolution.
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Genomic signatures of fine-scale local selection in Atlantic salmon suggest involvement of sexual maturation, energy homeostasis and immune defence-related genes
Pritchard, V. L., Makinen, H., Vähä, J-P., Erkinaro, J., Orell, P. & Primmer, C. R., Jun 2018, In : Molecular Ecology. 27, 11, p. 2560-2575 16 p.
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Genomic signatures of parasite-driven natural selection in north European Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Zueva, K. J., Lumme, J., Veselov, A. E., Kent, M. P. & Primmer, C. R., Jun 2018, In : Marine Genomics. 39, p. 26-38 13 p.
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Modularity Facilitates Flexible Tuning of Plastic and Evolutionary Gene Expression Responses during Early Divergence
Mäkinen, H., Sävilammi, T., Papakostas, S., Leder, E., Vøllestad, L. & Primmer, C. R., Jan 2018, In : Genome Biology and Evolution. 10, 1, p. 77-93 17 p.
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Rapid sex-specific evolution of age at maturity is shaped by genetic architecture in Atlantic salmon
Czorlich, Y., Aykanat, T., Erkinaro, J., Orell, P. & Primmer, C. R., Nov 2018, In : Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2, 11, p. 1800-1807 8 p.
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2017

Harnessing the Power of Genomics to Secure the Future of Seafood
Bernatchez, L., Wellenreuther, M., Araneda, C., Ashton, D. T., Barth, J. M. I., Beacham, T. D., Maes, G. E., Martinsohn, J. T., Miller, K. M., Naish, K. A., Ovenden, J. R., Primmer, C. R., Suk, H. Y., Therkildsen, N. O. & Withler, R. E., Sep 2017, In : Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 32, 9, p. 665-680 16 p.
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Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population
Granroth-Wilding, H., Primmer, C., Lindqvist, M., Poutanen, J., Thalmann, O., Aspi, J., Harmoinen, J., Kojola, I. & Laaksonen, T., 19 Dec 2017, In : BMC Ecology. 17, 44, 15 p., 44.
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Rapid, broad-scale gene expression evolution in experimentally harvested fish populations
Uusi-Heikkilä, S., Sävilammi, T., Leder, E., Arlinghaus, R. & Primmer, C. R., Aug 2017, In : Molecular Ecology. 26, 15, p. 3954-3967 14 p.
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2015

Low but significant genetic differentiation underlies biologically meaningful phenotypic divergence in a large Atlantic salmon population
Aykanat, T., Johnston, S. E., Orell, P., Niemela, E., Erkinaro, J. & Primmer, C. R., Oct 2015, In : Molecular Ecology. 24, 20, p. 5158-5174 17 p.
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Sex-dependent dominance at a single locus maintains variation in age at maturity in salmon
Barson, N. J., Aykanat, T., Hindar, K., Baranski, M., Bolstad, G. H., Fiske, P., Jacq, C., Jensen, A. J., Johnston, S. E., Karlsson, S., Kent, M., Oen, T. M., Niemelae, E., Nome, T., Naesje, T. F., Orell, P., Romakkaniemi, A., Saegrov, H., Urdal, K., Erkinaro, J. & 2 others, Lien, S. & Primmer, C. R., 17 Dec 2015, In : Nature. 528, 7582, p. 405-+ 15 p.
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2014

Gene pleiotropy constrains gene expression changes in fish adapted to different thermal conditions
Papakostas, S., Vollestad, L. A., Bruneaux, M., Aykanat, T., Vanoverbeke, J., Ning, M., Primmer, C. R. & Leder, E. H., Jun 2014, In : Nature Communications. 5, 9 p., 4071.
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Molecular pedigree reconstruction and estimation of evolutionary parameters in a wild Atlantic salmon river system with incomplete sampling: a power analysis
Aykanat, T., Johnston, S. E., Cotter, D., Cross, T. F., Poole, R., Prodohl, P. A., Reed, T., Rogan, G., McGinnity, P. & Primmer, C. R., 31 Mar 2014, In : BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14, 17 p., 68.
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2013

Population genetics of Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) in the Archipelago Sea, SW Finland
Laine, V. N., Lilley, T. M., Norrdahl, K. & Primmer, C. R., 31 Oct 2013, In : Annales Zoologici Fennici. 50, 5, p. 303-315 13 p.
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