Craig Primmer

Publications

Research output per year 2013 2019 2020 2021 2022

• 45 Article
• 4 Review Article
• 1 Chapter
• 1 Other articles

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• 2022

  Cloning, purification, kinetic and anion inhibition studies of a recombinant beta-carbonic anhydrase from the Atlantic salmon parasite platyhelminth Gyrodactylus salaris

  Aspatwar, A., Barker, H., Aisala, H., Zueva, K., Kuuslahti, M., Tolvanen, M., Primmer, C. R., Lumme, J., Bonardi, A., Tripathi, A., Parkkila, S. & Supuran, C. T., 31 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry. 37, 1, p. 1577-1586 10 p.

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• Genetic coupling of life-history and aerobic performance in Atlantic salmon

  Prokkola, J. M., Åsheim, E. R., Morozov, S., Bangura, P., Erkinaro, J., Ruokolainen, A., Primmer, C. R. & Aykanat, T., 26 Jan 2022, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Biological Sciences. 289, 1967, 10 p., 20212500.

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• Linking vgll3 genotype and aggressive behaviour in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

  Bangura, P. B., Tiira, K., Niemelä, P. T., Erkinaro, J., Liljeström, P., Toikkanen, A. & Primmer, C. R., May 2022, In: Journal of Fish Biology. 100, 5, p. 1264-1271 8 p.

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• Refining the genomic location of single nucleotide polymorphism variation affecting Atlantic salmon maturation timing at a key large-effect locus

  Sinclair-Waters, M., Piavchenko, N., Ruokolainen, A., Aykanat, T., Erkinaro, J. & Primmer, C., Jan 2022, In: Molecular Ecology. 31, 2, p. 562-570 9 p.

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• Strong regulatory effects of vgll3 genotype on reproductive axis gene expression in juvenile male Atlantic salmon

  Pashay Ahi, E., Sinclair-Waters, M., Moustakas-Verho, J. E., Jansouz, S. & Primmer, C., 1 Sep 2022, In: General and Comparative Endocrinology. 325, 6 p., 114055.

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• The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics

  European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) Consortium, Formenti, G., Kratochwil, C. F. & Primmer, C. R., Mar 2022, In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 37, 3, p. 197-202 6 p.

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• 2021

  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., Feb 2021, In: Conservation Genetics. 22, p. 35–51 17 p.

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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., Feb 2021, In: Evolutionary Applications. 14, 2, p. 446-461 16 p.

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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., 4 Mar 2021, In: Epigenetics. 16, 3, p. 271-288 18 p.

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• Genetic Drift Dominates Genome-Wide Regulatory Evolution Following an Ancient Whole-Genome Duplication in Atlantic Salmon

  Verta, J-P., Barton, H. J., Pritchard, V. & Primmer, C., May 2021, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 13, 5, 13 p., 059.

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• Heterogeneous genetic basis of age at maturity in salmonid fishes

  Waters, C. D., Clemento, A., Aykanat, T., Garza, J. C., Naish, K. A., Narum, S. & Primmer, C. R., Mar 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 6, p. 1435-1456 22 p.

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• Major population splits coincide with episodes of rapid climate change in a forest-dependent bird

  Warmuth, V. M., Burgess, M. D., Laaksonen, T., Manica, A., Magi, M., Nord, A., Primmer, C. R., Saetre, G-P., Winkel, W. & Ellegren, H., 10 Nov 2021, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Biological Sciences. 288, 1962, 10 p., 20211066.

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• Maturation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, Salmonidae): a synthesis of ecological, genetic, and molecular processes

  Mobley, K. B., Aykanat, T., Czorlich, Y., House, A., Kurko, J., Miettinen, A., Moustakas-Verho, J., Salgado, A., Sinclair-Waters, M., Verta, J-P. & Primmer, C. R., Sep 2021, In: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 31, 3, p. 523-571 49 p.

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• Polygenic and major-locus contributions to sexual maturation timing in Atlantic salmon

  Debes, P., Piavchenko, N., Ruokolainen, A., Ovaskainen, O., Moustakas-Verho, J. E., Parre, N., Aykanat, T., Erkinaro, J. & Primmer, C. R., Sep 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 18, p. 4505-4519 15 p.

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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., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 34, 6, p. 866-878 13 p.

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• Sex-specific lipid profiles in the muscle of Atlantic salmon juveniles

  House, A. H., Primmer, C., Kurko, J., Käkelä, R., Debes, P. & Erkinaro, J., Jun 2021, In: Comparative biochemistry and physiology, Part D Genomics and proteomics. 38, 6 p., 100810.

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• Standard metabolic rate does not associate with age-at-maturity genotype in juvenile Atlantic salmon

  Asheim, E. R., Prokkola, J. M., Morozov, S., Aykanat, T. & Primmer, C. R., 21 Dec 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ecology and Evolution. 14 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., Apr 2021, In: Marine Genomics. 56, 5 p., 100809.

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• The early marine distribution of Atlantic salmon in the North-east Atlantic: A genetically informed stock-specific synthesis

  Gilbey, J., Utne, K. R., Wennevik, V., Beck, A. C., Kausrud, K., Hindar, K., Garcia de Leaniz, C., Cherbonnel, C., Coughlan, J., Cross, T. F., Dillane, E., Ensing, D., Garcia-Vazquez, E., Hole, L. R., Holm, M., Holst, J. C., Jacobsen, J. A., Jensen, A. J., Karlsson, S., Maoileidigh, N. O. & 11 others, Mork, K. A., Nielsen, E. E., Nottestad, L., Primmer, C. R., Prodohl, P., Prusov, S., Stevens, J. R., Thomas, K., Whelan, K., McGinnity, P. & Verspoor, E., Nov 2021, In: Fish and Fisheries. 22, 6, p. 1274-1306 33 p.

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• 2020

  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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• 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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• 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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• 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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