Jens Carlsson

Population Geneticist

jc@vims.edu

Education:     

 

·         Ph.D. in biology (population genetics).  2000.  Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.

·         M.Sc. in Biology.  1996.  Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.

·         B.Sc. in biology.  1995.  Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.

·        University Diploma in Fishery Science.  1994.  University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

 

Research Interests:

 

My research interests are within the fields of population genetics, conservation and behaviour of tuna and salmonid fish species. The main themes of the research are: 1) Describing and understanding population genetic structure of tuna and salmonid populations over both micro- and macro-geographical scales, and 2) understanding what affects the level of gene flow among populations.

 

Professional Experience:

 

·         Post-doc (population geneticist) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, Gloucester Point, Virginia, USA.  (2002-Present)

·         Post-doc (population geneticist) at the Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Department of Inland Fisheries, Silkeborg, Denmark.  (2001-2002)

·         Scientist (population geneticist) at the Department of Aquaculture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.  (2000-2001)

·        Ph.D. student at the Department of Aquaculture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.  (1996-2000)

 

Publications:

 

Carlsson, J. & Carlsson, J.E.L. 2002. Micro-scale distribution of brown trout: an opportunity for kin-selection? Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 11: 234-239.

 

Carlsson, J. & Nilsson, J. 2001. Effects of Geomorphological Structures on Genetic Differentiation among Brown Trout Populations in a Northern Boreal River Drainage. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 130: 36-45.

 

Carlsson, J. & Nilsson, J. 2000. Population genetic structure of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) within a northern boreal forest stream. Hereditas. 132: 173-181.

 

Carlsson, J., Olsén, H. K, Nilsson, J., Øverli, Ø. & Stabell, O. B. 1999. Microsatellites reveal fine-scale genetic structure in stream-living Brown trout. Journal of Fish Biology. 55: 1290-1303.