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N. Backström

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h-index: 28
Works: 89
Citations: 7,314

Most-cited papers

Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution
L. Hillier, W. Miller, E. Birney, W. Warren +171 more
2004Nature2,815 citations Open access
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The genome of a songbird
W. Warren, D. Clayton, H. Ellegren, A. Arnold +78 more
2010Nature895 citations Open access
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The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers
H. Ellegren, L. Smeds, R. Burri, P. Olason +8 more
2012Nature658 citations Open access
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The recombination landscape of the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata genome.
N. Backström, W. Forstmeier, H. Schielzeth, Harriet Mellenius +7 more
2010Genome Research245 citations Open access
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A high-density linkage map enables a second-generation collared flycatcher genome assembly and reveals the patterns of avian recombination rate variation and chromosomal evolution
T. Kawakami, L. Smeds, N. Backström, A. Husby +4 more
2014Molecular Ecology238 citations Open access
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Genomics of natural bird populations: a gene‐based set of reference markers evenly spread across the avian genome
N. Backström, S. Fagerberg, H. Ellegren
2007Molecular Ecology198 citations
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Speciation genetics: current status and evolving approaches
J. Wolf, J. Lindell, N. Backström
2010Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences191 citations Open access
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Limited number of patrilines in horse domestication
G. Lindgren, N. Backström, J. Swinburne, Linda Hellborg +6 more
2004Nature Genetics176 citations Open access
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Copy number variation, chromosome rearrangement, and their association with recombination during avian evolution.
Martin Völker, N. Backström, B. Skinner, Elizabeth J. Langley +3 more
2010Genome Research158 citations Open access
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Molecular evolution of genes in avian genomes
Kiwoong Nam, C. Mugal, B. Nabholz, H. Schielzeth +8 more
2010Genome Biology156 citations Open access
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Comparative genomics based on massive parallel transcriptome sequencing reveals patterns of substitution and selection across 10 bird species
A. Künstner, J. Wolf, N. Backström, O. Whitney +9 more
2010Molecular Ecology122 citations Open access
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Genetic Mapping in a Natural Population of Collared Flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis): Conserved Synteny but Gene Order Rearrangements on the Avian Z Chromosome
N. Backström, Mikael Brandström, L. Gustafsson, A. Qvarnström +2 more
2006Genetics110 citations
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Rapid Increase in Genome Size as a Consequence of Transposable Element Hyperactivity in Wood-White (Leptidea) Butterflies
V. Talla, Alexander Suh, F. Kalsoom, V. Dincă +4 more
2017Genome Biology and Evolution108 citations Open access
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A Gene-Based Genetic Linkage Map of the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) Reveals Extensive Synteny and Gene-Order Conservation During 100 Million Years of Avian Evolution
N. Backström, N. Karaiskou, E. Leder, L. Gustafsson +3 more
2008Genetics104 citations Open access
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Gene conversion drives the evolution of HINTW, an ampliconic gene on the female-specific avian W chromosome.
N. Backström, Helene Ceplitis, S. Berlin, H. Ellegren
2005Molecular biology and evolution78 citations Open access
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Levels of linkage disequilibrium in a wild bird population
N. Backström, A. Qvarnström, L. Gustafsson, H. Ellegren
2006Biology Letters77 citations Open access
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The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics
Ann M. Mc Cartney, G. Formenti, Alice Mouton, D. D. De Panis +199 more
2024bioRxiv68 citations Open access
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Divergence in gene expression within and between two closely related flycatcher species
Severin Uebbing, A. Künstner, H. Mäkinen, N. Backström +10 more
2016Molecular Ecology67 citations Open access
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Estimation of linkage disequilibrium and interspecific gene flow in Ficedula flycatchers by a newly developed 50k single-nucleotide polymorphism array
T. Kawakami, N. Backström, R. Burri, A. Husby +5 more
2014Molecular Ecology Resources58 citations Open access
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Migratory behaviour is positively associated with genetic diversity in butterflies
Aurora García-Berro, V. Talla, R. Vilà, H. Wai +5 more
2022bioRxiv52 citations Open access
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Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Reveals Partial Translational Regulation for Dosage Compensation in Chicken
Severin Uebbing, Anne Konzer, Luohao Xu, N. Backström +3 more
2015Molecular biology and evolution49 citations Open access
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Out of Florida: mtDNA reveals patterns of migration and Pleistocene range expansion of the Green Anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis)
Shane C. Campbell-Staton, Rachel M. Goodman, N. Backström, S. Edwards +2 more
2012Ecology and Evolution49 citations Open access
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A HIGH‐DENSITY SCAN OF THE Z CHROMOSOME IN FICEDULA FLYCATCHERS REVEALS CANDIDATE LOCI FOR DIVERSIFYING SELECTION
N. Backström, J. Lindell, Yu Zhang, E. Palkopoulou +3 more
2010Evolution; international journal of organic evolution38 citations
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High-density linkage maps and chromosome level genome assemblies unveil direction and frequency of extensive structural rearrangements in wood white butterflies (Leptidea spp.)
L. Höök, K. Näsvall, R. Vilà, C. Wiklund +1 more
2022bioRxiv36 citations Open access
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Patterns of genetic, phenotypic, and acoustic variation across a chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita abietinus/tristis) hybrid zone
D. Shipilina, Maksym Serbyn, V. Ivanitskii, I. Marova +1 more
2017Ecology and Evolution33 citations Open access
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The fine-scale recombination rate variation and associations with genomic features in a butterfly
Aleix Palahí I. Torres, L. Höök, K. Näsvall, D. Shipilina +4 more
2022bioRxiv31 citations Open access
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Lack of gene flow: Narrow and dispersed differentiation islands in a triplet of Leptidea butterfly species
V. Talla, Anna Johansson, V. Dincă, R. Vilà +3 more
2019Molecular Ecology31 citations Open access
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Host plant diet affects growth and induces altered gene expression and microbiome composition in the wood white (Leptidea sinapis) butterfly
K. Näsvall, C. Wiklund, Veronika Mrazek, A. Künstner +4 more
2020Molecular Ecology29 citations Open access
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Evidence from a house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) spleen transcriptome for adaptive evolution and biased gene conversion in passerine birds.
N. Backström, Qu Zhang, S. Edwards
2013Molecular biology and evolution28 citations Open access
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Nascent evolution of recombination rate differences as a consequence of chromosomal rearrangements
K. Näsvall, Jesper Boman, L. Höök, R. Vilà +2 more
2023bioRxiv25 citations Open access
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Sex− and species−biased gene flow in a spotted eagle hybrid zone
N. Backström, Ü. Väli
2011BMC Evolutionary Biology23 citations Open access
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Substitution Rate Heterogeneity and the Male Mutation Bias
S. Berlin, Mikael Brandström, N. Backström, E. Axelsson +2 more
2006Journal of Molecular Evolution23 citations
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Gene expression profiling across ontogenetic stages in the wood white (Leptidea sinapis) reveals pathways linked to butterfly diapause regulation
Luis Leal, V. Talla, T. Källman, M. Friberg +4 more
2018Molecular Ecology22 citations
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Inferring the demographic history of European Ficedula flycatcher populations
N. Backström, Glenn-Peter Sætre, H. Ellegren
2013BMC Evolutionary Biology22 citations Open access
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Linkage mapping and genome annotation give novel insights into gene family expansions and regional recombination rate variation in the painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly
D. Shipilina, K. Näsvall, L. Höök, R. Vilà +2 more
2022bioRxiv21 citations Open access
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Association mapping of morphological traits in wild and captive zebra finches: reliable within, but not between populations
Ulrich Knief, H. Schielzeth, N. Backström, G. Hemmrich-Stanisak +6 more
2017Molecular Ecology19 citations
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Tissue-specific patterns of regulatory changes underlying gene expression differences among Ficedula flycatchers and their naturally occurring F1 hybrids
C. Mugal, Mi Wang, N. Backström, David Wheatcroft +6 more
2020Genome Research18 citations Open access
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Dissecting the Effects of Selection and Mutation on Genetic Diversity in Three Wood White (Leptidea) Butterfly Species
V. Talla, Lucile Soler, T. Kawakami, V. Dincă +4 more
2019Genome Biology and Evolution16 citations Open access
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Environmental stress during larval development induces DNA methylation shifts in the migratory painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui)
Jesper Boman, Yishu Zhu, L. Höök, R. Vilà +2 more
2023Molecular Ecology15 citations Open access
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Linkage mapping and genome annotation give novel insights into gene family expansions and regional recombination rate variation in the painted lady (Vanessa cardui) buttery.
D. Shipilina, Karin Nävall, L. Höök, Roger Vila +2 more
2022Genomics15 citations Open access
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The Effects of GC-Biased Gene Conversion on Patterns of Genetic Diversity among and across Butterfly Genomes
Jesper Boman, C. Mugal, N. Backström
2020bioRxiv15 citations Open access
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A house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) spleen transcriptome reveals intra- and interspecific patterns of gene expression, alternative splicing and genetic diversity in passerines
Qu Zhang, G. E. Hill, S. Edwards, N. Backström
2014BMC Genomics15 citations Open access
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Isotope geolocation and population genomics in Vanessa cardui: Short- and long-distance migrants are genetically undifferentiated
M. Reich, D. Shipilina, V. Talla, Farid Bahleman +5 more
2024bioRxiv14 citations Open access
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Y-Chromosome Analysis in Retuertas Horses
Claudia Brandariz-Fontes, J. Leonard, J. Vega-Pla, N. Backström +3 more
2013PLoS ONE14 citations Open access
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No evidence for Z‐chromosome rearrangements between the pied flycatcher and the collared flycatcher as judged by gene‐based comparative genetic maps
N. Backström, E. Palkopoulou, A. Qvarnström, H. Ellegren
2010Molecular Ecology14 citations
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Base Composition, Codon Usage, and Patterns of Gene Sequence Evolution in Butterflies
K. Näsvall, Jesper Boman, V. Talla, N. Backström
2023Genome Biology and Evolution13 citations Open access
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Cis-regulatory sequence variation and association with Mycoplasma load in natural populations of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
N. Backström, D. Shipilina, M. Blom, S. Edwards
2013Ecology and Evolution13 citations Open access
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Meiotic drive against chromosome fusions in butterfly hybrids
Jesper Boman, Christer Wiklund, R. Vila, N. Backström
2024bioRxiv12 citations Open access
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Phylogeography-Based Delimitation of Subspecies Boundaries in the Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Li-Xun Zhang, Bei An, N. Backström, Nai-Fa Liu
2014Biochemical Genetics12 citations Open access
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Temporal Dynamics of Faster Neo-Z Evolution in Butterflies
L. Höök, R. Vila, Christer Wiklund, N. Backström
2023bioRxiv11 citations Open access
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