Joost Andre M Raeymaekers

Head of Division
Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture
Study location
Bodø
Office
Bodø, Hovedbygning 2073

Welcome! The goal of my team at Nord University is to understand how various conditions, including ecological heterogeneity, genomic architecture, population connectivity and life history, influence adaptive potential in natural, human-disturbed and exploited populations.


Webpage of the ;Landscape Genomics Group.


Postdocs

Kostas Sagonas

Brijesh Yadav

Ana Peris


PhD students

Thijs Bal

Leona Milec

Aruna M Shankgregowda

Io Deflem (KU Leuven)

Bingqian Han


Els De Keyzer (PhD student ;KU Leuven)

Nellie Konijnendijk (PhD student ;now at VUB)

Pascal Hablützel (PhD student ;now at VLIZ)

Anurag Chaturvedi (PhD student ;now at UNIL)

Projects


At the Landscape Genomics Group, we study the evolutionary ecology and population genetics of various species across large and ecologically diverse landscapes. For an overview of research projects, check our webpage.


Publications


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ResearchGate

2024
2023
The novel circular RNA CircMef2c is positively associated with muscle growth in Nile tilapia 2023, Genomics: Volum 115 s. 1-14;Nedoluzhko, Artem; Siriyappagouder, Prabhugouda; Sharko, Fedor; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Joshi, Rajesh
Scientific assessment of risk to populations of pythons listed by CITES as a result of trade 2023, VKM Report: Volum 17 s. 1-115;de Boer, Hugo; Asmyhr, Maria Gulbrandsen; Flø, Daniel; Gehrke, Berit; Grainger, Matthew; Hermansen, Jo Skeie
The concept map as a substitute for lectures: Effects on student performance and mental health 2023, Cogent Education: Volum 10 s. 1-11;Wagner, Clara Isabel; Bal, Mattheus Peter; Brinchmann, Monica Fengsrud; Noble, Leslie Robert; Raeymaekers, Joost Andre M; Bjørnevik, Marit
CircPrime: a web-based platform for design of specific circular RNA primers 2023, BMC Bioinformatics: Volum 24;Sharko, Fedor; Rbbani, Md Golam; Siriyappagouder, Prabhugouda; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira
The application gap: Genomics for biodiversity and ecosystem service management 2023, Biological Conservation: Volum 278;Heuertz, Myriam; Carvalho, Silvia B.; Galindo, Juan; Rinkevich, Baruch; Robakowski, Piotr; Aavik, Tsipe
Host habitat rather than evolutionary history explains gut microbiome diversity in sympatric stickleback species 2023, Frontiers in Microbiology: Volum 14 s. 1-12;Mattanavile Shankregowda, Aruna; Siriyappagouder, Prabhugouda; Kuizenga, Marijn; Bal, Mattheus Peter; Abdelhafiz, Yousri Abdelmutalab Ahmed; Eizaguirre, Christophe
The fitness landscape of a community of Darwin's finches 2023, Evolution: Volum 77 s. 2533-2546;Beausoleil, Marc-Olivier; Carrión, Paola Lorena; Podos, Jeffrey; Camacho, Carlos; Rabadán-González, Julio; Richard, Roxanne
2022
Complete mitochondrial genomes and updated divergence time of the two freshwater clupeids endemic to Lake Tanganyika (Africa) suggest intralacustrine speciation 2022, BMC Ecology and Evolution: Volum 22;Milec, Leona Johanna M; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Bukinga, Fidel Muterezi ; De Keyzer, Els L.R.; Kapepula, Vercus Lumami; Masilya, Pascal M.
The terroir of the finch: How spatial and temporal variation shapes phenotypic traits in Darwin's finches 2022, Ecology and Evolution: Volum 12;Carrión, Paola L.; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; De León, Luis Fernando; Chaves, Jaime A.; Sharpe, Diana M. T.; Huber, Sarah K.
Context-dependent parasite infection affects trophic niche in populations of sympatric stickleback species 2022, Parasitology: Volum 149 s. 1164-1172;Thorburn, Doko-Miles J.; Bal, Mattheus Peter; Deflem, Io S.; Volckaert, Filip A. M.; Eizaguirre, Christophe; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.
Contrasting population genetic responses to migration barriers in two native and an invasive freshwater fish 2022, Evolutionary Applications: s. 1-18;Deflem, Io S.; Calboli, Federico C. F.; Christiansen, Henrik; Hellemans, Bart; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Volckaert, Filip A. M.
Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover 2022, Science: Volum 375 s. 1275-1281;Santangelo, James S.; Ness, Rob W.; Cohan, Beata; Fitzpatrick, Connor R.; Innes, Simon G.; Koch, Sophie
2021
Adaptive divergence under gene flow along an environmental gradient in two coexisting stickleback species 2021, Genes: Volum 12;Bal, Thijs M.P.; Llanos-Garrido, Alejandro; Chaturvedi, Anurag; Verdonck, Io; Hellemans, Bart; Raeymaekers, Joost A.M.
Host–parasite dynamics shaped by temperature and genotype: Quantifying the role of underlying vital rates 2021, Functional Ecology:;Bruijning, Marjolein; Fossen, Erlend Ignacio Fleck; Jongejans, Eelke; Vanvelk, Héléne; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Govaert, Lynn
Predicting fish community responses to environmental policy targets 2021, Biodiversity and Conservation: Volum 30 s. 1457-1478;Deflem, Io S.; Bennetsen, Elina; Opedal, Øystein H.; Calboli, Federico C. F.; Ovaskainen, Otso; Van Thuyne, Gerlinde
Extensive standing genetic variation from a small number of founders enables rapid adaptation in Daphnia 2021, Nature Communications: Volum 12;Chaturvedi, Anurag; Zhou, Jiarui; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Czypionka, Till; Orsini, Luisa; Jackson, Craig E.
Environmental and spatial determinants of parasite communities in invasive and native freshwater fishes 2021, Hydrobiologia: Volum 849 s. 913-928;Deflem, Io S.; Van Den Eeckhaut, Frederik; Vandevoorde, Mikaël; Calboli, Federico C. F.; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Volckaert, Filip A. M.
2020
Local perceptions on the state of the pelagic fisheries and fisheries management in Uvira, Lake Tanganyika, DR Congo 2020, Journal of Great Lakes research: Volum 46 s. 1740-1753;De Keyzer, Els L. R.; Mulungula, Pascal Masilya; Lufungula, Georges Alunga; Manala, Christian Amisi; Muniali, Armand Andema; Cibuhira, Prosper Bashengezi
Reconciling seascape genetics and fisheries science in three codistributed flatfishes 2020, Evolutionary Applications:;Vandamme, Sara; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Maes, Gregory E.; Cottenie, Karl; Calboli, Federico C. F.; Diopere, Eveline
2019
Sea ice loss increases genetic isolation in a high Arctic ungulate metapopulation 2019, Global Change Biology: Volum 26 s. 2028-2041;Peeters, Bart; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Fredricson Marquez, Jonatan; Røed, Knut; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik
Temporally varying disruptive selection in the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) 2019, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences: Volum 286;Beausoleil, Marc-Olivier; Frishkoff, Luke O; M'Gonigle, Leithen K; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Knutie, Sarah A; De León, Luis Fernando
Extensive larval dispersal and restricted movement of juveniles on the nursery grounds of sole in the Southern North Sea 2019, Journal of Sea Research: Volum 155:101822 s. 1-12;Delerue-Ricard, Sophie; Darnaude, Audrey M.; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Dundas, Siv Hjorth; Skadal, Julie; Volckaert, Filip A. M.
2018
Monogenean parasites of sardines in Lake Tanganyika: diversity, origin and intraspecific variability 2018, Contributions to zoology: Volum 87 s. 105-132;Kmentová, Nikol; Van Steenberge, Maarten; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Koblmüller, Stephan; Hablützel, Pascal I.; Muterezi Bukinga, Fidel
Urbanization erodes niche segregation in Darwin's finches 2018, Evolutionary Applications:;De León, Luis Fernando; Sharpe, Diana, M.T.; Gotanda, Kiyoko; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Chaves, Jaime A.; Hendry, Andrew P.
Eco-evolutionary feedbacks - theoretical models and perspectives 2018, Functional Ecology: Volum 33 s. 13-30;Govaert, Lynn; Fronhofer, Emanuel A.; Lion, Sébastien; Eizaguirre, Christophe; Bonte, Dries; Egas, Martijn
An exploration of the links between parasites, trophic ecology, morphology, and immunogenetics in the Lake Tanganyika cichlid radiation 2018, Hydrobiologia: s. 1-19;Meyer, Britta S.; Hablützel, Pascal I.; Roose, Anna K.; Hofmann, Melinda J; Salzburger, Walter; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.
Delineating species along shifting shorelines: Tropheus (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the southern subbasin of Lake Tanganyika 2018, Frontiers in Zoology: Volum 15 s. 1-18;Van Steenberge, Maarten; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Hablützel, Pascal I.; Vanhove, Maarten, P. M.; Koblmüller, Stephan; Snoeks, Jos
2017
Adaptive and non-adaptive divergence in a common landscape 2017, Nature Communications: Volum 8;Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Chaturvedi, Anurag; Hablützel, Pascal I.; Verdonck, Io; Hellemans, Bart; Maes, Gregory E.
Parasite escape through trophic specialization in a species flock 2017, Journal of Evolutionary Biology: Volum 30 s. 1437-1445;Hablützel, PI; Vanhove, MPM; Deschepper, P; Gregoir, AF; Roose, AK; Volckaert, FAM
2016
Weak link between dispersal and parasite community differentiation or immunogenetic divergence in two sympatric cichlid fishes 2016, Molecular Ecology: Volum 25 s. 5451-5466;Hablützel, Pascal I.; Grégoir, Arnout F.; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Volckaert, Filip A. M.; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.
Cichlids: a host of opportunities for evolutionary parasitology 2016, Trends in Parasitology: Volum 32 s. 820-832;Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Hablützel, Pascal I.; Pariselle, Antoine; Šimková, Andrea; Huyse, Tine; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.
Genomic variation at the tips of the adaptive radiation of Darwin's finches 2016, Molecular Ecology: Volum 25 s. 5282-5295;Chaves, Jaime A.; Cooper, Elizabeth A.; Hendry, Andrew P.; Podos, Jeffrey; De León, Luis Fernando; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.
2015
Hidden biodiversity in an ancient lake: phylogenetic congruence between Lake Tanganyika tropheine cichlids and their monogenean flatworms 2015, Scientific Reports: Volum 5;Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Pariselle, Antoine; Van Steenberge, Maarten; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Hablützel, Pascal I.; Gillardin, Céline
A link between host dispersal and parasite diversity in two sympatric cichlids of Lake Tanganyika 2015, Freshwater Biology: Volum 60 s. 323-335;Grégoir, Arnout F.; Hablützel, Pascal I.; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Pariselle, Antoine; Bamps, Jolien; Volckaert, Filip A. M.
2014
Regional environmental pressure influences population differentiation in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) 2014, Molecular Ecology: Volum 23 s. 618-636;Vandamme, Sara G.; Maes, Grégory E.; Raeymaekers, Joost A.M.; Cottenie, Karl; Imsland, Albert; Hellemans, Bart A.S.
A gene with major phenotypic effects as a target for selection versus homogenizing gene flow 2014, Molecular Ecology: Volum 23 s. 162-181;Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Konijnendijk, Nellie; Larmuseau, Maarten H. D.; Hellemans, Bart; De Meester, Luc; Volckaert, Filip A. M.
Inbreeding within human Schistosoma mansoni: do host-specific factors shape the genetic composition of parasite populations? 2014, Heredity: Volum 113 s. 32-41;Van Den Broeck, Frederik; Meurs, Lien; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Boon, Nele; Dieye, T. N.; Volckaert, Filip A. M.
2013
Testing for local adaptation in the Gasterosteus–Gyrodactylus host-parasite system 2013, Evolutionary Ecology Research: Volum 15 s. 489-502;Konijnendijk, Nellie; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Vandeuren, S; Jacquemin, L; Volckaert, Filip A. M.
Gene transcription reflects poor health status of resident European eel chronically exposed to environmental pollutants 2013, Aquatic Toxicology: Volum 126 s. 242-255;Maes, Gregory E.; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Hellemans, Bart; Geeraerts, Caroline; Parmentier, K; De Temmerman, L
Adding parasites to the guppy-predation story: insights from field surveys 2013, Oecologia: Volum 172 s. 155-166;Gotanda, Kiyoko; Delaire, Lari; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Pérez-Jvostov, Felipe; Dargent, Felipe; Bentzen, Paul
Contrasting parasite communities among allopatric colour morphs of the Lake Tanganyika cichlid Tropheus 2013, BMC Evolutionary Biology:;Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Hablützel, Pascal I.; Grégoir, Arnout F.; Bamps, Jolien; Roose, Anna K.; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.
Differential modes of MHC class IIB gene evolution in cichlid fishes 2013, Immunogenetics: Volum 65 s. 795-809;Hablützel, Pascal I.; Hellemans, Bart; Volckaert, Filip A. M.; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.
2012
Quantifying population structure on short timescales 2012, Molecular Ecology: Volum 21 s. 3458-3473;Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Lens, Luc; Van Den Broeck, Frederik; Van Dongen, Stefan; Volckaert, Filip A. M.
2010
Mito-nuclear discordance in the degree of population differentiation in a marine goby 2010, Heredity: Volum 105 s. 532-542;Larmuseau, Maarten H. D.; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Hellemans, Bart; Van Houdt, Jeroen K. J.; Volckaert, Filip A. M.
Exploring possible human influences on the evolution of Darwin’s finches 2010, Evolution: Volum 65 s. 2258-2272;De León, Luis Fernando; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Birmingham, E; Podos, Jeffrey; Herrel, Anthony; Hendry, Andrew P.
2007
Host–parasite 'Red Queen' dynamics archived in pond sediment 2007, Nature: Volum 450 s. 870-873;Decaestecker, Ellen; Gaba, Sabrina; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Stoks, Robby; Van Kerckhoven, Liesbeth; Ebert, Dieter
2006
Microsatellite conservation and Bayesian individual assignment in four Anguilla species 2006, Marine Ecology Progress Series: Volum 319 s. 251-261;Maes, Gregory E.; Pujolar, Jose Marti; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Dannewitz, Johan; Volckaert, Filip A. M.
2022
CIRCULAR RNAS AS POTENTIAL GROWTH BIOMARKERS IN NILE TILAPIA 2022, Aquaculture Journal: Volum 2 s. 144;Rbbani, Md Golam; Nedoluzhko, Artem; Siriyappagouder, Prabhugouda; Sharko, Fedor S.; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.
2021
Exploration of circRNA , miRNA and mRNA expression to identify their role in growth regulation in Nile tilapia 2021,;Rbbani, Md Golam; Nedoluzhko, Artem; Siriyappagouder, Prabhugouda; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira
circRNA, miRNA and mRNA muscle transcriptomes indicate their role in growth regulation in Nile tilapia 2021,;Rbbani, Md Golam; Nedoluzhko, Artem; Siriyappagouder, Prabhugouda; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira
2020
Towards globally applicable genetic indicators for fisheries management 2020,;Milec, Leona Johanna M; Hugé, Jean; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Van Schoubroeck, Sophie; Van Steenberge, Maarten; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.
Understanding the contribution of DNA methylation variation to local adaptation 2020,;Sagonas, Konstantinos; Bal, Thijs M.P.; Milec, Leona J.M.; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.
2019
The diversity of eco-evolutionary dynamics: Comparing the feedbacks between ecology and evolution across scales 2019, Functional Ecology: Volum 33 s. 7-12;Brunner, Franziska S.; Deere, Jacques A.; Egas, Martijn; Eizaguirre, Christophe; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.
Understanding the contribution of DNA methylation variation to local adaptation 2019,;Sagonas, Konstantinos; Bal, Thijs M.P.; Milec, Leona J.M.; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.
Sea ice loss increases isolation of reindeer populations across Svalbard 2019,;Peeters, Bart; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Fredricson Marquez, Jonatan; Røed, Knut; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik
Population genetics and sea ice connectivity across the distribution range of Svalbard reindeer 2019,;Peeters, Bart; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Fredricson Marquez, Jonatan; Røed, Knut; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik
Can parasite infection influence trophic specialisation in coexisting & phylogenetically related species? 2019,;Thorburn, Doko-Miles J.; Bal, Thijs M.P.; Eizaguirre, Christophe; Raeymaekers, Joost A.M.
Sympatric stickleback in space: understanding adaptive responses to heterogeneous landscapes 2019,;Bal, Thijs M.P.; Thorburn, Doko-Miles J.; Eizaguirre, Christophe; Raeymaekers, Joost A.M.
Sympatric stickleback in space: selection, gene flow and adaptive divergence 2019,;Bal, Thijs M.P.; Chaturvedi, Anurag; Hellemans, Bart; Raeymaekers, Joost A.M.
Rearranged and relocated: chromosome-level assemblies and comparative genomics of two pelagic freshwater herring species. 2019,;Milec, Leona Johanna M; Dubin, Arseny; Kapepula, Lumami; Masilya, Pascal; Mulimbwa, N'sibula; Muterezi Bukinga, Fidel
Towards sustainable freshwater fisheries in Central/East Africa - An integrated approach using genomics and stakeholder involvement 2019,;Milec, Leona Johanna M; De Keyzer, Els L. R.; Vanhove, Maarten, P. M.; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.
2018
Humans and landscape shape spatial genetic structure and diversity in high-arctic reindeer 2018,;Peeters, Bart; Røed, Knut; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Fredricson Marquez, Jonatan; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Veiberg, Vebjørn
Past overharvesting and ongoing climate change shape landscape genetics in Svalbard reindeer 2018,;Peeters, Bart; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Fredricson Marquez, Jonatan; Røed, Knut; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Rosvold, Jørgen
Humans and landscape shape spatial genetic structure and diversity in high-arctic reindeer 2018,;Peeters, Bart; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Fredricson Marquez, Jonatan; Røed, Knut; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Rosvold, Jørgen
Linking spatial ecology and landscape genomics in two coexisting stickleback species 2018,;Raeymaekers, Joost A.M.; Bal, Thijs M.P.; Thorburn, Doko-Miles J.; Dorssers, Scott; Deflem, Io; de Rademaeker, Camille
2017
Genetic diversity and structure of wild Svalbard reindeer populations shaped by landscape and human 2017,;Peeters, Bart; Røed, Knut; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Sæther, Bernt-Erik
Spatiotemporal patterns of population genetics across Svalbard 2017,;Peeters, Bart; Røed, Knut; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Loe, Leif Egil
Massive genome-wide changes accompany rapid adaptation in a natural population 2017,;Chaturvedi, Anurag; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Czypionka, Till; Orsini, Luisa; Jackson, Craig E.; Spanier, Katina I
Predicting the onset of winter: genetic variance in optimism in Daphnia 2017,;Fossen, Erlend Ignacio; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Einum, Sigurd
2016
Massive genome-wide dynamics in response to environmental change in a natural population 2016,;Chaturvedi, Anurag; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Czypionka, Till; Spanier, Katina I; Orsini, Luisa; De Meester, Luc
Massive genome-wide dynamics in response to environmental change in a natural population 2016,;Chaturvedi, Anurag; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Czypionka, Till; Spanier, Katina I; Orsini, Luisa; De Meester, Luc
Pelagic freshwater fish parasites in Lake Tanganyika: do the monogeneans mirror host origin? 2016,;Kmentová, Nikol; Gelnar, M.; Van Steenberge, Maarten; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Koblmüller, Stephan; Hablützel, Pascal I.
First insights into the parasite diversity of economically important fish in Lake Tanganyika 2016,;Kmentová, Nikol; Gelnar, M.; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Van Steenberge, Maarten; Koblmüller, Stephan; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.
Oil extraction imperils Africa’s Great Lakes 2016, Science: Volum 354 s. 561-562;Abila, Romulus; Akoll, Peter; Albertson, Craig; Antunes, Diogo; Banda, Taylor; Bills, Roger
2006
Breaking news: Some parasites of three and nine spined sticklebacks from Mud Lake 2006,;Bristow, Glenn A; Højgaard, Danjal Petur; Lenz, T.; Becker, S.; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.