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Towards population genomics in non-model species with large genomes; a case study of the marine zooplankton Calanus finmarchicus

Choquet, M., Smolina, I., Dhanasiri, A.K.S., Blanco-Bercial, L., Kopp, M., Jueterbock, A., Sundaram, A.Y.M., Hoarau, G. (2019) Towards population genomics in non-model species with large genomes; a case study of the marine zooplankton Calanus finmarchicus. Royal Society Open Science 6(2):180608

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A transcriptomic resource for evaluating temperature differences in the gene expression of the northern krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica

Blanco-Bercial, L., Maas, A.E. (2018) A transcriptomic resource for evaluating temperature differences in the gene expression of the northern krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica. Marine Genomics 38: 25-32.

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Molecular Phylogeny of Copepod Orders (Crustacea: Copepoda)

Khodami, S., Blanco-Bercial, L., Martinez-Arbizu, P. (2017) Molecular Phylogeny of Copepod Orders (Crustacea: Copepoda). Scientific Reports 7(1): 9164.

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New insights into global biogeography, population structure and natural selection from the genome of the epipelagic copepod Oithona

Madoui, M.-A., Poulain, J., Sugier, K., Wessner, M., Noel, B., Berline, L., Labadie, K., Cornils, A., Blanco-Bercial, L., Stemmann, L. et al. (2017) New insights into global biogeography, population structure and natural selection from the genome of the epipelagic copepod Oithona. Molecular Ecology 26: 4467-4482.

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Revision of Family Megacalanidae (Copepoda: Calanoida)

Bradford-Grieve, J. M., L. Blanco-Bercial, and G. A. Boxshall. 2017. Revision of Family Megacalanidae (Copepoda: Calanoida). 2017 4229:183. (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4229.1.1)

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Vertical distribution and migration of euphausiid species in the Red Sea

Wiebe, P. H., A. Bucklin, S. Kaartvedt, A. Røstad, and L. Blanco-Bercial. 2016. Vertical distribution and migration of euphausiid species in the Red Sea. Journal of Plankton Research 38:888-903.

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Phylogeography and connectivity of the Pseudocalanus (Copepoda: Calanoida) species complex in the eastern North Pacific and the Pacific Arctic Region

Questel, J. M., L. Blanco-Bercial, R. R. Hopcroft, and A. Bucklin. 2016. Phylogeography and connectivity of the Pseudocalanus (Copepoda: Calanoida) species complex in the eastern North Pacific and the Pacific Arctic Region. Journal of Plankton Research 38:610-623.

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New view of population genetics of zooplankton: RAD-seq analysis reveals population structure of the North Atlantic planktonic copepod Centropages typicus

Blanco-Bercial, L., and A. Bucklin. 2016. New view of population genetics of zooplankton: RAD-seq analysis reveals population structure of the North Atlantic planktonic copepod Centropages typicus. Molecular Ecology 25:1566-1580.

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Phylogeography of the copepod Calanoides carinatus s.l. (Krøyer) reveals cryptic species and delimits C

Viñas, M.D., Blanco-Bercial, L., Bucklin, A., Verheye, H., Bersano, J.G.F., Ceballos, S., 2015. Phylogeography of the copepod Calanoides carinatus s.l. (Krøyer) reveals cryptic species and delimits C. carinatus s.s. distribution in SW Atlantic Ocean. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 468, 97-104. (doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2015.03.012)

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Phylogeny of the Paracalanidae Giesbrecht, 1888 (Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida)

Cornils, A., Blanco-Bercial, L. 2013. Phylogeny of the Paracalanidae Giesbrecht, 1888 (Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 69: 861-872 (doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.018)

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Revision of basal calanoid copepod families, with a description of a new species and genus of Pseudocyclopidae

Bradford-Grieve, J. M., G. A. Boxshall, Blanco-Bercial, L. 2014. Revision of basal calanoid copepod families, with a description of a new species and genus of Pseudocyclopidae. Zool J Linn Soc 171: 507-533 (doi:10.1111/zoj.12141)

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DNA barcoding of marine copepods: assessment of analytical approaches to species identification

Blanco-Bercial, L., Cornils, A., Copley, N., Bucklin, A. 2014. DNA barcoding of marine copepods: assessment of analytical approaches to species identification. PLOS Currents Tree of Life. 2014 Jun 23. Edition 1 (doi:10.1371/currents.tol.cdf8b74881f87e3b01d56b43791626d2)

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Genome- and transcriptome-assisted development of nuclear insertion/deletion markers for Calanus species (Copepoda: Calanoida) identification

Smolina, I., Kollias, S., Poortvliet, M., Nielsen, T.G., Lindeque, P., Castellani, C., Møller, E.F., Blanco-Bercial, L., Hoarau, G. 2014. Genome- and transcriptome-assisted development of nuclear insertion/deletion markers for Calanus species (Copepoda: Calanoida) identification. Mol. Ecol. Res. in press (doi:10.1111/1755-0998.12241)

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Reexamination of the species assignment of Diacavolinia pteropods using DNA barcoding

Maas, A.E., Blanco-Bercial, L., Lawson, G.L. 2013. Reexamination of the species assignment of Diacavolinia pteropods using DNA barcoding. PLoS ONE 8, e53889 (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053889)

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Multi-Gene analysis reveals a lack of genetic divergence between Calanus agulhensis and C. sinicus (Copepoda; Calanoida)

Kozol, R., Blanco-Bercial, L., Bucklin, A. 2012. Multi-Gene analysis reveals a lack of genetic divergence between Calanus agulhensis and C. sinicus (Copepoda; Calanoida). PLoS ONE 7, e45710 (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045710)

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Molecular systematic of three species of Oithona (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) from the Atlantic Ocean: comparative analysis using 28S rDNA

Cepeda, G.D., Blanco-Bercial, L., Bucklin, A., Berón, C.M., Viñas, M.D. 2012. Molecular systematic of three species of Oithona (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) from the Atlantic Ocean: comparative analysis using 28S rDNA. PLoS ONE 7, e35861 (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035861)

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Comparative phylogeography and connectivity of sibling species of the marine copepod Clausocalanus

Blanco-Bercial, L., Álvarez-Marqués, F., Bucklin, A. 2011. Comparative phylogeography and connectivity of sibling species of the marine copepod Clausocalanus (Calanoida). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 404: 108-115 (doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2011.05.011)

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Molecular phylogeny of the Calanoida

Blanco-Bercial, L., Bradford-Grieve, J., Bucklin, A., 2011. Molecular phylogeny of the Calanoida (Crustacea: Copepoda). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 59: 103-113 (doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.01.008)

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DNA Barcoding of Marine Metazoa

Bucklin, A., Steinke, D., Blanco-Bercial, L., 2011. DNA Barcoding of Marine Metazoa. Annu. Rev. Mar. Sci. 3: 471-508 (doi:10.1146/annurev-marine-120308-080950)

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RFLP procedure to discriminate between Clausocalanus Giesbrecht, 1888 (Copepoda, Calanoida) species in the Central Cantabrian Sea

Blanco-Bercial, L., Álvarez-Marqués, F., 2007. RFLP procedure to discriminate between Clausocalanus Giesbrecht, 1888 (Copepoda, Calanoida) species in the Central Cantabrian Sea. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 344: 73-77 (PDF)

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Changes in the mesozooplankton community associated with the hydrography off the northwestern Iberian Peninsula.

Blanco-Bercial, L., Álvarez-Marqués, F., Cabal, J.A., 2006. Changes in the mesozooplankton community associated with the hydrography off the northwestern Iberian Peninsula. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 63: 799-810 (PDF)

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Dr. Leocadio Blanco-Bercial Associate Scientist leocadio@bios.edu
Tel: 441-297-1880 x116
Fax: 441-297-1883

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