Former Graduate Students
PhD
2025 - Alessandra Schnider, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Phenotypic plasticity in Mývatn threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus): response to temperature and diet within and across generations. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/5534
2024 - Marion Dellinger, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Eco-evolutionary processes in personality and spatial cognition of Arctic charr morphs (Salvelinus alpinus).
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/5134
2024 - Bethany Smith, University of Glasgow - Thesis title: Evolution and plasticity in geothermal three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus).
https://theses.gla.ac.uk/84261/4/2023SmithBethanyPhD.pdf
2023 - Rosanne Beukeboom, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Can personality predict movement patterns and space use in fishes?: A study case on partial-migrating Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and stream-dwelling Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus). https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4519
2020 - Hildur Magnúsdóttir, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Phenotypic and genotypic variation in the subtidal gastropod Buccinum undatum.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2123
2020 - Agnes-Katharina Kreiling, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Invertebrate diversity in Icelandic freshwater springs. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2087
2019 - Samantha Victoria Beck, University of Iceland - Thesis title: The influence of egg size for the diversification of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1017
2017 - Godfrey K. Kubiriza, University of Iceland - Thesis title: The effects of dietary lipid oxidation on farmed fish. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/349
2016 - Nicolas Larranaga, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Ecological correlates of diel activity in Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/151
2013 - Antoine Millet, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Spatio-temporal variation of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in the dynamic Lake Mývatn, Iceland.
M.Sc.
2025 - Stina Edin Johannsson, Hólar University - Thesis title: Aquaponics and Plant-Based Consumption: A Nordic Perspective Evaluating Attitudes Towards Aquaponics Among Vegan and Vegetarian Consumers in Iceland and Sweden. marbio-stinaedinjohansson-final.pdf
2024 - Leanne Alicia Morris, Hólar University - Thesis title: Influence of river proximity on water quality and its impact on Caribbean mangrove oyster populations: A case study in Bowden Bay, St. Thomas, Jamaica. https://www.grocentre.is/static/gro/publication/1804/document/Leanne-MS-thesis-November-25th-2024.pdf
2023 - Spencer William Edwards, Hólar University - Thesis title: Variation in shoaling behavior in lake Mývatn threespine stickleback in relation to temperature and origin.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/45851
2023 - Ragna Guðrún Snorradóttir, Hólar University - Thesis title: Relationships between phenotype, diet, and individual specialization of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in Lake Mývatn, Iceland. http://hdl.handle.net/1946/45821
2022 - Meri Katariina Hynnenin, Hólar University - Thesis title: University Vocalizing behavior in killer whales (Orcinus orca) – an evolutionary account.
https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/40990/1/MSc%20Thesis.Katariina.PDF
2021 - Amber Monroe, Hólar University - Thesis title: The effects of water quality on the growth of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). http://hdl.handle.net/1946/45868
2021 - Joris Philip, Hólar University - Thesis title: Effects of environmental enrichment on personality traits in juvenile Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) : interplay with brain morphology, growth performance and implication for welfare. http://hdl.handle.net/1946/40022
2019 - Eva Dögg Jóhannesdóttir. Hólar University - Thesis title: Sea lice infestation on wild salmonids in the southern part of the Icelandic Westfjords.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/33972
2018 - Marlene Kundruhn, University of Cologne Germany - Thesis title: Morphological diversity of otoliths in small benthic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in relation to ecological factors.
2018 - Doriane Combot, Hólar University - Thesis title: Biological diversity of epibenthic invertebrates in relation to environmental factors in lava caves around Lake Mývatn (N-E Iceland). http://hdl.handle.net/1946/41153
2016 - Coralie Delarue, Hólar University - Thesis title: Plasticity of trait divergence in threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) from Lake Mývatn, Iceland.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/26922
2015 - Jónína Herdís Ólafsdóttir, Hólar University - Thesis title: Biological diversity in Icelandic groundwater fissures. http://hdl.handle.net/1946/23776
2015 - Jóhann Garðar Þorbjörnsson, Hólar University - Thesis title: Impacts of SCUBA divers in the Silfra groundwater fissure : ecological disturbance and management.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/23777
2014 - Amy Fingerle, Hólar University - Thesis title: Effect of population density on diel activity and growth in stream-dwelling Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/20592
2013 - Filipe André Moreira De Figueiredo, Hólar University - Thesis title: Control of sexual maturation and growth in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) by use of cold cathode light technology. http://hdl.handle.net/1946/16873
2013 - Sarah Jane Kennedy, University Centre of the Westfjords - Thesis title: The effect of water temperature on the feeding behaviour of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) in a natural stream : potential effects of climate change. http://hdl.handle.net/1946/15837
2012 - Soizic Nicole Le Deuff, Hólar University - Thesis title: The effect of photoperiod on juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). http://hdl.handle.net/1946/15195
2012 - Tamara Diethelm, ETH, Switzerland - Thesis title: Maternal investment and maternal effects in three-spine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) inhabiting contrasting temperatures.
2011 - Mathew Stephen Seymour, Hólar University - Thesis title: Threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in Belgjarskógur, Iceland: Phenotypic and genetic divergence at a small spatial scale.
2011 - Daniel P. Govoni, Hólar University - Thesis title: Influences of spring type, physicochemical factors and longitudinal changes in freshwater spring invertebrate ecology.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/14070
2010 - Andrea Koopmans, ETH, Switzerland - Thesis title: Divergence in functional morphology: diet and gill raker structure in threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in Lake Mývatn, Iceland.
2010 - Mike Senn, University of Zurich - Thesis title: Divergence in reproductive traits of three-spine stickleback inhabiting contrasting temperatures.
2009 - Guðmundur S. Gunnarsson, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Territorial and foraging behaviour of juvenile salmonids in Icelandic streams.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/2737
2008 - Tyler D. Tunney, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Foraging mode of wild salmonids in Icelandic streams. tdtunney_ms_manuscript_print.pdf
2025 - Alessandra Schnider, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Phenotypic plasticity in Mývatn threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus): response to temperature and diet within and across generations. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/5534
2024 - Marion Dellinger, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Eco-evolutionary processes in personality and spatial cognition of Arctic charr morphs (Salvelinus alpinus).
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/5134
2024 - Bethany Smith, University of Glasgow - Thesis title: Evolution and plasticity in geothermal three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus).
https://theses.gla.ac.uk/84261/4/2023SmithBethanyPhD.pdf
2023 - Rosanne Beukeboom, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Can personality predict movement patterns and space use in fishes?: A study case on partial-migrating Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and stream-dwelling Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus). https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4519
2020 - Hildur Magnúsdóttir, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Phenotypic and genotypic variation in the subtidal gastropod Buccinum undatum.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2123
2020 - Agnes-Katharina Kreiling, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Invertebrate diversity in Icelandic freshwater springs. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2087
2019 - Samantha Victoria Beck, University of Iceland - Thesis title: The influence of egg size for the diversification of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1017
2017 - Godfrey K. Kubiriza, University of Iceland - Thesis title: The effects of dietary lipid oxidation on farmed fish. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/349
2016 - Nicolas Larranaga, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Ecological correlates of diel activity in Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/151
2013 - Antoine Millet, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Spatio-temporal variation of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in the dynamic Lake Mývatn, Iceland.
M.Sc.
2025 - Stina Edin Johannsson, Hólar University - Thesis title: Aquaponics and Plant-Based Consumption: A Nordic Perspective Evaluating Attitudes Towards Aquaponics Among Vegan and Vegetarian Consumers in Iceland and Sweden. marbio-stinaedinjohansson-final.pdf
2024 - Leanne Alicia Morris, Hólar University - Thesis title: Influence of river proximity on water quality and its impact on Caribbean mangrove oyster populations: A case study in Bowden Bay, St. Thomas, Jamaica. https://www.grocentre.is/static/gro/publication/1804/document/Leanne-MS-thesis-November-25th-2024.pdf
2023 - Spencer William Edwards, Hólar University - Thesis title: Variation in shoaling behavior in lake Mývatn threespine stickleback in relation to temperature and origin.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/45851
2023 - Ragna Guðrún Snorradóttir, Hólar University - Thesis title: Relationships between phenotype, diet, and individual specialization of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in Lake Mývatn, Iceland. http://hdl.handle.net/1946/45821
2022 - Meri Katariina Hynnenin, Hólar University - Thesis title: University Vocalizing behavior in killer whales (Orcinus orca) – an evolutionary account.
https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/40990/1/MSc%20Thesis.Katariina.PDF
2021 - Amber Monroe, Hólar University - Thesis title: The effects of water quality on the growth of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). http://hdl.handle.net/1946/45868
2021 - Joris Philip, Hólar University - Thesis title: Effects of environmental enrichment on personality traits in juvenile Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) : interplay with brain morphology, growth performance and implication for welfare. http://hdl.handle.net/1946/40022
2019 - Eva Dögg Jóhannesdóttir. Hólar University - Thesis title: Sea lice infestation on wild salmonids in the southern part of the Icelandic Westfjords.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/33972
2018 - Marlene Kundruhn, University of Cologne Germany - Thesis title: Morphological diversity of otoliths in small benthic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in relation to ecological factors.
2018 - Doriane Combot, Hólar University - Thesis title: Biological diversity of epibenthic invertebrates in relation to environmental factors in lava caves around Lake Mývatn (N-E Iceland). http://hdl.handle.net/1946/41153
2016 - Coralie Delarue, Hólar University - Thesis title: Plasticity of trait divergence in threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) from Lake Mývatn, Iceland.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/26922
2015 - Jónína Herdís Ólafsdóttir, Hólar University - Thesis title: Biological diversity in Icelandic groundwater fissures. http://hdl.handle.net/1946/23776
2015 - Jóhann Garðar Þorbjörnsson, Hólar University - Thesis title: Impacts of SCUBA divers in the Silfra groundwater fissure : ecological disturbance and management.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/23777
2014 - Amy Fingerle, Hólar University - Thesis title: Effect of population density on diel activity and growth in stream-dwelling Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/20592
2013 - Filipe André Moreira De Figueiredo, Hólar University - Thesis title: Control of sexual maturation and growth in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) by use of cold cathode light technology. http://hdl.handle.net/1946/16873
2013 - Sarah Jane Kennedy, University Centre of the Westfjords - Thesis title: The effect of water temperature on the feeding behaviour of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) in a natural stream : potential effects of climate change. http://hdl.handle.net/1946/15837
2012 - Soizic Nicole Le Deuff, Hólar University - Thesis title: The effect of photoperiod on juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). http://hdl.handle.net/1946/15195
2012 - Tamara Diethelm, ETH, Switzerland - Thesis title: Maternal investment and maternal effects in three-spine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) inhabiting contrasting temperatures.
2011 - Mathew Stephen Seymour, Hólar University - Thesis title: Threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in Belgjarskógur, Iceland: Phenotypic and genetic divergence at a small spatial scale.
2011 - Daniel P. Govoni, Hólar University - Thesis title: Influences of spring type, physicochemical factors and longitudinal changes in freshwater spring invertebrate ecology.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/14070
2010 - Andrea Koopmans, ETH, Switzerland - Thesis title: Divergence in functional morphology: diet and gill raker structure in threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in Lake Mývatn, Iceland.
2010 - Mike Senn, University of Zurich - Thesis title: Divergence in reproductive traits of three-spine stickleback inhabiting contrasting temperatures.
2009 - Guðmundur S. Gunnarsson, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Territorial and foraging behaviour of juvenile salmonids in Icelandic streams.
http://hdl.handle.net/1946/2737
2008 - Tyler D. Tunney, University of Iceland - Thesis title: Foraging mode of wild salmonids in Icelandic streams. tdtunney_ms_manuscript_print.pdf