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Research InterestMy research focus is on understanding factors, both ecological and evolutionary, that shape biological diversity. My work focuses on biological diversity at various levels within freshwater, from within species to communities. To answer the questions I'm interested in, I work both in the field and use controlled laboratory experiments. I am a strong believer that for successful research and greater knowledge scientists need to collaborate, often across disciplines. I thus have many good research collaborators that bring in specialization.
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Ongoing Research Projects
PI on ECO-EVO-DEVO dynamics of biodiversity - Mývatn threespine stickleback as a model. PI on Biological diversity in Icelandic sub-surface freshwater Collaborator in the project Micro evolutionary Processes in Small Populations. Collaborator in the project, The importance of Egg size for phenotypic variation and divergence in wild populations. Collaborator in the project, Evolution of cognition: A study of sympatric morphs of Arctic charr. |
StudentsAgnes-Katharina Kreiling, PhD student Alessandra Schnider, PhD student Bethany Smith, PhD student, co-supervised with Kevin Parsons Sigurður H. Árnason, PhD student Daniel P. Govoni, PhD student Former Graduate Students PhD 2019 – Samantha Victoria Beck, University of Iceland 2013 – Antone Millet, University of Iceland M.Sc. 2018 Marlene Kundruhn, University of Cologne Germany 2018 Doriane Combot, Hólar University 2016 Coralie Delarue, Hólar University 2015 Jónína Herdís Ólafsdóttir, Hólar University 2015 Jóhann Garðar Þorbjörnsson, Hólar University 2012 Tamara Diethelm, ETH, Switzerland 2011 Mathew Stephen Seymour, Hólar University 2011 Daniel P. Govoni, Hólar University 2010 Andrea Koopmans, ETH, Switzerland 2010 Mike Senn, University of Zurich |
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Selected Publications
Bjarni K. Kristjánsson and Camille A.L. Leblanc, 2018. Variation in the magnitude of morphological and dietary differences between individuals among populations of small benthic Arctic charr in relation to ecological factors. Ecology and evolution. DOI:10.1002/ece3.3761
Govoni, Daniel P., Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, and Jón S. Ólafsson, 2018. Spring type influences invertebrate communities at cold spring sources. Hydrobiologia. 808:315-325 DOI 10.1007/s10750-017-3434-6
Kreiling, Agnes-Katharina , Jón S. Ólafsson, Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, 2018 Chironomidae fauna of springs in Iceland – assessing the ecological relevance behind Tuxen´s spring classification, Journal of Limnology. doi: 10.4081/jlimnol.2018.1754
Leblanc, C. A, B.K. Kristjánsson and S. Skúlason, 2016. The importance of egg size and egg energy density for early size patterns and performance of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus. Aquaculture Research 47:1100-1111.
Millet, A., B. K. Kristjánsson, Á. Einarsson, K. Räsänen, 2013. Spatialphenotypic and genetic structure of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in a heterogeneous natural system, Lake Mývatn, Iceland. Ecology and Evolution 3:3219-3232
Kristjansson, B.K., S. Skúlason, S. S. Snorrason and D.L.G. Noakes, 2012, Fine scale parallel patterns in diversity of small benthic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in relation to the ecology of lava/ groundwater habitats, Ecology and Evolution 2:1099-1112
Kristjansson,BjarniK. &JorundurSvavarsson (2007). Subglacial refugia in Iceland enabled groundwater amphipods to survive glaciations. The American Naturalist 170:292-296
Bjarni K. Kristjánsson and Camille A.L. Leblanc, 2018. Variation in the magnitude of morphological and dietary differences between individuals among populations of small benthic Arctic charr in relation to ecological factors. Ecology and evolution. DOI:10.1002/ece3.3761
Govoni, Daniel P., Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, and Jón S. Ólafsson, 2018. Spring type influences invertebrate communities at cold spring sources. Hydrobiologia. 808:315-325 DOI 10.1007/s10750-017-3434-6
Kreiling, Agnes-Katharina , Jón S. Ólafsson, Bjarni K. Kristjánsson, 2018 Chironomidae fauna of springs in Iceland – assessing the ecological relevance behind Tuxen´s spring classification, Journal of Limnology. doi: 10.4081/jlimnol.2018.1754
Leblanc, C. A, B.K. Kristjánsson and S. Skúlason, 2016. The importance of egg size and egg energy density for early size patterns and performance of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus. Aquaculture Research 47:1100-1111.
Millet, A., B. K. Kristjánsson, Á. Einarsson, K. Räsänen, 2013. Spatialphenotypic and genetic structure of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in a heterogeneous natural system, Lake Mývatn, Iceland. Ecology and Evolution 3:3219-3232
Kristjansson, B.K., S. Skúlason, S. S. Snorrason and D.L.G. Noakes, 2012, Fine scale parallel patterns in diversity of small benthic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in relation to the ecology of lava/ groundwater habitats, Ecology and Evolution 2:1099-1112
Kristjansson,BjarniK. &JorundurSvavarsson (2007). Subglacial refugia in Iceland enabled groundwater amphipods to survive glaciations. The American Naturalist 170:292-296