Sam Fenton
@thefentagon.bsky.social
Post-doctoral researcher @ the University of Copenhagen
(https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5011-0329)
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Sam Fenton
@thefentagon.bsky.social
· Dec 29
Defining Conservation Units in a Highly Diverse Species: A Case on Arctic Charr
Defining appropriate conservation units is crucial to the protection and management of biodiversity. These delineations deliver further benefit when they include assessments of population vulnerabili...
doi.org
A bit of holiday reading! I'm excited that my latest paper is now published in @evolappjournal.bsky.social! Read as we explore the delineation of conservation units and assessments of vulnerability in highly diverse species (doi.org/10.1111/eva....)
Reposted by Sam Fenton
new paper out (the "big" PhD chapter) led by @thefentagon.bsky.social Sam Fenton shows how conservation risk varies across locations and the first broad scale assessment of the high diversity of Scotland's Arctic charr.
Delineation of conservation units and assessments of pop. vulnerability are key to protection of intraspecific diversity. A new study shows why multiple vulnerability measures and accounting for high levels of population differentiation are key to Arctic charr conservation 🐟 @thefentagon.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM
new paper out (the "big" PhD chapter) led by @thefentagon.bsky.social Sam Fenton shows how conservation risk varies across locations and the first broad scale assessment of the high diversity of Scotland's Arctic charr.
Reposted by Sam Fenton
Delineation of conservation units and assessments of pop. vulnerability are key to protection of intraspecific diversity. A new study shows why multiple vulnerability measures and accounting for high levels of population differentiation are key to Arctic charr conservation 🐟 @thefentagon.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Delineation of conservation units and assessments of pop. vulnerability are key to protection of intraspecific diversity. A new study shows why multiple vulnerability measures and accounting for high levels of population differentiation are key to Arctic charr conservation 🐟 @thefentagon.bsky.social
A bit of holiday reading! I'm excited that my latest paper is now published in @evolappjournal.bsky.social! Read as we explore the delineation of conservation units and assessments of vulnerability in highly diverse species (doi.org/10.1111/eva....)
Defining Conservation Units in a Highly Diverse Species: A Case on Arctic Charr
Defining appropriate conservation units is crucial to the protection and management of biodiversity. These delineations deliver further benefit when they include assessments of population vulnerabili...
doi.org
December 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A bit of holiday reading! I'm excited that my latest paper is now published in @evolappjournal.bsky.social! Read as we explore the delineation of conservation units and assessments of vulnerability in highly diverse species (doi.org/10.1111/eva....)
New pre-print available (doi.org/10.1101/2025...)! We explore the colonisation history of Arctic charr in Scotland uncovering several distinct sub-lineages and patterns influenced by asynchronous ice coverage at the end of the last ice age!
The historical patterns that have shaped contemporary genetic differentiation across populations of Arctic charr in Scotland
Glacial history is an important contributor to contemporary biogeographic patterns because it caused population fragmentation and consequently diversification. The Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) is...
doi.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
New pre-print available (doi.org/10.1101/2025...)! We explore the colonisation history of Arctic charr in Scotland uncovering several distinct sub-lineages and patterns influenced by asynchronous ice coverage at the end of the last ice age!
Excited that the latest work from my PhD is available as a pre-print! (doi.org/10.1101/2025...)
We explore the challenges in delineating conservation units within highly diverse species using the salmonid species Arctic charr as a study system!
We explore the challenges in delineating conservation units within highly diverse species using the salmonid species Arctic charr as a study system!
Defining conservation units in a highly diverse species: A case on Arctic charr
Defining appropriate conservation units is crucial to the protection and management of biodiversity. These delineations deliver further benefit when they encompass assessments of population vulnerabil...
doi.org
May 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Excited that the latest work from my PhD is available as a pre-print! (doi.org/10.1101/2025...)
We explore the challenges in delineating conservation units within highly diverse species using the salmonid species Arctic charr as a study system!
We explore the challenges in delineating conservation units within highly diverse species using the salmonid species Arctic charr as a study system!
Reposted by Sam Fenton
💡 Dr Sam Fenton @thefentagon.bsky.social is a population geneticist who joined the lab in 11/2024. Having previously worked on a range of different systems, his work in the group focuses on using #wholegenomesequencing #WGS to test the efficacy of drugs tackling #Onchocerciasis (#RiverBlindness)🌟
January 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
💡 Dr Sam Fenton @thefentagon.bsky.social is a population geneticist who joined the lab in 11/2024. Having previously worked on a range of different systems, his work in the group focuses on using #wholegenomesequencing #WGS to test the efficacy of drugs tackling #Onchocerciasis (#RiverBlindness)🌟
Reposted by Sam Fenton
We are hiring a postdoc to work on a data-rich evolutionary genomics project about origins & maintenance of viviparity vs oviparity. Details in advert and evoldir. @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social please re-sky!
January 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
We are hiring a postdoc to work on a data-rich evolutionary genomics project about origins & maintenance of viviparity vs oviparity. Details in advert and evoldir. @physiologyuog.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social please re-sky!
Interested in learning about what environmental factors are key to facilitating higher levels of phenotypic and genetic diversity? Then check out the most recent paper from my PhD (doi.org/10.1093/evol...) where we explored the importance of ecological opportunity in the diversity of Arctic charr!
Ecological opportunity leads to higher diversity and probability of trophic specialization in Arctic charr
Abstract. Understanding the extrinsic factors that drive the emergence of biological diversity is critical to its protection and management. However, even
doi.org
December 20, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Interested in learning about what environmental factors are key to facilitating higher levels of phenotypic and genetic diversity? Then check out the most recent paper from my PhD (doi.org/10.1093/evol...) where we explored the importance of ecological opportunity in the diversity of Arctic charr!