Yeserin Yildirim

I am a geneticist interested in the population genetics and role of genetic diversity in adaptation to various environments.

Research

My research group studies the ecology and evolution of different morphological and/or functional traits using mainly the Northern Pike, Lepidoptera species (butterflies and moths), and pygmy grasshoppers. I will investigate the genetic basis of variation in functional traits in various organisms using population genetics and quantitative genetics tools.

My research groups

My research groups are part of:

Linnaeus University Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems The research that is carried out at the Linnaeus University Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems…

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Polic, D., Tamario, C., Franzén, M., Betzholtz, P., Yildirim, Y., et al. (2021). Movements and occurrence in two closely related fritillary species. Ecological Entomology. 46. 428-439.
Sunde, J., Yildirim, Y., Tibblin, P., Forsman, A. (2020). Comparing the performance of microsatellites and RADseq in population genetic studies : analysis of data for pike (Esox lucius) and a synthesis of previous studies. Frontiers in Genetics. 11. 1-17.
Nordahl, O., Koch-Schmidt, P., Sunde, J., Yildirim, Y., Tibblin, P., et al. (2019). Genetic differentiation between and within ecotypes of pike (Esox lucius) in the Baltic Sea. Aquatic conservation. 29. 1923-1935.
Yildirim, Y., Anderson, M.J., Hansson, B., Patel, S., Millar, C.D., et al. (2018). Genetic structure of the grey side-gilled sea slug (Pleurobranchaea maculata) in coastal waters of New Zealand. PLoS ONE. 13.
Yildirim, Y., Tinnert, J., Forsman, A. (2018). Contrasting patterns of neutral and functional genetic diversity in stable and disturbed environments. Ecology and Evolution. 8. 12073-12089.