Dr. Jurjan P. van der Zee
Population Genetics | Molecular Ecology | Bioinformatics | Marine Biology
My research
What is the influence of past and present ecological and evolutionary processes on the biodiversity of present-day natural populations? And how can this fundamental knowledge be incorporated in effective conservation and management practices in the present applied to understand the impacts of future changes on biodiversity?
About me
I am a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. I study the evolution and conservation of migratory marine vertebrates, such as sea turtles and baleen whales, using computational and molecular techniques.
Recent publications
Van der Zee JP et al. (2022) Demographic changes in Pleistocene sea turtles were driven by past sea level fluctuations affecting feeding habitat availability. Molecular Ecology
Van der Zee JP et al. (2021) The population genomic structure of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) suggests a warm-water corridor for tropical marine fauna between the Atlantic and Indian oceans during the last interglacial. Heredity
Van der Zee JP et al. (2019) Population recovery changes population composition at a major southern Caribbean juvenile developmental habitat for the green turtle, Chelonia mydas. Scientific Reports
Blog
Research featured in the Heredity Podcast!
Dr. James Burgon interviewed me about my research for the Heredity Podcast. It was wonderful to talk about my research in an...