Sam Fenton

Research associate at the University of Copenhagen

[Sam Fenton @The_fentagon]

Very excited to have my latest paper published! We explored the colonisation history and genetic differentiation of Arctic charr in Scotland identifying cross-catchment patterns facilitated by ice-dammed lakes at the end of the last ice age
https://t.co/wulgf2KEGX

[Sam Fenton @The_fentagon]

It was pleasure presenting some of my post-doc work at #SMBE2026 Still early days for the project but with the data now generated hopefully there will be some exciting findings soon!

[Sam Fenton @The_fentagon]

@chris_harrod There has been some suggestion that C.lavaretus colonised through Hibernia given likely timing of colonisation and its distribution. I think the difficulty is whether the supposed brackish conditions would have been habitable for such species.

[Sam Fenton @The_fentagon]

Very excited to have my latest paper published! We explored the colonisation history and genetic differentiation of Arctic charr in Scotland identifying cross-catchment patterns facilitated by ice-dammed lakes at the end of the last ice age
https://t.co/wulgf2KEGX

[Sam Fenton @The_fentagon]

@chris_harrod Yes I discuss Lough Hibernia a little in an older paper of mine (https://t.co/bCR22C92qN). I think it is possible it existed, with a known land bridge damming it from the south and the retreating ice sheet to the north with the land bridge eventually flooding.

[Sam Fenton @The_fentagon]

@chris_harrod Hi Chris, It's a good question. My presumption would be that the species were in different glacial refugia with pollan in refugia somewhere off the west coast of Ireland given all its extant populations are broadly in the same area of the island. Would be interesting to explore!

[Evolutionary Applications @EvolAppJournal]

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 🐟

[Colin Bean @ProfColinBean]

New paper 🚨 - Defining Conservation Units in a Highly Diverse Species: A Case on Arctic Charr. Evolutionary Applications 19, no. 1: e70190. https://t.co/xD78DNOuPb.

[Sam Fenton @The_fentagon]

A bit of holiday reading! I'm excited that my latest paper is now published in @EvolAppJournal!. Read as we explore the delineation of conservation units and assessments of vulnerability in highly diverse species (https://t.co/WUvGMCJZSG)

[Sam Fenton @The_fentagon]

New pre-print available (https://t.co/wcSLuBV9oV)! 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!

[Sam Fenton @The_fentagon]

Excited that the latest work from my PhD is available as a pre-print! (https://t.co/4jmtw4wGhG)
We explore the challenges in delineating conservation units within highly diverse species using the salmonid Arctic charr as a study system!

[fsbi @TheFSBI]

#JFB: 25 emerging questions when detecting, understanding, and predicting future fish distributions in a changing climate https://t.co/j7AXtmyDZC #FishSci @Marcelo74402595 @Princon10 @georgina_hunt @annakstroh @johnkpinnegar @the_fentagon @McdowellJonny

https://t.co/j7AXtmyDZC

[Colin Bean @ProfColinBean]

Great to see this paper out - Ecosystem size strongly predicts the potential for trophic specialization and presence of sympatric divergent ecotypes in Arctic charr.

[EvolJLinnSoc @EvolJLinnSoc]

Using 64 populations of Arctic charr in #Scotland, the drivers of its diversity were investigated, finding ecosystem size predicted genetic & phenotypic diversity and highlighting the role of #Ecological opportunity in #AdaptiveRadiation!
https://t.co/hRikKXDkJd
@LinneanSociety

[Sam Fenton @The_fentagon]

Special thanks to my supervisors (@C_Adams1758, @ProfColinBean and @DrKathrynElmer) and our collaborators (Sam Martin and Sam Poultney) for their help with the paper!

[Sam Fenton @The_fentagon]

Excited that the full version of my latest paper from PhD is available in @EvolJLinnSoc! We explored the external factors that underlie the emergence of diversity in Arctic charr highlighting the importance of ecological opportunity (https://t.co/0jZIDkEa9f)

[Molly Kressler @marinemollyk]

🌍 Just published: Our work from the 2023 FSBI Symposium dives into the challenges of predicting fish distributions in a changing climate.

Find it here: https://t.co/wffZKYUBUr

[Sam Fenton @The_fentagon]

@JorisBCPhilip1 @TheFSBI @DrKathrynElmer @fishyomics Congrats Joris!

[Kathryn R Elmer @DrKathrynElmer]

👏 well done Sam @The_fentagon on an excellent thesis and successful viva.🍾 beautiful thematic yummy #PhDcake thanks to lab-office mates. Charr for the win!

[Colin Bean @ProfColinBean]

Another Dr in the house. Huge congrats to Dr @The_fentagon on his elevation to high office in the Arctic charr genetics dept. Huge thanks to @TomEReed for his skills as External + Internal James Cotton. @C_Adams1758 @DrKathrynElmer @sceneUofG @UofGSBOHVM

[Colin Bean @ProfColinBean]

Great pre-viva talk from @The_fentagon at @UofGSBOHVM today - and some good discussion afterwards. Onwards to the big event. @DrKathrynElmer @C_Adams1758 @sceneUofG