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Personal profile
Biography
2020: Lecturer in Marine Biology, University of Aberdeen
2019-2020: Postdoctoral Fellow, Ocean Frontier Institute/Memorial University of Newfoundland
2015-2018: PhD (Marine Biology), University of Western Australia
2010-2013: MSc (Integrative Biology), University of Guelph
2005-2009: BSc (Marine & Freshwater Biology), University of Guelph
Research Profile
I am a marine biologist using field and museum collections along with genomic tools to investigate biodiversity and evolution in our oceans, with a particular focus on marine invertebrates and salmonids. My research interests span macroevolutionary patterns to microevolutionary processes, incorporating themes from molecular ecology, phylogenomics, systematics, evolutionary biology and conservation genetics. I am particularly interested in investigating the genomic basis of warning colouration and mimicry in marine molluscs, as well as predicting climate-linked biodiversity loss in our oceans.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Research Associate (Aquatic Zoology), Western Australian Museum
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Research output
- 284 Citations
- 20 Article
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Using movement, diet, and genetic analyses to understand Arctic charr responses to ecosystem change
Côté, D., Dempson, J. B., Piersiak, M., Layton, K., Roul, S., Laing, R., Angnatok, J. & Bradbury, I. R., 2 Sep 2021, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 673, p. 135-149 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic basis of deep-water adaptation in Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs
Kess, T., Dempson, J. B., Lehnert, S. J., Layton, K., Einfeldt, A., Bentzen, P., Salisbury, S. J., Messmer, A., Duffy, S., Ruzzante, D. E., Nugent, C. M., Ferguson, M. M., Leong, J. S., Koop, B. F., O'Connell, M. F. & Bradbury, I. R., 1 Sep 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 18, p. 4415-4432 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A putative structural variant and environmental variation associated with genomic divergence across the Northwest Atlantic in Atlantic Halibut
Kess, T., Einfeldt, A., Wringe, B., Lehnert, S., Layton, K., McBride, M., Robert, D., Fisher, J., Le Bris, A., den Heyer, C., Shackell, N., Ruzzante, D., Bentzen, P. & Bradbury, I. R., 1 Aug 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 14 p., fsab061.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic evidence of past and future climate-linked loss in a migratory Arctic fish
Layton, K., Snelgrove, P., Dempson, J. B., Kess, T., Lehnert, S., Bentzen, P., Duffy, S., Messmer, A., Stanley, R., DiBacco, C., Salisbury, S., Ruzzante, D., Nugent, C., Ferguson, M., Leong, J., Koop, B. & Bradbury, I., 1 Feb 2021, In: Nature Climate Change. 11, 2, p. 158-165 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Life in a drop: Sampling environmental DNA for marine fishery management and ecosystem monitoring
Gilbey, J., Carvalho, G., Castilho, R., Cosica, I., Coulson, M., Dahle, G., Derycke, S., Francisco, S., Heylar, S., Johansen, T., Junge, C., Layton, K., Martinsohn, J., Matejusova, I., Robalo, J., Rodríguez-Ezpeleta, N., Silva, G., Strammer, I., Vasemagi, A. & Volckaert, F., Feb 2021, In: Marine Policy. 124, 9 p., 104331.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Data from: Mimicry and mitonuclear discordance in nudibranchs: new insights from exon capture phylogenomics
Layton, K. (Creator), Carvajal, J. I. (Creator) & Wilson, N. G. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 14 Oct 2020
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