My Publications
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Total number of publications: 23
Number of first author publications: 10
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2022 publications
- Maduna SN, Vivian-Smith A, Jónsdóttir ODB, Imsland AKD, Klütsch CFC, Nyman T, Eiken HG, Hagen SB. Mitogenomics of the suborder Cottoidei (Teleostei: Perciformes): improved assemblies, mitogenome features, phylogeny, and ecological implications. Genomics, 114: 110297
- Jónsdóttir ODB, Gíslason D, Ólafsdóttir G, Maduna SN, Hagen SB, Reynolds P, Sveinsson S, Imsland AKD. Lack of population genetic structure of lumpfish along the Norwegian coast: a reappraisal based on EST-STRs analyses. Aquaculture, 555: 738230.
2021 publications
- Herrero A, Klütsch CFC, Holmala K, Maduna SN, Kopatz A, Eiken HG, Hagen SB. Genetic analysis indicates spatial-dependent patterns of sex-biased dispersal in Eurasian lynx in Finland. PLOS ONE 16: e0246833.
- Imsland AKD, Reynolds P, Hangstad TA, Kapari L, Maduna SN, Hagen SB, Jónsdóttir ODB, Spetland F, Lindberg KS. Quantification of grazing efficacy, growth and health score of different lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) families: Possible size and gender effects. Aquaculture, 530: 735925.
- Klütsch CF, Maduna SN, Polikarpova N, Forfang K, Aspholm PE, Eiken HG, Amundsen PA, Hagen SB. Temporal analysis shows relaxed genetic erosion following improved stocking practices in a subarctic transnational brown trout population. Scientific Reports, 11: 17396.
- Maduna SN, Aars J, Fløystad IMB, Klütsch CFC, Zeyl Fiskebeck EML, Wiig Ø, Ehrich D, Andersen M, Bachmann L, Derocher AE, Nyman T, Eiken HG, Hagen SB. Sea ice reduction drives genetic differentiation in polar bears. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288: 20211741
- Klein JD, Asbury TA, da Silva C, Hull KL, Dicken ML, Gennari E, Maduna SN, Bester-van der Merwe AE. Site fidelity and shallow genetic structure in the common smooth-hound shark Mustelus mustelus confirmed by tag-recapture and genetic data. Journal of Fish Biology 1-16.
- Asbury TA, Bennett R, da Silva C, Bürgener M, Klein JD, Maduna SN, Sidat N, Fernando S, Bester-van der Merwe AE. Application of DNA mini-barcoding reveals illegal trade in endangered shark products in southern Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 43: 511-520.
2020 publications
- Maduna SN, Hull KL, Farrell ED, Boomer JJ, Veríssimo A, Marino IAM, Mazzoldi C, Zane L, Wintner SP, Chesalin MV, Da Silva C, Gubili C, Mariani S, Bester-van der Merwe AE. Historical biogeography of smoothhound sharks (genus Mustelus) of Southern Africa reveals multiple dispersal events from the Northern Hemisphere. Systematics and Biodiversity 18: 633-645.
- Maduna SN, Vivian-Smith A, Jónsdóttir ODB, Imsland AKD, Klütsch CFC, Nyman T, Eiken HG, Hagen SB. Genome- and transcriptome-derived microsatellite loci in lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus: molecular tools for aquaculture, conservation and fisheries management. Scientific Reports 10: 559.
2019 publications
- Bester-van der Merwe AE, Maduna SN, Hull KL, Bell J, Rossouw C, Wintner SP. Evidence for multiple paternity and confirmation of an Indo-Pacific origin of blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus occurring in South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 41: 281-289.
- Hull KL, Asbury TA, Da Silva C, Dicken M, Veríssimo A, Farrell ED, Mariani S, Mazzoldi C, Marino IAM, Zane L, Wintner SP, Maduna SN, Bester-van der Merwe AE. Strong genetic isolation despite wide distribution in a commercially exploited coastal shark. Hydrobiologia 838: 121-137.
- Klütsch CF, Maduna SN, Polikarpova N, Forfang K, Aspholm PE, Nyman T, Eiken HG, Amundsen PA, Hagen SB. Genetic changes caused by restocking and hydroelectric dams in demographically bottlenecked brown trout in a transnational subarctic riverine system. Ecology and Evolution 9: 6068-6081.
2018 publications
- Hull KL, Maduna SN, Bester-van der Merwe AE. Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the common smoothhound shark, Mustelus mustelus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B 3: 962-963.
- Maduna SN, Rossouw C, Slabbert R, Wintner SP, Da Silva C, Bester-van der Merwe AE. New polymorphic microsatellite loci revealed for the dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus through Ion Proton double-digest RAD sequencing. Molecular Biology Reports 45: 2759-2763.
- Kuguru GD, Maduna SN, Da Silva C, Gennari E, Rhode C, Bester-van der Merwe AE. DNA barcoding of chondrichthyans in South African fisheries. Fisheries Research 206: 292-295.
- Maduna SN, Van Wyk JH, Da Silva C, Gennari E, Bester-van der Merwe AE. Evidence for sperm storage in common smoothhound shark (Mustelus mustelus) and paternity assessment in a single litter from South Africa. Journal of Fish Biology 92: 1183-1191.
2017 publications
- Maduna SN, Bester-van der Merwe AE. Molecular research on the systematically challenging smoothhound shark genus Mustelus: a synthesis of the past 30 years. African Journal of Marine Science 39: 373-387.
- Maduna SN, Rossouw C, Da Silva C, Soekoe M, Bester-van der Merwe AE (2017) Species identification and comparative population genetics of four coastal houndsharks based on novel NGS mined microsatellites. Ecology and Evolution 7: 1462-1486.
2016 publications
- Maduna SN, Roodt-Wilding R, Da Silva C, Wintner SP, Bester-van der Merwe AE. When two oceans meet: regional population genetics of an exploited coastal shark, Mustelus mustelus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 544: 183-196.
2015 publications
- Bitalo DN, Maduna SN, Da Silva C, Roodt-Wilding R and Bester-van der Merwe AE. Differential population structure of two commercially important shark species, tope (Galeorhinus galeus) and common smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus) along the south-west coast of South Africa. Fisheries Research 172: 190-196.
2014 publications
- Maduna SN, Rossouw C, Roodt-Wilding R, Bester-van der Merwe AE (2014) Microsatellite cross-species amplification and utility in southern African elasmobranchs: A valuable resource for fisheries management and conservation. BMC Research Notes 7: 352.
- Rhode C, Maduna SN, Roodt-Wilding R and Bester-van der Merwe AE (2014) Comparison of population genetic estimates amongst wild, F1 and F2 cultured abalone (Haliotis midae). Animal Genetics 45: 456-459.