Research output per year
Research output per year
Doctoral student
I am interested in how genomics and evolutionary theory can be used to better inform conservation practices. Genetic diversity is one of the three key forms of biodiversity in need of conservation action, and I use whole genomic methods to assess how genetic diversity is affected by human associated land use changes. By combining field sampling and museum collections, I assess these changes in diversity in association with land use changes across space and time. On these same populations I use morphometric methods to examine adaptive potential (evolvability) to examine what factors contribute to a population's ability to adapt to further environmental changes. My current focus is on insect pollinators due to their value to natural communities as well as the ecosystem services they provide to humans.
My background is largely evolutionary in focus, examining topics such as sexually selected behavior in leaf footed cactus bugs, co-evolution of fungus farming mutualisms in ambrosia beetles (University of Florida), the demographic history of a grasshopper species radiation facilitated by sexual selection (Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich), and the changes in orangutan mitochondrial diversity over time using museum specimens (Uppsala University).
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):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
van Riemsdijk, I. (PI), Nolen, Z. (Researcher), Runemark, A. (Researcher) & Rundlöf, M. (Researcher)
The Royal Physiographic Society in Lund
2023/11/15 → 2024/11/15
Project: Research
Nolen, Z. (PI)
The Royal Physiographic Society in Lund
2023/05/09 → 2024/05/09
Project: Research
Nolen, Z. (PI)
The Royal Physiographic Society in Lund
2023/04/17 → 2024/11/02
Project: Research
Nolen, Z. (Researcher), Runemark, A. (Supervisor), Wahlberg, N. (Assistant supervisor), Rundlöf, M. (Assistant supervisor) & Svensson, E. (Assistant supervisor)
2020/05/01 → 2024/05/01
Project: Dissertation
Nolen, Z. (Presenter)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Pontarp, M. (Organiser), Runemark, A. (Organiser), van Riemsdijk, I. (Organiser), Loeuille, N. (Invited speaker), Pennekamp, F. (Invited speaker), Bacon, C. D. (Invited speaker), Nolen, Z. (Speaker), Brännström, Å. (Invited speaker) & Andersson, G. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop/ seminar/ course
Nolen, Z. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Sjöström, C. (Organiser), Lindberg, H. G. (Organiser), Akselsson, C. (Invited speaker), Zanchi, G. (Invited speaker), Bakx, T. (Organiser), Jadav, A. (Presenter), Larsson, C. (Presenter), Tájmel, D. (Presenter), Zani, D. (Presenter), Theanutti, J. (Presenter), Bergkvist, J. (Presenter), Winberg, J. (Presenter), Holmberg, K. (Presenter), Garson, K. (Presenter), Deshmukh, A. (Presenter), Nilsson, L. (Presenter), Karlsson, M. (Presenter), Mafla Endara, P. M. (Presenter), Müller, M. (Presenter), Rosero, P. (Presenter), López I Losada, R. (Presenter), Bergqvist, S. (Presenter), Ullström, S. (Presenter), Winterfeldt, S. (Presenter), Störling, T. (Presenter), Quan, Y. (Presenter), Nolen, Z. (Presenter), Sovann, C. (Presenter) & Waman, D. (Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
Sjöström, C. (Organiser), van Meeningen, Y. (Organiser), Avery, H. (Invited speaker), Roberts, A. (Participant), Paleari, C. (Participant), Rulli, M. (Participant), Gärtner, A. (Participant), Eckdahl, J. (Participant), Pongrácz, A. (Participant), Jaakkola, E. (Participant), Nguyen, H. L. (Participant), Petersen, R. (Participant), Karlsson, M. (Participant), Widhalm, T. (Participant), Ullström, S. (Participant), Hjort, C. (Participant), López I Losada, R. (Participant), Störling, T. (Participant), Tájmel, D. (Participant), Winberg, J. (Participant), Larsson, C. (Participant), Bakx, T. (Participant), Petersson Sjögren, M. (Participant), Rosero, P. (Participant), Lundmark, L. (Participant), Nolen, Z. (Participant), Kjellberg Jensen, J. (Participant), Bursjöö, I. (Invited speaker), Fagerström, V. (Participant), Santos, L. (Participant), Patchett, A. (Participant), Chen, T. T. (Participant), Scharn, R. (Participant), Hagan, J. (Participant), Lai, H.-W. (Participant), Osterman, W. (Participant) & Li, L. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course