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Erik I. Svensson

Erik I. Svensson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
73
Citations
14102
World Ranking
1209
National Ranking
22

Overview

Erik I. Svensson is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work often intersects subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Ecological Modeling, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their research covers a range of topics that include Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and Animal Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, and Amphibian and Reptile Biology.

Among recent publications, Svensson has authored and co-authored several papers, including:

  • Correlational selection in the age of genomics, 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Selection on phenotypic plasticity favors thermal canalization, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Other notable papers by frequent collaborators or within the same research network include:

  • Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and the Promise of Phenomics in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • The search for sexually antagonistic genes: Practical insights from studies of local adaptation and statistical genomics, 2020, Evolution Letters
  • Wolbachia-driven selective sweep in a range expanding insect species, 2021, BMC Ecology and Evolution

Frequent co-authors contributing to this body of work include Beatriz Willink, Miguel Gómez-Llano, John Waller, Yuma Takahashi, and Sofie Nilén. Svensson's publications appear frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Evolution, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature Ecology & Evolution, and Evolution Letters.

Best Publications

  • On the adaptive significance of stress-induced immunosuppression

    Lars Råberg;Mats Grahn;Dennis Hasselquist;Erik Svensson

  • Correlational selection and the evolution of genomic architecture

    B Sinervo;Erik Svensson

  • Density cycles and an offspring quantity and quality game driven by natural selection

    Barry Sinervo;Erik Svensson;Erik Svensson;Tosha Comendant

  • The cost of reproduction: a new link between current reproductive effort and future reproductive success

    Jan-Åke Nilsson;Erik Svensson

  • Energetic stress, immunosuppression and the costs of an antibody response

    Erik Svensson;Lars Råberg;C. Koch;Dennis Hasselquist

  • The impact of learning on sexual selection and speciation.

    Machteld N. Verzijden;Carel ten Cate;Maria R. Servedio;Genevieve M. Kozak

  • Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection.

    Adam M. Siepielski;Michael B. Morrissey;Mathieu Buoro;Stephanie M. Carlson

  • Human influences on evolution, and the ecological and societal consequences

    Andrew P. Hendry;Kiyoko M. Gotanda;Erik I. Svensson

  • Female Polymorphism, Frequency Dependence, and Rapid Evolutionary Dynamics in Natural Populations

    Erik I. Svensson;Jessica Abbott;Roger Hardling

  • Sexual Selection in Complex Environments

    Christine W. Miller;Erik I. Svensson

  • The Adaptive Landscape in Evolutionary Biology

    Erik I. Svensson;Ryan Calsbeek

  • MECHANISTIC AND SELECTIVE CAUSES OF LIFE HISTORY TRADE-OFFS AND PLASTICITY

    Barry Sinervo;Erik Svensson

  • Density-dependent competition and selection on immune function in genetic lizard morphs.

    Erik Svensson;Barry Sinervo;Tosha Comendant

  • Sexual selection and genetic colour polymorphisms in animals

    Maren Wellenreuther;Erik I. Svensson;Bengt Hansson

  • Mate quality affects offspring sex ratio in blue tits

    Erik Svensson;Jan-Ǻke Nilsson

  • Food supply, territory quality, and reproductive timing in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus)

    Erik Svensson;Jan-Ake Nilsson

  • Fewer invited talks by women in evolutionary biology symposia

    Julia Schroeder;Hannah L. Dugdale;R. Radersma;Martin Hinsch

  • Density-dependent male mating harassment, female resistance, and male mimicry.

    Thomas P. Gosden;Erik I. Svensson

  • The trade-off between molt and parental care: a sexual conflict in the blue tit?

    Erik Svensson;Jan-Åke Nilsen

  • SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DYNAMICS IN A SEXUAL SELECTION MOSAIC.

    Thomas P. Gosden;Erik I. Svensson

Frequent Co-Authors

Maren Wellenreuther
Maren Wellenreuther Plant & Food Research
Bengt Hansson
Bengt Hansson Lund University
Barry Sinervo
Barry Sinervo University of California, Santa Cruz
Ann-Sofie Sandberg
Ann-Sofie Sandberg Chalmers University of Technology
Dennis Hasselquist
Dennis Hasselquist Lund University
Panayiotis Pafilis
Panayiotis Pafilis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Staffan Bensch
Staffan Bensch Lund University
Sonya M. Clegg
Sonya M. Clegg University of Oxford
Johannes Bergsten
Johannes Bergsten Swedish Museum of Natural History
Anders Hedenström
Anders Hedenström Lund University

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