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Frank Johansson

Frank Johansson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
6990
World Ranking
4301
National Ranking
103

Overview

Frank Johansson is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a specialized focus on Ecology and its related subfields.

Their scientific work covers multiple interconnected areas, including:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

In terms of subfields, Johansson's research engages with Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Pollution.

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Szymon Śniegula
  • Luís Mauricio Bini
  • Jani Heino
  • Chaz Hyseni
  • David Outomuro

Johansson has contributed to a number of scientific publications. The main venues where their work appears most include Scientific Reports, Basic and Applied Ecology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Urban Ecosystems, and Ecology and Evolution.

Notable recent papers authored by Johansson include:

  • Temperate insects with narrow seasonal activity periods can be as vulnerable to climate change as tropical insect species, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Natural selection mediated by seasonal time constraints increases the alignment between evolvability and developmental plasticity, 2020, Evolution

This profile highlights Johansson's active engagement in environmental and ecological research, with a focus on the impacts of climate and environmental factors on species and ecosystems. Their collaborations and publication record reflect a detailed examination of ecological processes and adaptations.

Best Publications

  • Fitness and body size in mature odonates

    Natalia Sokolovska;Locke Rowe;Frank Johansson

  • Predation cost of rapid growth: behavioural coupling and physiological decoupling

    Robby Stoks;Marjan De Block;Frank Van De Meutter;Frank Johansson

  • LIFE HISTORY PLASTICITY IN A DAMSELFLY: EFFECTS OF COMBINED TIME AND BIOTIC CONSTRAINTS

    Frank Johansson;Robby Stoks;Locke Rowe;Marjan De Block

  • LIFE HISTORY AND BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO TIME CONSTRAINTS IN A DAMSELFLY

    Frank Johansson;Locke Rowe

  • Insect wing shape evolution: independent effects of migratory and mate guarding flight on dragonfly wings

    Frank Johansson;Mårten Söderquist;Folmer Bokma

  • Conflicting selection pressures on the growth/predation risk trade-off in a damselfly

    Tomas Brodin;Frank Johansson

  • The degree of adaptive phenotypic plasticity is correlated with the spatial environmental heterogeneity experienced by island populations of Rana temporaria.

    Martin Lind;Frank Johansson

  • Morphological and behavioral defenses in dragonfly larvae: trait compensation and cospecialization

    Dirk Johannes Mikolajewski;Frank Johansson

  • GENE FLOW AND SELECTION ON PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN AN ISLAND SYSTEM OF RANA TEMPORARIA

    Martin I Lind;Pär K Ingvarsson;Helena Johansson;David Hall

  • Latitudinal shifts in body size of Enallagma cyathigerum (Odonata)

    Frank Johansson

  • Intraguild predation and cannibalism in odonate larvae: effects of foraging behaviour and zooplankton availability

    Frank Johansson

  • Effects of Fish Predators and Abiotic Factors on Dragonfly Community Structure

    Frank Johansson;Thomas Brodin

  • Personality trait differences between mainland and island populations in the common frog (Rana temporaria)

    Tomas Brodin;Martin I. Lind;Martin I. Lind;Miria Kaltiala Wiberg;Frank Johansson;Frank Johansson

  • ONTOGENETIC REACTION NORMS OF PREDATOR-INDUCED DEFENSIVE MORPHOLOGY IN DRAGONFLY LARVAE

    Göran Arnqvist;Frank Johansson

  • Predator-induced morphological defences as by-products of prey behaviour: a review and prospectus

    Paul E. Bourdeau;Frank Johansson

  • Interactions between predator- and diet-induced phenotypic changes in body shape of crucian carp.

    Jens Andersson;Frank Johansson;Tony Söderlund

  • Behaviour and growth of dragonfly larvae along a permanent to temporary water habitat gradient

    Frank Johansson;Frank Suhling

  • Trait Performance Correlations across Life Stages under Environmental Stress Conditions in the Common Frog, Rana temporaria

    Frank Johansson;Baptiste Lederer;Martin I. Lind

  • Generalists and specialists along a latitudinal transect: patterns of thermal adaptation in six species of damselflies

    Viktor Nilsson-Örtman;Robby Stoks;Marjan De Block;Frank Johansson;Frank Johansson

  • The slow—fast life style characteristics in a suite of six species of odonate larvae

    Frank Johansson

  • Effects of predation stress and food ration on perch gut microbiota

    Yinghua Zha;Alexander Eiler;Alexander Eiler;Frank Johansson;Richard Svanbäck

Frequent Co-Authors

Robby Stoks
Robby Stoks KU Leuven
Tomas Brodin
Tomas Brodin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Richard Svanbäck
Richard Svanbäck Uppsala University
Alexander Eiler
Alexander Eiler University of Oslo
Göran Englund
Göran Englund Umeå University
Johannes Bergsten
Johannes Bergsten Swedish Museum of Natural History
Jani Heino
Jani Heino University of Oulu
Pär K. Ingvarsson
Pär K. Ingvarsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jacob Höglund
Jacob Höglund Uppsala University

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