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Lars Gustafsson

Lars Gustafsson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
70
Citations
15466
World Ranking
1380
National Ranking
27

Overview

Lars Gustafsson is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work predominantly centers on ecological and evolutionary topics, with a focus on avian ecology and behavior as well as animal behavior and reproduction.

Their publication record includes papers in prominent venues such as Science, Global Ecology and Biogeography, Ecology Letters, Heliyon, and the Journal of Avian Biology. Some notable papers authored by or involving Lars Gustafsson include: "Genetic variance in fitness indicates rapid contemporary adaptive evolution in wild animals" (2022, Science), "Broad-scale patterns of the Afro-Palaearctic landbird migration" (2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography), "Silver-spoon upbringing improves early-life fitness but promotes reproductive ageing in a wild bird" (2020, Ecology Letters), "Machine learning for prediction of diabetes risk in middle-aged Swedish people" (2021, Heliyon), and "Habitat shapes diversity of gut microbiomes in a wild population of blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus" (2021, Journal of Avian Biology).

Gustafsson's research topics cover a range of areas, including:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal behavior and reproduction
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Gut microbiota and health

Their work integrates several subfields, notably ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, global and planetary change, and ecological modeling.

Frequent publication venues beyond those mentioned include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Zoology, Evolution, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), indicating a consistent presence in ecological and biological research platforms.

Collaboration forms a significant part of Gustafsson's scientific output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Szymon M. Drobniak
  • Mariusz Cichoń
  • Aneta Arct
  • Rafał Martyka
  • Katarzyna Janas

This interdisciplinary network supports research that spans evolutionary biology, ecology, and computational applications within biological sciences. The combination of field studies and applied machine learning demonstrates a diverse methodological approach.

Best Publications

  • Large–scale geographical variation confirms that climate change causes birds to lay earlier

    Christiaan Both;Aleksandr V. Artemyev;Bert Blaauw;Richard J. Cowie

  • The costs of reproduction in the collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis

    Lars Gustafsson;William J. Sutherland

  • Reproductive effort reduces specific immune response and parasite resistance

    Dag Nordling;Måns Sverker Andersson;Siamak Zohari;Lars Gustafsson

  • Infectious diseases, reproductive effort and the cost of reproduction in birds.

    Lars Gustafsson;Dag Nordling;Måns Sverker Andersson;Ben C. Sheldon

  • Sex ratio adjustment in relation to paternal attractiveness in a wild bird population.

    Hans Ellegren;Lars Gustafsson;Ben C. Sheldon

  • Trade-offs between life-history traits and a secondary sexual character in male collared flycatchers

    Lars Gustafsson;Anna Qvarnström;Ben C. Sheldon

  • Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast–slow life‐history continuum

    Owen R. Jones;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Shripad Tuljapurkar;Jussi S. Alho

  • Paternal genetic contribution to offspring condition predicted by size of male secondary sexual character

    Ben C. Sheldon;Ben C. Sheldon;Juha Merila;Anna Qvarnstrom;Lars Gustafsson

  • The design of artificial nestboxes for the study of secondary hole-nesting birds: a review of methodological inconsistencies and potential biases

    Marcel M. Lambrechts;Frank Adriaensen;Daniel R. Ardia;Alexandr V. Artemyev

  • Hybridization and adaptive mate choice in flycatchers

    Thor Veen;Thor Veen;Thomas Borge;Simon C. Griffith;Simon C. Griffith;Glenn Peter Saetre

  • Lifetime Reproductive Success and Heritability: Empirical Support for Fisher's Fundamental Theorem

    Lars Gustafsson

  • Selection on Fledging Mass in the Collared Flycatcher and the Great Tit

    Mats Linden;Lars Gustafsson;Thomas Part

  • BREEDING DISPERSAL IN THE COLLARED FLYCATCHER (FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS): POSSIBLE CAUSES AND REPRODUCTIVE CONSEQUENCES

    Tomas Part;Lars Gustafsson

  • Acceleration of senescence in the collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis by reproductive costs

    Lars Gustafsson;Tomas Pärt

  • Sex Chromosome-Linked Species Recognition and Evolution of Reproductive Isolation in Flycatchers

    Stein A. Sæther;Stein A. Sæther;Glenn Peter Sætre;Thomas Borge;Thomas Borge;Chris Wiley;Chris Wiley

  • Why do young passerine birds have shorter wings than older birds

    Rauno V. Alatalo;Lars Gustafsson;Arne Lundbkrg

  • Genetic variance in fitness indicates rapid contemporary adaptive evolution in wild animals

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  • Testing the genetics underlying the co-evolution of mate choice and ornament in the wild

    Anna Qvarnström;Jon E. Brommer;Lars Gustafsson

  • Availability and use of public information and conspecific density for settlement decisions in the collared flycatcher

    Blandine Doligez;Blandine Doligez;Tomas Pärt;Etienne Danchin;Jean Clobert

  • The use of conspecific reproductive success for breeding habitat selection in a non-colonial, hole-nesting species, the collared flycatcher

    Blandine Doligez;Etienne Danchin;Jean Clobert;Lars Gustafsson

  • Phenotypic Selection on Heritable Size Traits: Environmental Variance and Genetic Response

    R. V. Alatalo;Lars Gustafsson;A. Lundberg

  • Natural selection and genetic variation for reproductive reaction norms in a wild bird population.

    Jon E. Brommer;Juha Merilä;Ben C. Sheldon;Lars Gustafsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Blandine Doligez
Blandine Doligez Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Mariusz Cichoń
Mariusz Cichoń Jagiellonian University
Anna Qvarnström
Anna Qvarnström Uppsala University
Tomas Pärt
Tomas Pärt Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Arne Lundberg
Arne Lundberg Uppsala University
Jukka T. Forsman
Jukka T. Forsman Natural Resources Institute Finland
Jon E. Brommer
Jon E. Brommer University of Turku
Ben C. Sheldon
Ben C. Sheldon University of Oxford
Juha Merilä
Juha Merilä University of Hong Kong
Toni Laaksonen
Toni Laaksonen University of Turku

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