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Liselotte Sundström

Liselotte Sundström

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
57
Citations
10001
World Ranking
2757
National Ranking
48

Overview

Liselotte Sundström is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research spans multiple domains within agricultural and biological sciences, with particular focus on ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. Their work also covers genetics, insect science, and cellular and molecular neuroscience, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to biological and molecular studies.

The primary research topics Liselotte Sundström has contributed to include insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, plant and animal studies, animal behavior and reproduction, insect and pesticide research, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, neurobiology and insect physiology research, as well as vehicle emissions and performance.

  • Heikki Helanterä
  • Martina Ozan
  • Anton Chernenko
  • Stafva Lindström
  • Sari Timonen

The scientist's recent publications cover diverse aspects of ant biology and microbial communities, with the following papers among their latest contributions:

  • "An Ancient and Eroded Social Supergene Is Widespread across Formica Ants", 2020, Current Biology
  • "The many ways to delimit species: hairs, genes and surface chemistry", 2023, Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • "The bacterial and fungal community composition in time and space in the nest mounds of the ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)", 2021, MicrobiologyOpen
  • "Microbial communities of the ant Formica exsecta and its nest material", 2023, European Journal of Soil Science
  • "Colony kin structure and queen recruitment in the ant Formica fusca (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)", 2023, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik (OEGEF)

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include Current Biology, Helda (University of Helsinki), MicrobiologyOpen, European Journal of Soil Science, and the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik (OEGEF).

Best Publications

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Physiological constraints to climate warming in fish follow principles of plastic floors and concrete ceilings

    Erik Sandblom;Timothy D. Clark;Albin Gräns;Andreas Ekström

  • Conditional Manipulation of Sex Ratios by Ant Workers: A Test of Kin Selection Theory

    Liselotte Sundström;Michel Chapuisat;Laurent Keller

  • Sex ratio bias, relatedness asymmetry and queen mating frequency in ants

    Liselotte Sundström

  • Hatchery selection promotes boldness in newly hatched brown trout (Salmo trutta): implications for dominance

    L. Fredrik Sundström;Erik Petersson;Johan Höjesjö;Jörgen I. Johnsson

  • Boldness predicts social status in zebrafish (Danio rerio).

    S. Josefin Dahlbom;David Lagman;Katrin Lundstedt-Enkel;L. Fredrik Sundström

  • Density‐dependent growth in brown trout: effects of introducing wild and hatchery fish

    T. Bohlin;L. F. Sundström;J. I. Johnsson;J. Höjesjö

  • Review of elasmobranch behavioral studies using ultrasonic telemetry with special reference to the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, around Bimini Islands, Bahamas

    L. Fredrik Sundström;Samuel H. Gruber;Susi M. Clermont;João P. S. Correia

  • Monogyny and polygyny of Formica ants: a result of alternative dispersal tactics?

    R. Rosengren;Liselotte Sundström;Wilhelm Fortelius

  • Experience and social environment influence the ability of young brown trout to forage on live novel prey

    L.F. Sundström;J.I. Johnsson

  • Genetic population structure and sociogenetic organisation in Formica truncorum (Hymenoptera; Formicidae)

    Liselotte Sundström

  • Genetic population structure and dispersal patterns in Formica ants : a review

    Liselotte Sundström;Perttu Seppä;Pekka Pamilo

  • Informational constraints on optimal sex allocation in ants.

    Boomsma Jj;Nielsen J;Sundström L;Oldham Nj

  • Sex allocation and colony maintenance in monogyne and polygyne colonies of Formica truncorum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); The impact of kinship and mating structure.

    Liselotte Sundstrom

  • Dispersal polymorphism and physiological condition of males and females in the ant, Formica truncorum

    Liselotte Sundström

  • Diploid males and colony-level selection in Formica ants

    P. Pamilo;L. Sundström;W. Fortelius;R. Rosengren

  • Growth hormone transgenic salmon pay for growth potential with increased predation mortality

    L Fredrik Sundström;Mare Lõhmus;Jörgen I Johnsson;Robert H Devlin

  • Sociobiology: Worker nepotism among polygynous ants.

    Minttumaaria Hannonen;Liselotte Sundström

  • Sex-ratio regulation: the economics of fratricide in ants

    Michel Chapuisat;Liselotte Sundstrom;Liselotte Sundstrom;Laurent Keller

  • INBREEDING AND SEX-BIASED GENE FLOW IN THE ANT FORMICA EXSECTA

    Liselotte Sundström;Liselotte Sundström;Laurent Keller;Michel Chapuisat

  • GROWTH AND SURVIVAL TRADE-OFFS AND OUTBREEDING DEPRESSION IN RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS)

    Wendy E. Tymchuk;Wendy E. Tymchuk;L. Fredrik Sundström;Robert H. Devlin;Robert H. Devlin

  • Queen reproduction, chemical signalling and worker behaviour in polygyne colonies of the ant Formica fusca.

    Minttumaaria Hannonen;Matthew F. Sledge;Stefano Turillazzi;Liselotte Sundström

Frequent Co-Authors

Heikki Helanterä
Heikki Helanterä University of Oulu
Pekka Niemelä
Pekka Niemelä University of Turku
Martin F. Jurgensen
Martin F. Jurgensen Michigan Technological University
Anita C. Risch
Anita C. Risch Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Leena Finér
Leena Finér Natural Resources Institute Finland
Pekka Punttila
Pekka Punttila Finnish Environment Institute
Patrizia d'Ettorre
Patrizia d'Ettorre Paris 13 University
Perttu Seppä
Perttu Seppä University of Helsinki
Serge Aron
Serge Aron Université Libre de Bruxelles
Pekka Pamilo
Pekka Pamilo University of Helsinki

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