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Overview

Øystein Holand is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields including Ecology, General Health Professions, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Genetics, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics with a focus on Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Ecology and biodiversity studies, Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Øystein Holand has contributed multiple papers published in reputable venues. Recent publications include:

  • Toward a holistic understanding of pastoralism, 2021, One Earth
  • Topics and trends in Mountain Livestock Farming research: a text mining approach, 2020, animal
  • Goats are able to adapt to virtual fencing; A field study in commercial goat herds on Norwegian farms, 2022, Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • Historical and social-cultural processes as drivers for genetic structure in Nordic domestic reindeer, 2021, Ecology and Evolution
  • Sheep's learning ability and behavioural response to a fully automated virtual fencing system, 2023, Applied Animal Behaviour Science

The scientist collaborates frequently with a number of co-authors. Among the most frequent are:

  • Jouko Kumpula
  • Robert B. Weladji
  • Birgitta Åhman
  • Knut H. Røed
  • Ulrika Hannu

Publication venues where Øystein Holand has published most often include:

  • Rangifer
  • animal
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Animal Reproduction Science

Best Publications

  • The relative role of winter and spring conditions: linking climate and landscape-scale plant phenology to alpine reindeer body mass.

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Robert B Weladji;Øystein Holand;Atle Mysterud

  • Genetic analyses reveal independent domestication origins of Eurasian reindeer

    Knut H Røed;Øystein Flagstad;Mauri Nieminen;Øystein Holand

  • Heterogeneity in individual quality overrides costs of reproduction in female reindeer

    Robert B. Weladji;Anne Loison;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Øystein Holand

  • Global climate change and reindeer: effects of winter weather on the autumn weight and growth of calves

    Robert B. Weladji;Øystein Holand

  • Use of climatic data to assess the effect of insect harassment on the autumn weight of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) calves

    Robert B. Weladji;Øystein Holand;Trygve Almøy

  • Good reindeer mothers live longer and become better in raising offspring

    Robert B Weladji;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Nigel G Yoccoz;Øystein Holand

  • Density dependent and temporal variability in habitat selection by a large herbivore; an experimental approach

    Ragnhild Mobæk;Atle Mysterud;Leif Egil Loe;Øystein Holand

  • Comparative response of Rangifer tarandus and other northern ungulates to climatic variability

    Robert B. Weladji;David R. Klein;Øystein Holand;Atle Mysterud

  • Reproductive success in reindeer males in a herd with varying sex ratio

    Knut H. Roed;Oystein Holand;Martin E. Smith;Hallvard Gjostein

  • Effects of age, density and sex ratio on reproductive effort in male reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

    Atle Mysterud;Øystein Holand;Knut H. Røed;Hallvard Gjøstein

  • Social rank in female reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ): effects of body mass, antler size and age

    Ø Holand;H. Gjøstein;A. Losvar;J. Kumpula

  • The effect of sex ratio and male age structure on reindeer calving

    Øystein Holand;Knut H. Røed;Atle Mysterud;Jouko Kumpula

  • Age-related reproductive effort in reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ): evidence of senescence

    Robert B. Weladji;Atle Mysterud;Øystein Holand;Dag Lenvik

  • Age-specific changes in different components of reproductive output in female reindeer: terminal allocation or senescence?

    Robert B. Weladji;Øystein Holand;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Nigel G. Yoccoz

  • Toward a holistic understanding of pastoralism

    Pablo Manzano;Daniel Burgas;Luis Cadahía;Jussi T. Eronen

  • Adaptive adjustment of offspring sex ratio and maternal reproductive effort in an iteroparous mammal.

    Øystein Holand;Atle Mysterud;Knut H Røed;Tim Coulson

  • Male phenotypic quality influences offspring sex ratio in a polygynous ungulate.

    Knut H Røed;Øystein Holand;Atle Mysterud;Aage Tverdal

  • Sheep grazing in the North Atlantic region: A long-term perspective on environmental sustainability

    Louise C. Ross;Gunnar Austrheim;Leif-Jarle Asheim;Gunnar Bjarnason

  • Do wild reindeer exhibit grazing compensation during insect harassment

    Jonathan E. Colman;Christian Pedersen;Dag Ø. Hjermann;Øystein Holand

  • Right on track? Performance of satellite telemetry in terrestrial wildlife research

    Maarten P. G. Hofman;Maarten P. G. Hofman;M. W. Hayward;M. W. Hayward;M. Heim;P. Marchand

  • Reproductive effort in relation to maternal social rank in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

    Øystein Holand;Robert B. Weladji;Hallvard Gjøstein;Jouko Kumpula

  • Density-dependent foraging behaviour of sheep on alpine pastures: effects of scale

    K. Kausrud;A. Mysterud;Y. Rekdal;Ø. Holand

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert B. Weladji
Robert B. Weladji Concordia University
Atle Mysterud
Atle Mysterud University of Oslo
Gunnar Austrheim
Gunnar Austrheim Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Stein R. Moe
Stein R. Moe Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Nigel G. Yoccoz
Nigel G. Yoccoz University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Nils Chr. Stenseth
Nils Chr. Stenseth University of Oslo
Leif Egil Loe
Leif Egil Loe Norwegian University of Life Sciences
James D. M. Speed
James D. M. Speed Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Jean-Michel Gaillard
Jean-Michel Gaillard Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Jan Mulder
Jan Mulder Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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