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Petter Kjellander is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science, with significant contributions to the fields of ecology, parasitology, infectious diseases, and animal behavior and welfare.

Kjellander's work spans several main fields and subfields, including:

  • Environmental Science
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Small Animals
  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases

The main topics Kjellander addresses in their research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Frequent publication venues where Kjellander's work appears are:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Scientific Data
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Current Biology

Kjellander has contributed to several papers across related disciplines. Recent publications include:

  • Wave-like Patterns of Plant Phenology Determine Ungulate Movement Tactics, 2020, Current Biology
  • Spatial patterns of pathogen prevalence in questing Ixodes ricinus nymphs in southern Scandinavia, 2016, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Parasitic strongyle nemabiome communities in wild ruminants in Sweden, 2022, Parasites & Vectors
  • Wild boar behaviour during live-trap capture in a corral-style trap: implications for animal welfare, 2020, Acta veterinaria Scandinavica
  • A Novel High Discriminatory Protocol for the Detection of Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto and Borrelia garinii in Ticks, 2022, Pathogens

Among Kjellander's frequent co-authors are:

  • Marco Heurich
  • Madeleine Christensson
  • A. J. Mark Hewison
  • Nicolas Morellet
  • Ulrika A. Bergvall

Best Publications

  • Higher levels of multiple ecosystem services are found in forests with more tree species

    Lars Gamfeldt;Tord Snäll;Robert Bagchi;Micael Jonsson

  • Partial migration in roe deer: migratory and resident tactics are end points of a behavioural gradient determined by ecological factors

    Francesca Cagnacci;Stefano Focardi;Marco Heurich;Anja Stache

  • Variations in adult body mass in roe deer: the effects of population density at birth and of habitat quality

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Guy Van Laere;Patrick Duncan

  • Seasonality, weather and climate affect home range size in roe deer across a wide latitudinal gradient within Europe

    Nicolas Morellet;Christophe Bonenfant;Luca Börger;Federico Ossi;Federico Ossi

  • Antler size provides an honest signal of male phenotypic quality in roe deer.

    Cécile Vanpé;Jean‐Michel Gaillard;Petter Kjellander;Atle Mysterud

  • Experimental evidence for density-dependence of home-range size in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.): a comparison of two long-term studies.

    P. Kjellander;P. Kjellander;A. J. M. Hewison;O. Liberg;J.-M. Angibault

  • Personality and foraging decisions in fallow deer, Dama dama

    Ulrika A. Bergvall;Ulrika A. Bergvall;Alexander Schäpers;Petter Kjellander;Alexander Weiss

  • Challenges and science-based implications for modern management and conservation of European ungulate populations

    Marco Apollonio;Vladimir V. Belkin;Jakub Borkowski;Oleg I. Borodin

  • Cyclic voles, prey switching in red fox, and roe deer dynamics – a test of the alternative prey hypothesis

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  • Quantitative estimates of tree species selectivity by moose (Alces alces) in a forest landscape

    Johan Månsson;Christer Kalén;Petter Kjellander;Henrik Andrén

  • Ideal free distribution and natal dispersal in female roe deer

    L. Kjell Walhström;Petter Kjellander

  • Density-dependent responses of fawn cohort body mass in two contrasting roe deer populations

    Petter Kjellander;Jean-Michel Gaillard;A. J. Mark Hewison

  • Mating system, sexual dimorphism, and the opportunity for sexual selection in a territorial ungulate

    Cécile Vanpé;Cécile Vanpé;Petter Kjellander;Maxime Galan;Jean-François Cosson

  • Fear of the dark? Contrasting impacts of humans versus lynx on diel activity of roe deer across Europe.

    Nadège C. Bonnot;Ophélie Couriot;Anne Berger;Francesca Cagnacci

  • Wave-like Patterns of Plant Phenology Determine Ungulate Movement Tactics.

    Ellen O. Aikens;Atle Mysterud;Jerod A. Merkle;Francesca Cagnacci

  • 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

  • Population density and sex do not influence fine-scale natal dispersal in roe deer.

    J.-M Gaillard;A.J.M Hewison;P Kjellander;N Pettorelli

  • Rapid ecological response and intensified knowledge accumulation following a north European mega-fire

    Lena Gustafsson;Mårten Berglind;Anders Granström;Achim Grelle

  • Large herbivore migration plasticity along environmental gradients in Europe: life‐history traits modulate forage effects

    Wibke Peters;Mark Hebblewhite;Atle Mysterud;Daniel Eacker

  • Diet Assessment Based on Rumen Contents: A Comparison between DNA Metabarcoding and Macroscopy.

    Ruth V. Nichols;Mikael Åkesson;Petter Kjellander

  • Big mothers invest more in daughters – reversed sex allocation in a weakly polygynous mammal

    A. J. Mark Hewison;Jean‐Michel Gaillard;Petter Kjellander;Petter Kjellander;Carole Toïgo

  • Age-Specific Variation in Male Breeding Success of a Territorial Ungulate Species, the European Roe Deer

    Cecile Vanpé;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Nicolas Morellet;Petter Kjellander

  • Access to mates in a territorial ungulate is determined by the size of a male's territory, but not by its habitat quality.

    Cécile Vanpé;Nicolas Morellet;Petter Kjellander;Michel Goulard

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Heurich
Marco Heurich University of Freiburg
Francesca Cagnacci
Francesca Cagnacci Fondazione Edmund Mach
Jean-Michel Gaillard
Jean-Michel Gaillard Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Nicolas Morellet
Nicolas Morellet Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Atle Mysterud
Atle Mysterud University of Oslo
Olof Liberg
Olof Liberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
A. J. Mark Hewison
A. J. Mark Hewison Comportement et Ecologie de la Faune Sauvage
John D. C. Linnell
John D. C. Linnell Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Henrik Andrén
Henrik Andrén Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Snorre Stuen
Snorre Stuen Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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