Research Interests
How fast can evolution proceed in the wild (are new species evolving while we are watching)?
Do females use immunological cues for selecting partners that increase the disease resistance and viability of their offspring?
Why do animals age when the currency of evolution is reproducing offspring, which are only produced before reproductive senescence?
Representative Publications
Olsson, M., Gullberg, A., Tegelström, H., Madsen, T. and Shine, R. (1994). Rewards of 'promiscuity'. Nature, 372, 230.
Olsson, M., Shine, R., Madsen, T., Gullberg, A. and Tegelström, H. (1996). Sperm selection by females. Nature, 383, 585.
Olsson, M. and Madsen, T. (1998). Sexual selection and sperm competition in reptiles. In: T. Birkhead and A. Møller (eds.). Sexual Selection and Sperm Competition, Academic Press. (Peer reviewed book chapter), pp. 503-564.
Olsson, M. and Shine, R. (2003). Growth to death in lizards. Evolution, 57, 1, 144-150.
Olsson, M., Madsen, T., Wapstra, E., Norrby, J. and Ujvari, B. (In press). MHC and mate choice in sand lizards. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Letters.
Searchable Publication List
Current Students
PhD
Jörgen Sagvik, U. Gothenburg, Sweden
Lara LaDage, University of Memphis, USA
Mo Healey, PhD candidate, University of Wollongong
Suggested Topics for Future Students
Abbreviated CV
Academic Degrees
B.Sc. (Hons 1) in Zoology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 1984.
Ph.D. in Zoological Ecology. U. Gothenburg, Sweden, 1992.
Academic Positions
Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Sydney, 1993-1997.
Associate Professor, Evolutionary Ecology, U. Gothenburg, Sweden 1998-2003.
Associate Professor, Evolutionary Ecology, University of Wollongong, 2003.
Professor, Evolutionary Ecology, U. Wollongong, 2004-.
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