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Mats Olsson
Tobias Uller
Craig Sherman
Mo Healey
Thomas Madsen
Beata Ujvari
Caroline Isaksson

 

List of publications for Mats Olsson

130. Olsson, M. 2007. Sexual segregation in vertebrates - Ecology of the two sexes. Refereed book review. ISBE Newsletter 19,1, 29-30.
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129. Olsson, M., Wapstra, E., Healey, M., Schwartz, T and Uller, T. In press. Selection on space use in a polymorphic lizard. Evolutionary Ecology Research
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127. Olsson, M., Schwartz, T., Uller, T. and Healey. In press. Sperm competition in a polychromatic lizard. Animal Behaviour.

126. Uller, T. and Olsson, M. In press. Multiple paternity in reptiles: patterns and processes. Molecular Ecology.

125. Olsson, M., Wilson, M., Isaksson, C., Uller, T. and Mott, B. Carotenoid intake does not mediate a relationship between Reactive Oxygen Species and bright coloration: experimental test in a lizard. Journal of Experimental Biology
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124. Sagvik, J., Uller, T., and Olsson, M. In press. A genetic component of resistance to fungal infection in frog embryos. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B.

123. Uller, T., Stuart-Fox, D. and Olsson, M. In press. Evolution of primary sexual characters in reptiles. In: J. L. Leonard and A. Córdoba-Aguilar, 'The evolution of primary sexual characters in animals'. Oxford University Press.

122. Sherman, C. D. H., Wapstra, E., Uller, T. and Olsson, M. In press Males with high genetic similarity to females sire more offspring in sperm competition in Peron's tree frog, Litoria peronii. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B.

121. Healey, M. and Olsson, M. In press.Territory acquisition in a polymorphic lizard - an experimental approach. Austral Ecology.
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120. Olsson, M., Wilson, M., Uller, T., Mott, B., Isaksson, C., Healey, M., and Wanger, T. Free radicals run in lizard families. Biology Letters.
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119. Olsson, M., Healey, M. and Astheimer, L. 2007. Afternoon T: Testosterone level is higher in red than yellow male polychromatic lizards. Physiology and Behavior. 91, 5, 531-534
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118. Olsson, M., Schwartz, T., Uller, T. and Healey, M. Sons are made from old stores: sperm storage effects on sex ratio in a lizard. Biology Letters. 3: 491 - 493
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117. Healey, M., Uller, T. and Olsson, M. In press. Variety is the spice of life: female lizards choose to associate with colour-polymorphic male dyads. Ethology.
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116. Olsson, M., Healey, M., Wapstra, E., Schwartz, T., LeBas, N. and Uller, T. 2007. Mating system variation and morph fluctuations in a polymotphic lizard. Molecular Ecology. 16: 24 5307-5315
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115. Olsson, M., Wilson, M., Uller, T., Mott, B., and Isaksson, C. In press. Variation in levels of Reactive Oxygen Species is explained by maternal identity, sex, and relative clutch size in a lizard. Naturwissenschaften.

 114. Uller, T. and Olsson, M. In press. Offspring size number strategies in a lizard with small clutch sizes: tests of invariants and potential implications. Evolutionary Ecology.
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113. Sagvik, J., Uller, T., Stenlund, T., and Olsson, M. In press. Intraspecific variation in fungal infection of frogs eggs. Evolutionary Ecology.
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 112. Uller, T., Astheimer, L., and Olsson, M. In press. Consequences of maternal yolk testosterone for offspring development and survival: experimental test in a lizard. Functional Ecology.
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 111.Wapstra, E, Uller, T., Pen, I, Komduer, J, Olsson, M. and Shine, R. 2007. Disentangling the complexities of vertebrate sex allocation: a role for squamate reptiles? Oikos.
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110. Sherman, C. D. H. and Olsson, M. In press. Polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Australian tree frog, Litoria peronii. Conseration Genetics.
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109. Schwartz, T. and  Olsson, M. Microsatellite markers developed  for a Swedish population of sand lizard Lacerta agilis. Conservation Genetics,
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108. Schwartz, T., Warner, D., Beheregaray, L. and Olsson, M. In press. Microsatellite markers for the Australian Agamids. Molecular Ecology Notes
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107. Healey, M., Uller, T. & Olsson, M. 2007. Seeing red: morph-specific contest success, and survival rates, in a colour-polymorphic lizard. Animal Behaviour 74; 337-341
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106. Uller, T., Mott, B., Odierna, G. and Olsson, M. 2006. Consistent sex ratio bias of individual female dragon lizards. Biology Letters, 2:569-572.
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105. Uller, T. and Olsson, M. 2006. No seasonal sex ratio shift despite sex-specific fitness returns of hatching date in a lizard with GSD. Evolution, 60: 2131-2136.
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104. Madsen, T., Ujvari, B., Shine, R., and Olsson, M. 2006. Rain, rats and pythons: climate driven population dynamics of predators and prey in tropical Australia. Austral Ecology 31:30-37.
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103. Madsen, T., Ujvari, B., Shine, R., Buttemer, W. and Olsson, M. 2006. Size matters: Extraordinary rodent abundance on an Australian tropical floodplain. Austral Ecology 31:361-365.
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102. Uller, T., Sagvik, J. and Olsson, M. 2006. Crosses between frog populations reveal genetic divergence in larval life history at short geographic distance. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 89:189-195.
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101. Uller, T., Isaksson, C. and Olsson, M. 2006. Immune challenge reduces reproductive output and growth in a lizard. Functional Ecology, 20:873-879.
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100. Uller, T. and Olsson, M. 2006. Direct exposure to corticosterone during embryonic development influences behaviour in an ovoviviparous lizard. Ethology, 112:390-397.
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99. Jansson, N., Uller, T. and Olsson, M. 2005. Female dragons, Ctenophorus pictus, do not prefer scent from unrelated males. Australian Journal of Zoology. 53, 279-282.
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98. Uller, T. & Olsson, M. 2005. Continuous male presence required for fertilisation in captive painted dragons, Ctenophorus pictus. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology, 303A: 1115-1119.
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97. Uller, T. and Olsson, M. 2005. The trade-off between offspring size and number in Lacerta vivipara: a comparison between field and laboratory conditions. Journal of Zoology 265: 295-299.
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96. Olsson, M., Wapstra, E., Swan, G., Snaith, E., Clarke, R., and Madsen, T. 2005. Effects of long-term fox baiting on species composition and abundance in an Australian lizard community. Austral Ecology, 30: 899-905.
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95. Olsson, M., Wapstra, E., Madsen, T., Ujvari, B. and Rugfelt, C. 2005. Costly parasite resistance: a genotype-dependent handicap in sand lizards. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biology Letters, 1: 375-377.
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94. Olsson, M., Ujvari, B., Wapstra, E., Madsen, T. Shine, R., Bensch, S. 2005. Does mate guarding prevent rival mating in snow skink lizards? A test using AFLP. Herpetologica, 61: 389-394.
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93. Olsson, M., Wapstra, E., and Uller, T. 2005. Differential sex allocation in sand lizards:bright males induce daughter production in a species with heteromorphic sex chromosomes. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biology Letters. 1: 378-380.
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92. Olsson, M., Madsen, T., Wapstra, E., Silverin, Ujvari, B. and Wittzell, H. 2005. MHC, health, color, and reproductive success in sand lizards. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 58, 289-294.
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90. Ujvari, B., Madsen, T. and Olsson, M. 2005. Discrepancy in mitochondrial and nuclear polymorphism in meadow vipers Vipera ursinii questions the unambiguous use of mtDNA in conservation studies. Amphibia-Reptilia, 26: 287-293
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89. Olsson, M., Madsen, T., Uller, T., Wapstra, E., and Ujvari, B. 2005. The role of Haldane's rule in sex allocation. Evolution, 221-225.
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88. Madsen, T., Ujvari, B., Olsson, M., and Shine, R. 2005. Paternal alleles enhance female reproductive success in tropical pythons. Molecular Ecology, 14: 1783-1787.
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87. Madsen, T.,Ujvari, B., and Olsson, M. 2005. Old pythons stay fit; effects of haematozoan infections on lifehistory traits of a large tropical predator. Oecologia, 142, 407-412.
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86. Uller, T., and Olsson, M. 2005. Multiple copulations in natural populations of lizards: evidence for the fertility assurance hypothesis. Behaviour, 142: 45-56.
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85. Sagvik, J., Uller, T., and Olsson, M. 2005. Outbreeding depression in the common frog, Rana temporaria. Conservation Genetics, 6: 205-211.
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84. Uller, T. , and Olsson, M. 2005. The trade-off between offspring size and number in Lacerta vivipara: a comparison between field and laboratory conditions. Journal of Zoology, 265, 295-299.
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91. Madsen, T., Ujvari, B., and Olsson, M. 2004. Novel genes continue to enhance population growth in adders Vipera berus. Biological Conervation, 120, 145-147.
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83. Uller, T., and Olsson, M. 2004. Ectoparasite susceptibility in lizards from populations sympatric and allopatric with ticks. EcoScience, 11, 428-432.
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82. Ryberg, K., Olsson, M., Wapstra, E., Madsen, T., Anderholm, S., and Ujvari, B. 2004. Offspring-driven local dispersal in female sand lizards Lacerta agilis. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 17, 1215-1220.
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81. Olsson, M., Ujvari, B., Madsen, T., Uller, T., and Wapstra, E. 2004. Haldane rules: costs of outbreeding at production of daughters in sand lizards. Ecology Letters, 7, 924-928.
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80. Wapstra, E., Olsson, M., Shine, R., Edwards, A., Swain, R., and Joss, J. M. 2004. Maternal basking behaviour determines offspring sex in a vivparous reptile. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Letters, 271, 230-232.
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79. Olsson, M., Madsen, T., Ujvari, B. and Wapstra, E. 2004. Fecundity and MHC affects ejaculation tactics and paternity bias in sand lizards. Evolution, 58, 906-909.
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78. Ujvari, B., Madsen, T. and Olsson, M. 2004. High prevalence of Hepatozoon spp. Apicomplexa, Hepatozoidae infection in water pythons Liasis fuscus from tropical Australia. Journal of Parasitology, 90, 670-672.
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77. Anderholm, S., Olsson, M., Wapstra, E., and Ryberg, K. 2004. Fit and fat from enlarged badges, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Letters, 271, 142-144.
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76. Uller, T. and Olsson, M. 2003. Prenatal exposure to testosterone increases ectoparasite susceptibility in the common lizard Lacerta vivipara, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 270, 1867-1870.
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75. Olsson, M., Madsen, T., Nordby, J., Wapstra, E., Ujvari, B., and Wittzell, H. 2003. Major histocompatibility complex and mate choice in sand lizards. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Letters, 270, 254-256.
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74. Uller, T., Olsson, M. and Madsen. T. 2003. Family and population effects on disease resistance in a reptile. Heredity, 91, 112-116.
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73. Olsson, M. and Uller, T. 2003. Thermal environment, survival, and local adaptation in the common frog, Rana temporaria. Evolutionary Ecology Reseaerch, 5, 431-437.
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72. Shine, R. and Olsson, M. 2003. When to be born? Prolonged pregnancy or incubation enhances locomotor performance in neonatal lizards Scincidae. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 16, 823-832.
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71. Uller, T. and Olsson, M. 2003. Prenatal sex ratio influences sexual dimorphism in a reptile. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 295A, 183-187.
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70. Uller, T. and Olsson, M. 2003. Life in the land of the midnight sun: are northern lizards adapted to longer days?' Oikos, 101, 317-322.
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69. Olsson, M. and Shine, R. 2003. Female-biased natal dispersal in an alpine lizard, Niveoscincus microlepidotus. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 79, 277-283.
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68. Olsson, M. and Shine, R. 2003. Growth to death in lizards. Evolution, 57, 1, 144-150.
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67. Olsson, M., Shine, R., Wapstra, E., Ujvari, B. and Madsen, T. 2002. Sexual dimorphism in lizard body shape: the roles of sexual selection and fecundity selection. Evolution, 56, 7, 1538-1542.
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66. Uller, T. and Olsson, M. 2002. Variation in heritability of tadpole growth: an experimental analysis. Heredity, 88, 480-484.
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65. Olsson, M. and Uller, T. 2002. Developmental stability and genetic architecture: a comparison within and across thermal regimes in tadpoles. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 15, 625-633.
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64. Olsson, M. 2002. No female mate choice in Mallee dragon lizards, Ctenophorus fordi. Evolutionary Ecology, 15, 129-141.
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63. Olsson, M., Wapstra, E. and Olofsson, C. 2002. Offspring size-number strategies: experimental manipulation of offspring size in a viviparous lizard Lacerta vivipara. Functional Ecology, 16, 135-140.
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62. Ujvari, B., T. Madsen, T. Kotenko, M. Olsson, R. Shine and H. Wittzell. 2002. Low genetic diversity threatens imminent extinction for the Hungarian meadow viper Vipera ursinii rakosiensis. Biological Conservation, 105, 127-130.
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61. Olsson, M. 2001. 'Voyerism' prolongs copulation in the dragon lizard Ctenophorus fordi. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 50, 4, 378-381.
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60. Olsson, M. and Madsen, T. 2001. Between-year variation in determinants of offspring survival, Lacerta agilis. Functional Ecology, 15, 443-450.
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59. Ståhlberg, F., Olsson, M. and Uller, T. 2001. Population divergence of developmental thermal optima in the Common Frog, Rana temporaria. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 14, 5, 755-762.
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58. Olsson, M. and Madsen, T. 2001. 'Promiscuity' in sand lizards and adder snakes: causes and consequences. Journal of Heredity, 92, 2, 190-197.
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57. Shine, R., M. P. LeMaster, I. T. Moore, M. M. Olsson, and R. T. Mason. 2001. Bumpus in the snake den: effects of sex, size and body condition on mortality in red-sided garter snakes. Evolution, 55, 3, 598-604.
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56. Olsson, M. and Shine, R. 2001. Facultative sex allocation in snow skink lizards Niveoscincus microlepidotus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 14, 1, 120-128.
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55. Olsson, M. and Shine, R. 2000. Ownership determines the outcome of male-male contests in the scincid lizard, Niveoscincus microlepidotus. Behavioural Ecology, 11, 6, 587-590.
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54. Olsson, M and Shine, R. 2001. Female costs of reproduction in a lizard: a comparison of observational and experimental data. Oikos, 93, 121-125.
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53. Shine, R., Harlow, P. S., Elphick, M. J., Olsson, M. and Mason, R. T. 2000. Conflicts between courtship and thermoregulation: the thermal ecology of amorous male garter snakes Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis, Colubridae. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 73, 4, 508-516.
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52. Olsson, M., Wapstra, E., Madsen, T. and Silverin, B. 2000. Testosterone, Ticks, and Travels: a test of the immunocompetence-handicap hypothesis in free-ranging lizards. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 267, 1-5.
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51. Shine, R., Olsson, M., Mason, R., LeMaster, M. and Moore, T. 2000. Body size enhances mating success in male garter snakes. Animal Behaviour, 59, 3, F4-F11.
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50. Shine, R., M. M. Olsson, Mason, R. T. 2000. Chastity belts in gartersnakes: the functional significance of mating plugs.  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 70, 3, 377-390.
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49. Olsson, M., Shine, R. and Ba'k-Olsson, E.  2000. Lizards as a plant's 'hired help': letting pollinators in and seeds out. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 71, 2, 191-202.
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48. Shine, R., Olsson, M., Mason, R. T., Moore, I. T. and LeMaster, M. P. 2000. Are snakes right-handed? Asymmetry in hemipenis size and usage in gartersnakes Thamnophis sirtalis. Behavioral Ecology, 11, 4, 411-415.
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47. Madsen, T., Shine R., Olsson, M. and Wittzell, H. 1999. Restoration of an inbred adder population. Nature, 402, 34-35.
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46. Madsen, T., Olsson, M, Wittzell, H., Stille, B., Gullberg, A., Shine, R., Andersson, S. and Tegelström, H. 2000 Population size and genetic diversity in sand lizard Lacerta agilis and adders Vipera berus. Biological Conservation, 94, 257-262
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45. Shine, R., Olsson, M., Moore, I. T., LeMaster, M. P. and Mason, R. T. 1999. Why do males have longer tails than females? Proceedings of the Royal Society B., 266, 2147-2151.
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44. Shine, R., Olsson, M., LeMaster, M., Moore, I. T. and Mason, R. T. 2000 Effects of sex, body size, temperature, and location on antipredator tactics in free-ranging gartersnakes Thamnophis sirtalis, Colubridae. Behavioral Ecology, 11, 3, 239-24
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43. Olsson, M., Shine, R. and Bak-Olsson, E. 2000. Locomotor impairment of gravid lizards: is the burden physical or physiological? Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 13, 263-268.
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42. Olsson, M. and Shine, R. 1999. Phenotypic plasticity in the frequency of reproduction in the Tasmanian snow skink Niveoscincus microlepidotus. Copeia, 1999, 794-796.
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41. Olsson, M. and Shine, R. 1999. Timing of parturition as a maternal care strategy in an alpine lizard species. Evolution, 52, 6, 1861-1864.
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40. Olsson, M., Birkhead, T. and Shine, R. 1999. Can relaxed time constraints on sperm production eliminate protandry in an ectotherm? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 66, 159-170.
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39. Olsson, M., Pagel, M., Shine, R., Madsen, T., Doums, C., Gullberg, A. and Tegelström, H. 1999. Sperm choice and Sperm competition: suggestions for field and laboratory studies. Oikos, 84, 172-175.
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38. Gullberg, A., Olsson, M. and Tegelström, H. 1998. Colonization, Genetic Diversity, and Evolution in the Swedish sand lizard, Lacerta agilis. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 65, 257-277.
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37. Gullberg, A., Olsson, M. and Tegelström, H. 1998. Evolution in populations of Swedish sand lizards: genetic differentiation and loss of variability revealed by multilocus DNA fingerprintng. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 12, 17-26.
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36. Gullberg, A., Tegelström, H. and Olsson, M. 1998. Microsatellites in the sand lizard Lacertaagilis: description, variation, inheritance, and applicability. Biochemical Genetics, 35, 281-295.
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35. Olsson, M. and Shine, R. 1998 Olfactory mate recognition and mate guarding by snow skinks, Niveoscincus microlepidotum. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 43, 359-363.
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34. 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.
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33. Olsson, M., Madsen, T. and Shine, R. 1997. Is sperm really so cheap? Costs of reproduction in male adders, Vipera berus. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 264, 1380, 455-459.
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32. Olsson, M., Shine, R., Madsen, T., Gullberg, A. and Tegelström, H. 1997. Sperm choice by females. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 12, 11, 445-446.
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31. Olsson, M. and Shine, R. 1997. Advantages of multiple matings to females: a test of the infertility hypothesis using lizards. Evolution, 51, 5, 1684-1688.
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30. Olsson, M. and Silverin, B. 1997 Effects of growth rate on variation in breeding coloration in male sand lizards Lacerta agilis: Sauria. Copeia, 2, 456-460.
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29. Olsson, M. and Shine, R. 1997. The seasonal timing of oviposition in sand lizards Lacerta agilis: why early clutches are better. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 10, 369-381.
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28. Gullberg, A., Olsson, M. and Tegelström. H.  1997. Male mating success, reproductive success and multiple paternity in a natural population of sand lizards: behavioural and molecular genetics data. Molecular Ecology, 6, 105-112.
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27. Olsson, M., Gullberg, A. and H. Tegelström. 1997. Determinants of breeding dispersal in the sand lizard Lacerta agilis. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 60, 243-256.
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26. Olsson, M. and Shine, R. 1997. The limits to reproductive output: offspring size versus number in the sand lizard Lacerta agilis. The American Naturalist, 149, 1, 179-188.
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25. Olsson, M., Shine, R., Madsen, T., Gullberg, A. and Tegelström, H. 1996. Sperm selection by females. Nature, 383, 585.
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24. Olsson, M., Gullberg, A.,  Shine, R., Madsen, T. and Tegelström, H. 1996. Paternal genotype influences incubation period, offspring size, and offspring shape in an oviparous reptile. Evolution, 50, 3, 1328-1333.
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23. Olsson, M., Gullberg, A. and Tegelström, H. 1996. Mate guarding in male sand lizards Lacerta agilis. Behaviour, 133, 367-386.
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22. Olsson, M., A. Gullberg and H. Tegelström. 1996. Malformed offspring, sibling matings, and selection against inbreeding in the sand lizard Lacerta agilis. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 9, 229-242.
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21. Olsson, M. and  Shine, R. 1996. Does reproductive success increase with age or with size in a species with indeterminate growth? - A case study using sand lizards Lacerta agilis. Oecologia, 105, 175-178.
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20. Olsson, M. and Madsen, T. 1996. Costs of mating with infertile males selects for late emergence in female Lacerta agilis. Copeia, 2, 462-464.
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19. Olsson, M. 1995. Territoriality in Lake Eyre Dragons Ctenophorus maculosus: are males superterritorial? Ethology, 101, 222-227.
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18. Olsson, M. 1995. Forced copulations and costly female resistance behavior in the Lake Eyre dragon, Ctenophorus maculosus. Herpetologica, 51, 1, 19-24.
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17. Olsson, M. and Madsen, T. 1995. Female choice on male quantitative traits - why is it so rare?. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 36, 3 179-184. 
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16. Olsson, M., Gullberg, A., Tegelström, H., Madsen, T. and Shine, R. 1994. Rewards of 'promiscuity'. Nature, 372, 230.
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15. Olsson, M. 1994. Rival recognition affects male contest behavior in sand lizards Lacerta agilis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 35, 249-252.
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14. Olsson, M. 1994. Why are sand lizard Lacerta agilis males not equally green? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 35, 169-173.
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13. Olsson, M., Norberg, A., Tegelström, H., Madsen, T. and Shine, R. 1994. Promiscuous lizard females have more viable young Under subheading: Can female adders multiply?. Nature, 369, 528.
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12. Olsson, M. 1994. Nuptial coloration in the sand lizard Lacerta agilis: an intrasexually selected cue to fighting ability. Animal Behaviour, 48, 607-613.
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11. Olsson, M., Gullberg, A. and Tegelström, H. 1994. Sperm competition in the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis. Animal Behaviour, 48, 193-200.
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10. Olsson, M. 1994. Nuptial coloration and predation risk in model sand lizards Lacerta agilis. Animal Behaviour, 46, 410-412.
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9. Olsson, M. 1993. Contest success and mate guarding in male sand lizards Lacerta agilis. Animal Behaviour, 46, 408-409.
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8. Olsson, M. 1993. Male preference for large females and assortative mating for body size in the sand lizard Lacerta agilis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 32, 5, 337-341.
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7. Olsson, M. 1992. Contest success in relation to size and residency in male sand lizards Lacerta agilis. Animal Behaviour, 44, 386-388.
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6. Olsson, M. 1992. Sexual selection and reproductive strategies in the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis. Ph. D.-thesis. University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden.

5. Andrén, C., Henriksson, L., Olsson, M. and Nilson, G. 1988. Effects of pH and aluminium on embryonic and early larval stages of Swedish brown frogs Rana arvalis, R. temporaria and R.dalmatina. Holarctic Ecology, 11:127-135.
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4. Olsson, M. 1988. Ecology of a Swedish population of the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis - a preliminary report. Mertensiella, 1:86-91.
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3. Olsson, M., Hogstrand, C., Dahlberg, A. and Berglind, S-Å. 1987. Acid-shock, aluminum and presence of Sphagnum aurantiacum : effects on embryological development in the common frog, Rana temporaria and the moor frog, Rana arvalis. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicolology, 39:37-44.
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2. Olsson, M. 1986 Spatial distribution and home range size in the Swedish sand lizard, Lacerta agilis during the mating season. In Z. Ro'cek ed., Studies in Herpetology', pp. 597-600.
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1. Olsson, M. 1984. Spacing patterns and social system in the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis. Honours thesis, University of Göteborg.

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List of publications for Tobias Uller

49.Olsson, M., Wapstra, E., Healey, M., Schwartz, T. & Uller, T. Selection on space use in a polymorphic lizard. Evolutionary Ecology Research, in press.

48. Uller, T. & Olsson, M. Multiple paternity in reptiles: patterns and processes. Molecular Ecology, in press.

47.Sagvik, J., Uller, T. & Olsson, M. A genetic component to resistance to fungal infection in frog embryos. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, in press.

46. Olsson, M., Wilson, M., Isaksson, C., Uller, T. & Mott, B. Carotenoid intake does not mediate a relationship between Reactive Oxygen Species and coloration: experimental test in a lizard. Journal of Experimental Biology, in press.

46. Sherman, C. S. H., Wapstra, E., Uller, T. & Olsson, M. Males with high genetic similarity to females sire more offspring in sperm competition in Peron's tree frog, Litoria peronii. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, in press.

45.Olsson, M., Wilson, M., Uller, T., Mott, B. & Isaksson, C. Free radicals run in lizard families. Biology Letters, in press.

44. Uller, T. & Olsson, M. The offspring size-number problem in a lizard with small clutch size: tests of invariants and potential implications. Evolutionary Ecology, in press.

43. Olsson, M., Wilson, M., Uller, T., Mott, B. & Isaksson, C. Variation in Reactive Oxygen Species is explained by family, sex and clutch size. Naturwissenschaften, in press.

42. Warner, D., Uller, T. & Shine, R. Sex-specific consequences of hatching date may drive the evolution of temperature-dependent sex determination in short-lived lizards. Evolutionary Ecology, in press.

41. Healey, M., Uller, T & Olsson, M. Variety is the spice of life: Female lizards prefer polymorphic male dyads over monomorphic dyads. Ethology, in press.

40. Sherman, C. D. H., Wapstra, E., Uller, T. & Olsson, M. Male and female effects on fertilization success and offspring viability in the Peron's tree frog, Litoria peronii. Austral Ecology, in press.

39. Sagvik, J., Uller, T., Stenlund, T. & Olsson, M. Intraspecific variation in resistance of frog eggs to fungal infection. Evolutionary Ecology, in press.

38. Marshall, D. J. & Uller, T. When is a maternal effect adaptive? Oikos 166: 1957- 1963.

37. Olsson, M., Healey, M., Wapstra, E., Schwartz, T., LeBas, N. & Uller, T. Mating system variation and morph fluctuations in a polymorphic lizard. Molecular Ecology 16: 5307-5315.

36. Olsson, M., Schwartz, T., Uller, T. & Healey, M. 2007. Sons are made from old stores: sperm storage effects on sex ratio in a lizard. Biology Letters 3: 491-493.

35. Healey, M., Uller, T, Olsson, M. 2007. Seeing red: morph-specific contest success, and survival rates, in a colour-polymorphic agamid lizard. Animal Behaviour 73: 337-341.

34. Uller, T., Pen, I., Wapstra, E., Beukeboom, L. & Komdeur, J. 2007. Evolution of sex ratios and sex-determining systems. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 22: 292-297.

33. Wapstra, E., Uller, T., Pen, I., Olsson, M., Shine, R. & Komdeur, J. 2007. Disentangling the complexities of vertebrate sex allocation: a role for squamate reptiles? Oikos 116: 1051-1057.

32. Uller, T., Astheimer, L. & Olsson, M. 2007. Consequences of maternal yolk testosterone for offspring development and survival: experimental test in a lizard. Functional Ecology 21: 544-551.

31. Uller, T., Mott, B., Odierna, G. & Olsson, M. 2006. Consistent sex ratio bias of individual female dragon lizards. Biology Letters 2: 569-572.

30. Uller, T. & Olsson, M. 2006. No seasonal sex ratio shift despite sex-specific fitness returns of hatching date in a lizard with genotypic sex determination. Evolution 60: 2131-2136.

29. Uller, T., Isaksson, C. & Olsson, M. 2006. Immune challenge reduces reproductive output and growth in a lizard. Functional Ecology 20: 873-879.

28. Isaksson, C., Uller, T. & Andersson, S. A. 2006. Parental effects on plumage coloration in nestling great tits, Parus major. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60: 556-562.

27. Uller, T., Sagvik, J. & Olsson, M. 2006. Crosses between frog populations reveal genetic divergence in larval life history at short geographic distance. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 89: 189-195.

26.Uller, T. 2006. Sex-specific sibling interactions and offspring fitness in vertebrates: patterns and implications for maternal sex ratios. Biological Reviews, 81: 207-217.

25. Uller, T & Olsson, M. 2006. Direct exposure to corticosterone during embryonic development influences behaviour in an ovoviviparous lizard. Ethology, 112: 390-397.

24. Uller, T., Andersson, S. & Eklöf, J. 2006. Juvenile cell mediated immune response is negatively correlated with subsequent adult ornament size in quail. Evolutionary Ecology, 20: 1-9.

23. Jansson, N., Uller, T. & Olsson, M. 2005. Female dragons, Ctenophorus pictus, do not prefer scent from unrelated males. Australian Journal of Zoology, 53: 279-282.

22. Uller, T. & Olsson, M. 2005. Continuous male presence required for fertilisation in captive painted dragons, Ctenophorus pictus. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 303A: 1115-1119.

21. Uller, T., Meylan, S., de Fraipont, L. & Clobert, J. 2005. Is sexual dimorphism affected by the combined action of prenatal stress and sex ratio? Journal of Experimental Zoology, 303A:1110-1114.

20. Olsson, M., Wapstra, E. & Uller, T. 2005. Differential sex allocation in sand lizards, Lacerta agilis, a species with heteromorphic sex chromosomes. Biology Letters 1: 378-380.

19. Uller, T., Eklöf, J. & Andersson, S. 2005. Female egg investment in relation to male sexual traits and the potential for transgenerational effects in sexual selection. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 57: 584-590.

18. Sagvik, J., Uller, T. & Olsson, M. 2005. Outbreeding depression in the common frog, Rana temporaria. Conservation Genetics 6: 205-211.

17. Uller, T. & Olsson, M. 2005. Multiple copulations in natural populations of lizards: evidence for the fertility assurance hypothesis. Behaviour 142: 45-56.

16. Olsson, M., Madsen, T., Uller, T., Wapstra, E. & Ujvari, B. 2005. The role of Haldane's rule in sex allocation. Evolution 59: 221-225.

15. Uller, T. & Olsson, M. 2005. The trade-off between offspring size and number in Lacerta vivipara: a comparison between field and laboratory conditions. Journal of Zoology 265: 295-299.

 

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List of publications for Craig Sherman

 

1. Sherman, CDH & Ayre, DJ (in press) Fine-scale adaptation in a clonal sea anemone. Evolution. DOI:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00375.x

2. Sherman CDH, Hunt A, & Ayre DJ (in press) Is life-history a barrier to dispersal? Contrasting patterns of genetic differentiation along an oceanographically complex coast? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.

3. Sherman, CDH, Wapstra, E, Uller, T & Olsson, M (2008) Male and female effects on fertilisation success and offspring viability in the Peron's tree frog, Litoria peronii. Austral Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01823.x.

4. Sherman CDH, Wapstra E, & Olsson M (2008) Males with high genetic similarity to females sire more offspring in sperm competition in Peron's tree frog, Litoria peronii. Proceeding of the Royal Society Series B-Biological Sciences, 275: 971-978. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1626.

5. Sherman, CDH (2008) Mating system variation in the hermaphroditic brooding coral, Seriatopora hystrix. Heredity, 100: 296-303. DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6801076

6. Sherman, CDH, Peuker AJ, Ayre, DJ (2007) Do reproductive tactics vary with habitat heterogeneity in the intertidal sea anemone Actinia tenebrosa? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 340: 259-267. DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.09.016

7. Sherman, CDH & Olsson M (2007) Polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Australian tree frog, Litoria peronii. Conservation Genetics, 8: 999-1001. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9218-6

8. Sherman, CDH, Ayre, DJ & Miller, KJ (2006) Genotypic diversity does not match asexual reproductive output within a range of reef habitats for the brooding coral Pocillopora damicornis on the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 25: 7-18. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0053-x

9. Sherman, CDH, Uller, T, Wapstra, E, & Olsson, M (in review) Within-population variation in ejaculate characteristics in a prolonged breeder, Peron's tree frog, Litoria peronii. Naturwissenschaften.

 

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List of publications for Mo Healey

1. Seeing red: Morph-specific contest success, and survival rates, in a colour -polymorphic agamid lizard Mo Healey, Mats Olsson, Tobias Uller 2007.
Animal Behaviour 74: 337-341

2. Variety is the spice of life: female lizards choose to associate with colour-polymorphic male dyads. 2008. Mo Healey, Tobias Uller and Mats Olsson
Ethology 114: 231 - 237.

3. Territory acquisition in a polymorphic lizard - an experimental approach. in press. Mo Healey and Mats Olsson Austral Ecology in press

4. Condition-dependant multiple signalling in an agamid lizard. Mo Healey and Mats Olsson. Austral Ecology, Invited resubmission

5. Afternoon T: Testosterone level is higher in red than yellow male polychromatic lizards Mats Olsson, Mo Healey, Lee Astheimer 2007. Physiology and Behaviour 91: 5, 531-534

6. Mating system variation and morph fluctuations in a polymorphic lizard
Mats Olsson, Mo Healey, Erik Wapstra, Tonia Schwartz, Natasha LeBas, Tobias Uller 2007. Molecular Ecology:16, 24, 5307-5315.

7. Sons are made from old stores: sperm storage effects on sex ratio in a lizard. Mats Olsson, Tonia Schwartz, Tobias Uller, Mo Healey 2007. Biology Letters 3: 491 - 493 See Nature Research Highlights 448: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v448/n7153/full/448514a.html

8. Vitamin E does not elevate survival in free-ranging lizards.  Mo Healey and Mats Olsson
Copeia, Invited resubmission

9. Testing the quality of a carrier: a field experiment on lizard signalers
Mats Olsson, Mo Healey, Erik Wapstra, Tobias Uller
Evolution, Invited resubmission

10. Sperm competition in a polychromatic lizard
Mats Olsson, Tonia Schwartz, Tobias Uller, Mo Healey. In press. Animal Behaviour.

11 Selection on space use in a polymorphic lizard
Mats Olsson, Erik Wapstra, Mo Healey, Tonia Schwartz, Tobias Uller.in press.
Evolutionary Ecology Research

12. Free radicals run in lizard families. Mats Olsson, Mark Wilson Tobias Uller,
Beth Mott, Caroline Isaksson, Mo Healey, and Thomas Wanger. Biology Letters in press DOI 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0611. See Press release 22nd January 2008. http://royalsociety.org/news.asp?id=7389

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List of publications for Thomas Madsen

Book chapters

Madsen, T.  1985.  Dispersal and mating strategies in the grass snake. (in Swedish).  pp. 92-94.  In: "Populations ekologi".  Edited by: Alerstam, T., Karlsson, J. and Otto, C.  Liber, Lund.

Cheptumo, M., Madsen, T., Duff-MacKay, A., Hebrard, J., Rotich, D. and Loman, J.  1986.  A survey of the reptiles and amphibians of Kora game reserve.  pp. 235 - 239 . In: "Kora, an ecological inventory of the Kora national reserve, Kenya".  Edited by: Coe, M. and Collins, N.M.  Page Bros. London.

Olsson, M. and Madsen, T.  1998.  Sexual selection and sperm competition in reptiles. In: "Sperm competition and sexual selection".  Edited by: Birkhead, T and Møller A. Academic Press, London.

Weaterhead, P. J. and Madsen, T.  2008.  Linking behavioral ecology to conservation objectives.  In: Snakes: Applied Ecology and Conservation. Edited by: Mullins, S. J. and Seigel, R. A. Cornell University Press, Cornell Ithaca N.Y. (in press).

Publications

1.  Madsen, T., Lundström, H. and Fohlman, J.  1979.  Purification of monospecific antisera against the venom of the cape cobra, Naja nivea.  Toxicon 17: 326-330.

2.  Madsen, T. and Osterkamp, M.  1982.  Notes on the biology of the fish-eating snake Lycodonomorphus bicolor in lake Tanganyika.  J. Herp. 17: 186-189.

3.  Madsen, T.  1983.  Growth rates, maturation and sexual size dimorphism in a population of grass snakes, Natrix natrix, in southern Sweden.  Oikos 40: 277-282.

4.  Håkansson, T. and Madsen, T.  1983.  On the distribution of the black mamba, Dendroaspis polylepis, in West Africa.  J. Herp. 17: 186-189.

5.  Hebrard, J., and Madsen, T.  1984 . Dry season intersexual habitat partitioning by the flap-necked chameleon, Chamaeleo dilepis, in Kenya.  Biotropica 16: 69-72.

6.  Madsen, T.  1984.  Seasonal distribution and movements in a population of grass snakes, Natrix natrix, in southern Sweden.  Gunneria 46: 20-21.

7.  Madsen, T.  1984.  Movements, home range size and habitat use of radio-tracked grass snakes, Natrix natrix, in southern Sweden.  Copeia 1984: 707-713.

8.  Stille, B., Madsen, T. and Nicklasson, M.  1986.  Multiple paternity in the adder Vipera berus.  Oikos 47: 173-175.

9.  Loman, J. and Madsen, T.  1986.  Reproductive tactics in large and small male toads, Bufo bufo.  Oikos 46: 57-61.

10. Madsen, T.  1987.  Cost of reproduction and life-history tactics in a population of grass snakes, Natrix natrix, in southern Sweden.  Oikos 49: 129-132.

11. Madsen, T.  1987.  Are juvenile grass snakes, Natrix natrix, aposematically coloured?  Oikos 48: 265-267.

12. Stille, B., Madsen, T. and Nicklasson, M. 1987.  Within season multiple paternity in the adder, Vipera berus.  Oikos 49: 232-233.

13. Madsen, T. and Loman, J.  1987.  On the role of colour display and spatial organization of male rainbow lizards, Agama agama.  Amphibia-Reptilia 8: 365-372.

14. Madsen, T.  1987.  Natural and sexual selection in grass snakes (Natrix natrix) and adders (Vipera berus).  Ph. D. Dissertation, Lund University.

15. Madsen, T.  1988.  Reproductive success, mortality and sexual size dimorphism in the adder, Vipera berus.  Hol. Ecol. 11: 77-80.

16. Madsen, T. and Stille, B.  1988.  The effect of size dependent mortality on colour morphs in male adders, Vipera berus.  Oikos 52: 73-78.

17. Loman, J., Madsen, T. and Håkansson, T.  1988.  Increased fitness from multiple matings and genetic heterogeneity - a model of a possible mechanism.  Oikos 52: 69-72.

18. Loman, J., Madsen, T. and Håkansson, T.  1989.  Female benefits from multiple matings-a model.  Oikos 54: 250-251.

19. Madsen, T.  1989.  Female adder, Vipera berus, in southern Sweden recorded giving birth in spring.  Amphibia-Reptilia 10: 88-89.

20. Reading, C.J., Loman, J. and Madsen, T.  1991.  Breeding pond fidelity in the common toad, Bufo bufo.  J. Zool. 225: 201-211.

21. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1992.  A rapid sexually-selected shift in mean body sizes in a population of snakes.  Evolution 46: 1220-1224.

22. Madsen, T., Shine, R., Loman, J. and Håkansson, T.  1992.  Why do female adders copulate so frequently?.  Nature 355: 440-441.

23. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1992.  Sexual competition in brothers may influence offspring sex ration in snakes.  Evolution 46: 1549-1552.

24. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1992.  Determinants of reproductive success in female adders, Vipera berus.  Oecologia 92: 40-47. 

25. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1993.  Male mating success and body size in European grass snakes.  Copeia 1993: 529-532.

26. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1993.  Temporal variability in sexual selection on reproductive tactics and body size in male snakes.  Am. Nat. 141: 167-171.

27. Madsen, T., Shine, R., Loman, J. and Håkansson, T.  1993.  Determinants of mating success in male adders, Vipera berus.  Anim. Behav. 45: 491-499.

28. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1993.  Phenotypic plasticity in body sizes and sexual size dimorphism in European grass snakes.  Evolution 47: 321-325.

29. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1993.  Costs of reproduction in a population of European adders.  Oecologia 94: 488-495.

30. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1994.  Components of lifetime reprodutive success in adders (Vipera berus).  J. Anim. Ecol. 63: 561-568.

31. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1994.  Costs of reproduction influence the evolution of sexual size dimorphism in snakes.  Evolution 48: 1389-1397.

32. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1994.  Toxicity of a tropical Australian frog, Litoria dahlii, to sympatric snakes.  Wildl. Res. 21: 21-25.

33. Shine, R. and Madsen, T.  1994.  Sexual dichromatism in snakes of the genus Vipera; a review and a new evolutionary hypothesis. J. Herp. 28: 114-117.

34. Olsson, M., Gullberg, A., Tegelström, H., Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1994.  Promiscuous lizard: Females have more viable young.  Nature 369: 528

35. Olsson, M., Madsen, T., Shine R., Gullberg, A. and Tegelström, H.  1994.  Rewards of "promiscuity".  Nature 372: 230.

36. Olsson, M. and Madsen T.  1995.  Female choice on male quantitative traits in lizards-why is it so rare?.  Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 36: 179-184.

37. Madsen, T., Stille, B. and Shine, R.  1996.  Inbreeding depression  in an isolated population of adders (Vipera berus).  Biol. Conserv. 75: 113-118.

38. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1996.  Determinants of reproductive output in female water pythons (Liasis fuscus, Pythonidae).  Herpetologica 52: 146-159.

39. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1996.  Seasonal migration of predators and prey, a study of pythons and rats in northern Australia.  Ecology 77: 149-156

40. Shine, R. and Madsen, T. 1996. Is thermoregulation unimportant for most reptiles? An example using water pythons (Liasis fuscus) in tropical Australia.  Physiol. Zool. 69: 252-269.

41. Olsson, M., Gullberg, A., Shine, R., Madsen, T. and Tegelström, H.  1996.  Paternal genotype influences incubation period, offspring size, and offspring shape in the an oviparous reptile.  Evolution 50: 1328-1333.

42. Olsson, M. and Madsen, T.  1996.  Costs of mating with infertile males selects for late emergence in female sand lizards, Lacerta agilis.  Copeia 1996: 462-464.

43. Olsson, M., Shine, R., Madsen, T., Gullberg, A. and Tegelström, H.  1996.  Sperm selection by females.  Nature 383: 585.

44. Shine, R. and Madsen, T.  1997.  Prey abundance and predator reproduction:  Rats and pythons on a tropical Australian floodplain.  Ecology 78: 1078-1086.

45. Olsson, M., Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1997.  Is sperm really so cheap?  Costs of reproduction in male adders, Vipera berus.  Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 264: 455-459

46. Shine, R., Madsen, T., Elphick, M. and Harlow, P.  1997.  Plastic pythons: Nest temperatures and maternal thermogenesis  influence hatchling phenotypes in water pythons, Liasis fuscus (Serpentes, Pythonidae).  Ecology 78: 1713-1721.

47. Olsson, M., Shine, R., Madsen, T., Gullberg, A. and Tegelström, H.  1997.  Sperm choice by females.  TREE 12: 445-446.

48. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1998.  Spatial subdivision within a population of tropical pythons (Liasis fuscus) in a superficially homogenous habitat.  Aust. J. Ecol. 23: 340-348.

49. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1998.  Quality or quantity?:  Natural selection on female reproductive output in tropical pythons (Liasis fuscus).  Proc. R. Soc. Lond., B.  265: 1521-1525.

50. Madsen, T. and Shine R.  1999.  Rainfall and rats on a tropical floodplain: Climatically-driven dynamics of an Australian rodent population.  Austr. J. Ecol. 24: 80-89.

51. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1999.  Life-history consequences of nest-site variation in tropical pythons (Liasis fuscus).  Ecology, 80: 989-997.

52. Wittzell, H., Madsen, T., Westerdahl, H., Shine, R. and von Schantz, T.  1999.  MHC - variation in birds and reptiles.  Genetica  104:  301-309.

53. Olsson, M., Pagel, M., Shine, R., Madsen, T., Doums, C., Gullberg, A. and Tegelström, H.  1999.  Sperm choice and sperm competition: suggestions for field and laboratory studies.  Oikos  84: 172-175.

54. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  1999.  The adjustement of reproductive threshold to prey abundance in a capital breeder.  J. Anim. Ecol.  68: 571-580.

55. Madsen, T., Olsson, M., Shine, R. and Wittzell, H. 1999.  Restoration of an inbred populations of adder (Vipera berus).  Nature 402: 34-35.

56. Madsen, T., Olsson, M., Wittzell, H., Stille, B., Gullberg, A., Shine, R., Andersson, S. and Tegelström, H.  2000.  Population size and genetic diversity in sand lizards (Lacerta agilis) and adders (Vipera berus).  Biol. Conserv. 94: 257-262.

57. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  2000.  Rain, fish and snakes: Climatically-driven population demography of Arafura file snakes.  Oecologia 124: 208-214.

58. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  2000.  Energy versus risk: Costs of reproduction in free-ranging pythons in tropical Australia.  Austr. J. Ecol. 25:670-675.

59. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  2000.  Silver spoons and snake sizes: Prey availability early in life influences long-term growth rates of free-ranging pythons. J. Anim. Ecol. 69: 952-958.

60. Olsson, M., Wapstra, E., Madsen, T. and Silverin, B.  2000.  Testosterone, Ticks and Travel: a test of the immunocompetence hypothesis.  Proc. R. Soc. Lond., B. 267: 2339-2343.

61. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  2001.  Conflicting conclusions from long-term vs. short-term studies on growth and reproduction of a tropical snake.  Herpetologica 57: 147-156.

62. Olsson, M. and Madsen, T. 2001.  Promiscuity in sand lizards (Lacerta agilis) and adders (Vipera berus): causes and consequences.  J. Hered. 92: 190-197.

63. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  2001.  Do snakes shrink?  Oikos 92: 187-188.

64. Olsson, M. and Madsen, T.  2001.  Between-year variation of offspring survival in the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis.  Funct. Ecol. 15: 443-450.

65. Ujvari, B., Madsen, T., Kotenko, T., Olsson, M., Shine, R. and Wittzell, H.  2002.  Low genetic diversity threatens imminent extinction for the Hungarian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii rakosiensis).  Biol. Conserv. 105: 127-130.

66. Brown, G.P., Shine, R. and Madsen, T.  2002.  Responses of three sympatric snake species to tropical seasonality in northern Australia.  J. Trop. Ecol. 18:549-568.

67. Madsen, T. and Shine, R.  2002.  Short and chubby or long and slim?  Food intake, growth and body condition in free-ranging pythons.  Austral Ecology 27: 672-680.

68. Olsson, M., Shine, R., Wapstra, E., Ujvari, B. and Madsen, T.  2002.  Sexual dimorphism in lizard body shape: The roles of sexual selection and fecundity selection.  Evolution 56: 1538-1542.

69. Tot, T., Krecsak, L., Madsen, T. and Ujvari, B.  2002.  Herpetofaunal locality records on the Greek island of Corfu.  Herpetozoa 15: 149-169.

70. Uller, T., Olsson, M. and Madsen, T.  2003.  Family and population effects on disease resistance in a reptile.  Heredity 91: 112-116.

71. Madsen, T. and Ujvari, B.  2004.  Dendroaspis polylepis (black mamba) defensive behavior.  Herp. Rev. 35: 275.

72. Ujvari, B., Madsen, T. and Olsson, M.  2004. High prevalence Hepatozoon ssp. (Apicomplexa, Hepatozoidae) infection in water pythons (Liasis fuscus) from tropical Australia.  J. Parasit. 90: 670-672.

73. Olsson, M., Madsen, T., Nordby, J., Wapstra, E., Ujvari, B. and Wittsell, H.  2004.  MHC and mate choice in sand lizards.  Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B Biology Letters supplement 270: S254-256.

74. Olsson, M., Madsen, T., Ujvari, B. and Wapstra, E.  2004.  Fecundity and MHC affects ejaculation tactics and paternity bias in sand lizards.  Evolution 58: 906-909.

75. Madsen, T., Ujvari, B. and Olsson, M.  2004.  Novel genes continue to enhance population growth of an inbred population of adders (Vipera berus).  Biol. Consv.  120: 145-147.

76. Olsson, M., Ujvari, B., Madsen, T., Uller, T. and Wapstra, E.  2004  Haldane rules: costs of outbreeding at production of daughters in sand lizards.  Ecol. Letters 7: 924-928.

77. Ryberg, K., Olsson, M. Wapstra, E., Madsen, T., Anderholm, S. and Ujvari, B.  2004.  Offspring driven local dispersal in female sand lizards (Lacerta agilis). J. Evol. Biol. 17:1215-1220.

78. Tot, T., János, G., Újvári, B. and Madsen, T.  2005.  Severe malformation in neonate Vipera ursinii rakosiensis. Amphibia - Reptilia 26:388-390.

79. Ujvari, B., Madsen, T. and Olsson, M.  2005.  Discrepancy in mitochondrial and nuclear polymorphism in meadow vipers (Vipera ursinii) questions the unambiguous use of mtDNA in conservation studies. Amphibia-Reptilia 26:287-292.

80. Brown, G.P., Shine, R. and Madsen, T. 2005. Spatial ecology of the slatey-grey snakes (Stegonotus cucullatus, Colubridae) on a tropical Australian floodplain. J. Trop. Ecol. 21:605-612.

81. Madsen, T., Ujvari, B. and Olsson, M.  2005. Old pythons stay fit; effects of hematozoan infections on life-history traits of a large tropical predator.  Oecologia 142:407-412.

82. Olsson, M., Madsen, T., Uller, T., Wapstra, E. and Ujvari, B.  2005. The role of Haldanes's rule in sex allocation. Evolution 59:221-225.

83. Madsen, T., Ujvari, B., Olsson, M. and Shine, R.  2005.  Paternal alleles enhance female reproductive success in tropical pythons. Mol. Ecol. 14:1783-1787.

84. Olsson, M., Madsen, T., Wapstra, E., Silverin, B., Ujvari, B. and Wittzell, H. 2005.  MHC, health, color, and reproductive success in sand lizards.  Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 58: 289-294

85. Brown, G., Shine, R. and Madsen, T. 2005. Spatial ecology of slatey-grey snakes (Stegonotus cucullatus, Colubridae) on a tropical Australian floodplain J. Tropical Ecol. 21:605-612.

86. Olsson, M., Ujvari, B., Wapstra, E., Madsen, T., Shine, R. and Bensch, S. 2005. Does mate guarding prevent rival matings in snow skink lizards? A test using AFLP. Herpetologica 61:389-394.

87. Olsson, M., Wapstra, E., Madsen, T., Ujvari, B., and Rugfeldt, C. 2005. Costly parasites and genotype-dependent handicap in sand lizards? Biol. Lett. 1:375-377.

88. Olsson, M., Wapstra, E., Swan, G., Snaith, E., Clarke, R., and Madsen, T. 2005. Effects of long-term fox baiting on species composition and abundance in an Australian lizard community. Austral Ecol. 30:899-905.

89. Ujvari, B. and Madsen, T. 2006. Age, parasites and condition affect humoral immune response in tropical pythons. Behav. Ecol. 17:20-24.

90. Madsen, T., Ujvari, B., Shine, R., and Olsson, M. 2006. Rain, rats and pythons: climate driven population dynamics of predators and prey in tropical Australia. Austral. Ecol. 31:30-37.

91. Jessop, T.S., Madsen, T., Sumner, J., Rudiharto, H., Phillips, J.A. and Ciofi, C. 2006. Maximal body size among insular Komodo dragon populations covaries with large prey densities. OIKOS 112:422-429.

92. Madsen, T., Ujvari, B., Shine, R., Buttemer, W. and Olsson, M. 2006. Size matters: Extraordinary rodent abundance on an Australian tropical floodplain. Austral. Ecol. 31:361-365.

93. Madsen, T. and Ujvari, B. 2006. MHC Class I associates with parasite resistance and longevity in tropical pythons. J. Evol. Biol. 19: 1973-1978.

94. Madsen, T, Ujvari,B., Nandakumar, K.S., Hasselquist, D. and Holmdahl, R. 2006. Do "infectious" prey select for high levels of natural antibodies in tropical pythons? Evol. Ecol. 21: 271-279.

95. Ujvari, B., Dowton, M. & Madsen, T. 2007. Mitochondrial DNA recombination in a free-ranging Australian lizard. Biology Letters 3: 189-192.

96. Dubey, S., Brown, G. P. Madsen, T and Shine, R.  2008.  Characterization of tri- and tetranucleotide microsatellite loci for the slatey grey snake (Stegonotus cucullatus, Colubridae). Mol. Ecol. Notes (in press).

97. Jessop, T.S., Madsen, T., Ciofi, C., Imansyah, M.J., Purwandana, D., Rudiharto, H., Arifaindy, A. and Phillips, J.A. 2007. Island differences in population size structure and catch per unit effort and their conservation implications for Komodo dragons. Biol. Conserv. 135: 247-255.

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List of publications for Beata Ujvari

1. Ujvari B, Madsen T. 2007.  Invasion of cane toads associates with a significant      increase in mortality in a naiv varanid lizard. Herp. Cons. Biol. (in press, accepted in January 2008).

2. Ujvari B, Dowton M, Madsen T 2007.  Mitochondrial DNA recombination in a free-     ranging Australian lizard. Biol. Lett. 3:189-192.

3. Madsen T, Ujvari B, Nandakumar KS, Hasselquist D, Holmdahl R. 2006.  Do    "infectious" prey select for high levels of natural antibodies in tropical pythons?     Evol. Ecol. 2:271-279.

4. Madsen T, Ujvari B, 2006.  MHC Class I associates with parasite resistance and      longevity in tropical pythons. J. Evol. Biol. 19:1973-1978.

5. Madsen T, Ujvari B, Shine R, Buttemer W, Olsson M. 2006.  Size matters:     Extraordinary rodent abundance on an Australian tropical floodplain. Austral.         Ecol. 31:361-365.

6. Madsen T, Ujvari B, Shine R, Olsson M. 2006.  Rain, rats and pythons: climate driven         population dynamics of predators and prey in tropical Australia. Austral. Ecol.        31:30-37.

7. Ujvari B, Madsen T. 2006.  Age, parasites and condition affect humoral immune       response in tropical pythons. Behav. Ecol. 17:20-24.

8. Olsson M, Ujvari B, Wapstra E, Madsen T, Shine R, Bensch S. 2005.  Does mate      guarding prevent rival matings in snow skink lizards? A test using AFLP.   Herpetologica           61: 389-394.

9. Olsson M, Wapstra E, Madsen T, Ujvari B, Rugfelt C. 2005.  Costly parasite   resistance: a genotype-dependent handicap in sand lizards? Biol. Lett. 1:375-377.

10. Tot T, Janos G, Ujvari B, Madsen T. 2005.  Severe malformation in neonate Viper ursinii rakosiensis. Amphibia-Reptilia 26:388-390.

11. Ujvari B, Madsen T, Olsson M. 2005.  Discrepancy in mitochondrial and nuclear      polymorphism in meadow vipers (Vipera ursinii) questions the unambiguous use      of mtDNA in conservation studies. Amphibia-Reptilia 26:287-292.

12. Madsen T, Ujvari B, Olsson M, Shine R. 2005.  Paternal alleles enhance female       reproductive success in tropical pythons. Mol. Ecol. 14:1783-1787.

13. Olsson M, Madsen T, Wapstra E, Silverin B, Ujvari B, Wittzell, H. 2005.  MHC,        health, color, and reproductive success in sand lizards. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol.       58:289-294.
14. Olsson M, Madsen T, Uller T, Wapstra E, Ujvari B. 2005.  The role of Haldanes's     rule in sex allocation. Evolution, 59:221-225.

15. Madsen T, Ujvari B, Olsson M. 2005.  Old pythons stay fit; effects of hematozoan infections on life-history traits of a large tropical predator. Oecologia 142:407-     412.

16. Olsson M, Ujvari B, Madsen T, Uller T, Wapstra E. 2004.  Haldane rules: costs of   outbreeding at production of daughters in sand lizards. Ecol. Letters. 7:924-928.

17. Ryberg K, Olsson M, Wapstra E, Madsen T, Anderholm S, Ujvari B.    2004.  Offspring-driven local dispersal in female sand lizards (Lacerta agilis). J.        Evol. Biol. 17:1215-1220.

18. Olsson M, Madsen T, Ujvari B, Wapstra E. 2004.  Fecundity and MHC affects        ejaculation tactics and paternity bias in sand lizards. Evolution 58:906-909.

19. Madsen T, Ujvari B, Olsson M. 2004.  Novel genes continue to enhance population           growth of an inbred population of adders (Vipera berus). Biol. Conserv. 120:145-       147.

20. Madsen T, Ujvari B. 2004. The tail of the black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis).     Herp. Rev. 35:275.

21. Ujvari B, Madsen T, Olsson M. 2004.  High Prevalence of Hepatozoon spp.   (Apicomplexa, Hepatozoidae) infection in Water Pythons (Liasis fuscus) from     Tropical Australia. J. Parasitol. 90:670-672.

22. Olsson M, Madsen T, Ujvari B. 2003.  Major Histocompatibility Complex and mate   choice in sand lizards. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. (Suppl.) 270: S254-256.

Refereed conference papers:

1. Ujvari B, Madsen T. 2007.  Why do short pythons have short telomeres? In: Telomeres      and Telomerase, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, USA.

2. Ujvari B, Madsen T. 2006. Pathogens and evolutionary immunology: a study of ageing        in a natural population. In: Molecular Genetics of Aging, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, USA.

3. Ujvari B, Madsen T. 2006. Inter- and intra-specific variation in Squamate toad toxin          resistance. In: Molloy, K. & Henderson, W. (eds): Science of cane toad invasion          and control. Proceedings of the Invasive animals CRC/CSIRO/QLD NRM&W   Cane toad workshop, Brisbane, Australia, p. 185-187.

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List of publications for Caroline Isaksson

1. Isaksson, C., Örnborg J., Stephensen E., Andersson S. 2005. Plasma glutathione and carotenoid coloration as potential biomarkers of environmental stress in great tits. Ecohealth 2:138-146.

2. Isaksson, C., Uller, T., Andersson, S. 2006. Parental effects on carotenoid-based plumage coloration in nestling great tits, Parus major. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 60: 556-562.

3. Uller T., Isaksson C., Olsson M. 2006. Immune challenge reduces reproductive output and growth rate in a lizard. Funct. Ecol. 20:873-879.

4. Isaksson, C. McLaughin, P., Monaghan, P., Andersson, S. 2007. Carotenoid pigmentation does not reflect total non-enzymatic antioxidant activity in plasma of adult and nestling great tits, Parus major. Funct. Ecol. 21: 1123-1129.

5. Isaksson, C., von Post, M., Andersson, S. 2007. Plasma carotenoid levels in relation to season, environment, gender and year in the great tit, Parus major. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 92: 521-527.

6.Isaksson, C., Andersson S. 2007. Carotenoid diet and nestling provisioning in urban and rural great tits, Parus major. J. Avian Biol. 38: 564-572.

7.     Isaksson, C., Johansson, A., Andersson, S. 2008. Egg yolk carotenoids in relation to habitat and reproductive investment in the great tit, Parus major. Physiol.Biochem. Zool. 81:112-118.

8. Olsson, M., Wilson, M., Uller, T., Mott, B., Isaksson C. Variation in Reactive Oxygen Species is explained by family, sex and clutch size. Naturwissenschaften. In press

9. Isaksson, C., Örnborg, J., Prager, M., Andersson, S. (2008) Sexual dimorphism in the great tit, Parus major; how to interpret spectral reflectance data in a combined carotenoid and melanin based plumage. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. In press

10. Isaksson, C., Andersson, S. (2008) Oxidative stress does not influence carotenoid mobilization and plumage pigmentation. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. In press

11. Olsson, M., Wilson, M., Uller, T., Mott, B., Isaksson C. (2008) Free radical run in lizard families. Biol. Lett.

12. Olsson, M., Wilson, M., Isaksson, C., Uller, T., Mott, B. Carotenoid intake does not mediate a relationship between Reactive Oxygen Species and bright coloration: Experimental test in a lizard. J. Exp. Biol. In press

 

 

 

 
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