Mats Olsson Position:   Professor of Evolutionary Ecology Room:     Phone No:   +61 2 4221 3957 Email:   molsson@uow.edu.au Lab/other loc:   15.G06 15.G07 15.G13 Lab Phone:

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

Jörgen Sagvik, U. Gothenburg, Sweden

Dr. Tobias Uller, U. Wollongong (co-hosted with T. Madsen)

Lara LaDage, University of Memphis, USA

Mo Healey, PhD candidate, Univeristy of Wollongong

Tonia Schwartz, Research Assistant

Craig Sherman, Reseach Associate

 

Suggested Topics for Future Students

 

See Also the Honours Topics Page

 

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-.