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Research output per year
Personal profile
Research
I am an evolutionary biologist, interested in the intersection between behaviour, ecology, evolution and population biology. My research is both empirical and theoretical, and I integrate different methods to study the dynamics of natural populations on both micro- and macroevolutionary time scales.
I have a background in life-history evolution and I have subsequently complemented and expanded my field experimental research programme to also include population and quantitative genetics, genomics, phylogenetic comparative methods and theoretical modelling approaches.
I am interested in the interplay between various evolutionary forces in natural populations and the intersection between ecology and genetics. I study frequency-dependent selection processes, natural and sexual selection in natural populations, the genomics and ecology of sexual antagonism, the evolution of signalling traits (particularly colour), thermal adaptations and phenotypic plasticity. I do also contribute to, and publish on topics related to general evolutionary theory, the history of evolutionary biology and how evolutionary biology could help us to understand applied problems, such as in conservation or anthroprogenically driven evolution.
My current study organisms are insects (mainly Odonata; dragonflies and damselflies), but I have also done research on birds (blue tits and ostriches), reptiles (side-blotched lizards), freshwater isopods (Asellus aquaticus) and diving beetles.
Research Group
Henrik Frietsch (Master's student)
Benjamin Jarrett (Postdoc)
Stephen De Lisle (Researcher, collaborator)
Moritz Lürig (Postdoc)
Sofie Nilén (Master's student)
Karolina Pehrson (Master's student)
Masahito Tsuboi (Postdoc)
Alumni
Former PhD-students (Main advisor)
Jessica Abbott (PhD 2006)
Fabrice Eroukhmanoff (PhD 2009)
Tom Gosden (PhD 2008)
Kristina Karlsson-Green (PhD 2010)
Anna Runemark (PhD 2012)
John Waller (PhD 2018)
Beatriz Willink (PhD 2018)
Former postdocs
Sophia Engel
Natsu Katayama
Maren Wellenreuther
UKÄ subject classification
- Natural Sciences
- Biological Sciences
Keywords
- evolutionary biology
- evolutionary ecology
- genomics
- microevolution
- macroevolution
- natural selection
- phylogenetics
- sexual selection
- speciation
- Thermal adaptation
- insects
- birds
- reptiles
- physiological ecology
- animal behaviour
- philosophy of biology
- history of biology
- quantitative genetics
- population genetics
- evolutionary theory
- statistics
- population biology
- fitness
- adaptive landscapes
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Evolutionary trade-offs between heat and cold tolerance limit responses to fluctuating climates
Schou, M., Engelbrecht, A., Brand, Z., Svensson, E., Cloete, S. WP. & Cornwallis, C., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Science Advances.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phenotypic plasticity is aligned with phenological adaptation on both micro- and macroevolutionary timescales
De Lisle, S. P., Mäenpää, M. I. & Svensson, E. I., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Ecology Letters.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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A molecular phylogeny of forktail damselflies (genus Ischnura) reveals a dynamic macroevolutionary history of female colour polymorphisms
Blow, R., Willink, B. & Svensson, E. I., 2021, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 160, 107134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (SciVal) -
Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and the Promise of Phenomics in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Lürig, M. D., Donoughe, S., Svensson, E. I., Porto, A. & Tsuboi, M., 2021 Apr 21, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 19 p., 642774.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (SciVal) -
Correlational selection in the age of genomics
Svensson, E. I., Arnold, S. J., Bürger, R., Csilléry, K., Draghi, J., Henshaw, J. M., Jones, A. G., De Lisle, S., Marques, D. A., McGuigan, K., Simon, M. N. & Runemark, A., 2021 May 1, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 5, 5, p. 562–573 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
10 Citations (SciVal)
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Assessing the impacts of habitat fragmentation on the genetic diversity and adaptive potential of insect pollinators
Nolen, Z., Runemark, A., Wahlberg, N., Rundlöf, M. & Svensson, E.
2020/05/01 → 2024/05/01
Project: Dissertation
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Svensson Lab: Population biology, micro- and macroevolution
Svensson, E., Jarrett, B., Tsuboi, M., Lürig, M. & De Lisle, S.
2000/03/01 → 2067/01/08
Project: Other
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The descent of damselflies and variation in relation to sex
Willink Castro, B., Svensson, E. & Cornwallis, C.
2014/08/01 → 2018/10/10
Project: Dissertation
Activities
- 2 Media participation
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Ny studie – därför kan en överhettad slända påverka ditt välbefinnande
Erik Svensson (Interviewee) & Daniel Rydén (Lyricist)
2021 Jan 30Activity: Other › Media participation
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High temperatures threaten the survival of insects
Erik Svensson (Interviewee)
2020 Nov 10Activity: Other › Media participation
Prizes and Distinction
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The Swedish King’s 50th anniversary foundation award
Svensson, Erik (Recipient), 2003 Mar 15
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Infrastructure
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3D Laboratory Biology
Erik Svensson (Manager) & Giuseppe Bianco (Manager)
Evolutionary ecologyInfrastructure