Johansson lab

Evolution of phenotypic plasticity

Our research focus on (1) the evolution of phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation of population and species in response to environmental changes, and of (2) biodiversity in urban areas. We use aquatic insects as our model organisms, and we focus on neutral genetic markers, life history traits and population interactions.

Currently we have three projects running.

Genetic variation and adaptation in novel environments
Urban ponds: species-genetic diversity correlations in a metacommunity
Potential responses to climate change: from genotype to community level

For more information, see our research page

Group members

Research leader: Frank Johansson

Publications

Phylogeography and phenotypic wing shape variation in a damselfly across populations in Europe

Yildirim, Yeserin; Kristensson, D.; Outomuro, D.; Mikolajewski, D. et al.

Part of BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2024
- DOI for Phylogeography and phenotypic wing shape variation in a damselfly across populations in Europe
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Effects of temperature and resource level on interspecific interactions in two species of Odonata larvae

Stahl, Lisa; Johansson, Frank

Part of Ecology and Evolution, 2024
- DOI for Effects of temperature and resource level on interspecific interactions in two species of Odonata larvae
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Mixed support for an alignment between phenotypic plasticity and genetic differentiation in damselfly wing shape

Johansson, Frank; Berger, David; Outomuro, David; Sniegula, Szymon et al.

Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 368-380, 2023
- DOI for Mixed support for an alignment between phenotypic plasticity and genetic differentiation in damselfly wing shape
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A crowd-sourced genomic project to assess hybrid content in a rare avian vagrant (Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus (Pallas, 1770))

Irestedt, Martin; Thörn, Filip; Ericson, Per G. P.; van Grouw, Hein et al.

Part of Avian Research, 2023
- DOI for A crowd-sourced genomic project to assess hybrid content in a rare avian vagrant (Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus (Pallas, 1770))
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Pushed Northward by Climate Change: Range Shifts With a Chance of Co-occurrence Reshuffling in the Forecast for Northern European Odonates

Pelissie, Mathieu; Johansson, Frank; Hyseni, Chaz

Part of Environmental Entomology, p. 910-921, 2022
- DOI for Pushed Northward by Climate Change: Range Shifts With a Chance of Co-occurrence Reshuffling in the Forecast for Northern European Odonates
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Wing shape differences along a migration route of the long-distance migrant Globe Skimmer Dragonfly Pantala flavescens

Johansson, Frank; Kollberg Hedström, Tobias; Anderson, R. Charles; Divakaran, Prathapan K. et al.

Part of Journal of Tropical Ecology, p. 17-24, 2022
- DOI for Wing shape differences along a migration route of the long-distance migrant Globe Skimmer Dragonfly Pantala flavescens
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The effect of temperature and behaviour on the interaction between two dragonfly larvae species within the native and expanded range

Everling, Sanne; Johansson, Frank

Part of Ecological Entomology, p. 460-474, 2022
- DOI for The effect of temperature and behaviour on the interaction between two dragonfly larvae species within the native and expanded range
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Microplastic exposure across trophic levels: effects on the host microbiota of freshwater organisms

Varg, Javier Edo; Outomuro, David; Kunce, Warren; Kuehrer, Lukas et al.

Part of Environmental Microbiome, 2022
- DOI for Microplastic exposure across trophic levels: effects on the host microbiota of freshwater organisms
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Weak effects on growth and cannibalism under fluctuating temperatures in damselfly larvae

Holzmann, Kim Lea; Charrier, Chloe; Johansson, Frank

Part of Scientific Reports, 2022
- DOI for Weak effects on growth and cannibalism under fluctuating temperatures in damselfly larvae
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Remaining forests on the Central Highlands of Madagascar: Endemic and endangered aquatic beetle fauna uncovered

Ranarilalatiana, Tolotra; Razafindraleva, Herisolo Andrianiaina; Granath, Gustaf; Malm, Rasa Bukontaite et al.

Part of Ecology and Evolution, 2022
- DOI for Remaining forests on the Central Highlands of Madagascar: Endemic and endangered aquatic beetle fauna uncovered
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Research areas

Animal Ecology