Sebastian Wacker
Background and activities
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2021) Higher mortality of the less suitable brown trout host compared to the principal Atlantic salmon host when infested with freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) glochidia. Parasitology Research.
- (2021) Selection against individuals from genetic introgression of escaped farmed salmon in a natural population of Atlantic salmon. Evolutionary Applications. vol. 14.
- (2021) Considering sampling bias in close-kin mark–recapture abundance estimates of Atlantic salmon. Ecology and Evolution.
- (2019) Downstream transport and seasonal variation in freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) eDNA concentration. Environmental DNA.
- (2019) Multiple paternity promotes genetic diversity in captive breeding of a freshwater mussel. Global Ecology and Conservation. vol. 17.
- (2019) Host specificity drives genetic structure in a freshwater mussel. Scientific Reports. vol. 9 (1).
- (2018) High levels of multiple paternity in a spermcast mating freshwater mussel. Ecology and Evolution.
- (2017) Social structure affects mating competition in a damselfish. Coral reefs. vol. 36 (4).
- (2016) Mate choice plasticity in a coral reef fish. Behavioral Ecology. vol. 27 (5).
- (2015) Did natural selection make the Dutch taller? A cautionary note on the importance of quantification in understanding evolution. Evolution. vol. 69 (12).
- (2014) Context Consistency and Seasonal Variation in Boldness of Male Two-Spotted Gobies. PLOS ONE. vol. 9 (3).
- (2014) Mate competition and resource competition are inter-related in sexual selection. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. vol. 27 (3).
- (2014) Within-season variation in sexual selection in a fish with dynamic sex roles. Molecular Ecology. vol. 23 (14).
- (2013) Nest distribution affects behaviour and mating success in a marine fish. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. vol. 67 (4).
- (2013) Operational sex ratio but not density affects sexual selection in a fish. Evolution. vol. 67 (7).
- (2012) Large males fight and court more across a range of social environments: an experiment on the two spotted goby Gobiusculus flavescens. Journal of Fish Biology. vol. 81 (1).
- (2009) Do operational sex ratio and density affect mating behaviour? An experiment on the two-spotted goby. Animal Behaviour. vol. 78 (5).
Report/dissertation
- (2021) Elvemusling i Lerangsbekken og Leirangsbekken. Status i to vassdrag i Strand, Rogaland. 2021. ISBN 978-82-426-4704-7. NINA rapport (1717b).
- (2021) Habitatundersøkelser for elvemusling i Brynjebekken. Forskjeller i rekruttering mellom kanalisert og naturlig del. 2021. ISBN 978-82-426-4669-9. NINA rapport (1895).
- (2021) Genetisk struktur og variasjon i elvemusling i Norge. Betydning for bestandenes økologiske tilstand. 2021. ISBN 978-82-426-4773-3. NINA rapport (1994).