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Thomas Kvalnes

Thomas Kvalnes

Department of Biology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

thomas.kvalnes@ntnu.no
+4773596058 +4799261097 D1-221 Realfagbygget Gløshaugen, Trondheim
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My reseach interest are within the field of evolutionary biology. In specific, I investigate how natural selection may result in evolutonary changes in wild populations of long-lived organisms.

Competencies

  • Ecology
  • Evolution
  • Evolutionary biology
  • Population dynamics
  • Population ecology

Publications

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2023

  • Nafstad, Ådne Messel; Rønning, Bernt; Aase, Kenneth; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Kvalnes, Thomas; Stawski, Clare; Räsänen, Katja; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Muff, Stefanie; Jensen, Henrik. (2023) Spatial variation in the evolutionary potential and constraints of basal metabolic rate and body mass in a wild bird. Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
    Academic article
  • Pepke, Michael Le; Kvalnes, Thomas; Wright, Jonathan; Araya Ajoy, Yimen Gerardo; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Boner, Winnie; Monaghan, Pat; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2023) Longitudinal telomere dynamics within natural lifespans of a wild bird. Scientific Reports. volum 13.
    Academic article

2022

  • Flagstad, Øystein; Kvalnes, Thomas; Røed, Knut; Våge, Jørn; Strand, Olav; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2022) Genetisk levedyktig villreinbestand på Hardangervidda. 2022. ISBN 978-82-426-4969-0. NINA rapport (2176).
    Report
  • Holand, Øystein; Mäki-Tanila, Asko; Kvalnes, Thomas; Muuttoranta, Kirsi; Paoli, Amelie; Pietarinen, Jaakko; Weladji, Robert B.; Åhman, Birgitta. (2022) The productive herd: Past, present and perspectives. Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Kvalnes, Thomas; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Engen, Steinar; Roulin, Alexandre. (2022) Density-dependent selection and the maintenance of colour polymorphism in barn owls. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. volum 289 (1976).
    Academic article
  • Pepke, Michael Le; Kvalnes, Thomas; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Wright, Jonathan; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2022) Causes and consequences of variation in early-life telomere length in a bird metapopulation. Ecology and Evolution. volum 12 (8).
    Academic article
  • Pepke, Michael Le; Kvalnes, Thomas; Rønning, Bernt; Jensen, Henrik; Boner, Winnie; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Monaghan, Pat; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2022) Artificial size selection experiment reveals telomere length dynamics and fitness consequences in a wild passerine. Molecular Ecology. volum 31.
    Academic article
  • Pepke, Michael Le; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Kvalnes, Thomas; Boner, Winnie; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik. (2022) Inbreeding is associated with shorter early-life telomere length in a wild passerine. Conservation Genetics. volum 23.
    Academic article

2021

  • Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Froy, Hannah; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Kvalnes, Thomas; Rønning, Bernt; Pepke, Michael Le; Jensen, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Wright, Jonathan. (2021) Variation in generation time reveals density regulation as an important driver of pace of life in a bird metapopulation. Ecology Letters. volum 24.
    Academic article
  • Pepke, Michael Le; Kvalnes, Thomas; Lundregan, Sarah; Boner, Winnie; Monaghan, Pat; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2021) Genetic architecture and heritability of early-life telomere length in a wild passerine. Molecular Ecology. volum 31.
    Academic article
  • Saatoglu, Fikriye Dilan; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Kuismin, Markku; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Rønning, Bernt; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Husby, Arild; Sillanpää, Mikko J.; Jensen, Henrik. (2021) Dispersal in a house sparrow metapopulation: An integrative case study of genetic assignment calibrated with ecological data and pedigree information. Molecular Ecology. volum 30.
    Academic article
  • Tietgen, Lukas; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Kleven, Oddmund; Di Bernardi, Cecilia; Kvalnes, Thomas; Norén, Karin; Hasselgren, Malin; Wallen, Johan Fredrik; Angerbjörn, Anders; Landa, Arild; Eide, Nina Elisabeth; Flagstad, Øystein; Jensen, Henrik. (2021) Fur colour in the Arctic fox: genetic architecture and consequences for fitness. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. volum 288.
    Academic article

2020

  • Aarmo, Birger; Kvalnes, Thomas. (2020) Beviste Darwin sine teorier på Leka. Namdalsavisa.
    Popular scientific article
  • de Villemereuil, Pierre; Charmantier, Anne; Arlt, Debora; Bize, Pierre; Brekke, Patricia; Brouwer, Lyanne; Cockburn, Andrew; Côté, Steeve D.; Dobson, F. Stephen; Evans, Simon R.; Festa-Bianchet, Marco; Gamelon, Marlène; Hamel, Sandra; Hegelbach, Johann; Jerstad, Kurt; Kempenaers, Bart; Kruuk, Loeske E.B.; Kumpula, Jouko; Kvalnes, Thomas; McAdam, Andrew G.; McFarlane, S. Eryn; Morrissey, Michael B.; Pärt, Tomas; Pemberton, Josephine M.; Qvarnström, Anna; Røstad, Ole Wiggo; Schroeder, Julia; Senar, Juan Carlos; Sheldon, Ben C.; Van de Pol, Martijn; Visser, Marcel E.; Wheelwright, Nathaniel T.; Tufto, Jarle; Chevin, Luis-Miguel. (2020) Fluctuating optimum and temporally variable selection on breeding date in birds and mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. volum 117 (50).
    Academic article
  • Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Røed, Knut; Holand, Øystein; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Kumpula, Jouko. (2020) Stabilizing selection and adaptive evolution in a combination of two traits in an arctic ungulate. Evolution. volum 74 (1).
    Academic article
  • Lundregan, Sarah L.; Niskanen, Alina K.; Muff, Stefanie; Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor-Harald; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2020) Resistance to gapeworm parasite has both additive and dominant genetic components in house sparrows, with evolutionary consequences for ability to respond to parasite challenge. Molecular Ecology. volum 29.
    Academic article
  • Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Billing, Anna Maria; Holand, Håkon; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Husby, Arild; Rønning, Bernt; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Lien, Sigbjørn; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Muff, Stefanie; Jensen, Henrik. (2020) Consistent scaling of inbreeding depression in space and time in a house sparrow metapopulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. volum 117 (25).
    Academic article

2019

  • Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Kvalnes, Thomas; Rønning, Bernt; Holand, Håkon; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Pärn, Henrik; Jensen, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Wright, Jonathan. (2019) Characterizing morphological (co)variation using structural equation models: Body size, allometric relationships and evolvability in a house sparrow metapopulation. Evolution. volum 73 (3).
    Academic article
  • Holand, Håkon; Jensen, Henrik; Kvalnes, Thomas; Tufto, Jarle; Pärn, Henrik; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2019) Parasite prevalence increases with temperature in an avian metapopulation in northern Norway. Parasitology. volum 146 (8).
    Academic article

2018

  • Kvalnes, Thomas; Røberg, Anja Ås; Jensen, Henrik; Holand, Håkon; Pärn, Henrik; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2018) Offspring fitness and the optimal propagule size in a fluctuating environment. Journal of Avian Biology. volum 49 (7).
    Academic article
  • Lundregan, Sarah; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Gohli, Jostein; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Kemppainen, Petri; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Rønning, Bernt; Holand, Håkon; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Båtnes, Anna Solvang; Selvik, Linn-Karina M.; Lien, Sigbjørn; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2018) Inferences of genetic architecture of bill morphology in house sparrow using a high-density SNP array point to a polygenic basis. Molecular Ecology. volum 27 (17).
    Academic article

2017

  • Brandslet, Steinar; Kvalnes, Thomas. (2017) Why aren’t house sparrows as big as geese?. Gemini (English edition).
    Popular scientific article
  • Kemppainen, Petri; Rønning, Bernt; Kvalnes, Thomas; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Billing, Anna Maria; Pärn, Henrik; Lien, Sigbjørn; Husby, Arild; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Controlling for P-value inflation in allele frequency change in experimental evolution and artificial selection experiments. Molecular Ecology Resources. volum 17 (4).
    Academic article
  • Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Rønning, Bernt; Pärn, Henrik; Holand, Håkon; Engen, Steinar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2017) Reversal of response to artificial selection on body size in a wild passerine bird. Evolution. volum 71 (8).
    Academic article
  • Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Skjelseth, Sigrun; Pärn, Henrik; Herfindal, Ivar; Borg Pedersen, Åsa Alexandra; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Demographic influences of translocated individuals on a resident population of house sparrows. Oikos. volum 126 (10).
    Academic article
  • Silva, Catarina; McFarlane, S. Eryn; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Rönnegård, Lars; Billing, Anna Maria; Kvalnes, Thomas; Kemppainen, Petri; Rønning, Bernt; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Qvarnström, Anna; Ellegren, Hans; Jensen, Henrik; Husby, Arild. (2017) Insights into the genetic architecture of morphological and sexually selected traits in two passerine bird species. Heredity. volum 119 (3).
    Academic article
  • Stubberud, Marlene Wæge; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Sensitivity analysis of effective population size to demographic parameters in house sparrow populations. Molecular Ecology. volum 26 (9).
    Academic article

2016

  • Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Gamelon, Marlène; Tufto, Jarle; Jensen, Henrik; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2016) Spatial variation in senescence rates in a bird metapopulation. Oecologia. volum 181 (3).
    Academic article
  • Kvalnes, Thomas. (2016) Evolution by natural selection in age-structured populations in fluctuating environments. 2016. ISBN 978-82-326-1398-4.
    Doctoral dissertation
  • Kvalnes, Thomas; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Haanes, Hallvard; Røed, Knut; Engen, Steinar; Solberg, Erling Johan. (2016) Harvest-induced phenotypic selection in an island population of moose, Alces alces. Evolution. volum 70 (7).
    Academic article

2015

  • Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik; Pärn, Henrik; Kvalnes, Thomas; Boner, Winnie; Gillespie, Robert; Holand, Håkon; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Rønning, Bernt; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Monaghan, Pat. (2015) On being the right size: Increased body size is associated with reduced telomere length under natural conditions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. volum 282 (1820).
    Academic article

2014

  • Engen, Steinar; Kvalnes, Thomas; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2014) Estimating phenotypic selection in age-structured populations by removing transient fluctuations. Evolution. volum 68 (9).
    Academic article
  • Hjorthol, Lars Martin; Kvalnes, Thomas. (2014) Tidlig vår en fare for fugleunger. Gemini.
    Popular scientific article
  • Westneat, David; Bokony, Veronika; Burke, Terry; Chastel, Olivier; Jensen, Henrik; Kvalnes, Thomas; Lendvai, Adam Z.; Liker, Andras; Mock, Douglas; Schroeder, Julia; Schwagmeyer, P. L.; Sorci, Gabriele; Stewart, Ian R. K.. (2014) Multiple aspects of plasticity in clutch size vary among populations of a globally distributed songbird. Journal of Animal Ecology. volum 83 (4).
    Academic article

2013

  • Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2013) Correlates of egg size variation in a population of house sparrow Passer domesticus. Oecologia. volum 171 (2).
    Academic article

2012

  • Engen, Steinar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Kvalnes, Thomas; Jensen, Henrik. (2012) Estimating fluctuating selection in age-structured populations. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. volum 25 (8).
    Academic article
  • Kvalnes, Thomas; Engen, Steinar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2012) Package 'lmf': Functions for estimation and inference of selection in age-structured populations. The Comprehensive R Archive Network. 2012.
    Software

Journal publications

  • Nafstad, Ådne Messel; Rønning, Bernt; Aase, Kenneth; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Kvalnes, Thomas; Stawski, Clare; Räsänen, Katja; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Muff, Stefanie; Jensen, Henrik. (2023) Spatial variation in the evolutionary potential and constraints of basal metabolic rate and body mass in a wild bird. Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
    Academic article
  • Pepke, Michael Le; Kvalnes, Thomas; Wright, Jonathan; Araya Ajoy, Yimen Gerardo; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Boner, Winnie; Monaghan, Pat; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2023) Longitudinal telomere dynamics within natural lifespans of a wild bird. Scientific Reports. volum 13.
    Academic article
  • Kvalnes, Thomas; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Engen, Steinar; Roulin, Alexandre. (2022) Density-dependent selection and the maintenance of colour polymorphism in barn owls. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. volum 289 (1976).
    Academic article
  • Pepke, Michael Le; Kvalnes, Thomas; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Wright, Jonathan; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2022) Causes and consequences of variation in early-life telomere length in a bird metapopulation. Ecology and Evolution. volum 12 (8).
    Academic article
  • Pepke, Michael Le; Kvalnes, Thomas; Rønning, Bernt; Jensen, Henrik; Boner, Winnie; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Monaghan, Pat; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2022) Artificial size selection experiment reveals telomere length dynamics and fitness consequences in a wild passerine. Molecular Ecology. volum 31.
    Academic article
  • Pepke, Michael Le; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Kvalnes, Thomas; Boner, Winnie; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik. (2022) Inbreeding is associated with shorter early-life telomere length in a wild passerine. Conservation Genetics. volum 23.
    Academic article
  • Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Froy, Hannah; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Kvalnes, Thomas; Rønning, Bernt; Pepke, Michael Le; Jensen, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Wright, Jonathan. (2021) Variation in generation time reveals density regulation as an important driver of pace of life in a bird metapopulation. Ecology Letters. volum 24.
    Academic article
  • Pepke, Michael Le; Kvalnes, Thomas; Lundregan, Sarah; Boner, Winnie; Monaghan, Pat; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2021) Genetic architecture and heritability of early-life telomere length in a wild passerine. Molecular Ecology. volum 31.
    Academic article
  • Saatoglu, Fikriye Dilan; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Kuismin, Markku; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Rønning, Bernt; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Husby, Arild; Sillanpää, Mikko J.; Jensen, Henrik. (2021) Dispersal in a house sparrow metapopulation: An integrative case study of genetic assignment calibrated with ecological data and pedigree information. Molecular Ecology. volum 30.
    Academic article
  • Tietgen, Lukas; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Kleven, Oddmund; Di Bernardi, Cecilia; Kvalnes, Thomas; Norén, Karin; Hasselgren, Malin; Wallen, Johan Fredrik; Angerbjörn, Anders; Landa, Arild; Eide, Nina Elisabeth; Flagstad, Øystein; Jensen, Henrik. (2021) Fur colour in the Arctic fox: genetic architecture and consequences for fitness. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. volum 288.
    Academic article
  • Aarmo, Birger; Kvalnes, Thomas. (2020) Beviste Darwin sine teorier på Leka. Namdalsavisa.
    Popular scientific article
  • de Villemereuil, Pierre; Charmantier, Anne; Arlt, Debora; Bize, Pierre; Brekke, Patricia; Brouwer, Lyanne; Cockburn, Andrew; Côté, Steeve D.; Dobson, F. Stephen; Evans, Simon R.; Festa-Bianchet, Marco; Gamelon, Marlène; Hamel, Sandra; Hegelbach, Johann; Jerstad, Kurt; Kempenaers, Bart; Kruuk, Loeske E.B.; Kumpula, Jouko; Kvalnes, Thomas; McAdam, Andrew G.; McFarlane, S. Eryn; Morrissey, Michael B.; Pärt, Tomas; Pemberton, Josephine M.; Qvarnström, Anna; Røstad, Ole Wiggo; Schroeder, Julia; Senar, Juan Carlos; Sheldon, Ben C.; Van de Pol, Martijn; Visser, Marcel E.; Wheelwright, Nathaniel T.; Tufto, Jarle; Chevin, Luis-Miguel. (2020) Fluctuating optimum and temporally variable selection on breeding date in birds and mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. volum 117 (50).
    Academic article
  • Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Røed, Knut; Holand, Øystein; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Kumpula, Jouko. (2020) Stabilizing selection and adaptive evolution in a combination of two traits in an arctic ungulate. Evolution. volum 74 (1).
    Academic article
  • Lundregan, Sarah L.; Niskanen, Alina K.; Muff, Stefanie; Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor-Harald; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2020) Resistance to gapeworm parasite has both additive and dominant genetic components in house sparrows, with evolutionary consequences for ability to respond to parasite challenge. Molecular Ecology. volum 29.
    Academic article
  • Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Billing, Anna Maria; Holand, Håkon; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Husby, Arild; Rønning, Bernt; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Lien, Sigbjørn; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Muff, Stefanie; Jensen, Henrik. (2020) Consistent scaling of inbreeding depression in space and time in a house sparrow metapopulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. volum 117 (25).
    Academic article
  • Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Kvalnes, Thomas; Rønning, Bernt; Holand, Håkon; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Pärn, Henrik; Jensen, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Wright, Jonathan. (2019) Characterizing morphological (co)variation using structural equation models: Body size, allometric relationships and evolvability in a house sparrow metapopulation. Evolution. volum 73 (3).
    Academic article
  • Holand, Håkon; Jensen, Henrik; Kvalnes, Thomas; Tufto, Jarle; Pärn, Henrik; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2019) Parasite prevalence increases with temperature in an avian metapopulation in northern Norway. Parasitology. volum 146 (8).
    Academic article
  • Kvalnes, Thomas; Røberg, Anja Ås; Jensen, Henrik; Holand, Håkon; Pärn, Henrik; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2018) Offspring fitness and the optimal propagule size in a fluctuating environment. Journal of Avian Biology. volum 49 (7).
    Academic article
  • Lundregan, Sarah; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Gohli, Jostein; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Kemppainen, Petri; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Rønning, Bernt; Holand, Håkon; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Båtnes, Anna Solvang; Selvik, Linn-Karina M.; Lien, Sigbjørn; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2018) Inferences of genetic architecture of bill morphology in house sparrow using a high-density SNP array point to a polygenic basis. Molecular Ecology. volum 27 (17).
    Academic article
  • Brandslet, Steinar; Kvalnes, Thomas. (2017) Why aren’t house sparrows as big as geese?. Gemini (English edition).
    Popular scientific article
  • Kemppainen, Petri; Rønning, Bernt; Kvalnes, Thomas; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Billing, Anna Maria; Pärn, Henrik; Lien, Sigbjørn; Husby, Arild; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Controlling for P-value inflation in allele frequency change in experimental evolution and artificial selection experiments. Molecular Ecology Resources. volum 17 (4).
    Academic article
  • Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Rønning, Bernt; Pärn, Henrik; Holand, Håkon; Engen, Steinar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2017) Reversal of response to artificial selection on body size in a wild passerine bird. Evolution. volum 71 (8).
    Academic article
  • Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Skjelseth, Sigrun; Pärn, Henrik; Herfindal, Ivar; Borg Pedersen, Åsa Alexandra; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Demographic influences of translocated individuals on a resident population of house sparrows. Oikos. volum 126 (10).
    Academic article
  • Silva, Catarina; McFarlane, S. Eryn; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Rönnegård, Lars; Billing, Anna Maria; Kvalnes, Thomas; Kemppainen, Petri; Rønning, Bernt; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Qvarnström, Anna; Ellegren, Hans; Jensen, Henrik; Husby, Arild. (2017) Insights into the genetic architecture of morphological and sexually selected traits in two passerine bird species. Heredity. volum 119 (3).
    Academic article
  • Stubberud, Marlene Wæge; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Sensitivity analysis of effective population size to demographic parameters in house sparrow populations. Molecular Ecology. volum 26 (9).
    Academic article
  • Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Gamelon, Marlène; Tufto, Jarle; Jensen, Henrik; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2016) Spatial variation in senescence rates in a bird metapopulation. Oecologia. volum 181 (3).
    Academic article
  • Kvalnes, Thomas; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Haanes, Hallvard; Røed, Knut; Engen, Steinar; Solberg, Erling Johan. (2016) Harvest-induced phenotypic selection in an island population of moose, Alces alces. Evolution. volum 70 (7).
    Academic article
  • Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik; Pärn, Henrik; Kvalnes, Thomas; Boner, Winnie; Gillespie, Robert; Holand, Håkon; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Rønning, Bernt; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Monaghan, Pat. (2015) On being the right size: Increased body size is associated with reduced telomere length under natural conditions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. volum 282 (1820).
    Academic article
  • Engen, Steinar; Kvalnes, Thomas; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2014) Estimating phenotypic selection in age-structured populations by removing transient fluctuations. Evolution. volum 68 (9).
    Academic article
  • Hjorthol, Lars Martin; Kvalnes, Thomas. (2014) Tidlig vår en fare for fugleunger. Gemini.
    Popular scientific article
  • Westneat, David; Bokony, Veronika; Burke, Terry; Chastel, Olivier; Jensen, Henrik; Kvalnes, Thomas; Lendvai, Adam Z.; Liker, Andras; Mock, Douglas; Schroeder, Julia; Schwagmeyer, P. L.; Sorci, Gabriele; Stewart, Ian R. K.. (2014) Multiple aspects of plasticity in clutch size vary among populations of a globally distributed songbird. Journal of Animal Ecology. volum 83 (4).
    Academic article
  • Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2013) Correlates of egg size variation in a population of house sparrow Passer domesticus. Oecologia. volum 171 (2).
    Academic article
  • Engen, Steinar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Kvalnes, Thomas; Jensen, Henrik. (2012) Estimating fluctuating selection in age-structured populations. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. volum 25 (8).
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Holand, Øystein; Mäki-Tanila, Asko; Kvalnes, Thomas; Muuttoranta, Kirsi; Paoli, Amelie; Pietarinen, Jaakko; Weladji, Robert B.; Åhman, Birgitta. (2022) The productive herd: Past, present and perspectives. Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

  • Flagstad, Øystein; Kvalnes, Thomas; Røed, Knut; Våge, Jørn; Strand, Olav; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2022) Genetisk levedyktig villreinbestand på Hardangervidda. 2022. ISBN 978-82-426-4969-0. NINA rapport (2176).
    Report
  • Kvalnes, Thomas. (2016) Evolution by natural selection in age-structured populations in fluctuating environments. 2016. ISBN 978-82-326-1398-4.
    Doctoral dissertation

PRODUKT

  • Kvalnes, Thomas; Engen, Steinar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2012) Package 'lmf': Functions for estimation and inference of selection in age-structured populations. The Comprehensive R Archive Network. 2012.
    Software

Media

2023

  • Interview
    Buehler, Jake; Kvalnes, Thomas. (2023) Volcanic sulfur may make barn owls grow redder feathers. ScienceNews [Fagblad]. 2023-03-27.

2022

  • Poster
    Pepke, Michael Le; Kvalnes, Thomas; Boner, Winnie; Monaghan, Pat; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Lundregan, Sarah; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen G.; Wright, Jonathan; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2022) Causes and consequences of variation in early-life telomere length in a bird metapopulation. 5th Conference of Nordic Society OIKOS 2022 . Nordic Society Oikos; Aarhus. 2022-06-07 - 2022-06-10.
  • Poster
    Pepke, Michael Le; Kvalnes, Thomas; Boner, Winnie; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Lundregan, Sarah; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen G.; Wright, Jonathan; Monaghan, Pat; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik. (2022) The ecological and evolutionary role of early-life telomere length in wild house sparrows. Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology 2022 . European Society for Evolutionary Biology; Praha. 2022-08-14 - 2022-08-19.

2021

  • Poster
    Aspheim, Janne Cathrin Hetle; Jensen, Henrik; Reid, Jane Margaret; Bolstad, Geir Hysing; OHara, Robert Brian; Kvalnes, Thomas; Muff, Stefanie. (2021) Marker-based estimation of additive genetic variance using dimension-reduction techniques - methods from animal breeding adapted to wild study systems using a Bayesian framework. he 28th Nordic Conference in Mathematical Statistics ; Tromsø. 2021-06-21 - 2021-06-24.

2020

  • Academic lecture
    Ringsby, Thor Harald; Holand, Håkon; Jensen, Henrik; Tufto, Jarle; Kvalnes, Thomas; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2020) Effects of the nematode parasite Syngamus trachea on fitness of House sparrows in northern Norway. The fourth conference of the Nordic Society Oikos . Nordic Society Oikos; Reykjavik. 2020-03-03 - 2020-03-05.
  • Academic lecture
    Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Kvalnes, Thomas; Holand, Håkon; Pärn, Henrik; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Pepke, Michael Le. (2020) Causes and consequences of variation in life history strategies among house sparrows. Scientific Seminar at Pat Monaghan and Neil Metcalfes Lab group . Institute of BAH&CM; Glasgow. 2020-11-04 - 2020-11-04.
  • Lecture
    Saatoglu, Fikriye Dilan; Froy, Hannah; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Kvalnes, Thomas; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Pärn, Henrik; Rønning, Bernt; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2020) Fitness consequences of dispersal in a house sparrow metapopulation. Oikos 2020 . Nordic Society Oikos; Reykjavik. 2020-03-03 - 2020-03-05.

2019

  • Poster
    Lundregan, Sarah; Muff, Stefanie; Kvalnes, Thomas; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Holand, Håkon; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2019) Susceptibility to gapeworm parasite has both additive and dominant genetic components in house sparrows. 2019 Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) . European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB); Turku. 2019-08-19 - 2019-08-24.
  • Academic lecture
    Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Billing, Anna Maria; Holand, Håkon; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Huisman, Jisca; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Husby, Arild; Rønning, Bernt; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Lien, Sigbjørn; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Muff, Stefanie; Jensen, Henrik. (2019) Inbreeding depression in a house sparrow metapopulation. Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab meeting . University of Oulu; Oulu. 2019-01-24 - 2019-01-24.
  • Academic lecture
    Saatoglu, Dilan; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Kuismin, Markku; Kvalnes, Thomas; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Froy, Hannah; Holand, Håkon; Pärn, Henrik; Rønning, Bernt; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Lien, Sigbjørn; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Husby, Arild; Sillanpää, Mikko J.; Jensen, Henrik. (2019) Dispersal - genetic detection and fitness consequences. Kaamos symposium ; Oulu. 2019-12-11 - 2019-12-12.
  • Poster
    Saatoglu, Dilan; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Kvalnes, Thomas; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Froy, Hannah; Holand, Håkon; Pärn, Henrik; Rønning, Bernt; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Lien, Sigbjørn; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2019) Fitness consequences of dispersal in a house sparrow metapopulation. 2019 Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) . European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB); Turku. 2019-08-19 - 2019-08-24.

2018

  • Poster
    Jensen, Henrik; Stubberud, Marlene Wæge; Baalsrud, Helle Tessand; Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2018) Consequences of demographic processes for effective population size in house sparrows. Oikos 2018 . Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, NTNU; Trondheim. 2018-02-20 - 2018-02-22.
  • Poster
    Lundregan, Sarah; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Gohli, Jostein; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Kemppainen, Petri; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Rønning, Bernt; Holand, Håkon; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Båtnes, Anna Solvang; Selvik, Linn-Karina M.; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2018) Investigating the genetic architecture of bill morphology in a free-living house sparrow metapopulation using a 200K SNP array. Oikos 2018 . Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, NTNU; Trondheim. 2018-02-20 - 2018-02-22.
  • Academic lecture
    Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Billing, Anna Maria; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Muff, Stefanie; Husby, Arild; Holand, Håkon; Rønning, Bernt; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Lien, Sigbjørn; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2018) Inbreeding depression in a house sparrow metapopulation. Second Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology . European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB); Montpellier. 2018-08-19 - 2018-08-22.
  • Poster
    Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Billing, Anna Maria; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Muff, Stefanie; Husby, Arild; Holand, Håkon; Rønning, Bernt; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Lien, Sigbjørn; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2018) Inbreeding depression in house sparrows. Oikos 2018 . Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, NTNU; Trondheim. 2018-02-20 - 2018-02-22.
  • Academic lecture
    Saatoglu, Dilan; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Sommerli, Sindre; Rønning, Bernt; Lien, Sigbjørn; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2018) Discovering dispersers by genetic stock identification method in a house sparrow metapopulation. Oikos 2018 . Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, NTNU; Trondheim. 2018-02-20 - 2018-02-22.
  • Poster
    Saatoglu, Dilan; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Sommerli, Sindre; Rønning, Bernt; Lien, Sigbjørn; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2018) Dispersal and its Fitness consequences in a house sparrow metapopulation - identifying "cryptic" dispersers using a genetic assignment method. Second Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology . European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB); Montpellier. 2018-08-19 - 2018-08-22.

2017

  • Poster
    Gohli, Jostein; Silva, Catarina; Kvalnes, Thomas; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Rønning, Bernt; Pärn, Henrik; Holand, Håkon; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Sommerli, Sindre; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Lien, Sigbjørn; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik; Husby, Arild. (2017) Genetic basis for wing length variation in the house sparrow. ESEB XVI Congress . European Society for Evolutionary Biology; Groningen. 2017-08-20 - 2017-08-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Røed, Knut; Holand, Øystein. (2017) Natural selection and climate change in a semi-domestic reindeer population. The Joint Nordic Initiative on Arctic Research Annual Conference . Nordforsk; Umeå. 2017-06-13 - 2017-06-14.
  • Academic lecture
    Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Røed, Knut; Holand, Øystein. (2017) Non-linear selection in semi-domestic reindeer. Nordic Conference on Reindeer Husbandry Research . Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists; Jukkasjärvi. 2017-05-29 - 2017-05-31.
  • Poster
    Husby, Arild; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Kvalnes, Thomas; Holand, Håkon; Rønning, Bernt; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Unbiased genetic variance estimation using variation in IBD sharing among full sibs. ESEB XVI Congress . European Society for Evolutionary Biology; Groningen. 2017-08-20 - 2017-08-25.
  • Poster
    Jensen, Henrik; Stubberud, Marlene Wæge; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Baalsrud, Helle Tessand; Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2017) Consequences of demographic processes for effective population size in house sparrows. ESEB XVI Congress . European Society for Evolutionary Biology; Groningen. 2017-08-20 - 2017-08-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Jensen, Henrik; Stubberud, Marlene Wæge; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Baalsrud, Helle Tessand; Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2017) Consequences of demographic processes for genetic drift in house sparrows. 8th International Hole-Nesting Birds Conference . Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, NTNU; Trondheim. 2017-10-30 - 2017-11-02.
  • Interview
    Kvalnes, Thomas. (2017) A 4 minutes feature on the recently published results from the artificial selection experiment on house sparrows at Leka and Vega. NRK P1 God ettermiddag Trøndelag [Radio]. 2017-10-11.
  • Programme participation
    Kvalnes, Thomas. (2017) God ettermiddag Trøndelag. NRK P1 [Radio]. 2017-06-12.
  • Programme participation
    Kvalnes, Thomas. (2017) NRK P1 Norgesglasset: Contributed with expert opinions on why ravens "steal" golf balls from a golf course in Alta, Norway. Norge [Radio]. 2017-09-26.
  • Lecture
    Kvalnes, Thomas. (2017) ggplot2: From exploration to publication ready figures. CBD R seminars . CBD; NTNU, Trondheim. 2017-04-04.
  • Academic lecture
    Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Rønning, Bernt; Pärn, Henrik; Holand, Håkon; Engen, Steinar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2017) Reversal of response to artificial selection on body size in a wild passerine bird. Hole-Nesting Bird Conference 2017 ; 2017-10-30 - 2017-11-02.
  • Poster
    Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Rønning, Bernt; Pärn, Henrik; Holand, Håkon; Engen, Steinar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2017) Reversal of response to artificial selection on body size in a wild passerine. The 2017 Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology ; 2017-08-20 - 2017-08-25.
  • Poster
    Kvalnes, Thomas; Rødberg, Anja Aas; Jensen, Henrik; Holand, Håkon; Pärn, Henrik; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2017) Offspring fitness and the optimal propagule size in a fluctuating environment. Eighth International Hole-Nesting Birds Conference ; 2017-10-30 - 2017-11-02.
  • Academic lecture
    Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Billing, Anna Maria; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Husby, Arild; Holand, Håkon; Rønning, Bernt; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Lien, Sigbjørn; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Genomics of inbreeding depression in house sparrows. Wild Animal Model Biennial Meeting . University of Quebec; Montreal. 2017-07-03 - 2017-07-07.
  • Academic lecture
    Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Billing, Anna Maria; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Husby, Arild; Holand, Håkon; Rønning, Bernt; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Lien, Sigbjørn; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Inbreeding depression in Lifetime reproductive success of house sparrows. 50th Population Genetics Group Meeting . Cambridge University; Cambridge. 2017-01-05 - 2017-01-07.
  • Poster
    Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Billing, Anna Maria; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Husby, Arild; Holand, Håkon; Rønning, Bernt; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Lien, Sigbjørn; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Inbreeding depression in lifetime reproductive success of house sparrows. Detecting the Genomic Signal of Polygenic Adaptation and the Role of Epistasis in Evolution ; Zurich. 2017-08-31 - 2017-09-01.
  • Poster
    Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Billing, Anna Maria; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Husby, Arild; Holand, Håkon; Rønning, Bernt; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Lien, Sigbjørn; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Inbreeding depression in lifetime reproductive success of house sparrows. ESEB XVI Congress . European Society for Evolutionary Biology; Groningen. 2017-08-20 - 2017-08-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Billing, Anna Maria; Hagen, Ingerid; Holand, Håkon; Rønning, Bernt; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Lien, Sigbjørn; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Inbreeding depression in island populations of house sparrows. Seminar at the Department of Ecology and Genetics ; University of Oulu. 2017-06-19.
  • Poster
    Pedersen, Michael Pepke; Kvalnes, Thomas; Rønning, Bernt; Boner, Winnie; Jensen, Henrik; Wright, Jonathan; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Monaghan, Pat; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2017) Consequences of opposing body size selection regimes on telomere dynamics in wild house sparrows. 16th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) . European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB); Groningen. 2017-08-20 - 2017-08-25.
  • Poster
    Pedersen, Michael Pepke; Kvalnes, Thomas; Rønning, Bernt; Boner, Winnie; Jensen, Henrik; Wright, Jonathan; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Monaghan, Pat; Ringsby, Thor Harald. (2017) Telomere dynamics of wild house sparrows under artificial body size selection. 8th International Hole-Nesting Birds Conference . Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, NTNU; Trondheim. 2017-10-30 - 2017-11-02.
  • Poster
    Rønning, Bernt; Tennfjord, Øystein Øy; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Kemppainen, Petri; Lien, Sigbjørn; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Husby, Arild; Bech, Claus; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Basal metabolic rate in Wild house sparrow populations: genetic basis and effects on fitness. ESEB XVI Congress . European Society for Evolutionary Biology; Groningen. 2017-08-20 - 2017-08-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Saatoglu, Dilan; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Pärn, Henrik; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Sommerli, Sindre; Rønning, Bernt; Lien, Sigbjørn; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Investigating the genetic basis of dispersal in house sparrow metapopulation. Wild Animal Model Biennial Meeting . University of Quebec; Montreal. 2017-07-03 - 2017-07-07.
  • Poster
    Saatoglu, Dilan; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Pärn, Henrik; Myhre, Ane Marlene; Holand, Håkon; Kvalnes, Thomas; Sommerli, Sindre; Rønning, Bernt; Lien, Sigbjørn; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Husby, Arild; Jensen, Henrik. (2017) Genetic assignment of dispersers and patterns of dispersal in a house sparrow metapopulation. 8th International Hole-Nesting Birds Conference . Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, NTNU; Trondheim. 2017-10-30 - 2017-11-02.

2016

  • Popular scientific lecture
    Jensen, Henrik; Rønning, Bernt; Kvalnes, Thomas. (2016) Gråspurven - en modellart for forskning innen økologi, evolusjon og bevaringsbiologi. Åpen Gård . Norges Bondelag; Åfjord. 2016-08-28 - 2016-08-28.
  • Academic lecture
    Kemppainen, Petri; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Kvalnes, Thomas; Rønning, Bernt; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2016) Genomic signatures of artificial selection in natural house sparrow populations. 21st-Century Naturalists: Unifying Biological Principles across Disciplines . The American Society of Naturalists; Pacific Grove, California. 2016-01-10 - 2016-01-14.
  • Lecture
    Kemppainen, Petri; Jensen, Henrik; Kvalnes, Thomas; Rønning, Bernt; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2016) Genomic signatures of artificial selection in natural house sparrow populations. CBD-SAB meeting 2016 . Centre for biodiversity dynamics, NTNU; Trondheim. 2016-01-19 - 2016-01-20.
  • Programme participation
    Kvalnes, Thomas. (2016) Naturens verden: Ornitologiske kvaliteter på Tautra. NRK Radio P1 [Radio]. 2016-07-16.
  • Poster
    Silva, Catarina; Kvalnes, Thomas; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Pärn, Henrik; Lien, Sigbjørn; Bjerck, Helge; Jensen, Henrik; Husby, Arild. (2016) Temperature-mediated changes in life history traits of a resident bird. 2nd Finnish Molecular Ecology and Evolution Symposium . Helsinki University; Lammi. 2016-10-12 - 2016-10-14.

2015

  • Lecture
    Jensen, Henrik; Petri, Kemppainen; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Billing, Anna Maria; Kvalnes, Thomas; Slate, Jon; Lien, Sigbjørn; Husby, Arild. (2015) Mapping of QTL for morphology in house sparrows. Wild Animal Genomics Meeting 2015 . Centre for biodiversity Dynamics, NTNU; Selbu. 2015-06-23 - 2015-06-25.
  • Lecture
    Jensen, Henrik; Rønning, Bernt; Billing, Anna Maria; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Husby, Arild; Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2015) Can we learn anything about evolution and genetics from studies of house sparrows?. Forsker til lunsj . Deptartment of Biology, NTNU; Trondheim. 2015-01-09 - 2015-01-09.
  • Lecture
    Kemppainen, Petri; Kvalnes, Thomas; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Jensen, Henrik. (2015) Genomic signatures of artificial selection in natural house sparrow populations. Wild Animal Genomics Meeting 2015 . Centre for biodiversity dynamics, NTNU; Selbu. 2015-06-23 - 2015-06-25.
  • Academic lecture
    Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Jensen, Henrik; Engen, Steinar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2015) Is there an optimal body size? Lessons from an artificial selection experiment. Annual Conference of the Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics (CBD) . Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics (CBD); Trondheim. 2015-01-21 - 2015-01-21.
  • Poster
    Kvalnes, Thomas; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Haanes, Hallvard; Røed, Knut; Engen, Steinar; Solberg, Erling Johan. (2015) Harvest-induced phenotypic selection in an island moose Alces alces population. Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) 2015 . European Society for Evolutionary Biology; University of Lausanne. 2015-08-10 - 2015-08-14.

2014

  • Lecture
    Kvalnes, Thomas. (2014) Graphics in R: ggplot2. CBD R seminar . Center for Biodiversity Dynamics, NTNU; Trondheim. 2014-04-29 - 2014-04-29.
  • Academic lecture
    Kvalnes, Thomas; Engen, Steinar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2014) Estimating phenotypic selection in age-structured populations. Evolution 2014 . Society for the Study of Evolution, SSB and ASN; Raleigh. 2014-06-20 - 2014-06-24.

2013

  • Academic lecture
    Kvalnes, Thomas; Engen, Steinar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Jensen, Henrik. (2013) Estimating fluctuating selection in age-structured populations. XIV Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology . University of Lisbon; Lisboa. 2013-08-19 - 2013-08-24.
  • Academic lecture
    Kvalnes, Thomas; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Engen, Steinar; Jensen, Henrik; Haanes, Hallvard; Solberg, Erling Johan. (2013) Natural selection in age-structured populations. Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics (CBD) Opening Conference . Senter for biodiversitetsdynamikk, Institutt for Biologi; NTNU, Trondheim. 2013-10-14 - 2013-10-16.

2012

  • Academic lecture
    Jensen, Henrik; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Kvalnes, Thomas; Billing, Anna Maria; Steinsland, Ingelin; Engen, Steinar; Holand, Anna Marie; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Slate, Jon; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2012) "Experimental evolution" and high-density SNP-genotyping in house sparrows. Seminar at Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab, Lund University . Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab, Lund University; Lund. 2012-03-01 - 2012-03-01.
  • Programme participation
    Kvalnes, Thomas. (2012) NRK P1 Trøndelag "Morgensendingen" - Trekkfugler. null [Radio]. 2012-10-05.

2011

  • Academic lecture
    Jensen, Henrik; Steinsland, Ingelin; Holand, Anna Marie; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Kvalnes, Thomas; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik. (2011) Artificial selection on body size in the wild: why we develop 10k SNP chips for house sparrows. Wild Animal Model Bi-Annual Meeting 4, Korsika ; Korsika. 2011-09-18 - 2011-09-23.
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