Mikael Åkesson

3.9k citations

67 papers · 2.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 26

Ecology top 1%
Genetics top 1%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 1%
Molecular Biology
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 5%

Co-authors: Staffan Bensch Bengt Hansson Dennis Hasselquist Petter Wabakken Håkan Sand Olof Liberg Øystein Flagstad Henrik Andrén
Topics: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (33 papers)Genetic diversity and population structure (18 papers)Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (17 papers)
Cited by: Ecology Genetics Ecological Modeling
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences PLoS ONE Scientific Reports
Partner nations: Sweden Norway United Kingdom

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Mikael Åkesson

63 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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Ten years of AFLP in ecology and evolution: why so few animals?

2005 504 citations Staffan Bensch, Mikael Åkesson Molecular Ecology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Map of death: spatially explicit mortality of the grey wolf 2025 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Cyril Milleret,Pierre Dupont,(unknown),Henrik Brøseth,Jonas Kindberg,Daniel Turek,Perry de Valpine,Mikael Åkesson,Petter Wabakken,Barbara Zimmermann,Richard Bischof	0
2	Scavenging patterns of an inbred wolf population in a landscape with a pulse of human‐provided carrion 2023 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Camilla Wikenros,(unknown),Barbara Zimmermann,Mikael Åkesson,(unknown),Øystein Flagstad,Jenny Mattisson,Aimee Tallian,Petter Wabakken,Håkan Sand	7
3	MYCN induces cell-specific tumorigenic growth in RB1-proficient human retinal organoid and chicken retina models of retinoblastoma 2022 ·Oncogenesis ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Mikael Åkesson,Nima Rafati,(unknown),Gustav Stålhammar,Charlotta All‐Eriksson,(unknown),Finn Hallböök	10
4	Whole-genome resequencing of temporally stratified samples reveals substantial loss of haplotype diversity in the highly inbred Scandinavian wolf population 2022 ·Genome Research ·(unknown),Øystein Flagstad,Mikael Åkesson,Camilla Wikenros,Håkan Sand,Petter Wabakken,Hans Ellegren	7
5	Integrated population models poorly estimate the demographic contribution of immigration 2021 ·Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Matthieu Paquet,Jonas Knape,Debora Arlt,Pär Forslund,Tomas Pärt,Øystein Flagstad,Carl G. Jones,Malcolm A. C. Nicoll,Ken Norris,Josephine M. Pemberton,Håkan Sand,Linn Svensson,Vikash Tatayah,Petter Wabakken,Camilla Wikenros,Mikael Åkesson,Matthew Low	21
6	Multiple species‐specific molecular markers using nanofluidic array as a tool to detect prey DNA from carnivore scats 2021 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown),Camilla Wikenros,(unknown),Luigi Boitani,Paolo Ciucci,Håkan Sand,Mikael Åkesson	9
7	Inventering av varg vintern 2020-2021. Bestandsovervåking av ulv vinteren 2020-2021 2021 ·Linn Svensson,Petter Wabakken,(unknown),(unknown),Øystein Flagstad,Mikael Åkesson	1
8	Characteristics of reproductive organs and estimates of reproductive potential in Scandinavian male grey wolves (Canis lupus) 2021 ·Animal Reproduction Science ·(unknown),Mikael Åkesson,Eva Axnér,Erik Ågren,Camilla Wikenros,Anne‐Marie Dalin	3
9	Estimating and forecasting spatial population dynamics of apex predators using transnational genetic monitoring 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Richard Bischof,Cyril Milleret,Pierre Dupont,Joseph Chipperfield,Mahdieh Tourani,Andrés Ordiz,Perry de Valpine,Daniel Turek,J. Andrew Royle,Olivier Giménez,Øystein Flagstad,Mikael Åkesson,Linn Svensson,Henrik Brøseth,Jonas Kindberg	81
10	Validating a common tick survey method: cloth-dragging and line transects 2020 ·Experimental and Applied Acarology ·(unknown),Malin Aronsson,Ulrika A. Bergvall,Josep L. Carrasco,(unknown),Per‐Eric Lindgren,Mikael Åkesson,Petter Kjellander	13
11	No place like home? A test of the natal habitat-biased dispersal hypothesis in Scandinavian wolves 2018 ·Royal Society Open Science ·(unknown),Andrés Ordiz,Håkan Sand,Jon E. Swenson,Petter Wabakken,Camilla Wikenros,Barbara Zimmermann,Mikael Åkesson,Cyril Milleret	26
12	Genomic consequences of intensive inbreeding in an isolated wolf population 2017 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Marty Kardos,Mikael Åkesson,Toby Fountain,Øystein Flagstad,Olof Liberg,Pall I. Olason,Håkan Sand,Petter Wabakken,Camilla Wikenros,Hans Ellegren	135
13	Bestandsovervåking av ulv vinteren 2015-2016 2016 ·BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)) ·Petter Wabakken,Linn Svensson,(unknown),Mikael Åkesson,Øystein Flagstad	6
14	Diet Assessment Based on Rumen Contents: A Comparison between DNA Metabarcoding and Macroscopy 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Ruth V. Nichols,Mikael Åkesson,Petter Kjellander	45
15	Inventering av varg vintern 2014-2015 2015 ·Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo) ·Linn Svensson,Petter Wabakken,(unknown),Mikael Åkesson,Øystein Flagstad	1
16	Individual Identification and Genetic Variation of Lions (Panthera leo) from Two Protected Areas in Nigeria 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Bengt Hansson,Ulf Ottosson,Mikael Åkesson,Staffan Bensch	14
17	Monitoring of wolves in Scandinavia 2011 ·Bollettino del CILEA (CILEA) ·Olof Liberg,(unknown),Håkan Sand,Petter Wabakken,(unknown),Linn Svensson,Mikael Åkesson	66
18	A strong quantitative trait locus for wing length on chromosome 2 in a wild population of great reed warblers 2010 ·(unknown),Maja Tarka,Mikael Åkesson,Dennis Hasselquist,Staffan Bensch,Bengt Hansson	1
19	Ten years of AFLP in ecology and evolution: why so few animals?breakdown → 2005 ·Molecular Ecology ·Staffan Bensch,Mikael Åkesson	504
20	Severe inbreeding depression in a wild wolf Canis lupus population 2005 ·Biology Letters ·Olof Liberg,Henrik Andrén,Hans‐Christian Pedersen,Håkan Sand,(unknown),Petter Wabakken,Mikael Åkesson,Staffan Bensch	219

About Mikael Åkesson

Mikael Åkesson is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Small Animals, having authored 67 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (33 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (18 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (1.5k citations), Genetics (1.4k citations) and Ecological Modeling (212 citations). Mikael Åkesson has collaborated with scholars based in Sweden, Norway and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Staffan Bensch, Bengt Hansson, Dennis Hasselquist, Petter Wabakken, Håkan Sand, Olof Liberg, Øystein Flagstad, Henrik Andrén, Maja Tarka and Camilla Wikenros. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

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