• Sarcoptic mange in the Scandinavian wolf Canis lupus population 

      Fuchs, Boris; Zimmermann, Barbara; Wabakken, Petter; Bornstein, Set; Månsson, Johan; Evans, Alina L.; Liberg, Olof; Sand, Håkan; Kindberg, Jonas; Ågren, Erik O.; Arnemo, Jon Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background: Sarcoptic mange, a parasitic disease caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, is regularly reported on wolves Canis lupus in Scandinavia. We describe the distribution and transmission of this parasite within the ...
    • The Gut Microbiota Modulates Energy Metabolism in the Hibernating Brown Bear Ursus arctos 

      Sommer, Felix; Ståhlman, Marcus; Ilkayeva, Olga; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Kindberg, Jonas; Josefsson, Johan; Newgard, Christopher B; Fröbert, Ole; Bäckhed, Fredrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Hibernation is an adaptation that helps many animals to conserve energy during food shortage in winter. Brown bears double their fat depots during summer and use these stored lipids during hibernation. Although bears ...
    • Vasculoprotective properties of plasma lipoproteins from brown bears (Ursus arctos) 

      Pedrelli, Matteo; Parini, Paolo; Kindberg, Jonas; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Björkhem, Ingemar; Aasa, Ulrika; Westerståhl, Maria; Walentinsson, Anna; Pavanello, Chiara; Turri, Marta; Calabresi, Laura; Öörni, Katariina; Camejo, Gérman; Fröbert, Ole; Hurt-Camejo, Eva (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Plasma cholesterol and triglyceride (TG) levels are twice as high in hibernating brown bears (Ursus arctos) than healthy humans. Yet, bears display no signs of early stage atherosclerosis development when adult. To explore ...
    • Wolf habitat selection when sympatric or allopatric with brown bears in Scandinavia 

      Ordiz Fernandez, Andres Avelino; Uzal, Antonio; Milleret, Cyril Pierre; Sanz-Perez, Ana; Zimmermann, Barbara; Wikenros, Camilla; Wabakken, Petter; Kindberg, Jonas; Swenson, Jon; Sand, Håkan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Habitat selection of animals depends on factors such as food availability, landscape features, and intraand interspecific interactions. Individuals can show several behavioral responses to reduce competition for habitat, ...
    • Wolves, people, and brown bears influence the expansion of the recolonizing wolf population in Scandinavia 

      Ordiz, Andres; Milleret, Cyril; Kindberg, Jonas; Månsson, Johan; Wabakken, Petter; Swenson, Jon E.; Sand, Håkan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Interspecific competition can influence the distribution and abundance of species and the structure of ecological communities and entire ecosystems. Interactions between apex predators can have cascading effects through ...
    • Wolves, people, and brown bears influence the expansionof the recolonizing wolf population in Scandinavia 

      Ordiz, Andres; Milleret, Cyril; Kindberg, Jonas; Månsson, Johan; Wabakken, Petter; Swenson, Jon; Sand, Håkan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)