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Scientific publications by Kerstin Johannesson (Janson)
My publications have been cited >2500 times and my H-index is 32.
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1. Janson K 1982 Phenotypic differentiation in Littorina saxatilis Olivi (Mollusca
Prosobranchia) in a small area on the Swedish west coast. J. moll. Stud. 48:167-173
2. Janson K 1982 Genetic and environmental effects on the growth rate of Littorina
saxatilis Olivi. Mar. Biol. 69:73-78
3. Janson K & Sundberg P 1983 Multivariate morphometric analysis of two varieties of
Littorina saxatilis from the Swedish west coast. Mar. Biol. 74:49-53
4. Janson K 1983 Chromosome number in two phenotypically distinct populations of
Littorina saxatilis Olivi, and in specimens of the Littorina obtusata (L.) speciescomplex. J. mollusc. Stud. 49:224-227
5. Janson K 1983 Selection and migration in two distinct phenotypes of Littorina saxatilis
in Sweden. Oecologia 59:58-61
6. Janson K & Ward R D 1984 Microgeographic variation in allozyme and shell characters
in Littorina saxatilis Olivi (Prosobranchia: Littorinidae). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 22:289307
7. Janson K 1985 Variation in the occurrence of abnormal embryos in females of the
intertidal gastropod Littorina saxatilis Olivi. J. moll. Stud. 51:64-68
8. Janson K 1985 A morphologic and genetic analysis of Littorina saxatilis
(Prosobranchia) from Venice, and on the problem of saxatilis-rudis nomenclature.
Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 24:51-59
9. Ward R D & Janson K 1985 A genetic analysis of sympatric subpopulations of the
sibling species Littorina saxatilis Olivi and Littorina arcana Hannaford Ellis. J.
moll. Stud. 51: 86-94
10. Janson K & Ward R D 1985 The taxonomic status of Littorina tenebrosa Montagu as
assessed by morphological and genetic analyses. J. Conch. 32:9-15
11. Janson K 1985 Genetic variation in three species of Caribbean periwinkles, Littorina
angustior, L. lineolata, and L. ziczac (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Bull. Mar.
Sci.37:871-879
12. Janson K 1985 Genetic and morphologic variation within and between populations of
Littorina angulifera from Florida. Ophelia 24:125-134
13. Janson K 1987 Genetic drift in small and recently founded populations of the marine
snail Littorina saxatilis . Heredity 58:31-37
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14. Janson K 1987 Allozyme and shell variation in two marine snails (Littorina ,
Prosobranchia) with different dispersal abilities. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 30:245-256
15. Sundberg P & Janson K 1987 Polymorphism in Oerstedia dorsalis (Abildgaard, 1806)
revisited - electrophoretic evidence for a species complex. Hydrobiologia 156:93-98
16. Johannesson K 1988 The paradox of Rockall: why is a brooding gastropod (Littorina
saxatilis) more widespread than one having a planktonic larval dispersal stage (L.
littorea)? Mar. Biol. 99:507-513
17. Johannesson K 1989 The bare zone of Swedish rocky shores: why is it there?
Oikos 54:77-86
18. Johannesson K, Rödström E M & Aase H 1989 Low genetic variability in
Scandinavian populations of Ostrea edulis L. - possible causes and implications. J.
Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 128:177-190
19. Johannesson K & Johannesson B 1989 Differences in allele frequencies of Aat
between high- and mid-rocky shore populations of Littorina saxatilis (Olivi) suggest
selection in this enzyme locus. Genet. Res., Camb. 54:7-11
20. Johannesson B & Johannesson K 1990 Littorina neglecta Bean, a morphological form
within the variable species Littorina saxatilis Olivi ? Hydrobiologia 193:71-88
21. Johannesson K & Johannesson B 1990 Genetic variation within Littorina saxatilis
Olivi and Littorina neglecta Bean. - Is neglecta a good species ? Hydrobiologia
193:89-98
22. Johannesson K & Warmoes T 1990 Rapid colonization of Belgian breakwaters by the
direct developer Littorina saxatilis Olivi. Hydrobiologia 193:99-108
23. Sundberg P, Knight A, Ward R D & Johannesson K 1990 Estimating the phylogeny in
Littorina saxatilis Olivi from enzyme data: methodological considerations.
Hydrobiologia 193:29-40
24. Kautsky N, Johannesson K & Tedengren M 1990 Genotypic and phenotypic
differences between Baltic and North Sea populations of Mytilus edulis evaluated
through reciprocal transplantations. 1. Growth and morphology. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.
59:203-210
25. Johannesson K, Kautsky N & Tedengren M 1990 Genotypic and phenotypic
differences between Baltic and North Sea populations of Mytilus edulis evaluated
through reciprocal transplantations. 2. Genetic variation. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 59:211219
26. Tedengren M, André C, Johannesson K & Kautsky N 1990 Genotypic and phenotypic
differences between Baltic and North Sea populations of Mytilus edulis evaluated
through reciprocal transplantations. 3. Physiology. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 59:221-227
27. Johannesson K & Sundberg P 1992 Speciation in Littorina saxatilis (Olivi)? - A onedimensional selection-migration model. In Proc. Third. Int. Symp. Littorinid
Biology (Grahame, Mill & Reid, eds.) The Malacological Society of London.
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28. Johannesson K 1992 Genetic variability and large scale differentiation in two species
of littorinid gastropods with planktotrophic development, Littorina littorea (L.) and
Melarhaphe (Littorina) neritoides (L.) (Prosobranchia: Littorinacea), with notes on
a mass occurence of M. neritoides in Sweden. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 47:285-299
29. Alerstam T, Gudmundsson G A & Johannesson K 1992 Resources for long distance
migration: intertidal exploitation of Littorina and Mytilus by knots Calidris canutus
in Iceland. Oikos 65:179-189.
*30. Johannesson K, Johannesson B & Rolán-Alvarez E 1993 Morphological
differentiation and genetic cohesiveness over a microenvironmental gradient in the
marine snail Littorina saxatilis. Evolution 47:1770-1787.
31. Tatarenkov A & Johannesson K 1994 Habitat related allozyme variation on a
microgeographical scale in the marine snail Littorina mariae (Prosobranchia:
Littorinacea). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 53:105-125
32. Erlandsson J & Johannesson K 1994 Sexual selection on female size in a marine
snail, Littorina littorea (L). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 181:145-157
33. Rolán-Alvarez E, Johannesson K & Ekendahl A 1995 Frequency- and densitydependent sexual selection in natural populations of Galician Littorina saxatilis
(Olivi). Hydrobiologia 309: 167-172
34. Johannesson K & Johannesson B 1995 Dispersal and population expansion in a
direct developing marine snail (Littorina saxatilis) following a severe population
bottleneck. Hydrobiologia 309:173-180
*35. Johannesson K, Rolán-Alvarez E & Ekendahl A 1995 Incipient reproductive
isolation between two sympatric morphs of the intertidal snail Littorina saxatilis.
Evolution 49:1180-1190
*36. Johannesson K, Johannesson B & Lundgren U 1995 Strong natural selection causes
microscale allozyme variation in a marine snail. Proc. Nat. Acad.Sci., USA
92:2602-2606
37. Rolán-Alvarez E, Rolán E & Johannesson K 1996 Differentiation in radular and
embryonic characters, and further comments on gene flow, between two sympatric
morphs of Littorina saxatilis (Olivi). Ophelia 45:1-15
38. Johannesson B & Johannesson K 1996 Population differences in behaviour and
morphology in Littorina saxatilis: Phenotypic plasticity or genetic differentiation?
J. Zool. 240:475-493
*39. Johannesson K & Tatarenkov A 1997 Allozyme variation in a snail (Littorina
saxatilis) - deconfounding the effects of microhabitat and gene flow. Evolution
51:402-409
40. Johannesson K, Rolán-Alvarez E & Erlandsson J 1997 Growth rate differences
between upper and lower shore ecotypes of the marine snail Littorina saxatilis
(Olivi)(Gastropoda). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 61:267-279
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41. Kostylev V, Erlandsson J & Johannesson K 1997 Microdistribution of the
polymorphic snail, Littorina saxatilis (Olivi) in a patchy rocky shore habitat.
Ophelia 47:1-12
42. Ekendahl A & Johannesson K 1997 Shell colour variation in Littorina saxatilis Olivi
(Prosobranchia: Littorinidae); a multi-factor approach. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 62:401419
43. Rolán-Alvarez E, Johannesson K & Erlandsson J 1997 The maintenance of a cline in
the marine snail Littorina saxatilis: the role of home site advantage and hybrid
fitness. Evolution 51:1838-1847.
44. Mikhailova N & Johannesson K 1998 A comparison of different protocols for RAPD
analysis of Littorina. Hydrobiologia 378:33-42.
45. Tatarenkov A & Johannesson K 1998 Evidences of a reproductive barrier between
two morphs of the marine snail Littorina fabalis (Gastropoda). Biol. J. Linn. Soc.
63: 349-365.
46. Erlandsson J, Rolán-Alvarez E & Johannesson K 1998 Migratory differences
between ecotypes of the snail Littorina saxatilis on Galician rocky shores.
Evolutionary Ecology 12:913-924.
47. Tatarenkov A & Johannesson K 1999 Micro- and macrogeographical allozyme
variation in Littorina fabalis; do sheltered and exposed forms hybridize? Biol. J.
Linn. Soc. 67: 199-212.
48. Grudemo J & Johannesson K 1999 Size of mudsnails, Hydrobia ulvae (Pennant) and
H. ventrosa (Montagu), in allopatry and sympatry: conclusions from field
distributions and laboratory growth experiments. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 239: 167181
49. Rolán-Alvarez E, Erlandsson J, Johannesson K & Cruz R 1999 Mechanisms of
incomplete prezygotic reproductive isolation in an intertidal snail; testing
behavioural models in wild populations. J. Evol. Biol. 12: 879-890.
50. Johannesson K, Larsson A, Cruz R, Garcia C & Rolán-Alvarez E 2000 Hybrid
fitness seems not to be an explanation for the partial reproductive isolation between
ecotypes of Galician Littorina saxatilis. J. Moll. Stud. 66: 149-156.
51. Granovitch A & Johannesson K 2000 Digenetic trematodes in four species of
Littorina from the west coast of Sweden. Ophelia 53: 55-65.
52. Sokolova I M, Granovitch A I, Berger V Ja & Johannesson K 2000 Intraspecific
physiological variability of the gastropod Littorina saxatilis related to the vertical
shore gradient in the White and North Seas. Marine Biology 137: 297-308.
53. Jonsson LG, Lundälv T & Johannesson K 2000 Symbiotic associations between
anthozoans and crustaceans in a temperate coastal area. Marine Ecology Progress
Series 209:189-195
*54. Johannesson K 2001 Parallel speciation: a key to sympatric divergence. Trends in
Ecology and Evolution 16:148-153
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55. Johannesson K & Ekendahl A 2002 Selective predation favouring cryptic individuals
of snails (Littorina) Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 76:137-144
56. Svärdh L & Johannesson K 2002 Incidence of hemocytes and parasites in coastal
populatiosn of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) – testing correlations with area, season
and distance to industrial plants. Journal of Invertebrate Patology 80:22-28
57. Johannesson K. 2003. Evolution in Littorina: ecology matters. Journal of Sea
Research 49:107-117
58. Johannesson K & Mikhailova N 2004. Habitat-related genetic substructuring in a
marine snail (Littorina fabalis) involving a tight link between an allozyme and a
DNA locus. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 81:301-306.
59. Johannesson K, Lundberg J, André C & Nilsson P 2004. Island isolation and habitat
heterogeneity correlate with DNA variation in a marine snail (Littorina saxatilis).
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 82:377-384.
60. Panova M. & Johannesson K 2004. Microscale variation in Aat (aspartate
aminotransferase) is supported by activity differences between upper and lower
shore allozymes of Littorina saxatilis. Marine Biology 144:1157-1164.
*61. Rolán-Alvarez E , Carballo M, Galindo J, Moran P, Fernández B, Caballero
A, Cruz R, Boulding EG and Johannesson K 2004. Nonallopatric and
parallel origin of local reproductive barriers between two snail ecotypes.
Molecular Ecology 13:3415-3424
*62. Tatarenkov A, Bergström L, Jönsson RB, Serrao EA, Kautsky L and
Johannesson K 2005. Intriguing asexual life in marginal populations of
the brown seaweed Fucus vesiculosus. Molecular Ecology 14:647-651
63. Kemppainen P, Nes S, Ceder C and Johannesson K 2005 Refuge function of
marine algae complicates selection in an intertidal snail. Oecologia
143:402-411.
64. Härkönen T, Harding KC, Goodman SJ and Johannesson K 2005
Colonization history of the Baltic harbor seals: Integrating archaeological,
behavioral and genetic data. Marine Mammals Science 21:695-716.
65. Hollander J, Lindegarth M & Johannesson K. 2005. Local adaptation but not
geographic separation promotes assortative mating in a snail - support for
ecological speciation. Animal Behaviour 70:1209-1219.
66. Bergström L, Tatarenkov A, Johannesson K, Jönsson RB & Kautsky L. 2005
Genetic and morphological identification of Fucus radicans sp nov. (Fucales,
Phaeophycaea) in the brackish Baltic Sea. Journal of Phycology 41:1025-1038.
*67. Johannesson K & André C 2006. Life on the margin - genetic isolation and
diversity loss in a peripheral marine ecosystem, the Baltic Sea. Molecular Ecology
15:2013-2029. This publication was chosen by the Faculty of 1000 Biology.
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68. Hollander J, Collyer ML, Adams DC & Johannesson K 2006. Phenotypic plasticity
in two marine snails: constraints superseding life-history. Journal of Evolutionary
Biology 19: 1861-1872
*69. Panova M, Hollander J & Johannesson K. 2006. Site-specific genetic divergence in
parallel hybrid zones suggests nonallopatric evolution of reproductive barriers.
Molecular Ecology 15:4021-4031.
70. Hollander J, Adams DC & Johannesson K 2006. Evolution of adaptation through
allometric shifts in a marine snail. Evolution 60:2490-2497.
71. Tatarenkov A, Jönsson RB, Kautsky L & Johannesson K 2007. Hierarchical genetic
structure in the marine alga Fucus vesiculosus (Phaeophyceae) over spatial scales
from 10 m to 800 km. Journal of Phycology 43:675-685.
72. Mäkinen T, Panova M, Johannesson K, Tatarenkov A, Appelqvist C, André C. 2008.
Genetic differentiation on multiple spatial scales in an ecotype-forming marine snail
with limited dispersal: Littorina saxatilis. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
94:31-40.
73. Panova M, Mäkinen T, Fokin M, André C, Johannesson K. 2008. Microsatellite
cross-species amplification in the genus Littorina and dectection of null alleles in
Littorina saxatilis. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 74:111-117.
74. Johannesson K, Havenhand JN, Jonsson PR, Lindegarth M, Sundin A, Hollander J.
2008. Male discrimination of female mucous trails permits assortative mating in a
marine snail species. Evolution 62:3178-3184.
75. Johannesson K 2009. Inverting the null-hypothesis of speciation: a marine snail
perspective. Evolutionary Ecology 23:5-16.
*76. Pereyra R, Bergström L, Kautsky L, Johannesson K. 2009. Rapid speciation in a
newly opened post-glacial marine environment, the Baltic Sea. BMC Evolutionary
Biology. 9:70. This publication was denoted as “Highly accessed”.
77. Sadedin S, Hollander J, Panova M, Johannesson K, Gavrilets S. 2009. Case studies
and mathematical models of ecological speciation 3. Ecotype formation in a
Swedish snail. Molecular Ecology 18:4006-4023.
78. Eriksson A, Melig B, Panova M, André C, Johannesson K. 2009. Multiple paternity:
Determining the minimum number of sires of a large brood. Molecular Ecology
Resources (in press).
79. Kemppainen P, Panova M, Hollander J, Johannesson K. 2009. Complete lack of
mitochondrial divergence between two species of NE Atlantic marine intertidal
gastropods. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22:2000-2011.
80. Johannesson K, Panova M, Kemppainen P, Rolán-Alvarez E, Andre C and Butlin
RK Repeated evolution of reproductive isolation in a marine snail - unveiling
mechanisms of speciation. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B. (in press)
81. Panova M, Boström J, Hofving T, Areskoug T, Eriksson A, Mehlig B, Mäkinen T,
André C Johannesson K 2010 Extreme female promiscuity in a non-social
invertebrate species. PLoS ONE 5(3):e9640. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009640
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Reports and policymaking documents with KJ as coauthor/committee member
Havet – tid för en ny strategi. “The Sea – time for a new strategy.” Report from the Swedish
governmental committee on the marine environment. (Havsmiljökommissionen.)
“Strategi för hav och kust utan övergödning”. Strategy for a a sea without eutrophication.
Swedish Environmental Advisory Council. 2005:1
“Hållbart fiske”. A sustainable fisheries strategy. Swedish Environmental Advisory Council
2006:1
Publications in popular science journals and books
(Fauna och flora is the National Natural History Museum journal in Swedish.
Forskning och Framsteg is the most prominent Swedish journal in popular science.)
Janson K 1981 Strandsnäckornas röriga taxonomi. Fauna och flora 76:273-276
Janson K 1983 Elektroforestekniken och strandsnäckornas släktförhållanden. Fauna och
flora 78:193-198
Janson K 1986 Hur uppstår nya djurarter ? Forskning och framsteg 2/86
Johannesson K 1989 Kala bältet mellan land och hav. Forskning och Framsteg 5/89
Arnesson-Westerdahl /Olsson 1992 Genvägar. SNFs årsbok. Kapitlet "Det artar sig i
strandkanten". One chapter of this book is entirely based on my research.
Johannesson K 1995 Mellan land och hav - strandsnäckornas paradis. Fältbiologen 3-4
Ulfstrand S 2000. Flugsnapparens fläckar. One chapter of this book is based on my
research results.
Johannesson K 2002 Arters uppkomst i nytt ljus. Forskning och Framsteg 3/02
Johannesson K 2005 Biologisk mångfald – inte bara arter. I: Bevara arter – till vilket
pris? Formas Fokuserar (red. B. Johansson), Formas, Stockholm.
Johannesson K 2005 Havets nyckelarter måste fungera. I: Bevara arter – till vilket pris?
Formas Fokuserar (ref. B. Johansson), Formas, Stockholm.
Johannesson K 2005 Utmaning att forska om biologisk mångfald: Flera tusen arter i
svenska vatten. Miljöforskning 4:4-6. (Monthly journal from the research council
Formas, Stockholm.)
Johannesson K, André C & Kautsky L 2007 Snabb evolution i Östersjön. Forskning
och Framsteg 3:34-38. (This ms won 2nd prize in a popular science competition.)
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Johannesson K, André C & Kautsky L 2007. Havets genetik viktig i hållbar förvaltning.
I “Havet- om miljötillståndet i svenska havsområden” Rapportserie från
Naturvårdsverket i samarbete med UMF, SMF och GMF.
Johannesson K 2009. Rödlistor och ekosystemansats – en svårlöst ekvation. Kapitel i
antologin: Naturvård bortom 2009. (red. Lars J Lundgren). Kassandra.
Newspaper articles
Johannesson K m.fl. Ta med fisket i nya havsmyndigheten. Debattartikel i Göteborgs
Posten, 9 nov 2009.
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